Revised 4/13/2009
Notice Notice Notice Notice Notice Notice There Will be no Troop meeting On The 14th Of April!!!! Due to Spring Break
Happy Easter to all God Bless to All and Have a Safe Holiday
New Troop Meeting Location!!! Please Notice Our Next Troop Meeting Will Move To a New Location: Old Settlers VFW Post #4659
Old Settlers VFW Post # 4659 is located on the east side of Van Dyke 1/4 mile north of 24 mile. Time is still 7pm for arrival.
Summer Camp!!! This is a must read!
We be at camp Greilick, from July 19 - 25. All scouts need to seriously consider this! They can get most of their merit badges this way. It is the best way for young scout to fully see what scouting is about, once they go through a summer camp they are hooked for life! Deposits are due by April 21st and the cost will be $260.00. All scouts will need to also have their medical forms in by May 12th.
Merit badges
Merit badges being taught at the Indian Springs Metro park in the Environmental Discovery Center:
March 14,15 Mammal study 10am $12 fee
March 28,29 Geology 10am $12 fee
May 16 & 30 Environmental Science Both days $12 fee
For more info and to register call 248-625-6640
Fly fishing April 18, Kensington Metro park $5.00
Committee Chair person
Troop 90 has a new Chair person, Magaret Balaj! She has graciously volunteered to work with Mark and take over this very important position for our troop! At this time we would also like to thank Mark for all he has done for the troop, Thank you Mark for a job superbly done!
Committee Meeting:
We had a committee meeting Wednesday night that was quite productive. The Troop calendar has been updated with the meeting and activity dates and times, check it out to see all that we are doing! Future plans that we discussed and need to finalize are:
CPR training, we will need to get numbers of those that want to be trained to schedule this and the more we get the better for the Troop.
Troop 90 fund raiser, we are thinking can drive in Febuary or March after the big bowl game when lots of returnables could be had! Any other suggestions? We are open to all new ideas, bring them up at the Troop meeting or join us at a committee meeting with your ideas.
Troop Meeting minutes:
We had a good show up of scouts and parents this week but will always be looking for all of the troop to show at the meetings and camp-outs! We had a round table about scout activities, we asked the scouts to list what they wanted to do and where they want to camp on weekends. Ralph initiated this in an attempt to find out what the scouts want to do to try and increase the camp-out attendance. Laser tag and bowling are both ideas that came from this.
Den Chief Training
Be prepared to have fun, meet new and old friends, exchange ideas, and sharpen your Scouting leader skills. You'll increase your knowledge, gain valuable skills, and find fun and exciting ways to make the program more interesting to the Scouts you serve. More than a hundred hands-on workshops and training classes will be offered. All three programs of the Boy Scouts of America, Cub Scout, Boy Scout, and Venturing, are represented. The material presented will help to enrich every pack, troop and crew. This training is being offered by the The Southeast Michigan University of Scouting on saturday, November 1, 2008 at Lamphere High School in Madison Heights. Lamphere is on the north side of 13 mile about 1/2 mile west of John R. Learn more by going to their web site at: http://www.cvc-bsa.org/uos08/index.html
Auto Mechanics Merit Badge
We have completed the auto mechanics merit badge. At the troop meetings we went through the safety procedures and tool identification, then we did basic maintenance, fluid checks, gas engine basic description & functions, timing settings, engine diagnostics with OTC computer & road side tire change. At Advanced automotive we did suspensions, brakes, carburetion, fuel injection, computer systems and tire rotations. This should complete the requirements so long as you attended all of the meetings. If you missed any contact Mr. Smith for a make-up session.
Troop 90's Eagles Nest
The following is about our Eagle scouts:
Congratulations to Eagle Scout number 46 for Troop 90 -- Michael Smith!
Michael earned his Eagle Scout rank in the summer of 2008. His project was at the Bald Mountain recreation area. He rebuilt a floating dock that resides at East Graham lake.
Congratulations to Michael!
The troop is proud of our Eagle Scout number 46.
Congratulations to Eagle Scout number 45 for Troop 90 -- Keith Emery!
Keith earned his Eagle Scout rank in the summer of 2008. His project was at the River Bends park. He built an information center bike rack and installed a split rail fence to enhance the entrance of the park. Congratulations to Keith!
The troop is proud of our Eagle Scout number 45.
Congratulations to Eagle Scout number 44 for Troop 90 -- Alex Heber!
Alex earned his Eagle Scout rank in the summer of 2007. Alex's Eagle project was the building of a deck for the Environment Education Center (EEC). It is located behind the Rochester Hills offices overlooking the Nature center. Stop buy, have a seat and enjoy the view, as Alex did an excellent job of leading this project to completion. The troop is proud of our Eagle Scout number 44.
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Past news but still noteworthy!
CPR training
Troop 90 has had CPR training. The training was conducted by a trained professional paramedic. We had 47 scouts and adults that showed up and learned the life saving procedure.
Camp Grayling camp-out
We have another success story here as all scouts and leaders enjoyed this camp-out! The scouts had lots of snow! they went tubing at Hanson's ski lodge, and had a Euchre tournament that saw Larry Brown win it all! 100 Tootsie pops, Congratulations Larry.
Eagle Court of Honor
This event went beautifully for Troop 90's 45th & 46th Eagle Scouts, Keith Emery & Michael Smith . This was a very special event complete with the Order of Arrow presentation. All that attended watched a terrific presentation and heard speeches of what scouting has meant to each of these Eagle scouts.
New Senior Patrol Leader! (SPL)
We have a new SPL here at Troop 90 and his name is ..................
Travis Fick. The election was held last wednesday during the troop meeting, and we are awaiting the results of who the 2 APL's will be, stay tuned and we will post these results soon!
Rivers Bend Webelo welcome
Troop 90 set up camp at the Rivers Bend Recreation Area and welcomed local Webelo troops to come visit us and see how we operate. The event appeared to be a great success! The troop built a rope bridge, took a day hike and prepared our tin foil dinners complete with dutch oven cherry cobbler pies to complete the meals.
LASER TAG!!!
The scouts all appeared to have a great time last tuesday at Beamerz! They played two games of laser tag, ate 6 pizzas and downed four pitchers of pop in no time flat!, so in another words the event was a huge success! Thank you to Mr. Emery our divine Scoutmaster for arranging this as all enjoyed our time at Beamerz!
Isle Royal June 18-28 2009:
We have had alot of discussion with the scouts about adventure camp and this is the destination that gets asked for the most, so we have made plans to camp and hike Isle Royal on June 18th - 28th. The tenative cost for this is $300.00 per scout, that will include the ferry rides, camp fees, and gas for the chaperone vehicles.
Mr. Ralph EmeryTakes Over as our New ScoutMaster for Troop 90 - Mr Emery has become Troop 90's newest ScoutMaster succeeding Mr Georgevich. Mr Emery has enough energy alone to help carry troop 90 into what looks to be a great and exciting future. He has a lot of experience in scouting and has played several adult leadership roles. He plans to continue helping scouts find new and exciting adventures to experience.
Troop 90 visits the Wright-Patterson Airforce Musuem and also Conquers Urban Krag- Troop 90 motored down to Dayton Ohio and spent a day at the always awesome Wright-Patterson Airforce museum, Then we cruised on over to this old rebuilt church renamed Urban Krag, which has been turned into an indoor rock climbing establishment. The scouts spent Saturday evening scaling the walls and having a good time. The turnout was high as scouts and adults enjoyed the weekend activities.
Check
Request Form and Scout Account Spending
Approval Forms Available On-Line -
As
a part of the troops communication plan, we
are now making available the
check request form and the
scout
account spending approval forms available to download. We are exploring an
on-line options for the future as well.
Troop 90
Overview Available On-Line -
You can view an overview
presentation of Troop 90 on-line.
Earn
Service Hours Helping with Eagle Projects -
Several
scouts have just completed, are working on, or
are about to start their Eagle projects.
Please volunteer to help them. Thanks to those
scouts who spent a lot of time this spring and
summer with the different eagle projects that
were completed or are in progress.
Take
Training On-Line -
More and more training is available to be
taken on-line.
Youth protection training is required for
leaders. Here is the link to take it and
others including Fast Start on-line.
Click here.
Troop 90 Bylaws, Code of Conduct, and Policy Guide Available On Line - The troop has posted the Bylaws, Code of Conduct, and Policy Guide. Click the links to view or download.
Schedule
a Scoutmaster Conference, Board Of Review
On-Line -
You can
now
register
for a Scoutmasters Conference, Board or
Review, or request a Blue Card on-line. This
feature has been added to help plan and
coordinate Troop Meetings. Please take
advantage of this the next time you need a
meeting set up!