Troop 734 - Hilliard, OH

• Tonight’s program Patrol: 12-Gaugers; Scout skills: Heimlich maneuver, hurry cases, and lashings.
• Next week’s program Patrol: Wolves; Scout skills: first aid carries. 
• Upcoming events:
  • Christmas Cabin Campout – Dec 4-6.  Tonight, the roster was confirmed and permission slips were passed out. Your Christmas list should also be complete and turned in at this point.
  • Colin O'Connor - Eagle Court – Dec 12.
  • Dublin Snowflake 5K – Dec 13.
  • Northern Tier Merit badge class sign-ups due – Dec 14.
  • University of Scouting – Jan 23.
  • Merit Badge College 2010 - Session 1 – Jan 30.
• Announcements:
  • Thanks to everyone who helped with the Turkey Trot.  Watch for info on our last race of the year.
  • Thanks to Scouts and other volunteers who helped Mrs. Jones with the Hilliard READS Program.
  • Mr. Bringman is trying to track down a couple of “mystery names” on the Kroger Community Rewards report.  Watch for an email to the Sunnydaze list with details.

The Bushwack patches have arrived.  If you haven't paid the treasurer, yet.  Please do so next neeting on November 30

• Tonight’s program Patrol: Jalapeno’s; Scout skills: Flag etiquette, map symbols, and bandages
• Next week’s program Patrol: 12-Gaugers; Scout skills: Heimlich maneuver, hurry cases, and lashings
• Upcoming events:
  • Turkey Trot 4 Miler – Nov 26
  • Christmas Cabin Campout – Dec 4-6 (Christmas list exchange to occur next week)
  • Colin O'Connor - Eagle Court – Dec 12 (updated info - see link)
  • Northern Tier Merit badge class sign-ups due – Dec 14
  • University of Scouting – Jan 23
• Announcements:
  • Information on the wreath sale is still coming together.  We expect to place an order this week for delivery this weekend.  We need to commit ahead of time to a number of wreaths that we’ll sell, so boys will have to communicate  their intent to sell to Mr. Graves by approximately Wednesday of this week.  Our final arrangements will come out by email tonight, so watch for these for details.

• Tonight’s program Patrol: Jalapenos; Scout skill: trailer cleanup.
• Next week’s program Patrol: ; Scout skills: map symbols, bandages.
• Upcoming events:
  • Hilliard READS Program - need volunteers - Nov 23
  • Turkey Trot 4 Miler - Nov 26
  • Christmas Cabin Campout - Dec 4-6
  • Colin O'Connor - Eagle Court - Dec 12
  • Northern Tier Merit badge class sign-ups due - Dec 14
• Announcements:
  • Signups due for Merit Badge College in Dayton.
  • Boys who are attending the Christmas Cabin camp-in should make a Christmas list with gift suggestions up to $20 (these are gifts you'd like to receive).   You’ll fill in your list, then we’ll draw names, and boys will buy gifts for the boy whose name they drew. 
  • We have an opportunity to sell wreaths – we expect to be able to offer wreaths for $21 for a 20” wreath, and $25 for a 24” wreath.
  • Next race – Turkey Trot.  Thanksgiving morning at 8:30 on Lane Avenue.
  • Thanks to everyone who helped with Zach Kolker’s Eagle project.
  • We still have “lost & found” equipment from our caving trip.  If any of this stuff belongs to you, please take it home!
  • Mrs. Kirke found some great camp cookbooks, including lots of recipes for dutch oven cooking, tin foil cooking, and more.  See Camp Cooking in our Be Prepared section (link at the top of the page).

• Tonight’s program Patrol: 12-Gauge; Scout skills: WOMD, five signs of a heart attack.
• Next week’s program Patrol: Wolves; Scout skills: map symbols, bandages.
• Upcoming events:
  • Eagle Project for Zach Kolker – Nov 14.  Please sign up asap!
  • Buckeye Classic 10K – Nov 15.
  • Five-mile hike at Battelle-Darby Metro Park – Nov 15.  ** tentative! **
  • Merit Badge College sign-ups due – Nov 16. 
  • Merit Badge Trail Drive sign-ups due (for merit badges with books) – Nov 20.
  • Hilliard READS Program - need volunteers – Nov 23.
  • Turkey Trot 4 Miler – Nov 26.
  • Christmas Cabin Campout – Dec 4-6.
  • Northern Tier Merit badge class sign-ups due – Dec 14.
• Announcements:
  • (nothing)

• Tonight’s program Patrol: Pedros; Scout skills: Indoor flag etiquette.
• Next Week’s program Patrol: 12-Gauge ; Scout skills: TBD (pending PLC)
• Upcoming events:
  • Popcorn show & sell – Nov 6.
  • Rock & Roll Hall of Fame – Nov 6-8.  Fees and permission slips due tonight!
  • Buckeye Classic 10K – Nov 15.  Race is at 9:00am.  See the link for more info.
  • Merit Badge College sign-ups due – Nov 16.
  • Merit Badge Trail Drive sign-ups due (with books) – Nov 20.
  • Hilliard READS Program - need volunteers – Nov 23.
  • Turkey Trot 4 Miler – Nov 26.
  • Christmas Cabin Campout – Dec 4-6.
  • Northern Tier Merit badge class sign-ups due – Dec 14.
  • Northern Tier Merit badge class sign-ups due – Dec 14.
• Announcements:
  • There are all sorts of upcoming options for earning Merit badges
  • Thanks to everyone who came out to the City Council meeting last week.  Everyone was impressed with your questions.
  • Popcorn: Order forms are due next week.
  • Junior leadership classes coming for First Class and above.  Watch for more info soon.
  • It’s been a while since we’ve had any Scoutmaster conferences, and Mr. Martin is getting lonely, so let’s get busy!

• Tonight’s program Patrol: Froggies; Scout skills: poisonous plants, PFAK, cold-weather camping (timely, given the upcoming trip!).
• Next week’s program Patrol: ???;Scout skills: ???.
• Upcoming events:
  • Popcorn show & sell – Oct 30.
  • Fright Nite 5K – Oct 31.
  • Popcorn show & sell – Nov 6.
  • Rock & Roll Hall of Fame – Nov 6 – 8.  Menu planning and final roll call was tonight.
  • Turkey Trot 4 Miler – Nov 26.
  • Christmas Cabin Campout – Dec 4-6.
• Announcements:
  • Thanks to the Webelos of Pack 184 for joining us this evening!

Congratulations to all the Scouts and adults who attended this weekend’s trip to Marengo Cave.  We had a great time!  If you’re not sure caving is for you, here are some clues:

• If you dig being underground, anywhere from 17 to 200 feet, you’d probably like caving.
• If you like crawling though holes so small you have to turn your head to fit, you’d definitely have had a good time.
• If you like crawling though mud, you would have had a blast.
• If you like wading through 52-degree water while bending over at the waist, you’ve got the right stuff for caving.
• If you want to do all of these at the same time, you were made for this place!

Thanks to Mrs. Kirke for an outstanding job organizing the trip and taking care of us cavers this weekend, and congratulations to Reeve and Kyle, who did a great job leading the Troop this weekend.

• Tonight’s program Patrol: Wolves; Scout skills: knots & lashings.
• Next week’s program Patrol: Froggies; Scout skills: poisonous plants, PFAK, cold-weather camping.
• Upcoming events:
  • Popcorn show & sell – Oct 23.  We still need help for this event – please contact Mr. Steiner if you’re interested.  Remember, there are only three weeks left to sell popcorn!
  • Nike Human 5K & 10K race at OSU – Oct 23.  We also need help with this race – please contact Mr. Wobser if you can help with this race.
  • Popcorn show & sell – Oct 30.
  • Fright Nite 5K – Oct 31.
  • Popcorn show & sell – Nov 6.
  • Rock & Roll Hall of Fame – Nov 6-8.  Attendee list confirmed tonight.  Our schedule (tentative) has us touring the Hall of Fame from 10am to noon.
  • Turkey Trot 4 Miler – Nov 26.
  • Christmas Cabin Campout – Dec 4-6.
• Announcements:
  • For those who went on the campout this weekend, if you’re working on Citizenship in the Nation and need to visit a National Landmark to fulfill requirement 2, this weekend’s trip counts!
  • Congratulations to Jim Janek, who recently completed his Greenbar training.
  • Mr. Kolker informed the boys that he can provide a printed status of the advancement information shown in Troopmaster for each Scout.  As a reminder, Scouts, it’s your responsibility to get your Blue Card from your counselor when you complete a Merit Badge and get that card turned in to Mr. Kolker or Mr. Cooper so that it can be recorded.  This is also how we drive the presentation of badges at each Court of Honor.
  • Den Chiefs: please report to your Senior Patrol Leader so we have a record of this leadership position.  Scouts, you all need to have experience in leadership positions to advance in rank, so it’s important that your service is officially recorded.
  • There is a handout available (at the Troop meeting) that summarizes changes in requirements from the current Scout Handbook to the new one (effective January 1, 2010).  If you’re not yet an Eagle Scout (that’s most of you!), these changes will impact you, so please review them.