Pre-summer camp meeting and Committee meeting Wednesday July 6

At 6pm

Scouts in leadership should meet to make upcoming fall schedule. 

Scouts are welcome to turn in any outstanding blue cards or do Board of Reviews.

Leaders will be available to do any board of reviews that come up. (I am hoping a few leaders will come early to do board of reviews just in case)

Scouts and Leaders turn in copies of your health form.

Leaders should give me a copy of their DHS form

Parents plan to make payments on summer camp!

Parents plan to make payments on delinquent accounts!

At 7pm

All parents and leaders are invited to attend a committee meeting to get updates on mowing, Fall Schedule, etc. 

Mowing Chairs, Advancements Chair, Treasurer(s) and Fundraising folks please plan to attend. 

Update on NYLT.

Reminder of service time opportunity for Alpenfest Dime Toss and Alpenfest Parade

Don't delay! Get your equipment ready for summer camp!

Happy 4th of July! Today is a beautiful sunny day! We decided to get our tents our for summer camp, sweep them out and put some silicone protection on in case of rain. Do you have your camping supplies ready for summer camp? Don't wait until the last minute!

Austin Sharkey's Eagle project July 9 and 10

Please save July 9 and 10th to come and help Austin with his Eagle Project. It will be held at the VFW site near old 27 and McCoy from 10-5pm. Please bring gloves and safety glasses and hands ready to work. Lunch will be served.

Part 2 of the Otsego Demonstration Gardens Story Book Walk project:

Part 2 of the Otsego Demonstration Gardens Story Book Walk project:
The library is looking for some help from the scouts. The project is located at the Otsego County Demonstration Gardens on Livingston BLVD by the High near the High School and Health Department. We currently have at least 5 eagle projects in this garden.
Tomorrow, June 29 Wednesday, is wood chip spreading from 3-5pm. This counts as service time to write in your scout handbook. Please bring water bottle, gloves, rake, and wheelbarrow or bucket to spread wood chips. Wear your Class B tshirt so you represent scouting.

We need a few more adult volunteers to supervise. Please let me know if you can come. Thanks.

Wings over Northern Michigan Air Show!

Air Show this weekend! Please arrive at the airshow to camp no earlier than 6:00 pm Friday. They will not be serving dinner Friday night, only crackerbarrel later in the evening. Remember, scouts, to be prepared for weather conditions. Though it seems rain is unlikely, the forecast is calling for sunny skies and temps in the upper 80s, putting sunscreen, hat and water bottles high on the list of the essentials. Sunburn and dehydration are no fun, so remember the scout motto and Be Prepared! Free admittance to the airshow for the scout (because he will be volunteering) and to the parent/leaders who attend and volunteer for a shift parking or helping at camp with the direction of Mr. James Lake who will be the adult in charge this weekend, with the help of the Arndt's, Monte's, Clink's, and Mr. Reynolds who will be doing the grocery shopping. Mr. Arndt will bring the troop trailer. Don't forget your Class A shirt, Class B shirt and any supplies needed for camping. Have fun! Take pictures and send them to scoutmaster if you want them posted.

Mr. Lake has been working with the St. Andrew's Society of Northwestern Michigan, a Scottish cultural society, which will have representatives at the Highland Games, a new event at the Air Show this year. He plans to lead a visit to the event at some point Saturday, and hopefully arrange a time when our Scouts can ask questions about the games and Scottish culture, which could be used toward the American Cultures merit badge. Even if you're not interested in the merit badge, it is still a very cool event to watch.

NYLT

Next week eight of our scouts will be attending National Youth Leadership Training (NYLT) at Camp Greilick. Two of those scouts are past Senior Patrol Leaders attending as counselors and the other six scouts are our future leaders who are eager to learn.

The NYLT course centers around the concepts of what a leader must BE, what he must KNOW, and what he must DO. The key elements are then taught with a clear focus on HOW TO. The skills come alive during the week as the patrol goes on a Quest for the Meaning of Leadership.

Our troop has been successfully led by scouts who have put the lessons they learned at NYLT into action. This is an important campout to instill leadership skills into the hearts and minds of the boys who will lead the troop in the future.  I am very proud our scouts for all their hard work in contributing to the success of our troop. Please join me in encouraging the scouts who are attending to pay attention, open their hearts and enjoy their week at NYLT. Good luck Kellen, Garrett, Ethan, Nathan, Dominique, Frankie, and the two counselors Andrew and Austin. Troop 1 is proud.

Flag ceremony and mowing tonight.

Tonight is the flag retirement ceremony and flag history ceremony at the Elks Lodge on at 6:00pm.  It is open to the public for the ceremony, and some members of the troop will be there in uniform to help. This would be service time if you are in uniform.

I know that we also have mowing going on tonight, so as long as we have some representation at both it would be great. If you plan to mow, please proceed with that plan.

Service Time for Tuesday

Start off your summer vacation with some service time! The library is looking for some help from the scouts.  The project is located at the Otsego County Demonstration Gardens.  We currently have at least 5 eagle projects in this garden.  

The proposed dates for brush hauling and wood chip spreading are daytime slots of June 14 Tuesday 9am-12noon, and June 29 Wednesday, 3-5pm.  This counts as service time to write in your scout handbook.  Please bring water bottle, gloves, rake, and wheelbarrow or bucket to spread mulch. Wear your Class B tshirt so you represent scouting.

We need a few more adult volunteers to supervise.  Please let me know if you can come.  Thanks.


We didn't talk about this at a meeting but also on Tuesday evening the troop was invited to the Elks Lodge on June 14th at 6:00pm for Flag Day ceremony and retirement.  It is Open to the public for the ceremony, and some members of the troop generally go in uniform to help. This would be service time if you are in uniform.

Take advantage of these opportunities to get some service time completed for rank advancement and help the community at the same time! Hope to see you there!

Service opportunity on June 14 9-12 and June 29 3-5pm at the Otsego County Demonstration Gardens

I forgot to remind you tonight about a service opportunity with the library who is looking for some help from the scouts. The project is at the Otsego County Demonstration Gardens on Livingston blvd. We currently have at least 5 eagle Projects in this garden. The project is a Story walk through the woods near the gardens.

The dates for brush hauling and wood chip spreading are daytime slots of June 14 Tuesday 9am-12noon, and June 29 Wednesday, 3-5pm. This counts as service time to write in your scout handbook. Please bring water bottle, gloves, rake, and wheelbarrow or bucket to spread mulch. Wear your Class B tshirt so you represent scouting.

We need a few more adult volunteers to supervise. Please let me know if you can come. Thanks.

Last scout meeting before summer! Bring snacks and games if you like.

Last scout meeting tomorrow before summer break! We will be planning the meals for Air Show campout, finishing up any last minute loose ends and the scouts are welcome to bring board games or cards to have some fun free time. Leader Jeremy is bringing his grill for hot dogs. Feel free to bring snacks if you like.

Don't forget to help Quade with his eagle project tomorrow. 9am in Waters. See flyer for details.

Listen to a scouting fundraiser on the radio!

Our Diocesan Chaplain, Fr. Tyler Bischoff of Gaylord, will be speaking at 9:00am. Tune in to hear him!

Mark Ewing‎ to Michigan Crossroads Council, Boy Scouts of America

Tomorrow morning, Thursday, June 2, 2016 The Ron Jolly Show on WTCM580 will be hosting a Radiothon to help send Scouts in the President Ford Field Service Council, Boy Scouts of America to summer camp. The money raised will be used for Scouts that have applied for assistance in paying the summer camp fee of $300. Scouts need to earn half the fee but the famliy can ask for help with the rest.
We will be talking Scouting from 7:15am until noon.

The event will have a live feed so you can watch Scouting Volunteers talk on the radio by going to the President Ford Facebook page at:
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You can also listen live online here:
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