Good morning or evening whenever you are reading this
I hope that everyone is safe and sound from our excitement last night. I, like everyone else, was hoping that the storm would just blow over and we would be ok. As it turns out it was a little more tense than everyone was comfortable with. Just in case we do have bad weather and the storm sirens happen to go off please consider the scout meeting automatically canceled. When it comes to severe weather, if the siren blows everything is shut down.
Makeup meeting
I am calling for a special meeting Wednesday evening to make up for the canceled plc. This will be just a regular meeting 7p - 815 over at Good Templar. (If it's raining we will be over at the church). We will be primarily going over requirements for swimming and lifesaving merit badges. I know it is the first day of school for a lot of you but I'm hoping that it will be a light day.
The Committee meeting will be postponed till September 13th
Merit badge weekend
As of right now we are all set for the swimming and lifesaving merit badge this weekend at the Norris center. If you do not have either of the badges please sign up. These badges are eagle required and you will definitely not regret doing it.
As most of you have probably heard by now the IL government has yet again shut down indoor meetings for groups of any size. For this reason for the foreseeable future we will be moving our Monday meetings to our zoom channel. Now that we have the zoom in our back pockets we can continue with Monday meetings with very little problems or delay. There are a few things I have in mind that were given to me by the boys last Monday for meeting ideas so we will be playing off of those ideas for the time being.
This is the letter that I got from the leader over at pack 260. Below are the details for this Saturday. If you can come please sign up on the website or let me know. They have a few scouts that were looking at troops and we were one of them. Everything starts at 1p.
In this Mid-week update there is a lot to go over. With Memorial Day and our Ohio trip pretty much back-to-back I wanted to give everyone a chronological order breakdown for the next week.
Saturday the 29th 9a - 12p
Troop one will be in placing flags on the graves of veterans in Union cemetery.
1200 N 5th Ave, St. Charles, IL 60174
Union cemetery is across the road from Bethlehem Lutheran Church just north on Route 25. We will be working with the American Legion to make sure that every veteran is recognized and not forgotten. This is a service project so you will earn service hours for your time. This is a CLASS A EVENT! Please arrive at Union Cemetery at 9:00 a.m. for a short briefing.
Sunday evening setup at the veterans center
Because we want to have all the tables set and ready to go for Monday morning we have access to the veteran center from 6p to 7p Sunday evening. We will be setting up some tables, chairs and prepping the area for Monday's breakfast. Please attend if you can, it should only take an hour or less depending on the amount of help we can get. The veterans center is located at 311 N 2nd St, St. Charles, IL 60174
This Saturday we will be hosting our snowball siege day at Langum park. In addition to some mindless snowball throwing fun we will also be going over Winter camping techniques, knots and lashings and anything else we can squeeze into a few hours. We are expected to have a few guests from pack 260. Depending on who attends we have the ability to make sure everyone can get at least something done. First year second year or older scout come on out.
For tonight's midweek update I'm sending out the final details for troop one's version of Lincoln's pilgrimage. This letter should have all of the details and paperwork for this weekend. If there are any questions from any of the participants let me know and I will hopefully be able to find you an answer.
Please remember to eat something before you leave, bring dinner with or have eaten something before coming. There are options in Petersburg if you want to grab a bite when you get there.
Weekend Weather
As of the most recent forecast it will be a high in the low 60's and a low in the 30's with a few showers in the morning and evening. Pack a raincoat and some blankets for the evening.
Permission slip
Attached to the bottom of this letter is the permission slip for the camp-out. As with past outings I must have a signed permission slip for those attending. When we meet up at the campground, I will have extra's with me if you need one.
Lincoln's new salem village
We will be camping at Lincoln's New Salem village just south of Petersburg Illinois. The address is 15588 History Ln, Petersburg, IL 62675
Our departure times are going to vary from person to person this time. Some of our group will be leaving in the early afternoon and some by the late evening. Since we are essentially going as a group, if there are any updates or delays in departure times for whatever the reason, please let me know.
Class A uniform and book
Because this will be an official troop event please remember to bring your full class A uniform and your scout book. We will be using them both during the weekend so don't forget either of them.
Agenda
This is this weekend's agenda put together by Wyatt.
Saturday - Wake up at 7a - Prepare breakfast to be eaten at 830 - 830 - 9a meal and cleanup camp - 9a leave for downtown Springfield - 945 arrive in downtown Springfield - 10a head to Lincoln museum - 10a -12p spend time in Lincoln museum - 12p -1p lunch - 1p -3p gallivant downtown Springfield - 3p head to Lincoln’s tomb - 315 arrive at Lincoln’s tomb - 315 - 4p pay respects to Lincoln and tour the graves - 4p return to camp - 445 arrive at camp - 445 - 630 free time / work time - 630 dinner - 8p - 11p free time / work time - 11 lights out
For this week's Mid-week update we have a few updates on what is going on this weekend, during the Memorial Day weekend and our fundraiser. The website will be updated tonight with everything listed below so don't forget to sign up.
The Fundraiser
This past Monday we started our summer jerky fundraiser and we are already off to a good start. So far I have been able to secure 2 out of 3 locations that we can have show and sell. As far as I know we are the only troop doing this type of sale/product at any of these events. I will have product with me this weekend and on Monday.
Friday the 14th evening
The members Camp Kane have invited Troop One and any other scouts to have dinner with them at the Camp Kane historic site. This will be simple hot dogs and snacks with smores around the campfire. We will begin at 6p. This outting and Saturday's event count as our May troop outings. Please come if you can for some good company and stories around the campfire.
Bonus point
Not only can you work on the Sales merit badge during this upcoming weekend, you can also start chipping away at the American Heritage merit badge.
Camp Kane day - Saturday May 15th
The agenda is to arrive at Camp Kane at 9a to set up our station and get ready for the day. At 10a sharp we will be presenting the flags with the boys from Troop 14. Directly following we will begin our fundraiser sale throughout the afternoon. The dress code for this event is Class A during the flag ceremony and class B for the rest of the day. We were specifically instructed by council DO NOT wear Class A while doing our fundraiser. Please remember to bring a lunch or a snack if you intend on staying the whole day. This event will go from 10:00 a.m. To 3:00 p.m. If you only have a few minutes of the day to come and participate please come for the flag ceremony at the beginning. The artillery specialists will be firing off their 12 pound cannons at 11a sharp and 2p sharp.
Grave flagging - Saturday May 29th
The American Legion has asked troop one to assist them in placing flags on the graves of the veterans in Union cemetery. We will begin at around 9a and finish roughly about noon.
Memorial Day flag ceremony
I was able to confirm with the American Legion that we will be doing the final flag ceremony of the morning on Memorial Day. The estimated time for the ceremony at Union cemetery is 7:15. We should arrive at 6:45 to get ourselves settled in and prepared for this final commemorative act of the morning. I hope to have a final agenda this coming Monday evening
As the title says we have a big mid-week program update that everyone needs to know about. We all know that because of the virus most of our summer was turned upside down and kicked around a bit. Now that we can get back to business we need to at least try to give the kids a good summer program. There will be a few summer time program updates coming out over the next few days so please stay tuned to the mail.
I want to start off with very good news. Our summer camp Is going to happen next week barring any unforeseen circumstances. There are a few changes to the plan but for the most part I think it will all come together.
This message will be 1 of 2 that I'm going to be sending out. The 2nd one should be out Friday evening With the menu and merit badge list / schedule. The final cost of our camp as of now is going to be $50.00 per person, youth or adult for the week. This will cover expenses and supplies.
Camp location
I received word earlier this afternoon from Good Templar Park that at this time they will not be allowing any larger activities or day outings. This would have been a death blow to the camp idea but after making some calls I was able to find an alternative venue for our camp. Lee Roy Oakes forest preserve is open and has availability next week. We have access to shelter #1 inside the forest preserve. That's the pavilion closest to the fire bowl in the back. If you were ever at Lee Roy Oakes for T.F.C Winter All it's that same area. The shelter has space, electricity, water, (most importantly) outhouse access and cooking ability. I'm also talking to one of these service project coordinators to find out if there are any service projects we can work on while we are over there. This leaves us with a large portion of the original plan in place while still being local.
