May 2006 Newsletter
May 2006
Volume 87 Number 5
Scout News
Troop 112 – Oregon’s Oldest Boy Scout Troop
www.Troop112.com
WELCOME TO OUR NEW BOY SCOUTS. On April 30, 2006, 2 boys from Pack 110 bridged over to Troop 112! Congratulations and well-done Alex Hernandez and Killian Sewell.
Thanks to all parents, volunteers, and scouts who made the Rogue River trail campout/cleanup a success. Your efforts helped end Scoutmaster Ellis’ consecutive rainy campout streak at 32!
Please mark your calendars– Camporall is the weekend of May 19-21. Meet at Briscoe school on May 19 at 4:30 p.m. and bring a sack dinner. Be on time!
COMMUNITY SERVICE
Patrol assignments will proceed through the next two months as follows for maintenance of the amphibian area at North Mountain Park:
May June
Scorpions Roadrunners
The Ashland Lions Club
TO ALL LEADERS AND PARENTS WHO MAY ACCOMPANY SCOUTS ON ACTIVITIES –
Nothing is more important than the health and safety of our scouts. Toward that end, an online training course on Youth Protection is offered at www.craterlakecouncil.org. This course takes only 20 minutes to complete and is self-paced. Upon completion, a certificate is issued and your completion is recorded at Council Headquarters. Please access this free and required training at your very earliest convenience. Renewal is required annually. Thank You!
Smoke Signals
May 11 Th Council Roundtable
May 13 11 a – 4 p Post Office food drive. Class A Uniform. ICCA (144 N. 2nd Street).
May 16 7 p Troop Committee meeting at Howard Hunter’s house.
May 19-21 Camporall
May 24 Wed 7 p.m. Board of Review
May 29 8 a Memorial Day chair set-up
May 31 Wed 6:30p Court of Honor
June 10 Water outing – Squaw Lake
June 15/16 Feast of Will
June 19-23 We need Den Chiefs for Cub Scout Day Camp
July 3-4 Lion’s Club Service
July 4 Tue Volunteers needed for Troop 112 food booth in Lithia Park
July 23-29 Camp Makulla at Crescent Lake SW of Bend – our own Council’s Summer Camp
Appreciations: Carol Davis is our new Outdoor Coordinator.
Amber Weathers is our new Summer Camp Coordinator.
Remember - monthly PLC meetings are now being held at 6pm on Troop night/ 1st Wednesday of the month. Troop meetings 1st & 3rd Wednesday; Patrol meeting 2nd and 4th, Merit Badge workshop – 4th Wednesday.
ReStatement of Attendance requirements – Attendance at meetings and participation in Troop activities is also part of the Scout Spirit that needs to be demonstrated for advancement. Currently, the Troop has a number of registered Scouts who don’t regularly participate in Troop activities. Scouts are reminded that they need to show a minimum of 50% participation in order to be eligible for advancement to the next rank as this participation is a part of the Scout Spirit that needs to be demonstrated for advancement. All decisions on a Scout’s percentage of participation for rank advancement will be made by the Scoutmaster at the required Scoutmaster conference for that rank
Reminder about Uniforms: All the Scouts know that one needs a FULL uniform, book, dues and sign in on time to be eligible for the door prize at Troop meeting But some probably don’t know that the Troop with its sponsor, the Ashland Lion’s Club, has a requirement to be in uniform at meetings - “Scouts are required to wear Class A uniforms to Troop meetings and Courts of Honor and Class B uniforms to Patrol meetings as this is a part of showing Scout Spirit. Scouts failing to wear their uniforms will be able to stay at the meetings as observers, but will not be able to sit with the other scouts or participate in the formal discussions.”
So please start observing this rule, and show your Scout spirit!
Merit Badge books please – If your scout has earned a merit badge and still has that book, returning it to the troop will give another scout a chance to earn that badge. Thank you.
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