Mmm!
Tonight’s dinner was a success! Quite a few people came and we served them professionally. I’m sure they all left full, happy, and satisfied.
Stay tuned! Pictures coming soon.
Today we’ve had quite an eventful meeting!
We began with another Personal Fitness MB installment. Then, we talked about setting up tents.
A few notes you have to remember about setting up tents:
- Don’t set up your tent under a tree! You don’t want your tent being ruined by falling branches!
- Don’t put it at the bottom of a hill! When it rains, your tent will flood.
- Be sure to set up your rain fly the right side up…Logo facing out. If done improperly, your tent will get drenched it it rains! (It’s happened before.)
- When staking down the ropes of the rain fly, be sure to use the taut-line hitch so that you can shorten the rope appropriately while having a strong knot. Also, remember to “flag” your ropes with neon flags so that people don’t trip on them!
- Be sure to place your tent bags etc. into the tent when setting up, or else they may be blown away by the wind or misplaced etc.
In addition to setting up your tent, you’ve got to know how to clean it. Hosing it down doesn’t cut it. You need to take a dust pan and sweeper and sweep up the dust (“de-dust it”). Then, use soap and water and scrub all the dirt from the fabric and allow the tent to air dry. And in order to prevent dirt in the first place, be sure to place your boots in the vestibule (the open area between your tent and the rain fly). Also, take off your shoes before entering your tent, even if it’s only for a moment.
Announcements:
- Starting next week, each patrol is responsible for cleaning up their table. It will be part of inspections. Be sure to take all your items, push in chairs, and move the table back to where it was before, if you moved it, of course.
- Boot Camp is Back!
- Next Monday is the last chance to sign up for winter retreat.
- The new Service Hour system will be similar to the Merit Badge system; You’ll get a slip with details of your service, and you’ll keep half of the slip while the other goes into you Service Hours record.
Then, we had a “brief” Scoutmaster Minute. Here’s a short outline:
- New Positions! – We now have a Board of Instructors. So far we have two members: Patrick C and Andrew M. But there’ll be more to come! At Boot Camp, we’ll have seven stations set up!
- Jamboree signup is coming up! See Mr. Pie’s email. This year, it’ll be held at “The Summit”, a new BSA campsite in West Virginia. In order to go, you must be twelve years of age or older and first class or above. Please Sign Up! However, it is not guaranteed that you’ll be in the same group as your friends, as there’ll be about a thousand scouts there! Be there to make new friends and meet new people from all around the country, and go for the fun and excitement!
- Scout Sunday is coming up! Look for an email from Mr. Pie. If you go, you’ll get a cool patch!
- Scout Advancements…Congrats to all scouts who’ve advanced!
- For those who have positions within the troop…Get creative! Kyle B made a brochure for an upcoming patrol meeting! Great Idea!
- Mystery Trip is coming up, March 17 and 18. This year, it will be…some where in the USA
This troop really is running like a fabulously well oiled machine!
Another week, another post. Here goes!
We started off with an extended patrol time, due to another event scouts were participating in elsewhere.
Next, we began the Personal Fitness Merit Badge. Now, there are 3 parts of personal fitness: Physical, Mental, and Social. Over the next couple of weeks, we’ll work on exercising all three of these parts.
*When you go to a counselor for this merit badge, be sure to bring your physicals.
*You must keep a log of progress for this MB.
Announcements:
- COH is this Sunday. Please RSVP! (Andrew has a patch story…!)
- Board of Instructors – Can you pitch tents, tie knots, etc? Want to teach others? Then see Kenny! He might admit you to the Board of Instructors!
- New Service Hours tracking system being implemented.
- Congratulations Klondike! Though it was chilly, it was a lot of fun! (We cooked ham on a hot rock!)
See you next week!
Here are a few notes regarding things we will do:
- Next week was supposed to be the Sledding Meeting, although, as there is no snow, it is canceled. However, there is still a regular meeting. Note that, for those who are interested in going to Seabase, Seabase meeting is next meeting as well.
- Pancake Breakfast – This is a thing that everyone in the troop should participate in. Please sign up for a position!The meeting on February 6th is a dress rehearsal for pancake breakfast.
- TGIW – Help out for cooking! This counts for service hours. And on that note…
- Service Hours is when the you do something that benefits others but not you. Pancake Breakfast is not service hours because it benefits our troop.
…and that’s about it. Have a nice day!
Welcome back, everyone! Hope you had a fabulous and relaxing vacation.
This week, we officially sat in our new patrols for the very first time. Instead of chairs, we have tables! The set-up looks quite cool.
We the meeting with a few reminders concerning Pancake Breakfast. For the people who have the folders with the flyers, be sure that you have the 2012 flyer, and not the 2011 one. Patrol leaders: Find a good time to get together with your patrol to go out and sell tickets and place mat places for Pancake Breakfast! Deadline is coming up fast. Make sure you guys sell those tickets!
After Pancake Breakfast, we held APL elections. Then, we discussed Uniform Inspections.
Scouts: Be prepared for the next inspection! Make sure you bring/wear:
- Your uniform (Tucked in nicely)
- Pen/Pencil (and probably paper too)
- Proper Belt
- Neckerchief and Slide
- Appropriate Pants
Following this, we had announcements:
- I stood up and talked briefly about this website. For all of you who are reading this: Thanks for visiting!
- As a note, out troop historian (Alex G) needs pictures for COH, from trebuchet to present. Any picutres will be greatly appreciated!
- Personal Fitness Merit Badge is coming up!
- The Eagles patrol (the old one) won the previous Inspections contest!
- Klondike Derby is this weekend – Be prepared.
And thus concludes this week’s troop meeting. See you next week!
And now, time for a Weekly Monday Meeting Update.
Today’s meeting was busy, fun, and fruitful! First, after normal patrol time, we assembled into our new patrols and chose names for them. Elections followed immediately afterwards. Here are the results:
SPL: Zach M
ASPL: Ken P, John K, Ben S, David J, and T.J. H
Troop Guide: Max
Historian: Alex G
Bugler: Jason B
Chaplain’s Aid: Zack M
Webmaster: George M
Scribe: Jim M
Librarian: Mark H
Quartermaster: Ryan H
Campmaster: Robert D
Leave No Trace: Will K
OA Rep: Pat C
Congratulations to all who were elected!
We also had a few advancements today:
Donald and Dustin have both earned the rank of Scout.
Ryan H and Danny R have both earned the rank of First Class.
Scout Announcements included Brandon M’s Book of the Week, which was Snow Sports! Check it out (And do check it out)!
Also, OA members should sign up for winter banquet. (You can get a cool patch!) Questions? See Andrew M.
And now for some adult announcements and reminders:
- COH is comming up, and we need scouts to MC as well as write a script! See Mrs. DP for more info.
- January 13 – 14 is Klondike!
- COH is January 22. Permission slips to go are due January 9.
- If you’d like to get a BOR, please hurry! COH is comming up fast.
- Lock in deadline was today, but Mr. S will extend it further for a few days. Talk to him if you want to go! (It’ll be a blast!)
Finally, as a reminder, be sure to sign your son out of meetings!
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Well, that’s all, folks! Stay tuned and check in often for new updates!
(Note: If I made any errors, please let me know! Thanks.)
Here’s a little cartoon about Hot Rocks! Enjoy!
Welcome to the new Troop 209 website!
We’re changing the format a bit, and tweaking a few things here and there.
Some of things that we hope to establish are:
- New types of posts!
- Categories!
- Tags!
- Use of other Applications!
- And a whole lot of other online innovations.
Things will change rapidly…
Stay tuned!
What a wonderful Fall Camporee! We’ve won a few awards, and had TONS of fun! Activities at this year’s fall camporee include:
-Cooking First Aid
-Making a Campfire to Boil Water in a Paper Cup
-Creating a Kitchen Gadget to hold a Dutch Oven
-A Cooking Relay Race
-A Concoction Competition!
Though is was a bit chilly up there, our scouts enjoyed it a lot.
(Reminder: Those of you who have pictures of our scouts in this year’s fall camporee, please send them to our Troop Historian.)
Finally! Pictures from Philmont have been posted! You can check them out on our Troop Track photo album page.
Here are a few highlights of the pictures:
