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***TROOP 80 BSA****MAY 2001***
THEME FOR MAY- GET READY FOR SUMMER ACTIVITIES
DATES TO REMEMBER
Webelos outdoor weekend May 11-12
May campout May 18-20 (Slippery Rock Scout Camp)
Scout Odyssey May 19
Advancement Camp June 9-16
Canoe Odyssey July 13-22
MAY BIRTHDAYS
Kenny Reed 13, Bill Haas 22, Jack Tunnel 23, Adam Walker 23, Chase Tillery 30, Scott Pollock 31.
PATROL POINTS
as of 5-2-01
Outstanding Patrol
B1 Apache 7847
C2 Inuit 7825
D2 Maya 7656
C1 Comanche 6661
D1 Sioux 6099
B3 Blackfeet 5699
A1 Iroquois 3317
Outstanding Crew
E1 Ute 3350
E2 Wichita 2600
F1 Navaho 1950
Skill Patrol Standings
C2 Inuit 180
B1 Apache 160
C1 Comanche 109
D2 Maya 105
D1 Sioux 90
A1 Iroquois 59
B3 Blackfeet 35
SUMMER CAMP- The council is offering DAY CAMP merit badge camp at a cost of $15 per day June18-22, June 25-29, and July 1-5. Lunch is provided. Merit. badge classes are offered, but no need to spend the night. Contact Matt Hite for details.
REGULAR SUMMER CAMP is at Camp Don on June 10-16 and costs $110. Unless a scout is sick or injured, the scout is to stay for the whole campout. Base camp. Earn 5 merit badges. Meals Provided!!
MUSEUM NEWS:
New displays on Coin Collecting and Stamp Collecting Merit Badges have been set up.
ALUMNI NEWS:
John Filipowcz (Eagle Scout,SPL) is Currently in his second semester at the Coast Guard Academy. Miles Holton (Eagle Scout) is getting married. Steve Banks (Eagle Scout, SPL) and wife, Melissa, are expecting their first child in September 2001.
IN MEMORY:
The father of JoAnn Banks, Morris “Smitty” Smith, recently passed away. Condolences are extended to her, John Banks, and their family.
WANTED
Old uniforms and equipment. Donate to the Troop out grown uniforms and equipment, including out grown hiking boots, that are no longer being used.
SCOUT ODYSSEY
The Scout Council is calling all troops to join in the fun of the greatest scout show ever. May 19, thousands of scouters are going to showcase their skills to the entire Texas Panhandle. We want to show what scouting in the 21st century is all about. Memorial Park is reserved for the entire day. Lots of food, games, and displays for scouts to set up so others in the area can enjoy the fun of scouting.
KUDOS TO KEVIN UFFORD.
On April 13 in Lubbock, Kevin beat a large field of runners from the 5-A schools in Amarillo and Lubbock in the 1600 meter run, becoming the Junior Varsity champ in the event.
FROM THE CAMPFIRE: DUTCH OVEN APPLE DUMPLINGS
5 Granny Smith apples
2 large (10 per package) dairy case cans of large-sized buttermilk biscuits
2 cups water
2 sticks butter
cinnamon or apple spice
Core apples and peel them (if desired). Slice each apple into 8 pieces for a total of 40 slices.
Divide each biscuit into 2 pieces. Wrap apple slices with dough. Grease a 12-inch Dutch oven and place dumplings in oven. Heat water, sugar, and butter in a separate pot (do not bring to boil). Pour mixture over dumplings. Sprinkle cinnamon are pie spice over dumplings.
Put Dutch oven over 8-10 charcoal briquettes, and place 10-14 briquettes on top of oven. Check after 20 minutes. Dumplings are done when apples are soft and dough is brown.
Serves 10-15 scouts or 20 leaders.
EAGLES TO BE AWARDED at the next court of honor (May 15th) to Chris Coppedge, Anthony Kennedy, and Tyler Tarbet.
OTHER NEWS
Jeremiah Heath ( scout 1990-93) is getting married. Rick Poppe (Eagle Scout, SPL) is alive and well in Aurora, Colorado. He has a daughter who is a lawyer, a son who is a policeman and is married to a psychiatrist and author. Bob McGinnis, a long time Council Executive is retiring.
There’s a Long, Long River a Windin’. April camp to Wichita Falls was DIFFERENT. Stayed at Shepherd AFB. Great facilities and great breakfast. River was a little low and so we canoed and hiked, or both. CC got all tied up at the end of the day. AF played Hop Along Cassidy. A few unlucky scouts got to ride with EW. The Three Stooges were spotted in convoy. Most of the men had to have a lot of Aspirin (and TLC when they got home). Everyone got to watch the sunset whether they wanted to or not. At least we got home early and got plenty of experience in a dehydrated river. CJ left early in his own car so he would not get left behind. Many thanks to BG for the sermon.
Many Thanks to Terry Slade for the work as the Eagle Times editor for several years. He is retiring to take a job at Philmont , N.M. The troop wishes to express its gratitude for all the work he put in to getting the newsletter each month.
Welcome to the new editor. Sheri wood, daughter of “Wrong Way” Johnson, has agreed to become the new editor of the Eagle Times. Her e-mail address is Kidatdesk@aol.com. She will need all your input for stories, information , and the like.
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