August 2014 Newsletter

Our Theme this Month is: Space

Please note the following upcoming events. Refer to the 2011-2012 Program Plan for the complete year planning events. Note that the plan is subject to minor changes.

1. PLC: [Patrol Leader’s Council]

Next Meeting will be September 7th at 5:00 pm

Senior Patrol Leader, Asst. Sr. Patrol Leader, All Patrol Leader’s. & Asst. Patrol Leader’s and other Troop leadership positions

Please plan to attend.

2. Troop Committee / Parent

Meeting:

Next Meeting is Sept 7th at 6:00 PM at the Church.

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

3.Camp-out this Month:

Date: Aug. 16-17 [1 Night]

Location: Camp Tuscazoar, Dover, Ohio

Leave Saturday @ 8:00 AM

Return Sunday @ 12:00 PM

Cost: $10 [Adults will pay an additional

$10 at Warther's Museum]

Permission slip must be filled out and returned by: 8/12/2014

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.

5. Become a Den Chief for the Cub Pack

You can become a Den Chief – You must be First Class Rank and go through a training course. This course will be given August 26th at 7:00 PM. This will count as a position of Leadership Responsibility, which is needed for the Ranks from Star to Eagle.

See Kirk for details.

6. K9 Festival Dog Wash Fund-raiser

The City has once again asked our Troop to assist in the K9 Festival by setting up a dog wash. We will clean up dogs after a day in the park for a donation and then those that work will get the profits. It will be at the new Dog park on Demorest Road on August 24th from 1-4 PM. Sign up at Troop meetings in August.

7. Program Plan for 2014-2015

We have developed our next year’s program. See our site for the latest plan. Remember - some updates and change may occur throughout the year.

8. Troop Tag Sale - Sept. 20th

The Tag Sale will be on the 20th of September. It will coincide with the Arts in the Alley weekend activity [Hog Roast Too!]. Plan to bring items for the sale on Friday, September 19th for setting up the event. Remember that 75% of what you sell at this event will go to your son’s scout account. These items should already be marked and priced. We will need both parents and scouts to work this event. If you can sign up please let Kirk Bohanan know.

9. Hog Roast Fund-raiser Next Month Too! [Sept. 20th]

We will hold our annual Hog Roast Fund-raiser. It will be September 20th at the church. PLEASE plan on attending and HELP out. See additional e-mails and information about this event. The boys will earn money for their Scout Accounts.

10. BSA Health Forms

HEALTH FORMS from Summer camp are now on file for the next 12 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 take on our outdoor outings in case of an emergency.

Please help us by getting this information into the Troop. As any medications change please update Part A of your son’s form.

PLEASE MAKE A COPY AND TURN IN TO TROOP.

KEEP ONE FOR YOUR RECORDS AND JUST INCASE WE MISPLACE OUR COPY

11. POPCORN SALE STARTS NEXT MONTH!

We will have our Popcorn Kick off in September. Please be ready to get all of the information on product and prize incentives. The sale will begin in late September. We will have information on when and where you can get popcorn for take and deliver orders.

12. Court of Honor – Sept. 30th

We will have our Fall Court of Honor on September 30th at the First Presbyterian Church, starting at 7:00. All Advancement for this COH will need to be turned in by September 23rd. Please plan to have your parents come and be a part of this event.

Nathan's Eagle project

Parents and scouts:

Here is another opportunity for us to help one of our scouts working on his Eagle project.  Help if you are able.

Thanks - Kirk Bohanan

To all Scouts of Troop 136,

Hi! Some of you may not know me yet. I am Nathan Boggan, recently moved from Troop 385 to Troop 136.

My Eagle Project is this weekend! We are working at Salem Heights Cemetery, at the corner of Alkire and Demorest. This cemetery needs restoration, such as landscaping and painting. This weekend we will be removing undergrowth (aggressive bushes, annoying weeds, and volunteer trees) which have been encroaching at the borders and pushing on tombstones. We will defeat them!

We will be painting a chain and post fence as well. At a later date, we may plant some trees to replace the unwanted stragglers we have removed.

Hopefully all the tear out work will be completed this weekend.

Here are the work dates so far:

Friday, Aug. 8:   4 pm — dusk.

Saturday, Aug. 9:    9 am — 3 pm.

When you come bring work gloves, landscaping tools such as hatchets and saws (qualified scouts), pruning shears, shovels, etc. Adults may want to bring chain saws or weed eaters. You may want to wear long work pants.

Food and drinks will be provided.

If possible, let me know you're coming, so I can better plan for food. But, if you fail to contact me because you're not sure yet, don't let that stop you from coming.

Looking forward to working with you and getting to know you better!

Nathan Boggan= 

Tyler's Eagle project and the Alumni tournament this weekend

Scouts and Parents,

2 big items this coming weekend.

1st) Tyler Straight?s Eagle Project. You will earn service hours by helping Tyler. He will be holding two work days this weekend, Saturday, July 26th from 8:00 a.m to 12:00 p.m. and Sunday, July 27th from 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. behind Grove City High School at 4665 Hoover Rd. (greenhouse bldg)   If you are interested in helping, please do so by contacting him. He is needing your help to make an impact this weekend......Lets rally behind our fellow Troop 136 members whenever they need our assistance.........one day it may be you needing others to help!

2nd) Softball trash cleanup fundraiser. Location: Fryer Park off Orders Road... Below is the list of people who have signed up and the times/days. Please be sure to arrive on time and be ready to work. Wear your class Bs., wear gloves. If you would like to add your name to the list, let Roland Kreml know what time/day 

Sign-up List         Softball Trash clean up                                                                                                                                                                                                  

Saturday 7/26/14             Time: 8:30 AM-9:00 AM

Joel Ellen Stewart

Michelle Porter

Hunter Stewart

Caleb Porter

Andrew Peterson

Saturday 7/26/14  Time 7:30 PM - 9:00 PM 

Joel Ellen Stewart 

Michelle Porter 

Hunter Stewart 

Caleb Porter 

Andrew Peterson 

Alec Thomas 

Sean Thomas 

Perry Heiby

Sunday 7/27/14 Time  7:30 PM - 9:00 PM

Dave Yoakum

Eric Liggett

Todd Miller

Alec Thomas

Sean Thomas

Perry Heiby

Owen Yoakum

Chase Liggett

Andy Miller                                                                                                                                                                                                        

Thanks for your help....

Mark Stewart

BSA Troop 136, Advancement Chairman

Tyler's Eagle Project

Parents and Scouts:

Please see the attached note from Tyler Straight – He needs your assistance on his Eagle Project.  Please assist if you can.

Thanks.

Kirk Bohanan
Scoutmaster Troop 136

    Hey everyone! Tyler Straight here.

  

First of all, I'd like to thank everyone who attended my Eagle Scout Project this weekend. While we were unable to work Sunday, the crew that arrived on Saturday did a magnificent job. We painted nearly everything we needed to, and we removed an impressive amount of gravel in our small four hour window. Everyone worked hard and were respectful, and I couldn't ask for any more than that.

   To continue this good work, I will again be holding two work days this weekend, Saturday, July 19th from 8:00 a.m to 12:00 p.m. and Sunday, July 20th from 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. behind Grove City High School at 4665 Hoover Rd. I similar equipment to last time, such as wheelbarrows, shovels, and rakes. I will not, however, need any painting supplies. That part of the project has been taken care of, and the gravel is our biggest issue. I will need at least ten helpers, and any more than that is greatly appreciated.

   If you are interested in helping, please email me or call me at . Please include your name, contact number, and the dates you will be working. Let's get this thing finished!

Thanks a ton,

Tyler Straight

Where in Falling Rock is Kirk's FitBit?

Here is the video about Kirk's FitBit

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q73TOFhGID8

Tyler's Eagle Project

info about Tyler Straight’s eagle project this weekend.  Help if you can!

Kirk

Hey everyone! Tyler Straight here.

    Thanks to everyone who was at the meeting last night and listened to my speech about my project, and an even bigger thank you to those who signed-up last night to help. I think that this project is really in good shape but, even though a few people volunteered last night, I still need more help. This project is BIG. I currently have four people signed-up for Saturday and three people signed-up for Sunday. I need quite a few more. This project will require a lot of labor to remove all the gravel from this almost 2,000 square feet large courtyard.

    So, that being said, I need more scouts. If anyone can assist us on Saturday from 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m., or on Sunday from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., I'd greatly appreciate it. We need scouts who can bring shovels, rakes, wheelbarrows, paint roller frames, and paint trays. Anyone who comes should also remember to wear clothes that can get dirty, and to wear gloves to protect their hands. This project will go a lot faster with increased help, and it will provide service hours to anyone who participates in it.

    If you would like to help out with this project, let me know (you can contact Kirk Bohanan for my email address)

    And, as a reminder, the project will take place on Saturday July 12th from 8:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m., and Sunday July 13th from 5:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. behind Grove City High School at 4665 Hoover Rd.

If there are any additional questions, e-mail me using the address above.

Hope to see you there!

Tyler Straight

pictures on the site

Parents,

Check out our pictures to the right. They are all from the camp.

--Roland