Livingston, Montana March 2002 Volume 5 Issue 2
February Campout Adventure:
We had a wonderful adventure on Saturday, February 23rd. We left
immediately after the Webelos Bridge Ceremony and arrived at
the trail head near dusk. We strapped on our skies and snowshoes
and headed into the forest. The nearly full moon illuminated
the cloud cover which made everything glow in a beautiful fashion.
We didn't even use our headlamps on our trip in. It was 5.3 miles
of skiing to the Bennett Creek Cabin which was a great destination.
We arrived just before 9 p.m. The Cabin warmed up quickly and
after some soup and cookies we were off to sleep. Jerome and
Jere were brave enough to sleep out and earned 27 Frost Points.
The next morning we played Magic and Hearts and relaxed in the
cabin. We left about 1 p.m. and skied back out to the vehicles.
There was quite a bit of new snow which made the skiing even
better. We had a slow but uneventful drive home and all was well.
Fall / Winter Court of Honor:
Our Troop held a Court
of Honor in the Sleeping Giant Middle School library on Monday,
March 4th. There was no Court of Honor in November of last year
in hopes that there would be many more merit badges to award
in March. This was true to some extent. There were 13 merit badges
awarded, up from one.
Many Scouts are on the "Life
Scout Lawn Chair" (thanks to our Senior Patrol Leader for
this new term). It is the relaxed state of being that Life Scouts
maintain until they finally decide to get serious about completing
the requirements for Eagle Scouts. Some never get up from the
lawn chair. If you know someone in this state, give them an encouraging
word and maybe this spring it will take root and flourish.
Here are the awards that were received at the Court of Honor. Four new Scouts were inducted into the Troop including Michael, Emmanuel, Micah and John. Earning their Scout Rank were Emmanuel, Micah, and Michael. Tenderfoot Rank for Ken. Star Rank for Mark.
Bronze Eagle Palm and Gold Eagle Palm for Jay. Silver Eagle Palm for Nicholas. 2nd Bronze Eagle Palm for Brian. Chemistry Merit Badge for Nicholas and Tyler. Citizenship in the Community for Mark. Communications for Billy and Daniel. Computers for Calin and Tyler. Personal Fitness for Mark, Tyler and Zach. Personal Management for Brent. Space Exploration for Billy. Wilderness Survival for Zach. One Year Service Stars for Ken, Mark, Calin and Mrs. DesChene. Two years for Mr. Hughes, Mrs. Moody and Mrs. Lester. Three years for Daniel, Mrs. Hughes, Mrs. Jovick and
Mrs. Lemke. Four years for Jay, Danny, Nicholas, Jeremiah, Joshua and Jerome. Five years for Bret. Six years for Brian and Mr. Carlson. Seven years for Hugh. Eight years for Mrs. Nelson and Mr. Nelson. Hugh is the new Viper Patrol Leader. Mark is the Year 2001 Historian who is working to complete our biggest volume of Troop History. All Scouts and Scouters received the 2002 Quality Unit Patches.
Finally, last year's Spirit Award recipient, Mrs. Jovick, presented this year's Spirit Award to Mr. Moody. He has demonstrated extraordinary dedication in being a helping hand when the Troop runs across some bumps in our path. He has volunteered to drive to and chaperone all of our summer camps in addition to the 21 day Jamboree trip last summer. When you see Mr. Moody please let him know how much we appreciate his work.