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Hey All,
It has been a really long time since my last update.
First off I want to thank all of the Scouts, Venturers, Scouters and
Girl Scouts for coming out to our Spring Camporee this past year. You
all really made it come together. I want to thank all of you for your
support in this event.
Next I would like to report that everyone who went to Camp Roosevelt
in East Eddington Maine
for summer camp this year really had a great time. We were lucky
enough to share our site with Augusta Boy Scout Troop 684 and made some
life long friends there. It was a tremendously fun week of
Camping. I look forward to next years summer camp adventures.
We had two day trips this past August. One at Coos Canyon
panning for gold and some of you found gold....or was it real
gold?...really cool. =o) and the other was to Streaked Mountain
where our Scouts dug up real jem stones. The Scouts found Mica,
Quartz and Black Tourmaline. We found some great specimens truly
enjoyed the day.
Up Coming Events!!!!
Look out, we have our Annual Recruitment drive all this week.
If you want to Join Scouting I suggest you come and visit our troop this
Thursday September 17th from 5:30-9:00pm. We are hosting a Scouting
Open House at the Winslow
Youth Center
on Benton Avenue
under the Town Hall. We will have free information and refreshments.
Some of the Scouts will organize some games and we will most likely have
videos and slide shows on Scouting. It is going to be a fun time had
by all.
If you don't make it out to our open
house you can still come out and visit one of our meetings held on the same
night between 6:30 and 8:00pm.
Moosehorn. (September 18-20th)
We are attending the 47th Annual
Moosehorn Internation Camporee in Calias Maine. There will be tons of
exciting things to do including, a Cycling trip around the Park, Tomahawk
throwing, Archery, Nighthawk, and various competitions throughout the
day.
Scouts, we need you to bring your
packs, packed for this trip to the Open House on the 17th of
September. We leave Winslow at 3:30pm Sharp.
Please refer to our calender for more
exciting events coming up soon.
Look forward to meeting all of the new
Youth who will be joining Scouting and Venturing this year.
Yours in Scouting.
Chris.
April 13th....MONDAY THE 13th.....
Hey All!
It has been a while since we updated the site. Been long
overdue. Well here it is.
Spring Camporee May 15-17th 2009
Ok, Up coming stuff. The big thing first. We are
hosting this years K-Valley District Camporee. If you want to know
more about this years Camporee we have link here on the website to the
Camporee and information. I think hosting this years Camporee
is really cool because there has not been a Camporee in Winslow since the
mid 1970s.
The Camporee theme is "Scouting for Boys 1910". The
program and activities will be based on the original Boy Scout Handbook
titled "Scouting For Boys" Scouts will have an opportunity to
earn "Honorary" Tenderfoot, 2nd Class and 1St Class ranks.
It really should be an exciting event for sure and I am looking forward to
see you all there.
We are going Camping soon! April 24-26th 2009 FUNTOWN Here we
come!
A little closer on the Radar, the troop is planning a camping trip
to Funtown campsite on the Wyman
Rd here in Winslow. Any of you
interested in coming out please come out to one of our meetings and sign
up. We are looking for some leadership for this trip as I may not be
availible for this trip.
Order of the Arrow.
I am pleased to announce that Ty Guarin, John Martincic, and Holden
Cookson have been selected by Troop 433 members to enter into the Order of
the Arrow. These three youth are great Scouts and are deserving of
this high honor. They now must undergo an "Ordeal" to
become fully recognized members of the Order of the Arrow. We look
forward to hearing how they do at the Ordeal in the very near future.
Upcoming Order of the Arrow Ordeal Dates and Sites.
May 1-3 Camp Hinds,
Raymond ME.
June 5-7 Camp Hinds,
Raymond ME.
Sept 11-13 Ordeal 3 Camp Bomazeen
Upcoming Order of the Arrow Events for current members of the
Order.
June 12-14 Section NE1A Conclave, Camp Hinds,
Raymond ME
July 9 Brotherhood Conversion
6 PM, Camp Hinds
July 16 Brotherhood Conversion
6 PM, Camp Hinds
July 17-18 Vigil Day (17) and Founder's Day (18)
Camp Bomazeen
July 23 Brotherhood Conversion
6 PM, Camp Hinds
July 30 Brotherhood Conversion
6 PM, Camp Hinds
August 1-6 National Order of the Arrow
Conference (NOAC) Indiana University,
Bloomington, IN
Aug 6 Brotherhood Conversion
6 PM, Camp Hinds
August 13 Brotherhood Conversion
6 PM, Camp Hinds
Sept 18-20 National Leadership Seminar
Camp Alpine, NJ
October 3 Trailblazer Day / Webelos Woods
Camp Hinds
Date TBA Lodge Leadership Development
Weekend(LLD) Location TBA
November 14 Lodge Officer Training
10 AM, Pine Tree Council Service Center, Portland
December 5 Lodge Annual Banquet
Time and location TBA
2009 LEADERS RETREAT, CAMP BOMAZEEN
KV District will be holding a retreat Friday evening May 22 thru
Mid Day Saturday on the 23rd. Our focus will be on Recruitment and
team building. This is open to Scout leaders and their families. We would
encourage all pack or troop committee members and leaders to attend.
Things will start Friday evening with a community grill for all to
use from 5 to 7pm, followed by a group activity, and campfire at the
council fire ring.
Saturdays schedule will start at 8:00 going to around 1:00 with
segments on recruitment, finding and setting goals, team building and
conflict resolution based upon Cope and NYLT programs.
Our goal is for each group to work together and leave with a plan
for their fall 2009 recruitment. There will be activities scheduled for
family members during the training sessions. Families are welcome to stay
and enjoy the facilities for the entire weekend afterwards.
We will welcome one or a whole group, and you can come for just the
morning or the whole weekend.
Please contact Rick Denico at 207-873-9094 or
Fdenicojr@roadrunner.com
Leaders! It's that time of year again. The District Annual
Awards Banquet.
May 30, 2009
All Scout Leaders are Invited!!!
K-Valley's Annual Banquet is the District's "Court of
Honor"/"Blue & Gold Banquet" to recognize the
achievements of our volunteers. Training Awards, Special Awards, and
More!!! K-Valley District will present four selected Scouters the
District Award of Merit.
Location: Manchester Lions Club,
Route 17 in Manchester
Gathering at 4:30pm. Dinner & Program 5-8pm
AFTER THE BANQUET, stick around for:
SPRING FLING LUAU!!!
Bring your best spring break apparel to change into after the
evening program is finished (if desired) and be prepared to celebrate warm
weather with oldies music, dancing, contests, prizes and fun!!! BYOB
if you wish, remember you must be out of uniform to enjoy the contents.*
More information:
Lynn Parise 549-5069(h) or 446-3115 (c) or mamalynn@prexar.com
OR
Charlene Brousseau 215-7139 or charbruso@yahoo.com
Memorial Day Parade and Cubscout Crossover.
We are having a Cubscout Crossover on May 25th 2009 right after the
Memorial Day parade. Location will be a Fort Halifax
Park. Rain
Location TBA. I will give out more information on this as I get
it.
Cubscout Crossover Vassalboro.
June 5-7th we will be attending the Crossover/camping trip for
Vassalboro this year as John Martincic's brother Timmy Martincic will be
joining our troop. The Crossover is to be held on top of Cook
hill. More information coming soon.
Camping at Lakeview Campsite BOMAZEEN!
We are going to be camping at Camp Bomazeen
on June 19-21 2009 at Lakeview Campsite. This is always a great trip
and I hope to see you all there. I will post more information as we
get it.
SUMMER CAMP. CAMP ROOSEVELT, EAST EDDINGTON ME.
Summer camp is scheduled for July 12-18th 2009. If you are
intending on coming out this year please contact me as soon as
possible. We will be having an Summer Camp meeting for parents to get
the paperwork started on April 16th 2009. We will also be helping you
for the next 5 Thursday night meetings as needed. This year should be
a really fun year and I hope all of you can make it out.
Parents, Keep in mind that July 15th (Wed) is our Parents
night. If you would like to come out to camp for part of the day and
into the evening you are very much invited to do so. We usually eat dinner
in the site and have a cracker barrel(Snacks) in the evening and enjoy the
campsite fire.
Well that is all I have for now. Please contact me with any
questions or comments.
Yours in Scouting.
Scoutmaster Chris Bernier.
March 31, 2008
Well it has been forever and two days since I have sent out awesome
webmaster an update. Speaking of website...Man....PETE!, you are
doing a great job with this thing. Big thanks to you on making this
site really cool to visit.
Lots happened in the last few months and we have a ton of stuff coming up
in the next few month. So make sure you go check out the calender for
those up coming events.
TWO NEW EAGLE SCOUTS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Congratulations to Henry Gehrling and Derek Veilleux for having there Eagle
Court of Honor this past March. You guys did a great job and we look
forward to more camping and fun times with these newly marked men. Also on
the Eagle front. Zack and Andrew have applied for there Eagle Award
and have both passed there District Board of Review. They are almost
there. Now the Pine Tree Council and the National Boy Scout Office
must approve there paperwork and they will officially become Eagle
Scouts. Lets make sure to wish them
luck. GOOD LUCK GUYS!
NEWBEES!
This past February we welcomed in some new Scouts during this years Webelos
Crossover. I would like to take the time to personally welcome Noah,
and Jonathan of Winslow, and we would also like to welcome Sherman, Josh,
Brandon and Dokota from Monmouth. Yeah,
Monmouth....they are making the journey all the way here from Monmouth to
be a part of our Scout Troop. Thank you all, you are all really great
bunch of guys and I look forward to having many fun adventures will all six
of you and our troop in the future. Also on the Adult Newbee list is
Kristin Spears and Lance Reny both of Monmouth. Kristin is coming on
board as our new Treasurer and Lance is coming on as a new ASM. Lance
unfortunately is being deployed to Iraq for a short tour of duty
for our Country. Good luck Lance we look forward to yours and George
Gehrling's Safe return.
University Of Scouting!!!!!!!!!!
Adult Leaders!!!!!!!!!
Last chance to register is this week. Don't miss your chance to
attend this really great supplementary training held by the Pine Tree
Council. Contact Me, SM Chris Bernier for more information, or you
can visit the Pine Tree Council website at www.pinetreebsa.org
This past weekend we held a NYLT (National Youth Leader Training) at the youth
center. We had six of our Green Bar Council Scouts, and one Venturer
show up. All Seven graduated the program. So make sure to
congratulate (in no particular order) Ty (Quartermaster), Seth
(ASPL), Derick (SPL), John (PL), Cole (APL), Sherman (Den Chief) and
Kassandra (Venturer).
Great Job!
Up and coming stuff to think about.
April 7th, the Skowhegan Boy Scout Troop has invited us for there 9 oz Pine
Wood Derby
Race. This is open to all Scouts and Leaders of Troop 433. If
you are interested please let me know and I will get more information to
you.
April 9th, Roundtable. The Monthly K-Valley District meeting.
All Adult Leaders and OA members are allowed to attend. See me for
more information.
April 12th, is the District Pine Wood Derby
being hosted by Winslow Cub Scout Pack 445. They are allowing us to
help run the concessions stand as a fund raiser.....We need scouts to start
signing up for time slots to work the booth. This is a great way to
make a lot of money for the troop and your personal scout account.
April 13th, is the Wyman Rd
Clean up day. 10am-4pm. Bring rakes, shovels, and hand
saws. Also bring a bag lunch. We will be cleaning up and
servicing the troop Campsite. Make sure you come in work clothing and
dress warm. It could be cold or rainy.
April 16th, is the monthly "Spellbound" gaming day held at
Spellbound gaming store Located at The Concourse in Waterville. Games show up from
3-6pm I believe. Make sure to check with Johnny or Ty as they are the
Green Bars in charge of organizing this event. It is a lot
of fun for all you gamers.
April 17th Scout Meeting. The Maine
Brain Injury Association and the Maine
Bike Coalition will be coming in to talk about bike riding safety and
maintaining your bike. They may even fit you all for helmets if you
need one. So remember to bring in your bike if you are interested.
April 18th-April 20th, is the Wyman
Rd Camping trip. To be held at troop
Camp site on the Wyman Rd. It will be a fun time...if you have ideas
for activities please let your PLs and your SPL know what you would like to
do for activities. Getting out there....some of you need your 5 mile
hike and we will be having a group hike out to the campsite from the youth
center. Some of you have talked about bicycling up to the site and we
can do that as well.
April 25th Tentatively is the date for the District Awards Banquet for the
Adult Leaders of K-Valley Scouting. All leaders are invited and
encouraged to attend. Please see me for more info.
April 27th, Green Bar Council Meeting.
Well that is about it for this month. Keep in mind that next month
(May) will be the Spring Rendezvous. There will be a flyer coming out
very soon from the K-Valley Planning board. It will have tons of good
ideas for going primitive. So make sure to keep that in mind because
April is the time to start planning for this huge event.
Summer camp! Did someone say Summer Camp. We will be attending
Camp Roosevelt again this year and we will be getting some information out
shortly on that. Camp Roosevelt is located on Little Fitts Pond in
East Eddington. So keep your mid July Schedule open. We are
targeting the week of July 13th - July 19th. Lets hope we get that
week. Summer camp is a great way for boys to learn new Scout Skills, take
merit badges, make new friends from other parts of Maine and do tons of
other cool things.
Well that concludes our news update for today...so make sure to tune
in to the same channel real soon for May
information.
=o)
Take care all.
Yours in Scouting
Chris
Hey all, just want to thank all of
you who came out to the Klondike Derby this year. Great job. To let all of
you know we took some great prizes and placed well.
Troop 433 placed 3rd over all in the
youth division and won best sled design.
Crew 443 place 1st over all in the
senior division and won best flag design.
See Klondike
Derby 2008 Photos Here!
Great job to you all. Thanks to the
leaders who came out too. Big help. I look forward to Next weekend which is
the Annual camp out at Camp Bomazeen Pavilion. Come into the meeting this
week to pay for your meal ticket. Should be a great time. Lets see if Mr.
Welch can go for 10 this year. =o)
YiS,
Chris
EXTRA EXTRA!!!! READ ALL ABOUT
IT!!!!!! SCOUTMASTER UPDATES SITE AFTER LONG TIME
HIBERNATION!!!!!!!
Yes that is right, I am finally getting around to
updating the site with our webmasters help. The new update to the site
includes the website face lift with all new features including Memorials, T443
and T433 Alumni, T443 and T433 memorials, a new Venture Site and games.
Please check often for up coming news.
January 5th 2008 "The Bottle
Drive"
Today the Troop and the New Venture Crew did a bottle
drive to help raise funds. Sounds like it was a complete
success. I don't have a tally yet for the drive. It sounds like
it is going to rival our Nov bottle drive. Big thanks to all of you
Scouts and Venturers who came out to help out today. Great job.
January 3rd 2008 "Venture Crew
443 LIVES!!!!"
With the help our District Executive, Matt Mower, and
the VFW we put the Venture Crew officially on the map. Up until
today, the Venture Crew members were listed as "Lone
Scouts". Today you are officially Venture Crew 443 chartered under
the VFW, the same chartering organization that charters the Winslow Boy
Scout Troop 433. Congratulations!!!! Now the Venture Crew
will benefit from the same services the Troop does in K-Valley
District and Pine Tree Council. Special thanks to Pine Tree DE Matt
Mower, VFW Quartermaster and T433 Charter Rep Lee Giroux and VFW Commander
Randy Worthley.
Also a big thanks to Kris Welch who has volunteered to
be the New Venture Crew 443 Advisor. I am sure Kris will be an
excellent Advisor to the crew and we thank you on behalf of the Troop and
Crew.
January 1st 2008 "HAPPY NEW
YEARS TROOP 433 and VENTURES
December 22nd 2007 "ALL
NIGHTER"
Yes that is right it was the Annual Troop 433 All
Nighter!!!! For those of you who don't know what this is, it is our
coveted yearly event the boys look forward to every year. This is
basically a lock in at the local elementary school. The troop (and
this year the new Venture members) meet at the elementary school in the
evening. They are allowed to bring games, video games, food(mostly
junk food) and what ever else they think would be fun. They get
locked into the school and basically stay up all night into the early
morning playing games and having fun. With the adult supervision,
they are basically allowed to do just about anything. Some of the
events we had going was a multi-video game system tenement. Video
game platforms being everything from Atari 2600 all the way up to the
Wi. We played board games and even had a 5 hour game of dodge ball
going in the gym. It is a really big event that draws a majority of the
troop and part of the Cub Pack. Food was donated to this event from
Wonderlick Malic Engineering in Winslow. Thank you very much for
that. Also food was brought in by youth and leaders
alike. Thanks to everyone who helped make this event safe(with the
exception of all of us who got Gehrlinged during dodge ball) and fun for
everyone. I totally look forward to next year.
December Gift Wrapping
Big thanks to Committee Chair Bridget Gehrling for organizing
and running the Gift Wrapping fund raiser on Main St in Waterville.
Even though financially it was a total wash. Thanks a million to all
the Scouts and Venturers who came and volunteered time in this event.
I am sure next year we will come out ahead. Much like anything there
will be bugs to work out. However, the final goal of "Wrapping
Gifts" for donations was accomplished. Thanks you all for
your help and time for the troop.
November 25th 2007 "Fallen
Scouter"
Raymond Kimball 1932-2007. Raymond fondly known
as "Papa Bear" was the former Scoutmaster of Winslow Boy Scout
Troop 443 back in the 1970s. Raymond was also a past K-Valley
District Commissioner who worked at Camp Bomazeen many many years as a Camp
Commissioner. He was always seen walking from Campsite to Campsite
doing Campsite inspections for the Camp. Ray will be sadly missed by
all Scouts who knew him.
November 23rd 2007 "Christmas Day
Parade Waterville"
The Troop and Ventures participated in the annual
Waterville Christmas Parade which should be re-named "Black Friday
Parade". The parade was a success and we had a very good turn
out of youth for this event even though it was freekin' freezing out. =o)
Thanks to all of you who showed up.
November 17th 2007 "Bottle drive time
again"
Yeup, that's right, another T433 bottle drive. We
only had a few scouts come out, but we made about $250 for the troop.
Not too bad. Keep in mind guys, that for every dollar you earn you
get a percentage in your personal account. The drive was a huge
success based on the number of troop members who showed to help out.
Thanks a million guys.
November 11th 2007 "Venetians Day
Parade"
Thanks to the Troop and Venture members who showed up
to support our Veterans. To the Veterans we really appreciate all
that you have done and are still doing for our Country. Without your
our freedom would not exist. To the Troop and Venturers thank you for
showing your support to our troops. You are the future of our
country, you are the reason the Veterans fight for this country.
Thanks again.
November 2nd - 4th 2007 "Fort Halifax
building the bridge to the Cubs"
This was our Troop/Cub event held at Fort Halifax Park
in Winslow. This trip was designed to do some co-camping with our
little buddies in the Cub Scout troop. Helping to build better bonds
between our two units. We had invited some guests down to do some camping
with us. Bill "Wildfire" Nettel who is from Ellsworth and
is very involved with Scouting in his neck of the woods. Bill is very
involved with the Ancient Ones 1840 fur trade living history group and is
an expert tomahawk thrower. Two-Moose, another Ancient One member
from the Augusta area, has also been involved in the Scouting program for
years came and visited with us. He is an excellent marksman and
helped by doing a musket demonstration where the boys got to see how the
load and fire. We were also happy to have Jeff "Turtle"
DeHart from the Gardiner Troop, also and Antient Ones member, show
up. Turtle is a registered Maine guide as well. Turtle really
helped all the way around. Last but not least, we were blessed with
the presences of Mike "Re-con" Douglas who is the owner and
instructor at Maine
Primitive Skills
School, found on the
web at http://www.primitiveskills.com/. Mike is also the
Assistant Scoutmaster for the Waterville Boy Scout troop.
" The first day, Friday was ok, but a bit
on the chilly side, but in classic style fire was our best friend.
The fallowing day was filled with tons of fun. The experts did some
demos for us, and we participated in huge game of capture the flag that
encompassed the entire Fort Halifax park.. Unfortunately, due to inclement
weather we had to bail out of the park in the late after noon as they had
predicted the reminisce of a Hurricane to touch down in our area. So
rather then chance wet, cold sick scouts, we called it off just before the
rain started coming in. Better luck next year huh?Big thanks to all
the Scouts and volunteers who helped make it partially happen. =o) Also
check the gallery for pictures coming soon.
October 25th 2007 "Court of
Honor"
The Troop held its tri-annual Court of Honor. This
is our banquet to honor boys with there accomplishments though out the
year. We almost had a 100 % turn out for this Court of
Honor. That makes me, as Scoutmaster" Very proud. It shows
us adult leaders that you really care about the troop....or that you think
the pot luck dinner is really tasty. One or the other. =o) I
believe we all walked away with something other then just a filled
belly. Even some of the Venturers got something. We had tons of
patches, badges and prized handed out. Great job to all of you over
the past year. You have all earned a big pat on the back. I
look forward to seeing all of you again at the next Court of honor which is
also our Cub Scout Cross over and the Cub Scout Blue and Gold to be held in
February 2008. See you all there.
October 19th, 20th and
21st "HAPPY BIRTHDAY WORLD
SCOUTING!!!" Maine Jam 07'
The Troop and Venturers participated in the Pine Tree
Council Maine Jamboree 2007 marking the 100th Anniversary of world
Scouting. This was a huge event including all five districts in Pine Tree
Council, we had some folks even come in from out of the council to
participate in our camping Jamboree. There were several events in
which the Scouts were able to participate in. The event was held at Oxford
Fair Grounds. The coolest part(in my opinion) was the laser light
show they had at the evening. Thanks to all who came out to this
event. I had a good time and I know you all did too, even though it
rained buckets Friday night. Over all the trip was a success and I
look forward to future Jamborees with you all. Also look for
pictures from Maine Jam 07 in the gallery....coming soon.
October 7th 2007 "Fallen
Scouter"
Roger Carlton Ormsby 1937-2007. Roger was our
Chartering Organization Representative. Rogers was a great member of
Troop 443 and 433. He was all about helping the troop and will be
sadly missed. Donations in Rogers name were made to Troop
433. We thank all of you who have donated to us.
October 5th, 6th and 7th The Annual
"Get to know you" Camping trip at Camp Bomazeen.
This is the Annual trip of Troop 433 in which we bring
old and new Scouts together to get to know each other. We try to plan
this trip as close to our Recruitment drive as possible. It is
designed to get newly signed on Scouts out and camping while allowing them
to get to know the Scouts that have been in the troop for a while. I
have found this to be a very handy trip for me to get to know the new
recruits as well. An added bonus is we invited our newly signed on Venturers
to come out and participate. This year we had quite a fun time. We
did a 1 mile compass course through Camp Bomazeen. The starting point
was Lakeview campsite. The course took them through Windy CS, Hollow
CS, The council ring, Ridge CS up the ridge, Acadia CS, to Bomazeen Rock
and down to the Water front. 95 % of the troop made it to within 200 feet
of the final end point. There were approximately 30 directions
changes including a couple of back azimuths. Great job to all of you.
We also had a Camp Wide Capture the Flag game with only one point
scored. Totally fun!
In the Evening we were blessed to hear some pickin' and
grinnin' from some our troop members. I do believe we got "Lava
Lamp" an original song by Henry on Video. Who knows maybe we
will post it up here at some point. Lastly, on Sunday we held a Tomahawk
throwing competition just before we left for the weekend. We had a
really great time and I look forward to the next GKY trip. Thanks to all
the leaders and youth who came out for this event and thanks to the new
recruits, Scouts and Venturers alike.
September 14th, 15th and 16th
"Moosehorn International Camporee"
This trip was a trip to Moosehorn Wildlife
Refuge. The Camporee is hosted by Katahdin Area Council (the other Scout
Council in Maine). It is an event that goes on every year but our
troop has not attended in ten years. Some of the events at this camporee
were tomahawk throwing, cooking, pioneering, patch trading and
cycling. Some of the boys even got to get a tee-shirt silk screened
with the 2007 Moosehorn patch design. The troop participated in the cooking
competition, tomahawk throwing and the pioneer
competition. They placed first in the Pioneering
competition. Great job guys. =o) Thanks to all the leaders who come
out and drove us up there. Without you it wouldn't have
happened. Thanks to the troop for showing all of Katahdin council how
to have a completely fun time in the pouring rain.
September 11th. "RECRUITMENT
DRIVE!"
We held out annual recruitment drive at the Winslow
Elementary and Jr High School. We built our freekin huge tower again
drawing a bunch of new Scouts in. We even started recruiting Venture
Crew Members with the hopes of starting a new Venture Crew here in Winslow.
The recruitment drive was a huge success with a whole bunch of new blood to
add to our ranks. I look forward to getting to know each and every
one of you and having many-a-fun adventures in the future. Big thanks to
Matt Mower our new District Executive for helping to lash together our
Recruitment tower. Thanks a ton.
August 24th, 25th and 26th
"Wilderness survival trip" Quartz
Campsite in Albion.
This was really an experimental camping trip in Scout
leader and Scout member nerves. =o) The scout troop was given a list of 37
items in which they could only choose 15 to make a Wilderness Survival
kit. They were allowed to bring there survival kit and the cloths on
there back to this trip. We stayed out at Quartz Campsite in
Albion. The focus of the trip....Wilderness Survival. The seven
scouts who showed up knocked off about half of the Wilderness survival
merit badge. They also picked up a bunch of new information on
wilderness survival. Some of the things they had to do, find food, build a
debris hut, make fire and not go completely insane. All in all it was
a great experience for all of them. I am sure if you talk to any of
them they will tell you by far this was the best trip they have ever been
on. Thanks to Henry and Regina for coming out and helping to put this thing
together. Pictures coming soon.
July 21st "Fallen
Scouter"
Lester Nedeau 1922 - 2007. Lester was a
former Assistant Scoutmaster to Troop 443 here in Winslow. Lester
served also as the Chartering representative to the Troop and the VFW for
several years. Lester was a member of the order of the Arrow and was
highly loved and respected by the Winslow Boy Scouts who knew him.
Lester will be sadly missed.
September, 2007
Trail's End Popcorn Sales
Now is the time for our troop to raise money selling popcorn. Most of you
already have your order forms. If you do not have a form
and would like one, please let me know at the next meeting.
Popcorn sales is a major part of our troop income so we may do the things
we want to do as a troop and help with the cost of badges and awards. If
anyone has any questions, please let me know. All orders should be turned
in with any money collected no later than October 18th 2007 (Regular Scout
Meeting).
Thanks,
Pete Small
Troop Popcorn Kernel
August 5, 2007
Well I am pleased to announce that the July Camping trip to Camp Roosevelt
in East Eddington Maine was a complete success. No one got sick or badly injured...ok,
maybe a couple got just a little homesick but that is to be expected. The
boys who went had a great time. All but one Scout had never been to
resident camp (7 days) camp before. They did a great job and I am sure they
are looking forward to next year already. Great job guys. Don't forget to
check out the website for pictures from camp. (coming soon)...
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Electra Buick (1978 -
2007)
Winslow, Maine
Electra Buick passed away unexpectedly in the presents of family and
friends July 4th, 2007 at the annual Winslow Family 4th of July
Celebration. She lived her life to the fullest, giving her life up for a
fund raiser for Boy Scout Troop 433. She will be sadly missed.
She is survived by her owner, Chris Bernier of Winslow, SkyHawk Buick,
Riviera Buick, Regal Buick, La Sabre Buick, SkyLark Buick, and Century
Buick, all of Detroit, Michigan, as well as several nieces and nephews.
Arrangements have been made at the recycle center in Oakland for the hopes
of re-incarnation of a newer model vehicle.
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Also, the 4th of July Car Smash fund raiser we did was a BIG HIT! =o) We
managed to raise approximately $700 for the boys to go to summer camp for
next year. Great job there too guys. Also a huge THANK YOU! to VIP Auto
Parts Discount store, Nabarawosky's TV, The Town of Winslow, and the 4th of
July Committee for all of your support. We would also like to thanks all
the Scouts who put in time to run the event, as well as the adult leaders
who helped out to make this event a safe and successful fund raiser. Great
job.
Ok, Some upcoming
events to keep your eyes peeled on.
*** The Annual
Winslow Troop recruitment drive. We are also going to help out with
Waterville's Boy Scout Troop Recruitment drive. These both are going to
take place around early September. Most likely the first week of School.
*** Next on tap, the
Annual Winslow Boy Scout "Get to know you" Camping trip out to
Camp Bomazeen. This trip designed to allow our troop members to get to know
new recruits. It is a ton of fun rain or shine. =o) ***There has been talk
about a camping trip out to Quartz Campsite in Albion for a
"Wilderness Survival" Trek. This camping trip will be designed to
knock off most of the requirements for Wilderness Survival Merit badge. The
weekend will be spent munch like if you were lost in the woods. More
information and a final date to come soon.
*** Also, we have the
huge 100th anniversary of world Scouting Jamboree coming up at the Oxford
Fairgrounds in Oxford Maine October19th-21st. They are expecting 5000
scouts to be in attendance this year.
*** End of October
and Early November there will be "Merit Badge" college. This is a
four night class held on consecutive Monday nights in which you will be
able to sign up for and take two merit badges of your choice selected from
a list of offered classes. Last year our I taught "Electronics"
and "Electricity" Merit badge. This year I will most likely try
to teach classes again, but I am unsure at this point. Those are the big
plans we have this coming year at this point, there will be more to come
soon. We are in the midst of planning more hikes, camping trips and fund
raisers. Can't wait to see you all in the coming months for these fun
activities.
Also, we will be
holding troop elections in September. So keep that in mind and we will
announce the meeting that will we held at soon. No other news to report at
this time.
Hope to see you all
in the coming months, and enjoy the rest of your summer.
Yours In Scouting,
Scoutmaster Chris
Bernier
May
15, 2007
Wyman Road Campout was awesome! Being an Alumni of Troop 443, this brought
me many good memories of camping with the Troop at this site. We still have
a little work to do to finish cleaning the site, but we are gaining.
Hopefully, the next time we go to the Wyman Rd., we can finish cleaning
brush and debris and possibly get a Geocache box in place. Thanks to all the
leaders and parents that came out.
YiS,
Pete
April
28, 2007
O-kay, so I am not the Scoutmaster, but I do have some new stuff. First,
the picture gallery is up and running. If you have some electronic photos
of past events, please feel free to send them to me and I will post them as
soon as I can. I would also like to get a Troop 443 / Troop 433 Alumni
section of past Winslow Boy Scouts. Any photos in the 50 year history of
scouting in Winslow would greatly be appreciated.
Second. I have posted all the committee meeting minutes I have. If there
are any I do not have, please feel free to pass them on to me so I may post
them as well
Thanks
and YiS,
Pete Small
April
20, 2007
ABOUT
TIME....right? I have been just a little bit on the busy side lately for
regular updates.
District
Pine Wood Derby was a complete success. Troop 433 and Pack 445 hosted the
event at the Winslow Elementary Commons this last week. The troop and pack
had a concessions stand in which the profits were split between the two.
Our troop earned about $200 to go towards summer camp. John, Zachary, Ty,
Derrick and Holden all worked, and clocked in several hours. Great job
guys.
Up
coming events. Make sure to check the calendar for these events and jot
them down.
April
will have the District Awards Banquet. This is for Adult leaders and family
members. This is where the District awards the Adult leaders of Boy Scouts
in K-Valley for a good job working in there troops. If you want to know
more, please contact Scoutmaster Chris Bernier for details.
Spring
Camporee is coming up in May. Here is the information direct from District.
The
district committee discussed this at length. The plans for the Camporee to
be held in Rangeley have been postponed until the Spring of 2008 so that
there is time to properly plan this event. Camporee is not cancelled. We're
going to Plan B and we hope that you'll appreciate Plan B with gas quickly
approaching $3.00/gallon. Spring Camporee, May 1820, 2007 will now be held
at Camp Bomazeen. Theme: Junior Leader Training and Cooking/Iron Scout! We
are looking for leaders/older scouts who have a talent in a particular
cooking style who would like to showoff their skills to others. We would
like to have cooking technique demonstrations in the morning. Then at Noon,
we will gather at the parade ground, where, like in the Food Network show,
"IRON CHEF", a secret ingredient will be revealed. This
ingredient will need to be used by the patrol in preparing their dish(es)
for evening judging. They will have the afternoon to come up with their
masterpiece dish(es). Don't want to cook? We will also be offering Junior
Leader Training. What else, who knows? Do you have suggestions? Can you
help during the demos? Are you willing to jump in on a virtual committee
(communication via email) to help iron out the details for the Camporee? If
so, please contact Matt Randall AND Mitch MacArthur ASAP so the details can
be ironed out.
Matt's
email: honors_pride@hotmail.com
Mitch's
email: shaggy55@adelphia.net
We
will try to get a flyer out as soon as the last of the details are ironed
out. The sooner we get a few helpers, the sooner we can do that. Thank you!
Matt and Mitch are also looking for volunteers to be on the committee to
plan the spring '08 Camporee at Rangeley. Many ideas are already in place.
Contact them for details. Also, Troop 433 is planning on doing some camping
in the area between May and July. The Green Bar Council of Scouts will be planning
those trips out in the very near future.
Summer
Camp. This year the troop is going to Camp Roosevelt. We need parents to
get there reservation fee of $50.00 in as soon as possible so we can
reserve our spot at camp. If you have any question about summer camp
contact SM Chris Bernier and or CC Bridget Gehrling.
OLD
NEWS
What
has the troop been up to since the last update? Well I will tell you. Troop
433 has been doing tons of fun and exciting things. Camp Bomazeen Winter Camping.
The troop camped out this past January at Camp Bomazeen at the Pavilion. We
had a total blast. The boys got to launch the rockets they made during the
month of December, they got to do a lot of sliding and we even got a great
game of Nuke War in as well. Despite the colder temps during the trip that
never stopped ASM Donny from jumping the entire troop on an inner-tube but
you didn't hear that from me. lol.
Checkout
our Winter Camping photos here.
Checkout
our Fall Camporee photos here.
In
February the Troop had its Blue and Gold Crossover with the our Cub Scout
pack 445. We crossed over and welcomed three new boys into our Boy Scout
troop. So lets take a second here to welcome Zachary, John and Ty. Also
congratulations to them for receiving the Arrow Of Light award the highest
award in Cub Scouting.
In
March the troop held an Adult Leader Training which when quite well. Most
of March was dedicated to advancement and merit badge work. The weather here
had been quite unfriendly for outside activities so the troop basically
went into hibernation. Henry did his Eagle project in the middle of March
in which he collected Blood for the Red Cross. The project went very well
and hopefully we will get some pictures of that event up here on the site
soon.
On
the ides of March, Henry Turned 18 and has crossed over into the Adult
Leadership Corp. Welcome to the other side Henry. =o) Here is where
the real work begins. Just kidding. We had another Troop member work on his
Eagle Project. The troop, under Zack Freeman's leadership, built Loon Nests
for Patties Pond here in Winslow. It was a very successful project and we
will post pictures of this soon. Great job Zack. So with any luck we will
have two New Eagles coming this early spring. Good luck to Henry and Zack
in the final Board of review.
So
that brings us Current to April.
Scoutmasters
Corner
Hey
everyone. It has been eons since our last web update. I am hoping I will
get some more time freed up to do this more often. I want to officially
welcome Zachary, Ty, and John to our troop. Also want to welcome Henry,
Kris, Donny, Regina, and Audrie to the adult leadership corp. If any of you
have suggestions for changes to the website please don't hesitate to let us
know as Pete and I are trying our best to make this site fun, interesting
as well as informative.
Thanks.
YIS
Chris.
January
11th 2007
YLT.
Back
at the beginning of December we had our first annual Youth Leader Training.
We had a few boys show up and two of the Webelos from the Cub Pack. We
covered a lot of material including Troop Structure and function, Committee
Structure and function, as well as Patrol Method and Green Bar Council
Meetings.
If
you want to know more about this, you should talk to one of the guys who
came out to the training. We learned some really good skills and hopefully
will help the troop function more smoothly in the future. Thanks to
Derrick, Henry, Seth, Zack, Keetan, and Zack for coming out and thank you
to Georgery, Regina and Pete for coming out to help.
All
Nighter
The
Troop also participated in its 28th or 29th (somewhere in there) annual All
Nighter at the Winslow Elementary. We did tons of fun things including
Board Games, Video Games, Pass, Floor hockey, and many many more
activities. Most of you made it completely through the night without
falling asleep. The Nuclear War Card Game most likely had something to do
with that. I hope you all had a good time and look forward to the next All
Nighter next year.
Cub
Scout Pine Wood Derby Builders Clinic.
Last
weekend the troop helped the Cub Scouts build there pine Wood Derby Cars
which will be raced in a couple of weeks. I want to thank Adam, Henry,
Holden, Derrick, and Derrick for coming out to that.
TROOP
MEETINGS
For
the last few meetings we have been working on building model rockets as the
month of December was "Rocketeering month". Just a quick reminder
to those of you who have not paid for your rocket to please do so before
the Jan 25th Meeting as the following weekend is "Launch Time".
For
the current meetings we have been and will be doing a lot of planning for
the next year and will be doing some stuff with the cub pack. Good job on
the first "Green Bar Council Meeting" last night. I think things
went well. We didn't quite get everything done but we got about four months
of planning done for the troop. Great job guys on that one.
SCOUTMASTERS
CORNER
Hey
guys,
We
have had a ton of fun in December. I can't wait for January to really get
going. I believe we are all going to have a superb time out at Camp
Bomazeen at the end of the month during our Rocketeering/Winter Camping
event.
Until
then....Derrick....you are going down at the Cub Scout Pine wood Derby.
=o) I look forward to see you all there and I would like to thank our
Cub Master Regina for inviting us to participate in a "Boy Scout
Heat" at the Pine Wood Derby.
Just
want to remind you all that we need to start thinking seriously about doing
some fund raising for summer camp. It is going to cost almost $300 per
scout to attend camp this year. I will get a hold of Camp Roosevelt to find
out the exact fees so we can raise the money needed to do this event. I
haven't been to summer camp in about six years now. I am totally looking
forward to going to summer camp with you all this year. I think it will be
a new and fun experience for a lot of you in the Chupa patrol. It will be
new to me as well as I have never attended Camp Roosevelt.
Well
I think that is it for now. If any of you have any questions comments or concerns
feel free to contact me.
Take
care.
Yours
in Scouting.
SM
Chris.
December
5th, 2006
Service
to our Chartered Organization
November
11th our troop marched in the Veterans day parade. We marched along side our
future troop the Cub Scout pack 445. Great job guys thanks for showing up.
On
November 24th the troop marched in the Christmas parade in Waterville. We
had been invited by the Cub Scout pack. Thanks to you who marched in this
parade as well.
On
November 25th we did a bottle drive to raise money to support the
activities for this month. The troop has made December "Rocketeering
month". So the $112 raised by the boys will be going towards buying
rockets in which they will assemble and launch at Camp Bomazeen this
January. Once Great Pond has frozen over, it will make a great launch site.
TROOP
MEETING
At
our last meeting our troop hosted it's first of many "Cub Scout Pack
Lottery Nights", where our troop randomly picks a Den number out of a
hat. That Den then gets to come to the Boy Scout meeting and do things that
the Boy Scouts do. It is a great idea that our Troop and Cub Pack came up
with to excite the Cubs about scouting. Den 2, the wolf den was chosen to
come out and participate with us. The boys did a game to get to know the
boys then we constructed a rope web and did "THE WEB" team
building exercise in which all the boys have to get from one side of the
web to the other without touching the web and only using each whole only
once. We will announce which Den will get to come out in February and
participate with us soon. Keep your eyes here on the site for that
information.
SCOUTMASTERS
CORNER
Hey
there all. First off I want to thank the troop for marching in both the
Veterans day Parade and the Christmas Parade. Great job guys. It is
important to show the community our great spirit during such gatherings.
Also want to congratulate the boys on a successful bottle drive. I only
wish more of you had shown up. Those of you who did, did a great job raising
a little over a hundred dollars. This will help you out a lot for the
rockets we are ordering for you. It will also help to pay for extra rocket
engines for multiple launches.
CUBBIES....if
you read this, I want to thank Den 2 the wolf den for coming out to our
troop meeting this last week. I hope you all had fun and learned something
too. I also hope you tell all of your fellow cubs about what a great time
you had so they have something to look forward to. You all did a great job
on the "Web" project you did with our troop.
Last
minute don't forgets. Don't forget to check the calender. Also, YLT (YOUTH
LEADER TRAINING) is set for this weekend. I expect to see most of you
there. 9:00 Am to 4:30 Pm, at the Youth Center. Bring a bag lunch, a note
book, pencil and your Boy Scout. Hand book. Please come prepared to learn
something about yourselves and your troop.
I
will see you all this Thursday.
Take
care.
YIS
SM
Chris.
November
10th, 2006
Service
to our Chartered Organization
October
22, our troop went to the Wyman Rd campsite to perform a service project to
clean up the property owned by the VFW, our chartering organization. The
property was purchased for the use of the Winslow Boy Scout troop back in
the 1970s, and was used up until the troop changed charters to the Lions
Club in the 90s. Now that we are now chartered with the VFW again, we
decided to go out to that property and clean it up. Our guys worked
on rebuilding the fire pit, and general clean up of the camping area. Also
the Scouts hand cut and built wooden stairs going into the campsite, as
well as a 25 foot fence on either side of the entrance. We plan to go
out in the spring of 2007 and work on the site some more, to do some
conservation projects, and possibly build an outhouse. Great job guys.
TROOP
MEETING
In
the last few meetings the troop has worked on advancement for the Chupa
patrol. The Troop has also worked on prepping for the merit badge college
and rocketeering month. Also the troop has decided to involve the Winslow
Cub Scout troop by holding a "Cub Scout lottery" in which a
random den will be selected to join our troop in a troop meeting and
activity. Also in other things happening the boys will be doing YLT (youth
leader training) hopefully with the Albion and Waterville troop. At the end
of the month we are also doing a bottle drive to help raise money for the
troop.
SCOUTMASTERS
CORNER
Hey
guys,
We
have really gotten a lot done lately. I want to thank all of you who came out
to the Troop Campsite, owned by the VFW, to help out in the clean up
service project. Great job. We got 8 hours of service time logged in. That
can count towards rank if you need it. Also you can put that on your
resumes.
In
November we have a lot we need to get done. YLT which I need all of you to
attend. Also we have a fund raiser to raise money for the troop. You guys
decided to try to do two weeks at Camp Roosevelt this year. We are going to
need a ton of money to make that happen. In December, we can relax as we
will start our Rocketeering projects.
We
need ideas for January and February for activities keep in mind will be
crossing over some new Webelos in February.
Also
on the idea table is maybe forming a Venture patrol which would most likely
be the Robo Cobra patrol. Just an idea at this point but something to talk
about.
Lastly,
I want to remind you all that we are marching in the Veteran's Day Parade
in Waterville this Saturday. Make sure to be there in uniform to show your
support to our troops past, present and future. I will see you all
there and until then.....
Take
care.
Yours
in Scouting.
SM
Chris.
October
12, 2006
TRIPS,
CAMPOUTS AND FUNTIMES
This
past weekend our troop attended the K-Valley Fall Camporee at Litchfield
Fair grounds. The theme was Maine Lumberjack. There were several events
there including Log Saw, Log Pull, Kaber Toss, Tomahawk Throwing, Pancake
eating and Chili Cook off.
Our
Scouts took 3 place over all average in the Tomahawk throw. Also our scout
Henry, took first place in the individual Hawk throw. Great job.
Here
is a list of the other Troop Placements.
Troop
Highest Average Throw
Troop
604 First Place
Troop
199 Second Place
Troop
433 Third Place
Troop
145 Fourth Place
Troop
460 Fifth Place
In
the Campsite inspections our troop scored 12 points out of 16. Not too bad.
We didn't really place but we had a clean site. I am sure we will get it
next time.
Everyone
did a great job this weekend. We all had fun. Great job.
TROOP
MEETING
At
our last meeting we worked on some patrol paperwork to try to make the
meetings go smoother. The Patrols were handed a Report on Troop Activity
sheet which would be a guide line to the meeting and act as an attendance
form.
We
also worked on updating the master contact list of the troop and we should
be able to give a final copy at the next meeting.
The
SPL talked about and we started to plan the Service project out to the
Wyman Road VFW campsite. We are planning to clean the grounds, build bridges
over the streams and work on building a gateway and Fence of the camp site.
We
then talked about Merit Badge College. Make sure to check out the K-Valley
web site for any up dates. More information about Merit Badge College will
be coming out soon. Here is the link to the KV Site. http://www.kvscouts.org/
Lastly
we choose Rockets for our Rocketeering month meetings in December. After,
that the troop broke off into Patrol Break Out sessions. The Robo Cobra Patrol
helped the Chupacabras work on Scout rank and Tenderfoot Rank.
SCOUTMASTERS
CORNER
Hey
there everyone. I just wanted to say that I had a great time at Camporee
this weekend. I was glad to see so many of you there, and for those of you
who were not there I hope that you will come out to Fall Camporee. I had a
great time and can't wait for the next camping session we do together. In
the mean time we prep for winter and we are going to focus a little more on
some service project oriented stuff and maybe some fund raising stuff.
Don't forget to sign up for Merit Badge College. I plan on teaching a
couple merit badges, I know there are some more being offered. So make sure
to check out the link above.
I
also want to thank ASM Bill Ward, ASM Matt Ward and ASM Kim Harper for
coming out to Training this past weekend. They all completed Part II of
there training. They are almost home free on there Training. I want to
encourage all the other ASMs and the committee to get trained soon.
Well
I want to wish you all well and I will see you all on Thurs.
Take
care.
Yours
in Scouting.
SM
Chris.
October
1, 2006
TRIPS,
CAMPOUTS AND FUNTIMES
September
22, 23 and 24, Troop 433 went on there first of the year Camping trip to
Camp Bomazeen, where we got to camp out in Sunny beautiful Lakeview
campsite. Never rained once while we were there....right guys? Hay......
Ok, well maybe it rained a little.
Some
of the activities we did:
Tomahawk
throwing/competition, Camp Bomazeen hike,worked on Totin' Chip, stayed dry,
campfire songs, played with Cooper and Sophie, laughed and had a great
time!
It
was a great time and we are going to do it again this weekend, except this
weekend is CAMPOREE !!!!!!!!
CAMPOREE
Don't
forget, this weekend is Camporee!!!! We need you to bring WARM clothing.
Make sure to bring an extra blanket. The Theme for camporee is "Maine
Lumberjack". Competitions and events will be: Tomahawk Throwing, Youth
and Adult category, Chili Cook off. Youth category only, Campsite
inspection, Toten' Chip and Whittling, Log Pulling, Paul Bunyan Toothpick
"Caber" toss, Horse Log pull demo, Log Sawing,
Remember
this is a Three district event so there will be tons and tons of other
Scouts at this event. If you have any other questions email the Scoutmaster
or talk to you SPL at the next meeting. See you there.
RECRUITMENT
On
Recruitment.....REMEMBER!!!! You can still recruit other Scouts anytime of
the year. This is the time to catch your friends and get them involved in
Scouting. Also, remember, you can all get a "Recruiter" Patch for
recruiting a friend into Scouting.
TROOP
MEETING
At
the last meeting on Sept 28th, the Scouts worked on the details for the
Camporee for this coming weekend. They also worked on there menus, and duty
rosters. The Committee had a meeting as well during the troop meeting.
Lastly the Robo Cobra patrol worked with the Chupacabra Patrol on there
Scout Rank.
CHUPACABRA
PATROL READ THIS
CHUPAS!!!!
Remember!
ASM
(Assistant Scoutmaster) Kim Harper, ASM Matt Ward, TG (Troop Guide) Zack are
your two resources for advancement and any questions you have about troop
functions. And yes that is a trick question.
ROBO
COBRA PATROL READ THIS
COMO
ARIGATO MR. ROBOTO!!! Remember!
ASM
Pete Small, ASM George Gehrling, are your resources for advancement and any
questions you have about troop functions.
UP
COMING EVENTS THE TROOP COULD DO
Previously
discussed could do list. (SM Chris Bernier has details on these)
Jamboree
on the Air. In October
Merit
Badge College. In November.
Klondike
Derby. In January
Okpik
Winter Camp High Adventure. In January/February
Winter
Camp In February
Operation
"Fly First Class". In April
SCOUTMASTERS
CORNER
Hey
guys!!! How are you all. I just want to say I had a great time at our first
Troop camp out of the year. I had a great time and I look forward to many
many more camp outs with you all. I was glad to do this last trip at Camp
Bomazeen as it got me a chance to come to my favorite camping spot in the
world and it gave me a chance to get to know you all a little better.
I
hope you are all excited for camporee this weekend. I have not been to a
camporee in about four years. It should be pretty exciting this year to see
what happens. If any of you have questions or concerns don't be afraid to
contact me.
I
will see you all at the next meeting. Until then.
YIS
Chris.
September
14th, 2006>
RECRUITMENT
Congratulations
Troop 433!!!!!
Great
job on the recruitment drive this past week. We made the Morning Sentinel.
We also recruited 40+ kids into the Scouting program total. Awesome work on
the watch tower. Just a great job all around. Here are some pictures from
that recruit.
TROOP
MEETING
Great
Job on this weeks meeting. We accomplished quite a bit. The Menus for our
trip to Camp Bomazeen are well in hand. During the break out sessions, the
Robo Cobras worked on maintenance of the troop owned rope. It would seem we
discovered during the recruit when they were building the tower that most
of the rope ends were frayed. The Robo Cobras worked on Whipping the ends
of the troop rope to make sure they do not fray any longer.
Meanwhile,
the Chupacabra Patrol worked on Basic Scout Skills.
NEW
BOYS! READ THIS
To
all of you who are new to the troop. Read through this. If you just join in
the last two weeks and have not payed your registration fee, you should ask
your parents to come in to the next meeting. We need those registration
fees. If you do not have a Scout shirt and/or Scout hand book please get
one as soon as possible. Lastly, go out on the internet and look up the
Scout oath and law. Print them off and try to memorize those. You will be
working with Assistant Scoutmaster Kim Harper and your Troop Guide, Zack on
those. Good luck to you, welcome to our troop, and see you next week.
UP
COMING EVENTS THE TROOP COULD DO.
Merit
Badge College to be held in November. This is an opportunity to earn two
merit badges in November. It will be every
Monday
night in November at the Farrington School in Augusta. Class 1 is
6:30-7:30pm and class 2 is 7:30-8:30pm More details to come.
Jamboree
on the Air. Well be October 21st at the Council office from
9am-4pm. You can talk to scouts all over the world. There still be refreshments
down at the office and it is open to all scouts.
Klondike
Derby
to be at China Elementary School January 27th, 2007. More info to come.
Okpik
Winter camp High Adventure. Weekend programs in January and
February. Camp out in either a tent, igloo or a quinzee hut over the
weekend in below 0 temps. Learn how to survive in the winter.
Winter
Camp.Pine
Tree Council is offering winter camp in February. Dates are the 18th-23rd.
At Camp Hinds. Merit badges will be offered. More info in Troop Information
Trapper.
Operation
"Fly First Class" will be offered in April. It is a
program to get younger scouts through Basic scout skills and close to
First
Class Rank. More info in Troop Information Trapper.
SCOUTMASTERS
CORNER
First
off, GREAT JOB ON RECRUITMENT GUYS!!!!! Wow, we really pulled if off. I am
excited to see so many new Scouts in our troop. That is great. I look
forward to our camping trip next weekend at Camp Bomazeen. I spent many
years at Camp Bomazeen as a young Scout. I first attended Fun Pack week as
a Cub Scout in 1984. A long long time ago. Oh and that is a trick question.
I will be asking you at the next meeting. Make sure you know it. Anyways, I
have always loved camping there and I am glad the troop has chosen to camp
there this month. I know we will all have a good time. We will laugh, have
fun, and still learn some stuff too. Just one of many adventures this troop
will share together. If any of you need anything or have questions feel
free to contact me through the web, and I look forward to see you all next
week. Take care and until then.
YIS
Chris.
Sept
7th, 2006
TROOP
MEETING (Court of Honor)
Thanks
so much to all who attended the first Court of Honor of the new Scouting
year. We had tons and tons of merit badges and awards given to the boys as
well as some of the adult leaders. Congratulations to all of you. Special
thanks to Scott Bernier (Kennebec Valley District Round Table
Chairman) for bringing your patch blankets out for display. He brought 4
full size blankets with hundreds of patches sewn to them. Also, we would
like to thank Roger Ormsby for coming out and supporting us at our
C.O.H. Lastly thanks to the parents and committee for coming out and
bringing tons of good food with you.
RECRUITMENT
Recruitment
schedule. September 12th.
Winslow
Elementary School.
*
7:15am. All organizers and speakers of the recruitment should show up at
Elementary School.
*
7:35am. Recruitment assembly/demo will be at School Gymnasium. 5-7 minute
talk. 5-10 minute hands on. (Any troop 433 members welcome and are
encouraged to come in Class A uniform. Please show up at 7:15am)
Winslow
Jr. High School
*
8:00am. Tower construction to be done by Boy Scout Troop 433 at side
entrance to the Jr. High School.
*
10:40am - 12:00pm. Scouts to have table set up at entry way to the
Cafeteria to answer questions of students during the lunch periods.
*
12:00 - 2:30pm Scouts to prepare activities for after school.
*
2:30-7:00pm. Cub Scout and Boy Scout sign ups at the Jr. High School.
Ok,
we have a plan for the structure for the Jr High School. We had to slightly
modify the original plan. After figuring out the pole measurements we
thought it would be too hard to construct two 15 foot towers with the span.
So we chopped it down to one tower.
Also,
we have finished deciding on four events to have available to perspective
new scouts. The Troop will be hosting the fallowing events.
*
Lava Run (activity) - 2 Kids will have to get over the Lava Flow using
three planks. Fastest wins
*
Speed Tie (hands on) - Copy the nots on the log. Fastest wins
*
Indian Wresting (activity) - You got to see this one.
*
Log Saw (hands on/thinking) - Kids will figure out how to measure a log to
be cut the old fashioned way.
Also,
don't forget to bring in your pictures from past camping trips.
SCOUTMASTERS
CORNER
Hey
all. I hope you are all as excited about recruitment as I am. I am sure
this will be a huge success. Hopefully we can get this thing up and running
and get some more warm body's at our troop meetings. Please read the
Recruitment section above for the schedule. Please remember to bring
pictures of past camping trips. Next meeting I hope to welcome in some new
scouts. I also look forward to the coming months of camping and activities
with this troop.
YIS
<------ (what does this mean?)
TTYS
Chris.
August
31st, 2006
TROOP
MEETING
Third
Meeting of the new Scouting year was a complete success. Thank you
guys
on keeping organized and making things happen. Awesome job.
Congratulations
to the fallowing Scouts in the Troop elections:
·
Henry is the new Senior Patrol Leader
·
Derrick is the new Assistant Senior Patrol Leader
·
Zack is the new Troop Guide
·
Derrick is the new Quartermaster
·
Holden is the new Patrol Leader of the Chupacabra (aka Chupathingy) Patrol
The
older boy patrol "Robo Cobras" have not decided on a Patrol
Leader yet
but
that is to come soon. Also we would like to officially welcome Derrick and
Holden into the troop
as
our newest members. There membership was signed last meeting and they are
officially Boy Scouts.
RECRUITMENT
Recruitment
is set for September 12th.
*
Recruitment assembly/demo will be at 7:35am at School Gymnasium. 5-7 minute
talk. 5-10 minute hands on. (Any troop 433 members welcome)
*
Recruitment assembly/demo will be at Jr. High School. Time undetermined.
*
Cub Scout and Boy Scout sign ups from 2:30-6:00pm at the Jr. High School.
Ok,
we have a plan for the structure for the Jr High School. We had to slightly
modify the original plan. After figuring out the pole measurements we
thought it would be too hard to construct two 15 foot towers with the span.
So we chopped it down to one tower. Also, we have finished deciding on four
events to have available to perspective new scouts. The Troop will be
hosting the fallowing events.
*
Lava Run (activity) - 2 Kids will have to get over the Lava Flow using
three planks. Fastest wins
*
Speed Tie (hands on) - Copy the nots on the log. Fastest wins
*
Indian Wresting (activity) - You got to see this one.
*
Log Saw (hands on/thinking) - Kids will figure out how to measure a log to
be cut the old fashioned way. Also, don't forget to bring in your pictures
from past camping trips.
NEXT
MEETING
COURT
OF HONOR!!!!"Dessert Pot luck"
Just
to let you all know there will be a Court of Honor Thurs September 7th the
next meeting at the Youth Center. Make sure to invite your parents,
brother, sisters, and any other important relatives. I believe it will be a
"Dessert Pot luck" so everyone bake or make something good for
that. More details on that to come.
ORDER
OF THE ARROW
OA
folks, there is a Fall Ordeal at Camp Bomazeen Saturday September 9th.
Attendance is "not" mandatory but I am sure the lodge wouldn't
mind see any of you there. For more details see the K-Valley website.
CAMPING
TRIP INFO FOR 433
Our
camp out to Camp Bomazeen is right around the corner. We hope to be staying
in Lakeview campsite. Keep that in mind, and Scouts, you need to plan your
menus out the next meeting after the Court of honor .Camporee is around the
corner as well. I will be posting more information on it here in the coming
weeks. It is in October 6, 7, and 8 at the Litchfield Fair Grounds.
Greer
Creek Canada, more info to come soon.
NEW
IDEA. Have any of you been CJ? Canadian Jamboree? Scouts Canada is holding
CJ'07. August 1st 2007 at Camp Tamouracouta, Quebec will be there by annual
Canadian Jamboree. It is ton of fun and if this sounds like something you
want to do, bring it up at a meeting.
SCOUTMASTERS
CORNER
Hey
guys, great meeting, Holden, Derrick, thanks for coming out again and
making yourselves official Boy Scouts. Welcome to the troop. I am also very
glad to see all of you in uniform again. That makes us look slick for all
of our functions. It was good to get as much done as we did last night.
Thanks you all for being honest with me on all the brain storming we did. I
know we will be able to pull off this recruitment drive with no problems. I
look forward to see how the tower comes out.Don't forget about the Court of
Honor this coming week. I want to see all of you there. It will be a great
time.Also, I want to see how many of your read this stuff on the web. Yeah
that is right I am going to test you all. I ask you not to tell your fellow
Scouts about this little section here I am writing. At the Court of Honor.
I want you to come to me and whisper "Read that, seen it."
Remember, don't tell anyone that this is here. That goes for you too,
committee. =o) .
Scouts,
remember the knot on your rank. I told you what it means. Life is full of
tests. Life is also full of symbolism. We humans need symbolism to help
remind us of stuff. In Scouting Symbolism is key to helping us remember how
to be decent and honest citizens and Scouts. Keep this in mind, because I
will always be testing you and challenging you to know Scouting. I will
always be testing you to remember the symbolism of Scouting. As you, as
Scouts, are symbols of what young adults should be. As always, keep your
eyes on the calender for changes and additions. Also, if you want to see
any of your pictures up here on the web, please scan them and email them to
me for future website additions. Circleofone555@hotmail.com
Well that is about
it for now.
TTYS
Chris.
August 24th, 2006
Second Meeting of the new Scouting year was a complete success. You
guys got a ton done, great job.
We would like to take a second and thank George for all of his hard
work and we would like to thank Derrick and Holden for coming out to the
meeting and check out things. Hopefully we will see you two next week and
welcome you into the troop as our two newest members. Oh and Justin....nice
to see you there too.
Saturday August 26th. Don't forget that Norridgewalk is holding a
special festival honoring the Norridgewalk native history. The festival
starts at 9am and goes on all day with tons of events. I encourage all the
scouts to go check this event out with there parents. It will be a fun
filled day with food, demos, Native dances, guest speakers, and a boat load
of other fun to dos. Check out the Morning Sentinel August 24th edition for
details.
Just to let you all know there will be a Court of Honor Thurs
September 7th at the Youth Center. Make sure to invite your parents,
brother, sisters, and any other important relatives. I believe it will be a
"Dessert Pot luck" so everyone bake or make something good for
that. More details on that to come.
OA folks, there is a Fall Ordeal at Camp Bomazeen Saturday
September 9th. Attendance is "not" mandatory but I am sure the
lodge wouldn't mind see any of you there. For more details see the K-Valley
website.
Recruitment has been set for September 12th at the Jr. High School.
We have a plan to construct a gateway. There should be leaders there from
10am to late....6 maybe 8pm at night depending on the turn out of sign ups.
Boys in the troop are encouraged to come as early as possible and stay as
late as possible. Remember if you recruit, you can get your recruiter
award. Also, don't forget to bring in Pictures to the next meeting for the
demo.
A note from the Scoutmaster: Hey guys, great meeting, Holden,
Derrick, thanks for coming out. I am also very glad to see all of you in
uniform. That rocks. I am totally stoked for the fun adventures I know we
will all get to share in the coming year. I am also excited for the coming
court of honor. It will be the first I have ever had the honor of handing
out the awards. I guess it is a perk of the SM position. =o)
Keep your eyes on the calendar for changes and additions.
Scouts, don't forget, anything you want to do in November, December
and January, should be discussed soon so we can start planning things out.
So come up with some cool ideas and we can discuss them at the next
meeting.
Well that is about it for now.
TTYS
Chris.
August 8th 2006.
We had our first meeting of the year at the youth center. It was a
good meeting with surprise of Pizza and Sodas for all who attended. We covered
a lot of information and the boys got to meet there new Scoutmaster Chris
Bernier face to face. We planned out some of the events for the next six
months and will be focusing on Scout Recruitment in the coming month. Check
out the calendar for up coming events.
We would also like to congratulate our newest Life Scout Derrick.
Good job.
Meeting times for the 2006-2007 calendar will be Thursdays from
6:30-8pm at the Youth Center.
A word from your new Scoutmaster Chris Bernier
Hello to lodge!
"Hello to lodge" was an old way that people would knock
on the door of a tent in the 1840's fur trades. Where a wooden door or a
door bell would exist today there was only a cloth threshold in the wooded
encampments back then.
Now I say it to you, but in a more figurative sense. I say
"Hello to lodge" to you, our scouting lodge. I hope you welcome
me into your troop lodge as I was once a part of it years ago. I also hope
to see you and many more new faces in the coming year as we will be working
on recruitment in the coming months. I also have some other plans in the
works for fun activities and some cool trips, most of these are ideas at
this point and I am hoping together we can make reality.
Also I would like to congratulate Pete Small for all of his hard
work in the past as the Scoutmaster of Winslow Scout troop 433. I know we
will still see you around, I just figured I would virtually shake your hand
now, as I know the SM position sometimes goes unnoticed...but not this
time, "great job and thanks for all of your hard work". I hope I
can carry the torch as far as you have.
So, at this point I hope to see you all in the coming months at our
meetings. Oh and if you are new and not part of the troop, maybe a someone
who wants to know how to become a Boy Scout in Winslow, feel free to email
me here at circleofone555@hotmail.com and make sure to put "I wanna become a
Scout" in the title or subject line. I will be more then willing to
help you come and find us.
Lastly I would like to congratulate Derrick on his achievement of
the Life Rank. Good job and I look forward to many adventures with you and
the rest of the troop in the near future.
For now take care and until next time.
Chris (Montawagon) Bernier
Scoutmaster Winslow, Troop 433
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