Scoutmaster Departure – This past Sunday evening I accepted a position with a new company that will require my move to Omaha, NE. At the end of Monday’s Troop Meeting, I attended my last Troop Meeting as your Scoutmaster as I will be starting my new work duties on Monday, August 16th.
I would like to thank each of you for allowing me to be your Scoutmaster and Assistant Scoutmaster for these past eight years. I’ve thoroughly enjoyed watching each of you develop into strong leaders, having loads of fun along the way. I’ll forever remember Will Rogers, Philmont, Boundary Waters, the Ouachita Trek, Wichitas, Lock-ins, Webelos Weekend, Courts of Honor, Recycling and any number of the many other activities we enjoyed.
Looking forward, please continue down the Scouting path. Seek out new adventure, have fun and challenge yourself to earn the rank of Eagle. As with most things in life, attaining Eagle won’t be easy, but it’s well worth it once you arrive.
Committee Meeting – There will be a special Committee Meeting that will be held on Saturday, August 14th to discuss the Troop’s new year’s activity calendar and transitions issues. The meeting place will be Steve Miller’s house and the time will be 3:00pm. All adult and youth leaders are invited to help provide input. Steve’s house is located at 2110 S. Walking Trail Drive in Stillwater.
Monday Lake Meeting – This Monday will be our last scheduled lake meeting with the canoes for this summer. Please come prepared to finish the Canoe Merit Badge. Mr. Shanahan reminded each of the Scouts that they needed to complete the written portions of the badge. This included the following requirements:
4b: The most common weather and water-related hazards encountered while canoeing and how to deal safely with each one.
5a: Name and point out the major parts of a canoe. For this requirements, please come with a diagram of a canoe noting each of the major parts.
Troop Meetings
Monday, August 16th
Canoe Meeting at Lake McMurtry
Monday, August 23rd
Meeting in the Scout Hut
Upcoming Activities
Relay for Life – We’ve been asked to help with the setup for the Relay for Life and the placement of the luminaries. We will be needed from about 4:30pm until 9:00pm. Tasks will include helping participants in the setup of their areas as well as the filling of luminaries with sand and glow sticks. Dinner will be provided to all that volunteer, which will include sandwiches from Panera Bread. Each Scout participating will receive service hours. Class B uniforms will be appropriate. The date is Friday, August 20th.
Scouts currently signed up include: Gage, Mason, Robin and Jared. Please continue to sign up for this important cause.
Highland Park Scout Night – Please sign up to assist with Scout Night at Highland Park Elementary. We’ll be organizing games for the Cub Scout youth while their parents attend an informational meeting. The date is Tuesday, August 31st from 7:15 to 8:15pm. Please sign-up on August 23rd during our meeting and come in your Class B uniform, ready to play. This is good for service hours, so mark your calendar.
Wednesday, August 11, 2010
Tuesday, August 10, 2010
Scout Notes - Monday, August 9, 2010
Monday Lake Meeting – We will plan to meet at Lake McMurtry on Monday to continue work on the Canoeing Merit Badge. We can use all senior Scouts available to assist with the solo canoe requirements. Due to vacations, it’s possible that we may not have someone to pull the trailer out to the lake, so stay tuned in case we need to reschedule and have our meeting in the Scout Hut.
Black Mesa Campout Recovery – We have tents set up in the Scout Hut from our Black Mesa campout. We need to get these down soon. If there are Scouts available on Saturday, please let me know and we’ll see if we can set up a time in the afternoon to get things put away.
Jamboree Closing Ceremony – If you get a chance, watch the video feed from the closing ceremony at the National Jamboree. I was very impressed with the talk that Mike Rowe, from Dirty Jobs, gave. If you wish to jump to his talk, look for the tag that’s about midway through the ceremony. Worth viewing. Here’s the link:
http://www.ustream.tv/recorded/8639388
Troop Meetings
Monday, August 9th
Canoe Meeting at Lake McMurtry
Monday, August 16th
Canoe Meeting at Lake McMurtry
Monday, August 23rd
Meeting in the Scout Hut
Upcoming Activities
Relay for Life – We’ve been asked to help with the setup for the Relay for Life and the placement of the luminaries. We will be needed from about 4:30pm until 9:00pm. Tasks will include helping participants in the setup of their areas as well as the filling of luminaries with sand and glow sticks. Dinner will be provided to all that volunteer, which will include sandwiches from Panera Bread. Each Scout participating will receive service hours. Class B uniforms will be appropriate. The date is Friday, August 20th.
Black Mesa Campout Recovery – We have tents set up in the Scout Hut from our Black Mesa campout. We need to get these down soon. If there are Scouts available on Saturday, please let me know and we’ll see if we can set up a time in the afternoon to get things put away.
Jamboree Closing Ceremony – If you get a chance, watch the video feed from the closing ceremony at the National Jamboree. I was very impressed with the talk that Mike Rowe, from Dirty Jobs, gave. If you wish to jump to his talk, look for the tag that’s about midway through the ceremony. Worth viewing. Here’s the link:
http://www.ustream.tv/recorded/8639388
Troop Meetings
Monday, August 9th
Canoe Meeting at Lake McMurtry
Monday, August 16th
Canoe Meeting at Lake McMurtry
Monday, August 23rd
Meeting in the Scout Hut
Upcoming Activities
Relay for Life – We’ve been asked to help with the setup for the Relay for Life and the placement of the luminaries. We will be needed from about 4:30pm until 9:00pm. Tasks will include helping participants in the setup of their areas as well as the filling of luminaries with sand and glow sticks. Dinner will be provided to all that volunteer, which will include sandwiches from Panera Bread. Each Scout participating will receive service hours. Class B uniforms will be appropriate. The date is Friday, August 20th.
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