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  Summer Camp: Click on the Summer Camp page to refresh yourself on Summer Camp details; some timely ones:
 *Merit Badges: If you haven't already started on your pre-requisites, it may be too late already - better get on it!
 *Physicals: Should be in the hands of Dave Reese. All parents staying longer than 72 hours at camp need either a Class 2 (under age 40, valid for 3 years) or Class 3 (over age 40, needs anually). There are no exceptions to these requirements - you will not be allowed in camp without a current physical as defined here!
 *Pipestone Camp Honors: Bring what you have on Sunday and if it isn't signed off, hope you can find more at camp. 4th or 5th year candidates can sign off on it. 4th year candidates: Evan, Matt P., Alex K., and Brandon. 5th year candidates: Alex W. & Connor.
 *Parent participation: Should be finalized. We need drivers to and from camp, help with the family night, and presence during the week. Note: any adults staying overnight will need to complete the Youth Protection Training that is available on-line through the BSA Online Learning Center. A link from our training page will take you there.
 *Schedule:
   June 22nd: Departure: Sunday at 10:00 AM from Jackson Fire Station #3 on corner of Strausser & Wales. Please be there on time with all of your gear dressed in your CLASS A UNIFORM! Bring along a water bottle and sack lunch to eat while we are waiting at check-in at the 7R Admin building.
   June 26th: Family night at Pug Wug Campsite. Please RSVP with Pam Janson so adequate food can be purchased! There will be a caravan / carpool from the Church at a time to be designated. After dinner we'll go to the Parade Grounds for a Class B Retreat, then return to Pug Wug for a great campfire, ice cream and cobbler. All visitors MUST register at the 7R Admin building in the main parking lot before entering camp. They will give you directions to the campsite from there (go past the dining hall and up the hill, path will bring you to our campsite at top of hill).
   June 28th: Depart from Pug Wug at approximately 11am. Go directly to McDonaldsville Church all are required to meet at the Church to assist in unloading gear!

  National Youth Leadership Training: Congrats guys! This year we sent Matt P., Alex K., Evan, and Tom, plus Brandon was on staff. Great job guys - now let's get a plan for your projects to finish up your training!

  Sam's Eagle Project: Contact Sam over the summer for status. Meet at the Church pavilion to pitch in and help him with his project. Good for rank service hours!

  Three new OA members! Congrats to Alex K., Mark, and Tom for attending Spring Ordeal and completing their Ordeal Memberships in the Order of the Arrow. Your fellow Scouts have selected you as worthy of the honor, but now your adventure is just beginning!

  Partial Merit Badge Status: The following is a list of names that I am still holding partial merit badge cards for. Guys - you've done the hard work, all you need to do is one or more lingering requirements and you can knock off one or two merit badges!
  *Climbing Merit Badge: #7 Knots. Demonstrate the ability to tie each of the following knots. Give at least one example of how each knot is used in belaying, climbing, or rappelling. a. Figure eight on a bight; b. Figure eight follow-through; c. Water knot; d. Double fisherman's knot (grapevine knot); and e. Safety knot.
  *Wilderness Survival: Most only need to light a 3rd fire without matches.

Climbing:	Wilderness Survival:
Graham	Graham
Cory	Cory
Connor	Connor
Josh	Mark
Christopher	Ben
	Tom
	Matt R.
	Mitchell
	Cody

Upcoming Deadlines:

  Put-in-Bay Camporee:

Summer Activities:

  OA Ceremonies:

  Gettysburg Trip Aug 7-10, 2008. Eight boys & three adults are going! CLICK HERE to learn about the Gettysburg Heritage Trails Medal which will be earned on this trip!

  SeaBase Trip Aug 6-13, 2008. Six boys & two adults are going! Congrats to Connor & Alex for completing their SCUBA certification on June 7&8 at Gilboa Quarry near Findlay, Ohio. The remainder of the group (Sam, Clayton, Brandon, Mr. Tate & Mr. Smith) are going on July 19&20 to do our open water dives also at Gilboa. Then off to the Keys on August 6th!

  OA Arrow Corps5: Our Lodge sent a contingent to the Mark Twain National Forest, Missouri, June 6-15 as a part of this first time national conservation / service program. 935's own Clayton attended as part of 377 Sipp-O's representation. Click on above logo and check the incredible pictures of this place! CLICK HERE for current pictures.

  Summer Camp staff: Not sure what you're doing this summer? 7R Camp Director Travis Secrest and 7R Program Director Andy McPeek are looking for a few good Scouts to join the staff of this year's program at 7R. It's an opportunity you can't get anywhere else. 14 year olds can be counselors-in-training, and 15 year olds can be paid staff members! You don't need to commit to the entire summer, they can use your help even if you can just make it for a week or two. CLICK HERE for an application and turn into Council ASAP! (Also keep an eye out for Travis's name on Election Day - he's running for Stark County Commissioner this fall!).

Misc:

  Personal Lost & Found:

  Troop tents & Gear: Please make sure any troop gear floating around in your garage is cleaned and returned as soon as possible. Please double check!

  Grubmastering: Each Scout should be taking a turn on being his patrol's grubmaster; this and other campout duties are assigned during the menu planning steps at the Tuesday meeting before a campout. Once this is done, please make sure your son is paying his share to the grubmaster for the food expenses. Sometimes it's tough for a Scout to ask another for money, but it's the system we have set up and some aren't getting reimbursed. Please check with your Scout to see how this has been going with him.

  Current Eagle Project: Sam has received approval from McDonaldsville Church and the Westark District Eagle Project Committee to begin his work on cleaning up the pavilion at the Church. This pavilion was built in 1992 by Scott Plotner for his Eagle project. All materials were donated by a man in memory of his son that was a Scout. So it's ready for some maintenance! Those needing service hours should get with Sam to see when he will be working on it.

  Welcome to the latest iteration of the Troop 935 website! Take a look around; if something isn't working right let me know. If you would like anything added, let me know that as well. All of the important paperwork you should need are hopefully readily available in one of the four headers on the left under 'Documents'. We have a few things to do here yet, including adding more to our picture pages and try a password protection area for family contact information, committee meeting minutes, Scoutmaster reports, Scout account status, summer camp payment status by Scout, and other things. For any of you 'old timers' out there, there are plenty of things that are missing and gaps that need filled in, please feel free to contribute or offer missing details!

Fall Activities:

  Tentative camping calendar schedule