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Parents and scouts: 1. We will be having another one of are Eagle Scouts hold his Eagle Court of Honor on January 6th at the First Presbyterian Church starting at 2:00 pm.  It will be for Chris Hoffman.  Please put this on your calendar and plan to attend. 2. Here is the information on the January Campout. It is at Camp Manatoc in Peninsula Ohio with snow events at Brandywine Ski Resort. There are 32 spots in the cabins we have rented.   [If we have over 32 it will be tent camping for those last to sign up.] Use this form to decide what you want to do on this outing.  I will need to have the permission slips back into the troop by January 15th.  In total you will need the form for the troop, and either one form for tubing or the other one for equipment you wish to rent. If you have any question let me know.  See everyone next Year and to all - Have a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.  Troop 136 Camp out Cost Pick One Total ...

Our Theme this Month is: Art Please note the following upcoming events. Refer to the 2012-2013 Program Plan for the complete year planning events. Note that the plan is subject to minor changes. 1. PLC: [Patrol Leader’s Council] Jan 6th - from 5:00-6:00 at the Church. Senior Patrol Leader, Asst. Sr. Patrol Leader, All Patrol Leader’s. & Asst. Patrol Leader’s and other members of the PLC including Scribe, Historian, Quartermaster are also encouraged to attend. 2. Troop Committee / Parent Meeting: Next Meeting is Jan 6th at 6:00 PM at the Church. All parents are invited to attend this meeting and learn what is up coming in the Troop activities. 3.Camp-out this Month: Date: Dec. 14-15, 2012 Location: CAMP-IN at the Church - Then trip to Columbus Museum of Art on Saturday morning. Camp in includes Nerf war and Minecraft. See below for more details Leave Friday @ 6:00 PM [at the church] Return Saturday @ 3:30 PM Cost: [$7.00 for food Dinner, Breakf...

Parents and Scouts: Tonight at the meeting we spoke about two items that I wanted to make sure made it home. 1. Scouting for Food – I have asked the scouts to take the food bags handed out tonight and go to some of your neighbor’s door with the attached note placed in each bag asking for a food donation for the Scouting for Food Program. They can then bring them back at the next scout meeting or by the 1st one in December at the latest. These food donations will go to the Mid Ohio Food Bank. 2. There is an opportunity for them to help in the Local Thanksgiving Wattle. It is a 5-K run-walk to help in the Success Beyond the Classroom project and the Grove City Food Pantry. They want us to have the scouts gather at 7:45 am at the front of the Rave movie theater and help hand out water to the runners. This will go on until 10:00 am and will be a good way to earn some service hours for those that need it. Please contact Roland Kreml if you have any questions. This is a Class B unifo...

Parents & Scouts:   Please don’t forget about our backpacking trip this weekend.  We will leave  Friday night at 7 PM SHARP – to Camp Oyo for the night and  then on the Shawnee Forest trail.  We will be hiking about 5 miles total.  I have fsome basic items for you to consider for backpacking – [below].  We will have discussion  tomorrow night  as to what to bring and if you have any questions please ask.    I will have some transportation needs for parents that would also like to go.  You may or may not need to hike the trail – your choice.      Kirk Bohanan Scoutmaster Troop 136 Things to think about when Back-packing this month: Key items to think about on the trip when it involves hiking with a backpack. Read your  Scout Handbook  about the hiking, cooking, and camping gear it calls for while backpacking.  Also the  Boy Scout Field Book  is a good source for information.  You ...

Parents and Scouts: We had a great meeting last night and had our new PLC elected.  I think we are going to have another great group again to lead the scouts.  At the meeting I had a sign up sheet for the Creek Sweep which is this weekend.  I need additional help! Scouts and parents that can be able to walk in the creek and help clean up the water way. Please let me know if I can add you to the list.  We only had 6 sign up and I am looking for a total of 15 to assist as part of our troop. To be help with this activity – here is the info: It will start  at 7:30 am  at the church – with a pancake breakfast! it is a Class B uniform event. We should be out on the creek by  9 AM  [Brown Run this year] bring your gloves and wear boots. should be a nice day! If you have waders then bring them.  I will need some of you to go into the creek to get stuff. we should be done easily by noon – if we get enough help. Don’t be shy – this is for community ser...

Scouts and Parents: Just a reminder that this week we will have three important activities going on of note. 1. Popcorn turn in is this Tuesday night. DON”T FORGET!!! Any un-sold product MUST be returned and check-in to Mr. Dool. [Any parents that can help with this activity is greatly appreciated by Rob] If you need any popcorn products to fill orders please be patient and wait until the end of the meeting to find out if it is available by someone else bringing it back as an unsold item. All money should also be turned in from items sold. Any questions – let me or Rob Dool know. 2. The week will be our Troop Elections. Very important event in the operation of our troop. Our past group of scout representing the PLC under the leadership of Hunter Stewart as the Senior Patrol Leader have done an excellent JOB! Scouts please make sure to thank them for their service. With that said, we will need to have a new group for the PLC; Senior Patrol Leader, Assistant Senior Patrol Leader,...

Tomorrow's Troop Meeting Assuming that we don’t get blown away tomorrow, we will still do our scout meeting at the Grange Audubon Center in Columbus. If you wish to meet us there just let me know. The directions to the center… 71 North to Greenlawn Ave. Right on Greenlawn Ave. Left on Front St. Left on Whittier Follow Whittier until it ends at the center We will plan to leave the church at 6:30 PM. Please be in Class A uniform. We will try to be back at the church around 8:30. There is a liability form [attached] for you to bring with you to the meeting. If there are any parents that wish to go and would like to help transport scouts – please let me know. Please be at the church by 6:15. we will pull out of the parking lot at 6:30 SHARP! Kirk Bohanan Scoutmaster Troop 136 Popcorn Status We have just over one week left in the Popcorn sale. I hope everything is going well and that you have all met your goals. In order to finish this sale in an organized manner I need you each...

Just a reminder that this week we are once again out away from the church for our meeting location. This week we will be meeting at the Battelle Darby Metro Park. See attached map for actual location. The meeting plan is to have a nature hike and scavenger hunt, lead by the Flaming Cobra Patrol. This will be a Class A uniform night. Bring your flashlight and rain gear – light jacket also would be good. Due to the continues loss of daylight, I am going to have us start at 6:00 PM instead of 7:00 pm . This will give us more daylight to do our activity. We will end the meeting at 7:30 pm and then if you need to get popcorn turned in or money returned you can meet Mr. Dool back at the church for that activity. The patrol meetings portion of the night’s activity will be at 7:00 pm so that your final details are completed for campout planning which will be next weekend – menus, duty rosters, permission slips and camp fees turned in. We will be going to buy food on Thursday night this ...

Troop Meetings locations in October Please be aware of the change of location of our scout meetings the rest of the month of October. As part of our monthly theme on ecology, this week we are going to Pleasant Valley Lake just south of Grove City to do some fishing at the lake. Please bring your fishing gear,bait and flashlight . If you are working on Fishing Merit Badge this will help you with some of the requirements. Next week [10/23] we all be going to Darby Creek Metro Park and then the following week [10/30] we will be going to the Audubon Metro Park – Maps for these location to follow later this month. If you have any questions please drop me a note. Thanks. Kirk Bohanan Scoutmaster Troop 136 Popcorn With the next two meetings being outing we will be making adjustments to the popcorn turn in schedule to keep things moving. October 16, 2012 – I will be at the church from 5:30 pm to 6:45 pm to exchange product and collect money.  October 23, 2012 – I will be at the c...

The following is an update on the on the weekly popcorn competitions and current inventory. The remaining weekly competitions are as follows: October 9: Most Filled Sheets (Combined partial sheets allowed. Report to me your total line items filled. Have sheets to verify) October 16: $10 at a Time (Most ten dollar caramel corns sold. Report your totals to me at start of meeting. Have sheets to verify) October 23: Biggest Order (Single largest line item order. Show me your sheet at the beginning of the meeting) October 30: Most $ In (Based on dollars turned in + online sales reported to date. NOTE online orders take a couple of days to show on reports.) November 6: Most Online (Based on online sales reported to date. NOTE online orders take a couple of days to show on reports.) At the end of the sale (last December Troop Meeting) we will present awards as follows: Most Improved (Greatest increase in sales from 2011) Rookie of the Year (Top sales among new scouts) One Bite at a time ...

1. PLC: [Patrol Leader’s Council] Next Meeting will be October 7th at 5:00 PM Senior Patrol Leader, Asst. Sr. Patrol Leader, All Patrol Leader’s. & Asst. Patrol Leader’s and other Troop leadership positions Please plan to attend. 2. Troop Committee / Parent Meeting: Next Meeting is MONDAY October 8th at 7 PM at the Church. [Note Different date and Time] All parents are invited to attend this meeting and learn what is up coming in the Troop activities. 3.Camp-out this Month: This month’s campout: Ohio Valley Fall Camp-O-Ree Date: Oct. 26-28 [2 Nights] Location: Circleville Ohio Leave Friday @ 6:30 PM Return Sunday @ 11:30AM Cost: $20.00 Permission slip must be filled out and returned by: 10/23/2012 4. Monthly Dues: “A Scout is Thrifty…” Please keep up to date on your monthly dues. We collect $10.00 each month for troop operation. This can be paid or taken from your son’s Scout Account. Scout Accounts are funded by participation in fundraising activities, and also by Kroger PlusKroge...

Have you been selling your popcorn???? Prize tomorrow night is for top sales to date, as recorded by the end of the meeting.  Must show me the order forms OR have have cash turned in. Cash is easiest but will look at forms if they have a lot of take orders. Rob Dool Popcorn Kernal

Honor Flight activity Saturday, Sept 29 Meet at the First Presbyterian Church @ 7:50pm Class A uniform HERE IS A CHANGE OF TIME. ACCORDING TO THE WEBSITE THEY SAY TO PLAN TO BE THERE NO LATER THAN 8:45 PM. IT IS AT SOUTHWEST AIRLINES FLIGHT 8215 AND WE WILL GATHER AT THE BAGGAGE CLAIM AREA . SO WE WILL LEAVE at 8:00 PM SHARP BE THERE AT 7:50 AT THE LATEST. Kirk Bohanan Troop 136 Scoutmaster Community Service @ Brookpark Sunday, Sept 30 Meet at Brookpark Middle School @10AM Late notice, but Brookpark has a community service project opportunity. On Sunday (9/30) starting at 10:00 AM, the Brookpark Middle School PTA will be planting bushes along Southwest Blvd. If any scouts that can help, just send them to Brookpark. Neil Britton Principal Brookpark Middle Schoo l

1.Tomorrow night we will have our Fall Court of Honor. This is where we will be handing out all the awards and advancement that have been earned in the past few months. Scouts please plan to have your parents stay for the night’s meeting. We will have refreshments [those left over from the Hog Roast]. 2. The Popcorn Fund-raiser Sales has started. If you have started then - Great! If you need to pick up some product to sell then see Mr. Dool tomorrow night. He will checkout product from our inventory for you to sell. Remember to check your goal and   Sell – Sell – Sell .   All profits from your sales go into your scout account. 3. I will have a sign up sheet for the Honor Flight that we will attend on Saturday, 9/29. We will meet at the church and drive to Port Columbus at 8:30 pm. [leave at 8:30 sharp] I will need help with driving to the air port. For more details – see my announcements tomorrow night. 4. I am still looking for some First Class Scouts and above to he...

Just a reminder that Popcorn product pick-up will be  this Saturday from 2:30 until 4:00 pm   at the church in the fellowship hall where we meet for our meetings.   If you want to get popcorn products to do door to door sells then come and pick up on Saturday.  Mr. Dool will be there to help get you what you need to get started.   If you can’t make it then and want still want some then plan to get it on Tuesday at the court of honor.  Remember that the sale starts  on Saturday 9/22 .   If you have any questions just drop me a note.   Kirk Bohanan

1. PLC: [Patrol Leader’s Council Next Meeting will be September 10th at 7:00 PM 2. Troop Committee / Parent Next Meeting is September 16th at 6 PM at the All parents are invited to attend this meeting and learn what is up coming in the Troop activities. 3.Camp-out this Month: Camp Birch near Yellow Springs, Ohio Date: Sept. 8-9 [1 Night] Leave Saturday @ 7:30 AM Return Sunday @ 11:30AM 4. Monthly Dues: “A Scout is Thrifty…” Please keep up to date on your monthly dues. We collect $10.00 each month for troop operation. This can be paid or taken from your son’s Scout Account. Scout Accounts are funded by participation in fundraising activities, and also by Kroger Plus purchases. Use Kroger Plus Card for your family food purchases. A percent of your spending at Kroger on the Kroger Plus card will go into the Boy’s Scout Account. The Scout Account can be used to pay for Summer Camp fees, Monthly camp-out fees, Troop Dues, Uniform expenses, an...

Parents and scouts: Here is a note about some upcoming items for the Troop. 1. There will be a class starting tomorrow night for those interested in taking Cycling Merit badge.  Mr. Kreml will be meeting those interested as noted below. We are starting the Cycling Merit badge this Monday from 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM. We will meet at the church to do the following:       · review the bicycles cleaning and safety · review first aid for injuries that could occur during cycling · clean and adjust bicycles · discuss next steps and plan future dates for rides! · if we have time we will review and practice how to repair a flat We will try to work outside on the maintenance, but if rains we will take it inside. Your hands will get messy so bring an old cloth to wipe your hands. You will need your bicycle! [and Helmets] 2. Our September Campout has been rescheduled.  We will be going out Saturday morning September 8-9th to Camp Birch – [near Yellow Springs Ohi...

Our September outing to South Bass Island is going to have to be changed. We did not get in early enough to get on the official registration; they filled up about 1 week ahead of us turning in our registration. [Next year we will have to start earlier to get in] With that in mind, I have asked Jim Baughman to credit all scout accounts that had been debited of funds received. If you would like reimbursed by a troop check please let Jim know. The PLC will have to meet and discuss options for our September outing. It will now be Sept 8-9. I would suggest one around the theme – which is cycling. [Hunter – please head this discussion up] We will have to have a decision by this Tuesday. Kirk Bohanan