No School, No Scouts.

When there is No School, there is No Scouts. Enjoy your day off everyone.

However, if your scout plans to attend the Klondike in Petoskey on Feb 13, please leave a comment, send and email or text and let Scoutmaster know ASAP so we can plan. Thank you!

Save the date, March 19 is our 20th Annual Sportsplex Lock-in!

Looking ahead to our 20th Annual Sportsplex Lock-in on Saturday, March 19th! Plans are underway.

Troop 1 parents, please mark this date down to make yourself available to volunteer that evening. We need as many parent volunteers as we can to provide a safe, fun and successful evening to our fellow scouters.

Merit Badge Tech Registration is now open!

Merit Badge Tech is held in Traverse City and it is a great way for your scout to earn some merit badges.

Merit Badges offered: Architecture, Aviation, Chess, Communications, Cooking, Crime Prevention, Digital Technology, Disability Awareness, Drafting, Electricity, Engineering, Family Life, Fingerprinting, Fire Safety, Fish & Wildlife Management, Geocaching, Graphic Arts, Plumbing, Sign, Signals, and Codes, Search & Rescue, Truck Transportation, Wood Carving,

Minimum Age Requirement Badges: Citizenship In The Community, Citizenship In The Nation, Citizenship In The World, First Aid, Personal Management, Welding

Go the to Michigan Crossroads Council Web site and register for an event or click on Merit Badge Tech Day Registration to register. This is a Council event so it might fill up fast. Also there is early bird registration.

Thanks, Merit Badge Tech Committee.

Posted by Scoutmaster

Headlands Trip Jan 15,16 2016

We have 3 adult chaperones for the Headlands trip on January 15 and 16. We still need at least one more driver who can pull the troop trailer and another chaperone who can drive and take up scouts. This is a super easy trip for a new volunteer if you haven't camped with us yet. It is indoors, and you get to sit on a couch and take in the beautiful view of Lake Superior in a heated home that the scouts like to call the mansion. The scouts are allowed to bring gaming systems and board games to keep them occupied. It's an indoor slumber party! 
Please contact me asap if you would like to attend as a chaperone. Additionally, please let me know if your scout plans to come. We need to get a count of people for food and transportation. Thanks!

Committee Meeting tonight!

Happy New Year everyone! I hope you had a great holiday.

It is the first Sunday of the Month, so it's time to get back to business and plan some boy scout fun for 2016. 

Most urgent on the agenda is getting volunteers to go up to Headlands for the scheduled trip on January 15 and 16.  This is a super easy trip for a new volunteer if you haven't camped with us yet.  It is indoors, and you get to sit on a couch and take in the beautiful view of Lake Superior in a heated home that the scouts like to call the mansion.  We need one person to pull the trailer and 2-3 additional people to chaperone and drive up scouts.  The scouts are allowed to bring gaming systems and other things to keep them occupied and it's an indoor slumber party.  Please contact me immediately if you would like to attend.

Plan to attend tonights meeting to participate in decisions being made for the upcoming year.  6pm for scouts and 7pm for adults at Bagley hall.  

Service time opportunity today!

Don't forget to help out the Kiwanis Club of Gaylord, Michigan  by giving an hour or two of your day to help carry Christmas food baskets for families in Gaylord. Today!
December 12 Saturday 9-4pm and December 13 Sunday 10-3pm. Located at: Elementary School Annex or more commonly known the building between the Middle School & South Maple

Next week Scout meeting after school, swimming and Holiday party.

Next week is the last time we meet before Christmas break. Our meeting will begin at 3:00 pm at the sportsplex. Scouts should bring $3.00 for the admission to the pool (unless they have that available in their scout account) Scouts should bring their swimsuit, and if they plan to do requirements for a rank advancement they should bring their book.

Parents: The troop will provide sloppy joes, pop, ice cream. I would like a few parents to volunteer to bring something to add to the snack, but we don't need a lot of food. It's just a snack after swimming and a little Holiday cheer. If you can bring something, please comment on Facebook, or email me what you are bringing. (I'm thinking chips, cookies, veggies, or other sides.) Thanks!

Committee Meeting tonight and Best of the Best in Otsego County

 Don't forget the committee meeting tonight, 6pm scouts, 7pm leaders.  

Get your votes in for the Best of the Best in Otsego and surrounding counties!  There are a lot of categories worth voting for, including best non-profit and I think BSA Troop 1 or the Kiwanis Club sure qualify as Best of the Best! ;)

Best of Best in Otsego County

Dec 5 activities

Free movie 10:00 to 12:00pm tomorrow for kids at the Gaylord Cinema. Kids can be dropped off adults will be charged to watch the movie. Scouts in uniform can volunteer time for service hours. If you are coming for service the arrive 9:30. Eric Clink and some Troop 14 leaders will be supervising. Scoutmaster will not be there.
Don't forget to walk in the parade at 5:30 and help out with canned food drive and visit Santa immediately following.
Sunday is committee meeting.

Dec 12-13 Sign up for Kiwanis Christmas baskets - Service Time!

Almost Every Scout Needs Service time to rank up, especially the new scouts!

 

December 12 Saturday 9-4pm and December 13 Sunday 10-3pm, 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

You wanted a sign up sheet, you got it!

Sign up for Kiwanis Basket

December Troop Schedule:

Meeting tonight is the Communications Merit Badge. If your scout is working on this badge, make sure to remind him to bring his blue card, worksheet and complete his assignments.

All Scouts should bring their book for signing if needed.

December Schedule:

2 Communications Merit badge (James Lake)

5 Saturday–Gaylord Santa Parade, meet 5:30 pm normal parade lineup. Service Time. Canned Food Drive.

6 Sunday 6pm Scouts, 7pm Leaders,

Committee Meeting Bagley Hall

9 Patrol Leaders Training, merit badge completion, working on rank advancement, miscellaneous

12,13 Saturday and 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

16 After School Christmas Party- Pool Party meet 3pm at Sportsplex. Swim 3:15-4:30. Christmas party in lobby after. No evening meeting. Some opportunity for rank requirements, but it's only an hour swim time.

Christmas Break December 19-January 3 No meeting.

Missing wreaths!

If anyone has any extra Wreaths with their orders, to please contact Sharon ASAP. She is missing wreaths and will need to order a couple more. Thanks.