April 28-30 Order of the Arrow Fellowship  for OA members  sign up on line

April 29 Beaver Day at Camp Kingsley-  This is our annual work day at Camp Kingsley.  We need help in getting camp ready for the 2023 season.  We have over 50 work projects including clean up, painting, moving docks, etc.  Let me know if you can help. Lunch will be provided by the OA if you preregister.

May 6  A Day on the Rails  Railroading merit Badge, a chance to climb on aboard and see how a real train works. More info and sign up online at Leatherstockingcouncil.com   Only a few slots remain. Sign up by this Friday.

May 19-21 Council Spring Camporee at Ft Schoharie   We need a head count tonight so that we can preregister.

This is a reminder that the Whittley nut sale order forms and $$ is due at the Scout meeting of March 29.

The Scout Meeting on March 22 will be at St. Thomas Church rather than Myles School.  We will meet in the basement. Wear warm clothes.

The Parent/ Scout weekend at Camp Kingsley is March 24-26.  We will be holding the Eagle Court of Honor for Jacob and John starting at noon.  The cost of food for the weekend is $12/ person.  We will be making pizzas on Friday night. I need a head count by next Weds. and food money by March 22.

March 24-26 is our annual Scout / Parent weekend at Camp Kingsley.  We will be in the Dining Hall for the weekend.  It is heated, full kitchen and toilets.  There are mattresses to sleep on.  We will have pizza Friday night. Sat AM we will do Scout Skills for Tenderfoot – 1^st Class.

March 25 will be the Eagle Court of Honor for John Musante and Jacob Eschenbach starting at noon.  We will be having a dinner then the ceremony.  We will also recognize other Scouts for awards which they finish prior to March 22.  There are several Scouts who need to finish their Salesmanship MB and possibly other badges.  We will need a head count for each of these events by March 22.

Summer Camp is July 16- 22.   I will be sending a check to cover the amount each scout has paid /or earned through popcorn sales.  Please see me for the amount that your Scout has earned.

No Troop meeting this week since school is closed.

The Klondike Derby is this Saturday at the Town of Ohio Town Park on Nellis Rd, (off Route 8).  Be there by 8:30. We are providing the lunch.  Bring your Scout Book, paper, pencil, matches, etc.  Wear warm clothes including ski pants, boots, hat, and gloves.

All The school is closing after classes today due to the weather.  We are moving the CoH to next Wednesday.  I still need a head count to preregister for the Klondike Derby on Feb 4^th.  Please let me know ASAP if you are attending.  The cost is $17/ scout.  It will be paid out of the Troop Treasury for everyone preregistering.

Paul O.

Parents: We will be holding our winter Court of Honor this Wednesday at 7PM at Myles.  We have a few MBs and rank advancements to hand out.  We will have an inducting ceremony for Joshua Skutnik .  Please plan on attending

I will need the head count for the Klondike Derby on Weds, as I need to register the Troop for this event on Feb 4.  The cost is $17/ Scout.  This fee will come out of the Troop Treasury.

We will hold a Court of Honor (awards) on Jan 25.  Parents should plan in attending.

Several Scouts have started their Salesmanship MB, but none have completed their paperwork.  I need to see Req #1a &b and #7.  This should only take 20 minutes to complete.  Please bring your Scout  Book and all completed MB info to next Weds meeting.  We will continue to work on skills for the Klondike Derby which is being held on Sat Feb 4.  I need a head count next week.

Any ???? contact me.

Paul O.

All:  We will be back having Troop meetings this Wednesday.  We will also have a Leaders meeting to discuss upcoming events, review our financials and meeting plans for the next few months.  All leaders should plan on attending.  Parents are also encouraged to participate.

Paul O.

There will not be and outing this Saturday due to the lack of participants.Next Wednesday we are hosting another Cub Scout round up to get Pack 4 up and running again.  Please plan on being at Myles a little before 6PM to help with this event.I received an email from Camp Massawepie today.  The weekly fee for this coming summer is $525 FOR THE EARLY BIRD payment schedule.  We need to have a $100 / person deposit by the end of February.  To receive the early bird rate full payment is due by April 15.  The cost increases after this date to $575.   Several Scouts earn more than their $150 in profit from selling popcorn.  The amount over $150 can be applied to the summer camp payment.  I have the spread sheet showing these amounts.  Please see me for more info.  I believe we signed up for week 3 July 16-22, 2023.

I forgot to mention that we will be conducting our annual Scouting for Food service project next weekend Friday Nov 4^th from 4 to 8 PM and Saturday from 8AM to noon at Chanatry’s on French Road.  Scouts will hand out slips of paper explaining this food drive to people entering the store, then collect food as they come out.

We will need at least 4 scouts and a couple of leaders in 2 to 4 hour shifts.  We will have a sign up Wednesday.  This is not an optional event! Everyone must participate.   The food we collect will go to Feed Our Vets.