News and Events
(Current as of February 6, 2012)

Theme for February: Snow Caving Prep and Aviation Merit Badge

  • Openings: Itz
  • Skills: Penguins
  • Games: Flying Saucers
  • Closings: Mad Martians
  • Clean up: Flaming Dragons

Upcoming Events

Tuesday, February 7, 2012 (Troop Meeting)
Troop Meeting

Tuesday, February 14, 2012 (Troop Meeting)
Snow Caving Prep

Saturday, February 18, 2012 (Campout)
Snow Caving 18/2/2012 to 19/2/2012

Tuesday, February 21, 2012 (Troop Meeting)
6:00 Alaska Planning Meeting - 7:00 Regular Meeting: Aviation Merit Badge

Saturday, February 25, 2012 (Service Project)
8:00 AM: Goodwill Goodturn Bag Handout

Saturday, February 25, 2012 (Other)
South Jetty Hike 25/2/2012 to 26/2/2012

Tuesday, February 28, 2012 (Troop Meeting)
Aviation Merit Badge

Saturday, March 3, 2012 (Service Project)
Goodwill Goodturn

Sunday, March 4, 2012 (Other)
2:00 PM: Webelos Crossover at Schlegal Hall

Tuesday, March 6, 2012 (Troop Meeting)
Showing "A Time to tell"
All Scouts must attend this meeting and must watch the video.

Tuesday, March 6, 2012 (Troop Meeting)
6:00 PM: PLC - 7:00 PM: Parent Committee Meeting, Citizenship in the World Merit Badge and Menu Planning for Bloom Lake Trip

Friday, March 16, 2012 (Other)
Bloom Lake Hike 16/3/2012 to 18/3/2012

Tuesday, March 20, 2012 (Troop Meeting)
6:00 PM: Alaska Planning Meeting - 7:00 PM Citizenship in the World Merit Badge

Tuesday, March 27, 2012 (Troop Meeting)
Citizenship in the World Merit Badge

Saturday, June 23, 2012 (Long Trip)
Alaska High Adventure and Summer Camp - Meeting at the airport on June 23rd at 4:30 AM, Returning Sunday, July 8th at approx. 8:51 PM

Tuesday, June 26, 2012 (Other)
***No Meeting***

Tuesday, July 3, 2012 (Other)
***No Meeting***

Other Information

Patrol Leaders: Please make sure that your patrol members are prepared for their current responsibilities. This includes planning who's doing what during patrol meetings, and reminding patrol members about any openings or closings they may have when you call them.

Please if at all possible, wear the full uniform to meetings. Please make sure your shirt is tucked in and is neat in appearance. If you have a Scoutmaster conference or board of review, YOU MUST WEAR THE FULL UNIFORM OR YOU WILL BE REFUSED YOUR SCOUTMASTER CONFERENCE OR BOARD OF REVIEW. REMEMBER to UPDATE YOUR RECORDS WITH MRS. BEVANS after EACH TIME you have something signed off in your book, before your scoutmasters conference and Board of Review. Your books must be updated before scheduling your Board of Review with Mrs Hundley or it will be delayed.

Reminder: Pop cans, glass bottles and plastic bottles can still be brought to the Banks Hardware Store for recycling.

Class B Orange T-shirts: There are orange t-shirts still available from summer camp in various sizes. Please see Deana Hall if your son needs one. They are $10.00 each. Troop 581 Anniversary patches: These are currently available for $4.00. These are to celebrate Troop 581's 25 Anniversary as a boy scout troop. Deana will have these available at any scout meeting.

Please be sure that all mud on the floor is cleaned up and belongings picked up and taken home. It is not the scoutmasters responsibility to keep them for you. No more on the spot closings / openings. DO NOT CALL ON SOMEONE BY SURPRISE.

SENIOR PATROL LEADER: REMEMBER TO CALL THE PATROL LEADERS ON SUNDAY NIGHT NOT LATER THAN 7:00PM. Patrol leaders: Please call your assistant Scout Master first before you make your calls to the members of your patrol.

When you have opening or closing, Be creative, don't do the same thing over and over again.

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