Scout Notes - Monday, November 30, 2009

Happy Thanksgiving!

Popcorn Monies – We will be collecting the monies from the Popcorn sales this Monday, November 30^th.

Advancement – We will focus on the advancement of our first year Scouts during our regular Troop Meetings. Please bring your books to the meetings so that we know what you need for your next rank progression.

Monday, November 30^th

Compass Work – We will work on map orientation as well as size/width estimates.

Final Prep for Webelos Open House / Lock-in / MB Fair

Decorating the Scout Hut for Christmas

Monday, December 7^th

Advancement

Upcoming Activities

Webelos Family Night – We will begin seeing Webelos at 6:00pm. Will need Scouts on-site no later than 5:30pm to finalize setup.

Lock-in/Merit Badge Fair – Scheduled for December 4^th – 5^th. We will be offering two merit badges this year:

Morning Session: Crime Prevention Instructor: Mr. Greg Miller

Afternoon Session: Photography Instructor: Mr. Kevin Gragg

Please review the requirements online prior to the sessions so that you’re prepared.

We will also hold a mini-Eagle Quest that will cover both the morning and afternoon sessions. We’ll work on Tenderfoot, 2^nd Class and 1^st Class requirements.

Harlan, Raife, Joey and Tamaki are highly encouraged to attend Eagle Quest

Christmas Party – Be thinking about our upcoming Christmas Party, which will be held on Monday, December 21^st. As we have in the past, we will have a “Dirty Santa” exchange. For this, please bring a wrapped gift, the more outrageous the better.

We may begin decorating the Hut for Christmas on Monday, November 30^th. Let’s get creative!

Eskimo Joe’s Scouting Adventure – The rollout of the 100^th Anniversary Joe’s Scouting Shirt has been delayed. When we have the firm date, we’ll be passing it along. Stay tuned, it’s a cool design.

Centennial Eagle Scout Banquet – Planning is about to begin for a gala that will bring together all of the Eagle Scouts that reside within Pawnee Bill District. The purpose will be to honor and reconnect these Scouters. The event will be held at the FUMC Family Life Center on February 5^th. Mr. Koemel will serve as a member of the steering committee. Our Scouts will serve at the function in some capacity.

Ouachita Trek – The 31^st Annual Ouachita Trek will take place on March 13 – 17. The cost of the trek will be $70 per Scout. $10 will cover our transportation costs and $60 will go for the food, park fees, etc. There will also be a Shakedown for all first timers, and rangers, that will cost $10 per Scout. The Shakedown will take place on February 27-28 at Lake McMurtry.

Mason Strom has volunteered to be a Ranger for one of the treks. Given his Philmont experience, I would recommend signing up with him as you’ll have a great experience.

The permission slip will be posted on the web shortly.

Other

Scout Notes on Blog – Each week I post the Scout Notes on our Troop Blog. If you’re not able to access your e:Mail, but have access to the Internet, you may link into our blog for the latest notes. Just navigate to our Troop website at www.bsatrooop818.com and look for the blog link in the lower left corner.

Scout Notes - Monday, November 23, 2009

Popcorn Monies – We will be collecting the monies from the Popcorn sales on Monday, November 30^th unless otherwise noted. Please don’t bring the money earlier unless you’ve made specific arrangements as we won’t be ready to receive it.

Advancement – We will focus on the advancement of our first year Scouts during our regular Troop Meetings. Please bring your books to the meetings so that we know what you need for your next rank progression.

Monday, November 23^rd

Advancement

Compass Work – Scouts needing to work on their compass requirements should bring a flashlight. Weather permitting, we’ll be in the parking lot going through a course.

Monday, November 30^th

Advancement

Prep for Webelos Open House / Lock-in / MB Fair

Upcoming Activities

Pack Art Workshop – Service opportunity to assist Pack 3801 with their workshop. Details as follows:

Saturday, November 21st from 10am. to 2pm. Show up at 09:30am.

Where: 6612 Pecan Drive Stillwater, OK

Webelos Family Night – Looking for adult volunteers to assist with our annual family night. We will need help with donuts, pizza and general crowd control.

Lock-in/Merit Badge Fair – Scheduled for December 4^th – 5^th. Below is the current list to be offered:

Morning Session: Fingerprinting & Pets

Afternoon Session: Coin Collecting/Collections & Photography

In looking at the above MB requirements, I found that Pets, Coin Collecting and Collections to be very individual and not very appropriate for a fair. Would like to consider the following options instead:

Photography Crime Prevention Graphic Arts Pulp & Paper

Space Exploration (will involve some cost for a model rocket) Fingerprinting

We will also hold a mini-Eagle Quest where we’ll work on Tenderfoot, 2^nd Class and 1^st Class requirements. I’m currently seeking adult instructors to help lead this session.

Christmas Party – Be thinking about our upcoming Christmas Party, which will be held on Monday, December 21^st. As we have in the past, we will have a “Dirty Santa” exchange. For this, please bring a wrapped gift, the more outrageous the better.

We may begin decorating the Hut for Christmas on Monday, November 30^th. Let’s get creative!

Eskimo Joe’s Scouting Adventure – The rollout of the 100^th Anniversary Joe’s Scouting Shirt has been delayed. When we have the firm date, we’ll be passing it along. Stay tuned, it’s a cool design.

Centennial Eagle Scout Banquet – Planning is about to begin for a gala that will bring together all of the Eagle Scouts that reside within Pawnee Bill District. The purpose will be to honor and reconnect these Scouters. The event will be held at the FUMC Family Life Center on February 5^th. Mr. Koemel will serve as a member of the steering committee. Our Scouts will serve at the function in some capacity.

Ouachita Trek – The 31^st Annual Ouachita Trek will take place on March 13 – 17. The cost of the trek will be $70 per Scout. $10 will cover our transportation costs and $60 will go for the food, park fees, etc. There will also be a Shakedown for all first timers, and rangers, that will cost $10 per Scout. The Shakedown will take place on February 27-28 at Lake McMurtry.

Mason Strom has volunteered to be a Ranger for one of the treks. Given his Philmont experience, I would recommend signing up with him as you’ll have a great experience.

The permission slip will be posted on the web shortly.

Other

Scout Notes on Blog – Each week I post the Scout Notes on our Troop Blog. If you’re not able to access your e:Mail, but have access to the Internet, you may link into our blog for the latest notes. Just navigate to our Troop website at www.bsatrooop818.com and look for the blog link in the lower left corner.

Scout Notes - Monday, November 16, 2009

Pictures on the Web - We have additional pictures on the website from Webelos Weekend as well as new pictures from our Halloween Party. Check them out.

Popcorn Monies – We will be collecting the monies from the Popcorn sales on Monday, November 30^th unless otherwise noted. Please don’t bring the money earlier unless you’ve made specific arrangements as we won’t be ready to receive it.

Advancement – We will focus on the advancement of our first year Scouts during our regular Troop Meetings. Please bring your books to the meetings so that we know what you need for your next rank progression.

Meeting Schedule

Monday, November 16^th

Committee Meeting – We will begin at 6:00pm. Our SPL and all adults are invited.

All Scouts needing Boards of Review need to show up at 6:30pm in full Class A Uniform.

Advancement

Monday, November 23^rd

Advancement

Compass Work – Scouts needing to work on their compass requirements should bring a flashlight. Weather permitting, we’ll be in the parking lot going through a course.

Upcoming Activities

Lock-in/Merit Badge Fair – Scheduled for December 4^th – 5^th. It appears that the offered merit badges will include:

Morning Session: Finger Printing & Pets

Afternoon Session: Coin Collecting/Collections & Photography

We will also hold a mini-Eagle Quest where we’ll work on Tenderfoot, 2^nd Class and 1^st Class requirements.

Christmas Party – Be thinking about our upcoming Christmas Party, which will be held on Monday, December 21^st. As we have in the past, we will have a “Dirty Santa” exchange. For this, please bring a wrapped gift, the more outrageous the better.

We may begin decorating the Hut for Christmas on Monday, November 28^th. Let’s get creative!

Eskimo Joe’s Scouting Adventure – The rollout of the 100^th Anniversary Joe’s Scouting Shirt has been delayed. When we have the firm date, we’ll be passing it along. Stay tuned, it’s a cool design.

Centennial Eagle Scout Banquet – Planning is about to begin for a gala that will bring together all of the Eagle Scouts that reside within Pawnee Bill District. The purpose will be to honor and reconnect these Scouters. The event will be held at the FUMC Family Life Center on February 5^th. Mr. Koemel will serve as a member of the steering committee. Our Scouts will serve at the function in some capacity.

Ouachita Trek – The 31^st Annual Ouachita Trek will take place on March 13 – 17. The cost of the trek will be $70 per Scout. $10 will cover our transportation costs and $70 will go for the food, park fees, etc. There will also be a Shakedown for all first timers, and rangers, that will cost $10 per Scout. The Shakedown will take place on February 27-28 at Lake McMurtry.

Mason Strom has volunteered to be a Ranger for one of the treks. Given his Philmont experience, I would recommend signing up with him as you’ll have a great experience.

My Whereabouts – I will be traveling on business during the week of November 16^th, so will miss this meeting. I should be back for our meeting on the 23^rd.

Other

Scout Notes on Blog – Each week I post the Scout Notes on our Troop Blog. If you’re not able to access your e:Mail, but have access to the Internet, you may link into our blog for the latest notes. Just navigate to our Troop website at www.bsatrooop818.com and look for the blog link in the lower left corner.

Scout Notes - Monday, November 9, 2009

Popcorn Sales

The popcorn will be available for pickup during our Troop Meeting on Monday, November 9^th.

Advancement – We will focus on the advancement of our first year Scouts during our regular Troop Meetings. Please bring your books to the meetings so that we know what you need for your next rank progression.

Meeting Schedule

Monday, November 9^th

Recovery from Webelos Weekend

Advancement

Monday, November 16^th

Committee Meeting – We will begin at 6:00pm. Our SPL and all adults are invited.

All Scouts needing Boards of Review need to show up at 6:30pm.

Advancement

Upcoming Activities

Webelos Weekend –We’re ready for Webelos Weekend, which will be held on November 7^th and 8^th.

We will preload the Troop Trailer at the Scout Hut on Friday, beginning at 6:00pm. We will then meet at Lake McMurtry for setup on Saturday at 9:00am.

Girl Scout Garage/Bake Sale – Girl Scout Troop 678, which meets in the Scout Hut on Tuesdays, will be holding a garage and bake sale on Saturday, November 14^th. The purpose of the sale is to raise money for the Scouts to travel to Savannah, GA to visit the home of Juliette Gordon Law, the founder of Girl Scouts. In preparation they will begin storing sale items in the Hut as early as Wednesday, November 11^th.

If you’d like to donate items to the Girl Scouts for their sale, please bring them to our Monday Meetings. As long as what we gather is not garbage, they’ll gladly take the donations for their cause.

Lock-in/Merit Badge Fair – Currently scheduled for December 4^th – 5^th. A list of merit badges is posted on the blackboard in the Scout Hut. We will narrow down our offering once Webelos Weekend is complete. The permission slip is on the website.

Eskimo Joe’s Scouting Adventure – The rollout of the 100^th Anniversary Joe’s Scouting Shirt will be held on January 1^st from 11:00am – 2:00pm. The shirt is very cool and all that can attend in uniform is greatly appreciated. I’m told that they will be serving Pepsi product to all in attendance.

Centennial Eagle Scout Banquet – Planning is about to begin for a gala that will bring together all of the Eagle Scouts that reside within Pawnee Bill District. The purpose will be to honor and reconnect these Scouters. The event will be held at the FUMC Family Life Center on February 5^th. Each Troop is being asked to provide a steering committee representative. In addition, our Scouts are being asked to serve at the function. Anyone interested in serving on the committee, please let me know.

Other

Scout Notes on Blog – Each week I post the Scout Notes on our Troop Blog. If you’re not able to access your e:Mail, but have access to the Internet, you may link into our blog for the latest notes. Just navigate to our Troop website at www.bsatrooop818.com and look for the blog link in the lower left corner.