October turned out to be very busy . Recap of the month includes; Parking lot duties at both Van Buren and Apple Butter; Penta Career Center camp ; Davis Besse Camp . A big thank you to Cub Scout Pack 372 for helping out the troop by collecting our scouting for food during the Atomic Energy Camp. As a community, we donated 525 items this year.
In other news. Wyatt Mowery has received the Scoutmaster scholarship from the troop in the amount of $500.00 towards college. Wyatt has been involved in scouting since cub scouts, his cheerful personality and commitment to scouting has shown over the years. We’ve all enjoyed his company and humor; but most of all, his personality, Wyatt achieved the rank of Eagle this summer and college bound, qualified him for the award.
Scouts at Penta in Game designConner in Welding Merit Badge
Re charter
PLEASE READ; I have been informed from Boy Scouts of America, National office that our membership dues will be increasing to $60.00 per year. This is the time of year we re charter and pay all dues to the council. Yes it’s a big increase, Yes; I’m pretty frustrated with this news. I believe so much in our little town and our large scouting membership, that I do worry it may make families re think scouting. We do have great fundraising capability and that offsets the pinch so, I ask all parents and scouts to contact me if you feel the increase creates a hardship. The due date for the troop to have all membership dues in is December 30,2019. On a positive financial note, The apple butter festival has asked us to add a second parking lot which may offset this increase, pending we have parents who can commit that day. Scouts do make quite a bit of money throughout the year. One scout in particular has $600.00 in his account, so the potential is there.
NB Homecoming Parade
November 10 Meat stick turn in
All scouts families can turn in the first orders for our meat stick fundraiser. Katrina Livingston will order then and have them in approx. a week after. There will be aa second turn in date in December
Wreath orders
Please turn in your wreath order forms no later than November 17 to ensure you have them by Thanksgiving. Dawn Trout will be filling the orders.
November 16 Levi Trout Eagle Ceremony
Saturday, November 16 at 2pm. Location Masonic Lodge in North Baltimore. Full Class A. Scouts, please arrive 20 minutes early for rehearsal.. We will have a meeting on Sunday that week
November 17 Flag collection
At our meeting on November 17, We will go to the cemetery’s and collect all the flags on the veterans graves . Dress warm we will be out during the whole meeting.
November 24 Bowling party
Location; Ten Pin Lanes; Time 2:00pm to 4:00pm All scouts are invited to our annual bowling party. No cost for the event. Ten Pin Lanes has food for sale if you wish to purchase. There won’t be a meeting that day .
Scouts at Davis Besse plantScouts at Davis Besse plant
December 4 Santa Visit
Wednesday, December 4; 5:30 – ?? ; Location Bob Kelley Chevrolet . Scouts will have elf costumes and assist Santa during this event. As members of the N.B. chamber of Commerce, we chair this event so anyone who can help are appreciated. I will have elf costumes for 12 scouts, First come first serve.
December 28 Looking ahead
The scouts voted to change our outing on Video Game night this year.The plan includes a trip to RESET Pizza shop , in Toledo, which has over 30 retro video game machines and housed next to a Card shop ( Magic, Pathfinder ,D&D, etc. ) . Yes very nerdy :). The date will be December 28 and should cost us about $15.00 per scout / adult. We would leave N.B. at 3:00pm and head to Toledo. The establishment will close to minors at 7:00pm , we would come back home and stay all night at the scouthouse .
Quote from Baden Powell
“A week of camp life is worth six months of theoretical teaching in the meeting room.”
