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Current Newsletter
February 2010
Scout News!!!
Troop 112 – Oregon’s Oldest Boy Scout Troop
HYPERLINK "http://www.Troop112.com" www.Troop112.com
COMMUNITY SERVICE
Tree plant at Siskiyou Mt. Park at 9:00 on Saturday Feb. 27, 2010.
Class A desired, Class B required.
Smoke Signals
Feb 20: Klondike Derby
Feb 27: Tree Plant
March 6 + 13: Merit Badge College/Advancement workshop-7:45 A.M.-Noon
Please remember – Turn in merit badge college applications. Required as soon as possible.
Please be mindful of the new troop post-meeting cleanup policy. The
Senior Patrol Leader will have an assignment roster every meeting.
Cleanup will rotate. Assigned scouts, please do not leave until
cleanup is done. While our scouts are meeting, please keep your
conversation muted. Toward that end, all parents are invited to
assemble in the back room after meeting announcements. Thank you.
Troop trip policy – Troop 112
operates on a limited budget. If a trip or outing is scheduled, we
usually must commit to a certain number of scouts/adults and our
deposit/payment reflects that number. Should someone be unable to
attend for any reason, the Troop will be unable to refund any committed
amounts. We will try to provide a cutoff date if refunds are
possible. Thank you for your understanding.
FROM OUR TROOP SPONSOR
One of the projects of the Ashland Lions club is the collection of used
eye glasses for use by needy people with sight difficulties. The
glasses collected are processed by a machine that reads the
prescription and then the glasses are given to people with the
corresponding sight loss. If you have any old glasses you no longer
need, please consider donating them to the Lions. If you would like to
sponsor a little service project, you might consider collecting glasses
from the members of a group to which you belong by explaining the need
and volunteering to be the person to whom they can give the glasses.
Bring the glasses you have collected to a scout meeting and give them
to Mark Haneberg, Doug Johnson or Dick Welton, all of whom are members
of our sponsoring organization.
ReStatement of Attendance requirements
– Attendance at meetings and participation in Troop activities is also
part of the Scout Spirit that needs to be demonstrated for
advancement. Currently, the Troop has a number of registered Scouts
who don’t regularly participate in Troop activities. Scouts are
reminded that they need to show a minimum of 50% participation in order
to be eligible for advancement to the next rank as this participation
is a part of the Scout Spirit that needs to be demonstrated for
advancement. All decisions on a Scout’s percentage of participation
for rank advancement will be made by the Scoutmaster at the required
Scoutmaster conference for that rank
TO ALL LEADERS AND PARENTS WHO MAY ACCOMPANY SCOUTS ON ACTIVITIES –
Nothing is more important than the health and safety of our scouts.
Toward that end, an online training course on Youth Protection is
offered at HYPERLINK http://www.craterlakecouncil.org
www.craterlakecouncil.org. This course takes only 20 minutes to
complete and is self-paced. Upon completion, a certificate is issued
and your completion is recorded at Council Headquarters. Please access
this free and required training at your very earliest convenience.
Renewal is required annually. Thank You!
Check out our website at www.troop112.com
Reminder about Uniforms: All
the Scouts know that one needs a FULL uniform, book, dues and sign in
on time to be eligible for the door prize at Troop meeting But some
probably don’t know that the Troop with its sponsor, the Ashland Lion’s
Club, has a requirement to be in uniform at meetings - “Scouts are
required to wear Class A uniforms to Troop meetings and Courts of Honor
and Class B uniforms to Patrol meetings as this is a part of showing
Scout Spirit. Scouts failing to wear their uniforms will be able to
stay at the meetings as observers, but will not be able to sit with the
other scouts or participate in the formal discussions.”
So please start observing this rule, and show your Scout spirit!
Merit Badge books please – If
your scout has earned a merit badge and still has that book, returning
it to the troop will give another scout a chance to earn that badge.
Thank you.
Remember - monthly PLC meetings
are now being held at 6pm on Troop night/ 1st Wednesday of the month.
Troop meetings 1st & 3rd Wednesday; Patrol meeting 2nd and 4th,
Merit Badge workshop – 4th Wednesday.
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