Thid monyh's campout will be at Flanner's Beach. It will be September 26 through October 28th.
***Awards***
Merit Badges
Rank
Congratulation Scouts!!!!!!!!!
*** Patrol Corners ***
SPL Aaron F. On Tuesday October 10th we will continue with the Orienteering Merit Badge. I need all scouts to bring their worksheets to the meeting. We will complete the merit badge during the campout this month at Duck Pond. I hope everyone can attend. We will complete the swimming merit badge this month for the ones who need the CPR requirements.
There
will be a PLC on October 14th at 12:30 pm at the Scout Hut to
finalize November, December and January campouts.
I
have asked several times for all scouts to bring their Safety Merit Badge
Worksheets to me. We have worked very hard on completing the worksheets and I
would like for all scouts that participated to get credit and receive their
badge. You need to bring them on Tuesday, October 10th.
There
will be Halloween Party on October 24th; if you have not brought your
$3.00 please do so by October 10th. There will be no meeting on
October 31st.
We
will be participating in the Veterans Day Parade on Saturday, November 11th
in MHC. I would like for all scouts to attend and march in this parade.
Viking Patrol - PL Phillip B. This month we have done more work on our patrol flag and still working on a patrol motto. We should have a motto by the end of the month that we all agree on. The flag should be done soon. Hurray Vikings!!!!!
Roadrunner
Patrol - PL Evan G. The Roadrunner patrol had a great time at Bogue
Field in September. We had a successful turnout. We had some bloodshed thanks to
some nasty barnacles on the dock but that was taken care of and we stayed out of
the water from then on. We are also working on the safety merit
badge and are hoping to complete it soon. For the month of October we are
currently working on the swimming, safety and orienteering merit badges. I would
like to congratulate Mac, Joe and Matthew for completing the clothing inflation
requirement for the swimming merit badge this past week. We are currently
preparing for our campout this month. That’s all from the Roadrunner Patrol.
SCOUTMASTER
MINUTE: Does
anyone know the significance of the phrase “the eleventh hour of the eleventh
day of the eleventh month"? It's the time, day, and month when, in 1918,
the peace treaty was signed bringing an end to the conflict we know today as
World War I. People notice and remember unusual coincidences like this. In the
years following 1918 many nations chose to honor those who fought and died in
the War with special ceremonies held on the 11th hour of the 11th day of the
11th month. In England, an Unknown Soldier was buried in Westminster Abbey.
Remember last week when I talked about Westminster Abbey as the sacred and
hollowed place where the people of Great Britain honor their heroes. In France
an Unknown Soldier was buried in Paris beneath the Arch de Triumph, a sacred
place to the French. In the United States, on November 11, 1921, we created the
Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Arlington National Cemetery. Our Congress made
this day a national holiday, originally known as Armistice Day - to honor the
end of the "war to end all wars". Unfortunately, there were other
wars. Over time, other nameless heroes have been added to our Tomb of the
Unknown Soldier. Today, there is an unidentified soldier from WWI, WWII, The
Korean War, and the Vietnam War. This sacred place has come to symbolize all
those who have fought and died in the service of our country. Armistice Day has
been renamed Veteran's Day. Veteran's Day should be a time when we remember, and
honor, all that have served in this nation's armed forces. For a brief
time, 1971-1978, Veteran's Day was moved from November 11th. Congress turned it
into one of those Monday - 3 day weekend holidays. People, however, remembered
the coincidental date. Fate or the hand of God perhaps, had marked forever the
11th of November - Congress had to change it back. Scouts Honor our Veteran's on
the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month and remember how much we owe
these men.
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Upcoming Events ***
10 Oct Troop Meeting & Committee Mtg 7:00 pm
14
Oct
PLC
12:30pm Scout Hut
17
Oct
Troop
Meeting & BOR 7:00 pm
24
Oct
Halloween Party
27-29
Oct
Campout – Duck Pond MCCS
31
Oct
NO MEETING
or
Jim Butcher, Asst. Scoutmaster (252)