Good Evening ALL,

It has been a long time since I have done the weekly emails.  I am back on the grid.

I want to congatulate the Scouts and Leaders that attended the Klondike Derby this weekend and survived.  It was a cold and snowy day.  Thanks to  ASM Mr. Haines for leading this event and the other ASMs that helped out as well.

This week we have our Webelos Round Robin on Thursday, 1-26-12.  Our Scouts should be there by 7 pm and the Webelos will be coming at 7:30 pm.  We will meet in St. James Hall (the BIG hall).  Wear your FULL Class A uniform including pants and neckerchief or bolo.

This is where our Scouts shine and let the potential new Scouts see what Boy Scouts is all about - so we need ALL of our Scouts to come out to this event. 

If you need to bring any items for your station, don't forget to do so!

Have a GREAT WEEK!!!!

I will see you Thursday.

Yours In Scouting,

Scoutmaster Maney

Both of the above web sites are being renovated/converted over to the same format as the BSA National site.  

Thus far, the Council web site appears to be partially up and the District site is under construction.

...in case anyone attempts to access them and gets the "404 Error - Web Site Unavailable".

Parents/Scouts - Tired of having to manually enter upcoming troop meetings and events into your on-line calendars?

The makers of SOAR (the application that we use for our website) now have a new feature which we can use.

If you have any of the "smart" phones (Androids, iPhone, iPad, Windows phone), you can now synchronize your device with our troop website...more accurately, you can import our calendar entries into a number of electronic calendars which you may be using (Outlook, iCalendar, Google Calendar, etc.).

1. After signing-on to the website, go to the top left of the screen...

2. Under the User area, following your UserID you should see "Calendar Sync"

3. Click on Calendar Sync and follow the directions!

On-line sign up is now open for the February 10-12 Snowboard/Ski Outing.  Please go to the troop website to register.  This event is limited to the first 34 scouts and 6 leaders.  Traditionally this event fills up quickly, so act now.

Leaders, this trip is dependent on having proper supervision and transportation.  You do not have to ski or snowboard, so do not hesitate to participate.

Parents, as with all Troop 142 overnight outings, adult participation for this event is limited to only those with proper BSA and Diocese of Harrisburg youth protection clearance.

Feel free to contact me with any questions.

Yours in Scouting,

ASM Bill Armstrong

Attention High Adventure Scouts!

It's time to brave the elements with ASM Andy Lataishen and experience the fun of backpacking in a hopefully "winter wonderland"!

Here's the basic details (more details on the calendar)...

This is a 9.5 mile ovedrnight Backpacking trip to Pinchot Trail.

Trip Open to 10 total – 2 adults, 8 scouts

Itinerary:

Leave at 5:00 a.m. Saturday, February 25, 2011 from ASM Latanishen’s house, 103 Gingrich Drive, Lititz, PA

Return: 6:00 p.m. Sunday February 26, 2011 to ASM Latanishen’s house

Pinchot trail is located on the Pocono Plateau.  The nearest town is Thornhurst, PA. We will be hiking approximately a 9 mile loop.  Thus, overall mileage is low at 4.5 miles per day.  The trail will offer two scenic overlooks of expansive forest.  The trail is sheltered by hemlocks next to a gurgling creek and a passing bog area.  My hope is this will be a snow shoe trip.  We will use the troop’s snow shoes.  Ideally, 20” of snow would be perfect.

Questions?  Contact ASM Andy Latanishen

Attention Registered Adult Leaders!

The PA Dutch and Chester County Coucils are again jpoining together to offer Wood Badge Training For The 21st Century which is being held on two weekends: April 13-15 and May 5-7.   (You must attend both weekends.)

Wood Badge is an advanced leadership course for every trained leader in Cub Scouts, Boy Scouts, Varsity and Venturing as well as for District and Council leaders.  Wood Nadge provides more insight into Scouting than what one receives in the basic training courses.  Wood Badge also provides leadership skills that make a difference in both Scouting as well as work and home.  

For full details on the course, qualifications, training rquirements, costs (sorry, but this this is not covered by the troop), uniform needs and course location, please click on the following link:

             http://www.cccbsa.org/images/pdfs/wbflyer.pdf