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!

Wreath and Popcorn Sales

Fundraising is an important element in scouting.  Each scout needs to have the "FUNDS" to do all the "FUN" things that we do!

When getting orders think safety!  Go with a buddy, wear your scout uniform and represent your troop appropriately.  Be polite and thank your customers! 

For wreath sales, see attached documents for information and order sheet:

Wreath Sales Instructions

Wreath Sales Order Form

Wreath Photos

September 2011 - News and Views

 'Tis the Camping Season

Hessel: It was a good weekend at Hessel. Sunny, warm and good sleeping weather. No casualties but lots of stories about who danced with the best looking girls. We also welcomed Jan Adams for the first campout with the troop and we welcomed Kathy Arndt back to the field. Sam and Zack camped with us for the first time—and Sam showed us the ranger style of shelter. See the cheesy potatoes recipe below.

Friends of NRA Dinner: This event also went well this year—our boys got compliments on their gun handling skills. It is almost a crime that we get a stipend and we get prime rib just for smiling and a little gun handling.

Popcorn Sales:  Sales have begun and continue through October. Get there first guys! The Cub Scouts are coming. Remember: always go in uniform and always carry your sign up packet with you.

Wreath sales will begin before you know it in October. This is a really nifty way to make money and is so easy you won’t believe it. You can cut grass for an hour and make 12.00— or you can place a 10 minute phone call to a wreath customer and make $15.00. Spiff up your uniform and get ready—Kevin Neff used to fund his entire year in a week of wreath sales.

Kiwanis Party: Unfortunately our party at Heart Lake Resort had to be cancelled because of weather. They are working on a substitute date and will let us know. It may be in conjunction with the lock in at the community center—as soon as we know we will post it.

Fall Camporee: This is the District wide Camporee we have every year. This year it is the weekend of 1-2 October sponsored by one of the Harbor Springs troops. This should be a very interesting since the theme is American Indian lore and you will be able to earn that merit badge during the weekend if you attend. Some of the planning was done this past Wednesday—the rest will be done next week. This should be an interesting Camporee given that we will be preparing Indian style food and learning Native American games. Awesome. Sign up now.

Hartwick Pines: The Critters in the Moonlight project is scheduled for the evening of the 15th of October from about 4:00Pm to about 10:00 PM. We serve Mr. Proux’s chili and hot dogs and scouts have a chance to make a few bucks for their account if we make a profit.

Upcoming Campout: The leadership council also wants to do a mixed campout in the Pigeon River in mid October. The plan so far is to combine a 5 mile hike and orienteering for the younger boys with a short backpacking trip for the older boys, both ending up at the patrol base now thought to be at the end of the Shingle Mill trail in the PR. This is a prelude to backpacking we plan to do in the future and also to the Polar Bear next winter.

Court of Honor: Our Court of Honor also comes up on Sunday the 30th of October. Expect that date to be firm by next week. Lots of awards to pass out this fall—good job this summer.

Elections: Unit Elections this year will occur on Wednesday the 26th of October at our regular meeting. We elect patrol leaders and the patrol staff, as well as the senior patrol leader. If you would like to run, start your politicking now.

Fundraisers: The fall schedule after elections includes preparation for tree sales, wind up of popcorn and wreath sales (and preparation for delivery of both) and the troop lock in at the community center just before we start tree sales just after Thanksgiving.

Parents have a big role to play in the tree sales—since at least one parent must be on hand during sales. Ordinarily we post a sign up list on the web site where parents are expected to sign up for 3 shifts at different times during sales from the 25th to the end of sales usually about the 18th of December. Tree sales provide the money we run the troop on—and provide stipends for the boys who go to camp, as well as replace and repair our equipment. Sign up early and sign up often.

OK, for those of you who asked for an early heart attack in the form of the cheesy potatoes recipe for the Dutch ovens, here it is:

IN ONE # 12 Dutch oven with liner add,

4 bags of southern style hash browns (little square ones)

And stir in:

3 cans of Campbell’s cream of celery and 1 can of cream of mushroom soup (no off brand soup here please)

3 cups of milk

1 lb of sour cream

8 cups of finely shredded cheddar cheese (one standard bag at Wally or Glens)

3 table spoons of garlic salt and additional salt and pepper to taste (OK to taste—no eggs or raw meat in the recipe)

Stir gently to blend—the oven will be full so be careful

Once stirred, top with bread crumbs and about 12 strips of bacon over the top of the crumbs

Close the lid and add about 14 briquettes on top and 14 on the bottom of the oven and keep that many intact for about 2 to 2.5 hours.

When done, the potatoes should be hot and the cheese melted, and the bacon should be cooked.

Clean up is quick and the recipe feeds 18 scouts and adults easily—up to 24 if servings are limited to ½ to ¾ cup each (just try that ration on hungry scouts).

Yum yum.

So there you have it—so until next we speak again-

Keep your eye on the Eagle and your feet firmly on the Scenic Trail.

As always, call me: home: 989-732-3464, office: 989-732-3307; cell: 989-619-0630 or email: karndt@arndtandassoc.com.

Ken Arndt

Scoutmaster

More Information Bishop Baraga Award

Here is some additional information on the Bishop Baraga Award and Bishop Baraga Days:

Scouts that will be most successful to earn this award are encouraged to visit St. Francis Solanus church in Petoskey.  There will be a scouter dressed as Bishop Baraga that will be glad to provide you with the information needed for the requirements.  St. Francis Solanus

Also, attendance at the Vespers Service at Cross in the Woods, a Catholic Shrine, on Friday night at 7pm would also fulfill one of the requirements for the award.  Cross in the Woods National Shrine

And attendance at mass in a church that Baraga visited (which would be most of the churches on the pilgrimage site list) would also fulfill a requirement of the awards. 

Here is a complete listing of the requirements:

Complete all of the following:


1. Give a brief history of a Missionary Priest that served the Catholic Church in your

Diocese. Bishop Baraga must be used for this requirement for the Grand Rapids Diocese.

2. Explain the difference between a Missionary Priest and a Diocesan Priest.

3. Visit a Catholic shrine and give a brief history of the shrine.

4. Pray the Stations of the Cross at the Shrine and describe the Crosses that a Missionary

Priest may encounter as they spread our Catholic Faith throughout the World.

5. Attend a Mass at a church that was operating when the Boy Scouts of America was

founded in 1910.

6. Explain how you as a Catholic Scout in the United States in 2010 can be like a

missionary.

7. Prepare a map that shows the locations that the Missionary you choose preached the

Word of God and Evangelized the native people.

The above requirements have been completed by ______________________________________

Date______ Approved by _______________________________(Parent, Scout Leader or Pastor)

Mail the completed form along with $15.00 for each medal and $3.00 shipping and handling to:

Grand Rapids Catholic Committee on Scouting

6550 Belmont Ave NE

Belmont, MI 49306.

Please send the Baraga Award(s) to: Name: ________________________________________

Address: ________________________________________

City, State & Zip: ________________________________________

For the award, please contact Scott Harvey at 616 364 9086 or by e-mail scottharvey@prodigy.net with any questions.

For questions on this weekend, contact Julia Bushong, Asst. Scoutmaster, 989-619-2526

BISHOP BARAGA MISSIONARY TRAILS AWARD

Last year to celebrate 100 years of Scouting, the Grand Rapids Catholic Committee on Scouting offered the opportunity for Scouts to earn the Bishop Baraga Missionary Trails Award.

Click this link to read more:
BISHOP BARAGA MISSIONARY TRAILS AWARD

It is important to know that 100 years ago our country was still a mission country in the eyes of the Roman Catholic Church. Bishop Fredrick Baraga was the Missionary Priest that set up a mission church on the west side of the Grand River in what is now Grand Rapids for the Ottawa in 1832. He spent the next 36 years ministering to Native Americans and settlers from Europe. Missionary Priests brought the Roman Catholic Church to America and continue to bring our faith to all corners of the World.
This weekend, the Diocese of Gaylord is holding the annual Baraga Days.  Here is the perfect opportunity for boys in Northern Michigan to earn the Bishop Baraga Missionary Trails Award.  You can fulfill all the requirements of this award by participating in many of the free events honoring Bishop Baraga this weekend!

Please visit the Diocese of Gaylord website for a full listing of events.  Also visit the link above for the award requirements.  As a scout, you will need to do this on your own or with your family to earn this award.  Assistant Scoutmaster, Julia Bushong will be at all the main events this weekend for questions. 

Baraga Days 2011 Diocese of Gaylord

Upcoming Events!

Committee Meeting Reminder!  Sunday Sept 11, 6:00 p.m. Scouts, 7:00 p.m. adults at Bagley Hall.  Committee members and parents come one, come all!  If you have a scout in a leadership position then they should arrive at 6:00 p.m. to plan for the month's meetings. 

Hessel!  Planning is already underway for the Hessel camping trip September 16-18.  The theme is "On the Beach!"  Please let your senior patrol leader know if you are planning to attend.

Robotics Merit Badge: Let's build some robots!  There is a teacher at the Petoskey High School who is a merit badge counselor for Robotics.  He has a Robotics Club at 3:30-5:00 p.m. on Mondays starting any time after the first of October.  He's invited us to participate in his club with the high school students.  This may involve leaving school early on Monday for a few visits to the club in Petoskey.  We may be able to change the time to 5pm-6:30 for a couple visits if we have enough interested boys.  Julia Bushong will be creating a blog of our adventure in Robotics.  In exchange for the blog, the robot company has donated 2 robots to our troop to be used for this merit badge.  You do not have to buy a robot to complete this badge as we will share these two robots. 
Those interested in earning the Robotics merit badge should contact Julia Bushong, jbushonghome@charter.net.  Please review the merit badge requirements prior to signing up to make sure that you have interest in completing the badge.
See this link for the merit badge details.  http://usscouts.org/mb/mb146.asp
For those interested in purchasing their own robot, please see this link: http://www.scoutstuff.org/ollo-bug-robot-kit.html  This is the robot that will be featured in the blog that and this is the robot that Boy Scouts of America recommends for this badge. 

One of our scouts, Benjamin Bushong has already earned the Robotics merit badge.  You can view his robot presentation online and rate it!  So far he has a 3 star rating!  Support him and give him your rating! He is using the Ollo Bug, recommended by BSA for this badge. You can view it at this link:  Link to Ben's robot video

Troop 1-News and Views - August 2011

It is almost time for a new year to begin and a few thoughts before the year starts seem in order. It has been a busy summer with camp, Silversides and family activities, but September and October will be busy for us—let’s get ready now.

First Meeting: Our first meeting of the year will be Wednesday September 7th at Bagley Township Hall. We will have the hall open at 6:30 p.m. and the meeting will formally start at 7:00 p.m.  We will discuss who will go to Hessel on the 17th and who will work the Friends of NRA dinner which is the 10th of September, Saturday.

New Patrols. We have enough scouts to properly run 3 patrols if all scouts return this year. That means that each patrol can sit together at a meeting, camp together at a campout and work together on projects. For this first 6 months, I may appoint the patrol leaders initially so that we get our most experienced scouts, then the patrol can elect or look to the assistant patrol leader for the following 6 months. More as SPL Steven develops it.

Friends of NRA Dinner. This dinner will occur on the 10th of September from 4:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.. We usually provide a contingent of about 4 scouts who serve as runners for credit card slips and prizes. Dinner is provided at 4:00 p.m.. Sign up early.

Popcorn Sales. Many of our newer scouters will want to sell popcorn. We have the new materials for this fall’s sale and you will be hearing about that at the first meeting. This is a fun way to pay for camp and even recruit new scouts. Sales begin in September. And end in late October.

Hessel Campout. This is scheduled for September 16-18 which is the second week we are back. This is one of the most fun campouts on the calendar. This year’s theme is “On the Beach” and should be fun. There is no beach of course but we can sure fake it. Maybe this year our guys can go as the “Beach Boys.” Does anyone but Jim Marsh and me and remember the Beach Boys? Nine Inch Nails and Black Sabbath never got near the beach in California.

Kiwanis Party. Our chartered organization, the Kiwanis Club, has invited us to a party at the Heart Lake Resort on September 20th. There may be some confusion at this writing as to whether the actual party will be the 20th or the 22d (Thursday), but we will get exact instructions from the club next week. This is a very old tradition in the troop and we will be able to swim on their raft and they provide hot dogs for dinner. Parents have been invited this year and have been asked to provide a dish to pass. Planned time is 4:00 to about 6:00. We will have exact details at the first meting.

Fall Camporee. This is the District wide Camporee we have every year. This year it is the weekend of 1-2 October sponsored by one of the Harbor Springs troops. This should be a very interesting since the theme is American Indian lore and you will be able to earn that merit badge during the weekend if you attend. Awesome.

Our Court of Honor also comes up in October, but we have not yet picked a date for it. Expect that by the first meetings of the year. Lots of awards to pass out this fall—good job this summer.

Other goings on over the summer include planning for the administration of promotions and boards for one. Last year any scout could just come up about any time and have a scoutmaster conference. What we will do this year is a bit different. We will have 1 or 2 formal boards of review each month during which all boys will have the opportunity to attend. We will do the same for scoutmaster conferences. This year, however, those conferences will be different. Partly due to suggestions of parents, the scoutmaster conference will be more of a testing ground for the requirements of the advancement. As most of you know, the purpose of the board of review is to determine how you as a scout see the troop, your ideas for improvement and to discover any problems you might be having—it is not a testing ground.  But the scoutmaster conference can be. Once you are ready for advancement, take your book to Mr. or Mrs. Proux and bring your records up to date. Obtain your transcript from Mr. Proux and bring it to me. I will then set up the scoutmaster’s conference. That will be populated by our senior boys and by me and our task will be to validate your rank achievements and recommend you to the board of review just as the conference does now. Some things that maybe you had to get through once for a sign off in your book in front of an older scout but didn’t actually learn should be reviewed before this board. We will talk more about this at the first few meetings of the year.

Books sign offs. Let’s make every attempt to bring books to every meeting and every scouting event. Troop policy for book sign off is that Star Scouts and above sign our books. Any adult except the scout’s own parent can sign off a book, but please make every effort to take care of this at a regular meeting within the scout chain of leadership. The SPL will have more to say about this at the first meetings of the year.

Please make every effort to attend the first two meetings of the year since we will be planning for Hessel and the first few months of our year. If you do not appear and get your patrol assignment, it will be tougher to fill in later.

We lost 3 good scouts this year. The former SPL Donald Phillips departed in the summer and former SPL Mike Oltersdorf and Cam Krupiarz both aged out of our troop. Both achieved Eagle scout before they aged out. Mike will be going to college this fall and Cam will finish his last parts of high school this year. Both Mike and Cam are Eagle scouts and we will certainly miss them. Look for some announcement in the near term as to their plans for an Eagle party and installation.

Wish OA candidates Steven Verduce and Brandon Proux luck on the September 10th, since they will be undergoing part of their training as part of full membership in OA.

Until we meet on the 7th (or earlier if you are in the SPL planning group), keep your eye on the Eagle and your feet firmly on the Scenic Trail.

PS-My cell is working again-really.

As always, call me: home: 989-732-3464, office: 989-732-3307; cell: 989-619-0630 or email: karndt@arndtandassoc.com.

Ken Arndt
Scoutmaster

Got Plans for the Weekend? Help Kory Wegmeyer complete his Eagle Project!

Just in case you can't read the picture image below, I'll give you the details!

Kory Wegmeyer's Eagle Scout Project

August 27, 9:00 am

Aspen Park

Trail Maintenance and Staining

Bring work gloves, saws, rakes, pruning trimmers

Lunch will be provided.

Someday your goal may be to make Eagle Scout and you will need help from your fellow scouts.  Please take the time to come and help out and have some fun with your buddies!

Questions for Kory: 989-372-1065

Rain Day Auguest 28th at 9:00 am

Attention All Scouts! Help Kory Wegmeyer Complete his Eagle Project!

Help United Way STUFF THE BUS

Excitement Builds for "Stuff the Bus"


Summer break ends in a few weeks, with teachers and students returning to the classroom. Many children look forward to arriving on the first day of school with new notebooks, backpacks, pencil boxes, and crayons. However, back to school time can be a burden on many low income families in Northern Michigan. Some students won't have the school supplies they need, forcing many teachers to buy supplies using their own money.

The cost to families isn't negligible. According to National Retail Federation, the average family with children in grades K-12 will spend an average of $603.63 on school items this year. On Saturday, Aug. 13, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., school buses will be parked at Glens on Main Street Gaylord, the K-Mart on Otsego Ave., and WalMart on Dickerson Rd. courtesy of Gaylord Area Public Schools.

Shoppers are encouraged to pick up extra folders, pencils, possibly a box of crayons or a package of construction paper and help Otsego County United Way Stuff the Bus! Shoppers can get a list of suggested school supplies by contacting Otsego County United Way and at each Stuff the Bus location. The distribution of school supplies to students in need will be conducted through the three public school districts in the county; Gaylord, Johannesburg, & Vanderbilt Public Schools.

To make it easier for people to give, various stores throughout Otsego County will have drop-boxes available from August 1st through the 13th to collect school supplies from shoppers who would like to contribute to the effort. For a list of locations contact Otsego County United Way at 989-732-8929. Volunteers are needed to help staff the buses on August 13 and help sort what Otsego County United Way hopes is a bus load of school supplies on August 18. To volunteer, contact Carol at 989-705-8584.

Otsego County United Way is also accepting monetary donations to purchase school supplies for students in need. Donations should be mailed to Otsego County United Way, 116 E. Fifth St, Gaylord, MI 49735, with Stuff the Bus noted, or use one of the donation boxes available at the buses.

Come help Stuff the Bus!

GREAT PROGRAM OPPORTUNITY!!!!

This looks like a fun program!  Check it out!

Hiking and Plant Identification 101 &


Michigan Geology & Fossils 101

Petoskey State Park

July 30, 2011 Beginning at 10 AM at Beach Concession Stand

Hiking and plant identification will consist of a 1 to 2 hour hike through Petoskey State Park’s hiking trails with stops for plant id and succession. Hike is designed for beginners, you should bring comfortable shoes, water, and bug spray to be comfortable

The geology program will cover some basic Michigan geologic history, basic rock and fossil id, rock and fossil hunting, use of microscopes to examine rocks and fossils, as well as other kid friendly activities

Hiking program instruction by Sally Wagle

Geology program and use of equipment courtesy of Lake Superior State University Department of Geology and Physics. Instruction provided by Mary St. Antoine and Jeff Ross of the LSSU Geology Club

Seriously Folks! Sign up to Support the Kiwanis! It's fun!

It's Alpenfest week! Everyone must sign up for service hours at the Alpenfest Dime Toss! The Kiwanis Club are our sponsers and we want to help them out working in the booth. Please see attached link and sign up for a time to work. I heard there was difficulty for those on phones to read the sign up sheet. 

These are the times when help is needed:

Friday July 15
10:00 am-1:00 pm

1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
4:00 pm - 7:00 pm   Zach Z. and Weston Foster 5-7pm

Saturday July 16
10:00 am-1:00 pm
1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
4:00 pm - 7:00 pm



Our boys do not work after 8:00PM. An adult is supposed to be on hand or “available and in the area”.. Younger boys should always have our adults supervising—in the booth. 15 and up scouts have traditionally worked alone. Wear your Class A scout uniform shirt! Look your best!
The shifts are traditionally 3 hours. If this is too long for you, then just indicate the hours that you can work.

If you have difficulty signing up, please email jbushonghome@charter.net or call 989-619-2526 and I will add your name to the sign up list.

Reminder!!! Sign up for Alpenfest Dime Toss Booth Service Hours

It's Alpenfest week!  Everyone must sign up for service hours at the Alpenfest Dime Toss! The Kiwanis Club are our sponsers and we want to help them out working in the booth. Please see attached link and sign up for a time to work.   Sign up sheet

Our boys do not work after 8:00PM. An adult is supposed to be on hand or “available and in the area”.. Younger boys should always have our adults supervising—in the booth. 15 and up scouts have traditionally worked alone. Wear your Class A scout uniform shirt! Look your best!

The shifts are traditionally 3 hours. If this is too long for you, then just indicate the hours that you can work.

If you have difficulty signing up, please email jbushonghome@charter.net or call 989-619-2526 and I will add your name to the sign up list.

Silversides Trip this Saturday!

Don't miss out!

We are driving by private vehicle to Muskegon, Michigan to the Great Lakes Naval Museum. We will depart from Bagley at 11:30 am.  We will be attending a class from 4:00 PM on Saturday on the proper construction of underwater ROV’s, we will eat dinner on site and we will take up residence on the WWII submarine Silversides after dinner. The boys and adults will sleep on the sub in bunks used by the sailors on the sub during the war and have free access to the interior of the submarine. Sunday morning we will get up, have breakfast and come home.

This is one of the most exciting things we do—it is the cool stuff that complements the hard work the boys did at summer camp. This is an actual WWII sub with combat history in the war.

Scouts should bring a change of clothing (shorts, Class B) and a summer weight sleeping bag and toiletries. We do not swim next to the sub but the boys will have access to the museum next to the dock. Rain gear and suntan lotion will not be necessary. Class A uniform is necessary for travel to Muskegon and back. Scouts may bring a fishing pole but no live bait please.

Please give Ken Arndt a call if you are planning on coming and are not on the list!

See attached permission slip and detailed instructions: Permission Slip and Details
 
Silversides Attendees Signed Up so Far:


1. Brady Schultz
2. Spider Bushong
3. Jeremy Brandenburger
4. Nate Beauchesne
5. Trevor Adams
6. Quade Adams
7. Patrick Arndt
8. John Veau Jr.
9. Brandon Proux
10. Zack Pace
11. Weston Foster
12. Trevor Clink
13. Jacob Totten
14. Zack Zelkowski

You will receive a confirming telephone call before Friday and it is important that you respond to confirm your son’s attendance if you have not already spoken with Mr. Arndt or Mr. Proux.

Adults that will be attending: Ken Arndt, Jeff Proux, Tom Adams, John Vieau.

Alpenfest Dime Toss Booth Service Hours

Calling all Scouts!  Everyone must sign up for service hours at the Alpenfest Dime Toss!  The Kiwanis Club are our sponsers and we want to help them out working in the booth.  Please see attached link and sign up for a time to work. Sign Up sheet

Our boys do not work after 8:00PM. An adult is supposed to be on hand or “available and in the area”.. Younger boys should always have our adults supervising—in the booth. 15 and up scouts have traditionally worked alone. Wear your Class A scout uniform shirt! Look your best!

The shifts are traditionally 3 hours.  If this is too long for you, then just indicate the hours that you can work.


If you have difficulty signing up, please email jbushonghome@charter.net or call 989-619-2526 and I will add your name to the sign up list.

Committee Leadership Meeting

Please plan to attend our monthly Committee Leadership Meeting on July 10 at Bagley hall at 7pm.  All Committee Members, Leadership and Parents are invited to attend!

Lost bag!

We are lLooking for a bag lost at Camp Greilick!  Did anyone from Troop 1 pick up a blue and black draw string adidas bag?  Inside there were some clothes, a flashlight and his scout book.    If you have it please email jackie sink [jackiesink@yahoo.com]

Thanks!

In Memory of Leonard Fritz

Any Scouts who are not going to camp this week are encouraged to attend Leonard's service on Thursday in uniform.

Obituary


Leonard Earl Fritz, 84 years of age, residing in Gaylord, has begun another part of this journey, joining our Lord on June 24, 2011. Leonard was born in Mt. Pleasant on August 21, 1926 to Ray and Louise Fritz. Leonard served in the Army during WW II, earned his BS and MA in Industrial Arts Education at CMU and Greely CO. He taught Industrial Arts for 30 years before retiring from Monroe Public School. He served as President of the Michigan Industrial Arts Association. Leonard married his wife, Madeline Milidonis-Fritz in 1975. Leonard enjoyed hunting, woodworking, supporting his boys in their school activities and in BSA Troop 1 as Troop Committee Chairman and District Commissioner. Leonard served his community through his service on the Otsego Lake Township Zoning Commission. He was a loving husband, father and ‘Poppy.’ Survived by his wife Madeline Milidonis-Fritz; sons, Jared Micah (Katie) Fritz and Justin Ray Fritz (Heather Zamora); grandchildren Kendall Isadora and Keegan Malea; father-in-law, Mitch Milidonis (Lora Pat Huffman); siblings, Iola (Jerry) Wood, Shirley (Johnny) Polich, their children Mark (Victoria) Polich, Mike (Terry Franhauser) Polich, Lou (Kathy) Polich, Maria (Rob) Schweers. Mr. Fritz was preceded in death by his parents, Ray and Louise (Isbell) Fritz and his mother-in-law Mary Hope Milidonis. Memorial gathering Thursday, June 30, 2011, 10:00 am at the Gaylord First Presbyterian Church until the time of the Memorial service at 11:00 a.m. Inhuming will take place in the 1st Presbyterian Church of Gaylord Memorial Garden. Contributions may be made to Boy Scouts of America Scenic Trails Council; Gaylord Presbyterian Church Memorial Garden or the Gaylord Community Food Pantry, through the Nelson Funeral Home, PO Box 1548, Gaylord MI 49734.

Sad News... the passing of Leonard Fritz

In case you did not hear yet, Leonard Fritz just died. He was one of those old scouters who never let go of the traditions of scouting and he was certainly a benefactor to our troop. As long as I have been scoutmaster, each year in May he sends a check to the troop to “help out with camp.” He has two boys who are Eagle scouts. I can’t tell you how many times he stopped by the office here with a book or an article—he even dropped off his old hunting clothes to be given to a boy (complete with boots). I saw him last 3 weeks ago. He was a very stabilizing influence in the transition when I became scoutmaster.

God bless Leonard Fritz.

Ken Arndt

Troop 1

Summer Camp News 2011

 

Here are a few notes on our upcoming trip to Camp Greilick on Sunday the 26^th

 

We leave Sunday morning the June 26 at 12:00 Noon from Bagley Township Hall. 

We return about 12:00 Noon on July 2 to Bagley Township Hall. (We anticipate leaving camp about 10:00AM)

1. Eat lunch before you get to Bagley on Sunday, we will not stop.
2. Bring your bathing suit and a towel and anything else you need to swim with you on the ride over—do not pack it in your gear which will be in the troop trailer.  We can’t be sure when the troop trailer will be available.
3. All gear will be carried to camp in the troop trailer.  Ask Mrs. Vieau why.
4. Below is a posting of who has a physical on file.  If you are listed as not having a physical, better make tracks to the walk in clinic or call me.
5. Log into Scenic Trails Council under “Summer Camp 2011”  and take a look at the merit badge offerings, as well as the suggested packing list:
1. I will issue blue cards Sunday afternoon for your merit badge sessions.  No need to do anything special but look at the offerings.
2. No open toed shoes around camp (flip flops etc).  Bring your hiking boots or regular jogging shoes.
3. A warm sleeping bag is always a good idea this time of year—and rain gear.  We travel in Class A’s and you will have to put it on before you check in, so wear it to Bagley.  We are short a few class Bs but Jeff is scrounging and borrowing for camp.  Having a Class B or other T shirts and shorts is a good idea.  Bring at least 3 changes of underwear and socks.  We have a special prize for those of you who take a shower by Wednesday (No Mary Vieau, you cannot win the contest)
4. We are staying in Cherokee—bath rooms on one side and mess hall on the other and we will be sharing the site with Troop 5.  Good spot.
5. Meds:  Send enough meds, clearly labeled with your son.  Meds should be in a plastic bag marked with your son’s name.  They will be inventoried at check in and we will pass out the meds at Cherokee.
6. Wednesday is Parents night and the OA ceremony.  Parents should arrive about 6:30 to 7:00 PM and come on up and visit the site.  Our site is right across from the flag pole.  We will walk down to the bowl together. If parents want to eat with the boys on Wednesday, then each individual parent has to call camp starting Monday to make a reservation.  Space is limited, so call early.  Wednesday evening meal is traditionally Buffalo and usually good.  I think the meal is about $6.00 per person.  You can also take your boy out to dinner as long as you are back by about 8:15PM.  Once the fire bowl program is over, scouts go up the hill to camp one way and parents go down the hill to the parking lot the other way.
7. Adults at camp the first three days include Arndt, Adams, Vieau, Beauchesne and possibly Modrzynski.  New adults arriving on Wednesday include Proux.
8. I will be in the office most of the day tomorrow.  Drop your forms at the office or at the latest, bring them Sunday.
9. Lastly, we don’t want this last minute rushing around getting ready to impact the fun the boys will be having next week.  If we make a mistake and forget something, we will live with it.  Make sure the uniforms are intact, sleeping bag is habitable and we have good shoes.  Do look over the form shortages—missing a medical form can really put a cramp in a boy’s swimming activities.
   

Ken

Don't miss these events!

Air Show: The air show is this weekend, June 17 -19. If you are going to the airshow, the drop off point is at the main gate of the airport. Look right through the inside gate to the base of the tower and we will be camping there. Do not come before 6:00 PM. This is 2 days of camping for scouts to apply toward rank advancement.
We will be helping with the car parking again, but it will be different than last year.  Only one lot and they are marked so it won’t be the same difficulty that we had last year. We will help both Saturday and Sunday. I would say we will break off Sunday at 1:00 PM for pick ups at 1:15. Half boys working half going to the show. We start parking on Sunday at 9:00 AM


First Aid: The first aid class is June 20th and 21st,  Monday and Tuesday at 7:00. If you are a new scout, you have to be there. If you cannot be there, email the scoutmaster and let him know by Friday.

The following took first aid last year and do not need to attend:


T Adams
Nick House
P. Arndt
All Vieau's
All Beauchesne’s
All Bushongs
All Clinks
Andrew Leeman
Scoutmaster

Troop 1- News and Views - June 2011

Summer is here!

First, the good news for scouts and bad news for parents: school is out. At least in the short run we can get the boys to camp and give mom a week’s extension of the school year. So here is the latest.

We will not have a formal troop meeting this week, June 8th since school is out.

Coordination in Lieu of Troop Meeting:  Many of the scouts and parents have questions and must turn in paperwork and I still have work to do with the committee for summer activities. I will be at Bagley Township Hall Wednesday from 6:45 to about 8:30 or until the last scout or parent is taken care of. If you have med forms to drop or questions on camp or anything else, this would be a good time to come in and let’s get the issues taken care of. Same is true for the 15th. Same schedule for me as the 8th at Bagley. Don’t wait until the last minute.

Air show. We are going to the air show at the Gaylord Regional Airport, called Wings Over Gaylord, on June 18 and 19. We camp at the air show and assist with some of their activities and, in return, get to see the exhibits free. I have a partial list of attendees but if you would like to go, email me at the address below and be sure you are on the list. Alternatively you can contact Mr. Proux.  Drop will be at the airport at the main gate and we will camp the same place as last year at the base of the tower. Anticipate cost of about $10.00 per scout.  You should expect to participate in a project at the airport on Saturday and possibly for a short time Sunday morning—don’t know just yet the exact details. It will not be as difficult as last year.

Needed for the air show: Sleeping bag and camping gear for an overnight stay.  I must have a new part A/C, and the permission slip we will post on line.

See this link for information on the air show: http://www.wingsovergaylord.org/

First Aid Class June 20 and 21 at Bagley. The boys and adults who have not taken first aid last year need to complete it this year. First night is basic first aid, second is CPR. Class Begins at 7:00 PM sharp, runs to about 9:00 PM. I will be at the hall at 6:00 PM both nights to collect paperwork and clear up any last minute requirements. If you are a new scout this year, you should be there. The training is well worthwhile.

Summer camp is June 26 (departing at about noon from Bagley) to July 2, arriving back at Bagley about noon on Saturday. We expect to leave camp at Greilick about 10:00 AM for the trip back.

Needed for the summer camp:  Critical to attendance at camp is the scout physical for adults and scouts—all three parts with the same date—Part A, B and C. If you have not done this yet, you can get the physical done at the Walk In clinic on McCoy Road for about $25. Yes, you can take it out of your son’s scout account. I will collect the physicals when you have them or at the VERY latest, on either the 20th or 21st of June at 6:00PM at Bagley.

I encourage you to go online and log into the Scenic Trails website, look under Summer Camp 2011 and look through the camp guide and the programs offered. All first year and some second year scouts will be involved in Quest and will have about half a day and evenings for merit badges and other activities.
See this link for more information on summer camp: http://www.stcbsa.org/main/portal.php?page=6
See this link to print a part A,B,C: http://www.scouting.org/filestore/HealthSafety/pdf/part_c.pdf

We will produce another summer camp letter by the 15th, but all you need to know is on the STC website. If you have trouble with that site, let me know and we will work through it.

We want every new boy to go to camp. I realize that there are many obstancles-money, working, transportation and maybe uniforms. Please let us help. The committee approved an $80.00 stipend for all boys attending camp and if there are still issues, please communicate with me. Please.

Silversides—the Submarine. Last year we booked a stay over on the WWII sub Saturday night and that is coming up July 16. On Saturday morning, we go to the water park in Muskegon.  Then we go to the submarine to sleep and this year we will have an ROV class.  This trip is unforgettable and is anticipated to have a cost of about $40.00, so brush off your mower and week whacker.

See this link for more information: http://www.silversidesmuseum.org/Overnight-Visits__Camp-on-Silversides-WWII-Sub-Muskegon-Michigan-Sleep-on-Submarine-Scouts-West-Michigan.htm

Alpenfest Parade: For those scouts not going to the Submarine, we need two boys to carry the Kiwanis banner in the Alpenfest parade on Saturday. Those two scouts will be the boys not at Silversides because the Saturday of the parade is the Saturday we will be at the submarine. Please support our sponser!

Alpenfest Dime Toss Booth. And don’t forget our sponsors the Kiwanis Club. During Alpenfest, we will work the dime toss booth and we also work it in August during the Fair. An adult is always present and when you think about devoting time to our sponsor, remember that the national dues for BSA are paid by them for us. This year we also need two boys to carry the Kiwanis banner in the Alpenfest parade on Saturday. Those two scouts will be the boys not at Silversides because the Saturday of the parade is the Saturday we will be at the submarine. So we will need everybody’s help in coordination to make this happen.

Even though many of you are new, there are changes every year. At the Camporee we received a series of new BSA policies which are designed to make scouting better for all of us—adults and scouts. Over the camp period we will be digesting those ideas and policies and you will see some changes when we come back in the fall.

Enjoy your summer. The days of youth pass away and one day if you are like me you will wonder why they passed so rapidly. Enjoy scouting and more importantly, enjoy your families.

Well, that is about it. Get those physicals and get them to me. As always, call me: home: 989-732-3464, office: 989-732-3307; cell: 989-619-0630 or email: karndt@arndtandassoc.com.

Until we meet again on the Scenic Trail,

Ken Arndt
Scoutmaster

Don't forget! Committee Meeting this Sunday, June 5, 2011

Committee Members, parents, and scouts with leadership roles please attend a Committee Leadership meeting on Sunday, June 5, 2011 at Bagley Township Hall.


Scouts should arrive at 6:00 p.m. for discussion on topics that they want to present to the committee at 7:00 p.m.

Committee Members and parents should arrive at 7:00 p.m. to hear topics from scouts and then continue with the meeting. Important decisions for the troop are decided at this monthly meeting and we encourage everyone to come and have a voice in how the troop is run. Hope to see you there!

New Parents!  This is a great opportunity for new parents to see how things work and have a say in what we do!  If this is your scouts first year at camp, take this opportunity make sure that you've got all your questions asked and all your paperwork turned in.  Please come! 

Third Time's a Charm! Please Help Mike Oltersdorf complete his eagle project!

Last Minute Notice!  This is Wednesday!  Tomorrow!

Because of all the rain we've had to reschedule this once again.  Please try to attend!

When: Wednesday June 1, starting at 4 PM- come before the scout meeting please! Pizza served at 6:15

What: Mike O's Eagle Project -Paint the Pavillion and assembly of benches


Where: The Gaylord Youth Soccer Complex Pavillion



Dress in old clothes for the work and paint brushes provided.

Important Reminders!

Don't forget!

May 28, 2011 Mike Oltersdorf's Eagle Scout Project: Part 1

                                   Where: The Gaylord Youth Soccer Complex
                                   When: 1:00 p.m. this Saturday
                                   What: Painting the Pavilion
                                    Dress in old clothes for the work and paint brushes provided.
                                    If it is raining on this day DO NOT COME, we will reschedule.

May 29, 2011 Cameron's Krupiarz Eagle Scout Project
                                   Where: Five Lakes Nature Trail
                                   When: 10:30 a.m., Sunday May 29 with an alternate rain date of June 5
                                   What: Installing a split rail fence around parking area, putting up trail marking
                                   signs, spreading out wood chips on parking area and trimming back overgrown trails.

                                   What to bring: shovels, posthole digger, wheelbarrow, landscape rake or
                                    garden rake, pitch fork, bow saw, pruning shears and work gloves.

                                    Lunch will be served at 1:00 p.m.

                                    Map to Cameron's Eagle Project


Monday, May 30, 2011: Memorial Day Parade.  The Gaylord Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) will hold a memorial parade which will form at the VFW Hall, 408 W Main St., at 9:30 a.m. The parade will proceed to the Otsego County Courthouse lawn on the corner of Main and Court. There at 10 a.m. a ceremony will be held at the Veterans Memorial for Otsego County residents who lost their lives in service to their country. M-32 will be closed during the ceremony. 
All scouts should meet at the VFW Hall at 9:30 am.
Wear your uniform! You should look your very best for this parade, and be on your best behavior as we honor those who have died.

Eagle Projects - Earn some service hours!

Every Boy Scout needs to earn some service hours and an excellent way to do that is to help out your fellow Scouts who are doing their Eagle Project!  There are two Eagle Scout projects coming up in the near future and they need your help to complete them.  Someday you may want to be an Eagle Scout and you will have a project that is important to you.  Please try to attend if you are able. Thanks!

May 28, 2011     Mike Oltersdorf's Eagle Scout Project: Part 1
                             Where: The Gaylord Youth Soccer Complex
                             When: 1:00 p.m. this Saturday
                             What: Painting the Pavilion
                             Dress in old clothes for the work and paint brushes provided.
              If it is raining on this day DO NOT COME, we will reschedule.

May 29, 2011    Cameron's Krupiarz  Eagle Scout Project
                            Where: Five Lakes Nature Trail
                            When: 10:30 a.m., Sunday May 29 with an alternate rain date of June 5
                            What: Installing a split rail fence around parking area, putting up trail marking
                            signs, spreading out wood chips on parking area and trimming back overgrown trails.
                            What to bring: shovels, posthole digger, wheelbarrow, landscape rake or garden rake,
                            pitch fork, bow saw, pruning shears and work gloves.
                            Lunch will be served at 1:00 p.m.
                            Map to Cameron's Eagle Project
    

It's Grass Cutting Season!

Each summer scouts in Troop 1 have the great opportunity to earn money for summer camp and other trips by cutting grass and maintaining some local cemeteries.  To be eligible to participate in grass cutting, you must attend the Mower Safety class.  Mower Safety is on May 18, 2011 at 6:30 p.m., prior to the regular meeting at Bagley Hall. 



Cemetery Clean-ups:

All workers will be paid by the hour into your scout account.

Bring rake, shovel and wheelbarrow if you have it. 



Hayes Tower Cemetery,  May 24,   Time 6:00 p.m., with Jeff Proux



Resurrection Cemetery,   May 26,   Time; 5:00 p.m. until complete, with Ken Arndt

     Winters Rd, Vanderbilt



St. Mary Cemetery, May 26, Time: 5:30 p.m. until complete, with Eric Clink

     M-32 East,Gaylord

Important Forms!

Every scout needs a current Part A,B,C form filled out for summer camp and other overnight activities.  Please click on the link to print the form and take it to your physician to be filled out and signed.
Medical Forms Part a,b,c

Here is a Troop Event permission Form.  Please fill out a form if you are attending the camporee this weekend, and please fill one out in the future when you attend an event.


Troop Event Permission Form

It's Grass Cutting Season!

Each summer scouts in Troop 1 have the great opportunity to earn money for summer camp and other trips by cutting grass and maintaining some local cemeteries.  To be eligible to participate in grass cutting, you must attend the Mower Safety class. 

Mower Safety is on May 18, 2011 at 6:30 p.m., prior to the regular meeting at Bagley Hall. 

Cemetery Clean-ups:
All workers will be paid by the hour into your scout account.
Bring rake, shovel and wheelbarrow if you have it. 

Hayes Tower Cemetery,  May 17,  Time: 6:00, with Jeff Proux

Resurrection Cemetery,   May 19,  Time: 4:00 p.m. until complete, with Ken Arndt
     Winters Rd, Vanderbilt

St. Mary Cemetery, May 26, Time: 5:30 p.m. until complete, with Eric Clink
     M-32 East, Gaylord

National Wild Turkey Federation Event: 45th Parallel Gobblers

Event Date: June 4, 2011
Location: Johnson Property, Gaylord, MI

Scouts can go for the fun, or if you want to earn service hours, you can sign up with Assistant Scoutmaster Eric Clink.  Contact Eric ASAP if you want to volunteer so he can sign you up to work a booth.  You can sign up for the Jake's event at the next scout meeting.

Beaver Creek Cleanup and Swim

Troop 1 scouts please join us at Beaver Creek in Gaylord for a cleanup and a swim!  Bring your rake or shovel and swimsuit from 11:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m. on Saturday, May 7th. 

Beaver Creek Resort

5004 W. Otsego Lake

Gaylord, MI 49735

Hope to see you there!

Last Round table until Fall - Thursday May 5th

All interested NTD Leaders and Volunteers,

Due to everyone’s responses the District Committee Meeting and Roundtable will be moved to May 5th, one week from today. Order of the Arrow Chapter meeting is moved to this night as well so, OA, please make the necessary communications to tell the membership.

Shawn Steiner, council advancement chair, is not able to attend due to the change but has told me he will be coming to the District Camporee and would like to talk to the Scoutmasters and District Level Advancement Volunteers then.

Again, we are now meeting at the United Methodist Church in Petoskey.

Petoskey United Methodist Church
1804 Mitchell St
Petoskey, MI 49770

This is the last roundtable before summer and would love to have it be a killer turn out. Please plan on coming and since it is the last event it will also be a pot luck event. Please bring a dish to pass.

Craig Oakley is interested in car pooling with whomever can go to this roundtable tomorrow. Craig’s number is 370-3308.


Above information obtained from Nick Killian, Camping Director

Troop 1 Court of Honor Date and Time Change!!

**Date and Time Change*


Due to a water issue in the Bagley Township Hall we are moving the Court of Honor from Sunday, May 1st, to  our regularly scheduled Boy Scout Meeting on Wednesday, May 4.

Please arrive at normal meeting time.  The Court of Honor will begin at 7:00 p.m.  It is optional for you to to bring a dessert or snack to share.

Hope to see you there to support our scouts and congratulate them on awards and rank advancements.

Spring Court of Honor

**Date and Time Change*
Moved to Wednesday, May 4
at Regularly scheduled Boy Scout Meeting

Sunday, May 1st

3:30 PM to 6:00PM

Set Up at 3:30-Dinner at 4:00

Bagley Township Hall

South Old US 27

Gaylord

Parents, Grandparents, Girlfriends, and of course our Scouts!

Let’s recognize our scouts for the best winter season yet—and promotions earned.

Meet the new Troop scout staff and our new scouts—all 12!

Troop buys the ham and turkey, drinks and napkins

Families with last names beginning A to N bring side dishes (potatoes, salad, beans, bread, relishes etc)

Families with last names O to Z bring desserts.

All Families bring plates, cup or glass and Silverware

Calendar of 2011 Events (updated)

February 25-27 Headlands Trip-Mackinaw City

March 11 Headcount and Deposit for Summer Camp 2011 due

March 19 Sportsplex- Lock In-Gaylord

April Pack 1 Crossover month

April 15 Applications Due-NYLT

April TBD Spring Troop Event

April 16th Leader Training-Adult

April ?? Beaver Creek Event

May 1 NYLT Candidates Due STC

May 1 Spring Court of Honor 3:30PM Bagley Twp Hall

May-Cemetery Specific Cemetery Clean ups by Memorial Day

May 6-8 Climb Tower Training Cp Greilick

May 13-14 OA Spring Fellowship

May 15 Final Lists and Payment due for Summer Camp

May 21-22 Spring Camporee

May 30 Memorial Day-Scouts March with VFW

June 12-17 NYLT-Camp Greilick

June 18-19 Air Show-Gaylord Regional Airport

June 26-July 2 Summer Camp-Troop 1

July 16th Silversides Trip-Muskegon

August Primitive Event

September 7th First Meeting of the New School Year

September 15-17 Hessel Int’l Scout Jamboree

October 1-2 Fall Camporee

April 2011 Troop 1-News and Views

It's Spring!

Spring is here for sure now and the April rains have started, so we are now officially in hiking weather. May and June will be a busy couple of months for sure.


October 2010 Court of Honor


First of all, the spring Court of Honor is Sunday, May 1 at 3:30PM. We have 12 new boys and their parents to welcome and we have several senior and Eagle Scouts who will be leaving us this summer for work school and continuing adventures in life. We have a new troop staff and that group has already stepped up and are planning the pre summer camp months.

May will be especially busy—we have to have the bi annual first aid class, mower safety class and get our mowing schedules down so that we can spiff up our cemeteries by Memorial Day.

This year the Troop will be marching in the Memorial Day Parade—first time in some years. The question of why we don’t march then has no good answer, but as a vet myself—and a lucky one—we shall fix that this year. May 30th and I expect that we will march with or near the VFW. More as we hear from them on exactly the plan. If we can, we will also place a wreath from the troop which has been our custom in the past.

We are sending two candidates off to NYLT in June—Noah Modrzynski and Jamie Heydon—to learn all about leadership at the troop and patrol level. Wish them luck as future leaders of our troop. SPL Steven Verduce will also be full time staff at camp this summer so his assistants will take over leader duties in camp. With Steven out there, you won’t be able to hide out instead of training. JASM Kenny Arndt will also be on the instructor staff at NYLT this year—and he has been training every other weekend since February to learn how to do it right. By the way, NYLT is National Youth Leadership Training and the course is developed nationally and presented locally. You should all aspire to do this training in your scouting career.

Physicals. All scouts and adults need an annual physical before summer camp. This has to be done on our form (not the school sports form) and turned in to me—I will keep it in the troop records for camp. The best deal is the physical done by the walk in clinic on McCoy—costs $25 I believe and they will use our form. Otherwise, physicals need to be done by a physician, Nurse Practitioner or a Physician Assistant. That, combined with the scout medical release forms filled out and signed by parents goes everywhere with us.


May 2010 Cleanup


Grass cutting and clean ups. Ken Arndt (Scoutmaster) will coordinate Resurrection Cemetery this year, Eric Clink (ASM) will coordinate old St Mary and Jeff Proux (ASM) will coordinate Hayes Township Cemetery. It is absolutely essential that, if you are going to cut grass or work the clean ups in May, that you register at the mower safety class. That way we will know who to send the emails to and or call and you will get a chance to work and earn your way. Clean up pays $10.00 per hour, push mowers pay $12.00 per hour and riders (adults or those with drivers license) pay $23.00 per hour. You provide the mower and gas, as well as transportation to the cemetery. We cut the cemeteries on a staggered schedule so no two cemeteries will be being cut at the same time. It is our fervent hope that all of our scouts in the troop will participate in the grass cutting.


Camp Greilick June 2010


Summer Camp. Summer camp begins on Sunday June 26th and ends Saturday July 2nd at about 10:00 a.m. We leave about 12:30 p.m. from Bagley and return there about 12:30 p.m. the following Saturday. The total cost of camp is $215.00 per boy and the troop helps with the cost based on the gifts we receive during the year and the vote of the troop committee. Each boy should plan on contributing about $100.00 to his camp bill this summer. Most have already made a $90 deposit, except of course our new scouts. Prior to camp, each boy/family will receive a troop guide which details how to make a projection of the events to work and the money earned for scouting events. In addition, boys should also complete the summer camp worksheet (downloaded from Scenic Trails Council site—Summer Camp 2011) and list merit badges and other programs of interest. We will work on this with the younger boys well before camp—but the older boys should complete the form and get it to me at the end of May.

Beaver Creek. The boys are planning a swim day at Beaver Creek. More from the Senior Patrol Leader.

First Aid Training. At least every other year, every registered scout and adult must take the required First Aid Block of Instruction. It includes basic first aid and CPR. This training is conducted at Bagley but will not be done at a regular troop meeting since about half of the troop completed this training last year.

About our new scouts. . . I am delighted to see so many new scouts—many friends of our existing members.  Older scouts keep in mind that things that you have known for years are a new experience to these boys. Same with the parents of these scouts. “The OA SLC is meeting at CG/Besser to send final SPDS to the Lodge” is not going to mean much to new scouters. Take time to explain what we are doing to the new scouters so they don’t feel left out.

Adults-if you are going anywhere near summer camp this year, don’t forget your Youth Protection Check. Go to Social Services on McCoy Road (behind Ace Hardware) and fill out the form. You must pick it up the next day and bring it to the scoutmaster who will turn it in at camp. It is not needed for troop events or the Camporee—but it must be done before summer camp.


Flywheelers Fall 2010 Camporee



Serving up Breakfast at the Fall Camporee



Spring Camporee. May 21-22. The theme is cooking and this is an “invite a friend” Camporee. So, for any scout who has a non scouter friend, they are welcome on this trip. We are going to need to know by May 15th so that we can plan, and the boys will have to attend the troop meeting with a parent appearing some time during the meeting to sign the permission slip and the Non medical form. Without these, the boys cannot attend. If a friend feels like he can’t go because he does not have a sleeping bag—we have those to lend to the boys. There are plenty of tents and gear, so don’t worry about that. This Camporee includes a cooking contest with Dutch ovens. Each patrol will submit something and the troop will demonstrate how to prepare a turkey over an open fire.



Well, that is about it. Get those final blue cards and rank completions in and we will get them submitted to Council for issue. As always, call me: home: 989-732-3464, office: 989-732-3307; cell: 989-619-0630.

Until we meet again on the Scenic Trail,

Ken Arndt

Scoutmaster