Our final parent’s night Court of Honor and Family Picnic will be June 21 at St. Thomas Church starting at 6PM. Michelle Connelly has agreed to coordinate the event. She will be asking each family to bring a dish to pass, desert or drinks. Please let her know what you can bring and how many will be attending. The Troop will supply the meat, rolls and condiments.
Kyle Grover is starting his eagle scout project on the June 24 and the rain date is June 25. Lunch is provided at 12:30. For more information talk to Kyle Grover.
John Devlin has requested that we have a Leaders Meeting prior to the Weds. scout meeting. Leaders and any interested parents are invited to meet at Myles at 6 PM. We have end of the year items to discuss as well as a treasurers report etc.
All: This is a reminder that we will be placing flags at Greenlawn Cemetery, next to Jay-K lumber on Seneca Tpke. at 6PM. Our regular meeting will follow at 7PM at Myles School.
Memorial Day is May 29th. We will be meeting at the NH Veteran’s Memorial Park, across from Utica National at 4:45PM. Full class a uniform for both events.
Please bring in the money for the Pancake Day sales this Weds. and give it to Ben O. We will be setting up the work schedule for Sat AM at the troop meeting. We normally have scouts work 2 hour shifts starting at 7:30 and going to 12:00. Scouts may work extra hours for service hours. Everyone is expected to help out except those involved with NYLT Staff Training.
All: I will not be available for this Wednesday’s meeting as I have tickets for Rent at the Stanley. There are a number of things going on over the next several weeks.
Next Saturday April 29th– 30th – Beaver Day at Camp Kingsley and Saturday night over night. We have a lot of projects at camp and need everyone help. We are making this our April campout as well. We will be sleeping in Seneca Site Leantos. Plan on arriving at Kingsley by 8:30 AM. Wear old clothes and be prepared for the seasonal weather. We will depart on Sunday by 9 AM. There is no cost for this outing. Chris O. will be collecting names.
Money for summer camp is due this week. I believe I spoke to everyone at our last meeting regarding how much you owe. Check must be made out to Leatherstocking Council. If you have sold camp cards your profit toward summer camp is $5/each. Deduct this amount from the amount you owe. Camp Card sales has been extended, however you should bring the sales to date in Weds and give it to Robin Fostini.
Money for the Spring Trip to Gettysburg on May 5-7 is also due. Scouts are $50, adults are $100. Kirk Evans is taking care of this.
Lastly, the Council Camporee is May 19-21 at Camp Kingsley. The theme is conservation. We need headcount for this event on Wednesday so that I can register the troop and get a site. Ni money is needed until May 17. Please respond to this email with a yes I am going or no I cannot make it.
Paul O.
As announced, there will not be a troop meeting this Weds. due to a concert at Myles School. Our Java scouts however are having a spaghetti dinner on Weds to raise money to go to the international robotics competition. It is being held at the Masonic Park on Halsey Rd. in Whitestown. For more info contact FJ Wadnola or Kirk Evans.
All: The location for the 50th Anniversary Gathering and Court of Honor has been moved from the Legion to St. Thomas Church Parish Center 150 Clinton Rd. The start time remains 1PM next Saturday.
PLEASE USED FORESTRY MERIT IMAGE
Conservation Project Opportunity and Forestry Merit Badge
There is a project in Clinton where scouts are needed the first week in April. The project is to check Clinton for emerald ash borer (EAB) with the foresters from the NYSDEC Division of Lands and Forests. Scouts, leaders, and adult family members are needed. We will be with DEC forestry staff, Girl Scouts, SUNY Morrisville State College students, and Hamilton College students walking down streets throughout the village. While it will be very difficult to determine EAB damage at this time of year, we will initiate an urban forest inventory of the ash trees in the village to revisit them for signs of damage in the future.
There will be a training in the evening of Thursday, April 6th that is appropriate for scouts. Then on Friday and Saturday, teams will be going throughout the village to see if we have EAB in any of the ash trees that are publicly visible. Scouts with leaders or family members will be teamed up with foresters and college students to check different areas of the village.
Scout will primarily swing into action on Saturday the 8th. There will be other groups helping too. I will be working with the initial survey on Friday the 7th, working out the “bugs” in the methodology.
Interested? Please contact Brendan Kelly at kellybt@morrisville.edu for more information. If you have safety vests, please bring them.
BRENDAN KELLY, Associate Professor
Conservation Tri-Society Co-Advisor
Dept. of Environmental Sciences – School of Agriculture, Sustainability, Business & Entrepreneurship
Bicknell Hall 201
Ext. 6219/6083
2017 marks the 50th anniversary of Troop 4 New Hartford, NY. Current troop leaders are preparing a 50th Year Anniversary gathering. You are cordially invited to attend this gathering on April 1 from 1 PM to 5 PM at the New Hartford American Legion Post 1376 located at 8616 Clinton St. The event will include a one hour meet and greet, buffet dinner and Court of Honor.
We ask that you preregister by March 24th by returning the lower portion of this letter to Paul Obernesser at 5027 Albrecht Rd Rome, NY 13440 or online at: https://goo.gl/forms/HWC14qhjNM4akTh92
The cost of the event is $25/ person, (children under 10 Free), with proceeds going to the Troop 4 Scholarship Fund. Register and prepaid by March 15 and you will receive a commemorative Troop 4 shirt. Additional shirts will be available at the event for $15 each.
Follow us online at www.BSATroop4.org or on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/BSAT4NHNY/
Hope to see you on April 1st If you have any questions you can direct them to alumni@bsatroop4.org
Paul Obernesser, Scoutmaster