Theme for April:

• Openings and closings: Eagles
• Skills: Scorpions
• Games: Matadors

Upcoming Events

Saturday, May 10, 2008 (Eagle Project)
First day of Eagle Project. Ask Matt Stone for details.

Tuesday, May 13, 2008 (Troop Meeting)
We will be working on requirements 4,5 for First Aid.

Saturday, May 17, 2008 (Other)
Hagg Lake. First training trip for Canoe trips.
One of the mandatory training trips. If you plan to go on a canoe trip this August, you must attend at least three of these trips.

Tuesday, May 20, 2008 (Troop Meeting)
We will be working on requirements 6,8, and 10 for First Aid.

Saturday, May 24, 2008 (Other)
5-mile Hike; Storey Burn Hike. 5.6 miles out and back. Met at the trailhead at 10:30 am on Saturday. Will take about 3-4 hours. Bring a lunch. (Second Class requirement)

Tuesday, May 27, 2008 (Other)
Court of Honor.

Monday, June 2, 2008 (PLC Meeting/Committee)
PLC at 6 pm. Committee/Parent meeting follows at 7 pm.

Tuesday, June 3, 2008 (Troop Meeting)
We will be workin on req. 3 and 4 for Emergancy Preparedness.

Saturday, June 7, 2008 (Other)
Training trip for canoe trip.
One of the mandatory training trips. If you plan to go on a canoe trip this August, you must attend at least three of these trips.

Tuesday, June 10, 2008 (Troop Meeting)
Troop elections. We will be workin on req. 2a for Emergancy Preparedness.

Wednesday, June 11, 2008 (Other)
Canoe Trip planning meeting at the Banks Library @ 7p.m.

Tuesday, June 17, 2008 (Troop Meeting)
We will be workin on req. 2b and 8a for Emergancy Preparedness.

Saturday, June 21, 2008 (Campout)
Canoe training trip to Collin Island. Will be an overnight trip.
One of the mandatory training trips. If you plan to go on a canoe trip this August, you must attend at least three of these trips.

Tuesday, June 24, 2008 (Troop Meeting)
We will be workin on req. 8b for Emergancy Preparedness.

Saturday, July 12, 2008 (Other)
Training trip for canoe trips.
One of the mandatory training trips. If you plan to go on a canoe trip this August, you must attend at least three of these trips.

Sunday, July 20, 2008 (Campout)
Summer Camp @ Fire Mountain in Washington July 20-26th

Saturday, August 9, 2008 (Campout)
Canoe trip on the Willamette River August 9-13, 2008. There will be a service project, so this can qualify for the 50 miler.
A more challenging trip on the Bowron Lakes is August 3-13 (only 14 people on the Bowron trip.)

Friday, September 5, 2008 (Campout)
Hike Barlow Trail. Leave Friday night at 4:30 from the hall. This is a 20 mile hike, but we will be car camping.

Saturday, September 20, 2008 (Service Project)
Woodcut at one of the BSA Winter Lodges. Date is a guess until we get the new Cascade Pacific Council calendar. (This is the event that qualifies us for winter lodge.)

Saturday, October 18, 2008 (Campout)
Weblos Woods. Camp Meriwether. Catapults and waterfront. Date is a guess until we get the new Cascade Pacific Council schedule.

Saturday, November 15, 2008 (Campout)
Wilderness Survival. Location to be decided. Overnight camping with only 10 essentials and the skills you\'ve learned.

Saturday, November 22, 2008 (Other)
Geocache day trip. Location to be decided.

Saturday, November 29, 2008 (Service Project)
Scouting for Food. Distributing bags. Routes to be decided.

Saturday, December 6, 2008 (Service Project)
Scouting for Food. Pickup the food. Bag handout will be the previous Saturday. Routes to be decided.

Saturday, December 13, 2008 (Other)
Natural History Museum. Day trip to local museum.

Saturday, December 20, 2008 (Fund Raiser)
Handout flyers for tree recycling fund raiser. Need lots of people to distribute the flyers. Routes to be decided.

Tuesday, December 23, 2008 (Service Project)
Caroling during troop meeting. Locations to be decided.

Saturday, January 24, 2009 (Campout)
Family Camp at Mt Hood Village. Will have Court of Honor during the trip.

Friday, February 20, 2009 (Campout)
Winter Lodge. Date is a guess. Depends on the lottery and registration during Wood cut.

Sunday, July 19, 2009 (Long Trip)
Summer Camp at Malita Island in Montana. Summer camp dates are July 19-25, 2009. Second part of the trip is in Glacier National Park: dates are July 26 through August 1, 2009.

Other Information

Goodwill/Goodturn was a big success. We had a total of 42 people help on the first Saturday of March, and we collected 110 bags, boxes, and items to donate to Goodwill!

Scouting for Food in Banks was a big success! Pack 581, Troop 581, and Crew 581 collected 2,002 pounds of food for the Sonrise Food Bank. All of the collected food goes to help local residents. Thanks to everyone who showed up on a cold, snowy Saturday to lend a hand.

If you want to be added to or removed from the e-mail distribution, please send your request to admin@bsatroop581.org.

Gina Ward-Spady is the new uniform bank person. Her phone number is 503-756-6477, and her e-mail is scout_uniforms@yahoo.com.

Scouts must bring their books to the meeting so they can be updated and recorded. See Diane or Greig.

Support our sponsor organization, the Lions, by dropping off your newspapers in the drop box in front of Schlegel Hall.

Youth Protection Training is required for all registered leaders and parents who attend outtings.
The training is available from the BSA web site. When you get your card, let Diane B. know so she can record it. Merit badge counselors need to show card of completion to Diane B.

Scouts participating a Scoutmaster Conference and Board of Review must be in full Class A uniform; there are no exceptions. If you are not in your Class A Uniform you will not have a conference or board of review.