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Troop 100 has been guiding young men for 50 years and making an impact on their lives as they in turn make an impact on the community through their progress in the Scouting program. Today Troop 100 has had over 130 Eagle Scouts join the ranks of so many before them and we look forward to having you join them as you set your sights on your future growth.
7:00 p.m. Troop Meeting. Meet outside on the back lawn by the picnic shelter. Summer activity shirts. Best practices in practice for Scouts, school, and other community activities coming up: distance, maskup and/or shield, sanitizer, and hygiene. (For further BSA policy detail, review Restart Scouting Checklist at www.scouting.org/coronavirus)
Planning for the coming Leadership and Service Camp at Camp Baker, during August 17-21. Final dates to be determined this Wednesday based on dates confirmed for two deep adult leadership. Camp to focus on Junior Leader Training for all, Annual Planning Pow Wow, Service to the Camp and industrial arts skills, out of camp coastal adventures to be selected at the troop meeting by the group attending, and Scout advancement. Medical re-checks. At this time, we have a patrol sized group of Scouts signed up for this summer camp. Please be at the meeting Wednesday or contact rushhoag@comcast.net if you wish to add.
Parent Committee Meeting - Postponed until August 26th when the status of the PAC12 Games and annual troop fundraising is expect to be more fully clarified.
Thursday, August 13, 2020, Alton Baker Park
Troop outdoor day activity - Disc Golf Game (18 holes) at a time to be set by the interested group at Wednesday night's troop meeting. Time to be sent by email to the entire troop after the meeting Wednesday evening.
THE TRAIL AHEAD
August 17-21, Troop 100 Leadership and Service Camp at Camp Baker
Tuesday - Wednesday, August 4 - 5, 2020, Scott Lake Camground
Tuesday, August 4th, 8:00 a.m. Meet at Wesley Church for departure to Scott Lake (Highway 126 to Highway 242 to Forest Service Road 260 to Scott Lake). Return during the middle of the day on Wednesday, August 5th in time for the Troop Meeting on Wednesday evening.
Bring your overnight gear and a day pack for the hike up to Benson Lake. Pack your tent or check out a troop tent on departure as this trip will be one Scout to a tent unless family household related or hammock camping. Scott Lake is a primitive dry camp, so bring three personal liters of water to supplement the troop supply and don't forget the repellant, bathing suits, towels, and optional fishing gear.
Trail meals planned and prepared individually or buddy cooking in the groups formed at last Week's troop meeting. (Its just one overnight, so real food is always best, but consult the handout of trail meal suggestions from last week's troop meting.) Backpacking stoves will be taken and shared.
We have four adults going with a patrol sized group, but we could still add an extra Scout or two to the sign-up; if you would like to add or have questions, email rushhoag@comcast.net. Best practices to be observed for virus prevention, leave no trace, and safe swim defense.
Wednesday, August 5, 2020, Wesley Church
6:30 p.m. Venture Scout Meeting - Boarding and water ski day for August. Opening planning discussion for the year ahead.
7:00 p.m. Troop Meeting. Meet outside on the back lawn by the picnic shelter. Summer activity shirts. Best practices in practice for Scouts, school, and other community activities coming up: distance, maskup, sanitizer, and hygiene.
Citizenship theme concludes with Scout discussion of procedural rights in court, Scout debate of landmark Supreme Court decisions, and a mock court case.
Planning for the coming Leadership and Service Camp at Camp Baker, August 17-21. (Given that National Junior Leader Training and Beaver Day were unavailable this year, Troop 100 is planning its own small group leadership and service camp at Camp Baker, with local adventures.)
THE TRAIL AHEAD
August 17-21, Troop 100 Leadership and Service Camp at Camp Baker
7:00 Troop Meeting. Meet outside on the back lawn by the picnic shelter. Summer activity shirts. Best practices in practice for Scouts, school, and other community activities coming up: distance, markup, sanitizer, and hygiene.
Citizenship theme continues with Scout games, discussions, and activities.
Dates settled at the meeting for our Scott Lake Hiking Camp during the week of August 3-7; dates dependent on adult two deep leadership. Scout medicals updated for upcoming camps. The camp program is intended for small patrol sized groups. (The Scott Lake Camp will be one Scout to a tent unless family and household related or hammock camping. Trail meals planned and prepared individually or buddy cooking. A trail meal suggestion handout will be provided at this week's meeting.) If you would like to add to the signup, email rushhoag@comcast.net
Friday, July 31, 2020, Triangle Five Ranch, 39841 Mckenzie Highway, Walterville
10:00 a.m. Weekly outdoor activity: Horsemanship and arena riding. Limited to a patrol sized group. Advance signup at the troop meeting required.
Wednesday, August 5, 2020 - No Troop Meeting planned during the Scott Lake Hiking Camp
THE TRAIL AHEAD
August 17-21, Troop 100 Leadership and Service Camp at Camp Baker
Monday - Friday, July 20-24, Armitage County Park, Troop 100 Pioneering and Adventure Camp
Monday, July 20th, 2:00 p.m. Camp Opens at Group sites A & B in the campground area; Friday, July 24th, 12 Noon Camp Closes.
Arrive at camp in your family car with your personal gear for four nights (See gear below for activities; fishing gear ok with license.) One Scout to a tent unless from the same family household. Best practices in force: Distancing, masks (bring an extra) whenever not distancing, personal sanitizer and hygiene. (Final cost [$100.@ range] to be split 50/50 between the troop and the Scout Activity Allowances. We have limited parking at the sites, so some adult extended visitors may have to pay the $5. entry and walk over from the parking lot. We will sort it.)
The successful camper will work the Pioneering Merit Badge, master fire by friction (camp fires allowed), earn/review Totin' Chip, Firem'n Chit, master all Scout knots, whip and fuse the ends of a rope, try rope making and rope splices, master lashings, build a handicraft scale model lashing project, and team build a full scale campground lashing project.
Adventures include: Tuesday afternoon - Cycling down the 16 mile Row River National Recreation Trail, the site of the former Oregon Pacific & Eastern Rail Line (7% grade) once operated by the Bohemia Mining Company (Bring bike and helmet to go in the troop trailer, if you don't have a working one, the troop will rent from the cycling shop in Cottage Grove); Wednesday morning - Beckett Nelson Eagle Project re-painting the Troop Garage at Wesley Church (Bring and wear old clothes suitable to be ruined with paint); Thursday afternoon - Ten Mile McKenzie Whitewater Adventure from Finn Rock to Helfrich Landing with the Helfrich Outfitters (Bring rafting gear such as water bottle, bathing suits, towels; water shoes, old sneakers, or river sandals; sun screen, sun glasses, board rim hat, etc. Dry clothes and shoes in car. Maskup in vehicles. Valuables secured. No cotton - jeans, sweatshirts, etc. Weather predicted great.)
Wednesday, July 22nd
No Troop Meeting during the Troop 100 Armitage Park Pioneering and Adventure Camp. (By reservation, Scouts not attending this camp may join the cycling event on Thursday afternoon, July 23rd for a weekly outdoor event with the troop.)
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A Special Message from Beckett Nelson on his Eagle Project:
I am looking for five to ten older scouts. We will be painting the Troop Garage. Our plan would be to work this Wednesday morning 8-12, July 22nd, and potentially Friday morning July 24th, 8-12 if needed. We need scouts who can apply extra care to ensure that the project is done with the highest quality.
You should wear clothing that can get paint on it and it is encouraged to wear a mask due to COVID 19. We will provide food and beverages. If you can bring an adult with you, that would be greatly appreciated as well. Please RSVP as soon as possible, more information will be provided.
Thank you,
Becket Nelson
THE TRAIL AHEAD
(With best practices for safety in mind, our restructured plan this year is to offer shorter four day troop summer camps for patrol sized groups. Email rushhoag@comcast.net to add if you did not previously signup or need to cancel.)
August 3-7, 2020, Troop 100 Scott Lake Hiking Camp
August 17-21, Troop 100 Leadership and Service Camp at Camp Baker
6:30 p.m. Venture Scout Meeting - Departure Meeting for Lower Deschutes Rafting Trip (print out and bring signed waivers and all final payments per the separate email to the participants), Planning for August Water Ski/Boarding Day at Dorena Lake, Open Spring Break 2021 Discussion.
7:00 p.m. Troop Meeting - Outdoors on the back church lawn at the shelter in summer uniform. Best practices in effect: bring your own camp chair, distance, mask up, personal sanitizer. The Citizenship Theme continues: responsibilities of citizenship, actively participating in the community, voting, paying taxes, Game - Guess the President.
Final signup for the Armitage Park Pioneering and Adventure Camp, July 20-24, at Group Sites A & B. (We still have opening, but this camp strictly limited to 16 participants.) Camp medical recheck; waivers signed and submitted for trail ride and rafting afternoon adventures.
Thursday, July 16, 2020, Wesley Church
6:15 a.m. meet, 6:30 a.m. Depart - Venture Scouts depart for the 50 Miler Lower Deschutes Rafting Trip (Kayaking option in select areas) from Warm Springs to Sandy Beach near Maupin. Trip return later on Saturday, July 18, 2020. (Participants receiving separate detailed email: directions, waivers, what to bring, trip plan.)
Thursday, July 16, 2020, Willamalane Camp Putt, 4006 Franklin Blvd., Eugene
10:30 a.m. Weekly outdoor troop activity for all Scouts not on the 50 Miler Venture Rafting Trip. Golf at Camp Putt followed by troop hosted Pizza lunch on the river at Roaring Rapids. (After Golf enter to the outdoor distanced tables on the lawn by the river through the outdoor gate to the right of the Roaring Rapids building.) Use best practices from the troop meetings.
Monday - Friday, July 20-24, Armitage County Park, Troop 100 Pioneering and Adventure Camp
July 20th, 2:00 p.m. Camp Opens; July 24th, 12 Noon Camp Closes. Arrive at camp in your family car with personal gear for four nights. One Scout to a tent unless from the same family household. Bring mask, personal sanitizer. (Final cost [$100.@ range] to be split 50/50 between the troop and the Scout Activity Allowances.)
The successful camper will work the Pioneering Merit Badge, master fire by friction (camp fires allowed), earn/review Totin' Chip, Firem'n Chit, master all Scout knots, whip and fuse the ends of a rope, try rope making and rope splices, master lashings, build a handicraft scale model lashing project, and team build a full scale campground lashing project.
Afternoon adventures include: Tuesday afternoon - horsemanship and trail ride in planning, Wednesday - Ten Mile McKenzie Whitewater Adventure from Finn Rock to Helfrich Landing with the Helfrich Outfitters, Thursday - Cycling down the 16 mile Row River National Recreation Trail, the site of the former Oregon Pacific & Eastern Rail Line once operated by the Bohemia Mining Company.
Wednesday, July 22nd
No Troop Meeting during the Troop 100 Armitage Park Pioneering and Adventure Camp. (By reservation, Scouts not attending this camp may join the cycling event on Thursday afternoon, July 23rd for a weekly outdoor event with the troop.)
THE TRAIL AHEAD
August 3-7, 2020, Troop 100 Scott Lake Hiking Camp
August 17-21, Troop 100 Leadership and Service Camp at Camp Baker
Wednesday, JuIy 8, 2020, Wesley Church Back Lawn around the Picnic Shelter
6:30 p.m. Venture Scouts - Our Fifty MIler Rafting Trip on the Lower Deschutes is full with the campground permitted 16 participants. Contact Rush Hoag (541-232-9465) immediately if you want to add and we will see if a way can be found. Participants should read and study the trip information sent to you and the list of things to bring. Final trip decisions on the departure and put in time and pull out and return times will be made. Print out the Release of Liability sent to you and bring it filled out and signed to the meeting.
This week we celebrate Clayton Sherlock's 17th Birthday with pizza as the meeting begins. Come to wish Clayton a happy one!
This week we turn to the National BSA Scouting theme for July: Citizenship with instruction and games. Plans to complete Citizenship in the Community, Nation, and World for Scouts with partials from the Troop's prior Citizenship Merit Badge Clinic to be discussed. Written work taken toward completions.
Signup and plans confirmed for this Thursday's outdoor activity of trout fishing at the Leaburg Lake on the Mckenzie River at the hatchery and EWEB Park. If this option should lack sufficient support, we can consider Saturday or Plan B which is trout fishing at the Junction City Pond, 92770 Highway 99S, Junction City. (However, last Thursday, the hike of Spencer's Butte was well attended.) An email after the troop meeting will confirm the final plan for those interested, but unable to attend the troop meeting.
Thursday, July 9, 2020, Leabug Lake on the Mckenzie River
8:00 a.m. Meet at Wesley Church for departure for Leaburg Lake trout fishing. We expect to be taking a drift boat and alternate turns, so this will be a combination of bank and drift boat fishing over the hole. Bring your fishing license, pole and tackle, and lunch. Youth licenses (age 12-17) are available at Bi-Mart or similar for $10. Adult licenses are $44., Senior licenses (requires prior registration with ODFW) are $29., and Pioneer licenses are $6. (Should we lack sufficient support at the troop meeting to go out to Leaburg Lake on Thursday, we can consider Saturday or a Plan B to go to the Junction Pond.
Camping Ahead
Additional youth and adult signup will be taken for these camps at the troop meetings. Dr. Williams is available to assist with updating the camp medicals. Camp costs will be split between the Troop and the Scout Activity Allowances. This will include a nominal charge of $50. per Scout per camp for food and supplies plus any activity charges.
Armitage Park Pioneer Skills and Adventure Camp, July 20-24.
We have the two group sites at this park with wide fields on the Mckenzie River reserved. Camp is limited to a maximum of 8 participants in each group site or a total of 16. Camp begins Monday, July 20th at the 2 p.m. check in and concludes on Friday, July 24th at the 12 noon check out. The plan is for the Scouts to master Scout pioneering skills and earn the Pioneering Merit Badge with adventure activities on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday afternoons. Adult support is needed, but since camp is just north of town, parents might alternate days.
