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5th Estevan
  Scout and Cub Troop
 This 5th Estevan Cub and Scout sign hung on the north end of the Scout Hall, and was painted by my Dad, Phil Gent
Part of the Black and Gold District

Not much mention of the 5th Estevan
Scout Troop in any Estevan History books,
which doesn't  really surprise me,
since there wasn't much recorded of Hillside,
in any of the history books either.
My ambition is to not let this history disappear.
For all the Scouts and Cubs from Hillside,
that attended meetings, and had tons of fun,
I hope this page will trigger a long past memory,
of those good old days!
No Drugs, No Booze, No Bullying,
Just good, clean, disciplined fun!

Black and Yellow were our Troops colors,
these were the colours of our Pack neckerchiefs,
visible in picture below.

Mom and Dad receiving their silver plate and boquet of roses when they resigned from being Cub Leaders
Engraved silver plate from 5th Estevan Group
presented to my Mom and Dad

From what I have been able to piece together,
William (Bill) & Dorothy Hinzman were one of the
first Scout and Cub Leaders, respectively,
of the 5th Estevan Troop.

Bill and Dorothy Hinzman, sorry for quality as it is from an old slide
When we moved to Estevan, they found out
my Dad and Mom were Cub leaders in Bienfait,
where we used to live.
They were then asked to join the 5th Estevan Troop.
My Dad was Akela, and Mrs Hinzman
was Baloo, Mom was Bagheera,
and a fellow by the name of Spenser Wood
was the fourth Cub assistant leader.
Bill Hinzman was a Scout Leader for many years.
and Dorothy was Cub leader for many years also.

The Senior Group Scout leader was Jack Willis.
Jack Willis, Senior Group Scout Leader

There was another Scout leader
named John Dornian
 

 We raised money on bottle drives, etc.
 to build our own Quonset hut  Scout Hall.
It was on the outskirts of the Subdivision,
on Isabelle St. all by itself,
except for a small Kinsmen School
 for handicapped Children,
which was across the street.
 Now there is new houses built up in this area,
all the way to the new Estevan Comprehensive School.
 No more Scout Hall.
I think there is a Condo complex on the spot today.
The building was sold and moved to Kenosee Lake,
and turned into a cabin by Scotty Watchman.
 
We had a great bunch of Cubs and Scouts
 and think this training helped out in later life,
better than most!
 


Phil and Helen Gent
My Mom and Dad
Mom and Dad were leaders of the Bienfait Troop,
ca 1956-58  prior to coming to Estevan.
Dad and Harry Barker formed the Cub pack there.


My brother Wayne Gent
became a Scout Leader for the 5th Estevan Troop.
He was only 17, and needed special permission,
due to his age, from the District Commissioner,
to even become a leader, which was granted.
Have to ask Guy Mehler about him,
and the run home from the camping site,
to the Scout hall in Hillside,
without stopping, and a full pack on.

Boy Scout Certificates for my Mom and Dad  My dad's Boy Scout Badges and pin collection  I was leader of the Golden eagle Scout Patrol, and made this flag as a banner for our troop


Attendance Booklet for Hillside Cubs Mom's games for cubs book, 1962 How to Run a Cub Pack Book, Gilcraft, 1945 inscribed 5th Estevan Pack Cubmaster
These are some of the books my Mom and Dad used
as leaders of the Cub Pack

Mr Bill Kinzman investing me into the Scouts, Feb 6, 1962, Scout Jim Haygarth to my left Mr. Dornian can be seen on the left
Pictures of my investment into Scouts
Feb 6, 1962
Both pictures you can see Scout Leader Mr. Bill Hinzman,
and Scout Jim Haygarth to my left in the left picture.
The right picture you can see
 the moustache of leader Mr John Dornian.
taken inside the old Scout Hall

City Hall Presentation
We even made a City Hall Presentation
to Mayor Harry Nicholson
From this picture we know we had
a ladies Auxiliary group
led by Inez Walker,
wife of ECI School Teacher, Don Walker.

We would go camping down at the Souris River
just to the left, south of Vaughn's crossing
which today is across from the baseball
field, and just before Nathan Lamb's farm.
We would erect 2 round ex army canvas tents,
and spend a weekend, catching catfish,
using safety pins, on the end of a piece of string,
tied to a short willow sapling.
Also remember eating pork and beans, cooked in the tin,
on the edge of the coals of the fire.
 We would pick up phosphorous reflective pieces of driftwood,
and take them into the tent at night for a spooky effect.
We would be filthy by Sunday,
and full of wood ticks.
But boy we had fun.
a picture of some cubs putting on a skit about Mexico, pic from an old slide, sorry quality is poor

Up to my Mom's passing, many now grown men,
approached my Mom and thanked her for
their Cub experience, in the early 60's.
She enjoyed their stories,
and experiences while a Hillside Cub.


My Dad cleaning the hall, Apr 1963


5th Estevan Cubs and Scouts on a parade float
in the July 1963 Estevan Parade.
Note the Woolworth's sign in the background.

I know other families in Hillside
were involved with this troop,
from raising funds, to building the Hall.
If I have missed anyone, it was not intentional.
As no written record was kept,
that I have found, it is my memory
and my Mom's scrapbook to go on.

More Leader Information

Mr William (Bill) Hinzman - 1913- 1993
He served with the Regina Rifles as a Corporal in WWII.
Mrs Dorothy Hinzman

Phil G. Gent, (my Dad)-  1912- 1982
Helen Gent (my Mom) 1911-2007
all four above buried in Souris Valley Memorial Gardens
on Highway 39

Mr. John Dornian lived in Liberty Sask. (2004)
He was a member of the South Saskatchewan Regiment
and served overseas.

 Names of Cubs in my Mom's attendance book
the Cub Pack was broken into groups,
and each group was given a colour,
Cloth coloured patches matching these colours
were then sewn on to your shoulder.
No year on this list, sorry!

Blue Group
Allan Hart
Dwight Blomander
Kevin Ross
Ed Wilhelm
Kevin Schlingmann
Mark Tipper

White Group
Ricky Knill
Tommy Elliott
John Blomander
Elgin Muirhead
Bruce McNeice
Walter Matthies

Red Group
Loren Christenson
Bill Dyer
Paul Murray
Jack McWilliam
Donnie Chipley
Ben Anderson

Yellow Group
Michael Whiteside
Bill Blomander
Terry Mehler
James Carruthers
Gordon Nelson

Green Group
Rickie Morrison
Ron Roelfsema
Myles Schopf
Kenny Elliott
Delbert Stocking
Craig Dyer

Orange Group
Ed Roelfsema
Garry Jones
Doug McComb
Cliff Cornish
Donald Roach
Vernon Verhaegh

35 Cubs, all at the same place, same time!
Good thing we had some discipline then!

Last page has these names
and I would bet they were the leaders at the time
Cam McClure
Bob McNeice
Ron Whiteside
Gerald Ross
Jack Willis
 (note he was later Scout leader, as shown above)


 

General Cub History

Wolf Cub Promise:
I promise to do my best
To love and serve God, to do my duty to the Queen;
To keep the law of the Wolf Cub pack,
And to do a good turn for somebody every day.

Wolf Cub Law:
The Cub respects the Old Wolf,
The Cub respects himself/herself.

Grand Howl: 

A-h-h  K-a-y  L-a-a

W-e-e-l-l  d-o-o  o-o-u-u-r  BEST!

D-Y-Y-Y-B, D-Y-Y-Y-B, D-Y-Y-Y-B, D-Y-Y-Y-B

(draw this out like a wolf howl)

W-e-e-l-l  DOB, DOB, DOB, DOB!"

(make it sound like short, sharp barks)

 

DYB (pronounced "dib") means Do Your Best, and

We'll DOB, DOB, DOB, DOB means we'll Do Our Best

Wolf Cub Motto:
Do Your Best

ages 8-10
Each pack was divided into a "Six"
with a "Sixer" as leader of those 6 boys.
2nd in the Six was called a "Second"
Each Six had a different color triangle shoulder patch
with 2 arm bands for the Sixer, and 1 for the Second.
 

General Scout History

Trivia- 2007 is the 100th anniversary of Scouting.

Scouting began in 1907 when
Lt. Gen. Robert Stephenson Smyth Baden-Powell
took a group of youth to a camp on Brownsea Island. 
 The Movement was incorporated as
 "The Boy Scout Association"
 throughout the Commonwealth
 by Royal Charter granted by King George V in 1912.

Scouting started in Canada in 2008
Chief Scout of Canada is the Governor General

Scout Promise:
On my honour
I promise that I will do my best
To do my duty to God and the Queen
To help other people at all times,
And to carry out the spirit of the Scout Law.

Scout Law:
A Scout is helpful and trustworthy,
kind and cheerful,
considerate and clean,
wise in the use of all resources.

Scout Motto:
Be Prepared

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