Hello Parents of new Scouts and all experienced parents!! ORIENTATION meeting is April 28th, 7:15 @ the Browning Lounge in the WUMC. Scouter Paul Dorothy will lead this hour long presentation and discussion. The time will be very well spent. Questions please call Committee Chair Bill Alsnauer, 296-5960.
We’re planning to do the BSA Indian Lore merit badge in one afternoon with Scooter & Aleks next month and your boy(s) is invited to join us if they are interested. Please let us know if your son is coming by 02/15/14 so we can make arrangements with the Ohio History Center and have all of the materials ready.
Here’s our plan:
Sunday, March 2 • Noon – 5:30 pm
Cost: About $15 for Ohio History Center admission and speaker (working on a group rate with them, could be less, but this is worst case cost)
Meet at: 175 Kenbrook Drive (Dave & Jodi’s, well send a map as it is hard to find the first time)
Wear: Full Uniform (and eat lunch before you get here)
One Prerequisite: Details below
We’ll be heading down to the Ohio History Center to view Indian artifacts (we’re trying to arrange an Ohio Indian speaker there as well). Back at our house, we’ll make models of Indian longhouses, prepare three Indian dishes and finish up by reviewing the prerequisite that each boy chose to complete. We’ll also get to see a tomahawk head that was found in the lot next door to us!
One Prerequisite:
Have your boy research ONE of the following and bring to our meeting (hopefully they will chose several different ones so that it is more interesting to share).
a. Write or briefly describe how life would have been different for the European settlers if there had been no native Americans to meet them when they came to this continent.
b. Sing two songs in an Indian language. Explain their meaning.
c. Learn in an Indian language at least 25 common terms and their meanings.
d. Show 25 signs in Indian sign language. Include those that will help you ask for water, for food, and where the path or road leads.
e. Learn in English (or the language you commonly speak at home or in the troop) an Indian story of at least 250 words, or any number of shorter ones adding up to 300 words. Tell the story or stories at a Scout meeting or campfire.
f. Write or tell about eight things adopted by others from American Indians.
g. Learn 25 Indian place names. Tell their origins and meanings.
h. Name five well-known American Indian leaders, either from the past or people of today. Give their tribes or nations. Describe what they did or do now that makes them notable.
i. Learn about the Iroquois Confederacy, including how and why it was formed. Tell about its governing system. Describe some of the similarities and differences between the governments of the United States and of the Six Nations (the Haudenosaunee or Iroquois Confederacy).
The boys will also need to get a blue card with Jodi Barnhill as their advisor before we start (and bring it with them).
Due to forecast weather conditions, the PLC meeting this month is rescheduled for Tuesday Feb. 11th.
To: All involved in Scouting
From: Committee Chair Bill Alsnauer January 20,2014
Re: Communication, updates, calendar, etc.
The committee has been talking about the issue of informing Scouts, Scouters & parents in a timely manner about Scout activities, changes, weather and so on. Before I delve into the beginning of our solution, let me speak about Scouting and the historical reasons for the way we do things.
Each Troop is divided into patrols & communication is designed to flow from the Patrol Leadership Council to the Patrol Leaders, to the boys in that patrol. It is designed that way to help the boys with their communication skills, learn how to make a phone call and reinforce the relationships within their patrol. This system will fail from time to time and it is from that that we hope that the boys will learn. In addition, all related announcements are made during Troop meetings, both during announcements and during patrol corners. Obviously attendance is a prerequisite to this being effective. The final piece here is, it is the role of each patrol’s assistant Scout Master & Scout Master to check in with the boys to make sure that each has done his job.
PLEASE READ THE COMPLETE LETTER HERE: Communciate Letter to adults 20140120
Dear Scouts/Parents,
We have just been notified of a case of pertussis (whooping cough) in your child’s Boy Scout Troop. Pertussis is a highly contagious illness that begins with mild, cold-like symptoms including cough and runny nose. These first symptoms typically appear 7-10 days after a person is exposed. The cough typically worsens over the following weeks and becomes spasmodic. The cough may be followed by a “whooping” sound. The spasms of cough may be followed by vomiting. Some persons with pertussis may have very mild symptoms (mild cough with no other symptoms) and may not realize that they are sick or contagious. Pertussis is most severe in infants and can cause death.
Pertussis is spread through coughing or sneezing. It can also be spread by touching a tissue or sharing a cup used by someone with pertussis.
Pertussis is treated with an antibiotic (erythromycin). Students who are prescribed antibiotics for suspected pertussis can return to school following the fifth day of treatment. Without antibiotics, a person with pertussis is considered to be contagious for three weeks. It is important that ill students stay at home away from others (especially infants and young children).
Pertussis vaccine is administered in combination with diphtheria and tetanus vaccine (DTaP) in a five-dose series and protects children against whooping cough. Please check with your health care provider to make sure your child’s shots are up-to-date. If you have any questions, please contact your family doctor.
Please watch your child for any symptoms of pertussis (mild, cold-like symptoms) over the next several weeks. If you notice any of these symptoms in your child, please notify your primary care physician as soon as possible.
Sincerely,
BSA Troop 365
CONGRATULATIONS to Kody Prosser on passing his Eagle Board of Review and earning his Eagle Scout rank! BSA Troop 365 is privileged to add another outstanding scout to our list of Eagles.
This year we had the greatest turnout for helping with set up and clean up of the luminaries that I can remember. It made the workload lighter for everyone. I would like to thank: Riley Reves, Ryan Cannolly, Will Thompson, Robbie Grimes, Mr. Meyer, Mr. Stempert, Mr. Alsnauer, Tim and Chris McFarland, Ian Cook Mr. Cook, Rafael Bryant Gretchen Paulson Duane Thompson, Ryand Reves, Mr. and Mrs. Sink, Emily and Kallie Sink, and anyone else who helped but I somehow did not get their name down.
I overheard many church members talking about the luminaries. Also, Pastor Garn wanted to thank the troop for making the church look so nice for Christmas.
Thanks,
Kyle Sink
CONGRATULATIONS to David Williams on earning and achieving his Eagle rank, the highest honor in Scouting! David passed his Board of Review today making him the 6th Eagle scout in 2013 from BSA Troop 365.
Please congratulate these scouts next time you see them on their well deserved advancements!