Up comming events

Ok here is what the schedule for summer camp is.  On Saturday June 20th the Troop will leave t he Church at 8:00 a.m. for camp. We will set up all of our tents during this time to save time on Sunday.

On Sunday June 21st. we will leave the church at 1:00 p.m. for camp. This will allow us plenty of time to get settled in and still beat the rush getting physical re-checks, dinning hall training and swimming checks.

On June 24th Wednesday evening at 6:30 p.m. we will have our parents night covered dish dinner in the shelter house at camp. All family, friends and troop alumni are invited to joins us. Please bring plenty of covered dishes filled with great smelling and tasting foods. The scouts and leaders will be looking forward to them. Also bring table service and drinks.

 

Eagles Honored In Columbus

Four Boy Scouts in Jackson County who attained the rank of Eagle Scout last year, were honored May 28th at the 2009 Simon Kenton Council Recognition Dinner in Columbus. The local scouts are pictured above, from the left: Ben of Troop 42 in Oak Hill; Clay and Michael  of Troop 48 in Jackson, and Chris of Troop 57 in Wellston. The dinner chairman was Michael Morris, President & CEO of American Electric Power. Carl Nourse, CEO of Nourse Family of Dealerships was honored as the 2009 Distinguished Eagle and Thomas Hoaglin, retired chairman & CEO of Huntington Bancshares was the dinner honoree. Keynote speaker for the evening was Ken Hitchcock, coach of the Columbus Blue Jackets hockey team.

Congratulations to all!!

 

Boy Scout Troop 48 Rocks on Facebook

Folks

In case you were not aware Troop 48 also has a group page on Facebook.  It is located at:

Boy Scout Troop 48 Rocks on Facebook

If you are on Facebook become a member!!  Thanks to Jaycee for this………..

 

Medical Exams

Well it is that time of year agian.  New Medical Forms were passed out on March 9th but just in case you did not get your or Heaven forbid you lost it you can print it out by following this link. Medical Form  You need to bring it back with all of your personal information completed on March 16th, 2009. We are making arrangements to have a Dr. come to a Troop meeting in the near future to complet the examnination part.

 

Scout Sunday

Troop 48 will observe Scout Sunday on February the 15th. We will be attending morning services at the Christ United Methodist Church which is our sponsor and where we meet. Services are at 9:00 am in the Family Life Center and at 11:00 am in the church sanctuary. Scouts should arrive in complete Class A uniform 30 minutes prior to the service that they are attending. We will have a part in each service so “Be Prepared” to do your part.

 

Boy Scout Earns All 121 Merit Badges

For any of you who needs a role model here he is:

NEW YORK —  A Long Island teenager has earned all 121 merit badges offered by the Boy Scouts of America. It’s an accomplishment the local arm of the organization calls “an almost unheard-of feat.”

Oceanside resident Shawn Goldsmith earned his final badge — for bugling — in time for his 18th birthday in November. He far surpassed the 21 badges required to achieve the elite rank of Eagle Scout.

He says he took about five years to earn his first 62 badges and then nearly doubled that number in a matter of months. He did it with the encouragement of his grandmother, who died shortly before he reached his goal.

The Binghamton University freshman was awarded his final badges on Dec. 19. He says he hopes to become a businessman and politician.

 

Scoutings own TV show!!

I just read that Scouting has its own TV show currently running on the “Outdoor Channel” which is channel 49 on the Jackson cable system.  The show is called “Scouting for Adventure” and here is the link to its web site:  http://www.outdoorchannel.com/Shows/ScoutingForAdventure.aspx

The show is on on Wednesdays at 8:30 am and 6:30 pm also on Saturdays at 2:00 pm. The promo video is about scuba diving and looks interesting.  There is also information on the Councils web site at:

http://www.skcbsa.org/temporary/Scouting%20for%20adventure.pdf

 

August Schedule Update

Monday August 11th we will be having Board of Reviews and Scoutmaster Conferences. If you need these for advancement and have not talked to Scoutmaster Charlie Bowman then do so soon so you can get on the schedule.

Monday the 18th school starts so we will start back with our regular meeting schedule.

Monday 25th is the Court of Honor, see earlier post for details.