100 Years of Scouting/ Wood Badge NE-1-259

Greetings to all!

http://ww2.scouting.org/100years/100years/sitefiles/1000/LogoContest_FactSheet.pdf

I
thought I would forward this to all of you great folks in Great
Northern... I know that there are some awfully talented patch designers
in our District. How proud would we all be if this were to put our
little District on the National map.

I'm just
back from a staff development weekend at Hidden Valley. We are
preparing for a FANTASTIC Wood Badge course. I wanted to give you all a
'heads-up'; there are a couple of slots still available. PLEASE if
anyone is at all interested, now is the time. This is going to be a
wonderful course... the Staff is so PUMPED-UP!!! This is the first time
in a l-o-n-g time that this Council has had all of the Patrols
represented... the word is out... this is a course not to be missed.

If this
years course is just not in the cards for you, please get your name in
for next year... they already have 9 slots full. As this is a Jambo
year I wouldn't be surprised to see next years course full before the
1st of the year.

-WARNING- taking this course will change your life!

If you are not ready for a, positive, life altering experience... PLEASE don't even think of signing up for this course.

A
word to the wise... for those folks that have had the good sense to
already be on the course roster... START FASTING NOW... there is a
professional chef on Staff, in the kitchen. this year... you will not
be hungry. I now have a clear understanding of why there is elastic in
the waistband of our uniform pants!

All the best!

Andy C

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LET'S GET THIS PROGRAM ROLLING!!!!!!!!!!

Hey guys it's time to jump in with both feet!

Our Program Kick-off is going to be at Echo Lake on the 30th.


5:30 pm Committee Meeting/ Swimming
6:30 pm Dinner
A Troop/ Parents Meeting will follow dinner (bring a notebook and pen).

Following the meeting we will have a Patrol dessert challenge.

Remember a Scout is PREPARED... make sure you are for this OUTING (think the ten essentials).

We will provide the materials for dessert. You need to be prepared to find it, hunt it down, cook it and eat it.


We should be out of the Park by 7:30- 8pm

This will be a family event, we'll have a pot-luck cookout, handout calendars for the year and generally have a GREAT time.

This will be a meeting that you don't want to miss.

Bring a friend to check out Scouting.

You guys are the best advertising that Scouting has... if you enjoy
Scouting share it with a friend. I'm fairly certain that most of you
have friends that are not in Scouting. If you get a buddy to sign-up I
will have a special incentive for you (more than just the good feeling
that you'll get by sharing this with a pal).



See you all on Thursday!



Mr. C

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Scouting and religion

Navajo Cub Scout: Religion emblem needed - NewsFlash - mlive.com

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World Jamboree

Camping way out: Ohio boys mingle with global scouts

Camping way out: Ohio boys mingle with global scouts

By By SHELLEY EMLING

Cox News Service

Sunday, August 12, 2007

CHELMSFORD, England — Larry De Pasquale, Jr., a 15-year-old Boy Scout from Xenia had arrived at the World Scout Jamboree only 24 hours earlier and already he'd finagled his first dinner invitation to another campsite.
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A Scout leader, Charles Goodwin, head of general surgery at Children's Medical Center in Dayton, broke out in laughter.

"Is there a girl involved?" said Goodwin, called "Doc" by the Scouts.

De Pasquale, a freshman at Xenia High School, assured him there wasn't. But the look on the teenager's face was less convincing.

De Pasquale is among 40,000 Scouts and troop leaders from more than 160 countries attending the 21st World Scout Jamboree this week at Hylands Park, east of London.

Although much of what the 33 Ohio Scouts are encountering is familiar — there are plenty of tents and beef stew and camp songs — there is also the less familiar: girls.

Almost half the 14- to 18-year-old Scouts here are female. Unlike in the United States, most countries have co-ed Scout troops.

"There's been a cultural explosion in my address book," said Michael DeFleice, a 16—year—old from Cleveland. "I've already collected more than 10 phone numbers."

"And a few of them are from girls," he added.

The jamboree coincides with the 100th anniversary last Wednesday of the launch of the Scout movement by British war hero Robert Baden-Powell in 1907.

There are 3,000 or so American Scouts attending the biggest event in the history of scouting. The 12-day jamboree — which ran through Aug. 8 - featured Scouts from countries as far-flung as Iraq and Afghanistan, Korea and Kazakhstan, Angola and Argentina.

"We have a group of Scouts from Belgium next door," said David Hoy, a 17-year-old from Dayton. "Macedonia is just over there. And so are the German Scouts. They have the black tents that are very distinct."

In order to meet their neighbors, the Ohio Scouts make popcorn every night to share with others from different countries.

"I brought a whole bag — which probably weighed 50 pounds — of popcorn and seasoning with me from Ohio," said Goodwin, who's been a Scoutmaster for 22 years.

While the American Scouts dress in traditional khaki attire, Scouts from other parts of the world wear sombreros and Stetsons, bandanas and blazers. Scottish Scouts sport kilts, while Danish Scouts wear sky-blue T-shirts that read "Return of the Vikings."

What they all have in common are their neckerchiefs and the "woggles" designed to secure them — and a strong desire to get to know Scouts from other countries.

"We're walking around a lot and looking at the different uniforms," said Murry Chelette Jr., 14, a freshman at Centerville High School. "Some of the Scouts' uniforms look just like normal people's clothes."

"They don't look like our uniforms at all," he said.

David Milam, 14, also a freshman at Centerville High School, said he's been a Scout for three years and that the best part has always been camping outdoors.

"I especially like the food because when you cook over a fire it gives the food a different taste," he said.

Unfortunately for Milam, cooking on open fires was banned at the jamboree — due to health and safety regulations — and so cooking has been done on gas stoves under careful supervision.

But there will be plenty for Milam to focus on this week besides food.

After the jamboree ends, the Ohio Scouts will go on to tour London with visits to Windsor Castle, the Tower of London, Covent Garden, Buckingham Palace, and the British Museum.

Britain's Prince William opened the event. Although he didn't make a speech, William, 25, who is second in line to the throne and who has never been a Scout, toured the camp site and mingled politely with the Scouts, accepting dozens of neckerchiefs as gifts.

The international jamboree happens once every four years and this year's theme is "One World, One Promise."

The jamboree features traditional adventures such as days of water sports, community service, and outdoor challenges such as rock climbing, as well as everything from evening discos to workshops on climate change.

Goodwin said he was glad the boys were making friends.

"It doesn't hurt to have international connections," he said.

If nothing else, the jamboree offered the Scouts a valuable lesson in logistics.

On 574 acres of parkland, a virtual city has been erected for the jamboree, complete with a tented church, mosque, temples, synagogue, a hospital, grocery stores, Internet kiosks, and restaurants such as the Czech Lion, which advertised Czech beer, Czech lemonades, and Czech specialties.

Lighting, plumbing, and flagpoles all have been installed.

And then there are the food provisions.

Over 12 days, organizers expect the Scouts to consume 60 tons of apples while boiling 800,000 eggs.

"Just imagine that we started with an empty piece of ground and we built it up for three weeks and then it will all be torn down again so that there's not a trace left," said Virgil Reed, a Cincinnati resident and one of the Boy Scouts of America's national contingent of volunteers.

The sheer magnitude of the jamboree — eight years in the making — is a sure sign of scouting's resurgence around the world in the last few years. Today there are 28 million Scouts with about 1 million Boy Scouts in the United States.

In recent years, Scout troops have tried to make scouting more relevant. Instead of picking up proficiency badges for tying knots or making fires, Scouts today can earn badges for more "modern" skills such as skateboarding and public relations.

The efforts have paid off. This week's jamboree is 2,000 times bigger than the original camping excursion for 20 boys organized on Brownsea Island, England, by Baden-Powell in 1907.

Baden-Powell, a celebrated silver-mustachioed British general, founded the scouting movement in an effort to boost boys' physical and mental stamina.

Thanks to his help in securing the first real British triumph in the Boer War in Africa, Baden-Powell was a hero among the British public at the turn of the century.

A colorful character, he warned that boys of a certain age were in danger of succumbing to "girlitis" and he implored Scouts to be the epitome of Edwardian-style manliness.

His book "Scouting for Boys" remains the fourth best-selling book of all time behind the Bible, the Quran and Mao Tse-tung's Little Red Book.

Baden-Powell, who helped his sister, Agnes, establish the Girl Guides — precursor to the Girl Scouts — in 1910, died in 1941 at the age of 83.

Bill Cockcroft, director of the jamboree, said Scouts are still united by the core values set out by Baden-Powell, such as honesty and respect.

"This event gives us a unique opportunity to demonstrate the ongoing unity of scouting," he said. "Most importantly, it's a place to develop international friendships that can last a lifetime."

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World Jamboree

Sounds like an interesting event.

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Baden-Powell: "Be faithful to your Scout promise, even when you are no longer young, and may God help you to do so!

Shame on those that think religion has no place in Scouting.
-Mr. C

This is worth a read;

The American Spectator

"When man seeks to be faithful to his promises, the Lord himself strengthens his steps."

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WOW...

This is an outing... and you guys thought Hedge Hog was tough!

Check it out.
-Mr C.

Ready To Scale New Heights -- Courant.com

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Back to BP's Basics

These books may be worth a read...

Man writes original Sherlock Holmes stories for Boy Scouts - NewsFlash - mlive.com

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Interesting observation

Last Thursday we all met at Echo Lake to swim and go over camp info. When I walked in from the parking lot I noted a fair amount of trash. After our meeting Mr. Steesy and I were the last ones out of the park. We followed all of our 'Scouts' out.

I was, unpleasantly, surprised to see that not one of my 'Scouts' picked up any trash on their way out.

I expect more of you guys... you are much better than that. Just because you didn't drop the trash doesn't mean that you shouldn't pick it up and leave the place better than you found it.
You are a Scout whether or not you are in uniform... As a Scout you shouldn't have to be told to due a 'good turn'... it is EXPECTED. Service to others is an important thing. Sometimes it is as inglorious as picking up someone else's trash.

There is no meeting this week...
I expect you'll use your time to make sure you are packed and ready for camp. Do not leave this for your parents to do at the last minute (you are capable of getting this done... impress your folks with your maturity). Check off the items on the camp check list to make sure you have everything that you need. Be equally vigilant in paying attention to the list of things that need to stay home. Remember if a 'banned item' makes its way to camp you will loose it... there will be no guarantee of it's safe return. I, the other adult leaders and camp staff will not be responsible for baby-sitting items that do not belong at Scout Camp. We have way too much to be thinking about just to keep everyone safe... we will not be wasting time and energy on keeping someones 'Pirate Cards', sheath knife, MP3 player, etc. safe and secure. Anything you bring that is not on the list needs to be 'Scout Appropriate'... before you send me an e-mail or call asking if an item is 'Scout Appropriate' review the Scout Oath and Laws... this should help answer your questions. If you still have a question... leave it home. There will be plenty to do. Far better to leave your card games/ collection or grandfathers knife at home than to have to loose it at camp.

Reminder; you should have acquired your MB books and have read them by now. If, for some reason, you have not done this you will need to purchase them at camp. It is your responsibility to do this.

I'm looking forward to a week of summer camp. I'll be forwarding directions to everyone... start thinking about car pooling.

See you all Sunday,
Mr. C

Future Boy Scouts???
Let's hope so!

Happy 4th from Troop 150!

Ham with all of that cheese?

Merit Badges

I've had a few questions about Merit Badges (MB) and how they work. I'm including this link... it explains them pretty well.

http://meritbadge.org/wiki/index.php?title=An_Introduction_to_Merit_Badges

Some MB's we start as a Troop. The Scout is then responsible for doing the homework and completing the MB on their own. Recently the Troop has completed Family Life and Physical Fitness. Scouts can work on MB's at anytime (following the guidelines on the link above).
New Scouts should be concentrating on completing the requirements for achieving the 1st Class rank. Achieving 1st Class in the first year since joining the Troop is a goal that should be set. It is very attainable if the Scout is attending Troop meetings and outings.

YIS,
Mr. C

What a clean-up crew!

Members of Troop 150 clean-up Rotary Park

Meeting at Echo Lake

Our meeting tonight will be held at Echo Lake. 7pm
-Suits
-Towels
-Camp info
-Scout Spirit.

Tragic Loss of a Scouting Friend

I wanted to share with all of you a remembrance of James Walker, the man that was the manager of the Army Barracks here in Conway. He was murdered by a young man attempting to rob his store.

My son, Ethan, and I have been in his store hundreds of times. Jim regularly distributed fliers and put up posters for us as we were building the Pack in Conway. I was always kidding him about his small Scout corner, but, he always seemed to have something that I couldn't do without. It had become quite a regular occurrence for Ethan and I to run in on the weekend while out running errands. We were always greeted as old friends.

When Ethan crossed-over to the Troop he wanted to get a Boy Scout neckerchief. Jim had none in the store. After pausing a moment he remembered the mannequin that he had displaying his own personal Scout uniform... he removed the neckerchief and gave it to Ethan. This is the neckerchief that Ethan wears to all of his Scouting functions. Just a plain red neckerchief... a thoughtless kind gesture. It shows the true nature of the man. A man that his children will not have to guide them as they grow up.

It has come to my attention that James was a member of Troop 150... I am ashamed to say that I never realized that.

Rob Troon, Scout Master for our brother Troop in Tamworth, tells me Jimmy started his journey in Scouting as a youth member of Troop 151 during the mid-late 80's and '90. For his last year as a Scout, he moved up to Troop 150. He turned 18 as a Life Scout and proudly displayed his uniform in the store the whole time he worked there. His scouting days were mentioned at his funeral, and the center picture was from Hidden Valley.

Scout Master Troon has the wonderful idea of hosting an annual campout between our two Troops in remembrance of this fine person. It would be very nice, as fund-raising time is upon us, if we could make an extra effort and raise funds to go into the Walker children's scholarship fund... now that is something worth raising money for.

As Mr. Troon and I work out the details please keep the Walker family and children in your thoughts. They will have some dark days ahead of them without their Dad. I trust that Scouting will be able kindle a small flicker of hope for them in the future.

Your in Scouting,

Andy C

Friday Night

Looking forward to seeing everyone for the swimming and cook out on Friday.

Meeting at the Conway Lake Public Beach @ 5:30 pm to do the BSA Swim Test.

Cookout at the Getchell's following the swimming.

• Bring swim suit and towel.
• Duty Roster and Menus for Mondays campout.
• If I do not have your Permission Slip and Medical form there will be no camping for you.
• Also please make sure you give Mr. Getchell the money you owe for the campout.

Enjoy your last day of school.

Mr C

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I'm back...sorry for the hiatus... great article

Why the Boy Scouts Work by Heather Mac Donald, City Journal Winter 2000

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Missed meeting... sorry!

Good morning, sorry to have missed everyone at last Thursdays Troop meeting... Ethan's concert went well. They will be getting together and playing next at a benefit concert at the Brass Heart Inn on June 6th, it promises to be a good time.

Sounds like the meeting was a success and that you got a lot accomplished. We will continue the cooking theme for the next meeting.

Reminders:
Make sure you are arriving on time and staying through the whole meeting.
If for some reason you can't make the meeting or are leaving before the closing it is your responsibility to contact your Patrol Leader to find out what you missed.

As we had discussed at the Patrol Leaders Council we are going to have our game time just before the opening of the meeting. The meeting will start promptly at 7pm and will close at 8:15. Game time will be at approximately 10 minutes of 7.

COURT OF HONOR will be at 7pm Thursday May 31st

See you all at Thursdays Troop Meeting,
Mr C.

May is cooking!

Good morning to all, I trust everyone is finally catching up on some sleep after our Camporee.

On our agenda for this month is cooking.
We had planned a pre-Mothers Day, Scout cook out for this weeks meeting, but, it just isn't going to be feasible to pull this off time wise.
Mr. Selmi has generously offered his professional services to talk about menu planning and food preparation with the Scouts over the next few meetings. Mrs. Owen has offered to come in and do a few hands on cooking demonstrations during the meetings.

Hopefully this will all culminate into a Scout planned cookout in the near future.

See you all Thursday,
Mr C