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If you need training, please contact the district training coordinator Chip Hansel.

Upcoming Events

July 15-18

Territorial Rendezvous in New Mexico

July 25-26

"Forged" District Leadership Conference (for more details, please contact the exec staff.)

District Staff

Need help? If so, please contact one of the district staff members for assistance. Their email addresses can be found on the Staff page of the website.

Territorial FCF Rendezvous - July 14-18, 2025

If anyone is interested in attending the Territorial Rendezvous, please contact Frank Super at frankbisme80@yahoo.com or (817) 223-5279. The Territorial Rendezvous is July 14-18 at “The Range” camp area near Manzano, New Mexico. If you want to go to Rendezvous but don’t have a ride, a tent or something else, please call Frank and we will work out the details. Registration deadline is June 30.

Registration Packet Registration

For more information please review the South Central Regional Website

Camp Workday

To all Royal Rangers: Please join me at our Lakeview camp on September 6 in order to deep clean the Ollie Henley Lodge and fix up some stuff on the outside. This will be a one day event to start at 9 am and work until finished but not later than 4 pm. Bring your own lunch and house cleaning equipment.

See you all there.
Frank “JawBone” Super
frankbisme80@yahoo.com

Shawnee Trail Brush Poppin' Trace

The Shawnee Trail Chapter of FCF will host their annual camping event at Lakeview Camp September 19-21. The original camp date was canceled due to ice and snow and is now rescheduled for the new September 19-21 date.
Come out to camp to enjoy the light of Christian witness, the warmth of Christian love, and to engage your purpose in Christian ministry.

Camp starts Friday night with the evening Council Fire Service, continues Saturday with competition trails, and will conclude Sunday morning with communion service.

Competition trails will include knife and hawk throwing, archery, black powder rifle and flint and steel fire making. So get all your gear ready and come out test your skills.

I look forward to seeing everybody out at camp.

May God bless you and your families. In Christ’s love:
Frank “JawBone” Super, Shawnee Trail President
frankbisme80@yahoo.com

Frontier Brigade Camp (FBC) Update

Shawnee Trail Frontier Adventure Results (View Photos)

During the Frontier Brigade Camp (FBC) at this year’s summer North Texas Leadership Academy, 12 brave souls stepped forward to undergo the challenge of the Frontiersman Camping Fellowship (FCF) Frontier Adventure (FA). The Greenhorns traveled back in time to the hostile and difficult year of 1836 in order to join up with the Shawnee Trail Fur Company.

The Greenhorns signed up for service, received their stake in the company, and then pressed on to test their skills and earn some pay. After the lean times of a scant breakfast, all the Greenhorns proved they were “Texas Tough” by earning all five pay beads and the special bonus pay bead. These 12 Greenhorns then entered the ranks of the Shawnee Trail Chapter of FCF and enjoyed a hearty feast of a fattened calf.

The players in this drama were the following: Bourgeois: Mike “PineKnot” Lyon; Store Owner: Rodney “BowBreaker” Briggs; Company Scribe/Asst Bourgeois: Michael “BaldEagle” Clay; Camp Cook/Comedy Relief: Frank “JawBone” Super.

The Greenhorns: From Oklahoma: Alex Staggers; Colten Herrick; Carson Compton; Clay Compton. From N. Texas: Charlie Fore; Alex; Elliot Stanley; Joel; Tristan; Daniel; Tyler Woods; Kevin Bundrick.

To these who completed this task, I encourage all Royal Rangers to congratulate them on a job well done.
Praise God for His grace and mercy.

Live life God’s way. In Him Forever.
Frank “JawBone” Super, Shawnee Trail President
frankbisme80@yahoo.com

JLDA Photos (Summer 2025)

National Camporama 2026

Start planning on your outpost attending next years National Camporama at Camp Eagle Rock. It will be held July 12-17, 2026. Information can be found on this website but check back regularly as additional information is released. Book mark https://nationalcamporama.com and check regularly. Early Bird Registration is from September 1 thru October 31. Register early to save the money money.

Blacksmith Shop Workday Results

Dear N. Texas District:

Your Shawnee Trail work force went to camp this past weekend to run plumbing and electrical lines to the blacksmith shop. Nine hearty souls turned their attention and hands to this worthy project: Art “Flintlock” Sullivan, Mike “Pine Knot” Lyon, Ken “Coal” Harris, Rodney “Bow Breaker” Briggs, David “String Bean” Lowery, Jason “Tree Trainer” Crafton, Brian Williams, Nick Crafton and your’s truly, Frank “Jawbone” Super.

Renting a rock cutting trench machine was the key to completing this job. The rock cutter enabled the work force to not only complete the plumbing and electrical lines to the blacksmith shop, but to also run plumbing to the pavilion. Now, water runs freely to these places where it’s been needed for some time.

The finances for this work was raised through auctions held at the Shawnee Trail Family Days Camp and Christmas party.

There still remains much work to be done. The blacksmith shop needs light fixtures purchased and installed. The pavilion needs the siding secured on both gable ends, soffit installed on the east end and then painting of the siding and soffit. The game field bathhouse by registration needs soffit installed and painted. The lodge needs maintenance on the rain gutters and down spouts.

If anyone wants to come out to camp and work - whether it be one of these jobs, mowing or trimming trees, please let me know and the camp will be opened for you.

Praise God for all the work completed.

Thank you Shawnee Trail members for all your work this weekend.

May God bless all of you in all your affairs. Live life God’s way.

In Christ’s love,

Frank “Jawbone” Super, Shawnee Trail President

New Shawnee Trail Buckskin Member

North Texas Royal Rangers and Thrill Seekers everywhere: this is Frank “Jawbone” Super, your Shawnee Trail Chapter President, bringing you an update about the 2025 Pow Wow.

This year at Pow Wow one of our beloved Shawnee Trail FCF members stepped forward into the Buckskin ranks. Jason Crafton, now known as “Tree Trainer”, successfully completed a Buckskin challenge. Brother Tree Trainer will further his ministry by taking on leather craft as his frontier trade.

One of the best parts of FCF is our growth in our relationship to Jesus Christ. This growth is expedited by the desire to volunteer to advance to the next level in FCF. It all starts with getting ready to complete the Frontier Adventure, then growth continues through preparation for Buckskin and then Wilderness. Throughout the process we are refined through the blazing fire of our Lord.

If you are feeling stagnant in your Christian walk, I encourage you to volunteer to increase your commitment to Christ through taking on the challenge of FCF either by joining the Shawnee Trail or by stepping up to the next level of Buckskin or Wilderness.

View Buckskin Requirements here for your challenging next steps in FCF.