Meeting Last night and upcoming events

Last night's meeting was well attended with a great deal of information based on the programs delivered by Lieuteant Colonel Miller, Ruth Mathis, and Chris Brimer.

Next week's program (June 29) will be delivered by Ralph Upchurch, Scoutmaster Troop 93 (Oakmont Presbyterian) with a super demonstration he conducts at OLS (Outdoor Leader Training) based on starting cooking and warming fires under difficult and survival conditions. He has demonstrated this program at the past two Vulcan District Camporees. Mr. Upchurch is an Eagle Scout and has been active in Scouting most of his adult life.

Remember, there is no meeting on July 6 due to the 4th of July Holiday weekend.

The July 13 meeting will have Mr. Charles Allen on the program for Troop cooking including prepartation portioning, cooking, cleaning, and common sense sanitation for Scouts and adult campers. Mr. Allen served as the Scoutmaster for Troop 97 for six years, Committee Chairman for ten years, and a current active leader merit badge couselor for the Troop for more than twenty years in Scouting. He conducts all the classes and demonstrations for Scout cooking at the annual Vulcan District Camporee and OLS classes twice a year for leaders. His father is an Eagle Scout as are his two sons. He written a "Cook-Book", we have a copy in the Hut, and has been recognized as the "expert" on the subject (dutch oven) in Scouting circles over the years.

Regarding the Whitewater trip in July...since have enough volunteers for an early party, we will plan on making the trip as usual, that is, the early party (coordinated by Mr. Branin and made up of leaders and Scouts) will leave in the morning to reserve and set up our camp site, and the main body (everyone else) will leave at the usual time on Friday afternoon. Ventures have the option to ride the Ocoee River and younger Scouts will ride the Hiwassee. Fees, less numbers attending, were explained in the last Troop Blog.

Ms. Ruth Mathis (certified Climbing Instructor), thanks to Mr. Eggers, reminded the Scouts yesterday at the meeting, that the Trip to Camp Thunder in Georgia in the Fall will consist of rappelling, climbing, low and high COPE....The Scout can choose to earn the climbing merit badge that day or experience rapelling and the high and low COPE courses the camp has to offer.

Remember.....unless he has a parent's excuse he is expected to be at Troop meetings and trips on a regular basis during the summer while school is out and when other extracurricular activities are minimal. Regular attendance at Troop activities is an essential part of having "Scouting Spirit" and acquiring knowledge and leadership skills on the road to Eagle.

Stay up with us and appreciate all the work Mr. Ng accomplishes with the Troop Website at: Bluffparktroop21.org......you can access any aspect of Scouting from there as well as enjoy pictures of all our activities....

Thanks for your support.....

YiS Dan s

"Delivering the Promise"