What a fantastic job our scouts did on their campout this weekend! It was dubbed "Sink or Swim 2008" by the adult leaders. This was the first time that the scouts were completely on their own for setting up camp, cooking meals and tearing down camp. The adults were close by to make sure that safety rules were followed and to answer a couple of random cooking questions, but the scouts basically did it all on their own. Did they sink? NO! They definately swam!! Congratulations scouts on a job well done!
The Lincoln Hills District is sponsoring a Merit Badge University in August.This is an opportunity for anyone wanting to work on their merit badges to do so.
This is an optional event.Troop 343 Scouts are not required to attend and the troop will not be paying any of the costs.If you choose to go, you will need to pay the fee of $2.00 and provide your own transportationParents may want to carpool so that one parent drops off and another picks up.You will also need to take a sack lunch and drink.Two adults will be there for the entire day and will have a cooler for the scouts to keep their lunches in.All scouts attending should wear their complete Class A uniform.
All fees and sign up forms must be turned in no later than August 3rd so that we can register everyone attending.Below you will find the form showing which badges will be available.For each badge there is a list of requirements that must be completed prior to August 16th.If they are not completed by then, you will not earn your badge that day.You can complete the requirements after Merit Badge University and have them signed off by a merit badge counselor.After you sign up, we will give you a list of prerequisites for the badge you have chosen.
SIGN UP FORM AND FEE TO BE TURNED IN NO LATER THAN AUGUST 3RD
Badges Available – Choose ONE
*First Aid
Journalism (requires additional permission slip)
*Citizenship in the Community
Geology
*Communications
Chemistry
*Family Life
*These badges are required for Eagle Scout
Note – There are several prerequisites for Citizenship in the Community.If you choose this badge you will probably need to finish it after Merit Badge University.
We will be camping at Sycamore Springs Park in English IN. This park has a stocked pond and is also bordered by the Little Blue River so bring your fishing gear! This campout will be a little different from other troop campouts. This is our first Sink or Swim Campout! Scouts will be responsible for setting up their own camp, cooking their own food and planning all their own activities. Adults will be keeping an eye on things to make sure that no one gets hurt, but that is all the adults will be doing. This is the scouts opportunity to show all that they have learned. It's going to be an exciting weekend!
Boy Scout Troop 343Grilled Chicken FundraiserSaturday July 19, 200810:00am until its gone!Farmers State Bank3150 Lynch Road(Just west of Oak Hill Road)
Chicken Dinner - $6.00 (2 leg quarters, baked beans, bread, pickle, and onion)
Chicken Only - $4.00
Hamburger - $1.50
Hot Dogs - $1.00
Cheeseburger - $2.00
Please remember, we need help from all of our Scouts, their families, and our leaders to make this event a success! If you are available to work this event, we will begin setting up at approximately 5:30am, and will need help throughout the day. Even more importantly, spread word of this event to your family, friends, and co-workers. We have flyers available to post wherever possible! We look forward to seeing you there!
July 9th will be our next Court of Honor. We will begin at 6:00pm and everyone will be dismissed following the ceremony. Families are invited to join us for the evening. All Scouts should be sure to wear their complete Class A uniform.
We would like to remind everyone to take a moment to think about and say a prayer for the Scouts, their families, and leaders that were affected by the tornado at the Little Sioux Scout Ranch in Blencoe, Iowa (More information located HERE). These Scouts and Scouters were attending a Summer Camp just as we were when this tragedy occured. Our thoughts and prayers are with you all!
We also encourage everyone to review and become familiar with emergency procedures for situations like this. Because we also had the potential for severe weather on Wednesday night while we were at camp, we could have found ourselves in the same situation as the group in Iowa. Bob Hopper, the Executive Director of the Buffalo Trace Council, reminds us and discusses these procedures HERE.
Our Troop has just returned from the 2008 Summer Resource Camp at Old Ben Scout Reservation, and we had a great week. This is our second year at the Summer Resource Camp, and we are thankful that all of our Scouts and Leaders had the opportunity to attend this camp, enjoyed a great week of camp and activities, and that we all returned safely. A special thank you goes out to the staff that ran the camp for their tireless efforts and dedication to making this camp such a success!
All Scouts must have a complete Class A uniform to attend camp. There are no exceptions to this rule.
Scouts are not allowed to enter the Dining Hall for dinner without a Class A uniform and we do not have enough adults available to keep any Scout at the campsite while the rest of the troop is at the Dining Hall.This uniform is also required to attend all formal activities such as flag ceremonies and campfires.
A complete Class A uniform consists of:
Tan Scout Shirt with appropriate patches and shoulder loops
Green Pants and/or shorts
Green Scout belt
Green Scout socks (w/ the red stripe around the top)
Please pack your Class A uniform where you will be able to get to it on Sunday as we will be checking to make sure everyone has a complete uniform. If you are missing any pieces of your uniform, let someone know immediately so that we can help you get what you need.No one wants to be sent home from camp because they are missing socks!
A complete packing list was posted on May 7th. Please scroll down the page to see it.
Family Night
Thursday night is Family Night at Old Ben.All parents and siblings are invited to attend.We will grill hamburgers and hot dogs at our campsite and ask that parents please bring a covered dish and your own drinks.You will also want to bring lawn chairs.Parents will be required to park in the lot at the entrance to the camp and walk back to the campsite.Please wear comfy shoes as it is a bit of a hike.After dinner there will be a closing campfire ceremony.It is truly something to see so plan to stay if you can.
Please let Mary Fuller know how many will be attending by 5pm on Tuesday so that she can purchase the meat for grilling.Her cell number is 457-7652.
Family Night Schedule
6:00pm
Dinner
7:00pm
Open Camp (free time)
8:30pm
Campfire
Directions to Old Ben Scout Reservation
From Evansville, take Hwy 57N to SR 64E, go through Oakland City to SR 61N.Turn left on 61N at light. Go through Arthur, Winslow, and Campbelltown.At the light by Pike Central High School, turn right onto SR 56E. Go 3.8 miles and turn left at the Midwest Gas Transmission Compression Station sign onto 550E, go 1 mile to CR 175N. Turn right onto CR 157N and proceed into camp.
What a fantastic job our scouts did on their campout this weekend! It was dubbed "Sink or Swim 2008" by the adult leaders. This was the first time that the scouts were completely on their own for setting up camp, cooking meals and tearing down camp. The adults were close by to make sure that safety rules were followed and to answer a couple of random cooking questions, but the scouts basically did it all on their own. Did they sink? NO! They definately swam!! Congratulations scouts on a job well done!
The Lincoln Hills District is sponsoring a Merit Badge University in August.This is an opportunity for anyone wanting to work on their merit badges to do so.
This is an optional event.Troop 343 Scouts are not required to attend and the troop will not be paying any of the costs.If you choose to go, you will need to pay the fee of $2.00 and provide your own transportationParents may want to carpool so that one parent drops off and another picks up.You will also need to take a sack lunch and drink.Two adults will be there for the entire day and will have a cooler for the scouts to keep their lunches in.All scouts attending should wear their complete Class A uniform.
All fees and sign up forms must be turned in no later than August 3rd so that we can register everyone attending.Below you will find the form showing which badges will be available.For each badge there is a list of requirements that must be completed prior to August 16th.If they are not completed by then, you will not earn your badge that day.You can complete the requirements after Merit Badge University and have them signed off by a merit badge counselor.After you sign up, we will give you a list of prerequisites for the badge you have chosen.
SIGN UP FORM AND FEE TO BE TURNED IN NO LATER THAN AUGUST 3RD
Badges Available – Choose ONE
*First Aid
Journalism (requires additional permission slip)
*Citizenship in the Community
Geology
*Communications
Chemistry
*Family Life
*These badges are required for Eagle Scout
Note – There are several prerequisites for Citizenship in the Community.If you choose this badge you will probably need to finish it after Merit Badge University.
We will be camping at Sycamore Springs Park in English IN. This park has a stocked pond and is also bordered by the Little Blue River so bring your fishing gear! This campout will be a little different from other troop campouts. This is our first Sink or Swim Campout! Scouts will be responsible for setting up their own camp, cooking their own food and planning all their own activities. Adults will be keeping an eye on things to make sure that no one gets hurt, but that is all the adults will be doing. This is the scouts opportunity to show all that they have learned. It's going to be an exciting weekend!
Boy Scout Troop 343Grilled Chicken FundraiserSaturday July 19, 200810:00am until its gone!Farmers State Bank3150 Lynch Road(Just west of Oak Hill Road)
Chicken Dinner - $6.00 (2 leg quarters, baked beans, bread, pickle, and onion)
Chicken Only - $4.00
Hamburger - $1.50
Hot Dogs - $1.00
Cheeseburger - $2.00
Please remember, we need help from all of our Scouts, their families, and our leaders to make this event a success! If you are available to work this event, we will begin setting up at approximately 5:30am, and will need help throughout the day. Even more importantly, spread word of this event to your family, friends, and co-workers. We have flyers available to post wherever possible! We look forward to seeing you there!
July 9th will be our next Court of Honor. We will begin at 6:00pm and everyone will be dismissed following the ceremony. Families are invited to join us for the evening. All Scouts should be sure to wear their complete Class A uniform.
We would like to remind everyone to take a moment to think about and say a prayer for the Scouts, their families, and leaders that were affected by the tornado at the Little Sioux Scout Ranch in Blencoe, Iowa (More information located HERE). These Scouts and Scouters were attending a Summer Camp just as we were when this tragedy occured. Our thoughts and prayers are with you all!
We also encourage everyone to review and become familiar with emergency procedures for situations like this. Because we also had the potential for severe weather on Wednesday night while we were at camp, we could have found ourselves in the same situation as the group in Iowa. Bob Hopper, the Executive Director of the Buffalo Trace Council, reminds us and discusses these procedures HERE.
Our Troop has just returned from the 2008 Summer Resource Camp at Old Ben Scout Reservation, and we had a great week. This is our second year at the Summer Resource Camp, and we are thankful that all of our Scouts and Leaders had the opportunity to attend this camp, enjoyed a great week of camp and activities, and that we all returned safely. A special thank you goes out to the staff that ran the camp for their tireless efforts and dedication to making this camp such a success!
All Scouts must have a complete Class A uniform to attend camp. There are no exceptions to this rule.
Scouts are not allowed to enter the Dining Hall for dinner without a Class A uniform and we do not have enough adults available to keep any Scout at the campsite while the rest of the troop is at the Dining Hall.This uniform is also required to attend all formal activities such as flag ceremonies and campfires.
A complete Class A uniform consists of:
Tan Scout Shirt with appropriate patches and shoulder loops
Green Pants and/or shorts
Green Scout belt
Green Scout socks (w/ the red stripe around the top)
Please pack your Class A uniform where you will be able to get to it on Sunday as we will be checking to make sure everyone has a complete uniform. If you are missing any pieces of your uniform, let someone know immediately so that we can help you get what you need.No one wants to be sent home from camp because they are missing socks!
A complete packing list was posted on May 7th. Please scroll down the page to see it.
Family Night
Thursday night is Family Night at Old Ben.All parents and siblings are invited to attend.We will grill hamburgers and hot dogs at our campsite and ask that parents please bring a covered dish and your own drinks.You will also want to bring lawn chairs.Parents will be required to park in the lot at the entrance to the camp and walk back to the campsite.Please wear comfy shoes as it is a bit of a hike.After dinner there will be a closing campfire ceremony.It is truly something to see so plan to stay if you can.
Please let Mary Fuller know how many will be attending by 5pm on Tuesday so that she can purchase the meat for grilling.Her cell number is 457-7652.
Family Night Schedule
6:00pm
Dinner
7:00pm
Open Camp (free time)
8:30pm
Campfire
Directions to Old Ben Scout Reservation
From Evansville, take Hwy 57N to SR 64E, go through Oakland City to SR 61N.Turn left on 61N at light. Go through Arthur, Winslow, and Campbelltown.At the light by Pike Central High School, turn right onto SR 56E. Go 3.8 miles and turn left at the Midwest Gas Transmission Compression Station sign onto 550E, go 1 mile to CR 175N. Turn right onto CR 157N and proceed into camp.
