Screaming Eagles June News

            We had a great time Rock climbing and mountain climbing this last month.  Jordan Marquis, a Webelo scout gets the spider man award while Dave Ard leads the pack for the mountain man award - blind as a bat with a waterfall in his face he made noteworthy progress up a sheer cliff. After climbing for a while we headed up the mountain to bag the peak.  I have to say, I saw truly awesome Scout Spirit as the boys topped out on little Si under very poor conditions - justly earning the participants the Troop 701 mountain man award.

            The best laid plans of mice and men.... With Johns Dump truck on the fritz half way into the Big Bark fund-raiser, we had our hands full meeting our commitments. We worked long - many up to 16 hours straight to finish the job.  All pre-paid customers were delivered and very professional landscaping was done by self directed scouts.  When  we finished, we had maybe up to 10 yards left over but no delivery vehicles and a dwindling crew so we burned up some of the profits and did a good turn for the school - spreading the bark in their dilapidated planter areas.  We finished off a very long day by thoroughly  sweeping their parking lot.  Congratulations to those hard working scouts.  Many thanks to the men who participated.  We learned a lot about how to do bark and well probably try this one again.  Suggestions are welcome from anyone but as usual only participants have complainers rights.

            As you all know, I'm quite loath to alter my schedules and I really have to be pushed into a corner to do so, but this month all that happened - hence all the confusion and my commensurate apologies. Major band concerts, Book of Mormon seminars, School Play Productions and finally Fall City Days took their toll.  Our boys and myself are well represented in these fine activities and our schedule obviously isn't accounted for by the folks that do these activities - such is life.  By the way Ben Sypher, Myself and a National Guard Soldier carried Flags and led the Fall City days parade.

            OK so much for apologies, where are we now?

                        June 21-22 (Friday Saturday) is still on for the last Garage Sale - Parents sign up

                                    with Jean. Boys - make some hours available and be there.

                        June 28-29 ( Canoe camp MANDATORY for SAILING TRIP).  If you have a                                      Game of some kind - let your understudy or that second string guy

                                    have a chance.) Here's the scoop. A lot of us are going to wild waves on                                                 June 28th.  We'll meet back at my house @ 7pm for a leadership barbecue

                                    and sleep over. This will constitute our annual leadership training.  We'll

                                    have the boys back by 5:30pm Saturday night.

                                    Now, for the inevitable guy who wants to make the cameo appearance, let                                                 me say ahead of time - you're missing the point!  Lets not be picky gospel

                                    diners, I'm sure the Lord wants your boys to have the main course of

                                    scouting - not just the desert.  This time, we will eat dinner, breakfast &

                                    lunch as a Troop and the cost is $4 either from your pocket or your

                                    scout account, due this Tuesday at my house.

                        July 4th (Breakfast Court of Honor & flag raising)  This is the rescheduled Court

                                    of Honor

                        All Tuesday nights are per schedule  (WATCH LOCATION!!!!!)

 

So far, only the following folks have locked in a seat on the sailing trip with their $25 fee:

Steve Marquis, Jared Marquis, Jordon Marquis, Jared Dance, Hiram Tame, Kevin Tame Snr.

We will be building 1 sailing vessel. For deposits, Sister Dance is our Treasurer.

                                                                        May you and yours' Soar with the Eagles

 

                                                                        Scoutmaster Steve

 

PERMISSION SLIP

 

I                                                                                               hereby grant permission for my son                                                                     to participate in the Canoe Trip 6/28/96.  If cannot be immediately reached in the event of injury requiring my sons medical attention Steve Marquis  can act in my behalf regarding appropriate medical treatment.

 

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