TROOP 3
Boy Scouts of America
Westark Area Council
Butterfield District
Fort Smith, Arkansas
TROOP 3Boy Scouts of America
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Announcements - pg 1 - April 2007 - July 2007 Announcements - pg 2 - August 2007 - December 2007 Announcements - pg 3 - January 2008 - July 2008 12/13/07 The Eco Challenge scheduled for this weekend has been postponed because of the high probability of cold and WET weather. Mr. Willis plans to watch the weather and look for a more suitable date. The next troop meeting will be January 7th. In all likelihood, we will resume meeting at Columbus Acres and the Patrol Leaders will call all the scouts in early January. Have a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. Gary Campbell 12/10/07 The Eco-Challenge campout is scheduled for this weekend (December 14th - 16th) at Shores Lake. Attached is the flyer that was handed out at Monday's meeting. Be sure and dress WARM - snow is in the forecast! Trapper's Rendezvous in Kansas is scheduled for mid-January. Plan on taking trade items and have a great time! Pictures have been added to the photo album from the backpacking trip that the troop went on in November. 11/05/07 The hiking campout trip will be November 16th - 18th. The boys will spend the night at Cove Lake Friday. They will then hike towards Mount Magazine, spending Saturday night on the trail. Attached is a suggested personal equipment list. If you are planning on going on the hike, please bring your PACKED backpack to next Monday's meeting. The annual Eco-Challenge campout at Shores Lake is scheduled for the weekend of December 14th - 16th. Webelos are encouraged to join the scouts and activities include mountain biking, repelling and orienteering. The Popcorn Prize Extravaganza is scheduled for Monday, November 12th. Mr. Willis reports that we sold over $4,400 of popcorn during October. He will also be distributing popcorn to anyone who has not picked up their order. Court of Honor was held Monday, November 5th. Merit badges and rank advancements were awarded:
Congratulations to all of these young men! 10/22/07 Meetings will be held in St. Boniface's Parish Center on the Northeast corner of the campus until further notice. We will not be participating in the Belle Point Rendezvous as originally planned due to too many schedule conflicts. Instead, Mr. Campbell has invited the boys to his home at 1:00 on Saturday to sell popcorn in the neighborhood. At 3:00 the boys will return to cook dutch oven stew, cornbread and cobbler. An overnight hiking trip is schedule for the weekend of November 16th. More information will be coming soon. 10/18/07 Patrol Roster has been updated with new assignments. 10/15/07 The meeting on 10/22/07 has been moved to St. Boniface. Ethan T. will be working on his Eagle project on Saturday, October 20th. He will be at St. Scholastica from 10am until 2 or 3pm working on a flower bed. He will provide burgers or sandwiches for helpers. Take the first drive north of Rogers Avenue and follow it around - he'll be off to the right. Troop 3 Popcorn Group Sales: We will also be selling popcorn after all Christ The King Masses this
weekend. Times listed are 20 minutes after the start of each
Mass. More information has been received about the "Belle Point Rendezvous IV". Sounds like a lot of fun - old fashioned PIG roast, chili, beans and cornbread for lunch. Here are links to more information: Belle Point Rendezvous IV Competition Information and flyer from Mike Kremers - Camporee Chairman 10/08/07 Scouts will be helping to park cars at the Oktoberfest on October 12th and 13th from 5pm until 8:30pm. Attached is a document with more information Will Y. will be working on his Eagle Scout project Tuesday, October 9th, from 4:30pm until dark at the Knights of Columbus playground, with dinner being provided at McDonald's following the work. Please come help him finish his project! Mr. Willis has arranged for the scouts to sell popcorn at Academy Sports on Saturday, October 20th for about 4 hours - make plans to help out. He is also talking to a few other merchants in the area. There will be a hike coming up in November - stay tuned for more information as it is available! 10/01/07 Mr. Willis has handed out the popcorn forms. Popcorn
sales are a great way to earn scout bucks. Scout bucks can be used
to pay your way for registration, summer camp and other troop activities.
Sales also provide Troop 3 with funds needed for equipment, patches, and general
costs of running our program. Boys will receive 20% of their total sales
in scout bucks. 09/17/07 More information and a permission slip for the Kibler Campout is attached. Trail's End Popcorn Sales will start soon - be thinking of who you can sell to! EAGLE SCOUT PROJECTS: Paul K. will be refurbishing a prayer garden at St. Boniface on the corner of North B Street and North 18th Street. He is also planning to paint a room in the basement of the school and painting the bike rack. Wear work clothes, bring a shovel, and gloves may be needed. Water will be provided and Geno's Pizza will be served for lunch. September 15th & September 22nd; 8am - 12pm. Will Y. will be repairing/painting the playground at Knights of Columbus. The originally scheduled date has been postponed due to a conflict at the grounds. New date will be announced. 09/10/07 The Skills campout will be September 21-23 in Kibler, AR. We will learn knot tying, lashing and cooking skills. Meet at the Bell Tower at Christ The King at 5:00pm Friday, September 21st for 5:30pm departure. Bring a sack lunch for Friday evening and the patrols will cook all meals from Saturday breakfast through Sunday breakfast. The scouts will return around 10:00am Sunday. Welcome to new scout Joseph S. I have just found additional information for the Belle Point Rendezvous IV "The Gathering". Looks like it's going to be a LOT of fun! 08/27/07 The Troop 3 Kickoff was well attended - we missed those that could not be there. Our first meeting of the year will be September 10th at Columbus Acres and the first campout will be a Skills Campout the weekend of September 21-23 in Kibler, AR. Many merit badges were awarded to those that went to summer camp and others that had completed requirements:
Two scouts also received rank advancements while at summer camp:
Congratulations to all of these young men! A calendar for the 2007-2008 scouting year has been made and is attached as a .pdf file. Mr. Campbell informed us that the dates were not set in stone, but should be close to actual. 08/20/07 *** Troop 3 Kickoff ***
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