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COURT OF HONOR - PARENTS' NIGHT

We celebrate Boy Scout Week with a Court of Honor and Parents' Night this year. Thursday, February 13 at 7:30 is the time and the church basement is the place. We plan to present the awards the boys have earned, and there are a lot of them. Also the summer camp plans for the Troop, both Camp Durant and our canoe trips will be discussed.

The whole family is welcome. We will start at 7:30 promptly and will be through before 9:00. Refreshments will be served.

We hope to see you all there.

BOY SCOUT WEEK

February 7th through 13th is Boy Scout Week - the 59th birthday of the Boy Scouts of America, and the Troop plans to really celebrate it.

Get Ready: Roll Call Inspection - February 6 at Troop meeting. The Orange District Committee will inspect the Troop for proper uniforms and badges. Any boy with 100% correct uniform receives a certificate and the Patrol with the best average score will receive a trophy.

Get Set: Scouting in Action at Eastgate Shopping Center. All day February 8th, 9:00 to 5:00 the boys will be on display. They will construct two signal towers and use them to send signal messages back and forth.

Go: The Troop will attend the church at Chapel of the Cross as a group, Scout Sunday, February 9. We will have breakfast together at the Carolina Inn (Dutch Treat) at 7:30, and will meet at the church at 8:30.

The Finish: Our Court of Honor, Thursday the 13th at 7:30.

WHAT'S COMING UP

February 6 Roll Call Inspection
February 13 Court of Honor
February 16 Troop Committee Meeting
February 21,22,23 Camp Out - New Hope Creek
February 27 Board of Review, Patrol Leaders Council. Regular meeting dismissed at 8:50.
May 3 Scout -O- Rama, Raleigh
June 22 - June 28 Long Term Camp, Camp Durant
Late Summer Canoe Trip

CITIZENSHIP MERIT BADGE CLASSES
February 6, 16, 27 and March 6

CAMPING:

We want every boy to have the chance to attend at least one long term camp each year. This is a chance for real S C O U T I N G -- 24 hours a day, and every boy should have that experience.

CAMP DURANT June 22 - 28

A folder on Camp Durant is enclosed. Deposit of $5.00 is due by March 15th to hold a place. Camp scholarships are available if they are needed, please ask Walt Cheever.

CANOE TRIPS--Late Summer-Dates to be announced:

A troop outing, 5 days of canoeing down the Roanoke River. Cost will be around $25.00. In order to attend, each boy must complete the canoeing instruction the troop will have, pass the 1st class swimming requirement, and have advanced one rank since September, 1968.

NATIONAL JAMBOREE ~ PHILMONT TOUR

Reservations are due right now!!

INSURANCE:

All Troop activities are covered by insurance. If your son should require medical attention due to his participation, contact us for claim forms.

SCOUT -O-RAMA

At the Council Wide Scout-O-Rama on May 3rd, the troop will present the Small Boat Sailing Merit Badge. We need sailing instructors, loan of equipment, coaching, etc. Please contact us if you can help.

ATTENDANCE:

At present the Troop is full -- 45 boys are members and at least 10 boys are on the waiting list.

To insure that all members of the Troop stay on an active status, the Patrol Leaders' Council has determined that any boy who misses more than three Troop activities without an excuse, will meet with the Committee to determine his interest in staying with the Troop.

Please encourage your son's attendance, but if he cannot attend a function for whatever reason, have him contact his Patrol Leader.

MISCELLANEOUS:

A delayed thank-you for Mrs. Perez-Reyes' work on the District PotLuck Supper. Next year we will not have a Court of Honor right before the supper.

Also Mr. Perez-Reyes took the Jaguar Patrol for a 50 mile hike on the Appalachian Trail over the Thanksgiving vacation. Despite the blisters, they had a good time.

Congratulations to Dale Everts for his Eagle Award in December. At present, he is the only Eagle in the Troop.

The Rattlesnake Patrol won the Honor Patrol Award last week. The Jaguar Patrol won it twice in a row, but couldn't manage to earn it the third time to keep it permanently.