Good Campout past weekend, PLC & Committee meeting tonight

The Trip this weekend was one of our best regarding weather, subject matter, staff, and just a good time at Camp Sequoyah....almost 40 Scouts and leaders were present...

We left after picking up ice at about 6:30 and taking a longer route to avoid the race traffic, arrived at about 10:00 PM at Buck's Hide Out camp site. We returned Sunday by taking a more direct route and still avoiding raceway traffic.

Thanks to Mr. Eggers, Mr. Gunn, and Mr. Turner...more than eight Scouts earned the Archery merit badge and thanks to Dr. Frank Nelson, his son Benjamin, and Mr. Wes Smith the boys shot all the .22 rifle and various gauge shotgun at stationary and skeet targets all day long. That's the first time, thanks to the special effort on Mr. Eggers' effort that the Scouts were able to make their arrows and bow string for the Archery requirments along with scoring on their targets.

Thanks to Mrs. Kidd, the new Scout patrol couldn't have prepared and eaten better meals. Along with acquiring the Patrol name of "Sharks," the Scouts picked up all their requirments for the "Scout" rank, their "Tote and Chip" for us using their pocket knives thanks to all the staff who were able to assist in the teaching the subject. We will sign off the individual Scout Books at summer camp for Scout and most of Tenderfoot, Second Class, and First Class rank requirements.

Good participation by all the attending parents and leaders made it one of our best and most fun trips this year. A special thanks to Mr. Debalsi for driving his truck to tow our trailer to bring along five archery targets, their stands, and the Skeet thrower for the Shotgun range.

A final not of thanks to Mr. Clark for making a run in to Anniston for a few things left behind for the trip.

Tonight....April 27..is a Troop PLC..Patrol Leader's Conference to plan for May. Uniform is not required..pen and pad are. We will start at 7:00 PM... Patrol leaders and the Asst Senior Patrol Leaders need to be present. We will also fininsh up any quartermaster requirements from the trip.
There is a Troop Committee meeting at 8:00 PM tonight following the PLC....new parents or a parent should try to attend for an introduction and understanding of the planning process in the Committee. You are also welcome to attend the PLC to understand how the boys plan a month or meetings and attend to Troop business and planning.

Don't forget the Troop Court of Honor next week on Tuesday night as described on earlier Troop blogs on the Troop Web Site. The Scout is required to wear his Troop Neckerchief/or a Scout bolo, his merit badge sash, the Kaki shirt, Scout belt, and scout socks. We will have two guest speakers at dinner and a great deal of activity for the next hour or so. The Sharks should wear as much of the uniform as possible as they are coming along in the process.

Thanks to Dr. Hamilton for coming on the trip to "bone up" on his CDL literature and we are anticipating his taking his certification exam this coming Friday at Sumiton....

Thanks to Mr. Eggers and a friend, we recently acquired a good truck load of fire wood.

Please make sure you shake Mrs. Kidd's hand on her rountinely manicuring the Scout Hut grounds for us..they have never looked better.
Thanks again to Mr. Wes Smith as were able to install a new alternator on the Frank Tank prior to the trip.

Thanks for all your support....

YiS Dan s "Delivering the Promise"