Troop 1 Committee Meeting

All parents and adult scouters are invited to attend the next Troop 1 Committee Meeting.

When: Sunday December 6 at 7:00PM
Where: Bagley Township Hall

All parents are members of the Troop 1 Committee and are encouraged to attend Committee meetings to help adult leaders in the unit to provide a quality troop experience for the Scouts.

2009 CHRISTMAS TREE VOLUNTEER SCHEDULE

Troop 1 has shared a document with you:
2009 CHRISTMAS TREE VOLUNTEER SCHEDULE

http://spreadsheets.google.com/ccc?key=0Aq4tAoaPuLG6dGQyOHplZkhpRnJuZjVTV3dZNjFZX2c&hl=en

To open this document, just click the link above. Please use this link
to view and update the Troop 1 Christmas Tree Lot sign up schedule.

It would be a big help for all Scout Families to sign up for
3 selling dates as soon as possible.

IMPORTANT NEWS - SWIM NIGHT CANCELLED

Scoutmaster Arndt wants everyone to know:

Swim Party for the 24th is cancelled.

Scouts will be doing a phone fan to get the news out too. All Patrol Leaders should be making the calls. If you do not receive a phone call, please let Senior Patrol Leader Kenny know.

Troop News and Views

Troop News and Views

Troop 1, Gaylord

November 2009

We wish all of you scouts and scout families a very happy and joyful Thanksgiving season. We are sending along a few notes to supplement the troop calendar handouts and notes passed out last week.

This Saturday and Sunday is the Troop lock in at the Community Center on South Center in Gaylord. We will be handing out permission slips at the troop meeting this week for guest and Weblos 5 scouts—be sure those are filled out if you bring a guest. Otherwise, most troop members have a part A and C and you should be all set. Bring your electronics and sports gear and we will have a blast. There is a troop permission slip attached to this newsletter for the lock in. Remember no earlier than 8:00PM Saturday the 21st, picked up no later than 8:00AM Sunday the 22d.

The wreaths are in. . . and Picked Up—except for one scout’s. Money can be turned in the week after Thanksgiving. Don’t wait, especially if your clients have not paid in advance. By our count there are 4 organizations selling wreaths this season. If they forget you, you could be left with a wreath and no money. Good job scouts.

Popcorn money must be turned in the week after Thanksgiving—final. Our money is due to STC, so help us out here. You have two weeks to get it delivered—take that good job and turn it into scout account savings.

Kiwanis Swim Party at the Sportsplex the 24th of November. Arrive at 6:45PM, swim for an hour, eat pizza, thank the Kiwanis crew for the party, their support and head home for Thanksgiving. If you need to finish your swim merit badge from summer camp, contact Mr. Oakley and he will assist at the party. We have 5 scouts signed up so far—if you are going next week, email Mr. Arndt or Mr. Neff. If we don’t have at least 10 scouts, I will tell them to cancel—just not enough kids to do all of that work.

Shortwave radio merit badge sessions continue this and next week. Books should be in shortly. We will set up a tabletop at the lock in for those of you who want to pursue that while we are there. I also have some other publications which you might find interesting.

Winter camping at the DAKS, CGATS, January 15-17. This is a classic Troop 1 Trip and the troop sleeps in canvas tent systems with wood stoves. This is a blast—be sure to sign up. Now is the time to ask for that camping gear for Christmas.

February 6th-Council Derby; Cadillac. This is part of the new council wide event program for the 100th anniversary. Like the Klondike but more. Outdoor games, competition and all around good fellowship.Get that gear for Christmas and be ready.

February 27th is our Headlands trip this year. We rent a BIG house on the water in Mac City and party. This is the “bring your electronics” trip of the year. We may have to bring the troop trailer to get all of the gear in. Ask an older scout how they like this trip. Even the adults like this one.

Christmas Party. . . . yes there will be one. Ask your patrol leader.

LOST IT? From week to week we keep a box of stuff that you all leave at the meetings. Books, coats, gym bags, homework. We keep it in the back for each meeting. We have been able to return 1 coat and 2 scout books, two shirts and have given about 25 pounds of clothes to Goodwill. If you lost it at a meeting, we probably have it. If you come to the meetings regularly, you can always retrieve it. We will not chase you down but you are welcome to look at the lost and found at meetings. We will also have the uniform closet at the hall from now on. If you need a shirt or pants, we might have it. Save mom or dad a buck.

Patrol Leader’s Meeting Sunday December 6th at Bagley, 6:30 PM, Troop Committee following at 7:00 PM. Troop staff and patrol leaders should all attend. Among other things, the staff will plan the Christmas party.

Long term dates. The week of June 19th is our summer camp cycle this year. Now is the time to start saving money.

Parents. We thank you for all of your support. Since this is the Holiday season, there are a few reminders to make the New Year go smoother.

Under separate attachment is the schedule for the tree lot sale. Please sign up to attend with your scouts. This event supports the troop for the coming year. All the pins, badges, training and party food and drinks come out of this fund. We will have to work together not only to set up but to operate and tear down.

That’s all for now. This has been handed out as well as posted to the Troop Site. As always, call with questions or comments at 989-732-3307 (office) or 989-732-3464 (night) or email karndt@arndtandassoc.com.

Happy Thanksgiving-

Ken Arndt

TREE LOT SET UP

Scout Families,

I would like to do the tree lot set-up on Wednesday, 11/25/09. We will be meeting in the northwest corner of the Kmart parking lot at 1pm and going until we finish. Hopefully, with enough help, it won't take too long.

I will be bringing the trailer with everything we should need.

We must pick up half of our trees on Saturday, 11/21/09. The other half of our trees will be delivered to K-Mart on Monday, 11/23/09. Any scouts or parents available to help on Saturday or Monday would be appreciated.

Thanks!
Jim
370-1892
milkmanjim@yahoo.com

CHRISTMAS WREATHS ARE IN

Christmas Wreath pick up may begin today, Wednesday, November 18, at 7PM.

The pick up location is in the Gaylord Air Industrial Park at 1196 Energy Drive.

Please contact Mr. Jeff Proux with questions.

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!