Wednesday, February 24, 2016

Jeremy's Eagle Court and Wayne's Eagle Project

Parents and Scouts:
 
Please note that we will be holding an Eagle Court of Honor for Jeremy Kilgus this Saturday at 2 PM
– at the First Presbyterian Church. 
You are all invited to attend.  Please come and see us honor Jeremy with this great honor. 

For those that are in the ceremony, you should be there at 1 pm for instructions.

ALSO, for Wayne's Eagle Project
 
Hello everyone! As you know my Eagle Project is coming up next week on Friday, March 4, and I could still use your help. If you haven't already, please put it on your calendar if you can go. I can also use help in paying for my event. 

I still have quite a bit to raise and if you are able to donate you can send a check to the church (4227 Broadway) or bring it next week to the meeting. Please make out any checks to the troop. 

Also, we still have several seats available. If you would like to register and attend the event, I have attached the ad below detailing registration information. If you can help in any of these ways, please do. Thanks for your help!



Sunday, February 21, 2016

Auction items for Wayne's Eagle project


Please see the note from Wayne Kreml.  If you are one of the scouts that is helping him with his project he needs to hear from you. 

Sincerely,

Kirk Bohanan
Scoutmaster Troop 136
Grove City, Ohio


From: Wayne Kreml [mailto:info@littlefundraiser.org]
Sent: Saturday, February 20, 2016 5:49 PM
To: Kirk Bohanan
Subject: Wayne's Eagle Project

Hi Mr. Bohanan, please send this to all adults and scouts,
Hello everyone! My event date for my Eagle Project is coming up very quick so if I have talked to you and assigned you places to retrieve auction items, I need anything you have back ASAP. This includes any auction items you have as well as the list of places you have gone to, their contact info, and your service hours so I can give you credit. I NEED them this Tuesday so that way I know where else I need to go for auction items. Thanks for your help and support with my project!

-Wayne

Monday, February 15, 2016

Marengo Cave Trip tomorrow


Parents and Scouts:

For those going on the Marengo Cave trip this weekend – please read the attached information on the trip that we received from the Marengo Cave.  Remember that we will LEAVE at 6 PM sharp from the church parking lot.  This is a class B uniform event.  Please have all of your paperwork turned in tomorrow so we can get an accurate count for transportation and food.  The patrols will be cooking for themselves and we will be going shopping on Thursday this week.  We will talk about that detail tomorrow night.

If you have any questions we will get them answered tomorrow.
  
Sincerely,

Kirk Bohanan
Scoutmaster Troop 136

Grove City, Ohio




Tuesday, February 9, 2016

Be at tonight's meeting for important Caving campout info

Parents and Scouts:

If you are planning to go on our Caving campout later this month please plan to be at the meeting tonight to get some information on what you will need to bring as for gear. 

IMPORTANT meeting!

See you there…

Sincerely,

Kirk Bohanan
Scoutmaster Troop 136

Grove City, Ohio

Tuesday, February 2, 2016

February Newsletter

Our Theme this Month is: Astronomy and Space   
Please note the following upcoming events.  Refer to the 2015-2016 Program Plan for the complete year planning events.  Note that the plan is subject to minor changes.
1. PLC: [Patrol Leader’s Council]
Feb. 7th - at 5:00-6:00 at the Church.
Senior Patrol Leader, Asst. Sr. Patrol Leader, All Patrol Leader’s. & Asst. Patrol Leader’s and other members of the PLC including Scribe, Historian, Quartermaster are also encouraged to attend.

2. Troop Committee / Parent Meeting:
Next Meeting is Feb 7th at 6:00 PM at the Church.
All parents are invited to attend this meeting and learn what is up coming in the Troop activities.
3.Camp-out this Month:
 Date: Feb 19-21, 2016
 Location: Marengo Cave, Marengo Indiana
       Leave Friday @ 6:00 PM
       Return Sunday @ 1:00 PM
       Cost - $64.00

Permission slip must be filled out and returned by: 2/16/2016
4. Monthly Dues:                    “A Scout is Thrifty…”
Please keep up to date on your monthly dues.  We collect $10.00 each month for troop operation.  This can be paid or taken from your son’s Scout Account.  Scout Accounts are funded by participation in fundraising activities, and also by Kroger Plus purchases. Use Kroger Plus Card for your family food purchases. A percent of your spending at Kroger on the Kroger Plus card will go into the Boy’s Scout Account.  The Scout Account can be used to pay for Summer Camp fees, Monthly camp-out fees, Troop Dues, and Troop related expenses that are approved by the Scoutmaster. Please note that the purchase of Personal Gear is not an approved expense that your scout account will cover.

Please check with Jim Baughman on status of your son's Scout Account.
5. Scout Sunday – February  7th
We will honor Scout Sunday on February 7th. We will be observing this at the First Presbyterian Church by assisting in the 2 services on the 7th.  This will include greeting, ushering and assisting with collecting the offering that morning.  The 2 services are 9:00 am [traditional service] and 11:15 am [contemporary service].  You and your families are cordially invited to come and visit the church that Sunday.  They would love to have us all!  This is a Class A Uniform Event. To be involved in the service, please be there 15 minutes prior to the times listed for the services.  If you wish to attend you own church in uniform that is also acceptable.  Just let me know so I can update our activity records.

6. Merit Badge Super Saturday – Feb. 13, 2016
Mark your calendars for Merit Badge Super Saturday on February 13th at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints at in Galloway!  As of 1/31/2016 the registration is FULL.  There is a wait list if you wish to still try to get in to this event. Check-in is from 8am-8:45, The Opening Ceremony begins at 8:45 and Merit Badge Sessions start at 9am.  Registration ends February 13th at 5 p.m.  Register online at http://scouts.mbsupersaturday.org/registration.   If you have questions please contact MBSS Coordinator Ken George atscoutteam485@gmail.com.

7. February campout at Marango Caves!
Our campout this month will be to Marengo Caves in Indiana.  We will Leave on Friday night, Feb. 19 at 6PM SHARP!  Please plan to attend the troop meeting to learn about what we will need to go caving.  Cost for this trip will be $64.00.  It will include a 5-6 hour caving experience.  You will get wet and dirty, with a shower at the end of the day – so plan accordingly.  This outing is going to be LOTS of fun.  We hope to have a great turnout.  Start to get ready NOW.  You can go to www.marengocave.com to see details about this adventure.

February 2016 Newsletter - Page 2

8. The Eagles Have Landed…
Congratulations to our newest Eagle Scouts – Caleb Porter and Jeremy Kilgus.   They have successful completed their Board of Reviews in January.  Their Eagle application paperwork is now in progress of getting filed at the National BSA office.  Look for more details later as to their Eagle Court of Honor.  We will also be holding Eagle Court of Honors both this month and in March.  On February 13th we will hold an Eagle Court of Honor for Tommy Robinett, Brian Kuehne and Aaron Stover. In March, we will have Sheridan Smith’s Eagle Court of Honor on March 12th. Please mark your calendar and be a part of their recognition ceremonies.

9. Get Ready for Mulch!
We will have our Mulch Fundraiser again this year – but we need your HELP!  Dates are March 6th in the Creekside Subdivision for to take orders and April 15-16th to deliver.  Please keep these dates free for lots of work!  On the March 6th date, we will meet at the Creekside subdivision in Grove City.  Our meeting location will be at the corner of Autumn Wind Drive and Snowy Creek Drive [At the Historical Dig Site].  We will meet at 9:30 and be done by 12:00 PM.  This will be a Class A uniform event on March 6th; not on the delivery dates

10. Dorchester International Brotherhood Camporee – May Campout 
The troop is planning the trip to Dorchester Canada which will be May 6-8th [Mother’s Day Weekend]. We will be leaving early Friday about 8:30 am [so no school that day if you go].  This event is an International Camporee weekend that will have lots of activities for the scouts to interact as well as meet scouts from Canada and other states. If you are interested in going please plan to have the following documents for the trip: 1] Birth Certificate and 2] Insurance card / Proof of Health Insurance.  We are not going to have to have passports to go for the scouts, but any adults will have to have one.  We will need help on this trip to transport the troop.   We will have more information on this later as it relates to cost and travel arrangements.  The cost will be approximately $75.00.  We will firm up this price as we get closer.

11. Summer Camp 2016!
This year we will be going to Chief Logan in Jackson Ohio.  Date of camp is July 3rd-July 9th.  The Camp fee is due March 29 to the troop - $260.00 for early bird and $280 after this date..  Keep a look out for upcoming information in the months to come.

12.  BSA Health Forms
Health Forms from summer camp last year are now on file for the next 6 months.   If you did not go to summer camp you should have at least Part A and Part B of the New Health Form submitted to the troop.  [Part C is the visit to the Doctor’s office]. This is important information that we have and are able to take on our outdoor outings in case of an emergency.  Please help us by getting this information into the Troop. As any medications changes please update Part A of your son’s form. See the website for a link to the latest revision of this form.  Once you get this Medical Form updated, please turn in to Rob Robinett.  PLEASE MAKE A COPY FOR YOUR OWN RECORDS BEFORE TURNING IT IN TO US.

March’s Theme is: Engineering