It's that time of year again when the Troops annual dues need to be paid. This year the cost for each Scout is $80.00. Of that $25.00 goes to BSA National office to cover our insurance and the cost of delivering the Scouting Program.  $1.00 goes to Three Fires for Accident Insurance. $12 goes to Boys Life Magazine.  $37.00 goes to the Troop to cover the cost of patches, replacement gear, Court of Honor food, etc.  $5.00 is going to be used to upgrade our patrol kits with new equipment and plates, tableware and cups for each scout so you won't be buying replacement pieces for ones that always come up missing when they get home.  

We will be having our Troop Elections on November 7th. If you are running for SPL, please be prepare to address the Troop.  Also, note that we now have expectations for each Troop Leadership position.  Each leader will meet with an assigned ASM once a month with the sign off sheet that will be reviewed when you go for you rank BoR.  These sheets are currently located in the announcements from a couple of months back. I will transfer them to Scout Files when I get a chance.  Patrol Leaders will be expected to come up with meeting plans for each meeting.  We would like to make our meetings more planned and encourage better attendance.  

 The Northern Wisconsin Tree Farmers that make our wreathes for us

Philmont Scout Ranch is the premier high adventure base.  Even though we as a troop are not going next year you are still able to go if you would like to.  The Three Fires Council has three crews reserved for 2017.  The arrival date will be on June 11 and departure date will be June 23.  The actual travel dates will be before and after these dates.  If you are interested, the cost is $1700 and you may reserve your spot at https://scoutingevent.com/?2017philmont