Boy Scout Troop 1001

Hello all Scouts and Scouters,

Our first campout of the year was a hit!

We had a great weekend at Beavers Bend State Park. Our campsite was a very spacious, wooded area with plenty of room for the nearly 70 campers that attended. In spite of the forecast calling for rain the entire weekend, we had beautiful weather.

The canoe trip down the Mountain Fork River was the highlight of the campout. The four-mile trip included the “rock garden” where nearly 60 paddlers navigated through a maze of large rocks (and gave up any hope of staying dry), rapids, and even a waterfall!. Many “thanks” to all the Scouters who waited by the waterfall with cameras to capture the moment for unsuspecting paddlers going over the falls. While we didn’t have rain, there were very few dry campers by the end of the four miles.

 

The Scouts completed their first aid rotations as planned. Some of the skills practiced will count toward rank requirements for those Scouts working on their Trail to First Class.

Congratulations to Jared’s patrol for earning Honor Patrol this month and to Walker’s patrol for their creativity in building a wilderness oven out of cardboard and tin foil and actually making pizza for dinner.

Special thanks go out to all the Scouters who made this campout possible. Lots of planning, preparation, transportation, and support during the campout made the weekend a success. Dinner was fantastic and the Scouters had breakfast for 70 ready by 6:15 Sunday morning.

Do you want to be a Patrol Leader? Oak Leaf Training – October 10-11, Camp Cherokee

Oak Leaf leadership training will be held Saturday through Sunday, October 10-11, 2009, at Camp Cherokee. Any Scout at least 12 years old and First Class can attend this leadership training. Oak Leaf is one of the training requirements for Scouts who plan to run for Patrol Leader next year. Please contact This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it if you are interested in attending. There will be another session March 27-28, 2010 at Camp Wisdom.

See the North Trail District web site for details.

Troop 1001 has been asked to staff this session. Please contact me at the above email address if you can staff the October session of Oak Leaf.

Order of the Arrow Brotherhood Walk, September 27, Flagpole Hill, White Rock Lake Park

The Yanush chapter is holding a special Brotherhood walk on Sunday, September 27, 2009 at 4:30 pm in White Rock Park at Flag Pole Hill. If you are an OA member who has not completed the Brotherhood Walk please consider attending this event. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact Chapter Chief Ethan Ward at 214-674-1191 or our Chapter Advisor, Paul Stauffer, at 214-893-4744. There is a $15 fee for the Brotherhood sash.

Next Troop meeting – September 28

Our next Troop meeting will be held Monday, September 28, 2009. We will be practicing fire-building skills in preparation for our October campout featuring “24 hour” Capture the Flag and fire building. During this meeting all scouts 13 and up are encouraged to step into room 2 for a Philmont kickoff. Philmont veterans and those not planning to participate in this summer’s treks will remain in the Troop meeting to help the new scouts hone their fire-building skills.

Yours in Scouting,
Scoutmaster Payette