First Aid Merit Badge RSVP

First Aid Merit Badge RSVP

Sunday, December 3

9:00 AM Start

Meet at Treetops Ski Patrol room (halfway cafe) 

Bring a bagged lunch only one food outlet is open and it is on the top of the hill and we will be using the common area in the cafe for most of the instruction

bring their blue cards and themselves

40.00 for the course includes their materials and CPR certifications

a parent MUST sign a release before they leave

Wear your Class A or Class B tshirt, but  if you choose to wear your class B please bring the Class A neckerchief.

Bow making at the meeting...

We need to make bows for our wreath fundraiser. Adults, please help on November 29 during the meeting Patrol Leaders Training/Den Chief Training.  We will set up a table for adults to make bows while the scouts are in training. We need all the help we can get, but at the same time we will need to be bow making quietly to as not to disturb the training. 

Schedule

Happy Thanksgiving Everyone! I hope your day was filled with blessings. 

Reminder: Schedule for next couple weeks

November 29 meeting Patrol Leaders Training/Den Chief Training.  Trainings presented by SPL Ethan & ASPL Frankie, Kellen and Lukas.

December

2&3  Service time opportunity packing Christmas Baskets for Kiwanis at middle school. Be there no later than 10:30 for instructions and to help pack baskets.

2 Saturday Gaylord Santa Parade. Parade at 5:30 and line up at 4:45. 

3 Sunday: First aid merit badge at Treetops : Mr Eugene Branigan is planning this activity. There is a $40.00 cost for certification, it will begin around 9am and we should cover all or nearly all of the first aid merit badge. 

No scouts tomorrow

No scouts tomorrow because there is no school for opening day Deer season. 

See you next week for those of you who can make the day before Thanksgiving meeting. Plan for it to be done by 8pm.

POSTPONED: Community Center Lock-in

POSTPONED:  Community Center Lock-in until January-ish.  Please mark your schedules accordingly. A new date and time will be discussed at December Committee Meeting.

Popcorn tables this weekend!

The people that are signed up for the popcorn table at Jay's on Sunday are Dylan M. Brian K. and Jacob from 12 -2:30 And Josh M. and Ethan A from 2:30 - 5.  If they can not make it they need to let Queen Kernel Tabitha know.

Veterans Day assembly tomorrow.

Scout’s don’t forget to wear your complete scout uniform tomorrow for the Veterans Day assembly at the Middle School. Let’s show our veterans that you appreciate them and the sacrifices they gave made for your freedom. The assembly is from 8:50 am till 10:30 am. 

Upcoming Schedule

Upcoming Schedule: 

November 2017

15 Meeting: NO SCHOOL- NO SCOUTS

22 Meeting:Scout skills: whip and fuse Rope, completing Scout ranks, Ben will be home and may come to talk

29 Meeting:Patrol Leaders Training/Den Chief Training.  Trainings presented by SPL Ethan & ASPL Frankie, Kellen and Lukas.

December 2017

1  Friday Night: Community Center Lock-in drop off at 9pm pick up at 6am.  

2 Saturday Gaylord Santa Parade. Parade at 5:30 and line up at 4:45. 

3 Sunday: First aid merit badge at Treetops : Mr Eugene Branigan is planning this activity. There is a $40.00 cost for certification, it will begin around 9am and we should cover all or nearly all of the first aid merit badge. 

2&3  Also on the above days is a Service time opportunity packing Christmas Baskets for Kiwanis at middle school 

6 Meeting:Marv Kelso: Fun with Knots

7 Thursday: Roundtable: Dec 7, 7pm – 9pm, LDS Church, 707 Alcan Drive, Petoskey

13 Meeting:Cookies and Cocoa: games and maybe decorating cookies

16,17  Saturday, Sunday Service time: Kiwanis needs help to load Christmas baskets into cars. Located at: Elementary School Annex or more commonly known the building between the Middle School & South Maple.

20 Meeting:Last Scout meeting until 2018!

Kiwanis Open house tomorrow

Kiwanis Open House tomorrow! Scouts should be at Bagley Hall at 5pm to begin cooking. The open house begins at 7:00pm. Scouts do not forget the items you need to bring for the games!! Do not forget to bring your wild game to cook!  Do not forget to bring your speeches! 

Wreath orders due Tuesday!

Wreath orders were due this past Wednesday but we had to extend it for a few people so you have until Tuesday, November 7. NO LATER! 

Have a happy day and raise some money for scouting!

Set your clocks back and be on time for the hike tomorrow!

Don’t forget to set your clocks back tonight! Especially if you are going on this Hiking trip! 

Tomorrow, November 5, Mr. Miller and Mr Branigan will be hosting a 10 mile hike.  It will be a point to point hike in the upper peninsula allowing for a spectacular view of a portion of the Niagara Escarpment the base of which dates back 450 Million years!  We will meet at the Family Fare parking lot at 7 AM and will leave no later than 7:15.  The ten mile hike would be expected to take between 4 and 4.5 hours. More information to follow but please comment or speak to Mr Eugene Branigan to attend.

Service Projects

Service Projects (Service Time)

I had some questions about what counts as service time, and some instances where the service is completed before having the scoutmaster approve it.  I'm not so strict on the approval process as long as it's a known service time that we normally approve.  If anyone finds more comprehensive information for me to read, please feel free to post in the comments. 

This is what I found: 

This link indicates the ranks and the Service Projects required. 

http://www.usscouts.org/advance/boyscout/ServiceProjects.asp#SecondClass

This link is Journey to Excellence and it gives some examples of Service Projects. 

http://www.scouting.org/scoutsource/Awards/JourneyToExcellence/unit_tips.aspx#_ideas

Typical Service time projects that boys in Troop 1 do are marching in parades, work projects such as raking, trail cleanup, collecting specimens at Jordon Fish Hatchery etc., helping out at the food pantry, helping out the cub scouts pinewood derby and at meetings or camping, helping at the county park Halloween weekends, Scout Sunday, helping at a pancake breakfast and so forth.  

You don't need permission from me to earn service time if you are showing up at a scout related activity.  It is probably good to run your service idea past me before you do it so that you can be assured that it would count as a Service Project (service time). But I rarely turn down service time hours, because most of the time they are appropriate.

Committee meeting Sunday at Peace Lutheran

Committee meeting Sunday will be held at Peace Lutheran Church (where the cub scouts meet)

6pm for scouts in leadership positions to plan upcoming events, 7pm for adults and leaders. All are welcome. Please come and participate in the plans for YOUR troop!

Wreath orders due and meeting at Diocese of Gaylord tonight!

Wreath orders are due tonight!  Scout meeting is held at the Diocese of Gaylord due to voting in Bagley Hall. Next week meeting will be at the Hall.

Wreath orders are due tonight!

Wreath orders are due tonight!