October 1 2007, 

Scouts,

Our regular scout meeting will begin at 7:00 pm tonight.  We also will have a PLC meeting that will begin a half hour before at 6:30 pm.

All newly elected leadership scouts will meet at 6:30 for their first PLC meeting.  We will go over plans for the upcoming month, the October campout, skills your patrol members want to learn, rank advancements in your patrols, and also the upcoming fundraisers.  If you are a patrol leader, or just interested in what a PLC does, come early and find out!  We would love to see you there!

Parents, please check with your scouts to see if they were just elected and help us have a well attended PLC!

Tim Lauer

Scoutmaster, Troop 420

White Buffalo District

Quivira Council

3205 Wild Thicket

Wichita, Ks.   67205-1989

Offc:   316.832.0530

Cell:    316.253.1275

Fax:    316.838.6344

Hello Scouts!

Last Monday we had our PLC meeting at the Scout House before the regular Troop meeting.  Unfortunately, with everyone’s busy schedule, it wasn’t well attended.  Please save this for future reference and print a copy for your parents!

Attending Scouts:

Ethan King (Wolves PL)    Sam Lauer (Eagles AsstPL)                              

Attending Adults:

Tim Lauer (Scoutmaster)  Kenney Martindale (Comm Chairman)

Joe King (Comm Member)

Old Business:

We began with a quick review of planned activities for Monday’s meeting.  We covered the new Scouts and the Worlds of Fun outing.

New Business:

With Memorial Day coming on quick we discussed Camp Geiger and upcoming Boards of Review.  Parents, PLEASE check with your son to see if he is ready for a Board of Review.  We will have a Court of Honor June 11^th, prior to departing for Camp and it is important that your scout rank up before we go!

Patrol Responsibilities (for the next 4 weeks):

Opening/Closing:                Eagles

Programs/Skills:                  Various as detailed below

Spirit Games:                       Wolves

Cleanup:                                Penguins

Meeting/Skills Training for May- June:

With Camp coming up next month, the focus will be on Boards of Review and the Court of Honor.  The normal meeting dates are listed below and the topic for that week is outlined.

May 28^th  meeting:

·         Memorial Weekend – NO MEETING!

June 4^th  meeting:

·         Class B uniforms!

·         Geiger Supply List and Orientation  -  PARENTS WELCOME!

·         Board of Review Training for Parents and Adult Leaders (will take approximately 30”)

·         Finalize schedule for Scout Boards of Review

·         Code of Conduct for Camp

·         Skill: Lashing...  Each Patrol will work on lashing skills not finished at our last meeting.  This is only if time permits.

June 11^th meeting:

·         Court of Honor   -  Advancements prior to Summer Camp

·         Geiger Final Checklist.  Question and Answer period for Scouts and Parents

·         Collect Health Forms for Camp

·         Refreshments!

·         Class B Shirt Orders will be sent home with the scouts.

June 18^th meeting:

·         We will be at Camp Geiger  - NO MEETING

June 25^th meeting:

·         Just returned from Camp Geiger  - NO MEETING – Probably a PLC meeting.

other Business:

After the Regular Troop meeting we had a Committee meeting.  We will be spending some time with the Scouts reminding them about the BSA Law and the Code of Conduct expected at Camp.  We do not expect any problems as we have great Scouts, but we will remind them of our high expectations.

Parents are especially invited to our June 4^th and June 11^th meeting dates.  Many adults will welcome the Board of Review Training which will be offered on the 4^th.  Also, at this meeting and the Court of Honor on the 11^th, it is important to answer any questions parents have about Summer Camp so come see our scouts ‘Rank Up’, and find out what you need to know about Geiger!

Venture Crew Business:

Watch for emails as this is my preferred way of keeping parents and Scouts informed.  There are details and events planned for June, July and August so watch for details.

CanoeBase is scheduled for July 12^th through July 21^st.  George will be meeting with us in June to cover final payments and details about this trip.  We still have a full compliment (two crews) attending and people on the waiting list so if you can’t make it let me know ASAP!

Scuba Certification is scheduled at Captain Jeans August 9^th through August 12^th.  It looks like a full group going to this as well!  Cost for the Certification is approximately $175-$190.  If you are going to SeaBase in 2008 you will need to be certified!

Mowing Schedule: The mowing schedule has been out for several weeks now.  Just a reminder to our Scouts, it’s important to take care of our responsibilities and if you can’t make your assigned dates, change with someone so the mowing still gets done.

Summary and Closing thoughts by the Scoutmaster:

The meeting lasted 25” and again took longer to type the notes than was actually spent with the meeting.  Attendance was a little light this time and I understand everyone is busy, but…this is your Troop. 

To make sure we do the things our Scouts like to do, they have to be there when we are planning events. 

The events like Water Balloon Fights, Pool Parties, and Camping opportunities can’t get planned if the Patrol Leaders are not there.  Something to remember when you select your Patrol Leaders.

Thanks again to those who showed up!

Tim