Boy Scout Troop 1001

The climbing campout is this weekend at Slippery Falls Camp, Oklahoma. Be at Trinity Bible Church at 5:30 on Friday 9/15. We plan to depart Friday at 6:00pm sharp. [Ed. note: see the article Campout: Sep 15-17 - Slippery Falls - Introduction to Climbing for more details.]

The troop will be split up into two groups for this weekend's activity. One group will climb in the morning while the other group has an orienteering activity. The two groups will switch activities in the afternoon after lunch.

Wednesday there is a quartermaster meeting to load the trailers for the campout this weekend. It will be held at Trinity Bible Church at 8:00pm. Here is a list of scouts that need to be there:

• Stan C
• Ethan H
• Tom D
• Ben J
• James M
• Mark K
• Joseph T
• Jack R
• Andrew Mc

The new chuck boxes are in! There are a few safety tips for taking care of them.

1. Don't sit on the chuck boxes for they are only designed to hold a certain amount of weight.
2. A small scratch could cause water to seep in and cause them to detirerate a lot faster.
3. These need to last many years, so treat them with care.
4. Keep them clean and free of food, oil and water.

Cottonwood Fundraiser is coming soon, on the sixth, seventh and eighth of October. Troop 1001 will be doing volunteer work at the art fair. Please plan to help out.

The first weekend of November is Webelos Woods at Camp Cherokee. Troop 1001 is managing the archery range. All Troop 1001 volunteers welcome. See Scoutmaster Coon if you are interested in staffing.

Kane K is Junior Course director for the upcoming Oak Leaf in October. He will be asking scouts to assist.

Stan C, Scout Webmaster