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All: We will not be meeting next week, 5/4/10. Don’t come!

Boy Scouts:

Camp out this weekend:

• Eat dinner before coming!
• Meet up at church at 6pm, Friday (30th).  Transportation will be provided by James Carpenter and Matt Broadfield.
• Planning to return at 3:30pm, Saturday (pick your son up at the church).
• Each boy is assigned a food item: Race- granola bars, Kolton-jelly, Andre- peanut butter, Luke - 1 gallon 2% milk, Nicholas-1 loaf of bread, Ethan- 2 boxes of Raisin Bran, Shaun- 1 gallon 2% milk, Michael - peanut butter, jelly and 1 loaf of bread, Caleb- water for 5 boys and granola bars, Douglas-24 eggs, Ellery- 24 slices of cooked bacon
• Each boy is responsible for his own “mess kit”, water and cleaning supplies
• Remember insect repellent, hats, sunscreen, and good hiking shoes
• Mr. Carpenter will be watching the weather and will call off the camp out if thunderstorms are expected. Rain is okay. Please watch your email for a possible cancellation due to severe weather.

• Don Smith would like all parents (of cubs, webelos, and boy scouts) to come to a short presentation, “Friend of Scouting” next Tuesday, April 27, at 7:00pm (same place). Please try to come.
• There will be no scout meeting the following Tuesday, May 4th.

All:

• Welcome to our newest scout family, the Nevarez family! Shaun will be in boy scouts, and Brandon will be a cub!
• There will be no scout meeting on May 4th, 2010.

Happy Birthday to Nicholas Volberding turning 13!!

Cubs: Dad-n-lad is this Saturday & Sunday (April 10-11) at George W. Pirtle Scout Reservation Registration begins at 8:00-10:00 with opening ceremonies at 10:00am. Activities begin at 10:30am. Come dressed in your “B” t-shirts, but bring your “A” uniform. The cubs will need to be wearing their “A”s for ceremony services.

Tonight we talked about nutrition and trail mix - what’s in it, and why it’s so good for you when you hike.

Boy Scouts: Tonight we worked on the communications merit badge. We heard speeches from: Caleb Y., Andre Y., Kolton S., and Luke B. Next week we will hear from: Ellery C., Jacob V., Caleb V., and Koleson S.

Tentative camping trip on 4/23-24 to Tyler State Park. We need 2 adults to support this event.  Please let James know if you can do this.

Also please send James C. an RSVP for summer camp (June 6-12). Again, we need adults to commit their attendance to support this activity.  james.carpenter@yahoo.com

Cubs:

• The boys baked peach cobbler in a dutch oven and ate it! It was so good! They also played kickball while waiting for the cobbler.
• If you haven’t mailed in your “Dad -n- lad” registration with the fee yet, it may be best to drive it to the East Texas Area Council located on 5th street before April 1st. Rates go up dramatically after April 1st.

Boy Scouts:

• The boys received their 2010 membership cards. Please remind your son to remove it from clothing before washing!
• Congratulations to Caleb Youngblood, the new Troop 131 Scribe. Caleb will be taking attendance at meetings and may ultimately be responsible for this weekly update!!! (mom is smiling)
• We continued working on the eagle required merit badge, “Communications”. Only 1 or 2 more sessions and the class work will be complete. Completion does require some work at home. Please review this with your scout so he can complete this merit badge. After this merit badge, we plan to teach the “Law” merit badge.

Coming up:

• Tentative campout and hike in April, at Tyler State Park. James Carpenter will send out details soon.
• Summer Camp- James needs to know which adults can attend summer camp at Camp Pirtle. Also, please decide this week if your scout will be attending summer camp so we might obtain an approximate head count at our next meeting.

Cubs:

Please remember to mail in your registration form for the upcoming event, Dad-n-Lad. The deadline for early registration is 4/1/10.

Boy Scouts:

Congratulations to Douglas Greenwell, new patrol leader of the Raptures.

The boys are continuing their work on the Communications Merit Badge.  One of the requirements is that they listen/watch a debate concerning civil matters. Does anyone receive Sudden Link’s Channel 3? If yes, please email James ( james.carpenter@yahoo.com ). We are looking at the possibility of watching a blog cast to satisfy this requirement.

Congratulations to Karson and Koleson Sutsch for winning “Best Design” for their divisions in the Pine Wood Derby Car Contest.

Cubs: Please remember to mail in your registration form for the upcoming event, Dad-n-Lad. The deadline for early registration is 4/1/10.

Scouts: The boys held elections tonight and here is the outcome:

• Andre Youngblood will serve as Senior Patrol Leader
• Luke Boyd will serve as Assistant Senior Patrol Leader
• Koleson Sutsch will serve as Chaplin

The boys decided that they will vote on patrol leader positions next week.

Congratulations to the winners of the Pine Wood Derby Race last week!

1st place winners: Sammy Young & Ethan Broadfield

Next week we will be voting on “best design”, so bring your cars next Tuesday, 3/16/10.

Cubs:

“Dad & Lad” is right around the corner! It’s 4/10-4/11 at George W. Pirtle. Please mail your registration along with $26.60 per child and per adult by April. Just mail it to the East Texas Area Council directly. John will be posting the registration form on the scouts131.com website, if you didn’t get it already in the mail.

Scouts:

Don Smith is working with the boys on the merit badge, “Communications”. Please review the requirements for the badge on meritbadge.com. Specifically, the boys need an opportunity (as a group would be preferable) to attend a community debate, or interview candidates.  If you have any ideas on how the boys can do this together, please talk to James Carpenter.

Next week the boys will be voting on new troop positions.

All: February 9th is “Blue and Gold” night- we will be celebrating 100 years of scouting. The cubs are preparing for this event and we will party from 8:00pm to 8:30pm!

Cubs: Tonight we talked about different forms of energy: from our bodies, from the ground- fuels and gases. The boys had to come up with and list 25 things in a house that uses electricity!

The cubs will be planting a tree, dedicating it to Tyler Presbyterian Church.

Boy Scouts: Scouts need to sign up for the Merit Badge workshop.  Bring $25/scout to the next mtg.  Event is Feb 19-20 at Camp Tyler.  We will likely meet there. No cooking.  Eat dinner before arriving at 5/6pm.  Philip Greenwell will spend the night with us.  Mr. Smith is teaching on Sat.

All:

• Blue and Gold party: All scout families are invited to a special celebration of 100 years of cub scouting! Mark your calendars for Tuesday evening, 2/9/10. The cubs will be arranging and planning this party, so they need a idea of how many will come. Would you rsvp Todd ( tb@horizonbusiness.com) if your family plans on attending? Again, all scout families are invited!
• We will be having our own 2nd annual Pinewood Derby race! The date is yet to be determined, but it will be in March. Todd will have the cars next week; they are $4 each.

Cubs:

Tonight we talked about the importance of listening in communication: when we read God’s Word, are we listening to what He has to say to us? How about when our parents speak? Are we really listening?  To reinforce this in a practical way, we played the game, “telephone”.

Boy Scouts:

Congratulations to Ellery Carpenter! He has the new scout position, “Quarter Master”. The Quarter Master is in charge of all the camping equipment.

Tonight the boys discussed how they would be better prepared the next time they camp out:

1. There will be no more disposable cups, plates & utensils. Each boy needs to bring his own plate, cup, bowl and utensils. This is sold as a “mess kit” that can be found at Walmart, Gander Mountain, and even on Amazon.  Also it’s suggested to buy a “lingerie bag” for wet clothing.
2. Another change: all boys will need to obtain permission from the scoutmaster before bring any raw meat on a camp out.