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Sportsplex Lock-in Parent Sign Up Sheet

16th Annual Sportsplex Lock-in

Calling all Troop 1 Parents! On Saturday, March 17th (St. Patty's Day) Troop 1 is sponsoring our out 16th Annual Sportsplex Lock-in.  We need you to help volunteer.  Please click the link to view the sign up sheet and sign up for a job that evening.  We need all the help we can get!  We need as many parents as we can.

If you have difficulty signing up online, please email jbushonghome@charter.net, or call 989-619-2526 and I will tell you what shifts are available and sign up for you.  Thanks!  It would be really great if enough parents signed up to share duties so that everyone can get some sleep sometime that evening!

Sportsplex Lock-in Parent Sign Up Sheet

Saturday's Events in Scouting

Don't forget this weekend's events!

Click the link below to get info for the  Klondike Derby being hosted by Troop 2 in Pellston, MI on February 11, 2012.  Contact Ken Arndt ASAP if you want to go this weekend!


Klondike Derby in Pellston

If you are unable to go to Pellston for the Klondike, but still want to participate in scouting this Saturday, consider attending the 1st annual Alpenfrost in Gaylord!  Boy Scouts meet near the Pavillion to work a booth from 12:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m..  Dress Warmly! 

Alpenfrost brochure

Committee Meeting Postponed until February 12

The committee meeting for this month is going to be rescheduled to next Sunday, February 12th, due to the Football game!


See you next week 7:00 p.m. at Bagley Township Hall.

Help out a Scout Family!

One of our scout families needs our support right now, and if you would like to help make their life a little easier by providing a meal for a family of 4, sign up to provide a meal at this link:

Meals for a scout family

Contact Julia at jbushonghome@charter.net for more information and directions. 

Headlands departure time Saturday, January 14 (Tomorrow!)

We will leave for the Headlands trip Saturday, January 14 (tomorrow) at 8:00 am from Bagley Township Hall. (We will not leave Friday as planned because school was called off) 

Please arrive between 7:30 am and 8:00 am for a prompt departure Saturday morning.

This is the only trip that Scouts are invited to bring video games and their own tv.  

Please dress for outdoor activities.  We have a service project. We will use bow saws to dismantle a downed tree.  Bring warm coat, gloves, hat and boots.

Scouts should bring a change of clothing, class B shirts.  Bring a sleeping bag, pillow, and toiletries.  Wear your class A uniform for travel on Saturday morning.

A permission slip will need to be signed (if you have not already done that)

We return on Sunday Morning between (11:30- Noon)

16th Annual Sportsplex Lock-in

It's that time again!  The Troop 1 Gaylord Sportsplex Lock-in

SATURDAY, MARCH 17, 2012

Cost is only $20 per person!

Includes use of all the Sportsplex facilities plus

 Bowling at the Gaylord Bowling Center (between 2 & 5 am)!

Door Prizes!  Midnight Pizza & snacks! Continental Breakfast!

Advance reservations required!

Capacity is limited!  First come, First Served!

If you turn in your registration and deposit by February 15^th you will be entered into a drawing for a troop prize.

There will be a $20 non-refundable deposit per Troop reservation.

Complete the attached reservation form and mail it, along with the deposit to Troop 1, P.O. Box 87, Gaylord, MI.  49734

  For additional information contact Julia Bushong at

e-mail jbushonghome@charter.net  or phone 989-619-2526

Registration will start no earlier than 8:30 and ending at 9:00 PM

The event will run until 6:00 AM Sunday

You are responsible for the following:

Providing your own transportation, obtaining permission slips (with

health history in case of accident), & obtaining tour permit from Council

This is NOT a “bring a friend” event.  Registered Scouts only.

Click this link below to access the flyer:


Sportsplex Lock-in Flyer

Registration Form

Sportsplex Indoor Map

We need some tree lot workers!

This week there is no one signed up for working the Christmas tree lot.  We still have trees to sell!  If you have not taken a turn selling trees please sign up for this week.   If you have signed up, but have not worked (because you forgot) please let Mrs. Bushong know so that she can remove your name from the list.  All scouts are obligated to work at the tree lot to support the troop.  All scouts who work the tree lot will be rewarded with a free trip to Headlands in January for some video game playing fun!

If you do not have easy access to the online signup sheet, please call Mrs. Bushong at 989-619-2526 and she will let you know hours available to work and she will put you down on the sign up sheet. 

Thank you!

Tree Lot Sign Up

The link in the previous email was requiring a password.  Try this link instead!

Tree Lot Sign up Sheet

Upcoming Events November 2011

Troop 1 sells Christmas trees every year to financially support the Troop. Tree sales are held in the Kmart parking lot.  Money earned pays for the upkeep of the troop and troop activities.  Tree sales and other fundraisers help to keep the cost of scouting low.   We need every scout and parent to work 3 shifts.  Please sign up for your shifts ASAP. A parent needs to accompany their scouts.  Dress Warmly!
Sign up to volunteer at the Tree Lot!

We will need help on the November 22nd when the trees are delivered.  Instead of having a normal troop meeting on the November 23rd we will be meeting from 5:00 pm to 7:00pm at the tree lot for set up. This counts as attendence as a meeting, not as one of your tree shifts.  Everyone should attend this Tree Lot setup.

Reminder! On November 12th, Kiwanis is putting on a Float and a Flick at the Sportsplex.  Swimming and a movie from 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm for all scouts.  After this, head over to the lock in at the Community Center. 

Lot's of fun to be had in the Month of November!

Reminders!

Popcorn Orders: Popcorn money and orders are due Wednesday October 26th.  No orders will be accepted after Wednesday night!

Wreath Orders: Wreath orders are due Wednesday, November 2nd.  Total all your individual wreath orders on to one sheet and turn in the sheet to Jeff Proux.  Do not turn in all of your personal order sheets.  No wreath orders will be accepted after November 2nd.

Lock-in: Don't forget the Community Center Lock in is November 12.  Put it on your calendar and watch for more details!

Christmas tree sales: Tree sales will begin November 25th, the day after Thanksgiving.  Keep your eye out for the signup sheet on the website.  If you do not have web access, you can call or email Julia Bushong for available times and she will put you on the list.  All scouts and a parent must sign up for Christmas tree selling. 

Merit Badge Tech Day:  Saturday November 5th is Merit Badge Tech Day.  This is a great opportunity for scouts to get a lot of work done on up to 3 merit badges.  There are a few new merit badge classes being offered, Chess and Robotics are just some of them.  Robotics was just added to the list today, consider signing up for it!  Robotis, Co. donated 2 OLLO bug robots to Troop 1 in return for some video footage of scouts building them for the Robotics Merit badge.  Come on and join the fun! If you do not have web access and cannot sign up online, please contact Julia email or phone and she will assist you in signing up. jbushonghome@charter.net 989-619-2526

Merit Badge Tech/NESA Advancement Day, November 5, 2011
Online registration is now live and by clicking here you can view the information flyer.
Go to http://meritbadge.info/mbn/ to register online.

Time & Date:

8:00 AM to 3:30 PM on Saturday November 5, 2011.
3 sessions: (9:00-11:00am) (11:00am-Noon & 1:00-2:00pm) (2:00-4:00pm)

Location:

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


Cost will be $15.00 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 an activity patch for the event.
 
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 2011. A complete list of those requirements is online at http://meritbadge.info/mbn/.

 Blue Cards will be sent to the Scoutmasters after the event. Scouts do notneed to bring Blue Cards with them!

 Early registration online is mandatory if a scout wants his first choice of merit badges. Scouts will be accepted even if they are not pre-registered, but they may have a long wait in line, classes may be full and no food.

 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 http://www.usscouts.org/ for badges they wish to work on. Fill out ahead of time anything that you can on the worksheet!

Upcoming Events

Saturday October 15, Hartwick Pines Critters in the Moonlight Halloween Walk.   We need scouts to work at the Critters in the Moonlight Halloween Walk, 4216 Ranger Road in Grayling.    Please show up at the state park at 4:30 and be prepared to work serving chili and hot dogs.  You can come in shifts if you plan to work a few hours and leave.  Dress for the weather, looks like rain!
DNR's website about the evening


Court of Honor, October 30 from 1-4pm.  Come and see the boys get their merit badges and rank advancement!