We are pleased to offer this resource to all members of the Troop 100 Family. If you are looking for information about Troop 100 we invite you to read about our troop in the About Us page and use the Contact Us page if you have more questions.
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. Court of Honor. The troop moves back to Wesley Church for its Spring Court of Honor outside on the classroom lawn with sunny skies predicted, but dress appropriately for the evening temperatures. Numerous Merit Badges, Ranks Advancements, and Special Awards since September will be presented plus any prior pending Awards and Ranks. Annual Friends of Scouting Appeal for the Oregon Trail Council among the adults with the World Friendship Fund collection (pocket change) among the Scouts. Stay for the sealed refreshment following the ceremonies!
(Please bring your own folding camp chairs as we have a very limited supply in the garage. Be sure to practice the six foot social distancing rule and wear masks at all times. Under the OHA Youth Program Guidance we will maintain a sign in/out log with the questions asked and temperatures taken. The Scouts will be assigned to two separated distanced stable groups of not more than 20 to a group. The Scouts must stay in their stable group and may not mingle between the two stable groups. Households may sit together distanced from others to the back or sides. Thank you for your understanding.)
Thursday, April 15, 2021, Zoom Parent Committee Meeting
7:00 p.m. Monthly Parent Committee Meeting. Zoom link and reminder to be emailed prior to the meeting.
Saturday, April 17, 2021, Wesley Church(Troop Garage area)
9:00 a.m. Clayton Sherlock Eagle Scout Service Project. Wear work and paint clothes for the distanced assembly and painting of furniture for the Ronald McDonald House. All tools and supplies will be provided. Sealed bottled water will be provided. Bring your sack lunch as the project is expected to last into the afternoon.
Sunday, April 18, 2021, Riverfront Bike Path by the Valley River Inn
1:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. Meet at the Riverfront path a few feet north of the Valley River Inn for our second ten mile Cycling Merit Badge ride. Dress appropriately for the predicted sunny 77 degree weather and bring your water bottle and optional snack. (If you do not have a bike, the blue Peace Health bikes are available for rent at this location, but bring your helmet.) Satisfies the second ride for the Cycling Merit Badge.
Wednesday, April 21, 2021, Wesley Church
7:00 p.m. Camp Meeting outside on the classroom lawn at Wesley Church. Webelos visitation. The Cycling Merit Badge theme continues.
Zoom Adult Leader Council Roundtable Meeting. Signup for the link through the calendar at otcbsa.org our through Tuesday's reminder email to registered leaders.
Wednesday, April 7, 2021, Oregon Trail Council Service Center, 2525 MLK, Jr. Blvd., Eugene
5:00 p.m. Troop Meeting virtual zoom option. (Email rushhoag@comcast@comcast.net not later than Tuesday evening to request a Zoom link for a virtual meeting. We will plan a virtual meeting option if there is an advance request.)
6:30 p.m. Scout Service Center. Venture Scout Meeting (Star Scout and age 14) - Planning a 50 mile cycling trip at a challenging location.
7:00 p.m. Last Troop Meeting at the Scout Service Center Community Room this season. The April National BSA Theme of Cycling continues with routes, techniques, and traffic rules. This coming Sunday afternoon we have a ten mile tuneup ride on the Riverbank Path System planned with the Fern Ridge Trail and the Row River National Recreation Trail in coming weeks. A main cycling event is planned for the Sunriver and Lava Butte Path System, April 30 - May 2, with tent camping nearby. Cycling can be used as an Eagle required merit badge; as one of Cycling, Hiking or Swimming is required. This Sunday's ride can also be used to satisfy Second Class requirement 3.b. We will begin the meeting this week promptly with the annual Order of the Arrow Election and a Cyber Chip EDGE experience.
(In person meetings require wearing masks, bringing your own camp chair, pen, and water bottle if desired. Oregon Health Authority questions will be asked and sign-in register will be kept. Temperatures are taken. Oregon Health Authority Youth Program Guidelines have been revised so that up to 20 youth may now be in a distanced group.)
Sunday, April 11, 2021, 1:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Meet at the Riverfront path by the Valley River Inn for a ten mile ride. Dress appropriately for the weather and bring your water bottle. (If you do not have a bike, the blue Peace Health bikes are available for rent at this location, but bring your helmet.) A map and compass will be provided for Scouts satisfying Second Class requirement 3.b. for the ten mile bike hike. We have opted for Sunday afternoon over Saturday as the weather report is predicted warmer and dry for Sunday and there are adult Scout Leader Training obligations all day Saturday this week.
THE TRAIL AHEAD
Wednesday, April 14, 2021, 7:00 p.m. - Wesley Church, Outdoor Spring Court of Honor
Wednesday, March 31, 2021, Oregon Trail Council Service Center, 2525 MLK, Jr. Blvd., Eugene
5:00 p.m. Troop Meeting virtual zoom option. (Email rushhoag@comcast@comcast.net not later than Tuesday evening to request a Zoom link for a virtual meeting. We will plan a virtual meeting option if there is an advance request.)
7:00 p.m. Troop Meeting at the Scout Service Center Community Room. April National BSA Theme: Cycling. We will begin cycling instruction and have an obstacle course challenge. (We need three bikes at the meeting, so if you can bring one, email rushhoag@comcast.net). In the coming weeks we plan to do some tuneup rides in the local area such as the Riverbank Path System, the Fern Ridge Trail, and the Row River National Recreation Trail. All these local day rides will be on a date after Easter. The PLC has planned the main cycling event for the Sunriver and Lava Butte Path System, likely May 1-2, with tent camping nearby or cabin camping in Sunriver. Cycling can be used as an Eagle required merit badge; as one of Cycling, Hiking or Swimming is required.
8:30 p.m. Venture Scouts - Very brief meeting after the meeting to discuss the possibility of a 50 miler cycling trip at a challenging location.
(In person meetings require wearing masks, bringing your own camp chair, pen, and water bottle if desired. Oregon Health Authority questions will be asked and sign-in register will be kept. Temperatures are taken. Scouts must stay distanced in their assigned cohorts.)
Merit Badge Madness - A virtual Merit Badge Fair sponsored by the Cascade Pacific Council open to all Scouts through April 10th. Contact Rush Hoag (541-232-9465) to review offerings and be signed up online as the troop has an active account through our past attendance at CPC's Camp Meriwether. The $5.00 per merit badge class fee can be charged to your Scout Activity Allowance.
THE TRAIL AHEAD
April 7, 2021 - Troop Meeting at Scout Service Center - Order of the Arrow Elections and Boards of Review
April 14, 2021 - Spring Outdoor Court of Honor at Wesley Church
Wednesday, March 24, 2021, Oregon Trail Council Service Center, 2525 MLK, Jr. Blvd., Eugene
5:00 p.m. Troop Meeting virtual zoom option. Zoom link to be sent by email before the meeting.
7:00 p.m. Troop Meeting in-person option at the Scout Service Center Community Room. Theme: Technology in Scouting - Technological Advances in Outdoor Gear. (Scouts encouraged to also bring gear illustrating light weight, miniaturization, and new materials.) Final preparations for Thursday's trip and tour of the Evergreen Aviation and Space Museums. See details below.
(In person meetings require wearing masks, bringing your own camp chair, pen, and water bottle if desired. Oregon Health Authority questions will be asked and sign-in register will be kept. Temperatures are taken. Scouts must stay distanced in their assigned cohorts.)
Merit Badge Madness - A virtual Merit Badge Fair sponsored by the Cascade Pacific Council open to all Scouts through April 10th. Contact Rush Hoag (541-232-9465) to review offerings and be signed up online as the troop has an active account through our past attendance at CPC's Camp Meriwether. The $5.00 per merit badge class fee can be charged to your Scout Activity Allowance.
Spring Scout Product Sale - Scouts wishing to participate in the Oregon Trail Council Spring Product Sale for Troop 100 (candy bars - 60 to a box - and/or meat sticks - 24 to a bag - selling at $1.00 ea) should ask a parent to email Tony Reyneke treyneke@otcbsa.org to order and schedule pickup of the product before the sale begins on April 2nd and learn about selling by the box or bag.
Thursday, March 25, 2021
Spring Break tours of the reopened Evergreen Aviation and Space Museums at McMinnville conclude our monthly theme of Technology in Scouting. Currently the trip is limited to the signup from last week's troop meeting and limited to patrol groups of eight (two adults and up to six youth to a patrol) who will be scheduled for separate tours under OHA and museum rules. (The patrol groups will break down to four for the additional cockpit tour of the Spruce Goose under the museum's space available schedule.) Contact Rush Hoag, 541-232-9465, rushhoag@comcast.net in advance asap if you wish to help organize an additional patrol group or add.
Sunday, March 28, 2021, 7 p.m. Patrol Leader's Council Meeting
The PLC will meet virtually to plan for April - June as the Oregon Heath Authority has reopened Youth Program overnight camping effective April 1, 2021. Link will be sent before the meeting.
THE TRAIL AHEAD
March 31, 2021 - Troop Meeting at Scout Service Center - Cycling theme begins
April 7, 2021 - Troop Meeting at Scout Service Center - Order of the Arrow Elections and Boards of Review
April 14, 2021 - Spring Outdoor Court of Honor at Wesley Church
Wednesday, March 17, 2021, Oregon Trail Council Service Center, 2525 MLK, Jr. Blvd., Eugene
5:00 p.m. Troop Meeting virtual zoom option. Email link to be sent before the meeting.
7:00 p.m. Troop Meeting in-person option at the Scout Service Center Community Room. Theme: Technology in Scouting. Cyber Chip - training video: staying safe online. Developing strong, memorable passwords; Compass and GPS; Apps for Scouting: Trails, Star Gazer, Animal and Plant Identification. Signup for the Saturday, March 20th Scout Family Snowshoe Trip. Boards of Review by RSVP to dsrags@gmail.com.
(In person meetings require wearing masks, bringing your own camp chair, pen, and water bottle if desired. Oregon Health Authority questions will be asked and sign-in register will be kept. Temperatures are taken. Scouts must stay distanced in their assigned cohorts.)
Troop Staycation - The meeting/activity for the Spring Break Week will be discussed/decided at the troop meeting Wednesday evening.
Merit Badge Madness - A virtual Merit Badge Fair sponsored by the Cascade Pacific Council (Portland based) with many different offerings still open in Part 1 (between 3/20 and 3/31) and in Part II (between 4/1 and 4/10). The Director advises Scouts from outside the Cascade Pacific Council are welcome to register. Contact Rush Hoag (541-232-9465) to review offerings and be signed up online as the troop has an active account through our past attendance at CPC's Camp Meriwether. The $5.00 per merit badge class fee can be charged to your Scout Activity Allowance.
Spring Scout Product Sale - Scouts wishing to participate in the Oregon Trail Council Spring Product Sale for Troop 100 (candy bars - 60 to a box - and/or meat sticks - 24 to a bag - selling at $1.00 ea.) should ask a parent to email Tony Reyneke treyneke@otcbsa.org this week to order and schedule pickup of the product before the sale begins on April 2nd. Your account must be settled with Tony not later than May 28th. A Quarter from every Dollar candy bar or meat stick sold goes to the Scout's Activity Allowance.
Thursday, March 18, 2021, by Zoom(Link to be sent by email prior to meeting)
7:00 Parent Committee Meeting - Re-Charter, COH/FOS, Summer Camps, Fall UO Football Updates
Saturday, March 20, 2021 - Gold Lake Snow Park Scout Family Snow Shoe Trip.
Signup by the troop meeting Wednesday evening. Meet at Wesley Church at 8:00 a.m. on Saturday, March 20th for departure to the Willamette Pass Gold Lake Snow Park (to the right 1/4 mile before this side (west) of the summit), so we can arrive together. Transportation by individual family household similar to the ski trip. Day Snow Park permits are required and available at Berg's, REI, Bi-Mart, or through www.oregondmv.com/dmv2u online at $4. or the troop will provide with signup by the Wednesday meeting. This trip will be a day event with trail stove cooking within households for lunch or bring a sack trail lunch. Cold weather clothing and trail cooking will be reviewed at the March 17th troop meeting.
Berg's Ski Shop, 367 W. 13th Ave., Eugene offers the following rates for snow shoe rentals: $10. per day for Saturday for snow shoes only or $15. for Saturday for a snow shoe package including snow shoes, boots, and poles. (Can be reimbursed on request from the Scout Activity Allowance.) You can go to the outside line at Berg's (open only from 10 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.) for sizing and to pickup rentals on Wednesday, Thursday, or Friday, March 17-19; but Thursday or Friday are suggested, as Wednesday is the big day for ski and snowboard rentals and they haven't been running out of snow shoes. The one day Saturday rentals may be returned as late as Monday, March 22nd, as Berg's is closed on Sundays.
Congratulations to Dylan Hurlimann(cleanup of blackberry vines, vegetation growth, and debris in Wesley Church culvert adjacent to troop garage)and Henry Schramm(bat box construction and placement for the Science Factory and City of Eugene) who completed their Eagle Scout Service Projects on Saturday. A big thanks to all who came out and supported these projects. Click below to see some of the photos.
Wednesday, March 10, 2021, Oregon Trail Council Service Center, 2525 MLK, Jr. Blvd., Eugene
5:00 p.m. Troop Meeting virtual zoom option. Email link to be sent before the meeting.
7:00 p.m. Troop Meeting in-person option at the Scout Service Center Community Room. Theme: Technology in Scouting. Introduction of the Moviemaking and Photography Merit Badges; a choice of whom to be offered on Saturday (1 - 5 p.m.) at the Service Center. Signup for the Saturday, March 20th Scout Family Snowshoe Trip. (Note the change of date and information below.) Boards of Review by RSVP to dsrags@gmail.com. (In person meetings require wearing masks, bringing your own camp chair, pen, and water bottle if desired. Oregon Health Authority questions will be asked and sign-in register will be kept. Temperatures are taken. Scouts must stay distanced in their assigned cohorts.)
Spring Scout Product Sale(Note changes of dates)
Scouts wishing to participate in the Oregon Trail Council Spring Product Sale for Troop 100 (candy bars - 60 to a box - and/or meat sticks - 24 to a bag - selling at $1.@) should ask a parent to email Tony Reyneke treyneke@otcbsa.org by March 17th to order and schedule pickup of the product before the sale begins on April 2nd. Your account must be settled with Tony not later than May 28th. A Quarter from every Dollar candy bar or meat stick sold goes to the Scout's Activity Allowance.
Saturday, March 13, 2021, Scout Service Center, 2525 MLK, Jr. Blvd., Eugene
1 p.m. - 5 p.m. Technology Merit Badge Clinic. Choice of Photography or Moviemaking Merit Badge . (Be Prepared to make a movie the following week on the Snowshoe Hike.) Links for requirements, MB Books, and workbooks follow:
Saturday, March 20, 2021 - Gold Lake Snow Park Scout Family Snow Shoe Trip.(Note change of date)
Meet at Wesley Church at 8:00 a.m. on Saturday, March 20th for departure to the Willamette Pass Gold Lake Snow Park (to the right 1/4 mile before this side (west) of the summit), so we can arrive together. Transportation by individual family household similar to the ski trip. Day Snow Park permits are required and available at Berg's, REI, Bi-Mart, or through www.oregondmv.com/dmv2u online at $4. This trip will be a day event with trail stove cooking within households for lunch or bring a sack trail lunches. Cold weather clothing was instructed at the March 3rd Meeting and will be reviewed with trail cooking at the March 17th troop meeting.
Berg's Ski Shop, 367 W. 13th Ave., Eugene offers the following rates for snow shoe rentals: $10. per day for Saturday for snow shoes only or $15. for Saturday for a snow shoe package including snow shoes, boots, and poles. You can go to the outside line at Berg's (open only from 10 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.) for sizing and to pickup rentals on Wednesday, Thursday, or Friday, March 17-19; but Thursday or Friday are suggested, as Wednesday is the big day for ski and snowboard rentals and they haven't been running out of snow shoes. The one day Saturday rentals may be returned as late as Monday, March 22nd, as Berg's is closed on Sundays.
