Thunderbase and Summer Camp registration

Parents and Scouts:

Please be ready to complete the registration for Thunderbase and Early Bird Summer Camp this Tuesday. 

The Thunderbase fee is $50.00 for the first 48 that get their funds in.  After that it will be $60.00.  Please have this taken care of this Tuesday if you wish to go.  Also – They sent out to me a note about a 70 Yard “Slip and slide” and a “Warrior Challenge” that will be at the Saturday activity.  If you wish to play on these you must bring a swim suit.

As for Summer Camp – Those that completed the first payment of $25.00 for the  Early Bird fee back in late February must have the final payment of $225.00 in by this Tuesday in order to get the early bird discount. If not then it will be a total of $270.00 and will be due before we go to summer camp  - [by June 15th.]

I have include the summer camp merit badge program schedule and the Merit badge pre-reqs for those wanting to continue to plan their summer camp activity.

I also have the new med form for those that need it for summer camp.

For the Mulch fund raiser earnings, I will be sending out under a separate email your son’s total earnings for this activity.  If you do not get that e-mail then please ask either  myself or Mr. Baughman for that information.  These funds will be available for paying your scouting activities as early as this Tuesday.

And – If you still have one of the troop Tents still out from it needs to be return this Tuesday – No exceptions!  We will need them this weekend.

If you have any questions please let me know. 

Kirk Bohanan
Scoutmaster Troop 136

Tuesday meeting at Century Village

Parents and Scouts:

Don’t forget that we will be meeting at the Century Village in Fryer Park on Orders Road.  We will start and end at the Park.  Don’t forget about sign-ups for this coming weekend at Tar Hollow and the following weekend for Thunderbase.

Those that took part in early bird camp registration – you have until the 29th of April to get the remainder of your fees in to the troop. 

See you tomorrow night.

Kirk Bohanan
Scoutmaster Troop 136

upcoming activities

Parents and Scouts:

Here are some upcoming activities that have been discussed and are needing to get finalized.

1.  April 26th – Tar Hollow State Park.  Help the Cub Scout Pack with their spring camp outing by running a compass course.  I need  4-6 scouts and at least one additional adult to go down for a Saturday event and back that evening.

2. Thunderbase 2014 – It is quickly approaching and we want you to get signed up.  Cost for those that had the early registration to me it will be $50.00, otherwise it will be $60.00.  I will have some openings from the first 48 spot that some have told me that they now cant go and I will offer that $50.00 price on a first come basis.

3.  For those not going on the ThunderBase weekend, we have an opportunity to go and do Flower Guard duty at Gantz Park on Friday May 2.  If you wish to do this please also let me know.  I need At least 2 adults to also go on this. It may or may not be a fund-raiser event.  If not – it will act as community service.  From those that have done this in the past it sounds like a good time.

Please send me e-mail if you are wanting to help on either item 1 or item 3.  On item 2 – please turn in your permission slip and funds for the outing – next Tuesday if possible

Thanks and have a great Easter weekend!

Sincerely,

Kirk Bohanan
Scoutmaster Troop 13

We are starting our meeting at the fire station on 665 tomorrow

Just a reminder that we will NOT be starting our meeting at the church tomorrow night. 

Instead, we will be at the fire station on Highway 665 [across from the Meijer Store]. 

They are going to show us how in an emergency situation, they use the “jaws of life” and cut apart a vehicle!  [sounds neat – and saves lives too!]

Please try to be there by 7 PM sharp and park at either Kroger or other location if possible.  We won’t have room for all vehicles in their parking lot.  Dress for the weather.....

When we get done we will car pool to the church to finish out our meeting

Kirk Bohanan
Scoutmaster Troop 136

GRRrrrr...rrr...and upcoming meetings

Parents and Scouts:

grrrrr  rr  rrr  rrrr!

For those who were able to help this weekend on our mulch madness – THANK YOU!  It was a great turn out and all customers were delivered and spread that had requested our services.  We have a few checks to still come in and we will be finalizing the profit and hourly rate that we will be giving for those scouts that worked. 

We do have just a little mulch left –  3 bags of Absolute Black, 90 bags of Hardwood and 9 bags of cypress.  If you are interested on any of these please let me know.

Please note that our next two meetings will be away from the church

This week – April 15 – we will meet at the Jackson Township fire station to see their “jaws of life” in action.  The location for this meeting will be at Highway 665 and Hoover Road location.  We will meet there at 7 PM Sharp. Once we get done there we will car pool back to the church to finish up the rest of our meeting. 

On the April 22 meeting – we will be meeting at the Fryer Park area off of Orders Road.  We will be having a black smith demonstration.  should be very interesting.

I am still looking for scouts to assist in the Tar Hollow Day outing on the 26th of April – If you wish to help please let me know.

Don’t forget to sign up for the Thunderbase 2014 campout which will be on May 2-4.  If you have any questions let me know.

See you all on Tuesday.

Kirk Bohanan
Scoutmaster Troop 136

MULCH MADNESS - GRRRR!!!!

This is it!  were one day away from MULCH MADNESS!

-GRRRRR!

Don’t forget to help! 

Also – if you can bring a garden rake, leaf rake,  shovel, or wheelbarrow that will help. 

BUT - make sure your name is on the tools your bring!

See you this weekend!

GRRRRR

Kirk Bohanan
Scoutmaster Troop 136

GRRRRR....MULCH!!!!

Ok – here is one more note about MULCH.

We have had several parents and scouts sign up for helping.  That is awesome! –THANKS!

If you have not signed up or let me know your able to help – please do.  I need that for our lunch count numbers.

Here is last minute details and things to remember:

1. Don’t forget to sign in and out on the time sheet at the mulch loading area

2. Wear OLD clothes and shoes that you don’t care if they get black mulch dirt on them.  It is hard to get out.

3. Bring gloves – Hat – Sunscreen and a water bottle. [and of course a GRRR face to work!]

4. We will have a lunch for all – please bring a side to share.  We will have hot dogs, hamburgers and drinks provided

5. The location for meeting us for Mulch is at the Creekside Subdivision [at the corner of Autumn Wind and Snowy Creek Drive]-see this map

6. We will meet on Friday evening from 5 PM until 8:00 PM ish, and then restart on Saturday Morning at 8:30 AM.

See you then!

Thanks,

Kirk Bohanan

Scoutmaster Troop 136

GRRRRR and April Newsleter

Parents and Scouts: [Venture Crew Too!]

BE READY – PUT ON YOUR MULCH GRRRRR FACE! IT IS CLOSE TO OUR MULCH FUNDRAISER DAY AND WE ARE NEEDING EVERYBODY FOR THIS EVENT!

We sold a new record – Just under 4800 bags of mulch that will be delivered and lots of that spread on 4/11 and 4/12. Plan to spend as much time as you can with us during this event.

We will have lunch on the Saturday and would like all to bring a side or dessert to share. We will cook hot dogs and hamburgers and have drinks. [thanks to Jeff Colborn and crew for organizing this part of the day!]

We will also need some pick-up trucks – about 15; and drivers. If you can assist in this manner please send me a note so I can get that all organized. I will have sign-up sheets at our meeting tomorrow night to get everyone that can let me know who is able to help on the list so I can get teams made up for the deliveries.

This event is also open for Venture Crew members [and parents] So pass this on to your crew members.

The way we earn money is this; all profits are divided by the total youth hours to get a dollar per hour figure that will be earned by all youth based on the number of hours that they work. I will have a sign up sheet for all next week at our meeting. please make sure you get on the list and if your out next week then also let me know of your plans to help.

Again – this is a HUGE opportunity for you to earn money toward your scout accounts. If you have any questions let me know.

Here is also the newsletter for this months.

GRRRRRR

Kirk Bohanan
Scoutmaster Troop 136

April 2014 Newsletter

1. PLC: [Patrol Leader’s Council]

May 11th - from 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:

May 4th from 6:00-8:00 PM at the Church.

All parents are invited to attend this meeting and learn what is upcoming in the Troop activities.

3. Camp-Out Next Month:

Date: May 2-4, 2014

THUNDERBASE 2014

Location: Ross County, Chillicothe, Ohio

Cost - $50.00

Leave Friday @ 6:00 PM, Return Sunday @ 11:30 AM

Permission Slip - Must be filled out and returned by: 4/22/2014

Birthday’s this Month:

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, Uniform expenses, and Troop related expenses that are approved by the Scoutmaster. Please check with Jim Baughman on status of your son's Scout Account.

Also – Please note that you must go to the website and re-register your Kroger Plus Card again for the upcoming year – between now and May 1st. The web address is www.krogercommunityrewards.com - Please follow the link to “Columbus Ohio”. Follow the link to "Enroll" or Re-Enroll". Type in your ID and password. The Group No. for the Troop is 81125, or you can just type in “boy scout troop 136” and search for the number. Once found, confirm and save re-enrollment. It sounds more difficult than it is. If you have any issues give me a call and I will help. If you have not yet joined this fund-raiser and would like to – see Mr. Baughman for details

Make sure you register your card number with the troop so we can credit you rewards.

5. We will deliver and spread Mulch this month! Get Ready!

Get ready to WORK! We have sold just under 4800 bags of Mulch! NEW RECORD! We will need ALL hands for this fundraiser! Please plan to attend. We will need Parents if able; of course the boys too! Things to bring are: water bottle, OLD Clothes, gloves, rakes, broom [with your name on them] We will deliver on April 11 starting at 5:00 PM until ? and then on the 12th starting at 8:30 AM until ? We will meet and have all orders filled from the Creekside Subdivision location. I will have a map for those that need it. [FYI-it is where we met back in March and took orders]. Please keep this date free for lots of work! Some activity may go to the April 13th date as well, depending on work load and weather. If you have a truck

that can be used to haul Mulch [or a trailer] please let me know. We will need about 15 total trucks.

We will serve lunch - plan to bring a side dish or dessert.

6. Tar Hollow - Day outing to help the Cub Scout Pack 136

This year we will not being camping at Tar Hollow with the Cub Scouts at their Spring Camp, but we are going to go and help run a station for the day. It will be a compass course. I will need about 4-6 scouts that want to help. You must be second class or above to assist. [This will be some community service hours - if you need them]. It will be on Saturday April 26; we will leave at 7:00 AM from the church and be back around 6 PM that evening. Bring a sack lunch and water bottle for yourself. Let me know if you can help! I will need at least one other adult as well.

7. Troop Elections – May 6th

For those Scouts who are interested in running for Senior Patrol Leader or Patrol Leaders we will have Elections on May 7th. Candidates for SPL will have to be 1st Class; those interested in PL will need to be Second class. If you are interested in running for these positions please let me know. We will give each candidate for SPL a chance to talk to the scouts and give them the reasons why they should be elected. We will have a primary and final election if there is more than 2 candidates running. Remember to make your vote count!

8. Clayton Lepley's Eagle Court of Honor

Clayton Lepley will be receiving his Eagle Scout Rank on Saturday May 10th. The troop and their families are encouraged to attend. It will start at 2:00 PM - at the church. See you there!

9. Gettysburg Trip - June 2014

June will be our trip to Gettysburg. Planning will start soon. The dates for this outing will be Friday June 6th - Sunday June 8th. We will leave early on that Friday [about 9 am or so.] I will have more info on this - save that date!

10. Summer Camp 2014 - At the "Rock"!

Our Summer camp will be June 29th - July 5th at Camp Falling Rock in Newark Ohio. The final Cost will be $270.00. BUT- If you pay your summer camp fee to the Troop by 4/29th, and you have already made one payment back in late February for the 1st Early bird payment then you can get the Early Bird Discount, which is total cost of camp = $250.00. You can start to organize your plans for merit badge selections as well. Be ready!

11. Merit Badge opportunities

Aviation merit badge will be offer again this year at Don Scott Airport on the OSU campus. It will be on April 26th. You must pre-register and pass a pre-test – cost is $5.00. See the council website to register. Michelle Porter will be our Troop contact for this event. Get with her for more details.

Merit Badge Super Saturday - Saturday May 10th. Check Council Website for details.

Small Sail Boating - July 31- Sunday August 2nd. Check Council Website for details.

May's Theme is: Home Repair

Mulch and campouts

Dear Parents and Scouts:

All I can say – is GRRRRRRRRRR.....

Get ready for MULCH!!!  We have had a great sale and now -  WE NEED YOU ALL TO HELP ON APRIL 12th!!  More on this later.[SAVE THAT DATE]  If you have orders to turn in tomorrow night please make sure to give them to me!

For our meeting tonight the pastor of the First Presbyterian Church, Robert Tolar, will be speaking further on our topic of Religion.  The discussion will be on “Wars involving Religion”  I am looking forward to a interesting discussion. – Please join us!

As for upcoming events –see the newsletter that I will have out tomorrow.  We are going camping this next weekend and we will need to do some planning tomorrow night to make it all happen.  The new scouts will be working on Totin’ Chip and Fire n Chit training.  Other scouts will work on various requirements.  If you can make it please turn in your permission slip tonight.  AND - If you have a tent or tarp from the past campout this MUST be returned tonight. 

If you decide you can’t go camping this next weekend, I have another opportunity for your scouts.  This is a simple fundraiser that will involve helping setting up and tearing down tables at the church on Friday and Saturday.  If you are interested - more on this tomorrow night.

Don’t forget that Thunderbase 2014 will be this coming May 2-4.  This outing will be really neat and for those of you that have given me a notice of you wishing to attend now is the time for you to act.  Please see the permission slip also attached for that event.  We have 48 spots that have been reserved so get yours turned in.

We have a busy month so get ready and lets have some fun.

I will see you tonight!

GRRRRRRR!.

Kirk Bohanan
Scoutmaster Troop 136