Highlights from last night's meeting:
-- Eagle project updates
-- Thanksgiving Feast planning
-- Planned next year's camp outs and events
--Kalamazoo Air zoo -permissions slips due 11/7

Next week:
-- no meeting on Monday 10/31- next meeting Monday 11/7
-- Drones meeting for older scouts on 10/31


Coming up:
--11/1  Culver's Scoopie Night 5pm-8pm  Scouts should wear their class A's


***VERY IMPORTANT - Popcorn orders
-- Please contact Mrs. Essig with what you have sold so far by Friday Oct 28.  The last day she can order popcorn is Oct 29.

Highlights from tonight's meeting:
~ Elections
~Scavenger Hunt
~Donuts & Cider
~Rank advancements

Next Week:
~permission slips due for both Philmont training treks (Oct & Nov hikes)
~permission slips going home for Thanksgiving feast

~no meeting on Oct 31st

Coming up on the calendar:
~Oct 23 mandatory Philmont meeting for scouts & parents  6:30pm
~Oct 28-30 Yankee Springs Philmont training trek
~Oct 31 possible Drone meeting - contact Mr. Sparkman if interested
~Nov 2  Culver's night
~Nov 6 Mendel center veterans
~Nov 11-13 North Country Philmont training trek
~Nov 12 escorts for Miss Bridgman competition -service opportunity
~Nov 12 Blue Star Mothers - service opportunity
~Nov 19 Thanksgiving fest
~Dec Air Zoo 

Tonight:
-- Thank you notes
-- New patrols
-- New positions - elections next meeting
--  Rank advancements
--  Popcorn

Upcoming:
--  Corn Maze - this Sunday 10/16/16 - please RSVP if you will be attending and if you need a ride.  Cost is $7 per person and food is provided.  See attached flyer for more information.

-- Drones - 10/31/16 - contact Mr. Sparkman for more information.

--Yankee Springs - 10/28-10/30/16  this will be for those boys going to Philmont

--  Air Zoo 12/10-12/11/16

--  November campout- Talk to Mrs. Burrow.

No troop meeting 10/31/16

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Please note-
Mr Dansfield needs help setting up a tent(s) on Saturday.  He is offering it to Philmont boys to earn a little money.  Meet at Coloma McDonalds at 8:00.

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We are asking for everyone to look through their paperwork to see if they have the attendance sheets for August and September. They were lost at one of the September meetings and have not be returned to the Advancement Chair. If you find them, please turn them in; your help is much appreciated.

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There are a couple of special awards that some boys have earned and those will be awarded at a later date (BSA Kayaking award and the NOA Camping award)

Next week's meeting: 10/17/16

Last Monday --

We had our Fall Court of Honor: congratulations to the 40 Scouts who earned 181 Merit badges and a total of 32 ranks/awards!

If you missed it, please see Mrs. Marquardt on Monday, 10/10/16. There will be no advancement table but she will be there to collect blue cards.

Any requests for Board of Reviews should be received by tomorrow, 10/8/16 at 9pm. Any requests must include a copy of the Scout's handbook showing that everything including a Scout Master's Conference is completed and signed off.

We have 2 spots left available for Board of Reviews for this Monday's meeting on 10/10/16. All requests should be mailed to Mrs. Castro.

HAVE A GREAT WEEKEND!

Greetings!
Here is what was accomplished this week in scouts...
 
1.  Service project for the church - moved tables in preparation of their Rummage Sale
 
2.  Oct 8th - we will be meeting at the Watervliet Airport at 8:00am for Blast into Scouting.  Mr. Sparkman will be on site.  We will be running to concession stand as well as helping with a Drone station and helping in other areas.
 
3.  October 16th from 2:30 - 7:00 will be the Webelos II and Troop 623 Corn Maze.  This is one of our key recruitment outings with local Webelos.  We will be a Barbotts.
 
4.  10/3/16-  is our Court of Honor.  We invite all parents and their boys to come and take part in this very important night where we honor our boys accomplishments.  Patrol 1 will bring Drinks.  Everyone else shall bring a snack items to share.  We will be upstairs for the Court of Honor as the basement is being used for the church's rummage sale.
 
5.  We are planning an Air Zoo Overnight one of the first two weekends of December.  More details  to follow.