July 12, Committee meeting

Please come to the Sunday, July 12, committee meeting.  6pm for scouts and 7pm for adults.

Please forward any agenda items to Ken Arndt, our Troop Committee Chair.

Summer camp is 20 days away!

Boy Scouts!  Summer camp is 20 days away!  I hope that you are working on your merit badge pre-requisites before camp.  Print your merit badge worksheets.  Some merit badges require that work is done before you come to camp or that you bring supplies or money to camp to complete the badge.  Check out the pre-requisites here for your merit badges. Blue cards will be passed out at camp.

Merit Badge Pre-requisite link

Make sure that you have gotten your Physicals completed.  Scoutmaster needs 2 copies of your health forms and copy of insurance card.  One copy goes to camp and they keep it and the other copy is for me to keep for activities throughout the year.  Keep a copy for yourself, too!

Check out Cole Canoe base's website for more information.
Cole Canoebase website

See you all at the upcoming Commitee meeting on Sunday, July 12.  6pm for scouts and 7pm for Leaders.

Helping with Ben's Eagle Project

Hello, I am clearing out the site for my eagle project Wednesday and would like some help if you are available. It entails moving logs away from the site and lining paths with them.
Where: 800 Livingston Blvd, Gaylord, Otsego County Demonstration Garden
When: 5:30 Wednesday, June 24th
What to bring: Work gloves

Please comment if you are available to come, or you can add your name to the spreadsheet.

Helping with Ben's Eagle Project

Ben Bushong, Life Scout

Please consider helping Ben with his Eagle Project.  It is in 3 parts.  The first part is to sell drinks at the Art in the Garden Festival, this Saturday June 27, from 10am-7pm.

The second part will be to clear the land in the upcoming weeks and then to build the project when he is ready.

If you are interested in helping to sell drinks this Saturday, please sign up for a time at the following link or comment below.  Thank you!

Sign up to sell drinks this Saturday

The Wings Over Gaylord Air Show is this weekend!

The Wings Over Gaylord Air Show is this weekend!  Scouts that are camping should arrive between 5:00 and 6:00 pm.  You will see the scouts campsite through the fence and you need to go to the gate to the west of the campsite to be let in.  Eric will be watching the gates between that time, or arrange a different time with him.  Because the scouts/parents will be taking a shift working in the parking lot (in exchange for the free entrance into the airshow) don't forget your water bottle, sunblock, hat, and camping chair.  Scoutmaster will be in Traverse City Friday night for the NYLT ceremony for the scouts attending NYLT.  Don't forget that Saturday approx 5:00 pm is Aaron Smith's Eagle Court of Honor! Feel free to bring him a card to congratulate him for his hard work. (in the event of rain we may have to move the Court of Honor to Bagley or somewhere inside.)

Air Show Attendence

If you are planning on attending the Air Show, Scout or adult, and your name isn't on the list, Scoutmaster needs to know so that we can plan for enough food.

Adults:
Eric C
James L
Ken A
Nick M
Dave D
Jeremy S
Mrs. B

Scouts:
Jakob
Jack
Trevor
Ethan (Saturday Only no camping )
Nathan A (Saturday Only no camping)
Ben  ( tentatively)
Nolan (Sunday Only maybe camp Saturday )
Frankie
Kellen
Dominique
Caleb
Garrett
Sean
Andrew
Austin D
Nick (new scout from Troop 14)

DHS Clearance for Summer Camp

Michigan Crossroads Council - Event Communication Cole Canoe Base - Week #6 - July 19, 2015

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ALL adults staying over night during the week MUST have DHS Clearance BEFORE they come to camp. Parents coming on Friday and staying overnight do not need one. Please make sure that all your adults, 21 and over, fill out the form on the attached link, mail it along with picture ID, to the address on the form.  DHS will them mail a clearance to the address on the ID.  Make a copy of it and bring it to camp.

http://www.michiganscouting.org/pubs/Central_Registry_Clearance_Request_Instructions_Form_2015_v2.pdf

If you are not sure who has or has not a clearance please email or call at camp.  (989)873-1516

Thanks

Linda Wallner

Office Manager

Cole Canoe Base

Make copies of Health Form/insurance cards

Important note regarding paperwork for Summer Camp:
Parents-when I get to camp I have to leave the health forms with Cole Canoe Base.  So that means that I will need 2 copies of the part ABC health form and insurance cards: one for summer camp and one for me to keep for the activities and camp outs for the remainder of the year. If you are unable to make copies, please drop it by my office at the Diocese of Gaylord so that I can make the copies before camp.  It is in your best interest to retain a copy for yourself just in case.  (Because I am not perfect!)

Physicals cancelled tonight!

I'm sorry to tell you that the Boy Scout physicals for tonight have been cancelled by the physicians. However, Ken will still be at the meeting to answer any questions for new parents and hand out a troop manual for those interested.

Free Physicals for Boy Scout Troop 1 at Bagley Hall 7pm on Thursday.

Don't forget, free physicals at 7:00 pm at Bagley hall for Boy Scout Troop 1 on Thursday, June 11.  Ken Arndt will be there and Jeremy Savoie to supervise the process.  Two doctors will be present.  While you are waiting, Committee Chair Ken Arndt will pass out the updated handbook and will spend time with any parents who have questions regarding scouting including earning merit badges, rank advancement, summer camp etc. Bring your Part ABC form with s much filled out as you can for the sake of time.  The doctor only needs to fill out page C, and you fill out the rest.

Committee Meeting is cancelled for tomorrow.

The Committee Meeting scheduled for tomorrow (Sunday) will be postponed because I didn't remember that Austin Detgen's graduation party is that day and during that time. Many scouters will want to attend his party.  Austin's open house is Sunday June 7 from 2:00 pm - 7:00 pm at the Otsego County Park.  The committee meeting with either be rescheduled or postponed until July.  If there is any pressing business please email me at troop1.gaylord@gmail.com .  Thanks.

Consider donating a meal to help out a past Boy Scout family.

Meals are being donated to help out the Duane Modrzynski family. Duane was the Pack 1 Cubmaster years ago, and his son Noah completed Eagle Scout in Troop 1. Duane's wife is very ill. If you would like to help them out, see the link below to sign up to deliver a meal.

Link to Donate a Meal to Duane

Final Boy Scout meeting tonight at 7:00 pm at Bagley!

Final Boy Scout meeting tonight at 7:00 pm at Bagley!  There is always so much to do and so much to plan so don't miss it!

Coming up on our schedule:

Mowing Cemeteries... all summer long

Tonight's meeting: Reminders for summer camp and NYLT, Meal Planning for Air Show

June 6, meet at 8:30 am at Bagley for a service project to clean up some trash at a lot that Bagley Township owns.  we are doing this as a service for Bagley because they allow us to us their hall. Please come and help, wear old clothes, and sturdy shoes. We will carpool a few miles away to clean up the trash. Log some service hours for ranking up and help out Bagley hall!

June 7 Committee meeting Bagley hall, 6pm scouts, 7pm Leaders and parents

June 14-19 NYLT for Trevor, Ben and Paul

June 19-21 Wings over Gaylord Air Show and camping

July 12 Committee Meeting

July 14-18 Alpenfest volunteering at the Dime toss to support our sponsor Kiwanis Club

July 18 Alpenfest parade, line up 10-10:30 parade begins at 11am.

July 19-26 Summer Camp Cole Canoe base.