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EAGLE TIMES
***** TROOP 80 BSA ******* OCTOBER 1999 *****
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BIRTHDAYS
Here are the birthdays for the month of October:
Randy Quaid 1, Kenny Wetzel 3, Zachary Bustamante 9, Stephen Gilbert 9, David Thompson 9, Blake Klein 10, Tanya Tucker 10, Bruce Naylor 11, Marie Osmond 13, Terry Slade 17, Evil Knievel 17, Michael Kiefer 18, Grayson Herring 19, Shelby Amos 20, Mickey Mantle 20, Ted Abrahamson 21, David Haas 25, Preston Snider 26, Duane Glasco 27, David Heard 27, Jonas Salk 28, Alan Cox 29, Azriel Krulik 30, Dan Rathers 31
ORDER OF THE ARROW
For those newly elected to the OA and wondering what now, the Fall Fellowship is next. It is a full day of training, fun and games, and our annual awards banquet. It will be held at WTAMU on November 13 with times and exact schedule to be sent to you in the OA newsletter.
OUTSTANDING PATROL
Totals as of 8/26/1999
C3 Arapaho 22530
B2 Mohican 20427
B1 Apache 20084
D3 Maya 19939
D2 Erie 19220
A1 Crow 18155
A3 Cree 14899
C1 Comanche 14075
A2 Aztec 10220
C2 Mohawk 9888
OUTSTANDING CREW
E1 Ute 9057 F1 Navaho 5400
E2 Wichita 5242
SKILL STANDINGS
Crow 335
Arapaho 327
Mohican 280
Mohawk 237
Maya 172
Erie 166
Apache 139
Aztec 84
Cree 80
Comanche 56
LEADERS NEEDED
Why become a Scout Leader? A hundred years from now, it will not matter the sort of house you lived in, or what your bank account was, or the kind of car you drove....but the world may be different because you were important in the life of a boy.
OCTOBER RECIPE
Easy Chicken Casserole
1 Whole chicken cooked, boned, chopped
2 cans Cream of Chicken Soup
1 c Mayonnaise
1 box "Stove Top" stuffing, chicken flavor
Combine soup and mayonnaise in a large bowl. Add seasoning pkg from stuffing mix and 3/4c stuffing crumbs. Add chicken and mix well. Place in Dutch oven and top with remaining crumbs. Bake at 350 for 30 min or until bubbly and crumbs are brown.
Variation: Substitute 1 can Golden Mushroom soup for Cream of Chicken soup. Add shredded cheddar cheese in soup mixture or sprinkle on top. Maybe some chopped green chili for taste. I told you it was easy, so give it a try. Why eat the same old thing on a camp out when you can eat like a king?
DATES TO REMEMBER
Swim Night Oct 26
Super Camp Nov 5 - 7
OA Fall Fellowship Nov 13
District Banquet Nov 20
The Tree lot opens Nov 22
Troop Swim Meet Nov 30
COMMITTEE NEWS
Actually, one of the most uneventful meetings in a long time. Philmont went well. Most likely we will not be going back to Philmont next year. We are going to M.K. Brown in November, assuming we can get in. We will be reserving Camp Don next year for the alumni and family night events as soon as possible. No one was killed and we went home early .
PHILMONT RESULTS
There was no Webelos/Dad competition as the Webelos were no where to be found. Might be time to say so long to Philmont because of the dates chosen.. JT tried to get most everyone to join in a group scream on Eric’s behalf Sunday morning so we would all feel that everything was normal.
The Scores are Scout-Dad
1.) Joel & Danny Finley-839(Record?)
2.) Steve & John Filipowicz-818
3.) Joel & Shawn Finley-793
4.) Sonny & Daniel Scott-787
5.) Barry & Jeremy Gilbert-778
Scout-Scout
1.) Josiah & Azriel Krulik-639
2.) Tyler Adams/Cole Amburn-436
3.) Carlo Garcia/Luis Rodriguez-404
4.) Matt Scott/Matt Franklin-397
5.) Thad Vandergriff/Josiah Krulik-389
MEET YOUR LEADERS
Who is Jim Thompson? Let’s take a look. Jim scouted in Borger with his dad as scoutmaster. He went to National Jamboree in Idaho in 1969 and he was a Life Scout. He has been in Troop 80 since 1990. Jim has been the camp Director at several Webelos camps and has received the District Award of Merit. Both Brandon Merrill and Blaine Thompson (his sons) were Eagle Scouts and SPL's.
FOLIAGE TOUR
32 scouts and 13 adults went looking at the Aspens in the Pecos Wilderness. Everyone missed the serenade provided by Steve Tunnell from last year. The menu was ala Filipowicz and all got plenty to eat. The trees were beautiful and the weather was nice and warm. The seniors (Walter and Carl) made it up the hill and the trip was just the start of many hiking camps a s the troop gets ready for going over the pass next summer near Durango, Colorado.
POLO CHAMPS
Riding the strong back of Trevor Kos, the Mohican Patrol stormed to victory over the outgunned and wet Arapaho Patrol to win the water polo championship for 1999. Congrats to Grant Snider and his Patrol.
FENCERS WIN BIG
Our scouts spent a weekend competing in a fencing tournament in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The Amarillo College team did well as everyone placed in the top third. Fencers were Jared Slaughter, Matt Hite, and Stephen Alexander. The “Grasshopper” also known as PH (Alexander) placed second overall. It was a very competitive tournament and had people traveling as far away as Amarillo and on up to Missouri to compete.
TREE LOT NEWS
Its time to start signing up for your 3 tree lot shifts at the single tree lot. That’s right. We will only operate one tree lot this year. The dates to remember are 8am tree lot set up on 11/13, unload trees on 11/18-19, price trees on 11/20, and the lot will open the week before Thanksgiving on Monday 11/22. The tree lot sale is how we make the needed funds to pay our bills. The building we meet in, the buses, and all our monthly bills are paid for by the tree sales so lets all get involved and do our part.
MUSEUM NEWS
The museum is looking for old scout books, scouting magazines, equipment catalogs and even Boys Life to add to the John Banks Library. At present, all back issues are needed and are tax deductible including the ones from the 1990's. Check out the two Norman Rockwell prints just obtained from the Rockwell Museum in Vermont.
RECRUITING & UNIFORMS
Now is the time to talk to your friends about joining Troop 80. Many great camps are scheduled for next year and we can look forward to the float trip and the hike over Columbine Pass. We are still needing your used uniforms, hiking boots, and camping gear that you might have outgrown. Just another way to help out a scout in need.
CHECK IT OUT
Pick a number between 1 and 10. Multiply it by 2 and then add 8. Now divide by 2 and subtract your original number. Choose a letter that corresponds to your number, such as 1=A, 2=B, 3=C, 4=D, etc. Now with the letter you have, pick a country in Europe that starts with your letter. Find the second letter in the country you chose and pick an animal from Africa.. What color is your animal? Answer on back page...
MAILING LIST
If you have a change of address, please notify us immediately. The bulk mail does not return to sender and we don’t know when you’ve moved. We want you to stay informed about Troop 80 events. If you know of any Troop 80 alumni, give us their address and we will add them to our mailing list.
SPOOK-O-REE
Randy Reed has put together another great program for those second year Webelos attending Spook-o-ree at Camp Don this year. This is our chance to shine and hopefully recruit some of them into Troop 80. Terry Slade and his crew out did themselves again with the fabulous “Haunted Maze”.
MORE STUFF
The next couple of months are real busy for Troop 80, so here are a few things to watch for in up-coming editions of the Eagle Times. Lots more on the tree lots, a Court of Honor , and a swim meet are planned for November. The Father/Son banquet, still more tree lot, and an SPL election round out the year in December. And don’t forget the committee Christmas party that you don’t want to ever miss.
If you have a story item about a scout that you think needs to be in the next newsletter, send your ideas to Terry Slade 5122 W. 16th Amarillo, TX 79106-4419 or e-mail them to tmslade@actx.edu
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The answer to the riddle is:
A gray elephant in Denmark
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