troop 12 news 2006

1/9/06 - PLC meeting as reported by Spencer Smith & Ryan Lavalley: "Plans for Ski trip: meet at church 7:30 AM 2/4/06, drop gear and go to merit badge college, return to church at 4:30PM. Leave for ski trip 4:45 PM. Scouts need money for road dinners on way up Saturday night and way back Sunday night. Cost for skiing is $33 (lunch, lift ticket, rentals, lesson). Will need to bring a personal breakfast (no cooking). We should also bring OJ, milk and juice to drink at breakfast. Winter Camporee is 1/27-29 - this is the weekend before Merit Badge College. The climbing trip will be the first Saturday in March. The PLC will need to plan a meeting to discuss climbing/work on parts of climbing MB in February prior to the climbing trip. We should discuss cold weather camping and what to bring at the meeting on Monday 1/23. [sic, their notes have been slightly edited by me]" The scouts also created the menu for the winter camporee. And they checked out the winter camporee sled. Adult meeting - We got the PLC working on the menu, I asked them to assign a life scout or other scout to discuss what you should wear/bring to a cold weather camp out and to start getting gear ready for the camp out. We discussed the: winter camporee, MBC/ski trip, and climbing trip. We voted that the troop will pay the fee for the winter camporee ($5 a head). We discussed the popcorn sale and identified those who still owe the troop $. We registered people for the various trips.

1/12/06 - I attended the planning secession for the winter camporee at the pioneer district round table in St. Albans.

1/23/06 - Final Ski trip planning meeting. Review registration for merit badge college, ski trip and climbing trip. Plan for ski trip. prep troop gear for winter camporee. Review menu. Plan for purchase of food and packing and delivery of troop gear to camp. Complete MBC registration. Busy meeting.

1/27-29/06 - Winter Camporee. I wasn't there what happened? 12 Scouts and 4 leaders hosted the 4 way tug of war and competed in various scout skills events. We learned that we need to make a new sled. Weather was unseasonably warm so this was more like a spring then a winter camp out.

1/30/06 - meeting - 13 scouts and 7 leaders met and conducted final plans for ski trip. Decision made to rent 15 p van. (Saw the church van while at Snowshoe.) Gave tents to Mark Springer to take to dry. This involved much running up and down the steps. Thanks Mark! Final plans made tor meeting times for ski trip and MBC.

2/4-5/06 - met at church at 7:30 AM - all the early arriving adults pitched in make an assembly line registration process for: MBC, Ski trip (including releases and med form checking), and of course collecting fees for both. Great work team! paper work was done in record time, scout gear and troop supplies were loaded into the trailer. On minivan and the 15P van took the scouts to MBC at MU. Adults and scouts went. The adults took adult leader training courses and the scouts worked on 2 different merit badgers. Lunch was at the MU cafeteria. I skipped school to sleep as I was coming off the night shift. The other leaders received more training in the afternoon secession. I met then at the mini van and we drove back to the church. We met up with ? at the church and split up into separate vehicles. The use of the big van dropped the number of vehicles by 2 and allowed for rotation of the driver. (I appreciated the sleep that I got on the trip back. I felt better knowing that the driver who came after me had had an hour nap.) We arrived late at the AFC retreat and rapidly hit the hay having been inspired by my "Its gonna be a powder day. We need to get all the sleep that we can. We gotta get there early." speech. Sleeping in the Youth lodge with Mr. Mays we were able to enforce this concept. We arose really and the boys dressed in record time (could it have been the good nights sleep?) We enjoyed the microwave biscuits supplies by the Roa's and cooked by Levi Livingston and Jeff Lavalley. We completed the complex process of group registration and headed up the hill. Jeff, Robert, and Jeff got the lift tickets handed out and the ticket stubbs retrieved after first labeling each ticket with the riders name. Again, at the top of the hill, the number of attending adults improved our transit through the rental process. I took the papers to the ski patrol after parking the van. Mr. Mayes had the lesson tickets to hand out. Jeff Lavalley had the rental reservation number, papers, and lunch coupons. Levi, Jeff Smith, and Art Roa - backed up by Mr. Mays and Jeff Lavalley at the ski lockers got the scouts equipped in record time. Lesson tickets handed out the riders and skiers headed out to ski, ride or take lessons. I did the terrain park with Robby B and Jacob P before heading off to find and ski with my wife and kids. Then I returned to the lodge. I can't tell you how happy that I was to have a lodge sitter. I finally had a ski patrol contact and someone to watch for kids drifting into the lodge and provide supervision and assistance. Jeff and barb Lavalley did a fine job of "sitting" the lodge and ensuring that we all got fed. Thanks! I got to ski in the Afternoon with scouts Ryan, Art, Christian, Justin and Joe. We did the western Territories - including 2 runs on lower Shays for me. Not to bad as not mogul covered and no bare ice. Steep, once would have been enough. Rest of Western Territories is nice and minics a Western ski slope in height and length. Went to snow Shoe proper (across the road) but lift lines sent us back to the West. At 3:30 we headed back via the shuttle after a little wait. Ryan, Justin, and I made one last run at Silvercreek. Cold weather, wind, and overcast skies made sure that all were back to the lodge by 4 Pm - a ski trip first. Thanks to Barb and Jeff for collecting them in one spot. The drive back was long but in the big van - shared. Jeff took the trailer back and Robert and I took the van back. I was glad when i got home that I did not have to go to work on Monday. AFC retreat web page link

2/6/06 - the PLC meeting was sparsely attended - we discussed future plans - all were still tired from the ski trip. I hope that the scouts will act through the PLC to take a more active role in the running of the troop.

2/13/06 - 12 scouts and 6 leaders met with Ed D from T762 and 2 of his scouts. Ed began instruction for the climbing trip which will be 9AM-9PM on Saturday 3/4/06. We will drive to Cinci - eat lunch in car, climb, find a place for dinner, return to church.

2/27/06 - 16 scouts and 13 leaders and an unknown number of family members turned out for "bite night". We figured out who was going on the climbing trip. We greeted Don Preston who is on a two week leave from Iraq. He updated us on the local conditions. We thanked him for his service to our country. Levi Livingston told us about his police dog and sniffing for drugs. He talked a little about the conditions in the local crack houses. He showed a sample search. Then it was time to put on the bite suit. I got to see a dog attack from up close. He seemed eager to do it. His teeth looked big up close. Safe in my thick suit he latched on and began to pull. It was just a little scary the first time. After that is was like playing tug of war with a very large dog - only he has a hold of your arm and not a rope or toy. We learned what happens if you turn on the K-9 officer after he has asked you to freeze. "When dogs attack - news at 11". Then it was time for cookies and pop - A big thanks to Beth Johnson and Carmen Livingston for the snacks and to Levi Livingston for setting up bite night..

3/4/056 - 15 scouts, 3 siblings, and 8 adults met 7 others from T 762 and headed off to Rockquest in Cincinnati (RockQuest Climbing Center - Home) for a day of "indoor rock climbing". We arrived at the center, a tallish brick building and went inside. we "gathered in the party room" (a nice $25 add on), collected the 18 youth and began the process of getting everyone into a climbing harness and making sure that the harness was on correctly and securely. This becomes important if you might fall when 45' off the rock covered floor. We registered. We waited. Finally at 12:50 we were able to release the scouts for bouldering. The areas for that were very hard. No great entry level bouldering terrain. This made for a challenge. 7 leaders went through the course 6 in one group, one in a group of one. By 1 PM we had 7 adults belaying the youth as they climbed. They climbed a lot. There was a lot of hard stuff there. All were challenged. All met the challenge. And the best part? After climbing, we got to repell down. The adults climbed "a little". They did do a lot of belaying. By the end of the day, we all had sore fore arms. My neck was sore from looking up. But, the scouts climbed a lot. Most were tired at the end. After climbing - we found a "Cici's pizza" which was a great way to feed the hungry crew. Josh "Chimney" Perez was probably our best climber. My, he is fast. Max did quite well as well. I found out that when Robby falls - he is heavy - I do think that I was lifted off the ground, but it could have been my imagination. I was in the take in slack and not the break position. Eric and Daniel put in good efforts. Some of the smaller scouts hard trouble where the rock were just a little far apart for their size. This led to interesting efforts at improvisation - problem solving. Knowing when to bail is also useful. Ok, I'm now in the break position, go ahead and come down. We all got knot training and practice. I think before we go again, we should - at a meeting - practice tying our harness knot (or what ever you call that knot that we use to tie the rope to the harness. After all, if you are going to hang from a rope 45' off the ground, wouldn't you rather tie your own rope then trust someone else to do it for you.) All adult leaders need to become proficient with the knot as well. This should also speed up any future belaying lessons (required here to belay). All and all this was a great trip. There were certain events that occurred on the trip home which I believe that we will seek to avoid in the future.

            The PLC Meeting tonight was attended by about 9 scouts. We discussed future
            events and trips - a fishing trip will be April 28-30 around the Cranberry
            River area, and there will also be a climbing trip sometime in April.
            Someone else brought up a backpacking trip possibly sometime in May.
            Tentative date for a Court of Honor is May 8.   (as per) JR Figler

1. Fishing/fly fishing trip to Cranberry River area on April 28, 29, 30. More to follow and all suggestions welcomed. We need further research re: specific camp locations, proximity to good fishing, etc. All those age 15 and over need a WV fishing license with all appropriate stamps (trout, Nat’l Forest, etc.). Church van has been requested; we should know in a few days if it’s available.

2. Event possibilities between now and April 28, and/or in May: day trip for caving, overnight backpack at Vesuvius (one night, not too strenuous – a great way to introduce backpacking to those who haven’t done it), Via Ferratta, daytrip or campout at Yatesville (snarks?).

3. Next meeting: older scouts to mentor younger scouts re: advancement status and needs. Work on whatever scout skills needed, etc. Begin BORs and Scoutmaster Conferences for those who are ready. Need to set up BORs for higher ranks; please advise if you are ready. Adults: come and discuss 8 and 10 below.

4. Monday meeting in near future: trip to local 911 dispatch center for tour, talk and further discussion about the serious implications of 911 prank calls. Mandatory attendance for those in the van returning from recent climbing trip, but this is for the whole troop too. Should be informative. Who will call and set this up?

6. Next Court of Honor: May 8, 2006. All scouts and parents need to assess current advancement status. We can get a lot done between now and May 8. Who will call and reserve fellowship hall at church?

8. Adult leaders (including parents) only meeting needed to complete MB cards, assess completion of camping, backpacking, hiking MB by those who went to summer camp and/or NY trip last year. Hopefully we can also assess leadership situation for summer camp, etc., and get some pressure off Rodger.

9. SPL to submit suggested patrol assignments to scoutmaster for approval; update patrol contact list and troop list to facilitate better communication between scouts.

10. Adults please consider how you may be able to help with the troop. If you see something we need to improve, please share some ideas. Summer camp needs adult coverage; we can work “shifts” – you don’t have to commit to the whole week. Invest a day or several. [Rodger may or may not be available, given Justin’s upcoming surgery(ies).] Thank you in advance.

4/10/06 - Tonight, 10 scouts and several leaders visited the 911 Call Center, where all 911 calls go. The operators dispatch calls to various places; i.e. the fire department, police department, hospital, etc. The supervisor, Tony Clark, told us when to use 911, what happens when you call 911, and not to hang up when on the line with 911, even if it is done in error. If you do hang up, the operator will call back to verify the situation. There is no charge for 911 calls, and it saves time on deciding where to call. (JR Figler) I thought that this was a great trip! We got to see the stations where 911 calls are taken. They have police on one side and fire/ambulance on the other. We learned about their communications. We got to see a few calls come in. More happens in our town then you can imagine! A great trip.

4/24/06 - Tonight, the troop organized materials that we are taking to the fishing trip this upcoming weekend. These items included tents, ground covers, cooking materials, food, etc. We also discovered a leaking substance that looked like Gatorade at the bottom of one of the bins, so there was dried Gatorade on the floor of the Scout closet. Fun stuff... (JR) - we eventually got that up using a flat bladed shovel to scrap it off in chuncks. We swept that up and then used wet paper towels to get up the rest. We discovered that we'd put the tent ground rolls away wet. We should pack up some fire starters. We "compressed" stuff into bins to minimize what we need to take.

4/28-30/06 - 5 leaders and 11 scouts/sibs loaded up in 3 vehicles and headed out to "Camp Creek State park" www.wvparks.com . We got in about 9PM after dark. They put us out in the horse camp - about a mile from the entrance and about 1/4 mile behind our own locked gate. We were out by ourselves. Setting up the tents was an adventure and several defective tents were discovered. We arose at 6 AM to cold conditions and set off in groups to seek the elusive trout. We returned to camp at 9:30 Am for breakfast. Well some got back earlier and had made a fire. I raced two scouts rolling and caring a log and beat them back to camp by dragging a log secured by a timber hitch. After breakfast we split up to hike, fish, and splash in the creek. We saw many types of wild flowers on the hike. We visited the falls ( a nice staircase falls of about 15-18'). We got back to camp at 2PM for lunch and then set out to hike, fish and splash in the creek. This continued until dinner - a fine meal of spaghetti and salad. After this we gathered around the fire before setting off tp play capture the flag - or sleep as the mood took us. We woke to a Warmer Sunday, made breakfast and broke camp. We policed the site and then attended a stirring sermon by Pastor Wilson prior to returning home. A great camp.

5/1/06 - At tonight's meeting, there were only 3 leaders and 4 scouts figuring out how many tents there were and how many stakes and poles were in the bags with them. There were some tents without poles, some without stakes, or just a rain cover in a bag. Well we sorted everything out, and out of the 14 tents Dr. Blake had bought, there were 11 good tents. We stored the tents into the scout closet and called it a night.

5/15/06 board of review

5/22/06 board of review

5/29/06 - holiday no meeting.

6/5/06 - summer camp prep

6/12/06 - summer camp prep

6/19/06 At today's meeting, the troop sifted through the equipment room and brought
out things that we were bringing to Summer Camp, like extra tents, lighter
fluid, gatorade tubs, etc. We also had a list of what we were bringing so
we left nothing behind. (by JR Figler)

6/25/06-7/1/06 The troop attended summer camp at Camp Arrowhead. We had 13 full time campers and 2 day campers. We occupied the Chief Logan Site with Troop 7 who came with 7 scouts and 1-3 leaders. We fielded a team of leaders with 1-4 present at any one given time and a total of 7 participating for at least 2 days. We worked on merit badges. our new scout completed the first year program. Eagle badges we the focus of this camp. We learned a lot about mixing Diet Coke and Mentos together and how best to do it. We completed a "in camp site" improvement project, a camp trail improvement project, and maintained and repaired the council's sail boats. Everyone felt proud at these accomplishments that were performed over and above work on merit badges. Five scoutmaster merit badges were awarded by the council's camp director because of them. Seven scouts were inducted into the order of the arrow. All in all this was a very successful camp. I want to thank every one of you who helped to make this happen. We could have not done this without your help. I haven't left a scout camp felling this happy and proud since we left Camp Buckskin after having been awarded the troop scout spirit award - a feat that is almost unheard of - for as you know, a council rarely awards its troop scout spirit award to an out of council troop. I want to thank everyone for their contribution to making this one of the most successful camps ever. I could not be prouder of all of you. Five scoutmaster merit badgers - also almost unheard of - this also hasn't happened to troop 12 since Buckskin - way to go!!! A big thanks to Patrick Peyton for getting the ball rolling. Thanks to Dan Preston for finishing this. Thanks to Robert Mays for being the scoutmaster while I was unable and for organizing everything. Thanks to Donita for camp sitting, Greg for teaching and hard work, Michael for transportation, Mark for leadership. To Paul and everyone else who popped in to lend a hand - thanks as well. summer camp 2006

7/3/06 This was a sparsely attended meeting. The scouts and scoutmasters who attended cleaned all of the cook gear from camp, dried off the other troop gear, reorganized the medicine kit and took inventory, rearranged the boxes of dry goods and got the scout closet looking a little more tidy. We also cleaned and then oiled the Dutch ovens to ward off rust. I hated to have to hold a meeting right after camp. But I don't like for the Gatorade container to fester in the closet for 10 days. Their was rust appearing on the big Dutch oven. Sometimes things just need to be attended to - responsibility. Hmm. Thanks to those who attended. I want to remind everyone that post camp clean up is mandatory for eagle scout candidates. Selfless service, Hmm.

7/10/06 Scouts went through first aid kits and went over basic knots as requirements
for Merit Badges. A couple of scouts also had boards of review today for
rank advancement. (by JR Figler)

7/31/06 - The scouts met at Beach Fork Lake. First we reviewed water rescue techniques on land: chain, throw, and swimming rescues. then we went down to the lake edge and practiced these for those who needed them. After that there was time to enjoy the lake, kayaks, and canoes. Dinner consisted of hot dogs, brats and corn, with chips and what not. Then we returned to the lake until sunset. The evening was complicated by someone driving off with my van keys ... but alls well that ends well. BTW, where are my spatula and tongs?

8/7/06 - About 9 scouts and at least as many sibs met at Beach Fork Lake - again Eric brought the food (Thanks!) - first we worked on knots (bowline, cleat, and figure 8 stop knot) - then we used those knots to rig a SNARK. We ate under the shelter while a T storm moved by to the south. This having passed we set about sailing the canoes and rowing the Kayaks. We worked on sailing and "righting" a capsized boat. We worked on this a lot. We ate well, sailed, and flipped boats upside down - what did you do?

8/14/06 - Tonight, the entire troop had their photo taken in order to replace the
website's old picture. We took several photos due to the fact that one had
to leave and another arrived late, so someone is planning to Photoshop the
scout into the picture. Also, Dr. Blake gave a brief lesson on sailboat
safety, steering, etc., while a couple of scouts were practicing a few knots
used on sailboat trips. (JR Figler)

8/21/06 - The scouts met and prepared the gear for Aquatics camp, we planned a pizza party for Friday night. We also readied some ropes for teaching knots. Then we discussed the virtues of honor and the path that one takes in life.

8/26-27/06 - Aquatics Camp - 8 scouts took MB, 3 came just to teach sailing (and water ski), 2 leaders got broken in as sailing instructors on Saturday. Rick McComas got camp broken down. Rick Wilson showed us how water skiing is done - Wow! We taught 2 Sailing MB classes. And yes fro a scond year in a row we broke the rudder on the white boat!

9/11/06 - At tonight's meeting, the troop discussed various topics ranging from a
Court of Honor to Thanksgiving in the Woods. On Sept. 17, we are going to
try to set up a Court of Honor in the church where the troop usually holds
meetings. During Oct. 13-14, there is a plan to go hiking in Kentucky. And
during Nov. 11-12, we will hold our annual Thanksgiving in the Woods, with
paintball either before or following the campout. We also accepted Heath
Bass into the troop tonight, and Dr. Blake explained some key facts about
Scouting to him. (JR Figler)

9/17/06 - Fourteen scouts attended tonight's Court of Honor. Dr. Blake handed out Scout Rank patches and cards to Robbie Blair for Tenderfoot, Quinton Mays for 2nd Class, Josh Perez and Jacob Preston for 1st Class, Jacob Masters, Conner McComas, and Matthew Peyton for Star, and Justin Blake, Christian Roa, and JR Figler for Life. Next, Dr. Blake handed out both old and new merit badges from Merit Badge College, Summer Camp, and Aquatics Camp. He had also discussed with everyone that not many troops do campsite-improvement projects, and even less do camp-improvement projects. During the 2006 Scout Camp at Arrowhead, our site improvement was making a better pathway to the latrine by setting up posts and gravel instead of mud, and the camp project was improving the path and bridge from the pool to the dining hall by clearing roots, making gutters on either side for the runoff water, and cutting branches to let the sunlight hit the path to dry. In addition, everyone thanked Robert Mays, Sergeant Dan Preston, Danita Green, Patrick Peyton, Greg Pitaniello Mark Springer, and Rick McComas for staying at summer camp for as long as they did so there would be at least someone at the campsite on duty. (JR Figler)

10/02/06 - 8 scouts and one potential new scout were present. We talked about what to pack for the upcoming backpacking trip, we provided a pack to a pack less scout, we tried to cook with the rocket stoves. We reviewed what gear to take.

10/14-15/07 Fall Camp 'n Hike - For the second year in a row this was a back packing trip, 9 scouts and 5 adults ventured to the Red River gorge in KY's USDA Forest Service - Daniel Boone National Forest. We met at the church where Pam Mays and Eric Maniskas got us off to a good start with a breakfast of biscuits. We assembled our gear and loaded up. This included dividing up tents, stoves, fuel, cook gear and food.

After a 2.5 hour drive, we arrived and purchased our overnight parking passes at the Shell station and loaded up on coffee. Then we headed out to the Koomer Ridge Campground area for hikes to the hidden arch and Silver mine arch. On the way the troop stopped to teach out new scouts about plants of our region: white pine, sugar maple, tulip popular, and rhododendron were seen in abundance. We even saw a few healthy poison ivy vines! We noted that a shift from deciduous trees to pine and rhododendron means that you are nearing the cliff - a useful bit of information. We hiked pas rock overhangs and cliffs up and down stairs. We lunched under the silver mine arch and found (quite by accident) its hidden geo-cache - this is the first ever geo-cache located by the troop in my tenure. we found it after finding notes (left in the geo-cache by prior visitors) under the arch while we were policing up after lunch. We trudged back to the cars after a slight detour on the cliff face trail.

From the cars we drove to the second parking lot at near the Grey's arch trail head. We loaded our packs, adjusted the loads and set out to find a camp site. We had wonderful views on the ridge top trail leading to the arch. then we descended the into the valley ( a gorge really) by stairs and trail down to the forks of a creek. There - with a scant 90 minutes of local day light remaining - we chose tent sites and set up camp - we learned the importance of making sure that we took all needed parts of tents with us (thank goodness that we had an extra tent (with a fly)). Then we set up a cooking area by the river. Deaf Greg headed the water purification team assisted by Robert Mays and several scouts. The rest of the adults helped get dinner cooking. We ate "complete meals for 20 and 4 extra entrees and most of the granola that we'd packed down (ok we ate that before dinner).

We set up a latrine area, we set up a bear bag (while still light this time) and placed rope to mark the cliff edge and the path to the latrine.

In the morning we got going, some faster then others, some 80 minutes later then others. As a result we skipped breakfast and clear up - we had a chance to consider that we could have brought a quick breakfast (no cooking - just granola to eat) as had been mentioned by our scoutmaster prior to leaving the church. We sorely missed the extra granola that Max had pulled out and that I'd mistakenly put in the closet rather then in my pack (bad scout master). SO the remaining granola, dried fruit, and left over lunch was doles out to the early rising scouts.

Camp broken and water bottles loaded we took a photo op and headed out, back up the trail - up and up. Past the boulders covered with tree roots (like a scene out of the lord of the Rings). Past the cliffs, Up to the bottom of the stair case. Here we headed to Greys arch. We piled out packs and set out fro the climb up through a rock crevice to get to the bottom of the arch. Scouts enjoyed the climbing and the view. We held a prayer service under the arch and then headed back down to our packs.

Donning our packs, we hiked up the stairs and trails back to the ridge top. We flopped into the cars and drove back to the church - arriving only 20 minutes late! A great trip - friends, fellowship, spectacular views and early fall color.

10/16/06 - after the fiasco of finding that a troop tent was missing a fly, we spent the meeting checking all the tents for missing parts, two tents were sent home with scout masters for pole repair, others were sent home for drying.

10/23/06 - a smaller number of scouts gathered to play a card game that tested survival skills, wilderness and scout knowledge. Then we divided up bits of the scout camping merit badge book that the older scouts will report back on at the next meeting as we continue to try to teach the new scouts what they'll need to know to camp with us and to review that for our own benefit as well as to learn from our peers. We talked about parking and the popcorn sale.

11/6/06 - We prepped for thanksgiving in the woods. Equipment was selected and some loaded into vehicles. the rest was organized for pick up and transport on Friday. A flurry of work - thanks to those who came to help out. This was troop meeting that stressed service to troop.

11/10/06 - We had 2 teams of leaders. One met the scouts out at Arrowhead and helped the WEBELOs get settled. The other picked up the troop gear and drove to Arrowhead. We got camp fixed up and ate Jambalaya for dinner with cobbler for dessert. Breakfast was turkey bacon and French toast. In spite of the rain we got most of the scouts through one orienteering course, rifle shooting, and some scouts who needed to set up an orienteering MB got to set one up. WE deep fried two turkeys and pit cooked three more and we made 3 hams, 30 lbs of mashed potatoes, Sweet potato casserole, home made cranberry sauce, green beans with bacon. we finished off with a cranberry/apple cobbler and Rumaki (an appetizer). We ate well and in spite of the rain fed a crowd of 60. Thanks to all who made it happen - great event gang!

11/13/06 - Tonight, there was some clean-up and organization of the scout
closet, and several tarps and a tent were soaked in water from this past
weekend at our annual Thanksgiving in the Woods, so we opened them up to
help them dry. Popcorn was also brought to the church to be distributed
amongst the scouts. After a couple mix-ups, everything seemed to be fine,
except for one or two tins of popcorn. We had discussed that there would be
an election for positions within the troop, and its assumed date is 12/4/06. (JR Figler)

11/27/06 - Popcorn money was handed into Mr. Maniskas. The older scouts
showed the younger scouts how to whip rope, as well as practicing a few
knots. A couple board of reviews were held tonight, and there was
discussion about the Webelos from Pack 43 crossing over into Troop 12 on
Tuesday, Nov. 28. Art Roa's Eagle Scout Ceremony will be held on Saturday,
Dec. 2 at St. Anne's Church, and all those willing to attend should arrive
by 5:10 pm. Gabriel Roa was also introduced into the troop tonight. (JR Figler)

11/28/06 - Troop 12 attended the Pack 43 monthly meeting tonight, which
included the Webelos scouts crossing over into our troop: Evan Brown, Ethan
Carlton, Bobby Jackson, Matthew Karnes, and Vincent Mays. We concluded the
meeting with a celebration and cake. (JR Figler)

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