Hello all Scouts and Scouters,

Our next regular meeting on January 14 is a short one due to upcoming semester final tests. Parents: please make a note to pick up your scout from the meeting at 8:00pm, thirty minutes earlier than usual. The PLC will meet from 8:00pm to 8:15pm.

It is Money Monday. Scouts planning to attend our upcoming Derby Campout should bring $10 to give to the scout buying the food for his patrol. Bring your best creative ideas; you will be working on your callout skits for Derby Day.

The meeting is scheduled for 7 to 8 pm and is preceded by a Florida Seabase meeting at 6 pm and a First Aid Merit badge meeting also at 6 pm. Scouts who missed the first First Aid MB meeting a week earlier can still start it January 14.

Make note of the following schedule changes:

1. Derby day camput January 19th & 20th, returning Saturday evening. This is a one-night campout leaving TBC Friday evening and returning Saturday evening.
2. Camporee preparation campout rescheduled to March 7,8,9 to avoid conflicts with Advanced Backcountry Training.
3. Camporee rescheduled for April 4,5,6 to avoid conflicts with Oak Leaf Training.

All first class scouts should attend Oak Leaf Training if they have not done so already.

Our four troop instructors will be making themselves available before meetings to ensure all our scouts are proficient tying knots. Please practice your knots and be ready to ask questions.

I look forward to seeing you all Monday night at Trinity Bible Church.

Yours in Scouting,
Scoutmaster Coon

For a complete list of training opportunities see the Troop 1001 Training Page or North Trail Training Page

All New Leaders

Youth Protection Training - Online (YPT).  Takes 30 minutes or less.  Must be taken every 2 years.

Fast Start Training - Online Takes 30 minutes or less. Note: If you have a BSA member ID, make sure to use it when registering for online courses.  If not, take the training now and update your online profile after your receive your BSA member ID.
New Leader Essentials -- Saturday February 2, 9:30am-noon. $5.  YPT and Fast Start are prerequisites. Class held at Waterview Church of Christ

Committee Members

Boy Scout Troop Committee Training -- Saturday February 2, 1pm-3pm. $5, Waterview Church of Christ 

Scoutmaster/Assistant Scoutmaster
Boy Scout Leader Specific Training (Part 1)  -- Saturday February 23, 7:45am-5:30pm. $15, Class held at
First United Methodist Church of Richardson 

Boy Scout Outdoor Leader Training (Part 2) --  Friday eve – Sunday noon, March 7-9. Camp James Ray $25.

Youth Training

Oak Leaf Training -- Saturday & Sunday March 29-30, Camp James Ray .  $20 (by 03/14) or $30 thereafter.
Golden Acorn  --   $200 Camp James Ray unless otherwise noted.
Session I - March 9 -14
Session II - March 16-21
Session III - July 13-18
Session IV - July 14-19
Session V – July 15-20
Session VI - December 26-31, Camp Wisdom $200

Trek Training (If you’re going to Philmont, consider taking this course)

Backcountry Advanced Training – Thursday February 14, 7:00 (Part I).  $20 (by 1/31) or $30 thereafter.This is a 3-part class with two classroom sessions and a weekend backpacking experience.  Waterview Church of Christ 

Advanced Adult Leader Training – Wood Badge.  3 Courses each year.

Hello all Scouts and Scouters,

Another year is here and the holiday break is coming to an end. I hope you all had a good break.

Each patrol should have spent some time together working on the next campout scheduled for the third weekend in January. It is our Derby Day campout. I am looking forward to seeing each patrol's creativity in action. The Senor Patrol has raised the bar high with the presentation of their 'rolling couch potato' entry which was on display at our December Court of Honor.

Next Monday night January 7, 2008 we will have our next regularly scheduled meeting at 7:00pm at the Trinity Bible Church.

I look forward to seeing you all there.

Yours in Scouting,
Scoutmaster Coon

Mike Reisinger will offer the First Aid Merit Badge starting January 7, 2008. This eagle-required merit badge is recommended for all scouts. The class will meet Monday evenings from 6-7 pm for six to seven weeks. Candidates should obtain the scoutmaster's signature on a blue card and pick up a copy of the 2007 edition of the merit badge book.

We hope you had a merry Christmas. 

The next troop meeting is January 7, 2008. We will be preparing for our January 18-20 Derby Car campout. Patrols that intend to race a derby car should be working on them now.

Happy New Year from Troop 1001! 

The location and time of the committee meeting Monday, December 17, 2007 has been changed to coincide with the PLC meeting. All adult leaders and parents are encouraged to attend.

Mr. Coon will be at the PLC pizza party (see inset).

Our Committee meeting will be next door at Corner Bakery at 8:00pm to 9:00pm. You do not have to dine there, but I would ask that if you do, please eat before the meeting starts.

We want to concentrate on our meeting as much as possible, and since they close at 9:00 we need to keep all our comments on point and brief and be concentrating as much as possible on the work at hand.

They do have WiFi (will it work...?)

Corner Bakery 7615 Campbell Road, Ste 106 Dallas, TX 75248-1760 Phone: (972) 407-9131. Map NW corner - in the strip center, just behind Rockfish.

I don’t anticipate moving the date, time or place of the committee meeting again. Unusual circumstances required me to do so this time.

Thank you for your consideration.
Doug Miller, Troop Committee Chair

Hello all Scouts and Scouters,

It is time for Fall Court of Honor. Please respond to the evite if you are planning to attend. If the current weather continues we may be in the cold so please dress accordingly.

Patrol patches were distributed recently. Your scout should have it attached to his right sleeve directly under the flag by the time we convene Saturday.

We will be meeting at the Trinity Bible Church at 8:00am on Saturday morning with departure for Camp Hoblitzelle near Midlothian, Texas as soon as possible after that. Please eat breakfast before arrival or have it with you so we do not have to stop on the way to camp.

 Scouts attending should have paid $10 Monday night to cover meal costs. If a scout did not pay we will be collecting money Saturday morning before departure. A signed permission slip is required as well. Patrol members who are responsible for getting ingredients for the patrol dessert contest should turn in their receipts to Mr. Watts for reimbursement.

The dinner and ceremony will commence at 5:30pm with a planned conclusion at 8:00pm. Parents and visitors are welcome to campout overnight with the troop. All scouts will return Sunday morning with arrival at the church no later than 12:30pm. No scout will leave early unless the scoutmaster has spoken with the parents of the scout prior to departure Saturday morning.

I look forward to another fun outing.

Yours in Scouting,
Scoutmaster Coon

Updated 12/14/07 5:26pm

Campout Cancelled;
CoH Moved to TBC! 

Inclement weather has forced us to modify plans. The campout is canceled so that we can move the Court of Honor to a location that will be more comfortable for family members.

The dinner and Court of Honor will be held on schedule but relocated to Trinity Bible Church. Dinner will be at 5:30 pm and the Court of Honor will begin at 7 pm.

We would appreciate everyone revisiting Evite and updating their RSVP so we can adjust food quantities appropriately.

Troop 1001 cordially invites you and your family to its spring Court of Honor, Saturday, December 15, 2007. The catered dinner will be served at 5:30 pm with Court of Honor following at 7 pm. Parents, siblings, and extended family are invited to celebrate the Scouts' achievements and join in fun and fellowship with all the people who are part of Troop 1001.

The event will be held at the "Fort Tejas" facility in the Hoblitzelle Conference Center in Midlothian Trinity Bible Church in Richardson. For driving directions, click here.

Macaroni Grill will cater. Dinner cost: $8.00 per person, payable at the door (checks preferred). Children under 10: no charge. (Note: dinner for scouts and scouters is included in their $10 camp fee, to be collected at the troop meeting, "Money Monday", Dec 10.)

We need all RSVPs by Wednesday, December 12 to provide a headcount for the caterer. If you did not receive an "Evite" invitation by email for this event, please visit the Evite web site and tell us how many guests to expect.

Tips to help you help us:

• A 'Yes' or 'No' response is much more helpful for planning than a 'Maybe.' Give us your best guess and go back to the Evite site to change it later if necessary.
• Be sure to include the number of guests who will be eating dinner in your RSVP. Let us know how many of those are kids in the comments box.
• If your family has received an invitation at multiple email addresses, please respond from only one address so you are not counted twice.
• No RSVP is necessary if you will be attending the Court of Honor but not eating dinner.

We look forward to your company Saturday.

Hello all Scouts and Scouters,

We have one regular meeting before the upcoming Court of Honor. Any scout that had a scoutmaster conference and did not have a Board of Review (BOR) should come to the meeting ready for his Board of Review. Any adult attending the Monday meeting who has a uniform should wear it to assist with the BOR process.

Patrols will finalize flags, skits, cheers and songs. There will be an outdoor activity as well. Please plan for cool weather.

For parents attending the Court of Honor who do not want to camp out, there are rooms available for $63 per night at Camp Hoblitzelle. We need to make those reservations ASAP so let me or Mr. Miller know so we can make arrangements.

Scouts will be camping in tents as usual for this event.

Patrols should be well underway in planning their cars for the January derby day. Patrol advisors please contact your patrol leader to see how you can help your patrol meet their goal of building a working vehicle for the race.

I look forward to seeing you all Monday night at the TBC.

Yours in Scouting,
Scoutmaster Coon