Troop 301,

March 8th is our annual pasta dinner and AWARDS night.

We need parents attending to bring a 1/2 tray of  meat dishes, chicken dishes, pastas or bread to share.

Scouts doing setup should be at the church by 4:30 pm

Parents and Family arrive with “HOT” food about 5:45 pm

Any food that needs to be eaten hot needs to arrive HOT as we only have sterno trays to “keep” it warm and no way to heat or cook it. We are NOT supposed to be using the church kitchen.

Dinner is at 6:00 pm.

Committee members to bring deserts to share.

Please E-mail/contact Mrs. Dodd at dit1028@0ptonline.net with questions.

Scouts will receive their merit badges earned since October so long as the blue cards are received by Mrs. Bauer by Saturday March 3rd.

We have an important change of plans for the upcoming Washington DC trip:

There were not enough people signed up to make a bus trip feasible. So we need to drive.

We have been able to secure a cabin at the BSA National Capitol Area Council’s Camp William B. Snyder which is in Haymarket, VA for the same weekend. The cabin accommodates a maximum of 34 people, but unfortunately we cannot accommodate families in the cabin. While families are still welcomed to join the troop touring the monuments and museums, individual families will need to make arrangements for their own overnight accommodations. There are a number of hotels within 10 miles of Haymarket, VA advertising at $60 per night and up.

New plan:

· Friday 3/23 evening: Carpool to VA. We will stay overnight at Camp Wm. B. Snyder Friday night.

· Saturday 3/24: We will get a fresh start on DC. Parking near the National Mall can be a problem, so we may drive only to the Vienna Metro station (30 minutes from camp) and take the DC Metro directly to the Federal Triangle or Smithsonian stops to start our tour. We’ll leave downtown DC around 5 for the trip back to Camp WBS.

· Saturday 3/24 evening: We will spend the night in the Camp WBS cabin.

· Sunday 3/25: We set out to Dulles airport to tour the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum’s Udvar-Hazy Center

· Sunday 3/25 afternoon: Carpool back to Saint James

More information will be available at the next troop meeting.

The St. James Lutheran Church not only charters Troop 301, but they provide us meeting locations for everything we do. We could not ask for a more gracious chartering organization. This weekend we get a chance to talk about what we do as a troop with the opportunities the church provides us. 

We need 2 scouts in full class A uniform to represent the troop for a few minutes after each of this week’s services at the church. The scouts will be representatives the troop, answering questions and providing fliers to church members and prospective new scouts.

This is short notice, but we need scouts to commit to being at each of the church services this weekend. Specifically, on Saturday at 6:30 PM, on Sunday at 9:30 AM, and on Sunday at noon. Some adult supervision would be appreciated as well. We need only 2 or 3 scouts per service.

Please contact Mr. Bauer (584-7186) ASAP if you will attend. We need to confirm quickly.

Troop 301,

March is an exceptionally busy month so mark you personal calendars and we will see you there:

• March 1st – Regular meeting – Native American’s on Long Island with Gregory B & Tommy B. presenting

• March 4th – Pack 228 Webelos crossing at Lombardi’s on the Sound (Maximum of 6 Scouts and Adults need to be there by 1:00 pm)

• March 6th – PLC

• March 8th – Pasta Dinner – Awards night (details soon)

• March 10th - Eagle Court of Honor (Kenny Anello, Jason Trutner & Weston Yates) - SCOUTS NEEDED FOR SETUP AT 9:00 AM – Court starts at 12:00 noon.

• March 14th – Soup Dinner (Troop serves dinner to church congregation at ~4:00 pm)

• March 15th – Regular meeting – Colonial Smithtown with James Bi, & Robert P. presenting

• March 17th – Evening Scout Sunday service (5:30 pm) [We will not Support with Scouts]
• March 18th – Scout Sunday 8:30 am [We will not Support with Scouts] & (Entire troop attends 11:00 am service) ARRIVE AT 10:30 in Full Class A

• March 22nd – Regular meeting – Washington DC preveiw first half adults second half scouts build flag poles

• March 23rd – Washington DC – Day one (evening drive to Haymarket, VA BSA cabin
• March 24th – Washington DC – Day two (Washington proper and memorials)
• March 25th – Washington DC – Day three (Virginia Air and Space annex)

• March 28th – Committee meeting

• March 29th – Regular meeting – Electricity with Nick D. and Ross P. presenting

We did not have the minimum 40 people sign up for DC so we could not make it a bus trip. Instead we will need to drive!

We still don’t have a date for the Pack 340 crossing but it could be in March as well.

All attending the West Hills campout,

There is SNOW forecast for late Friday night (light with maybe some rain). It is supposed to change to all snow and continue through mid-day Saturday with 1-3 inches.

This will be perfect for the TRACKING theme of the campout but not so great for those arriving late to the campoute (on Saturday morning).

If you arrive Friday as the campout is scheduled and you DO NOT have 4-wheel-drive, park in the lot off HIGHHOLD DRIVE. See picture below and click it to enlarge.

Walk down the trail and around the back of the building to pick up the trail again at the back left corner of the lawn.

The trail leads past a large open-sided to the right and ends at the dirt road at the bottom. Our site is just to the right on that dirt road (F2).

IF YOU ARE ARRIVING SATURDAY MORNING, DON’T EVEN ATTEMPT THE DIRT ACCESS ROAD NO MATTER IF YOU HAVE 4-WHEEL-DRIVE OR NOT. PARK AND WALK DOWN!

If conditions are poor for the hike, the boys may need to alter it to meet the program requirements.

See you all safe and sound. The boys will have a blast in the snow.

Troop 301,

For those attending the West Hills Campout, we will be meeting at the church at 3:45 pm on Friday February 10th.

We will be leaving at 4:00 pm sharp. We will not be cooking dinner at camp so figure out your own food before hand.

We will be in campsite F2 which is located as shown in the picture below (click to make bigger):

The entrance road is at the following coordinates:

Latitude 40 degrees, 48 minutes, 47.10 seconds NORTH

Longitude 73 degrees, 26 minutes, 03.94 seconds WEST

For written direction and a map there, please click HERE

The forecast is for fairly cold with possible snow flurries. Scouts need to dress for the conditions.

Bathrooms and water are nearby but NOT at the site. A picture of the site is below:

I will be adding an agenda here soon so watch this post for updates.

For a WORD format Agenda, please click HERE

• February 2nd = Regular Troop meeting – Mr. Beirne (on Pilot as a career) & O.A. Elections.

• February 7th = PLC at the Church hall

• February 9th = Regular Troop Meeting – Mr. Jessie March (on Chef as a career) & Dr. James Donahue (on Dentistry as a Career)

• Feb 10th, 11th & 12th = West Hills Campout (Meet at church 3:45 pm. Leaving the church at 4:00 pm on Friday) [Eat your dinner before getting to West Hills]

• February 16th = Regular Troop Meeting – NEW MODULE (Local History) Topic = Ship Building on Long Island (Luke C. presenting)

• February 23rd = No Regular Troop Meeting (Schools Closed for Mid-Winter Break)

REMEMBER TO SIGN UP FOR WASHINGTON D.C.

Washington is a bus trip leaving early March 24th snd staying over in a hotel in Virginia before visiting the Air and Space Museum on Sunday the 25th and heading home.

Scouts are ~$100 each but excludes food. Adults may be slightly more depending on how many to a room.

DON’T forget about tomorrows PLC!!