Troop News

Congratulations to D Peterson and his family for his final approval of his project and the remainder of his Eagle requirements at the Eagle Boards last night at the Briarwood Presbyterian Church. Also congratulations to Life Scouts B Preston and D Holditch for having their Eagle Projects approved. Special continued thanks to Mr. Mickey Harbin in serving in his Troop role as Eagle Advisor in assuring the success of these projects over the past years and into the immediate future.

Thanks also to the large number of our own leaders who sit on these Eagle Boards for the Vulcan District. They add a great deal of depth to the Troop experience in dealing with Eagle projects and greatly assist the Council in assuring quality experience for boys. They are always looking for leaders to assist in these positions. Contact Mr. Don Russell, Vulcan District Eagle Board Chairman if you would be interested as a member. They usually meet once a month. Don Russell. Parents and leaders currently sitting are Mr. Mark Branin, Mr. Wes Smith, Mr. Randy Watts, Mr. Win Jones, Mrs. Cathy Kidd, and Mr. Mickey Harbin (Greater Alabama Council Training Committee).

A reminder that those leaving on the bus for the Vulcan District Merit Badge Day, this Saturday, April 10, should be at the Hut at 6:45 AM for a 7:00 AM departure. Thanks in advance to Mrs. Cathy Kidd for coordinating the seventeen Scouts in attendance. We should be returning between 4 and 4:30 PM or sooner ...Uniform is Class A. Lunch is part of the fee.

Thanks to Mr. and Mrs Eggers, and as indicated in earlier newsletters, we have a special guest speaker for the meeting April 12. Please encourage attendance.

The Order of the Arrow, Southeastern Region 9, Conclave is coming up at Camp Tuckabatchee, Prattville, AL, the weekend of the 17th April. Our Coosa Lodge is participating with 9 other lodges from our region.

This will be a first time for a Conclave to be held at Camp Tuckabatchee, and they are expecting close to 600 Scouts and Leaders with a weekend full of events. Information is on the Coosa 50 Lodge Website explaining everything about it. Pre-registration was required but walk-in's are routine. The Coosa Lodge website, by the way is excellent and hasn't been better over the years: Coosa50.org.

If you are planning to attend or your son is thinking about it let P Kidd know so we can talk to transportation and other needs (we will probably take Troop tents). Uniform is Class A with OA Sash. Directions to the Camp are on the Web Site on map quest. Whether your son is attending or not, and he is a OA member in the Troop, make sure he call's Patrick with a Yea or Nay on his going so we will have a definite number to work with.

Final fees are being collected for the Northern Tier trip by Mr. Young...as you know this will be our second trip to the Canadian wilderness in the Northern Tier BSA High Adventure Camp. Our first trip, as a Troop, was in 2002 to the Ely, MN site; this year the trip will be to the Bissett site in Canada, where the Scouts will fly into their six day canoing start point from a float plane landing.

Families should be paying close attention to Mr. Simon's E-mails for Summer camp registration and fees. Thanks in advance for his attention to detail in coordinating this trip each year.

These fees and registering for merit badges along with his BSA annual physical are required in order to complete the registration for our annual summer camp experience at Camp Sequoyah. We will be camping again at Boone's place this year. More information for the Phoenix patrol will be forthcoming with a great deal found in the Troop Guide. Phoenix Patrol Scouts have been registered for the swimming merit badge by Mr. Simon..the other three merit badges they will be earning will be earned at the Troop Camp site along with most of their requirements for Tenderfoot, Second Class, and First Class.

Want some more excitement in your life..more fun than Six Flags..Disney World..Bush Gardens? Get you CDL (Certified Drivers License) and drive the Troop bus with us. We always need drivers to add depth to our list and increase the versatility it represents in the Troop.

Thanks in advance for encouraging attendance and for supporting Troop activities.

YiS Dan s "Delivering the Promise"