Boy Scout Troop 652    

BBH High School Band Concert conflicts.

No Meeting the following week.  Will resume regular meetings on Jan 12, 2006 (Jan 5 is PLC meeting)

For those of you who are going to Northern Tier, view online the Route Planning Guide. 

New:  I've reformatted the guide book so that you can easily follow the pages while viewing it.

Read through and find your three favorite routes you would like to take and email them to Shawna by Friday of this week. 

The three most popular trips will be sent in by Dec 12th. 

If you don't choose, you'll lose!  Somebody else will have to choose which route you'll be going on.

This is the monthly planning meeting.  Patrol leaders and leader positions should attend.  We'll be planning the January (and maybe February) meetings and events. 

Boy Scouts/Venturing: Klondike Derby Booklets will be presented & reviewed 

Click Here for required Permission Slip.  Both sides!

Click Here for Kendall Cliffs Web Site

Kendall Cliffs is the back half of the Appalachian Outfitters building on same road as Camp Manatoc (Summer Camp).  Map

November

The meeting will be mainly to inform everyone of all of the logistics of the trip and to collect our next payment.  

We will go over the rules and regulations of the camp as well as take the opportunity to answer any questions about the trip.  We will also discuss the possibilities of fundraisers for the trip. 

If you know anyone that might be interested in going with us please bring him or her along to the meeting. If you haven’t signed up yet and are thinking of going please come too. Who knows, we might be able to talk you into it. 

A few reminders: 

We start at 6:00 p.m. on Nov. 11th. End Nov. 13th at 12:00 p.m.   

Click Here for details and required forms.   

We'll need to know how many will be attending so we have enough food and copies of materials.

Tent camping. Dress appropriately. Bring utensils and cup. 
Weather Looks good so far (weather.com 10-day)

JLO is a scout-run weekend, led by junior leaders who teach skills to promote leadership. This is based on the old National JLT course (revised in '05 and renamed NYLT), which involves using leadership skills intertwined with outdoor skills.  The scouts staffing the event have staffed National JLT courses.

There are eleven leadership skills in the full week-long course but we will cover the major skills that influence how a scout runs his troop:

Scouts attending should be at least 13 years old and have the  potential to be in a leadership role. We need to send one or two adults to help with cooking (the scouts need all of their time with the program) and for adult guidance and two deep leadership. 

Congratulations to the newly elected leaders and many thanks to the previous leaders.

Zach Sefcovic SPL, Eric Orlandi ASPL
Eagle Patrol (new name pending): Joe Mueller, PL 
Roadrunner Patrol: Ryan Bellmore, PL

Junior Leader Training.  If you're 13 or older, you should try to attend this outing.  We'll have to turn in the roster of people attending before next meeting so call one of the scoutmasters as soon as you can if you can make it.

Tinnerman '06 News: There's a deadline of sorts for signing up for the last spot on the crew - Thanksgiving.  After that, we will be recruiting outside the troop to fill the last spot.  Let your friends know that we have a Tinnerman slot available for July 9-16, 2006.

Northern Tier News: There will be parent meeting after the Nov 17 meeting.  Parents and Scouts are expected to attend to get the plans and schedules, health forms, contact info, etc.

Map to Location.  

Trainer Website

There does not appear to be time on Saturday for a 5-mile hike in the daylight hours but there is a 2.5 mile trail hike available. Friday evening and Sunday are still possibilities.

At the Meeting: 

Preparation: 

Schedule: 

Oct 27, Court of Honor.  Show up a few minutes early so that the leaders can be sure that all assignments are covered. 

Bring either the drink or snack your patrol is signed up for.

Full Class A uniform and Merit Badge sash.

There will be a Friends of Scouting (FOS) presentation by Dave Volek,  Cuyahoga Valley District Chair.  Bring your checkbook!

See the Nov 11-13. Junior Leader Outdoor Training program below.

Boy Scout Training: Fri., Oct. 28 - Sun., Oct. 30 
Boy Scouts: Introduction to Outdoor Leader Skills (Beaumont Reservation, cost $30.) Prerequisites: Boy Scout Specifics (Full Day course or broken into 3 evenings, Parts 1, 2, & 3) as shown on Training Blitz list linked above). This is the last  part to becoming "trained" at the Boy Scout Leader position.

Click Here for the registration form (Introduction to Outdoor Leader Skills) (It's a big file) that needs to be completed and faxed into the Council Service Center by Oct. 26th for those Boy Scout Leaders wanting to complete Part 2 of their Training for their Boy Scout Leader position.

We had originally scheduled the Court of Honor for the 20th but we had to change our plans to accommodate the parish needs for that night.  Instead, we'll push the Court of Honor back a week and use the extra time to prepare for the COH with conferences, etc. and prepare ourselves for he Survival Skills campout.

We handle the "car park" duties on Sat. and Sun. and camp on site.  Scouts and leaders are needed to guide the visitors to park in the fields in rows with special handling for Handicapped parking, and RV's.

Call Mr. Orlandi if you can help park cars or want to camp.

We'll need a permission slip signed by a parent if you want to camp overnight.  You can print a copy of the generic one and sign and date it.   generic_permission

The hours for us are 10:30-5 Saturday and 11:30-5 Sunday.  The event is open to the public 1/2 hour after that.  Scouts and adults are needed until about 3 when the crowd is already in.

Lunch is provided by Hale Farm.  Orange "safety" vests are also provided.  The ones marked "Security" are for the adults.

Service Hours Worked Saturday, Oct. 8:

We managed to get a little interest from our recruiting station and we worked hard setting up and removing the maze.  We were lightly staffed so each of the scouts "did their duty" plus a whole lot more.

Many thanks to the scouts and adults who put in a tremendous amount of work on helping with this event.

Service Hours:

Jeff's Eagle Leadership project will be this weekend: Saturday Sept. 24 with an overnight camp on Saturday. We'll have permission slips at Thursday's meeting. Arrangements for food will also be made at the meeting.

Please come help Jeff with his project at the Byzantine Nuns of St. Clare Monastery of the Holy Protection 6688 Cady Road North Royalton, OH 44133 (Click Here for Map). 

Details so far: 

New, Scout, Tenderfoot, 2nd Class, and First Class scouts. Check your books! We will have many experienced scouts to help you complete your advancement requirements. If you need to "present yourself" to the scoutmaster before a campout in uniform and with your gear, take advantage of this opportunity. If you need to plan a meal and account for the food groups, start planning now - it's in your book.

The meeting will begin at 7:00. 

(The PLC meeting will be on Tuesday night, Aug. 30, so that we can begin our regular meetings on Thursday, Sept. 1.)

Here's what we'll cover at the Thursday Meeting:

The overnight canoe trip has been moved up a week from the original schedule.  This will be primitive camping as an introduction to what you might expect on a trip to Tinnerman.

$25 12.50 per person for the canoe.  Each person must bring their own food for entire trip.  (We won't see the cars until we're done with the trip.)

Details:

Scouts should team up and buy dehydrated foods for dinner and breakfast.  

This does not need  to be complex.  Some might make do with power bars and the like but oatmeal and/or dry soups with Jerky or Tuna Helper with the new "bag style" tuna would work in addition to the "backpacking" type meals that are available.  We will be sharing a few backpacking stoves so if you bring something that needs to cook for a longer time, you will have to wait until the faster-cooking meals go before you.

Send a message if you have questions (click the Request Info" button in the left margin/above) or you can call Mr. Popadak. 

Details! A canoeing trip down the Tuscarawas River for 10 miles with an overnight stay.  The trip fee includes the team use of one canoe, food, and transportation.  All scouts of any age are eligible. (could use this time to fulfill the requirements of a canoeing merit badge).

Dates: Sat. Sept 10 and Sun. Sept 11, 2005 (rain or shine)

Fee: $12.50 per canoe + food + transportation

Times: Leave St. Basil's at 9:00 a.m. on Sat. Return on Sunday at 10:100 a.m. for mass

Aaron Schneider's Eagle Court of Honor will be Sunday, August 28th starting at 2pm in St. Basil's FAMILY LIFE CENTER meeting room. (Not the Parish Center where we normally meet.)

Please be early so we can start promptly at 2pm.  Don't forget -  Class A uniforms.

All Scouts will participate in the ceremony. Click Here for the Eagle Challenge which the scouts will be reading.  Please "Be Prepared" and review your section. 

The committee will meet after Aaron's Court of Honor on Sunday, August 28. Hope to see you all there.

Committee Meetings are held the last Sunday of the month beginning at 7:00PM in the St. Basil FLC meeting room

The troop sent a crew of 22 to Florida seabase. The weather was great and the trip was amazing (ask anyone who went and  they will tell you in full detail). 

Everyone in the troop is invited to a luau we will be having in honor of the trip.  

Come to Mrs. Nemeth's house on Thursday the 25th. It will start at approximately 6:30 and go till everyone feels like taking off. 

Jimmy P. and the Trompak brothers have put together a DVD of all the pictures we took from the trip and Mrs. Nemeth has a Jacuzzi and a basketball hoop. 

We are asking that everyone bring an appetizer or snack and it will be a pot luck set up. 

More photos from scout web sites:

The list of Merit Badges earned at Summer Camp is now available.   Click here to view or right-click/save-as to download.

Thanks to all those who gave up their Saturday and Sunday to help park cars at Hale Farm. That includes all of the adults.  It was huge success. They were very grateful for our help especially on Saturday night with the food service for the re-enactors.

Service Hours: (with Mike & Steve Trompak @ 8.75 each)

We handle the "car park" duties on Sat. and Sun. and camp with the reenactors on site.

The event is open to the public from 10am-5pm both days.  Scouts and Adults are needed from 9:30am until about 2 or 3 when the big crowd is already in the park.

Scouts and leaders are needed to guide the visitors to park in the fields in rows with special handling for Handicapped parking, RV's, and the reenactors.

Lunch is provided by Hale Farm.  Orange "safety" vests are also provided.  The ones marked "Security" are for the adults.

Troop will provide food for the campout.

We'll need a coordinator for the "parking" event and one for the "camping" event.

Click here for the Sea Base Web Site 

Seabase Crew is full!  22 attending.

Reminders: 
Meeting at Oak Grove on Tues. July 19 at 6:30

Our biggest fundraiser of the year was a great success!

Thanks to Mr. Thomas for managing the event for us and to all scouts and the families who participated.

It was HOT and the sales were just as hot.

June 26 was also the St. Basil parish picnic.  We handled the beverage service and the trash.

A few scouts and lots of leaders and parents contributed to make the load easier to handle.

We got a nice "Thank You" from Fr. Walt for our Service at the Parish Picnic published in the Church Bulletin.

Parish Picnic Service: Joe (1-6), Colin (1-4), Ryan (1-6), Cliff (1-6), Alan (1-6), Chris (3-6), Mr/Mrs Bowman (3-6)

June 26 is also St. Basil parish picnic. In talking with the parish they need the most help during the event with trash detail and beverage distribution and after the event for clean up. They have enough help for set up. The picnic runs from 1PM to approximately 6 PM. If you have any questions please call Mr. Orlandi.

Our biggest fundraiser of the year is coming up.  We will be  selling soda and bottled water (Coke products) at the Brecksville Home Days. The schedule for the event is:

This is a great chance for the boys to earn necessary service hours. There will also be prizes awarded to boys who work a set amount of hours over the weekend.

As everyone in the Troop benefits from the money raised at Home Days, it is expected that those who are in town pitch in and contribute.

We will also need wagons and coolers, as most of the boys will be selling soda and water from their "mobile sales units".

Contact Mr. Thomas.

Here's what we have so far:

The latest Summer Camp attendance list is available which includes the status of scouts payments, health form dates, merit badge cards, and Camper Release forms. 

10-Day Weather Forecast for Peninsula, OH

Troop 652 would like to invite all scouts and their families to our "Family Night" picnic on Wednesday, June 22, 2005.

Our Boy Scout Summer Camp at Manatoc runs from June 19 through June 25. Wednesday evening (June 22) is "Family Night". We have the families in to visit with their scouts after a nice closing ceremony with a canon on the parade ground (by the flagpole) behind the Admin Building. We cook up burgers and dogs and the troop families bring sides and desserts.

Webelos guests just bring appetites. After dinner, the camp merit badge sites usually have cool demonstrations to wow the families and scouts.

The Closing Ceremony starts at 5:30, dinner at 6:30 or 7:00 at the Dan Beard Pavilion.

Here's what we have so far: (Need more "Side Dishes"!)