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*** TROOP 80 BSA ***** AUGUST 2000 ***
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DATES TO REMEMBER
80 Family Camp Out August 25 - 27
Swim Night August 29
Court Of Honor September 5
Philmont Camp September 8 - 9
MK Brown Camp September 22 - 24
Pete Gilvin Camp October 20 - 22
November camp November 3 - 5
Tree Lot set-up November 11
Unload Trees November 18
Tree Lot Opens November 20
Annual Swim Meet November 28
Tear Down Tree Lot December 26
AUGUST BIRTHDAYS
The birthdays for August: Blaine Thompson 1, JD Dobrowolski 2, Daniel Scott 3, Michael Slade 4, Mike Hale 5, Neil Armstrong 5, Walter Wolfram 5, Ben Hill 22, James Savage 23, William Wood 23, Sonny Scott 25, and Trevor Tarbet 25.
WILDERNESS CAMP
Everyone returns!!! All the scouts and men went into the Weminuche Wilderness and came out safe and sound. We can prove we were nowhere near the fire at Mesa Verde when it started (except for Paul and Alan). We saw some Elk, bears, and a lost dog, but no problems with animals getting after us.
The Outstanding Scout for the Elk Park side was Josiah Krulik. Outstanding Scout on the Vallecita side was Chris Klein. Rick Thamer received the “Bone Award” for Wilderness 2000, being voted the favorite first year adult leader by the Green-Bar. Really good work.
The buses ran great thanks to Skip. The Bar D BBQ dinner was outstanding. Many thanks to Gary Wood (where is he?) For making arrangements in advance, though some had to be changed on the fly. Thanks also to Paul Kiefer and Alan Cox for covering the home base in Durango while we were on the mountain. We crossed the Continental Divide, rode the Silverton narrow gage railroad, and had a great time on the town in Durango.
PHILMONT NEWS
The committee voted to skip the Philmont Family Weekend in September and go to Camp MK Brown. You and your family can still go to Philmont if you want, but you will have to make all your arrangements through the Scout Office. See ya there.
THE AUGUST FAMILY CAMP
The second annual family camp and re-union at Camp Don Harrington for our parents and scouts is set for August 26 - 27, 2000. Big campfire program and a Bar BQ dinner. Come and swim, canoe, and other fun activities and camp with your sons. See if they really know what they are doing and learning on those many camp outs. We will serve you the Saturday dinner and breakfast on Sunday morning with advance reservations. T-shirts and patches will be sold. A great program on the back porch of the dining hall and we’ll have “the tower” again on the lawn.
PATROL POINTS as of 8/4/2000
Skill Patrol
C3 Arapaho 379
B1 Apache 269
C1 Comanche 254
D3 Maya 198
D2 Erie 166
B2 Seminole 144
A3 Cree 62
A1 Hopi 30 D1 Sioux 5
Outstanding Patrol
D3 Maya 21893
D2 Erie 20857
C3 Arapaho 18724
C1 Comanche 16772
B1 Apache 16314
B2 Seminole 13283
A3 Cree 11768
A1 Hopi 10840 D1 Sioux 3325
Outstanding Crew
F1 Navaho 5887
E2 Wichita 5600
E1 Ute 4618
ORDER OF THE ARROW
Congrats go to Alan Cox for completing the second part of the OA as he becomes the newest Brotherhood member from T-80. He took the test and completed the ceremony at advancement camp.
Twenty five members of our local Lodge traveled to Knoxville with Terry Slade and Chase Tillery representing Troop 80 for the National OA Conference in July. Over 7,000 OA members from all over the US participated in this week long training event. The final assembly included a laser light show and fireworks over the river.
Six members of the troop completed their Ordeal on August 19th at Camp MK Brown to become the newest scouts to become members of the OA. They are Huntley Almond, Jr., JD Dodrowolski, Anthony Kennedy, Azriel Krulik, Jared Slaughter, and Tyler Tarbet. It is a great honor to become a member of scouting’s “Honored Camping Fraternity”.
NEW LEADERS
Jack Tunnell and
Jimmy Reed have been appointed
as our newest ASPL’s and Chris Klein will be a new
Troop Guide. Paul Henning has accepted the position
to ramrod the Father/Son banquet. Michael Slade
turned 18 and became a new ASM.
OLD GOATS AWARDED
To honor those adult leaders of T-80 that attended at least 10 wilderness camps, the troop has started the “Order of the Old Goats”. A plaque will hang in the building with the names of these honored individuals. Those being grand-fathered to the list are Jack Bryant, Welton Sides, Fred Poppe, Walter Skipworth, Warren Morgan, and Ted Abrahamson. Those added from ‘99 are John Banks, Eric Wolfram, Paul Kiefer, and Bob Wieck with Steve Banks becoming the newest member from 2000.
WILDERNESS 2001
Plan to attend “A Canadian Odyssey”, what will be a great and first ever T-80 canoe trip to the border waters between Minnesota and Canada. The date isn’t set yet, but will probably be the third or fourth week of July 2001. Estimated cost is $200 which is a 1/3 of the cost if we went to the Scout Canoe Base. We will have early reservation and payment plans starting in November 2000. Due to limited seating on buses, early sign-ups and people who are paid in advance will be given priority in case we run out of room. We will have a pop-corn sale in the spring so scouts can earn money for this trip. Last year, one of our scouts raised over $200 for camps by selling pop-corn. You must attend 5 camp-outs and 25 meetings to go on this camping trip of a life time. Start planning now for this trip of a life time.
OUR SCOUTS IN THE NEWS
Dave Campbell’s football magazine rated Michael Slade of Tascosa as an outstanding high school player to watch on defense in Texas football.
WHAT’S COOKING
Taco Pie
1-1/2 lb ground beef
1 med jar Taco sauce
4 lg corn tortillas
1 can (8 oz) tomato puree
1 8 oz pkg shredded cheddar cheese
Brown ground beef, drain. Combine taco sauce and tomato puree. Line Dutch oven with aluminum foil. Place 2 tortilla shells in Dutch oven. Place ½ of ground beef on top, pour ½ taco sauce over top. Place 2 more tortilla shells on top and place in rest of beef and pour remaining taco sauce on top. Sprinkle with cheese. Cover and bake until cheese is melted. Variations: Add chopped onions, mushrooms or tomatoes to meat.
COURT OF HONOR
Please plan to be at the next T-80 Court of Honor on September 5 at 7pm. We encourage all parents to attend this grand event to see our scouts receive their ranks, awards, and merit badges earned over the last 4 months. We will present the highest scout award, the Eagle, to Brent Naylor.
MORE STUFF ON WILDERNESS
Oldest hiker: Carl Johnson, 66. Youngest hikers, Jonathan Standish and Ben Thamer, 11 years old. The train ride south was fun. Got to see the forest fire up close and we saw the first Mesa Verde fire at night. It covered a whole mountain.
On the Vallecita side, we picked up a dog that hiked with us for two days. The dog tags read "Farmington, N.M." on them. Poor thing was lost in the wilderness. The Rangers rescued the dog and took it back down the mountain.
On the Elk Park side, we ran into a group of "troubled young boys" from Chicago that were setting fires (with a fire ban on) and crossing switchbacks off trail (another no-no). It was nice to see the behavior of our scouts, contrary to these other people in the wilderness. No speeding tickets this year.
We will have pictures of wilderness at the next CoH in the slide show being prepared by Matt Hite. A special CD-ROM with wilderness photos is available to purchase for $9.95, plus tax. Order at Court of Honor.
HOW SMART ARE YOU
1. Which weighs more, a pound of pennies or a pound of feathers?
2. Before Mt. Everest was discovered, What was the tallest mountain in the world?
3. Why can’t you take a picture of a man with a wooden leg?
4. Even when the Arctic natives are starving, why won’t they eat penguin eggs?
Answers on the back.....
SWIM NIGHTS
Just a reminder that the last Tuesday of each month is the troop’s swim night. You need to be in full uniform to get on the bus.
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We want to recognize the hard work of our Scouts and leaders. If you know an 80 member that has received an honor at school, church, or other event, please send a note to “slade-tm@actx.edu” or 5122 W. 16th Amarillo, Tx 79106-4419.
The Answers:
1. A pound of anything still weighs the same as a pound of anything else.
2. Mt. Everest was the tallest mountain even before it was discovered.
3. You can’t take pictures with a wooden leg. You need a camera.
4. Penguins don’t live in the Arctic or North Pole. They live in Antarctica which is at the South pole.
A SCOUTMASTER’S MINUTE
“A scout is Brave.” He can face danger even if he is afraid. He has the courage to stand for what he thinks is right even if others laugh at or threaten him. Or so the scout manual informs us. But just what does brave mean to you in the twenty-first century?
I just saw a commercial on the television that had young children asking what you would do for your child. They ask, “Would you go into a burning building to rescue your child or stand against a charging lion?” or so the spot goes. Adults are often put into situations that ask us to put our lives in peril for our family or children. What would you do for a brother or sister? There are plenty of stories about people putting their lives on the line to save complete strangers. I guess you could call them heros.
Then there are the other heros. Those that stand up for right over wrong. The boy who hit a ball into the old women’s window across the street and tells the truth is a hero. The boy that wears hand-me-down clothes or rides an old bicycle to school with pride even when the other kids make fun of him is a hero. It takes a very brave person sometimes to tell the truth or take the hazing from the other kids. What about the boy that “Just says no” to drugs or booze? Is this an act of a brave person?
Being a Boy Scout teaches you many things. One of those things you hopefully will learn should be when to be brave and stand-up for yourself. Don’t be just a follower, but become the leader. Be brave and say, “What your doing is wrong and I don’t want to do it”. I’m reminded of the old story my mom told me when I asked for a new bicycle just because a friend on my block got one. She said, “If he jumped off of the roof, would you follow him down?” I really didn’t understand that story then, but I do now. Just because one person does a dumb thing, that doesn’t mean we should do it also. I still don’t understand what that had to do with getting a new bike.
My idea of a brave person was when my nephew was caught with some older boys throwing water balloons at passing cars on the street. The police asked the boys if they were the ones throwing the balloons. All the boys said they weren’t the ones except for my nephew and he said that he was indeed one of the boys throwing balloons. The police took all of them to the police station and called their parents. The only boy released was my nephew because the police were so impressed that he told the truth.
You always see the mayor or some important person giving an award to some individual because they did a brave thing. I say we should give awards to all those that say no to drugs, that don’t accept that first cigarette, that tell the truth every time, and that make it all the way through scouting to become Eagles. For these are the true heros. A few thoughts by Terry Slade
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