Notable changes:

- February Campout (24-26) will be in a cabin to encourage more participation and the December campout counted as double bonus points for cold weather camping in tents.

- March Campout (16-18) date moved up one week due to availability of cabin for cinematography weekend. Date on previous calendar was a week later.

- May Location: This is still under development, we are considering D-A Riverside or Lost Lake Scout Reservation to give us an opportunity to explore our summer camp site for this year. The PLC will have final say.

Mr. Tim Gustafson

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1) Our first troop meeting of the year is Monday, January 9.

2) Attached is a permission slip for our January camp out Jan 13 – 15.
- We will be staying in a cabin at a Lutheran camp with an indoor gym located near Frankenmuth.
- If you are able to attend and or drive please let me know.
- Permission slips are due Monday, Jan 9. I will bring copies to Monday’s meeting.

3) There will be no meeting Jan 16 due to the ML King Holiday.

Mr. G

2012-Jan-PERMISSION SLIP

The updated 2011-2012 Troop 1705 Newsletter is now available for download.

Also two new medical documents have been updated and can be found in the “Downloads” section.

Summer camp is less than 4 days away and this is just a little reminder letter to Be Prepared for camp. If you have ANY questions OR need to adjust forms, please contact me or Mr. Rotermund.

Remember, ALL scouts will have an opportunity to shoot (rifles and archery), swim, use the boats (based on your swimming ability) and ride horses. We have registered you for the classes you indicated on your schedule form. You will only be allowed to change those selections if there is an opening in the class you want to transfer into.

Remember to bring your Scout Handbook!!! You will need it for reference and to get requirements signed-off.

Tents: Practice setting up your tent at home with your tent partner before you get to camp.

Medicals: Each Scout’s medical form will be reviewed by a parent or guardian when the scout arrives on the first day of camp. If you are car-pooling, make sure that an adult in the vehicle has the authority to speak for you AND sign in your parent’s place.

Mail: FYI… if you mail a letter to your son after camp starts, experience has shown us he will NOT receive it until after camp is over. As odd as it sounds, I suggest writing letters and mailing before camp starts; the address is in your Scout’s summer camp book.

MB Pre-Requisites: BRING your pre-requsites AND blue card partial cards to camp. If fo some reason you did not have time to complete… OK… you still take the class, finish as many requirements as you can and complete the balance with a counselor in the city after camp.

Note: for those who need Tot’n Chip card, a class will be held Saturday night at camp.

The CPR requirement: For all waterfront MB’s the CPR requirement will be done at camp

All written work for MB’s must be completed in ink or printed by a computer.

GET the MB book. There you will find many detailed answers. Andrew Looka has the troop library. If we don’t have a book on your MB, get one at one of the council shops and consider donating it to the troop library when you are done. The copies in the Troy library should not be used. They are always far too out of date.

Remember to bring your mess kit AND your mesh bag. We will be using them again this year. If you are a “first time” Summer Camper, remember, you supply the plate, bowl and cup and the troop will supply the plastic silverware and the mesh bag. Also remember, no refrigeration is available at camp but bring a cooler anyway to keep food away from the “critters”. Remember your WATER BOTTLE and swamp shoes. Closed toed shoes are required at all times in camp. Remember one pair of long pants; you will need them for conservation project and horse riding. If you are participating in “Duct Tape” event, bring a roll of duct tape.

Finally, please do not arrive before 2:30pm on Saturday. Many things happen at the site before you arrive and we need the time to prepare. Eat lunch BEFORE arriving to camp.

You will get out of camp as many rewards as you prepare yourself for. If you don’t do the upfront work, do not expect to get the backend rewards.

The Leaders will Be Prepared to get the maximum out of camp…. WILL YOU????

See you on July 16th at Riverside!

Y.I.S.

Mr. J.,

Saturday, May 7, 15 scouts and 10 adults cleaned up our adopted site – Riverside, at D-A.

In addition to regular “sprucing up” for the camping season, they repaired the Jack Lord bridge and built new benches around the fire pit at Riverside.

Job WELL DONE!!!!!

Just a reminder….

Next Saturday —  Riverside work day

May 20-22—-  outing at Kelly’s Island St. Park in Ohio….  Signup accelerated by one week…

Perm slips attached.  Info, deadlines on perm slips

Thanks

Mr j

2011-riverside-workday

2011-May-PERMISSION SLIP

FYI….

Our May campout is scheduled for May 20-22
Location = Kelly Island State park in Ohio.  This park is located on Kelly’s Island.
This is a tent outing.  we are camping in the group organization area.

To get to the island, we need to take a ferry boat ride, about a 20 minute ride.
Soooooo….
We need to make reservations for the ferry boat.  So, please start thinking about this outing.
We will be accelerating the signup for this outing by one week.  All permission slips and money will be due May 9.  permission slip will be coming out soon.
Cost for the outing is estimated at $20/head.. same as usual.
Ferry boat cost will be covered by the troop.

Fyi…  website for the park = http://goo.gl/IBeQC

Thanks for the help
Mr j

I learned thru Roundtable last week that the BSA is shutting down the on-line Scoutnet system.  The system is failing and they are in-process of replacing it.

What does this mean to you????  This effects MyScouting.org.   this area is being shutdown….  SOOOO.. if you have taken ANY on-line training courses, I highly recommend you go into the system, and make sure you have printed off all your certificates.

Also.. if your YPT certificate expires in the next 9 months I HIGHLY encourage you to take the refresher course and get –recertified.   Council has not made any provisions for YOT training outside of the on-line system

This shutdown starts MARCH 1 … yes in one week,,,  I am just the messenger here..  you have as much lead time as I do.

Thanks

Bob j

Since Monday, Feb 21st  is winter break and there is no school, our paperwork and planning  for this outing has been accelerated.

Permission slip and money are due this coming Monday for the Feb 25-27 TENT outing at d-a.

C u Monday

Thanks

Mr j

Feb ’11 Klondike Outing Permission Slip