HI Troop 136!
Campout:
The campout was amazing this past weekend! Shane did a great job as the SPL this weekend. Shane had two Patrol Leaders for the weekend, Jaedon and David. This was our first campout since March and everyone had a great time. Some of the Scouts got a little wet! We had a downpour of rain when we showed up on Friday night, but a few minutes later it slowed to a few raindrops so that we could get our tents set up. Ranger Roy at Chief Logan allowed us to use the handicraft shelter instead of setting up our popups. Since we decided to use the shelter, there were three picnic tables that we could use to separate the Scouts for social distancing and some smaller round tables for the adults. Our service project lasted between 9 am and 4:30 pm on Saturday with an hour for lunch by the beaver pond in the Nature Shelter. The trail was over five miles in length.
I took some photos by the pond of the Scouts and adults and shared those in the Band app. John King - I did not think about taking the photos until after you left, sorry.. Every Scout will receive 6.5 hours of service hours. On Saturday, most of the rain was gone by about noon and the sun came out. It was amazing weather in the afternoon.
Mr. Baughman brought his grandson who is a Webelos Scout with Pack 136 and they camped on Saturday night. I will try to get some more of the Webelos and Arrow of Light Scouts to camp with us in September to help with their advancement requirements.
The Scouts were able to wake up at 7:30 AM and had the trailer loaded and ready to go by 9:20 AM. They were able to pack their gear, eat breakfast and even had some time to complete a start, stop and continue activity about the campout. Most of the adults arrived at 10 AM and the trip back home was a good one with nice sunny weather. Be sure to check for ticks if you have not done so yet. There was a report of one scout getting a tick. We asked for the Scouts to check on Saturday night for ticks before they went to bed and again on Sunday when they arrived at home when they got a shower.
Temperatures:
For the Scouts and adults who attended the campout, please be sure to check your temperatures each day and enter into the spreadsheet through Saturday. This is the responsibility of the adults and Scouts to complete using the link. Here is a link to the form:
Virtual Meeting and Patrol Meeting:
On Tuesday night 8/18, we will again have our virtual Scout meeting starting at 7 PM followed by our patrol meeting with the Blue Blazes at 7:30 PM. The patrol will be selecting their patch design tonight at the meeting. The Blue Blazes patrol will meet at the church fire pit area at 6:50 PM. Bring a device to use for the meeting. A phone would work. We will be at the firepit area for the virtual meeting and the patrol meeting after the troop meeting.
I am working on the merit badges for summer camp this week
and preparing the list of completed merit badges for our Court of Honor in
September. I am hopeful that we will be able to have an outdoor Court of
Honor, but we will play it by ear as we get closer to that date. We plan
to meet for the Court of Honor on September 22nd.
Advancement:
We have had a lot of Scouts earn rank requirements and I have been very flexible and readily available for Scoutmaster Conferences when requested. However, going forward we will have the Scoutmaster Conferences during the first and third weeks of the month followed by the Board of Review during the second and fourth weeks of the month. The times for these meetings would be determined by the Scoutmaster and the Advancement Chair.
Cardboard Boat Race Rules:
On September 8th, the Scouts will race a cardboard boat they
created across the pond and back again. Only one Scout can be in the boat
during the race. We will follow the social distancing guidelines set
forth by the governor. I will have signs posted and a map for you to use
to find your patrol. You will be wearing a mask, except for the person in
the boat. They will not need to be wearing on during the race. A
fellow Scout will collect the mask and give the mask back to the Scout when
they are finished with the boat race.
Here are the guidelines for the cardboard boat races:
Future Activities:
8/18 Virtual Troop Meeting at 7 PMand Blue Blazes Patrol
Meeting at 7:30 PM
8/25 Virtual Troop Meeting at 7 PM and Dragons Patrol
Meeting at 7:30 PM
9/1 Patrol Meetings to put together your cardboard boat
(Patrol Leaders will set up a location for the patrol to meet. Please let
me know so that we can have adult leaders at the location supervising the
construction of the cardboard boat.)
9/8 Meet at the YMCA pond for the boat race at 6:30 PM
9/15 Virtual Troop Meeting at 7 PM and Blackhawks Patrol
Meeting at 7:30 PM
9/22 Virtual Troop Meeting at 7 PM and Blue Blazes Patrol
Meeting at 7:30 PM
9/25-9/27 Campout at the Great Seal State Park, Central Ohio
Orienteers will have an orienteering course setup and other activities will be
planned by the PLC on 8/30.
9/29 Virtual Troop Meeting at 7 PM and Dragons Patrol Meeting at 7:30 PM
Phil
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Phillip Freeman
Scoutmaster, Troop 136 in Grove City, OH
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