7-26-12 - Troop 81

Troop 81 E-mail News
July 26, 2012
JOIN US AT THE SUMMIT!
Wear your Activity
Uniform (class B)
Troop Meeting
July 26, 2012
Flags, meeting
set-up, and takedown will be done by
MOOSE PATROL
Plan on attending
the next PLC at
Mr. Harrington’s
house on Sun.,
August 19. Star
rank and above
should attend!
Please join us for
the next Troop
Committee Mtg.,
Sunday, Aug. 19th
at 7:00 p.m. in the
back room of the
Church. Everyone
is invited and
there’s always
FREE FOOD!
TROOP 81
River Glen Church
1140 Raymond Rd.
Naperville, IL
www.troop81.org
“Just back from the BSA’s newest high
adventure base “The Summit” near the
New River Gorge in West Virginia. It
certainly exceeded my expectations.
The quality of all of the equipment,
the activities and the program was
awesome.
They were
correct,
the 2013
Jamboree
will NOT be
like any other
Jamboree
before. This is
all about high
adventure.
We went
white water rafting on the New River. Zip
lines at the Jamboree will exceed 3300 ft.
There will be five zip lines next to each
other and will be
called “Zipzilla”
reaching speeds of 50 mph. The crew
loved the canopy tours through the
tops of trees over 100 ft off the ground.
We made the journey to the “Garden
Ground” at the summit of “The Summit”
(hiked over 20 miles that day). Oh and
a two hour mountain bike ride through
the mountains (glad I was training for
Philmont and in shape). I was proud to
have conducted the very first ever Eagle
Scout Court of Honor at the “Garden
Ground” for one of the youth in my Crew
with over 1800 in attendance.
Check with me if you
might have an interest
in attending the 2013
Jamboree or if you would
like to see the awesome
photos. Our council
units were filled but were
recently allocated another
unit, so don’t delay. Those over 14 but less
than 21 may attend as a Venturer. Ask me
what the benefits of attending as a Venturer are!!!!!!!!
Don’t let this new opportunity slip by!” ~Mr. Harrington, Scoutmaster
MTG. CALENDAR
Meetings begin
promptly at 7 p.m.
NEW INFO IS
ALWAYS IN RED
It’s summer!
Wear your activity
uniform (class B)
After summer camp
meetings will be
every other week
until September.
August 9
SCORPION
Water Sports Night
August 23
VIKING
Troop Olympics
September 6
WOLVERINE
TBD
“Howdy, ya’all!
We all been having a great time in
the bee-utiful Davis Mountains of
SW Texas! You shoulda seen how
Mr. Nave taught his horse Carson
to do the Dixie Two Step right there
atop a large slippery rock. Never
did Mr. Nave mention to me that he
was a expert rider! I guess he’s just
modest.
And then there was Mr.
Smith and his big ol’ mule
Lester. Dat dad burned ol’ mule took a mis-step headin’ down a
whole buncha steep switchbacks. So
when that mule’s two front hooves
slipped over the trail’s edge, Mr.
Smith just shifts that big ol’ beast
inta reverse and
backs it up like
one-a his oversized fire trucks!
Scouts had a great
time too. Ryan had
the same ol’ mule
Al had last time, a
giant of an animal,
18 hands tall called
Clara Belle. Ryan
took to calling this critter
Clarasaurus for obvious
reasons.
Garrett rode Indio, a
purrty near black horse.
Indio was a sure footed and well
behaved steed.
Sam rode Roscoe, a light brown critter
that with a lesser horseman could a
been a problem but with the calming
style of that Sam, Rosco was no problem
for him a’tall.
“It was even steeper
than it looks!”
Al got himself a spirited mount this
time to BTSR called Diego. Another
near black colored horse. Quick
and agile–had a lot of fun.
And then there was Brian on the
brave pony called Troy. Now last
time down
this lil’ fellow
carried
Alec K.
through the
mountains.
Troy, is a
bit of a stubborn pony to make up for his
stature, but with his reigns in Brian’s hands,
picked a careful trail through BTSR’s rugged
terrain.
Now I was a
bit saddened when I learned my
horse last time had retired, so
this time around I was ridin’ a big
ol’ horse named Zebo. This was a
tawny colored horse wit’ brownish
stripes on its legs a bit like a
Zebra. Just like last time, they saw
me as the greenhorn I am and
Zebo was ‘bout as sure footed as a
mountain goat. The only problem
with ol’ Zebo was that there wasn’t
a patch of green grass, leafy bush,
or thorny weed he didn’t absolutely
want to devour.
Finally, we were really lucky with our
two wranglers; Richard and Jennifer.
Two excellent guides and horseback
experts.
See ya’all soon!”
~Mr. Pronger
2012 TROOP CAMPOUT AND
ACTIVITY INFO
PUT THESE EAGLE
PROJECTS ON
YOUR CALENDAR!
Rajeev U. will be
painting the inside of
the old church offices
at Our Lady of Mercy.
Dates TBD
Jordan S. is building
storage/shelving units
for Metea Valley music
Dept. Dates TBD
Jarod L. is building
a 3 sided blind for
Wheaton Salem
Community Church.
There will be some
concrete work and
fencing. The dates are
TBD.
•S
eptember 14-16: The OA Fall Fellowship at The Adventure
Camp in Rochelle, IL. All OA members, youth and adult, are
expected to attend. This is the final opportunity for scouts and
adults elected into the OA last winter to complete their Ordeal.
It is also an opportunity for many to convert their membership
to Brotherhood. To convert to Brotherhood, you must have been
an Ordeal member for 10 months and be current with the annual
dues. If a scout or adult did their Ordeal in 2011, there is no
charge for their Brotherhood, otherwise it’s $15. This is a terrific
opportunity for all OA members to gather for fellowship and
cheerful service. As always, for the members, there will be great
food! For those interested in attending, please talk to Mr. Dubbins
or Mr. Marineau. We expect to have a large turnout from Troop 81
this year!
•S
eptember 21-23:• Wilderness Survival The Sept. campout
was requested to be held at Mr. Harrington’s property as there’s
space and lots of natural materials available for building shelters,
animal traps and practice of skills needed for Wilderness Survival.
Mr. Pronger may offer the Archeology Merit Badge.
Don’t miss the
Summer Court of Honor!
Sunday, August 26th
starting at 4 p.m.
It will begin with dinner outside on the lawn,
followed by the awards ceremony at 5:00 in
the church. In a couple of weeks Mrs. Simpson
will send out an email about “what to bring.”
All the scouts worked really hard at camp
(in spite of all the fun!) so there will be tons
of badges to hand out and even a few rank
advancements. It’s so important for all families
to plan on attending. Don’t forget–you’ll have
to bring your own seating!