April 2002

EAGLE TIMES

***BSA**TROOP 80**APRIL 2002***

VOL 19 NUM 4

Sneed Ranch Weekend. The scouts and adult leaders went back to Sneed Ranch after a two year hiatus (remember the Wichita!). Gary Wood, John Cooksey, and Steve Filipowicz cranked out a great roast pig feast for Saturday night. No one got lost hiking in (Matt Hite was not on the trip). Bridge got re-engineered, or at least a lot of engineers worked on it. David Solis (Eagle 1976, SPL 1977) came out of retirement to bring the Sunday message. Brandon Naylor rolled his jeep on the way to camp with Brent Naylor in the passenger seat. Both are okay. Aaron Amos zipped down the line too fast. He just wanted to be in the newsletter again. Bus had to switched out. Driving in fog late at night ( no scouts on board) was “interesting.” And there was a mini-Camporee. The Iroquois Patrol wins it all, with the Aztecs in second, Apache third, Wichita fourth ( the dreaded pink ribbon), and Sioux fifth. Kitchen crew whipped up some mean omelets on Sunday. Carl Johnson hiked out of camp and got picked up on highway, this time by design. Drivers beware. Maybe next month will be a little more boring ( but then what would go in the newsletter?).

****DATES TO REMEMBER*****

Court of Honor................May 28

Advancement Camp.....June9-15

Wilderness Camp........July 13-20

May camp out.............May 17-19

^^^^^HAPPY BIRTHDAY^^^^^^

Steve Filipowicz 1, Jonathan Wingate 3, Ben Cooksey 4, Stan Fithen 5, Casey Fithen 6, Alex Laugesen 9, Steve Tunnel 15, Tristen Fithen 29.

NEW EAGLES. Congratulations to Stephen Gilbert and Chris Klein for finishing Eagle rank.

<<<<<Court of Honor>>>>>

May 28. At least four Eagles will be presented. Information on summer camps. Eighty gear for sale.

Camp Don. June 9-15. Mesa Flats. Cost is $110. Due by may 1. Current physical is required (less than 3 years old). Earn 5 merit badges easily. Uniform camp. Rich Kritselis in charge. Sign up now.

** WILDERNESS CAMP**July 13-20. Carson National Forest outside Questa, NM. Cost will be about $75. Pioneering MB. Softball, steak dinner, central kitchen, base camp tents, great program everyday. Must be at least Tenderfoot to go (for new scouts). Must attend 50% of meetings and camps to go. Must advance one rank or earn 5 MB since last wilderness. All elected officials must go, or lose their job. Sign up now.

POPCORN SALE. The troop popcorn sale has been moved to later in the year at the request of the council. There will be no sale before wilderness camp. Scouts will receive 30% commission.

ALUMNI NEWS

Paul Wooldridge (Eagle 1996) is getting married to Colleen Reardon of Prairie Village, Kansas. Peter Dekeratry (Eagle 1987) is getting married to Colleen McElligott. Must be a Colleen thing. Chad Horton (Eagle 1990) is graduating from Dallas Christian College, with a degree in Bible.

??????WHERE'S GLASCO??????

Duane Glasco has now hiked 700 miles on the Appalachian Trail and is approaching Harpers Ferry, Virginia (of Civil War Fame), in late April. He will decide then whether to finish or not.

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!DRIVERS BEWARE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

After being behind the wheel for only fifteen minutes, the Z man, on the way to the building, took out an old couple who had the audacity to drive on their side of the road. He knows no fear (except of his mom) and will drive again. Actually, we are just glad no one got hurt.

LET'S PLAN AHEAD

Think of Troop 80 and designate you United Way donations to the Troop. You must request a special form to designate Eighty Scouts, Inc. (our sponsor, which is a 501(c)(3) non-profit corporation. Your employer will not have the form. This change in rules cost us over $6,000.00 in donations this year. Nice, huh? More in later issues.

Over the Edge at Haynes. 32 scouts and a group of hangers on went to the scout camp at Haynes during March and had a great time rappelling. The wind blew a little Saturday night. Just ask the scoutmaster who was sleeping under it when it fell. HAD A JASM try out a new menu item. Heard it was kind of hard to digest. No one got lost coming in. No one got left behind, so seems like that was a good camp.

SKILL PATROL STANDINGS

04/18/2002

B1 APACHE 160

A1 IROQUOIS 152

B2 AZTEC 79

C1 COMANCHE 68

D1 SIOUX 59

OUTSTANDING PATROL0

4/19/2002

B2 AZTEC 14972

A1 IROQUOIS 14502

B1 APACHE 12819

D1 SIOUX 6808

C1 COMANCHE 6759

OUTSTANDING CREW

04/19/2002

E2 WICHITA 4652

E1 UTE 2632

F1 NAVAHO 1452