2. Minutes from troop meetings and camp outs (Miss a camp out or meeting? Read here to see what happened.)

3. News and announcements  (This contains some heads up info. not found on the schedule)

4. Scout Resources (full of links to sites on knots, canoeing, camping, Dutch oven cooking, topo maps and directions to local camps that we hike or camp at, etc.) Want to know what to bring, visit the scout info page, if you need an eagle idea visit: eagle project resources, this has links to a page of ideas, phone numbers and e-mails for places that might have a potential eagle project for you to do.

5. Summer Camp info (learn more about 2009 summer camp)

6. summer trip page 2006

7. long term troop plans - these are ideas that have not been finalized

8. Photos from our trips

9. troop 12 merit badge page

10. Swimmer Status

11. General scout Info. (can't remember what to pack for a hike or campout, visit this page)

12. Rodger's Home page

13. Tri-State Area Council - Boy Scouts of America - web page (check dates and other council info)

14. The unofficial MUGUYOH district web page This has a nice calendar of council events and some scout craft ideas. Council events are usually better described here then on the official web page.

15. The troop 12 Merit badge counselors and what they teach page.

16. downloadable BSA forms - NEW!!! Take think, and download form to print on your computer!  http://www.scouting.org/forms/

BSA TROOP 12

Scheduled Meetings and Events

Scheduled Events and Meetings and other notes:

Summer Camp 2007 Camp Pioneering Project

This is our current schedule

Leaders:  Directions to Rodger's house:  

Directions from ROUTE 10 - go South from Huntington, about 1.3 miles past (south of) I 64 turn LEFT on to Norwood at the fire station. Go about 0.7-0.8 miles and after an "S" curve (there is a pond on the left before the curve) look for the white house on the left and turn LEFT onto KAYCREST (the sign is often down as cars hit it, if you pass under I64 you missed it). Go about 0.7 miles  up the hill and at the fork at the top of the hill go LEFT onto the flat road (don't go straight onto Belmont), At the "T" intersection just past the "wishing well" at the entrance to Churchill Oaks go LEFT, then drive to the end of the street (Derby Lane) and my house is at the end - #63. If you get lost call 529-7282.

Directions from Route 60: At the Burger King on 60 across from the Inco plant you will turn onto Washington Blvd (if East bound, turn right - if west bound, turn left). Go about 0.1 miles. Turn Left at the church onto Saltwell Road. Go about 0.6 miles (errata - drive slow on curvy part, there is a school on this street, a police officer lives on this street - safety first). At the "T" intersection (there is a church on the left), turn left onto Norway Ave. Go about 100 feet. Turn Right onto Norwood (there is a Mom and Pop"minimart" on the right). Go about 0.3 miles. Turn right onto Kaycrest (This is the only way to turn - there is a white house on right just past turn, a mail box says WARF (like on Star Trek Next Generation - always wondered where he lived) on right just before turn - I add these details as the Kaycrest sign gets knocked down a lot). Go about 0.4 miles. At the top of the hill turn left onto the unnamed road BEFORE you get to the Keenland sign (big and green sign, Keenland goes up hill to the right). Pass wishing well. At "T" intersection turn left onto Endicott Lane. After about 100-150 feet the road will split. Stay to the right and the road magically becomes Derby Lane. Drive to the end of the street - I am at the end of the cul-de-sac - #63, call 529-7282 if you are lost.

WIMACHTENDIENK - WINGOLAUCHSIK - WITHAHEMUI

Popcorn Sale Information:

• reconvene in 1/09 - see blow:

• Monday 1/5/09 - Adult leader meeting at my (Rodger's) house (directions at the top of this page) at 7 PM

1. Prep for carter caves cave crawl
2. register for Merit Badge College
3. find out if the last weekend in February is the WV ski free day at Snow Shoe, if so try to book AFC for that date
4. plan to run the JLT training in the troop - Jeff has the book
5. plan an activity for march, April, and May
6. June is Canoe trip
7. July is summer camp
8. August is Aquatics camp
9. Sept is open
10. Oct is fall camp and hike - where? back pack trip?
11. November is TGIW
12. Dec is elections and end of year party
13. Think about some "collections" type of eagle projects in the Fall
14. Push current Life scouts to have an eagle project idea approved by troop and council by end of 2/09
15. Cross over of scouts from T 61 - if their Cub Master comes - this will become issue 1

• Monday 1/12/09 - First Troop meeting of year - at First Presbyterian Church at 7 PM
• Monday 1/19/09 - troop meeting at FPC at 7PM
• Thursday 1/22/09 - Night court (court starts at 5:30PM):

• 1/24-25/09 - Carter Cave Cave Crawl. I think that we have 2-3 spaces on the 15 and over trips and 2 spaces on the younger boys trips left - check with Mr. Jackson. We will do this as sequential day trips. We voted not be tent camping in January for this event - as you can come out of the ground wet in sub freezing weather - I did not want to go there. We are planning to have 3 groups A, B and C. I need to have Drivers for each group. As the groups have trips that start and stop at different times on Saturday. The plan is to have the drivers meet with their groups to decide where they will meet and to where they will return on Saturday and Sunday. Jeff Jackson will set up a table at the Lodge at Carter Caves SP to serve as a "base camp". Perhaps we can have an adult with a key to the church do the same at departure and return times - depending on where the groups plan to meet. For the Sunday trip the groups are all at the same time so we can probably meet at the church and return to the church "en mass". Those not advised to bring their own lunch as part of their Saturday trip can either: bring their own lunch or eat at the buffet (great food w/r/t quality and quantity) - I think this was on the order of $6-8.  I think that Sunday we'll just bring them home after the trip and let you feed your own. There is a fee for this event but I need to ask Jeff Jackson what it is. BTW you may want to get to the Park early on Saturday before your first trip if you want to buy knee or elbow pads in the vendor tent that will be set up outside - adults - I highly recommend knee and elbow pads). All will need a helmet (hard hat or bike helmet and 3 sources of light and extra batteries. Those on trip A will need a bag to carry lunch and a water bottle. I'd put food in a zip lock bag incase we get wet. Should we review caving guidlines.

Groups: (CAPITOL LETTERS DENOTE ADULTS)

• Group A (over 15) - Patrick Washington, Quinton Mays, 3 open spaces, GLEN WASHINGTON, RODGER BLAKE (trip 39 on Saturday 1/24/09 from 10;30-4;30 pm (BRING YOUR OWN LUNCH); trip 89 9AM -12 noon)
• Group B middle school scouts -  Bobby Jackson, Vincent Mays, Ethan Carlton, Gabe Roa, TRAVIS CARLTON (TRIP 21 Saturday 9:30-11:00 am & trip 43 11AM to 2 PM (you might want to think about bringing a lunch due to turn around issues); Sunday trip 84 9AM -12noon)
• Group C younger scouts - Spencer Mays, Bryce Parker, Danny Jackson, Teddy McGee, Ryan Berry, Bradley Franks, Nathaniel Heil, Joseph Enders, John Washington, Daniel Green, 2 open spaces, ROBERT MAYS, ADAM FRANKS, MARK ENDERS (Saturday: trip 1 8:30-11:30 AM and trip 49 12:30-3:30PM - (maybe eat at buffet?); Sunday trip 84 9AM-12 noon)

• 1/26/09 - troop meeting at FPC at 7PM
• 2/2/09 - is Scout Sunday - Fatima has asked for scouts to do the readings. Do we want to attend Fatima as a troop? Do the scouts who attend Fatima want to go as a grout and do the readings, etc. I think that Jeff Jackson will organize this.
• 2/14/09 - Merit Badge College
• 2/15/09 - Council Eagle Scout ceremony at the art museum
• 2/16/09 - no meeting Holiday

• 2/22/09 is council ski trip date.

• Merit Badge College will be 2/14/09 at MU - we will meet at the church at 7AM and then go over to register as a troop. I will need adults to drive to/from the church.

Registered youth include: R Berry, E Carlton, J Enders, JP Figler, B Franks, D Green, N Heil, D Jackson, B Jackson, M Mayes, Q Mays, V Mays, S Mays, T McGee, G Roa, B parker, J Washington, P Washington.

If you need MB - especially eagle MB and are not on this list - see Mr. Jackson at the next meeting

Please, Please, I beg you, please - get the MB book for your MB from the scout office or the scout closet. Ask Mr. Jackson what the prerequisites are or get the list from the scout office (or look at the list that was mailed to you by the scout office with the flyer advertising Mb college that you probably ignored and threw away) and COMPLETE THESE "pre reqs" BEFORE MB college and BRING THEM with you to MB college.

• 2/23/09 - Meeting begore ski trip at church at 7PM

• Ski Trip - 2/28 to 3/1/09 - Meet at Church 1PM Saturday 9/28 and return 9-10PM -ish Sunday. Bring clothes to ski in on Sunday, bring your sleeping bag and a pillow for sleeping in, other details are:

EVERYONE going on the trip needs try their best to be at next Monday's 2/23 meeting in order to:
 

• Hand in the troop permission form
• Pay Eric Maniskas your fees
• Fill out ski rental forms that I will have on-hand by then (age, weight, skier ability, etc.)
• Get final instructions regarding our departure time, schedule, other items (attend Mass in Thomas WV on Sat evening??)
   
• Individual item costs are as follows:
  
  Windwood breakfast buffet - $8
  Lift ticket only - $18
  Lift ticket and rentals - $18
  Lunch ticket - $9
  Beginner Lesson - $18
  Bunk Room - $20 (applies to adults, non-scouts only)
• Will also need $ for a dinner on the ride home Sunday Night

Please reply ASAP regarding yes/no on the breakfast buffet.  If I don't hear from you by 2/20, then I'm assuming that you're bringing your own breakfast.

• 3/9/09 - meet at church 7 PM - older scouts (those who were asked by Patrick) are to bring bags packed as though they were going on a troop weekend camp out are asked to do so. At the meeting the older scouts will use the EDGE principles that they learned at last week's TLT to teach the new scouts: (a) how to pack for a weekend camp out (b) how to put up a troop tent. Leaders and older scouts will figure out what gear to bring and work on menu planning. Who is eating and who is "surviving"? I will not at CABWAYLINGO as I am working so we need other adults to run this event (not me).

• 3/16/09 - meet at Riverbend Camp site at Camp Arrowhead at 6 PM - new scouts will present themselves packed and dressed for a camp out. This meets a tenderfoot requirement, it shows the adults who will camp with them that they know what to bring with them before the actual camp out. We will practice: fire building, stalking, and trail signs, if time allows will review distress signals.

• March activity - CABWAYLINGO Spring Camporee - theme is "wilderness Survival" are you the next Bear Grills?

  We will leave the church at 6 AM Saturday 3/21 - drive time is 90 minutes.  Don't be late!!! Parents - don't leave church unless we have a Class I med form and a signed troop 12 permission slip for your scout!!!

  Dates are 3/20-22. Events

  • earn wilderness survival merit badge - pre reques are #5 (bring first aid kit) and #10 (make shelter - in this case using a tarp and string)

  • fire building competition

  • cooking w/o utensils

  • locating and interpreting trail signs

  • stalking

  • camp fire skits

  • build improvised shelter

  • first aid (review 8 injuries and illnesses in requirement #1)

  • distress signals (review requirements 7a-c)

  Event runs from Friday at 5 PM to Sunday at 10 PM. Drive time is  about 1.5 hours. There is no water on site so bring water jugs and water bottles. A warm sleeping bag is indicated.

• meeting Monday 4/6/09 will be at Ritter Park at 6PM we will meet over at the play ground. Play is compass navigation. So bring a compass if you have one. The troop will bring 4-5 compasses.

  The plan is to try to meet the FC and SC land navigation requirements.

• 4/13/09 - no meeting Spring break

• 4/20/09 - The meeting will be at Ritter Park at 6PM , meet by the playground, We will run the compass navigation course that we had planed to so on 4/6. So bring a compass if you have one. The troop will bring 4-5 compasses. Due to early start time, pizza party is planned. We will be working on first class requirement #2. Please read in your scout book how to estimate distance by the "sight stick" and "falling stick" methods.

• 4/25-26/09 Spring OA fellowship - as Jacob Masters is vice chief of ceremonies - talk to him or Daniel Green (vice chief of dance and drum) to learn what you can do to help out.

• 4/27/09 - we will meet at church to have a PLC meeting and plan for a daytime activity for next weekend

• May - fishing trip cancelled. You can help at cub scout day camp if you need service hours - go to Camp Arrowhead Friday or Saturday and have Dev Stivers tell you where to go and what to do. (5/1-2/09

• 5/4/09 meeting - meeting at church  7PM -  plan for canoe trip

• 5/11/09 meeting - 7Pm at church -

  May 11 meeting @ FPC  First Class and above - Patrol Leaders Council
                                       
                                        Below First Class - Smoking and Drug Prevention w/ Dr. Dougherty
                                     YOU MUST BRING AN OLD WHITE T-SHIRT THAT CAN BE DRAWN ON!!!
                                          MAMA WON'T BE ABLE TO SAVE THIS SHIRT WHEN YOU FINISH

• Saturday 5/16/09 - Potential work date for Matt Peyton's Eagle Project

• Sunday 5/17/09 - meeting at Beach Fork Lake Sunday afternoon at 1:30PM

  Sunday May 17 Meeting @ Beech Fork Lake - Start Time is 1:30pm - at Picnic Shelter #1 on the dam (Lavalette) side of the lake near the dam - the shelter is at the far end of the marina
   
                                  FAMILIES ARE WELCOME TO COME AND SPEND THE DAY
   
      You must let me know if you are coming and how many family members will be with you so that I can purchase enough food
   
          1:30 - 2        Covered Dish Lunch - Troop will provide dogs & burgers & drinks -                             you bring something delicious to share
          2 - 2:45        Court of Honor - bring your Class A shirt - lots of merit badges and rank advancements to
                              be recognized
          2:45 - ??       Practice canoe skills in the lake - wear your trunks and bring a towel, sunscreen, etc

• Monday 5/18/09 -  Back to beach Fork lake to work on canoeing - you need to sign up for the trip by this date if you want to go on the trip!

  We will have food for dinner (dogs and burgers) - side dishes and desserts are never refused - plan is to canoe from6:00-8:30 PM ish.
   
                                          MUST RSVP FOR THE CANOE TRIP NO LATER THAN THIS MEETING

• May 25   Monday 5/25/09     No meeting - Memorial Day - remember those that gave their lives to keep us free

• Matt Peyton's Eagle Project - Saturday 5/30/09 at 8 AM - Eagle Scout project work day is this Saturday, May 30th from 8 a.m. - My project involves a hill at Beech Fork State Park, that has been eroded for the past 10 years. There are many rills & gullies (some up to 3 feet deep) that need to be broken down and smoothed out. My plan is to smooth all of the erosion on the hill, put up a silt fence around the area, and plant grass seed down covering it with a straw matting. I would really appreciate if you could come, it would help me out a tremendously. If you come I can sign you off on service hours for scouts & school, and also food and drink will be provided. Please bring all the mattocks, shovels, rakes, and hoes you own, and mark them with a marker so they do not get lost!
  
  This project is very labor intensive and the more people we have the better.
  
  Directions- Using Exit 20    (Mall Road Exit)--Take Route 60 West for about 5 miles.  Turn left onto Alt. Rt. 10 South and go about 3 miles to Route 10 North.  Continue on Route 10 North for less than a mile then turn left onto Hughes Branch Road and follow it to the end.  Turn left and the park is about 2 miles straight ahead.  (25 minutes) Once you get past the park office, you stay on the road until you get to the boat docks, where you can park your car. We will be carpooling to the work site so we do not congest traffic on the small road.
   

• Monday 6/1/09 - Meet at church to plan for Canoe trip. We need to finalize driving plans and menus as well as decide who buys the food.

  June 1 meeting @FPC    6-7    Reading and Scholarship MB review - all work must be completed
                                         7-8     Prep for Canoe Trip

• 6/5-7/09 - Canoe Trip on the Little Miami River - plan: leave church by 6PM ish Friday - camp Friday night. Canoe all day Saturday, pack lunch, water, sun screen, hat, etc. Eat dinner in camp. Ice Cream at Ice Cream Parlor. Return home Sunday AM after breakfast- arrive after church lets out. Visit the web site for little miami canoe rental. Alternate activity for non swimmers is a trip to Ft. Ancient with a chance to work on the Indian Lore merit badge with Daniel Green.

We need to meet at the "YMCA" and swim test those who will canoe - before the trip - Rob Anderson, Jacob Smith, Rob Blair, and Mr. Maniskas are in charge of setting this up - we may need 2 dates to get everybody tested.

• 6/8/09 - ??? clean troop gear ???

• 6/15  Board of review/Scoutmaster Conferences  - we have 9 boys ready for these - other scouts work on

          skills/MB pre-reqs

  6/22  Totem chit/Fire-em chit at Arrowhead for the new scouts - older boys shoot?(Arrowhead not available

           after this week)

• 6/29  Wilderness survival makeup - at Arrowhead  we approximately 12 boys that need this

• 7/6    Patrol leaders council to prepare for camp - elect SPL, Fire Warden, etc

• 7/13   EPrep disaster drill in Ritter Park - six boys need this, others can get started on badge with this

• Troop 12 will be attending summer camp at Camp Arrowhead during the 3rd week (July 19 - July 25).  Our troop will be camping at the Riverbend site (located off to the right of the main parking lot).
  
  Here is a link to the camp guide for leaders, which provides information about camp that parents may find helpful:
  
  http://www.tsacbsa.org/docs/Boycamp09leadersguide.pdf
  
  It's important for all scouts to attend camp every year that they can.  Summer camp provides the opportunity for a scout to learn/hone scout skills, earn merit badges (typically 3-4, sometimes more if the scout comes prepared w/pre-reqs), obtain camping nights (needed for rank advancement, some merit badges, and Order of the Arrow candidate eligibility), and, most of all, have fun!
  
  Please let me know by our next meeting on 5/18, as to whether or not your scout will be attending camp with the troop.
  
  Here is a link to the camp guide for Scouts which contains info about what to bring, merit badges offered, and associated fees for some merit badges:
  
  http://www.tsacbsa.org/docs/Boycamp09scoutguide.pdf
  
  This year, the cost for camp is $195 per scout, which includes all meals through the week.  A discount of $15 applies for families with multiple scouts (first scout pays full price, each additional sibling gets the discount). Payments can be made to Eric Maniskas (Make checks payable to BSA Troop 12).
  
  First year scouts should plan on participating in the Baden Powell first year camper program, which gives new Scouts time to learn basic Scout Skills. This program has been changed to a full day program for this year's camp, with scouts being given the ability to earn merit badges in the afternoons.
  
  The following link provides details about merit badges being offered at camp this year (note: some merit badges have associated fees, listed in the Scout guide - link to it is above):
  
  http://www.tsacbsa.org/docs/Boycamp09meritbadge.pdf
  
  Those scouts who are 14 or older are eligible to participate in the Outpost program (no extra cost). Ask Matt or Conner about last year.  This is a 3 day off-camp backpacking experience.  Participants are eligible to earn merit badges on Outpost.  A separate registration must be made to attend Outpost and you must be recommended by a Scoutmaster.  Please have your scout talk w/one of the leaders at Monday's meeting if they are interested in attending Outpost.
  
  Finally - Medical forms.  All scouts and leaders who attend summer camp must submit a med form to the camp officer, which includes a physical exam performed by their personal healthcare practitioner.  BSA has changed the med form as of 1/1/2009.  However, current forms on file for scouts and scouters that haven't expired (no more than 3 years for scouts and leaders under 40, 1 year for leaders who are 40 or older) can be used.  Please check with me or Mark Enders at Monday's meeting to see if your current med form is valid (Mark - please bring the black binder with you to the meeting - thanks).
  
  New scouts, leaders, and those with expired med forms must fill out the new med form. Here is a link to the form:
  
  http://www.scouting.org/filestore/pdf/34605_Letter.pdf
  
  Please get your med forms filled out ASAP.  We will need to make copies of them BEFORE we go to camp. 
   

•  

• 8/14/09 - Summer OA fellowship - OA members - come to work on Saturday if you can, schedule is:

• Friday August 14, 2009

  5:00pm  Registration/Check-In begins (Dining Hall)

              All Ceremony Team members, Elangomats, and Officers report

  5:00      Final Pre-Ordeal Ring preparation (Waterfront)

  7:30      Principles in regalia report to Pre-Ordeal Ring (Waterfront)

  8:30      Ordeal Candidates (Clan) gather to go to Pre-Ordeal Ring (Waterfront)

  8:30      Brotherhood Candidates meeting (Waterfront)

  8:45      Clans are led to Pre-Ordeal Ceremony

  9:00      Pre-Ordeal Ceremony (Waterfront)

  9:30      Ordeal Candidates in campsites (Pre-assigned Locations)

              Pre-Ordeal Ring Clean-up

  9:00      Cracker Barrel (Dining Hall)

              Ordeal Progress meeting - Ordeal Staff (Dining Hall)

   

  Saturday August 15, 2009

  6:30am  Clans wake up

  7:00       Clan breakfast (pick up from Dining Hall)

  7:30       Breakfast for Lodge members (Dining Hall)

  8:30       Work Crews form up (Dining Hall)

  8:45       Work begins

  Noon      Lunch for Candidates (Front Porch of Dining Hall)

                Lunch for Lodge members (Dining Hall)

                Brotherhood Candidates gather on front porch of Dining Hall & eat together

  12:30      Ordeal Progress meeting - Ordeal Staff (Dining Hall)

                Work ends for Brotherhood Candidates, tools put up - Candidates shower & dress in Class A uniforms

  1:45       Clans return tools to equipment storage, shower, & dress in Class A uniforms

  2:30       Brotherhood Candidates lined up & ready to go (Behind Dining Hall)

  3:00       Brotherhood Ceremony (OA Ring)

               Clan Gathering (Front Porch of Dining Hall)

  4:00       Ordeal Ceremony (OA Ceremony)

  5:30       Ceremony Ring Cleanup

  6:00       Dinner (Dining Hall)

  7:30       Evening activities

   

  Sunday August 16, 2009

  8:00am   Breakfast (Dining Hall)

  9:00       Chapel Service (Outdoor Chapel)

  10:00     Clean up & Depart

   

• 8/17/09 - Hiking at Riter Park at 5:05PM:  We'll be hiking in the park next Monday, 8/17,  in order to give the younger scouts the opportunity to get their 5 mile hike rank advancement requirement for 2nd class.  Of course, all scouts are encouraged to attend, regardless of whether or not they need the requirement.
  
  We will be meeting at the Safety Town end of the Park at 5 PM sharp.  Hiking will commence at 5:05 PM.  DON'T BE LATE!  We'll be heading East from our starting point, ending up at the shelter on the far east side of the park by 7 PM.  Mr. Jackson will have some vittles ready for us when we show up at the shelter.
  
  Scouts (and adults) who are hiking need to be prepared. All should wear a good pair of comfortable shoes, clean and dry socks, and comfortable clothes - weather appropriate.  Everyone should carry a water bottle or hydration bladder and a fanny or day pack with appropriate contents (hint, personal first aid kit, extra socks).

• 8/24/09 - TBA - I assume this will be meet at church at 7PM to prep troop gear for the Camp out at Babcock.

• 8/28-30/09 - Camping at Babcock SP -   We will meet at the church at 5pm, eat dinner, and head out no later than 6pm on Friday August 28.  We will return after breakfast, church and breaking camp on Sunday, August 30. There will be opportunities to: hike, swim and fish. So be prepared. This includes need for a WV fishing license if 15 and over. I assume that we will hike and swim.

• September activity - open (last year we did a sailing event) we could go camping some where. We could do a sailing weekend. If we sail, can we register early and get the group camp site?

• Sat 9/5/9 Park for MU football game (fund raiser for troop and the United Way) - MU vs Southern Illinois Sat 9/5/9 - game time is 4;30PM, Eric and I will open the lot at noon, I'd like some help be 1 Pm and the bulk of the parkers by 2 PM, bring water if it is hot, dress for weather.

• As you man or may not know, our troop parks cars at the ACF lot for all Marshall home games.  This is a major fundraiser for our troop, plus a large part of the proceeds go to the United Way, meaning that our scouts perform service to the community when working these events.  Successful parking takes bodies to perform various jobs
   
  • direct cars to the current parking area
  • park cars in a uniform manner
  • assist handicapped patrons
  • collect monies at the gate
  • advertise in front of the lot to attract business (ever seen the Little Ceaser's folks?? - They have nothing on us!)
  • food runs to Stewarts (a scout is Hungry)
  • Enforce NO-TAILGATING rule
  • Be courteous to fans
     

  Eric informed me that we've been asked again this year by a nearby union hall to park their lot at all home games in addition to the ACF lot.  This lot will take an older scout and an adult to man.  Monies made parking this lot all go directly to our troop.
   

   

• No meeting Labor Day - Monday 9/7/9

• 9/12/09 - meet at CWAB and work on Daniel's eagle project 9AM-3PM.

• We will meet at the
  Cabell-Wayne Association of the Blind
  38 Washington Ave., Huntington, WV.  25701
  (304) 522-6991
   
  On Monday 9/14/09 from 5;30 to 8 PM. Get there when you can dressed to work. We will be digging and putting wooden structures on.into the ground and they will need to lie level. We'll develop a dinner plan between now and then. Shovels, mattocks, or pick's would be good. If we do the benches, maybe a post hole digger. The temp will fall from 83 to 74 degrees while we are there, sunny weather is predicted. I'll have a cooler and some water. I have about 20 cups.
   
  Directions:
   
  So Monday 9/14/09 for meeting go to the  Cabell-Wayne Association of the Blind. The main building is at 38 Washigton Ave. About 150' west of the intersection of First Street and 4 th Ave (i.e. route 60 west). The entrance to the "Paul R. Slone Activities Center" is off of 3rd Ave also about 150' west of first street on 3 rd Ave.
   
  • If you go west from Pullman Square on Vetrans memorial Blvd, this turns into 3rd Ave and just go west (towards KY) until you pass First Street and look for this building on your left  and turn left into its parking lot.
  • If you go west from Pullman Square on 4th Ave, when you get to First Street, make a right turn onto first street, then go left onto 3rd Avenue and look for the above building on your left about 150' past the intersection, turn left into its parking lot.
  • If you are coming East on 60 East, when you get to First Street, take a left, at 3rd Ave take a left and look for the above building on your left about 150' past the intersection, turn left into its parking lot.
  Map:
   
  The white roofed building building and grass field surrounding it can be seen just to the left of the upper arrow in the satellite image in the link below:
  http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?hl=en&ie=UTF8&msa=0&msid=114718678396202076790.0004733817f2383e59cb0&ll=38.418177,-82.458695&spn=0.007675,0.016512&t=h&z=17
   
  Summary;
  • BSA troop 12 will meet and work on Daniel's Eagle Project this Monday 5;30-8PM - get there when you can
  • we will be digging do dress to get dirty
  • bring a good attitude
  • work gloves are handy (I have some extras)
  • we'll figure out a meal plan
  • details and directions are above.

   

• Sat 9/19/09 - 8AM-!@ noon - meet at CWAB (see above) and work on Daniel's Eagle project

• Sat 9/19/9 Park for MU football game (fund raiser for troop and the United Way) - MU vs Bowling Green Sat 9/19/9 - game time is 7:00PM, Eric and I will open the lot at 3PM, I'd like some help be 3 Pm and the bulk of the parkers by 4:30 PM, bring water if it is hot, dress for weather - bring a flash light if it will be dark. Directions: ACF lo

• On Monday 9/21/09 for the meeting we will meet from 5:30 to 8 PM at the CWAB's "Paul R Sloane Activities Center" to work on Daniel's Eagle Scout project - see above for directions - we have 2 platforms to put in and 2 benches to put in and finish building: picks, mattocks, shovels, spades, tampers, work gloves, drills that can place screws (aka drill motors), post hole diggers and anything you can think of to use while placing posts deep in clay soil with bricks mixed in would be good to bring.

• 9/28/09 - De Ja Vu all ovr again - we meet at CWAB

• SAT 10/3/9 Park for MU football game (fund raiser for troop and the United Way) - MU vs East Carolina SAT 10/3/9  - game time is 12:00PM, Eric and I will open the lot at 8 AM, I'd like some help by 9AM and the bulk of the parkers by 10 AM, bring water if it is hot, dress for weather. Directions: ACF lot

• Sunday 10/4/09 - Eagle Scout Award Ceremony for Rob Anderson and Jacob Smith at St. Peter Claver Catholic Church at 10:30 AM Mass - reception to follow.

• Monday 10/5/09 - meet at church from 7-8PM - we will discuss plans for an October out door event and make plans for Thanksgiving in the woods: The following weekends are open this month:
  
  10/10 - 10/11
  10/17 - 10/18
  
  The following ideas have been thrown out as candidate October events:
  
  1) Canoe day trip on Beech Fork lake, starting on the dam side and ending on the park/camping side. The plan would be to get the canoes from camp (10-16 canoes). Tom Dougherty is going to look into logistics regarding the route, time, etc.
  2) Car camp at Scioto Trails State Park
  3) Backpacking trip to the Red River Gorge National Recreation Area

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  As for our annual Thanksgiving in the Woods, all weekends in November before Thanksgiving aren't open, due to our parking commitments on 11/14 and 11/21.  The weekend of 11/7 - 11/8 is also out, as this is the weekend for Fatima's Spaghetti dinner.  So, that means we could either have the event on 10/31 or 12/5.  Alicia Anderson has another idea that she'll bring up at the meeting tomorow for discussion.
   

• SAT 10/24/09 Park for MU football game (fund raiser for troop and the United Way) - MU vs UAB SAT 10/24/09 - game time is 12:00PM, Eric and I will open the lot at 8 AM, I'd like some help by 9AM and the bulk of the parkers by 10 AM, bring water if it is hot, dress for weather. Directions: ACF lo

• SAT 11/14/09 Park for MU football game (fund raiser for troop and the United Way) - MU vs Southern Miss SAT 11/14/09 - game time is 4;30PM, Eric and I will open the lot at noon, I'd like some help be 1 Pm and the bulk of the parkers by 2 PM, bring water if it is hot, dress for weather. Directions: ACF lo

• SAT 11/21/09 Park for MU football game (fund raiser for troop and the United Way) - MU vs SMU SAT 11/21/09 - game time is 4;30PM, Eric and I will open the lot at noon, I'd like some help be 1 Pm and the bulk of the parkers by 2 PM, bring water if it is hot, dress for weather. Directions: ACF lo

• October - Fall camp 'n hike  - but where to go - Scioto Trails has been mentioned.

• November - Thanksgiving in the Woods

• December - elections and end of year party.

End of page whine: I need to have a class 1 med form, troop permission slip on every scout - make sure that I have this before you leave your scout with me!

Before the trip we need - to know who is driving and make sure that we have the insurance info needed for the local area tour permit - i.e. driver name, driver License number and state, make, model, year of vehicle, seat belts, insurance info. - limits for libility per person, liability total, property damage. Then we need to make sure that we have enough seats for everyone and see if we need to rent a trailer for gear.

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