EAGLE TIMES

***TROOP 80**BSA**JUNE 2003***

VOL.20 NUM.5

RAFT TRIP. (By James Savage) Good trip and good rafting. The water level was only about 375-400 CFM – peak is over 3000 CFM, but some pretty good rapids. The rafting company was great – professional, courteous, and the guides were fun people to be around. I didn’t hear any complaints about any of the guides. Two of them were college graduates who aren’t quite ready for the 9 to 5 gig.

You know that 1 ½ hours from Pueblo to the rafting place? Try 2 ½ hours– over 70 miles past Canon City. Almost to Buena Vista. As we were approaching Canon City, I finally took a close look at the map and started noticing things that said “50 miles to Salida” then “12 miles to this” and then an unascertainable distance to the little square where the rafting company was. We had not fueled the bus Friday night thinking we had enough fuel. We stopped in Canon City to fuel. We left the gym before 7, got to the rafting place after 10. This was, however, the only hitch of the trip. Had a good time in the gym, the scouts were good at the restaurant and worked hard to clean up the gym.

DATES TO REMEMBER 

July 13-22...........Wilderness

August 22-24........Camp Don

Early August.....Ice Cream Night

(:(:HAPPY BIRTHDAY:):):)

MAY: Jim Gwinn 10, Devin Zaccardo 11, Patrick Sanborn 16, Jack Tunnel 23.

JUNE: Adam Cox 6, Jason Stegall 6, Austin Adams 8, Josiah Krulik 20, Devin Michelotti 24, Richard Thamer 25, Paul Kiefer 26.

^^^^^DUANE WATCH^^^^

Duane Glasco last reported from top of Mount Washington, highest point in the Northeast. Wind 50 mph, about to blow him over. He was in New Hampshire when reporting.

******WILDERNESS*****

Just around the corner. Need 5 camps to go (or 50% if joined since last July). Need rank or have earned 5 merit badges since last Wilderness. Base camp. Mountains. Central Kitchen. Softball. Shower. Great time. Earn merit badges. See sunrise in the mountains.

RECRUITING: Invite your friends to join. Invite webelos dens to visit. All scouts and parents are involved in recruiting. Put your best foot forward.

~~ICE CREAM NIGHT~~

We may reinstitute ice cream night in early August. Last done several years ago. Will need parents to bring ice cream and cakes. Sam Houston Park. Scouts play softball, everyone else relaxes. Great Time!!

UNITED WAY: Fall campaign is just around the corner. Get forms from the Troop 80 to designate donations to our sponsor. More information later.

ALUMNI NEWS: Nuptials in the making.. Andrew Ware (Troop 80 1990-1991) is now engaged. Despite our best efforts, he is becoming a lawyer.

OLD UNIFORMS: New uniforms cost about $100.00. If you have old uniforms, donate them to the uniform closet. Also, we can use old hiking boots, grey t-shirts, and black sweatshirts.

PHILADELPHIA SCOUT COUNCIL UPDATE

Several weeks ago the Philadelphia Scout Council adopted a policy which had the effect of no longer prohibiting homosexuals from working with scouts. The national news media reported two other councils had earlier done the same. In fact, all three councils have reversed their positions, and continued to stand behind the traditional BSA policy, constitutionally protected, of the right of free association. BSA is a group of voluntarily associated people who believe that homosexuality is immoral and a bad influence on boys. Homosexuals are free to disagree, but may not join in a private group as a matter of right that opposes their views. They are free, however, to set up their own youth organizations which utilize homosexual adult leaders, if they choose, and which, in a free society is their right.