2018 #9
September 2018
Troop 284 Times
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Upcoming Events: September Outing at the McGuires
Oct 2 – Troop meeting
Oct 6 – Fishing Derby @ Inidian Lake & By Alex N.
Popcorn booth at Lowes Greensburg
Oct 9 – Flag Ceremony in Pittsburgh or
Norwin Reality Tour
Oct 15 – PLC meeting
Oct 16 – Troop meeting
Oct 22 – Committee Meeting
Oct 23 – Troop meeting
Oct 30 – Troop meeting
Nov 6 – Troop meeting
Nov 13 – Troop meeting/Norwin Reality Tour
Nov 19 – PLC meeting
Nov 20 – Troop meeting
Nov 26 – Committee meeting
Nov 27 – NO TROOP MEETING
Nov 29 – Christmas Tree Sale setup
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The September outing was a small, but fun outing. It had a little pavilion
Troop 284 Share Site www.Shutterfly.com where we cooked and did some of the activities at, and also right next to it
Westmoreland Fayette Council, Boy Scouts of was a river. We learned about safety in the water and bait to use while
America - http://www.wfbsa.org/ fishing. In the river we went fishing for a little bit of time, but sadly had no
luck. In the river there was lots of crawfish also. Some scouts went
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swimming in the lake as well, and they said it was cold however. We also
Westmoreland Fayette Council, Boy Scouts of explored the lake and in one of the smaller areas of the lake we found an old
America refrigerator. It was quite an interesting site. For dinner on Saturday we had
https://www.facebook.com/WestmorelandFayette the famous “barbecue spaghetti”, and it indeed lives up to what I heard
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about it from the other scouts. Packing up was probably the worst part of the
Bushy Run District, Boy Scouts of America outing over all. It rained hard Saturday night and Sunday morning, so
https://www.facebook.com/bushyrunBSA/ everything was cold and wet. Packing up was not fun in such conditions.
Overall however it was a great outing, and I was happy I went.
Louie
Brendan
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A Scout is… Trustworthy, Loyal, Helpful, Friendly,
TROOP POSITIONS Courteous, Kind, Obedient, Cheerful, Thrifty, Brave,
SPL* - Zach M. Clean, and Reverent.
ASPL* – A.J.
Patrol Leaders*
Pop Tart Turtles - Zach C.
Legit Lamas – Brendan Z.
..
Special Forces – Collin
Assistant Patrol Leaders
Pop Tart Turtles - David W.H.
Legit Lamas– Alex N.
This month’s
Special Forces – Louie
helpful scouts
Scribe* - Quentin
were Ethan,
Quartermaster*– Louie
Marty & Zach C.
They each
Troop Guide – Joseph
volunteered
Chaplain Aid – David W.H.
service hours
Historian – Zach C.
for the Lion’s
Webmaster*– Ethan C.
Club Chicken
Leave no Trace – David H.
BBQ held on
OA Representative – A.J.
September 30th.
Jr Asst Scoutmaster – Cole S.
*denotes PLC member
Troop 284 has another Eagle Scout
Tommy K. has completed his Eagle project
and passed his Eagle Board of Review this
month. For his Eagle Project Tommy chose to
help the “All But Furgotten” animal rescue
league build an agility course/play area for the
pets. With the help of family, friends and scouts
Tommy built the pictured course at his home and
then transported it to the
final location for reassembly.
Please help congratulate
Tommy on his
accomplishment.
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Popcorn time!
This year we have sold over $2,000
worth of popcorn!
Also, our troop won the popcorn kickoff
contest held by Council !
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Fall Court of Honor
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Court of Honor
By Zach M.
The troop’s Court of Honor was on September 23rd at Oak Hollow Park. The
weather was nice to us and so was the temperature. Beforehand the scouts worked hard
on building a gateway that looked very nice at the Court of Honor. AJ and I lead the
Court of Honor with help from the entire troop. Our color guard presented the colors
with a representative from each patrol in the color guard. David W. H. led us in a nice
prayer. We earned a lot of merit badges that we were able to award. The troop was
happy to welcome new scouts in during the Court of Honor. We were recognized for
our service hours. The troop was also able to talk about our recent events such as the
50-Miler and Summer Camp. Even though we didn’t have any scouts advance a lot of
scouts are very close to advancing. After the presentation the troop got to eat some very
tasty food. It was a very nice and fun Court of Honor.
Court of Honor
Sept 23, 2018
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Service Hour HAPPY
Opportunities
Indian Lake Fishing Derby BIRTHDAY!
October 6th
September Birthdays…
&
Tommy K. 9/20 Those members that did not
Coming Soon… Randy G. 9/19 complete their Youth Protection
Joe C. 9/23 Training at Camp Conestoga should
AJ’s Eagle Project! complete their online training by
midnight September 30th!
Educational Opportunities
November 3rd – $20
Below are the merit badges being offered as well as the
prerequisites for each.
American Heritage: 3c, 5
Aviation: 3
Badges for November 3 at Trolley
Bird Study: Bring binoculars
Museum: Railroading, Electricity,
Chemistry: None Communication, & Engineering.
Citizenship in the Community: 3a, 7a-c, 8 Communication is an Eagle-required
badge, so just like Personal Management,
Citizenship in the Nation: 3
it will be an all day, six hour, single badge
Cycling: 1b, 7a2-7a3; bring bike repair tools, a bike and session.
riding clothes
Emergency Preparedness: 2b, 2c, 6c, 7, 8b Norwin Reality Tour Dates
Family Life: 3, 4, 5, 6b At JB’S Bright Beginnings
(Formerly Scull Elementary School)
Geocaching: 7 780 Brush Hill Road, North Huntingdon, PA 15642
Graphic Arts: 6, 7
October 9, 2018
Indian Lore: None November 13, 2018
Personal Fitness: 1, 6, 7, 8 December 11, 2018
February 12, 2019
Personal Management: 2, 8 March 12, 2019
Photography: 1b; bring digital or smartphone camera April 9, 2019
