Troop Meeting • Monday, 6:30-8:00pm • MUMC
We will be having ELECTIONS, also it is the last call for submission of merit badge blue cards before our Court of Honor Sept 9. Scouts should place the completed (& legible) "Application" part of the blue card in the scout closet envelope or hand the card to Mrs. Barber at the troop meeting. There is no Scout meeting next week on the Labor Day Holiday.
FYI - The current plan is to put in for a Philmont 2021 high-adventure.
If you loosen five or six adjoining spokes on a bicycle wheel, it will warp out of shape so that it no longer makes a true circle. Pretty soon you're going to have a bumpy ride.
Your character is something like a bike wheel.
The spokes are a series of rules that in Scouting we call the Scout Law. The points of our Scout Law are guides to help your character stay true.
Day-to-day, if you get loose and sloppy on any point of the Scout Law, the result will be the same as loosening the spokes on a bike wheel. Your personality will start to warp out of shape.
One way to stay true to yourself is to keep your observance of the Scout Law always foremost in your mind. When doubts creep in and you might consider violating one of the points of the Law, think about the warped, out-of-shape bike wheel and resolve to live up to the ideals of Scouting.
Boards of Review
We have several boards of review scheduled. Boards of Review are for Rank Advancement (Tenderfoot - Eagle). If your scout is scheduled you have been contacted by Melissa Barber. Scouts should be in their best uniforms with a neckerchief, sash (if they have one), etc.
Make sure to have your Handbook!!!
Upcoming Schedule
HIKING
We are tentatively scheduled for a 5-mile Hike on Sept. 7. Generally, this means meeting at MUMC, and following a scout planned route. A five mile hike will likely take Scouts 2-2.5 hours (think 8:00-10:30). I'm unable to attend Sept 7, but if we can get a scout to plan a route and some adults to take a walk (and attendance), I'm happy to help communicate & coordinate. Class B is cool, water, daypack, snack if you need it, proper footwear. I'm even happy to help a scout plan a route. I usually use google maps or map my run or something like https://www.mapsdirections.info/en/draw-route-google-maps/.
Troop 1 Class-B Shirt
2019 Troop 1 T-Shirts
Our shirt order has arrived.
If you ordered one, they'll be available.
Melissa Heindl is going to help with distribution.
HIGH ADVENTURE 2020
WHAT WILL IT BE??? ONLY YOU CAN ANSWER THAT QUESTION!
Submission are due by our Oct 7 Meeting. Will we be backpacking Isle Royale or the Superior Hiking Trail? Will we be whitewater rafting in Colorado? Will we be Dog Sledding in winter the BWCA? Will we be riding bicycles to St. Louis? What's your idea? Each idea needs some roughed out details/plan and a Scout to "sponsor" further research.
FYI - The current plan is to put in for a Philmont 2021 high-adventure.
BSA Troop 1 Facebook Group
For those of you on Facebook, feel please join our closed group. https://www.facebook.com/groups/mnt3001/
Scoutmaster Minute - A Warped Wheel
Your character is something like a bike wheel.
The spokes are a series of rules that in Scouting we call the Scout Law. The points of our Scout Law are guides to help your character stay true.
Day-to-day, if you get loose and sloppy on any point of the Scout Law, the result will be the same as loosening the spokes on a bike wheel. Your personality will start to warp out of shape.
One way to stay true to yourself is to keep your observance of the Scout Law always foremost in your mind. When doubts creep in and you might consider violating one of the points of the Law, think about the warped, out-of-shape bike wheel and resolve to live up to the ideals of Scouting.
