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OPEN HOUSE - Come look us over!
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Troop 1539 will be hosting our annual open house on Monday, 30 January from 6:00pm - 8:00 pm at the VFW Hall on Central Valley Road.
This is an opportunity for all Webelos (both I & II) scouts to get their troop visit requirement for their Arrow of Light and a chance for us to show our stuff.
Activities will include a bonfire, dutch oven cooking and fun hands on demonstrations of scouting skills. There will be food and fun for everyone, so come and check out our troop and have a great time.
Since we are preparing food, we ask that you RSVP below so we can get a head count for what has always been a very popular event- please use the link to register
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Feeding the homeless and less fortunate is cancelled for tonight

Rescheduled for next Wednesday (1/25) Have fun in the snow and be safe.
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Merit Badge Clinic Registration now OPEN
http://mbclinic.orcabsa.org/
Need to get your classes ASAP as they are filling up- use the click here for details link to get to the site, or go directly with this address: http://mbclinic.orcabsa.org/
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Congratulations to Zak Roundy- our newest Eagle Scout!

Nice job at his BOR tonight- Zak is our 50th Eagle Scout!
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Vertical World closed-

Sadly, Vertical World in Bremerton closed yesterday- so we obviously won't be able to climb there on the 7th- we will present some alternate activity for the troop to decide on at the meeting on the 2nd-
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Photo Night-

Photo Night- Mr Warner has graciously agreed to set up his equipment and let you update your mug shots (his look much better than my 'up against the wall' pictures)- He is also willing to do family/sibling shots while set up
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Welcome to Gavin- our newest member

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Congratulations to Travis Montgomery- our newest Eagle Scout!

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Bowling Night
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Meet at the parking lot outside Pass & ID at the main gate to Bangor at 6:15- we start bowling at 6:30 - uniform is Class A, please bring $5 for the bowling- this is a Patrol of the Quarter Competition Event
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SWIM CALL- Monday November 14
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Meet at the parking lot to Pass & ID by the Main Gate (near PSD) at 6:15 and we will ferry boys onto base and the pool- Uniform is Class B, bring a towel and swim trunks (you can change there) and bring $2.50 for the pool- After the swim test there will be free time in the pool
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Election Results

ASPL – Phillip Kelley PLs (in # votes order) 1) Ethan Wetherby 2) Daniel Kelly 3) Wyatt Antoine 4) Nate Shirley 5) Chris Kelley 6) Daniel Shaw
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Congratulations to our Newest Eagle-

Craig Orwin passed his BOR tonight to become our latest Eagle Scout!
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Fat Smitty's to donate walls to Charity

Fat Smitty's will be removing the dollar bills from the walls and donating the proceeds to St Jude's and the Boy Scouts during their annual winter closure- The tradition of posting a dollar bill to the walls of the restaurant began shortly after the they opened 28 years ago- The troop has a tradition of eating at Fat Smitty's after a backpacking trip in the olympics- we currently have over 30 bills posted on the walls there- and in 2012 we will start the collection over again
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Bidding Adieu to the Ahrens Clan-

They move to Eastern Washington tomorrow- George, Janet and Hank have been a big part of 1539, and they leave some really big shoes to fill- we wish them all the best in Eastern Washington, and will see both of them at Philmont in 2012
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Summer Camp Awards

Honor Troop
Moving Toxic Green Pond Scum - 1st, 2nd & 3rd
Three man, Three way, Tug of war - 2nd
Giant Blind Air Bowling - 1st
Best Dessert- Scoutmaster Dutch Oven Cookoff
Beads - Top Scout (Josh), Top Scouter (Mr. Catron)
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Aloha to Owen Woelper-

Owen's family moved to Hawaii over the last weekend- but he did make Star at summer camp before he left- we hope to see him again when his dad has his Change of Command in September, and he will be part of the Philmont Crew in 2012
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Cycling 50 miler due home at 3:30 at the VFW Hall--

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Saying Goodbye-

July 4th was the last meeting for the Phillips brothers- rarely do we lose 3 at once, but sadly they are moving to the east coast and we wish them well as they continue their scouting careers
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Welcome to Ben- our newest Scout!

Ben visited us at the Driving Range, and has decided to join the troop- be sure to welcome him!
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Power restored at the Hall!

Thanks to Mr. Searer and Mr. Heitmann who worked to replace the wiring to the meter outside the building-
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Driving Range (Meeting on 6/27)
http://northwestgolfrange.com/sites/courses/layout9.asp?id=777&page=43049
We have the upper deck reserved- cost is $4.00 per scout for a bucket of balls- please bring clubs if you have them- there are some loaners available-
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Switch to Class B

With the last day of School, the summer uniform change takes place- Class B is the authorized uniform for all scout functions unless otherwise indicated- Class B is scout pants and a Troop T-Shirt (Sand colored with green writing)
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Mt Baker climb postponed to the alternate date
http://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.php?lat=48.773387698680565&lon=-121.81228637695312&site=sew&unit=0&lg=en&FcstType=text
The forecast is for up to 6" of snow at the summit- and 34 degrees and rain at base camp- not fun weather at any time, and downright dangerous on a big mountain- so the alternate dates (June 30- July 4) are in effect- sorry that the weather gods are not smiling on us today, hopefully will be better next weekend
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Annual Planning Time Again!
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May is the time to vote for ideas to include in next year's program- you have to log in to access the voting page- available as a link from here or on the Planning link in the troop only section- Voting will be open until 5/31- you can vote for as many ideas as you want, but only get to vote once)
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Summer Camp T-Shirt Order

Optional, but payment has to be in by 5/23 for the pre-order, they will be on sale at Camp as well- * t-shirts youth M or L, adult s-xxxl $11 * baseball caps $7.50 (if you bundle your shirt and hat you save $5)
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Congratulations to Luke P- Vigil Honor class of 2011

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Meet at the Pool tonight-

For those without base access, meet in the parking lot for the main gate at 6:15- the boys will form up at 6:30 at the pool- bring $2.50 for the swimming, and the uniform is Class B
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Welcome to Dylan- our newest Scout

Coming to us from Pack 4552, Dylan brings us to 71 scouts a new high water mark
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Congratulations to Mr. Leicht and Mr. Nusz- Scouter of the Year Award winners

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Congratulations to Mr. Rinehart- District Award of Merit Winner

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Congratulations to Luke- Our newest Eagle Scout!!

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Our largest group yet- 7 new scouts!

The troop welcomes Myron, Jarred, Doran, James, Matt, Ben and Steven - all from Pack 4539 - be sure to introduce yourselves at the next Court of Honor-
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Even More New Scouts!

Thursday, 2/24 the troop welcomes DJ and David from the combined Pack 4544 and Pack 4537 crossover - my personal thanks to those who attended the ceremony
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More New Scouts-

Nick joined us from pack 4504 on 2/18- his brother Zack will join us on 4/21 along with Brandon- be sure to introduce yourselves to all of them
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Welcome to our newest Scouts

On Valentine's day the troop added 3 more scouts- Brothers Daniel and Owen, along with Matt - Daniel and Matt are transferring in, and Owen is new to scouting- be sure to welcome them
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More Welcomes

RJ and Michael have just joined us from Pack 4540- be sure to introduce yourselves
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Upcoming Crossovers

The following have let me know - there still might be changes
Pack 4504 - 2/18/2011 - Nick
Pack 4537 - 2/21/2011 - David
Pack 4556 - 2/23/2011 - Brandon
Pack 4544 - 2/24/2011 - DJ
Pack 4539 - 3/9/2011 - Myron, Jared, Doran, James, Matt, Ben and Steven
Category Event Site Date Time Created Updated
  Service Project     Feeding the Homeless       Coram Deo Church     1/25/2012   5:00 PM   6/19/2011   1/18/2012
  Service Project     Steak Night       VFW Hall     1/27/2012   5:00 PM   6/20/2011   1/24/2012
  Special Event     USS Nimitz Tour       Other     1/29/2012   11:00 AM   1/9/2012   1/27/2012
  Special Event     Open House       VFW Hall     1/30/2012   5:30 PM   6/20/2011   1/30/2012
  Meeting     Seven Year Plan       VFW Hall     2/4/2012   3:00 PM   11/22/2011   2/1/2012
  Special Event     Travis' Eagle COH       VFW Hall     2/18/2012   3:00 PM   12/29/2011   2/1/2012
  Special Event     Pack 4556 Crossover       Silverdale Lutheran Church     2/24/2012   5:00 PM   1/30/2012   
  Special Event     Pack 4539 Crossover       Crystal Grange     3/21/2012   6:00 PM   1/25/2012   
  Campout     Paddling workup       Other     3/24/2012   7:00 AM   6/20/2011   1/23/2012
  Training     TLT Lockin       VFW Hall     4/13/2012   5:30 PM   6/20/2011   1/27/2012
  Chore     VFW Hall Cleanup       VFW Hall     4/14/2012   9:00 AM   6/20/2011   1/27/2012

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