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Merit Badge Tech 2009

Time & Date: 8:00 AM to 3:30 PM on Saturday November 7, 2009.

Location: TBAISD Career-Tech Center, 880 Parsons Road, Traverse City, MI 49686

Counselors: All merit badge counselors are CTC staff, former students, Scouters or advisory board members.

Cost: Cost will be $10.00 per scout for all day or $5.00 per session and $5.00 for parents who want lunch. (They too will receive a patch).

Lunch: Lunch will be provided. Vegetarian or special dietary lunches are the responsibility of the Scout and his parent or guardian.

Patches: Each participant will receive a Merit Badge Tech patch.

Overview:
*All boys age 11-17 are welcome to attend.

*Each scout will have the opportunity to work on three different merit badges. A scout will NOT be able to complete a merit badge on this day unless he has done some work on that badge prior to attending Merit Badge Tech 2008. A complete list of those requirements is on line.

*Each scout will be required to bring a blue card signed by his Scoutmaster. Blue cards will also be available and signed by a Scoutmaster if a scout cannot get into the class that he wants.

*Early registration is suggested so a scout can earn the merit badge he wants. If a class is full, our staff will find a vacancy for him. Scouts will be accepted even if they are not pre-registered.

*This day is intended to get a boy started on three merit badges while learning a little about CTC and its programs. It is recommended that scouts download, print and bring with them the merit badge worksheets from www.usscouts.org for badges they wish to work on.

Complete information and registration form at: http://www.stcbsa.org/pdfs/MeritBadgeTech09.pdf

2010 Eagle Scout Scholarship Applications

Applications for Eagle Scout scholarships for 2010 are now available at www.nesa.org.

Eagle Scouts who apply for a college scholarship MUST use the correct application, which is a mandatory requirement. Incorrect applications from prior years will not be accepted. Here is that URL:

http://www.nesa.org/applications.html

This year, just over 4,500 applications were received for the 109 scholarships awarded.

Please help your Eagle Scouts have a chance for a scholarship by linking your Web site to http://www.nesa.org/applications.html. This will give them direct access to the correct applications.

Thank you.

Scenic Trails Council, BSA
1499 Business Park Dr, Traverse City MI 49686
231-947-7071 or 1-800-466-2102
Fax: 231-947-7072
Web Site: www.stcbsa.org

SCOUTMASTER UPDATE

Troop 1
Scenic Trails Council
Gaylord

Well, Autumn is here and so is the fall camporee which is this weekend 9 to 11 October. This year’s camporee will be at Camp Dagett near Petoskey with the theme of “Fire Safety.” Scouts attending will have the opportunity to earn the fire safety merit badge and we will also do the 5 mile hike for those approaching second class.

We will leave Gaylord from Glen’s parking lot at 5:30 Friday night and return at about 11:30 to Glen’s.

Adults going and confirmed so far include Mr. Arndt, Mr. Proux, Mr. Hare and possibly Mr. Neff. We will work out the final details tonight. We may have to have a later ride up to Petoskey since some of our scouts are on one team or another. This weekend we will also have a day visitor from the Weblos 5 den of Pack 1—and his sister. Don’t worry, we are not trying to compete with the Venture Crew—just accommodating the needs of a Weblos Scout family.

There will also be a ropes course available for the older boys at Dagett for an additional fee. More on that tonight. If you are interested, we will have forms tonight.

Plan for wet weather this weekend. An inexpensive rain suit is a better idea than a poncho if you have or can get one. Also, be sure to bring extra clothes.

The cost of the camporee was reduced to $10.00, so the total cost for our PAYGO scouts is estimated at $25.00. Excess money not used will be added to scout accounts when we return.

More in handout form tonight at the meeting, 7:00PM at Bagley Hall. Please make an effort to be there.

The Court of Honor was held Sunday the 4th and the turnout was a little less than expected. It may be that we have to advertise better. Many of you received awards which we will have to present at a later time. One of the things the new troop staff is doing is developing an annual calendar so that you will have a date for each troop event through June of 2010. That means that Tree Sales, the Christmas Party, Andrae’s Cabin Trip and all the rest will be laid out now and confirmed. That will make everyone’s job easier.

We are also looking for input on programs from December to March which would be conducted at Bagley during regular meetings. One we mentioned at the last meeting is the Short wave class during which we earn the Radio merit badge and also have the option of taking a novice ham radio license at the end. We will learn all sorts of things about radio transmitters, antennas, radio waves and a ton more. You can either choose the ham path or the DX path (listening only). Input from you guys is solicited both on this program and on any other ideas you have.

Both popcorn and wreath sales are well underway. Wreath sales started on the 4th. Don’t miss out on these programs—they are a great way to make money for your scout account. Selling wreaths at Christmas is like selling rafts to people treading water. You are a scout, people need a wreath and want to support scouting so the deal is in the bag as long as you are pleasant. Don’t miss out. See Mr. Proux tonight if you don’t have a sale sheet.

Mr. Modrzynski has popcorn. As fast as you can sell it, he can provide it. No waiting for months for your order to come in. Each of you got a mailer from Scenic Trails and our forms, so you should be set to go. 30% of the cost of the popcorn goes to you.

Come to the meeting at 7:00 tonight or call me if you want to go to the camporee and can’t make it. We will make a place for you.

Yours from the Scenic Trail

Mr. Arndt
989-732-3307 (office)
989-732-3464 (home)

FALL CAMPOREE INFORMATION LINK

Earn the Fire Safety Merit Badge at Fall Camporee! Check out the link below for more information.


http://www.stcbsa.org//events/nevents/NTD%20Fall%20Camporee%20Information%20Packet.pdf

Wreath Sale Forms Available

Mr. Proux has prepared Wreath Sales forms for Scouts to use. The forms can be provided in a variety of formats. Please email Troop1.Gaylord@gmail.com if you need the forms in a different format or need printed order forms.

The following are links to Google documents.

Wreath Order Form:
http://spreadsheets.google.com/ccc?key=0Aq4tAoaPuLG6dGVDMkRILWctM3MxMW9kYTFETW1BMWc&hl=en

Wreath Photos:
http://docs.google.com/Doc?docid=0Aa4tAoaPuLG6ZGhmeGNoODRfMjNkNm5mNXFmYg&hl=en

Wreath Thank You Note:
http://docs.google.com/Doc?docid=0Aa4tAoaPuLG6ZGhmeGNoODRfMjFncHdkN2NuZw&hl=en

Camp Greilick - 2009 Summer Camp

Thank you Mrs. Hancock!

EAGLE SCOUT COURT OF HONOR

The Eagle Scout Court of Honor for Anthony L. will be held on Sunday, September 27 at 1:00 PM. The Court of Honor will be held at the Hayes Township Hall (71 Hayes Tower Road).

All Troop 1 scouts and scout families are invited.

Please RSVP to Cindi!

Adult Leader Training Schedule

Below is a link to all the training courses that are being held in the Scenic Trails Council for all three Districts.

http://www.stcbsa.org/pdfs/STC%20Training%20Flier.pdf

Everyone,

Please note the scheduled Leader Specific (basic) training will be offered for all those who need it, i.e. new (or any) leaders who have not yet taken this course. It is open to Boy Scout and Cub Scout leaders. There is no cost, but please plan on taking care of your own lunch.

Please contact me with questions at 231.631.1890. Additionally, please make an effort to let us know how many people from your unit will be attending.

Yours in service,
Daniel P. Campbell
River Trails District Executive

Scenic Trails Council • Boy Scouts of America
1499 Business Park Dr. • Traverse City, MI 49686
231.631.1890 (m) • 231.947.7071 (w) • 231.947.7072 (f)
dan.campbell@scouting.org • www.stcbsa.org

Coast Guard Open House

Below is a great event for Cub Scouts and Boy Scouts! The Coast Guard is having an open house on Sunday, October 4th. Many booths, activities, and refreshments.

The Coast Guard does a lot for Scouting, (they just helped with a new roof on the Trading Post at Camp) and it would be great to see a bunch of Scouts in uniform at this event!

TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. – We are honored to invite the public and media to an Open House and Coast Guard Appreciation Day at Air Station Traverse City on Sunday, October 4, 2009, from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Rain or shine (or snow!), meet the real-life ‘Guardians’ of the United States Coast Guard and Coast Guard Auxiliary. This is a truly unique opportunity to get a in-depth look at multi-mission Coast Guard assets and capabilities, tour the facility, learn about the different rescue equipment and learn first-hand why they are known as the “Great Lakes Guardians.” There will be several information booths describing the varied missions and responsibilities of the Coast Guard to include environmental response and measures to address aquatic nuisance species, rescue swimmers, Coast Guard recruiters and others. There will also be an informative ‘State of the Co! ast Guard’ presentation by the unit’s Commanding Officer, Commander Jon Spaner, as well as a Search and Rescue demonstration by the Air Station’s HH-65C Dolphin helicopter and crew at 3:00 p.m.

The following multi-mission Coast Guard assets and booths will be on display:

HH-65C Dolphin rescue helicopter

HC-144 “Ocean Sentry” Maritime Patrol Aircraft from Mobile, AL

Coast Guard Recruiter

Environmental Protection and Response

25’ Response Boat - Safe (RBS)

Coast Guard Auxiliary Surface Boat

Coast Guard Auxiliary Air Piper Cherokee 180 and Cessna 180

Cherry Capital Airport’s Striker 3000 Crash/Fire Rescue Truck

The Traverse City Rotary Club is sponsoring refreshments for the public and will be assisting with parking, set-up and clean-up. The event is handicap accessible.

For more information on this event, please contact the Public Affairs Officer at Air Station Traverse City, LT Nate Noyes. During non-business hours, please contact the duty desk at 231-922-8211.

Scenic Trails Council, BSA
1499 Business Park Dr
Traverse City MI 49686
231-947-7071 or
1-800-466-2102
Fax: 231-947-7072

Troop 1 Gaylord - Hessel Weekend Notes

We will post this Wednesday and hand it out at the troop meeting tonight at 7:00 at Bagley Township Hall for those of you going to Hessel with us this weekend. Don’t stay away tonight if you did not make the meeting last week—we want to see you-come on to the meeting.

We will depart from the Glen’s parking lot at 5:30PM on Friday. So far, the following adults are driving: Arndt, Wagar, Adams and Zelkowski. More adults are welcome as the scout spirit moves you—just let us know so we have enough adult food.

Remember that this weekend has the theme: Superheroes. So your costume should be in the planning stages. The SPL will finalize the game we will prepare tonight, so if you are going, be sure to be there at 7:00PM. This campout is a hoot—if you can make it at all, please come. If there is a problem, call me. On Saturday we test scouts at our site with the game we develop, and our scouts travel around to the other sites to go through the games provided by each unit. Yup, competition.

This campout also features a band on Saturday night—and also girls from the surrounding Canadian and American Scout Units. The Canadian girls in scouting are trained to dance by law and can also kill wild animals with their bare hands—so we should be busy and safe. Their scoutmasters may not have these skills.

We expect to head back from Hessel by 11:00AM Sunday and be in Gaylord by 12:30 PM

Things you should bring in addition to your sleeping bag and sleeping mat are:

Flashlight and or headlamp
Two changes of socks and at least one change of underwear
Change of pants, sweatshirt
Class A scout uniform shirt for the Flag ceremonies
Rain Jacket and Pants
Cap
Fall or winter jacket and sweatshirt
Toiletries
An extra pair of closed toed shoes (flip flops, sandals etc are not allowed)
Scout knife (folding knives only-swiss army knife or similar)
Scout Meds for the duration in a plastic bag with instructions
Note: Tonight I will check to be sure we have a current Part A and C on file for each scout—If I don’t I will ask you to complete one at departure. I believe that all scouts who went anywhere have a current set of forms.

There has been some discussion about the up front money for campouts—in this case $45 per scout, when the scout’s account is negative. If your account has a positive balance or has a zero balance, this does not apply to you. I will collect the checks tonight and at the latest Friday at departure if the promise to deliver the check Friday is made by a parent. If no check comes on Friday, and the scout comes to Glen’s, we may restrict further camping and lock in activities until the account is paid off. I am sorry we have to resort to this but our scouts hopefully will begin to take a bit more seriously the fund raising opportunities we offer to our scouts—grass cutting, popcorn sales, wreath sales coming up soon and we can see the scouts earning their way.

The interior of our scout trailer is now complete thanks to Mr. Cromell and it will be at the meeting tonight. We all owe Mr. Cromell a thank you for all of his work.

Adults along on this even include: Mr. Arndt (trained), Mr. Wagar (trained), Mr. Adams (trained), and Mr. Zelkowski (Enrolled adult).

Mr. Arndt’s cell: 989-619-0630

Final Mow of the Year at St. Mary's

Hello Scout Families,

Here's your last chance to earn $$$ for your scout accounts with mowing at St. Mary's. The cemetary needs mowed and cleaned up. That means flower arrangements get thrown away and the place looks good.

If you can mow any time this week or clean up, please let me know when and where you plan to mow. I can mow on Thursday, but if we can get it done before then, it is more than fine with me. :)

Call me at 858-0435 or e-mail me at valerieghouse@yahoo.com

Thanks,
Valerie