Eagle Times ***Troop 80**BSA**June 2002*** |
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VOL. 19 NUM. 6 |
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Rafting Down The Arkansas River. Scouts and adults took on the Arkansas River in Bighorn Canyon on a much warmer and nicer day than the last white water trip at Salida (which still exists in living memory) Carl Johnson thought it nice to swim once or twice. JS couldn’t figure out how to start the bus (put it in neutral Mr. Bus Driver). Of course the rest of us proceeded to dismantle the battery rack. Skip is still trying to put it all back together. Jim Gwinn did a great job on arrangements at the high school in Pueblo. DM is still mad we did not go to McDonald’s on Sunday morning (remember: Life is hard and then you.....)
*DATES TO REMEMBER*
Wilderness Camp.....July 13-20
Family Reunion Camp....August 23-25
!!!!HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!!
Adam Cox 6, Jason Steagall 6, Austin Adams 8, David Thurston 11, Josiah Krulik 20, Clinton Torrez 20, Devin Michelotti 24, Richard Thamer 25, Paul Kiefer 26.
*WILDERNESS CAMP. July 13-20. Carson National Forest (assuming it is open). If not open, we are reserved on private ranch near Canyon City, Colorado. Cost is not yet set, but around $75.00. Base camp, great food, softball, hot showers, advancement, trip to Scenic River Overlook at confluence of Red River and Rio Grande. If in Colorado, we will go to overlook of Royal Gorge and have free time in Canyon City.
** Congrats to Over Achievers.**
Z Man, otherwise known as Azriel Krulik, receives a national gold medal for his achievements in Latin Competition. Et tu Aaron? No, I Et three. Michael Walker was named Bear of the Year at Austin Middle School, for being best all round good guy. Of course the award was made without checking with his squad leader. Great Job Guys.
***ALUMNI WATCH***
Able Wilson, Eagle Scout 2001, has just finished basic training in the Air Force. John Filipowicz, Eagle Scout 1997, SPL 1998, is finishing up second year at Coast Guard Academy.
** GAME NIGHT CHAMPS***
The Wichita win game night, continuing their recent domination of the one night competitions. Apache were second and the Comanche came in third.
***NEW EAGLE***
Brantley Jones has now completed requirements for Eagle, after redoing all his lost paperwork. Congratulations to his long suffering parents!
****SIGN DONATED****
Jim and Cindy Thompson have donated a lighted outdoor sign with movable letters which is now on the west side of the building. This is a great addition to the scout center and should help get information to our parents. John Standish helped with the wiring, and Skip, the Finleys and others helped put the sign up. Thanks fro Troop 80.
***LOST NOT FOUND***
1) Jim Gwinn’s camera last seen on the float trip. If you’ve seen it, let him know.. 2) Several (as in 8) Igloo 5 gallon coolers. 3) Pipe Driver (used on the tree lot) is again missing. Last seen about 3 weeks ago in the main equipment shed. We are also missing the other one, but that one disappeared over a year ago. If you borrowed it, please return it.
^^United Way changed its forms last year to make it much harder to select a designated charity. Eighty Scouts Inc. (sponsor of Troop 80 ), is registered with the IRS and qualifies for designated funds from United Way. We now have the official forms to use to designate Eighty Scouts Inc. Please pick up these forms from the building on any Tuesday night. This change has cost us about $5000 in lost donations. Thanks for your support.
TEXAS MOTOR SPEEDWAY
Success to all involved in the Texas Motor Speedway Fund Raising/Camping Weekend. The total sales for the two day event topped $13,000.00 in concession sales. Our profit will be %10 of that total.
The sovereign hood was given to the young men in the pits by a driver who wrecked on an early Saturday race. The next race we go to, we will see about getting a couple tires. One of the young men attending the event asked two things of Mr. Gwinn. “When can we come back and do this again, and how much did we raise?! This was a great campout and we came home with a profit. Thanks Mr. Gwinn.” Thanks to all who participated, for their hard work and dedication.
****HIKING MERIT BADGE*****
Rodney Carnes and John Cooksey are putting together a class for the Hiking Merit Badge, which is Eagle required. The hikes will be on the Rails to Trails State Park down near Camp Haynes (where we rappel). Talk to them if you are interested. The merit badge requires 5 10 mile hikes and a 20 mile hike, so it is not an easy badge to earn.
SCORES as of 6/11/2002
SKILL PATROL STANDINGS
B1 Apache........360
A1 Iroquois........308
B2 Aztec............231
E2 Wichita.........223
C1 Comanche...192
D1 Sioux............181
E1 Ute...............107
OUTSTANDING PATROL
B2 Aztec......26189
A1 Iroquois..24887
B1 Apache...24289
D1 Sioux......12055
C1 Comanche 11400
OUTSTANDING CREW
E2 Wichita......11032
E1 Ute.............5032
F1 Navaho.......2302
COMMENT ON DUTY
A sever storm hit the East Coast, and the Coast Guard was summoned to respond to a ship in crisis. A young sailor, new on board, was terrorized by the prospect and proclaimed, “We can’t go out. We’ll never come back!” The seasoned captained responded, “We must go out. We don’t have to come back.” Duty called and responsibility overcame fear.
A scout pledges on his honor to do his duty.
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