Next Event:
Mar 17-19 -- Campout -- Camporee
Troop 1001 will be camping at Camp Cherokee near Athens, TX for the
Circle Ten District Camporee the weekend of March 17 - 19, 2006. Scouts
should be at the church parking lot no later than 5:30 p.m. on Friday
Evening in Class A uniform. We will be returning by 12:45 p.m. Sunday to
the hospital parking lot across Campbell Road. Kevin will shave
his head if we win, so there’s your motivation. Adults will cook for
everyone, so bring $10 for chow. Download the
permission form and
driver
information form. Camporee info at
www.northtrail.org.
Map at
Google Maps.
Mar 25 -- Bike Rodeo
We will help run Prairie Creek Elementary School’s bike rodeo on the
morning of Saturday, March 25. Scouts needing service hours for rank
advancement and those in the Cycling merit badge are especially
encouraged to attend. The rodeo is scheduled from 9:00 a.m. to noon.
Scouts should arrive an hour early to help set up. Troop 1001 will
provide a shelter, coolers, and a first-aid kit in addition to scout
volunteers. See the flyer.
Rain date is April 1.
Other News:
Merit Badges – First Aid and
Communications
Both of these are
Eagle-required merit badges, and both teach important skills.
Mrs. Lofley will be
counseling the Communications merit badge on Mondays before the Troop
meeting. Be ready with your supplies (paper, pencil/pen, notebook, merit
badge book) at 6 pm. This is for Scouts 13 and up, due to the writing
requirements involved. The communications merit badge is an Eagle
requirement. While some of the assignments are a little challenging,
they are fun and allow you to use a little creativity. Expect the class
to run for 8-10 weeks on most Mondays, including a trip to a city
council or school board meeting, writing and giving a speech, some
internet research and several short, written papers. Much of the work
will be done at home, but shouldn't take more than an hour a week.
Assignments will have due dates.
Mr. Reisinger
will be counseling the First Aid merit badge also on Mondays at 6pm.
This will also cover the first-aid requirements for 2nd Class and 1st
Class ranks. The merit badge start Monday Feb 20 and continue for
5-6 weeks at 6:00 pm in Room at TBC Bring your Scout Handbook, First Aid
Merit Badge Book, and a copy of the study guide (PDF).
For any scout who is not Second Class, they will need to make a personal
first aid kit, Requirement 6b. All scouts will need to make a Home First
Aid, Requirement 2b. Mr. Reisinger will have latex gloves, a
mouth-barrier device for rescue breathing or CPR, and plastic goggles
for sale at the meetings.
Oak Leaf
Leadership Training
Oak Leaf is a junior
leader training course designed to supplement Troop level training. It
is for Boy Scout youth, First Class rank or above who will be serving in
a leadership capacity within their Troop. Minimum age is 12 years old at
time of course. Oak Leaf is highly recommended by Circle 10 as
preparation for leadership positions. See
http://www.northtrail-info2.com/data/oak_leaf.php for more info.
Deadline for early registration is March 20; the course is
April 1-2.
Philmont Trek 2006
There is still room
on the crew for scouts and adults. Any scout completing 8th grade
by the summer of 2006 can go with the approval of the scoutmaster. . Philmont cost is $520.
Scouting for Food
Twenty-one of our Scouts and ten adults came together to collect canned
goods last Saturday. When all was done we had collected over 1400 items
for the needy in our North Texas community. That is an average of over
60 items per Scout, so you see how our good deeds can be multiplied.
Thanks to Dean Voight and Theresa Dolan for making this happen.
Winter Survival Campout
The campout at
Sid Richardson Scout Ranch near Bridgeport, TX (map)
Jan 27-29 was pretty cool. The patrols accepted the challenge of
building shelters for Saturday night, and each came up with a different
solution. They showed great ingenuity and Scout spirit in working
together, and toughing it out when things got frosty. See this
PDF file for an idea of what it was like.
Winter Camp
Our guys did great at Winter Camp, not only surviving (thanks for the
mild weather) but finished in the top 3 in both the Sled Race and the
Cooking competition.
Here are some pictures from
Winter Camp.
