Torrent falls Trip

Some of our troop members just returned from Campton, KY after a superb time climbing with the Southeast Mountain Guides.  Though only few made it through all the climbing sections, everyone had fun.  We camped two nights at Land of Arches campground and also went to Natural Bridge State Park and hiked a little there.

Scout Meeting tonight, Torrent Falls trip, Eagle Scout COH and Put-in-Bay trip...

Good morning!

Scout Meeting 8/6:

Our troop purchased some items from the World Jamboree and was informed last night that the only time they will allow pick up of the items would be today.  After a brief meeting that I will have for school this morning, I will go to pick up the items.  That means that I will not be back by tonight for the scout meeting.  Todd and Roland will cover any details that are needed.

Torrent Falls Trip:

If you want to go, you need to turn in your permission forms tonight at the beginning of the meeting.  I will send out a follow up tomorrow about those in attendance.  There will need to be some discussion tonight about the meals for this weekend.

Eagle Scout Court of Honor 8/18 @ 2pm:

Connor and Owen will have their Eagle Scout Court of Honor on August 18.  This is a huge honor, so I am requesting your presence at the Court of Honor.  This will be the second Eagle Scout Court of Honor this year and they will be the second and third Eagle Scout from our troop this year to receive the award at a Court of Honor.  I need the following to help run the Court of Honor.  Please let Todd know tonight if you can do one of the following:

Master of Ceremonies:

Scout candle:

Tenderfoot candle:

Second Class candle:

First Class candle:

Star candle:

Life candle:

Connor, Owen and I will meet later this week to finish the planning for the Court of Honor.  If there is a need, I will let you know.  

Put-in-Bay and Torrent Falls trip:

The Troop Committee has approved a $30 per scout support for the trip in both August and September.  This was approved on Sunday night at the Committee Meeting.  The cost of the Torrent Falls trip will be $50 and the cost of the Put-in-Bay trip will be $60.

Below are the PLC Meeting plans for this week and next week.  

Tonight in the Patrol Meetings, the menu for this weekend and the planning for skill instruction next week needs to occur.  I am starting to meet with the PLC right after the meeting is over on Tuesday nights to be sure that we are ready to go for the next meeting with the skill instruction.  We will also start to work in some advancement time for those scout that need some basic skills.

 Troop 136 Meeting Plan 8/6/19

 Troop 136 Meeting Plan 8/13/19

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Phillip Freeman

Scoutmaster, Troop 136 in Grove City, OH 

Softball Tourny, Tuesday Meeting, upcoming events

Good evening!

Softball Tournament Cleanup:

I just want to say thanks to those scouts and adults that helped with the cleanup.  Saturday morning and evening went without too much of an issue.  However, Sunday night was much longer than anticipated.  I am glad you stuck around for the end of the event.  I appreciate your time.  Here is the list of scouts that participated:

Saturday morning July 27th (1 hour):

Zach Brown  (1 hour)

Jonathan Carney  (1 hour)

Sam Carney  (1 hour)

Shane Fuller  (1 hour)

Alex Royce  (1 hour)

Will Wisenbarger  (1 hour)

Saturday evening July 27th (1.5 hours):

Zach Brown (1.5 hours)

Jonathan Carney (1.5 hours)

Sam Carney (1.5 hours)

Carter Freeman (1.5 hours)

Shane Fuller (1.5 hours)

Dominic Rose (1.5 hours)

Alex Royce (1.5 hours)

Will Wisenbarger (1.5 hours)

Sunday evening July 28th (3 hours):

Zach Brown (3 hours)

Jonathan Carney (2.75 hours - arrived at 6:15)

Sam Carney (2.75 hours - arrived at 6:15)

Carter Freeman (3 hours)

Shane Fuller (3 hours)

Alex Royce (3 hours)

Will Wisenbarger (2.25 hours - arrived at 6:45)

Based on my calculations, there were a total of 37.75 hours of work completed by the scouts.  Once we receive the $500 check for the work completed, each scout will receive $13.25 per hour work ($500 divided by 37.75 hours = $13.25 per hour)

Weekly meeting:

As I am preparing for a trip back to the World Jamboree this week, I want to thank Todd for filling in for me while I am away this week.  Here is the meeting plan that was created by the PLC.  Patrol Leaders, be ready to discuss the items you were assigned last week.  In case you do not remember, hint, look at the meeting plan!

Troop 136 Meeting Plan -7/30/19

Theme: shooting sports              

Time	Activity	Description	Run by
6:45 PM	Pre-Opening	Prepare room for meeting/activity - flags and opening practice	SPL/SM
6:55 PM 7:00 PM	Line Up for Opening Opening Ceremony	Flag ceremony by Blue blazes patrol  Meeting Agenda	SPL/SM/ASPL
7:05 PM 7:50 PM	Skills Instruction	Shooting sports sporter class- blackhawks precision class-blue blazes sports that involve shooting- dragons	SPL/ASPL
7:50 PM 8:00 PM	Patrol Meetings	Discuss the Torrent Falls	PL/APL
8:10 PM 8:15 PM	Game	Ultimate frisbee	SPL/ASPL
8:15 PM 8:20PM		Pick up trash, return chairs, clean rooms -	SPL/ASPL
8:20 PM 8:30 PM	Closing	Announcements Closing prayer by Chaplain’s Aide	SM Chaplain

Put-in-Bay Trip September 6-8

If you are interested in going on the Put-in-Bay trip on September 6-8, please let turn in the form this week.  This is the last week you can sign up for the trip!  Turn in the form to Cindy Freeman.  Once the form is turned in to Cindy, I will purchase any additional scout and adult tickets for the trip in September.

 Permission slip - Put-In-Bay Camporee September...

  

Torrent Falls Trip August 9-11

If you are interested in going on the Torrent Falls trip on August 9-11, please turn in the form by the beginning of next week.  Please give to Cindy Freeman this week while I am absent.  We need to finalize the trip next week during the troop meeting.  This is why I am asking that the permission form is submitted by the beginning of the meeting on August 6th.  Tuesday, August 6th at the beginning of the meeting is the latest you can sign up for the trip! 

 Permission slip - Torrent Falls Climbing August...

PLC Meeting on Sunday, August 4th @ 4:30 pm

I know it seems like we just met, but that was for the yearly planning meeting on July 20th.  We will be meeting again to review the month of August and plan the September meetings.  Be at the church between 4:30 and 6 pm.  Patrol Leaders, you must have at least one person from your patrol at the meeting.  If you are not able, check to see if the Assistant Patrol Leader can be at the meeting.  This is your time to plan your meetings.

Committee Meeting on  Sunday, August 4th @ 6:00 pm

Adults - please plan to come to the meeting on Sunday night beginning at 6 pm at the church. I think Todd would agree that you are more than welcome to attend to know more about the behind the scenes planning each month for the troop.  We have a fun time and you get to know more about things about the troop.  For example, you get to learn about a mystery trip that is in the works for next year.  You need to attend the meeting to learn more about all of the fun things the adults are planning next year!  See you at the meeting at 6 pm.

Scoutmaster Newsletter

When I come back from the National Jamboree this week, I will prepare and send out a Scoutmaster newsletter for the troop.  I hope to have it done later this week or at least by the Committee Meeting next Sunday.

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Phillip Freeman

Scoutmaster, Troop 136 in Grove City, OH 

Upcoming dates

Good evening!

Storage and shed cleaning:

We will meet at the church on Saturday at 9 am to begin the storage and shed cleaning.  We need about 5-6 scouts and a few additional adults.  I know that Roland, Ron, John and myself will be there.  Plan to bring a water bottle.  It will be hot for those helping with the shed.  I think we can finish the shed in less than an hour, so we will move inside to get out of the heat.  Here is a link to sign up to help with the cleaning of the shed and storage area.

PLC Planning meeting:

Our PLC will meet on Saturday afternoon to plan our activities for the next 18 months.  Please have your son look at the link below and complete it for us to use at our meeting on Saturday.  It will be beneficial to us as we plan what the scouts want for the next 18 months.  Here is the link to sign up for activities that your scout wants to do over the next 18 months.  I have asked for an email address for you to receive your selections and your son can change his selections before Saturday.  You will also be able to see the charts and selections for everyone in the group.

Softball Tournament:

We have been asked to help with the cleanup at the softball fields again this year.  We will meet at the softball fields at on Saturday morning between 7 and 8 am, on Saturday night between 8 pm and 9 pm and again on Sunday between 6 pm and 7:30 pm.  Here is the link to sign up to help.  Your scout can earn money for his account depending on the number of scouts and the time they are able to help during these times.  I will need one adult with a truck to help with the collection of trash on Saturday and Sunday night.  If you are willing, please let me know.  

Franklin County Fair:

Jonathan Carney asked for me to pass along that he would like to have some scouts at the Franklin County Fair tomorrow.  I got the information last night after our meeting was over, but wanted to pass along the information to you in case you were already going there and wanted to help.  He said that you can meet him at Gate 5 at 9 am tomorrow morning in full scout uniform.  I know it is too late for many and information like this need to be shared with me sooner so that I could send it to the troop during the previous week.  I wish you luck with the event tomorrow Jonathan.  I did see Sam on TV tonight with the bunnies at the fair!

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Phillip Freeman

Scoutmaster, Troop 136 in Grove City, OH 

Scouts returning tomorrow!

Good evening!

We are getting showers and heading to bed really soon.  The scouts have been amazing this week, but they are ready to come home.  Many of them will be much more confident and independent during their time at summer camp.

“A week of camp life is worth six months of theoretical teaching in the meeting room.” ― Robert Baden-Powell

The closing ceremony is at 10 am.  We will be on the road by 11 am at the latest. We are stopping at Tom's Ice Cream Bowl in Zanesville.  I think this stop will be about 45 minutes.  Each scout will be able to get some ice cream and eat it as a short break before we head on home.

I am predicting that we will arrive between 1:30 and 2 pm.  I will send out an e-mail when we are leaving Zanesville with an approximate time of arrival at the church.  It will take about an hour to get home from Zanesville.

Have a great night.  Good night!

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Phillip Freeman

Scoutmaster, Troop 136 in Grove City, OH

Parent Night at MVSR

Hi!

We are having a blast here at MVSR.  We have avoided the rain until tonight, so we had our lake games in the dining hall.  It was fun, but a lot of people still got wet.  I have the videos and pictures to prove it!

If you are planning to come tomorrow for family night, please plan to arrive at 4:30.  I will meet you at the admin building and will bring you to camp.  The scouts normally arrive back around 5 pm.  We will have the flag lowering by our troop tomorrow night followed by dinner.  

We will be talking as a troop tomorrow night if we want to continue to tradition of going to another camp for two years or to come back to MVSR again.  There are lots of pros and cons for discussion about camp.  I look forward to the conversation.  See you tomorrow night at 4:30 pm!

Below is the address to camp.  It takes about 1.5 hours to get here.  Plan to leave at about 3 pm to get here by 4:30.

16972 Co Rd 271, Coshocton, OH 43812  

May Newsletter

Good afternoon!

1. Scoutmaster Newsletter - This newsletter is a little late in the month, but we have had a lot going on. I will start to produce these at the beginning of the month going forward along with the permission slips for our activity that month.

 Troop 136 Newsletter - May 2019

2. Greenlawn Cemetery - We have a great opportunity to help Greenlawn Cemetery on Saturday morning to find the gravestones of the veterans that may be missing their gravestones.

-Sign up tonight and pick up a map of the location.

-Meet at the Huntington Chapel at 9:30 am. See attached map or the map that you pick up tonight.

- They will supply pencils, notepads and maps to sections of the cemetery where we know Civil War Veterans are buried but likely have no headstones. 

-Your troop will be split into groups, depending on adult supervision available. We ask the scouts to try and locate and log for us any missing headstones with a note as to the section being searched and then write down the names of those without stones. 

-Scouts will return to Huntington Chapel at 11:00 am to return maps and notes and then for a short ceremony followed by lunch on us. 

Travel Warning: 

Avoid taking Frank Road east to Harmon Road, as the intersection at Harmon will be closed. I suggest coming north on 62 to W. Mound Street, then turn right or east on Mound. Follow Mound and it turns into Harmon and that will lead you to Greenlawn Avenue. Turn right and enter the cemetery. On the map below, enter the cemetery and follow the green road to section 56, which is also marked Chapel. We will be behind the chapel getting organized.

3. Flight 93 - We will be choosing between 3 different options for next weekend's adventure.

Option #1 - Travel directly to the campground on Friday afternoon. We would leave at 1 pm.

Option #2 - Travel to the West Virginia State Penitentiary and visit the prison and travel to campground on Friday night. We would leave at 7:30 am.

Option #3 - Travel to Grand Vue Park. Spend the day on the ropes course and travel to the campground on Friday night. We would leave at 7:30 am.

Note - One item that I did not take into account was the school schedules for all of the students. I was using the SWCS school calendar and not any other school calendar. Please share with me if your son still has school on Friday, May 31 and would not be able to attend if we left early on Friday morning or in the early afternoon. I do not want for them to miss out on an opportunity if they are still in school.

Yours in Scouting,

Phil  

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Phillip Freeman

Scoutmaster, Troop 136 in Grove City, OH 

Email: smtroop136@gmail.com Cell Phone: (614) 563-3894 

Troop 136 Axiom: "How do you eat an elephant? One bite at a time!"

Scout Motto: "Be Prepared"

Scout Law: “A Scout is Trustworthy, Loyal, Helpful, Friendly, Courteous, Kind, Obedient, Cheerful, Thrifty, Brave, Clean, and Reverent."

Scout Oath: "On my honor I will do my best to do my duty to God and my country and to obey the Scout Law; to help other people at all times; to keep myself physically strong, mentally awake, and morally straight."

The Outdoor Code: "As an American, I will do my best to - Be clean in my outdoor manners, Be careful with fire, Be considerate in the outdoors, and Be conservation minded."