Backpacking & Hiking Merit Badges?

If so, then the new Adventure Team is for you. Joining the team will give you the opportunity to spend more time outdoors, earn two distinguished merit badges and participate in some memorable multi-day trips.

All interested scouts should print out the two merit badge workbooks, read them and contact Mr. Herrmann,

Mr. Tokarski or Mr. DeMarco by February 2nd.

Details:

1. You must be First Class rank or above to join

2. We will use the months of February & March to fulfill most of the book requirements.  Trips will not begin until April.

3. Trips will vary between Hiking & Backpacking depending on a number of factors.

4.  It may take up to 2 years to complete the badges, so plan accordingly.

5.  Being a member of the Adventure Team does not preclude you from participating within your own patrol’s activities.

Ben C. and Michael C. (our SPL) will be swimming in a meet Thursday January 26th as Smithtown East faces off against Hauppauge.

Time: 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm

Where: Hauppauge High School Pool

Cost: FREE!

If you have the time, please go down and cheer the boys on!

A SCOUT IS LOYAL

Mr. Bauer

HOLD THE DATE!

Troop 301 has scheduled an “Eagle Court of Honor” on Saturday, March 10, 2012 at 12 noon, at the St. James Lutheran Church – more information will be sent out soon.

PLAN B = Scouts meet at Norway Hall at the corner of 4th and 7th in St. James (we had a December meeting there) at 1:00 pm today.

We will be finishing the storyboarding and shooting “indoor” scenes.

Patrols bring your lunch meal and be prepared to cook your dinner meal as well (outside on tables)

Please bring shovels to help clean the parking lot.

ADULTS: The Prime Rib dinner and lunch are still on and Fred is preparing and Jerry’s house nearby.

We have the “downstairs” at Norway Hall. They just did the floors upstairs so DO NOT ENTER there.

Sunday we will reconvene at Long Beach down by the marina and Little Africa to cook breakfast and shoot outdoor scenes.

Above is what Moriches Road looked like heading to the beach at ~10:00 am

Long Beach Road near Wilderness

Knox School Hill

Everybody will be home in plenty of time for the FOOTBALL GAME

7:45 am Update: Thruway traffic cameras show icy conditions with single lane and poor snow removal. If we went and arrived safe we would do nothing more than eat dinner and watch a movie with 10 hours of driving to do that. Time for plan B.

Mr. Bindert and Mr. Bauer are working on a mid-day local venue change (maybe Little Africa depending on if Long Beach Road has been salted). Boys will still eat lunch, shoot movie and cook dinner but will not sleep over. Breakfast TBD.

Watch here for further details.

6:00 am UPDATE: National Weather Service is still calling for the storm in our area to last until ~4:00 with 3-5 inches of snow and ice. As we head up our route the story remains the same with less ice and ending sooner but still the same 3-5 inches. Just within the last 30-50 miles of getting to TMR the forecast drops to 1-3″ and the storm ending at 1:00 pm. If we were to leave at 9:00 am and our safe speed reduced to 30 mph, we would not arrive at TMR until 3:00 pm assuming no one else gets on the roads. I have been watching the plows on 25A since 5:00 am and they seem to have the main roads clean but are moving slowly as it is slippery.

The storm we were trying to get there ahead of has moved up and we may end up driving in the worst of it.

We will be looking at conditions after first light Saturday and make a call by about 8:00 am as to what to do.

DO NOT COME TO THE CHURCH AT 4:45 but rather wait for instruction and Please watch here for updates!

In order to get to the camp in order to complete the program we need to meet at the Church parking lot at 4:45 AM

YES…..4:45 AM as we need to be up there by 8:00 AM and it is about a 3 hour drive.

Do not stop for breakfast on the road as the scouts are supposed to be making breakfast on arrivial.

The camp is in Narrowsburg and directions to the camp can be gotten by clicking HERE

For those working with a GPS and Latitude/Longitude coordinates, the camp entrance is at:

41 degrees – 34 minutes – 40 seconds NORTH Latitude and 74 degrees – 56 minutes – 56 seconds WEST Longitude

Click the picturre below for a look at where we will be.

The actual coordinates for the cabin parking lot (which is fairly small) is as follows:

41 degrees – 34 minutes - 39.1 seconds NORTH Latitude and 74 degrees – 56 minutes - 41.8 seconds WEST Longitude

TMR lists the street address as 1481 crystal lake rd, Narrowsburg, NY 12764 but from personal experience this puts you up the road short of the entrance by the better part of half a mile.

We are in the HEARST A & HEARST B cabins.

Remember, EVERY PATROL is to present 2 scripts for consideration at this Thursday’s meeting.

One should involve primarily INDOOR scenes in case of poor weather.

Be creative.

Mr. Bauer

- January 3rd – PLC

- January 4th – Burning of the Greens – Thanks to Nick D., Alex B., Greg B., Tom B., Chris B., Dean B., James B. and Scott M.  for coming down. They all get Community Service time.

- January 5th  – Troop Meeting – Photo Contest voting and more – TMR permission slips due

- January 12th – Troop Meeting – History of Cinema – Mr. Becker presenting – Movie scripts due – TMR Menus and Duty Rosters also due

- January 19th – Troop Meeting – Storyboarding w/ Professor Steve Marsh (SBU) (Zach Z. & Grant H. assisting)

- January 21st & 22nd – TMR Cabin Campout (Movie Making) – $15 activity fee -

- January 26th - Careers demo – two adult speakers Hart Systems Pres & a Doctor. PERMISSION SLIPS DUE FOR WEST HILLS!

- January 27th – Pack 228 Pack Night presentation at St. James Elem. – Knots and Lashings – Tommy H. coordinating

As was stated by the Church back in November last year, we are not to park in the parking lot near the church building.

We should park in the big lot adjacent to the Church office and youth hall. See Below:

Our scouts that did the conservation project at the Ottis Pike Wilderness area have make it onto the ONLINE BOYS LIFE magazine.

Click here to link to the BOYS LIFE page.

Boys Life is published for scouts about scouting and traces it roots back to the beginning of the Scouts in the US. The artist NORMAN ROCKWELL was one of the first editors of the magazine and provided the art for many covers over the years.

You can also see more pictures and get a better flavor of the trip and the events of December by visiting the HISTORIAN’S CORNER tab and selecting Events From December 2011.

Great Job SCOUTS!

Each year, to celebrate the EPIPHANY the church hold and event called “The Burning of the Greens”.

It is a church service that begins in the church building and then moves outside where the congregation sings Christmas Carols around a bonfire made up of evergreen bows.

We have been asked to assist with the annual “Burning of the greens” again this year and the church is a little short on natural greens for the scouts to cut up and burn.

If you have a natural tree that you can donate to the cause, please bring it by the church by about 5:30 pm on January 4th.

The church has a service that starts at 6:30 pm and we should be finished making noise by then so it does not disturb the service.

SCOUTS NEED NOT WHERE THEIR CLASS A UNIFORM as they will be cutting up branches and sap is a very strong possibility.

We need scouts at 5:30 pm to cut up the greens!

Thanks in advance and hope to see you there.