There will not be a troop meeting next Monday, Dec. 27th – have a Merry and Safe Christmas!!
Troop Planning Meeting
A Planning Meeting will be held on January 3, 2011. Troop leaders are expected to attend. A PLC will be held at 7:00 PM.
Eagle Court of Honor
Congratulations to Jared Dix who successfully completed his Eagle Scout Board of Review on December 8th. Everyone is invited to his Eagle Court of Honor at 2:00 PM on Saturday, January 8th, 2011 at St. Mark’s UMC.
Metal Working Merit Badge
Mr. Barrett will have a final session on Metal Working Merit Badge at the troop meeting on Jan. 10th.
Polar Bear Plunge
Don’t forget the Polar Bear Plunge on Jan. 8th at SportsCom. Sportscom will be open at 8 AM for registration followed by coffee, hot chocolate and donuts. Admission is free with the donation of one non-perishable food item. The actual plunge will take place in the Outdoor Pool at 10 AM. Participation is a requirement for the troop polar bear patch.
A sign-up sheet is on the bulletin board.
January Campout
We will be attending the District Winter Camporee at Camp Tubbs near Rock Island, TN January 21st – 23rd. There’s a good chance of a sub-freezing night of camping to qualify for the second requirement for a Polar Bear patch. Cost will be about $20. We’ll arrange round trip transportation for anyone signed up for Tennessee Tech MBU on Sat. A sign-up sheet is on the bulletin board.
Ski Trip
Troop 538 has invited our troop to go on a ski trip with them January 28 – January 30 at Paoli Peaks. They have a group lodge reserved. Scouts and family members are invited. Ski lessons for beginners are included. There will be a Snow Sports Merit Badge class. You can ski from 8 AM on Sat till 3 AM on Sunday then again from 8 AM till 1 PM on Sun. Food will be provided by Troop 538. Cost is $175 per person – this includes equipment rental, lift ticket, lodging and food. Anyone who is interested, please contact Glen Lanier as soon as possible at glanier1@gmail.com or 615 364-2966. We need to let Troop 538 know how many we will have as soon as possible.
Super Bowl BBQ Fund Raiser
Tickets are now available. We need everyone to get busy and sell as much as possible by Jan 31st. We hope to send an electronic version within the next week that you can send via email, facebook, etc. We have added whole Boston Butt roast and whole boneless Turkey breast to our ticket this year. As with last year, Pork and turkey can be bought by the pound. We will also offer St. Louis cut ribs. 16 ounce sides of beans and Cole slaw will be available, as well as home made spicy or mild sauce.
As in past years, the top salesman will get a $165 campership and everyone who sells will participate in a drawing for a $100 gift certificate.
The ticket this year looks like this:
Super Bowl Sunday BBQ & Fixin’s (Take home orders only) Customer keeps yellow copy
Featuring BOY SCOUT TROOP 398's “Legendary” Smoked Pork & Turkey __________________
Customer’s Name
Slabs Pork Ribs x $15/slab = $ (St. Louis cut, dry rubbed & smoked)
Pounds Pork x $8/lb = $ ____ Whole Pork Butt (avg 5 lb) x $7/lb (Pay at P/U) ________________
Pounds Turkey x $9/lb = $ Whole Boneless Turkey (avg 6 lb) x $8/lb (Pay at P/U) Customer’s Phone No.
16 oz Baked Beans x $4 = $ ____
16 oz Cole Slaw x $4 = $ ____ Customer Pre-Paid? Yes____
16 oz BBQ Sauce x $5 = $ ____ >>> Choose: ___ Spicy or ___ Mild BBQ Sauce
Total Order = $ ______ Checks payable to “BSA Troop 398” __________________ Scout’s Name
Pick up your order at St. Mark’s United Methodist Church, 1267 North Rutherford Blvd. in Murfreesboro
Any time from 9:30 AM to 1:30 PM on Sunday, February 6, 2011
Proceeds will be used in support of Troop 398, chartered by St. Mark’s UMC
Email Mike Warren for a pdf form: Mike11345@aol.com
Key West Sailing
We currently have 30 troop members signed up which requires 4 boats to accommodate everyone. At this point, we have been unable to get four boats for the week of June 19 – 26. We need to consider the possibility of breaking the sailing trip into two groups. This would allow us to accommodate everyone and would actually be more cost effective. The first group would go June 16 – 25 and the second group would go June 25 – July 3rd. We are hoping to keep the cost of this trip between $1000 - $1200 per person.
Please look at your calendars and let me know which of the two weeks would work best for you. If you could go either week, please give me your first and second choice of weeks.
We still plan to fly to Miami and rent vans to drive to Key West.
We will need a $100 deposit from everyone by January 31st.
Please plan to attend a planning meeting at 6:00 PM on Monday, January 3rd at the Eagle’s Nest.
Here is our current crew list – anyone else who wishes to sign on would go on a stand-by list and would fill in should anyone have to drop out.
Scouts (19)
Gray, Michael - Ott, Cole -
Barrett, Benjamin - Hopkins, Ross - Phillips, Samuel - Carey, David - Jacobs, Mitchell - Sherer, Parker -
Clement, Luke - Jones, Justin - Siler, Jeremy -
Dugan, Thomas - Meyer, Josh - Siler, Justin -
Ervin, Connor - Moreland, Daniel - Zietz, Michael -
Pack, Madden - Beckman, Spencer
Adults (11 + 1 S.B.)
Gray, Les - Ott, Carl - Pack, Tracy -
Barrett, Brett - Hamrick, Pam - Siler, Jon -
Carey, Dane - Hopkins, Roger - Ervin, Jerrod -
Jacobs, John - Beckman, Chris - Sherer, Jimmy (stand-by #1)
KEY DATES
2010
Dec 20 Troop Meeting – Tracking Merit Badge
Dec 27 No Troop Meeting due to Holiday
Dec 27-31 Winter Camp at Boxwell Reservation – Adults & Scouts, see the
Scoutmaster if interested
Dec 29-30 Adult Outdoor Leadership School at Camp Boxwell
2011
Jan 3 Key West organizational meeting – 6:00 PM at the Eagle’s Nest
Jan 3 Troop Planning Meeting (Leaders only):
PLC 7:00 PM & Troop Committee meeting
Jan 5 School begins
Jan 6 District Roundtable for adult leaders and Order of the Arrow Chapter Meeting for
Members - 7:00 PM North Blvd. Church of Christ
Jan 8 Polar Bear Plunge 9:30 – 10:30 AM at SportsCom
Jan 8 Eagle Court of Honor – Jared Dix – 2:00 PM – St. Mark’s UMC
Jan 17 MLK Holiday – No school
Jan 21-23 District Winter Camporee at Camp Tubbs
Jan 22 Adult University of Scouting – register on line @ MT Council Website
Jan 22 Tennessee Tech Merit Badge University (See Mr. Horne)
Jan 28 -30 Ski Trip to Paoli Peaks
Feb 3 District Roundtable for adult leaders and Order of the Arrow Chapter Meeting for
Members - 7:00 PM North Blvd. Church of Christ
Feb 5-6 Super Bowl Sunday BBQ Fund Raiser
Feb 11 (Tentative) Laser Tag
Feb 13 Scout Sunday at St. Mark’s
Feb 15 Friends of Scouting Luncheon @ Stones River CC
Feb 21 Presidents’ Day Holiday – No School
Feb 26 MTSU Merit Badge University (See Mr. Horne)
Feb 26 Boy Scout Leader Specific Training (Adult) at the MTSU MBU
Mar 3 District Roundtable for adult leaders and Order of the Arrow Chapter Meeting for
Members - 7:00 PM North Blvd. Church of Christ
Mar 5 District Webelos Cross Over
Mar 6 District Adult Awards Banquet – All adult leaders are invited! Blackman UM Church
Mar 12 Cumberland Merit Badge University (See Mr. Horne)
Mar 18-20 Troop Camp Out – rappelling
Mar 21- 25 Spring Break - No School
Mar 25-27 Adult Rappelling Training
Mar 25-27 Adult Leadership Skills Training
Mar 28 Troop Court of Honor
Apr 1 Deadline for Early Bird registration for Summer Camp
Apr 7 District Roundtable for adult leaders and Order of the Arrow Chapter Meeting for
Members - 7:00 PM North Blvd. Church of Christ
Apr 8-10 Troop Camp Out – Backpacking
Apr 22 Good Friday – No School
Apr 24 Easter Sunday
Apr 29-May 1 Adult Rappelling Training
Apr 29-May 1 Adult Leadership Skills Training
May 1 Eagle Scout Reception Class of 2010 Eagles
May 5 District Roundtable for adult leaders and Order of the Arrow Chapter Meeting for
Members - 7:00 PM North Blvd. Church of Christ
May 8 Mother’s Day
May 13-15 Troop Camp Out – Canoe Camping
May 20-22 Adult White Water Training Weekend # 1 Boxwell Reservation
May 23 Balance of Summer Camp fees are due
May 27 Last Day of School
May 28 Flag Placements
Jun 2 District Roundtable for adult leaders and Order of the Arrow Chapter Meeting for
Members - 7:00 PM North Blvd. Church of Christ
Jun 3-5 Adult White Water Training Weekend # 2 Hiwassee River
Order of the Arrow Spring Ordeal
Jun 12-18 Summer Camp – Camp Stahlman, Boxwell Reservation
Jun 19 Father’s Day
Jun 19-26 High Adventure - Key West Sailing
July 4 Independence Day (Monday)
July 17-23 National Youth Leadership Training
July 29-31 Youth White Water Canoe/Kayak School – Hiwassee River
Aug 4 District Roundtable for adult leaders and Order of the Arrow Chapter Meeting for
Members - 7:00 PM North Blvd. Church of Christ
Aug 12-14 Troop White Water Camp Out Hiwassee River
Aug 26-28 Adult Woodbadge Training Session #1
Aug 31 Troop 398 Re-charter date
Sep 1 District Roundtable for adult leaders and Order of the Arrow Chapter Meeting for
Members - 7:00 PM North Blvd. Church of Christ
Sep 5 No Troop Meeting – Labor Day
Sep 17 Webelos Discovery Day
Sep 23-25 Adult Woodbadge Training Session #2
Oct 6 District Roundtable for adult leaders and Order of the Arrow Chapter Meeting for
Members - 7:00 PM North Blvd. Church of Christ
Oct 7-9 District Fall Camporee at Latimer Reservation
Oct 8 Boy Scout Leader Specific Training (Adult) at the camporee
Oct 15-16 Bell Buckle Craft Fair – Troop Fund Raiser
Oct 21-23 Adult Rappelling Training
Nov 3 District Roundtable for adult leaders and Order of the Arrow Chapter Meeting for
Members - 7:00 PM North Blvd. Church of Christ
Nov 24 Thanksgiving Holiday
Dec 1 District Roundtable for adult leaders and Order of the Arrow Chapter Meeting for
Members - 7:00 PM North Blvd. Church of Christ
