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The Troop 1954
Wednesday Newsletter
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Wednesday, September 1,
2004
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Hi Folks,
Great attendance last night guys. We were only down 3 or 4 from
all our regularly attending members.
Thanks much to Dr J. for his slide presentation. We'll see the
exciting conclusion (apparently including Dr. J. getting rescued) next
week.
We're still waiting for final information on the Galveston trip.
At this time, it's not clear if we'll be collecting funds next week or
not. As soon as I know more, I'll put out a bulletin.
I'd like to see everyone who wants the Oceanography merit badge get it.
To that end, I'm running a merit badge workshop on Monday morning,
September 6 from 10 to 11:30 at the Scout Hut. We're simply going to
be working our way through the Oceanography workbook (I'll have additional
copies of the workbook for anyone who wants them) to make sure we have all
the requirements covered. This will be pretty much all work and no
play, but we should be able to accomplish a lot.
We are making progress on merit badge selection. Here is a list
of scouts who have currently selected merit badges and counselors assigned
to them:
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Scout |
Merit Badge |
Counselor |
| Kirkland Baen |
Family Life |
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| Mason Bandy |
Personal Fitness |
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| Lee Clendennen |
Personal Fitness |
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| Corey Collier |
Athletics |
Mr. Dillon |
| Jaimie Collier |
Computers |
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| Alexey Dillon |
Pets |
Dr. J. |
| Daniel Frediani |
Woodwork |
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| Philip Lewis |
Fishing |
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| John Myers |
Coin Collecting |
Mr. Frediani |
| Dane Rasmussen |
Personal Management |
Mz. Cece |
| Mason Reichenau-Kuhlmann |
Art |
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| Justin Williams |
Family Life |
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As you can see, we've not got about half of our scouts assigned to a
merit badge. You'll also see we really need counselors.
So, please, now is the time to step up and volunteer. Like I said on
Monday, some knowledge of the subject is nice, but the real qualification
is just willingness to mentor a scout.
Yesterday evening, the Biohazards and Fromage received awards they had
been promised back in December (sorry for the delay). I also
announced that the patrol winning our patrol points contest would receive
$100 cash to be divided among its members. Last night I said that in
order to be eligible to receive any of this award money, a scout had to be
present for at least 2/3 of the possible meetings. I'm considering
that perhaps I mis-spoke. It may be better for a member of the
winning patrol to receive reward money in direct proportion to the number
of meetings they attended. Thus, a scout who attended 20 meetings
would receive twice as much as a scout who attended 10 meetings, but both
would get something. If you have an opinion about which of these
systems you prefer, please email me. I do have complete attendance
records and I'll put out a bulletin with everyone's attendance either
Thursday or Friday of this week.
This week's patrol contest winner: The Vicious Badgers.
As always, the Troop
1954 events calendar, this and all back newsletters, and all sorts
of other useful information is available on our website at
www.sanmarcos1954.org
| Attendance |
| SPL Zach
Painton presiding, assisted by ASPL Corey Collier |
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| Vicious Badgers |
Mason
Daniel
Tony
John
David |
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| Biohazards
Patrol Leader, Mason R-K.
Coached by Mr. Painton |
Alexey
Nathan
Philip
Ben
Mason
Justin |
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| Crimson Fromage
Patrol Leader, Joshua Rose.
Coached by Dr. J. |
Sean
Johnny
Josh
Ben |
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| Highly
Flammable Piffs
Patrol Leader, Dane Rasmussen.
Coached by Ms. Patty |
Lee
Corey
Daniel
Zach
Dane
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Patrol |
Attend. |
Uniform |
Behavior |
Spirit |
Meeting |
6 Mo |
| V. Badgers |
4 |
5 |
3 |
3 |
15 |
251 |
| Biohazards |
4 |
5 |
0 |
2 |
11 |
245 |
| Fromage |
4 |
5 |
2 |
2 |
13 |
215 |
| Piffs |
5 |
5 |
0 |
3 |
13 |
250 |
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Behavior, subtract for each incident.
Fails to come to order when scout sign given
-1
Fighting with each other -1 per incident
Bad language -1 per incident
Failure to treat others with respect -1
Asked repeatedly to do any task -1
Fails to clean up -1
Shows poor sportsmanship -1 |
Participation: Add for each, highest score is
a five.
All members cooperate with game +1
Members make progress on meeting’s task +1
Members show enthusiasm for tasks +1
Members show good organization (listen to PL and Coach) +1
Members exemplify Scout Law +1
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Announcements |
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1) There will be a merit badge workshop for Oceanography
only Monday from 10:00 to 11:30 at the Scout Hut 2) Detailed
information for the Galveston trip is still pending. Look for an
announcement later this week explaining costs and providing the
details. 3) We will have a brief PLC at 6:30 next Tuesday
(the 7th) at the Scout Hut. Look for a more extensive PLC,
probably the weekend following our Galveston trip. |
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More Scouts In The News
Eighth-grader douses fire
IM BRYANT Of the Post-Dispatch
Copyright 2004 St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Inc.
St. Louis Post-Dispatch (Missouri)
August 30, 2004 Monday
Matt Fountain was riding his bike when he saw the flames, asked a
neighbor to call 911 and grabbed a hose.
Eighth-grader Matt Fountain was riding his bike and looking for a
friend when he spotted smoke coming from the eaves of a house on Stone
Mill Lane in St. Peters.
Employing common sense and his Boy Scout training, Matt, 13,
checked to see if anyone was home, asked a neighbor to call 911, and
then grabbed a handy garden hose and put out the flames.
"The fire wasn't very big but it was going pretty good," he said.
Moments later, police and a crew from Central County Fire and
Rescue arrived. A police officer roused the resident, Don Shipman, who
had been asleep. No one was hurt and the fire, which began over the
garage, did minor damage.
Matt said he did nothing special.
"I did what I thought I had to do," he said in a matter-of-fact
way. Shipman later thanked Matt for his efforts.
Matt's cool-headed action in what could have been a
life-threatening fire impressed Central County officials. They plan to
present him a certificate of appreciation, Assistant Chief Steve Brown
said.
"Due to the quick actions of Matt, the fire was contained to a very
small area," Brown said.
Matt, a student at Hollenbeck Middle School, gave this account:
After a half-day of school Wednesday, he rode his bike in the area
of Stone Mill Lane to find a friend. He was unable to locate his buddy
but, just after noon, he noticed smoke above a security light on a
home's garage.
Matt banged on the front door, but the only response was the
barking of a dog inside. He asked a neighbor working in his yard to
call 911. He raced back to the burning house, grabbed a green garden
hose attached to another neighbor's home and directed a stream of
water on the blaze.
Within a minute, the fire was out, Matt said.
"I just ended up using (the hose)," he said. "I didn't think (the
owners would mind) because their neighbor's house was on fire."
Investigators determined later that the security light, which had
been on, ignited a bird's nest on top of the light.
Matt said safety training he got in Boy Scouts helped him know what
to do when he spotted the fire. Still, he had to answer to his
parents, Donald and Vicky Fountain, who had been unaware Matt had
ventured off on his bike without telling them.
All apparently was forgiven when they learned of their son's good
deed.
"They don't seem to care about that much anymore," Matt said.
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| Upcoming Events |
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District Round Table, September 9
The usual at First United Methodist, 7:00
Galveston Trip, September 10-12
We'll be headed to Galveston to enjoy the beach and the seafood and do
work on the oceanography merit badge. The trip will be led by
Dr. J.
Popcorn Sales, Starting September
Great way to help the Scouts and earn money for your scouting
adventures.
Texas Wildlife Expo, October 2-3
Troop Elections, October 5.
Troop Court of Honor, October 12.
Camping trip with Webelos Scouts, October 29-31 (tentative)
Cub Scout Halloween Carnival, October 28
Sights and Sounds of Christmas, December 2-4.
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