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Will Cormier, Eagle Scout |
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Posted by: josepdin on 05/06/2012 03:18 PM
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| Will Cormier completed his advancement to Eagle Scout with his Board of Review on March 29, 2012. |
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Bryan Ng, Troop 728 Eagle Scout |
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Posted by: josepdin on 04/20/2012 05:44 PM
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| Bryan Ng advanced to the Rank of Eagle Scout on 07 March 2012. |
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Robert Stiborek, Eagle Scout |
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Posted by: josepdin on 10/24/2011 06:24 PM
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| Robert Stiborek successfully completed all requirements for the rank of Eagle Scout. |
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Thomas Baert's Eagle Scout Leadership Service Project Description |
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Posted by: admin on 08/27/2011 01:50 PM
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| To see Thomas's finished Eagle project, click "Read More" |
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Updated Troop Directories |
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Posted by: mkoenecke on 09/02/2010 01:50 PM
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| I have posted updated Troop directories to the Documents & Photos page. One of them is listed by patrol, which should be more helpful for patrol leaders doing calling trees. As usual, to keep the information from being indexed by search engines, they are encrypted with the name of our Troop mascot. UPDATED as of 11/10/10. |
Flag Day Crews |
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Posted by: Scoutmaster on 06/09/2010 02:39 PM
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Thanks for helping with our Troop fundraiser. Please familiarize yourself with the attached procedures for our flag service.
Flags and stands are at Julius's house who will serve as quartermaster for Flag Day. Please let me or Julius know if you have
any questions.
Thanks — Jeff C.
The Flag Service Protocol document may be downloaded from the Documents page: http://koenecke.us/Scouts |
Flag Service UPDATE |
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Posted by: jcormier on 02/13/2010 10:33 AM
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The Flag Service Committee is pleased to announce that we have purchased 110 US flags and poles and we have commenced production. Duty roster sign-up will begin at the next Committee meeting on Sunday 2/21 at 5pm. There will be four 50-flag routes per holiday, 2 AMs and 2 PMs. The 2010 Service dates are:
1) May 31st - Memorial Day – Monday
2) June 14th - Flag Day – Monday
3) July 4th - Independence Day – Sunday
4) Sept 6th – Labor Day – Monday
5) Nov 11th - Veterans Day – Thursday
Door-to-door sales begin on Saturday, March 13 (Spring Break). Please contact me if you can help with this – details to follow. We will need scouts and scouters.
We will be asking those scout families that live in our service area – north of Beltline, south of Arapaho, east of Waterview & west of Floyd – to help us promote our service by displaying our flag and possibly a yard sign before the door-to-door solicitation for customers begins. Thanks – Jeff Cormier.
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Winter Camp Recap |
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Posted by: Scoutmaster on 01/01/2010 01:33 PM
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Troop 728 returned from attending Winter Camp at Camp Cherokee on December 31. Scouts participated in Climbing, Communications, Home Repair, Pioneering, Plumbing, and Rifle merit badges, and did some Soil and Water Conservation merit badge work in camp. Older Scouts attended the Mountain Man II program, and first year Scouts went to the Indian Village / Mountain Man Rendezvous. The first two nights were pretty cold, but the third day brought rain and slightly warmer temperatures, so we missed out on the Polar Bear Award. The camp culminated in a feast of roast turkey, ham, and several vegetable dishes. Our traditional cooking prowess really came through this year: Nick I. won the award for Best Entree cooking award; Jacqueline U. won the award for Best Side Dish, and Sherman B. got the award for Best Dessert.
Special thanks go to Pete I., who handled equipment preparation; Sherman B., who brought the trailer and handled preparations for the final feast; Jacqueline U., who managed food; Terry W., who lent her support all week; and Cary V., who transported the green trailer. Photos are available on the photos site. |
New Fundraising Proposal |
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Posted by: Scoutmaster on 10/31/2009 12:53 PM
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From our Fundraising Chairman:
IF you are a Troop 728 Scouter and do not have a son in the troop, you will not be expected to help with this fundraiser. However, your vote and input are very much appreciated.
How it works: 5-6 holidays/year our troop will set-up and display a US flag in the front yard of a customer (AM). The flags are then picked-up before dark that same day (PM). The troop sells yearly subscriptions for this service at around $35-$40. The 3'x5' flags are bought by and belong to troop 728 - should cost around $20 each including 8' wooden pole and metal stand (+ volunteered assembly labor). I suggest we start small - 100 customers the first year (with a goal of 300 by the 3rd year). These 100 can be divided into 2 routes of 50 each, then subdivided again into AM and PM routes. So if we do 5 holidays/yr, that amounts to 20 50-flag-routes in the first year. It should take around 1.5 hrs to set 50 flags, (maybe less if customers are all close together - HOA) and a little quicker to pick them up. What is required is a commitment from the entire troop. Each Scout must work 2 routes per year and each family must provide an adult driver for 2 routes/yr. Each route will require just one scout and one driver, but in the beginning I think we should pair-up an older scout (3rd yr +) with a younger scout (1st & 2nd yrs). We'll also need workers in the AM (and possibly the night before)to help distribute flag bundles to drivers, then again in the PM to collect and properly store the flags. Veterans Day will usually be ALL adult labor in the AM as most scouts will have school.
Our long-term goal of 300 customers is very much achievable and a troop of our size and commitment level is certainly capable of handling this workload. Once we are up and running with this program, (have the equipment paid for) with 300 customers, we have the potential to generate $12,000/yr.
The 5 holidays for Flag service are: Memorial Day (May), Flag Day (June 14), Independence Day (July 4), Labor day (Sept), Veteran's Day (Nov 11). We could add a 6th day at the beginning of the year - (Jan 1) - New Years Day OR (Feb) - Presidents Day.
We need to decide whether we will commit to this fundraising program at the NEXT Committee meeting, and cannot do it without a substantial commitment from the Troop in general. Please vote in the poll at left so the Committee will know your preference! If you vote "No," please let us know what we should do instead (while Viewing Results, add your comment). Thanks.
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Campout Report from Troop Historian |
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Posted by: Scoutmaster on 10/27/2009 06:02 PM
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| We camped in Hickory Hills Hideaway. On Friday night after setting up, we roasted marshmallows around the campfire and adopted a mascot for the campout, a dog named Ava. During the night she tried to get into several scouts tents! On Saturday after breakfast we took a tour of the property. We saw an old hunting stand, animal tracks, and where wild hogs tore up the ground. The troop also did a orienteering course which involved trekking across the property. Five scout teams and two adult teams competed to find fourteen flags around the property and get as many points as possible. Then we went to the property owner’s trailer and talked on the H.A.M. radio to people on the U.S.S Midway in San Diego, California. One scout talked to somebody in Frog Knot, Texas, which is east of Melissa, Texas. Afterwards, patrols cooked dinner and then everybody sat around the campfire and told ghost stories and jokes until every last person got tired and went to bed. Then on Sunday morning we packed up, ate breakfast, and left. The weather was perfect and we had a great time doing activities and hanging out this campout. |
Ideas for Camping Locations October/November |
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Posted by: Scoutmaster on 09/15/2009 03:43 PM
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Our Camping Coordinator tried to get us reservations for Meisenbach in October for the escape/evasion/capture the flag campout, but apparently it's all being used for Wood Badge. Not only that, but Cherokee's occupied as well.
So, we need to come up with a different idea of where we can go for October (and November). Sid Richardson would work for the escape/evasion stuff (due to its size), but that is where we plan to go climbing in November. Lora Davis suggested Slippery Falls, another Longhorn Council camp, might work for climbing in November, and we could try Sid Richardson in October. Alternate idea: inquire about Meisenbach for November, and switch the October/November campouts. Thoughts? |
August Meetings and Calendar |
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Posted by: Scoutmaster on 08/02/2009 01:29 PM
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| The August calendar has been updated. I cannot find a way in this software to delete one instance of a repeating event, so Troop meetings are shown on every Sunday through June, even though we do not normally meet on campout weekends. |
Upcoming Court of Honor |
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Posted by: Scoutmaster on 05/21/2009 10:43 PM
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| In other news, apparently there still will be finals going on after May 31, and it might not be the best time after all to have our Court of Honor. On the other hand, if we move it out a week to June 7, some people may be out of town. New poll at left: which would you prefer? |
Proposed Bylaws |
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Posted by: Scoutmaster on 04/03/2009 09:06 PM
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| The proposed set of Bylaws for the Troop can be downloaded from this link: Proposed Bylaws. Please let me know your suggested additions and deletions, and ideas in general in the Comments to this post. I would like for these to be in place by the upcoming year. Thanks, all. |
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New BSA Medical Form |
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Posted by: keddy on 01/21/2009 11:38 AM
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| Replaces existing Class 1, 2, & 3 Forms. |
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Trail's End Internet Popcorn Sales |
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Posted by: jcormier on 11/25/2008 05:11 PM
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What's great about this new program is there's NO DELIVERY EFFORT on our part & our troop still gets the full 28% commission. So if anyone - near or far - wants to buy more popcorn, this is a great way for us to increase the Troop's income. Customers order directly from Trail's End via the website. Shipment is directly to the customer. Order & individual account code info has been emailed. Our Troop code is TECT020
Use this link to get started: www.orderpopcorn.com
Use this link to email friends & family with your individual code: www.sendtrailsend.com
Contact the Popcorn Kernel with any questions.
Jeff Cormier, Popcorn Kernel, 214 793 0490 |
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New Sets of Photos Up |
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Posted by: Scoutmaster on 10/20/2008 11:07 PM
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| New sets of photos have been uploaded, and the links are on the Photos page. We have a set from the camp at Dinosaur Valley, and two sets from last weekend's Orienteering at Sid Richardson (one from the Scoutmaster, and one from our new Troop Historian). Check 'em out. We should have a report from the Historian on how the campout went shortly. Stay tuned! |
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