T-919 Notes 1-26-08 (Monday, January 28, 2008)
We got all we wished for on this trip. There was about a foot of snow on the ground when we arrived and snow flurries continued through the afternoon. We experienced our high temperature for the weekend when we arrived late Saturday afternoon with air temperature breaking the mercury at about 20 degrees. The temp quickly headed South from that point and the winds began to pick up. On Sunday, the high reached a balmy five degrees and the winds kicking in from the Northwest, so it felt like it was about 15 degrees below zero. Yes, that Fahrenheit! It was still below zero when we left on Monday morning.
A special thanks to the adult leadership on this trip: Mac McCormcik, Richard DeHeck, Jimmy Holder, Mike Warner and Jay Harmel.
February is going to be a very busy month for our Troop. Our activities will include:
Scouting For Food - We will be spending the next two Saturday mornings serving our community in this Scouting Good Turn Project.
Saturday, February 2 - We will meet at the Scout Hut at 9 a.m. to canvass some Pfafftown and Vienna neighborhoods and place the Scouting for Food bags on resident's doors.
Saturday, February 9 - We will meet at the Scout Hut at 10 a.m. to return to the neighborhoods where we left Scouting for Food bags the week before to pick up the bags of food the residents have left.
We will need lots of Scouts on both Saturdays for this project and we also need adults to drive groups of Scouts on both Saturdays. It would be great if most of the adults who drive on the first Saturday can return on the pick up day. That will help to ensure that we make sure to return to all of the neighborhoods we visited the week before.
Thanks to David Jacobius for coordinating this important project.
Scout Hut Workday - A couple times each year we need to take a break and perform a little housekeeping around the Scout Hut. Our next Scout Hut workday will be on Saturday, Feb. 2. Please consider planning to stay at the Scout Hut for the workday after you have completed your Scouting for Food bag delivery.
Scout Sunday - Our Troop will be celebrating Scout Sunday with both of our Chartered Organization Partners in February.
On Sunday, February 3 we will be attending worship service as a Troop at Brookstown United Methodist Church and on Sunday, February 17, we will be attending worship service at Olivet Moravian Church.
Our annual visit to our Charter Organization Partner's services, gives our Troop an opportunity to say Thank You to our sponsors and to demonstrate that the promise of Scouting is flourishing in our community.
Please make your plans to attend church service with your Troop on these two Sundays.
Troop Ski Trip - The annual Scouts, Family and Friends ski trip to WinterPlace in West Virginia is Sunday, February 10.
Sign-Up for this trip will be at the next two Tuesday Scout meetings and your fees must be paid when you sign up.
The cost for this trip is $44 and includes your lift ticket, ski equipment (skis only), lunch and a ski lesson. There are options for snowboarding and tubing.
We need an adult volunteer to help coordinate this trip, which includes helping Mr. Hough with the sign-up and collecting the money, having Scouts and parents/guardians complete the liability release forms, arranging transportation and turning in all of the paperwork to the Scout Office by the deadline (we want to make sure we get the good rate).
Troop Re-Chartering - We have been working on the task of re-chartering our Troop with the Old Hickory Council and are fast approaching the final deadline. If you have not paid your registration fees ($22 for Scouts who subscribe to Boys Life, $10 for Scouts who do not subscribe to Boys Life and $10 for adults), please bring your fees to Tuesday's meeting or make arrangements with someone to bring them for you.
March Camping Trip Date Change - The date of our Wilderness Survival camping trip has changed to the weekend of March 7-9. The camping trip will be in the backwoods at Camp Raven Knob and teams of Scouts will be given the opportunity to build their own survival shelter.
Wilderness Survival Merit Badge - We will working on the Wilderness Survival at our weekly Troop meetings in February.
Summer Camp - It's not too early to be thinking about Summer Camp. We will be camping at Camp Raven Knob the week of July 13 and will begin our Troop sign-up in February. Summer camp deposit is $50 and the total fee is $195, plus any activity fees. Most Scouts in our Troop will have a portion of their Summer Camp paid for from the proceeds of our popcorn sale. Way to go guys!
OA Election Team - Our Troop has promised Elauwit Chapter - Order of the Arrow - that we will provide one election team for this spring's Troop OA Elections. An election team is comprised of three youth and one adult OA member(s) [someone has to drive!].
If you can help with this important project, please let Paul L. know at an upcoming Troop meeting.
Our Troop's election team will be responsible for conducting OA elections at several nearby Troops.
Troop 919 OA Elections - Our Troop's OA elections are scheduled for Tuesday, March 4.
Order of the Arrow Conclave - The OA Southern Region, Section 7B Conclave is scheduled for the weekend of April 18-20, 2008 at Camp Bowers near Lumberton.
Our OA Chapter is trying to take a large contingent to this year's conclave to help Wahissa Lodge retain the spirit award that we won at last year’s Conclave.
If you haven’t been to a conclave, ask some of your fellow Troop 919 Scouts who have attended one and they can tell you how much fun we have at Conclave. There is NO work and it’s a lot of fun. Even more fun than Fall Fellowship!
You should have received a flyer on this event from the Lodge.
Let’s plan to take a large contingent of Troop 919 Order of the Arrow members to Conclave in 2008.
Patrol Troop Meeting Assignments for February (Friday, January 18, 2008)
The Patrol Leaders Council met on Thursday, January 18 and made the following Troop Meeting patrol assignments:
January 22
No Meeting
January 29
Opening: Spider Pigs
Program: Ravens
Closing: Mini Bears
Clean-Up: Gators
February 5
Opening: Gators
Program: Spider Pigs
Closing: Ravens
Clean-Up: Mini Bears
February 12
Opening: Mini Bears
Program: Gators
Closing: Spider Pigs
Clean-Up: Ravens
February 19
Opening: Ravens
Program: Mini Bears
Closing: Gators
Clean-Up: Spider Pigs
February 26
Opening: Spider Pigs
Program: Ravens
Closing: Mini Bears
Clean-Up: Gators
During the month of February we will be working on the Wilderness Survival merit badge during our Troop meetings in preparation for our March Wilderness Survival camping trip.
Important Note: The date of the March camping trip has been changed to the weekend of March 7-9. We will be leaving on Friday night and camping at Camp Raven Knob before heading into the woods to build our shelters.
Snow Camping Trip Update (Wednesday, January 16, 2008)
We will be meeting at the Scout Hut at 7 a.m. on Saturday morning!!
Scouts should bring money for lunch on Saturday and Monday. We will be stopping at a fast food restaurant enroute.
Also, there may be an opportunity to rent cross-country snow skis or showshoes at Canaan Valley. The cost for rental is $18 for a full day's rental.
Plan your finances accordingly.
Final Attendee List
Here are the Scouts and Adults who are going on this trip.
Scouts: Jeffrey S., Wes H., William B., Logan E., Chris W., Devlin B., Alexander Z., James E., Paul L., Austin DeH., Lyle G., Tripp H., Brady A., Evan B., Kevin A., Zach H.
Adults: Jay Harmel, Mac McCormick, Jimmy Holder, Steve Tucker, Stan Gordon and Mike Warner
And finally, it's going to be snowy and cold. Pack accordingly. This is a car camping trip, so it's ok to bring a little extra gear...like two sleepings bags, plenty of warm clothes. etc.
Check the weather forecast for Davis, WV to get a glimpse into the weater at Canaan Valley!
See you on Saturday morning.
If you want to take a peek at the weather,take a peek here http://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.php?CityName=Davis&state=WV&site=PBZ&textField1=39.131&textField2=-79.4665 (The National Weather Service site for Davis, WV).
It appears there is a good chance they will be getting a smal amount of snow in this area several days this week. It also looks like it won't be melting away before we get there!
If you are going on this trip, pay attention to the gear you are packing and make sure you have the right equipment (sleeping and otherwise) to keep yourself warm! This is a car camping trip and we will have room for extra gear.
It is also imperative that you attend tomorrow's meeting for menu planning if you are going on the trip.
Scouts will also need to bring some money on this trip. We will be stopping for lunch on Saturday and Monday at a fast food restaurant and there may be a chance to rent cross-country skis or snowshoes in West Virginia. We will discuss how much money to bring at Tuesday's meeting.
The following people are signed up for the the trip:
Scouts: William B., Chris W., Jonathan W. (?), Devlin B., Alexander Z., James E., Jeffrey S., Wes H., Logan E., Paul L., Austin DeH., Lyle G., Tripp H., Danner W.
Adults: Jay Harmel, Mac McCormick, Jimmy Holder, Steve Tucker, Richard DeHeck, Stand Gordon, Mike Warner, Tim Lasley (?)
Re-Chartering - It's time to re-charter our Troop with the Boy Scouts of America and Old Hickory Council. Please bring your registration fees on Tuesday. Many thanks to the Scouts who paid their fees at last week's meeting.
The cost registration fee is $22, which includes a subscription to Boys Life. If you do not plan to subscribe to Boys Life the registration fee is $10. Please see Mr. Hough and Mr. Wilhelmi at Tuesday's meeting your registration fees.
Our re-chartering must be completed by the end of January.
Patrol Leader's Council - The Troop PLC meets on Thursday (Jan. 17) at 6 p.m. at the Scout Hut. All Patrols must be represented at the PLC!
Board of Review - The Troop Committee will conduct rank advancement Board of Reviews at the Scout Hut on Thursday at 6 p.m.
Troop Committee - The Troop Committee will meet at 7 p.m. on Thursday (Jan. 17) at the Scout Hut.
If you have not been to a Troop Committee meeting in a while, please consider helping our Tropp by becoming active on the Troop Committee.
Troop Calendar - The Troop 919 2008 Planning Calendar was distributed at last week's Troop meeting. Be sure to ask for one at this week's meeting if you were not there last week. The calendar can also be downloaded from the Troop website
http://www.troop919.org/oldsite/news/Troop%20919%202008%20Calendar.pdf
Many thanks to John Desmarais for all of his work in getting our new site up and running.
Have ideas for the website? Mr. Desmarais is asking for your input and feedback. Bring your ideas to a Troop meeting.
Summer Camp - It's also time to be thinking about summer camp at Camp Raven Knob. We will begin registering for summer camp in February with a $50 deposit.
Many Scouts in our Troop will have a good portion of their summer camp fee paid as result of their outstanding popcorn sales in 2007!
Save the Date - Our Troop will be attending church service with our Charter Organization Partners in February.
We will be worship with Brookstown United Methodist Church on Sunday, February 3 and with Olivet Moravian Church on Sunday, February 17.
OA NEWS
The Order of the Arrow Southern Region, Section 7B Conclave is scheduled for the weekend of April 18-20, 2008 at Camp Bowers near Lumberton.
Our OA Chapter is trying to take a large contingent to this year's conclave to help Wahissa Lodge retain the spirit award that we won at last year’s Conclave.
If you haven’t been to a conclave, ask some of your fellow Troop 919 Scouts who have attended one and they can tell you how much fun we have at Conclave. There is NO work and it’s a lot of fun. Even more fun than Fall Fellowship!
You should have received a flyer on this event from the Lodge.
Let’s plan to take a large contingent of Troop 919 Order of the Arrow members to Conclave in 2008.
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