St. Joseph Troop 746

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Troop 746 Turns 60 In 2012

SAVE THESE DATES: 6-9 September 2012
Troop 746 is planning to celebrate our 60th Anniversary at a weekend camping trip on St. Joseph property the weekend of 7-9 September 2012. Weekend activities include an adult pinewood derby car race, Bull Roast, cracker barrel and a scout Mass. Contact Tom Busch at tjb909lt@verizon.net or Norbert Luken at NLuken5469@aol.com.

Scout Goals

Troop 746 Scout leadership came up with their goals to enhance the troop. Here they are in no particular order.

Become more involved with the 746 Cub Scout pack
Establish Historian and Webmaster Positions
Devise additional Patrol activities
Devote additional time to service projects
Attempt to develop a higher level of Patrol Spirit
Establish and enforce leadership roles
Increase participation
Improve commitment choices
Improve scout skills
Increase fruit sales including personal orders

Do you think you have what it takes to succeed at Philmont?
Do you want to go on the next Philmont trip in 2013?

Then contact Mr. Steve ASAP. In order to participate, Scouts must have completed 8th grade prior to the trip or be 14 by August 1, 2013. Adults interested in participating should contact Mr. Steve as well. More information on the trip will follow. The troop has been allotted two slots for Philmont in 2013. The dates are 9-22 July or 11-24 July.

Broad Creek Boy Scout Camporee, April 8-10

On my first camping trip of Boy Scouts we went to Broad Creek Scout Reservation. Will, Colin, Thad and I attended the weekend for our patrol, Baden Powell. We started setting up the first tarp at around 8:00PM when the rain finally let up. We had lights out about one hour after planned, at 11:00PM. At around 5:45AM, my friend and tend mate Will and I were up after being told to be up early to cook breakfast. The sun still hadn't come up when I got up. Will, Colin, Thad and I cooked sausage patties, toasted English muffins, and Will tried to use egg rings to make scrambled egg patties to create the "Egg McEric". We had to go to late arrival inspection at 9:00AM and earned nearly all possible points for the inspection.

Our patrol's first station was to start a fire without matches. It took us an overall time of about five minutes. We then went on to the gilly womp campsite where we had to find incorrect things about the campsite. We exceeded expectations. After lunch we went to the tomahawk and rifle range. We were almost in the bull's eye range. We then continued on to shoot the azimuth, orienteering, ham radio, and show time. Our patrol got back to camp and started to cooking a one-pot stew consisting of corn, peas, chicken, ramen noodles, and gravy mix. We ate dinner and it was goooood! I also ate a couple of meatballs and some spaghetti from the Hawk's patrol. From the Eagle patrol, I had a hot dog. After dinner we all went down to the religious services. After that we went down to the campfire and our skit "The Wonder Knife" was chosen to be performed.

We went back to the tents and ate a snack and then hit the hay. We all woke up late. We had a breakfast of oatmeal and trail bars. We got out of camp around 10:00AM and got back to the scout building at around 11:30. We unpacked the trailer and headed to our houses.

Having fun,
James

Does the aforementioned story sound like something you are interested in. If so, and you are 11 years old or have completed 5th grade and are at least 10 years old, you can meet James and our new scouts. Perhaps you are interested in meeting Andrew or Nathan, our newest Eagle Scouts, or Matt our Senior Patrol Leader. Come to one of our meeting on Friday night at 7:30. We meet at the Youth Building (Scout Building) at St. Joseph's Catholic Church at 8420 Belair Road, Fullerton, Maryland 21236.

Beginning in 2008 a several of our scouts expressed an interest in documenting their experiences on Troop 746 camping trips. Here in their own words are their experiences.

Troop 746 Tee Shirts

Do you want a Troop 746 Tee Shirt? One of the hottest things going on is the appeal of our very own Troop 746 tee shirts. Our very own Mr. Mike Cox is leading the effort to see that every boy in the state of Maryland, I mean everyone in Troop 746 has his own 746 tee shirt. If you want to know the what is available just print and fill out the order form and turn it in to Mr. Mike Cox with a check made out to Troop 746 to pay for the stuff you are ordering.

Inclement Weather Policy

If the weather is inclement enough to close the public schools, (and St. Joseph School follows the Baltimore County Inclement Weather Policy) all Scout activities will also be canceled for that evening.

Troop Uniform Policy

Class A Uniform (including neckerchief) should be worn at all times except for service projects or when otherwise noted. The neckerchief may be ommited durring the summer months between Memorial Day and Labor Day.

Troop Travel Policy

The Troop now has an official policy of traveling in Class A uniform. The troop leadership also decided that the neckerchief is part of the Class A uniform and as such should be worn to be in full uniform.

Dulaney District Training Opportunities - For additional information please see the calendar of the district web site.

The Hiker was a monthly publication that summarized activities of Troop 746, but now we have this nifty little web site. Click on the links below if you want to read about the activities of our troop.

March 2006
Jan-Dec 2005
Jan-Dec 2004

The 2012 Troop 746 Calendar is now located on its own page. To see the old calendars click on one of the following links:2011; 2010; 2009; 2008; 2007.

Scout Corner

The meeting this Friday 18 May begins at 7:30 PM. The money or the unsold Camp Cards are due on 18 May. Remember this is a program that will help fund the Scout's way to Summer Camp. Ms Georgianne will be at the meeting on 18 May to collect permission forms for the Special Olympics service project and also the trip to the Baltimore County Council meeting to lead the Pledge of Allegiance.

Mark your calendar for 25 May at 7:00 PM. Sam and Nathan will have their Eagle Court of Honor. The ceremony will be at the Mountain Christian Church Cook Auditorium located at 1824 Mountain Road, Joppa Maryland 20185. Please wear Class A uniform with neckerchief.

Summer Camp is scheduled for 24-30 June 2012. Troop 746 will be traveling north to the Ockanickon Scout Reservation. The troop has heard great things about this Summer Camp, least among them is an air conditioned dining facility. More information to follow.

If a Scout is going on one of our trips, it is imperative that an up-to-date Boy Scout Medical Form be completed and on file. John Mudd manages these forms.

The next regularly scheduled committee meeting will be on 13 June at 6:30 at the Parish Center. All Scout parents are invited to attend the Troop committee meeting. If there are any issues that need to be addressed please contact Rosemary by phone.

Rosemary Podhorniak,
Committee Chair

According to Troop 746 guidelines, if the weather forces a cancellation of school activities, then all Scout activities will also be cancelled.

Next Event

We have an Interactive STAND Volunteer Certification Form and also a Merit Badge Counselor Application form that is interactive. Just open them up in the latest version of Adobe Reader and type away.

STAND training is now available on-line.

High Adventure

For a link to Seabase click here.

For the Philmont website click here.

For backpacking-camping trips, here is a link that contains a wealth of info about lightweight backpacking. Visit kuffelcreek.com for additional information.)

Saint Joseph Fullerton Boy Scout Troop 746

Troop 746 Turns 60 In 2012

Do you think you have what it takes to succeed at Philmont? Do you want to go on the next Philmont trip in 2013?

Do you think you have what it takes to succeed at Philmont?
Do you want to go on the next Philmont trip in 2013?