February 2009
Snowcapades
On January 24th, the Troop helped to provided staffing for Snowcapades, an annual Cub Scout winter event held at Camp McLoughlin. The Scouts and leaders monitored sled runs such as Glacier Glide and Avalanche Express. Some boys taught winter survival skills such as fire building as well as first aid skills. Forrest and Jonathan led groups along a cross-country snowshoe trek. There was great fun as well as great food for all who attended.
After the cubbies went home, the troop stayed for the remainder of the weekend and participated in some inter-patrol Klondike preparation and instruction.
Have you paid your Troop Dues?
It’s that time of year again for Troop dues to be paid. For those new scouts, the $10 that you paid when you first joined was for national registration fees. Each Scout is required to pay monthly dues to the troop of $3 per month ($36 annually). If the full dues are paid by March 2nd, then the Scout will receive a savings and only pays $30 for the year. Scouts are encouraged to earn their dues money. Scouts must be current in their dues to be considered in good standing and able to participate in Scout activities. Please see Carla to take care of paying your fees or having them deducted from your Scout account.
Troop 122 Merit Badge Club
Are you interested in earning a certain merit badge? Do you need to get one completed for rank advancement? Then you need to look into meeting with the Troop 122 Merit Badge Club. This group met several times over the holiday break they were able to complete at least one merit badge. The group is currently working on the academic portion of the Eagle required, Cycling merit badge. If you have any questions about the Merit Badge Club or merit badges in general, contact John C.
The Chilkoot Trail - Klondike Derby 2009
The 2009 Klondike Derby will be held at Camp McLoughlin, Friday thru Sunday, Feb. 20th – 22nd. The fee is $20 per attendee that includes a patch, breakfast and dinner Saturday and breakfast Sunday in the dining hall. Units who camp are expected to sleep in tents or snow shelters of their own making. Klondike Derby is a winter campout and patrol team building competition! Saturday’s featured patrol event, the Iditarod, will be a Klondike sled race of approximately 2 miles. Along the trail there will be fun events geared to skill levels up through First Class. The Iditarod is a timed sled trek with the time taken to complete each task included in the unit’s overall time. Scouts will compete as patrols, not individuals. Each unit is required to prepare a hot, nutritious lunch along the trail.
Access to the private section of website.
If you need or would like access to the private section of our Troop site, please send an e-mail request to Tamara H. (Calvin's mom) at tamarahuey@ymail.com and she can send you an invitation which will contain a temporary password. The private section will give you access to a photo gallery as well as a current event calendar and phone roster.