Troop 167- Macedon/Gananda, NY

Next Meeting(s)
Oct 13th @ 7 pm
Macedon Center Methodist Church
Court of Honor


Oct 20th @ 7 pm
Macedon Center Methodist Church
Meeting


Oct 23th @ 7 pm
Meeting at Gananda swimming pool (@RME) for swimming requirements and fun swim


Oct 27th @ 6:30 pm
Macedon Center Methodist Church
PLC Meeting

Trails End 2008 Popcorn Sale NOW - Oct 24, 2008 That's right it's almost the end of the sale. You have less then two weeks left. So get your last sales in, and pickup your popcorn ASAP!!! Please remember the following: All forms must in Mr. Skrotzki's hands by 8pm Oct 24th (photo copies of any full pages for the fill it up patch please). All unsold popcorn MUST be returned by noon on Oct 25th or you own it (We have scouts waiting for unsold popcorn for deliveries they have pending). If you need popcorn you MUST pick it up by 8pm on Oct 26th or it might get returned to council Monday morning.

Council has set the our goal at $14,157

For more information click here

Troop Hike

October 25 @ 9:30 am

Location: Crescent Trails in Perinton

It will be at least a 5 mile hike, with a map and compass, which will qualify for those that need the second class requirement. There is also an "explain the rules of safe hiking" tenderfoot requirement that can be done. This hike would also qualify for the "invite a friend" first class requirement, although make sure whoever comes is in shape for a hike like this. If there is another requirement that you'd like to see done on this hike, please let Mr. Hartman know.

We will start around 9:30, and depending on our pace, we are thinking it will take at least 3 hours. We are requesting that each Scout bring a bag lunch and/or healthy snacks (apples, granola, trail mix, etc.) since a hike like this tends to burn up a lot of calories.

This is the first step of an initiative by the leaders to do more hiking as a troop. It's a chance for us to work on our hiking preparation, and build up for longer hikes in the future. In November, we are looking to setup a trip to Cooks Forest in Pennsylvania, which involves a long hike. There will be other hiking opportunities as well. We may also have Scouts work on the Hiking Merit Badge, which involve 10 and 20 mile hikes, if we can get some interest. Mr. Hartman would like to get an idea of how large a group there will be on the hike, so if you are interested, please let him know.

The Identification Challenge

We have a challenge going out to all scouts working towards their Second Class and First Class requirements. When you complete this challenge you will also have completed one of the requirements for each rank. If you do even one of these you might have already completed some work on the photography merit badge if you are so interested. So are you ready?

Two scouts have completed this challenge to date, many more are still eligible to do this.
For further information click here...

Merit Badges

Photography Merit Badge

When you have completed thework for requirements #4 or #5 please contact Mr. Skrotzki as he is ready and waiting to verify that you have completed the last two requirements you need to finish this Merit Badge.

Questions Comments, Concerns please contact Mr. Skrotzki so that we can get together and address any issues.

Gardening Merit Badge

At our last meeting on June 23rd, we completed Requirement #4.

At this point if you have been maintaining your compost piles you are pretty much done with this merit badge.
So feel free to contact Mr. Skrotzki, bring your worksheets with the questions answered, and we can sit and talk about how your planting have been going then I can get you signed off.

So that those working know I've already signed off one blue card for one of your fellow scouters.

If you have any questions please feel free to contact Mr. Skrotzki.

Interested in getting your Amateur Radio License? Interested in earning your Radio Merit Badge? October.

You should be studying for your Exam, taking a test or day or more until you can comfortably pass. At the same time be working on the Bandwidth chart for Merit Badge requirement #3.

In case you have missed a class or need more review from your "take a test a day" goal you can go to http://www.hamradioclass.com/download.html Ham Radio Podclass site and get/download MP3 audio recordings covering every chapter of the book we are using for class.

If you want a way to take the exams offline, go here http://www.aa9pw.com/radio/java/index.html, scroll to the bottom of the page and read the last paragraph.

Next available dates for the exam will be July 2nd in Canandaigua at 7pm and August 6th, Cost is $14 per exam taken. So get prepared...
For more information on this test date click here...



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