Monday, November 5, 2007, 11:52 AM
Hello All,
Once again it’s time to start thinking about the annual Troop 11 ski trip. This year’s trip will be held on the weekend of February 8-10. We will leave Piedmont on Friday afternoon and we'll return on Sunday evening.
As usual, we will be staying at the Hoyfjellet Lodge in Soda Springs (near Sugar Bowl). The lodge is a perennial Scout favorite. The accommodations are barracks-style, with a separate sleeping area for moms. This year the cost is $85 per person for two nights (Friday and Saturday), including 2 breakfasts (Saturday and Sunday) and an excellent dinner (Saturday).
With this e-mail, I need a definitive response from you as to whether you or your scout will be attending the trip. Please let me know by Saturday, November 24th.
Also, we need to send a deposit for our stay at the lodge by December 1 so I ask that you send a check for $85 per person (made out to Troop 11) to Jonathan Jacobs by November 24th. Jonathan's address is 75 Nova Drive, Piedmont 94610.
I will send out more information about the ski trip as the trip gets closer however you can download much of the information that you need from the Troop 11 web site at http://www.piedmonttroop11.org/T11SkiTrip.html
including directions, car pools, packing list, ski rental information, lift ticket information, and information about the snow sport merit badge.
If you have any questions please contact me at pbolio@ch2m.com.
Paula Bolio
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Monday, November 5, 2007, 11:47 AM
Hello!
We are advancing quickly to that time of year (the saturday before thanksgiving) when the scouts collect food for the annual Scouting for Food Drive. I need 3 drivers and several scouts to help pick up the food bags from homes in our allocated piedmont area. We will meet at the community church at 9:30 Saturday, 11/17 to collect the bags. It typically takes about one to one and one half hours, depending on the number of drivers and scouts.
Please let me know if you will be able to help. It's a fun and pretty painless process, and I would appreciate the participation of anyone who is able to join us.
Thank you!
Mary Heller
marybheller@yahoo.com
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Monday, October 22, 2007, 11:24 AM
Troop 11,
Nov. 10 and 11th is a scouting event to the Moaning Caverns in Vallecito, Ca www.moaningcaverns.com (near Sonora/about 2.5 hours by car). I am trying to get a head count for this spelunking adventure so I can make tour reservations. We will be camping at Tuttletown Recreation Area which is located on New Melones Lake.
If you are planning to attend, then which one of the following tours will you be taking:
1) A 45 minute guided walking tour of the history and geology of the cave. Scouts will descend 265 stairs to the bottom and walk back up.
FEE: $11.50 for scouts 13 years and older, $5.85 for scouts 12 years and younger, $11.50 for adults
2) A 45 minute guided rappelling tour (rappel 165 ft. to the bottom), walk back up, receive the same information.
FEE: $47.00 per scout, $47.00 per adult
3) A 3 hour long adventure tour with the new zip line. (NOTE: This tour is currently full so you will be placed on a waiting list. If you pick this option you must also pick either option 1 or 2, above, as an alternative.)
FEE: $81.00 per scout, $81.00 per adult
We will be leaving Saturday (11/10) @ 8:30 am and arriving at our campsite at around 11:30 am. We plan on returning to Piedmont on Sunday around 1 pm.
Please e-mail me back as soon as possible regarding the following:
1. Will your scout be attending?
2. If yes, which tour.
3. Are you willing to drive?
4. If yes, which day? Saturday, Sunday, or both?
5. Will you be camping with us?
6. Will you be taking a tour as well?
7. If yes, which tour.
If you have any questions or concerns.
Thanks,
Steve Debacker debacker@jps.net
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Monday, October 22, 2007, 11:20 AM
Dear Troop 11 ~
Attached please find the updated signup sheet for working at the Boy Scout Tree Lot (this was attached to Oct 8 email from Becky&Becky). If you have already signed up, please check that your contact information is correct. If you haven't signed up yet, please pick at least a couple of times that work for you and/or your scout. The Council added three additional dates, Tuesday, November 27th, Friday, November 30th, and Tuesday, December 11th, so there should be a time (or two or three:-) that works for everyone. When signing up please email the dates you're available, and your contact information to us at bleichj@aol.com and McKeenfamily@aol.com.
If you have any questions please let us know. Thanks in advance for your participation,
Becky McKeen & Becky Bleich
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Monday, October 22, 2007, 11:16 AM
Yes...it is that time of year. Firewood sales is our primary fundraiser for the troop and participation by all makes the process fun, efficient and profitable... We have plenty of wood and sales are on-going so if you need wood or know someone who might please let me know via email...just need name, number, address and amount of wood. I am confirming sales and delivery dates now. We sell in 1/4 cords at a price of $85.00 per 1/4 cord... The wood is delivered and stacked at the buyers home.
For new scouts/parents... the work load is as follows:
* We will have a flat bed truck with side panels at the yard on Sat. morning
* We load the truck with wood
* We meet at our first delivery
* We then caravan to subsequent deliveries until we empty the truck
* Reload for the truck for next deliveries
* Clean up the yard
We are in need of Sign ups for Wood Delivery on the 3rd and 4th of November.
I think we can do it in three shifts as follows:
Saturday November 3 - AM 8:30am - 11:30am
Saturday November 3 - PM 12:00pm - 3:00pm
Sunday November 4 - AM 8:30am - 11:30am
Please let Ken know know...
Scout Name(s), Adult name(s) and preferred shift. I will circulate final schedule next week.
Scouts/Families should bring the following:
* Work Gloves
* Sturdy shoes
* Sun Screen and water
* Recycle Bin(good idea to label with sharpy pen)
Thank you all in advance for your help with this years Firewood Sales!!!
Kenneth W. Meyersieck
kmeyersieck@colliersparrish.com
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Tuesday, October 9, 2007, 02:18 PM
Hi T11,
Here is this week's news flash of what is upcoming with T11.
1) YOSEMITE!
Wow! Great time! Great place. Great weather. Thanks to scouts, adult participants, drivers, shoppers and Dick Turney, for leading. Watch for pictures on the web site later this week.
2) NEWEST EAGLE!
Congratulations for Andrew H.! He passed his Piedmont Council Board of Review for Eagle with flying colors and BSA HQ in Texas will soon be certifying our newest Eagle Scout. All congratulations to Andrew for great job on a long road to Eagle. Watch for news on Andrew's Eagle Court of Honor.
3) BOARD of REVIEW--SCOUTS
The next T11 meeting is next Monday, Oct 15 at 7:30 in the Kettlewell Room. This will be a ONE-HOUR meeting and it is a Board of Review meeting. If you are ready for rank advancement, then you need to affirmatively let me know that you want to schedule a BoR. If you are not sure if you are ready or not you should a) review your scout book to see what is signed off and what is needed and b) ask me to send you a printout of what we have listed for you in Troopmaster. Attendance at this meeting is key for: i) scouts who are ready for rank advancement and BorR, ii) older scouts who can help do some skills instruction to the younger scouts and iii) scouts who want to work on some scout skills. If you are in not in any of these categories, then the meeting is optional and we won't be offended if you stay home (as long as you are doing your homework!).
4) IF YOU ARE NOT READY.
Some scouts get stressed out about rushing to finish their remaining requirements at the last minute. Did you know that you can request a BoR at any time? So that if you finish that last pesky requirement a week or two after the BoR meeting or Court of Honor, you can still request a BoR at that time and advance as of that point. Subject to our ability to put together a BoR (not too hard) you can be reviewed, and (assuming all is in order) you can advance in rank at that point. You do NOT have to wait for the next Board of Review night or the next Court of Honor night. The Court of Honor is a nice event to recognize the advancement(s) that have been made, but the actual advancements do not happen then, they happen as each scout completes all of the requirements listed in your scout book. That is a continuous process and can be finished any time.
5) BOARD of REVIEW - ADULTS
The members of the Board of Review are to be drawn from the adult members of the Troop Committee. So who is on the Troop Committee? If you have one of the volunteer jobs from Mary Carter's list, then you are on the Troop Committee. We will soon be adding a page to the T11 web site to explain this further. The purpose of the BoR is not to "re-test" the boys on the requirements for the scout rank, but to talk to them, find out how their scouting experiences have been going, and get feedback on how the program is being managed for them. Requirements for becoming a BoR member are that you are knowledgeable about the scouting program basics and are on the Troop Committee. We will train you by letting you sit in on one or two just to see how they run. Bottom line, we would like to get more parents involved and I want to invite those of you who are interested to become a member of the Board(s) of Review, at this next meeting (10/15/07) or at another time. Time requirement is just an hour at at time, when you are available. We do these several times a year on a scheduled basis, and put together some ad hoc BoR''s, as mentioned above. Its a great way to contribute to the life of the Troop, to see the other scouts in the troop and how they are advancing. Please contact me if you are interested and available for next Monday night.
6) LOOKING AHEAD
a) Court of Honor / Pot Luck Dinner
This event is scheduled for Monday evening, October 22nd. This is always a fun, family event and we hope you will make it. You will be hearing more from our organizers, Sasha Match and Marilyn Weber (thanks to them too!). Put it on your calendar if you haven't already.
b) Merit Badges
After the Board of Review / Court of Honor meetings we will be doing some work on some Merit Badges ("MB"), probably including Emergency Preparedness, First Aid, Communications and Space Exploration. Most of the MB work will be done outside of troop meetings but we will devote some time in the troop meetings to getting organized, reviewing individual progress and meeting with MB counselors. Thanks to those of you who have volunteered as MB Counselors, including Scott Corvin, Peter Harvey and Jim Yeh.
c) Spelunking.
Our Nov outing is scheduled for Nov 10-11 and is planned to be a spelunking trip. If it is pouring rain, as it sometimes is in November, we can still do the spelunking part (underground); we can decide at the time about the camping portion of the outing.
d) Snow Camping.
Is scheduled for January. Greg Andreas has agreed to be the adult event coordinator, but he and we need a scout to be the scout coordinator. This is a great opportunity to learn from the master about snow camping and a great opportunity to "learn-by-doing" by organizing a significant event for the Troop. We invite interested volunteers to contact me or Burr promptly!
Thats all for now. Thanks!
Mark Dukas
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Tuesday, February 27, 2007, 01:35 PM
Troop News, General Announcements from your SM:
We will be moving back into the Community Church using the new Youth Room for regular meetings soon - we believe beginning in April.
This will allow us to push our meeting start time back to 7:30 (like it used to be) which allows more scouts with sports to make the meeting.
SM Wietelmann
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Tuesday, February 27, 2007, 01:32 PM
Hey everybody, it’s Gabe, the Troop 11 Community Service Chairman. I am organizing a service project on Saturday March 3rd, from 9 am to 12 pm. The project is through Friends of Sausal Creek, or FOSC. March 3rd is a restoration workday. Here is a description:
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Grassland Site Restoration, Joaquin Miller Nursery , 9am-noon
We need volunteers to help with control of invasive plant species at our Grassland Restoration Site. We will be cutting and covering cotoneaster stumps, pulling broom, and whacking acacia resprouts.
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This project will be worth 3 hours of community service for those who need it. And also, if you just want to come anyway, that works too. Everyone who is under 18 must have their parent or guardian sign this liability form:
http://www.sausalcreek.org/volunteer/resources.html
It would also be helpful to have some parents attend this outing.
Get back to me if you hope on participating, or for questions. For more information, look at their website at sausalcreek.org.
Thanks,
Gabe S
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Monday, February 26, 2007, 01:25 PM
Message from the SM:
I'm sorry to have to say that I failed at Tree Lot Patch protocol 101.
By assuming that everyone who worked at the lot earned a patch, I made a fundamental mistake - so at the court of honor, our Tree Lot patches were snatched up willy-nilly when they should have been passed out to specific individuals.
I have informed the council office of my mistake and we can get some more patches if necessary, but it would be very much appreciated if anyone who took a patch who is not on the list below would kindly return it (perhaps let me know you have it and bring it to a meeting?).
Scouts who worked more than 5 hours earned a patch.
Scouts who worked more than 10 hours earned a patch plus a special semicircular patch that goes around the round patch.
I know this is all my mistake, but parents, if you wouldn't mind checking in with your scouts on this I would appreciate it!
Apparently, I'm not the only rookie scout leader who made this mistake and the council is on standby willing to order a few more patches if needed.
The following list is the scouts that the patches were intended for.
5+ Hours
Jacob A, Scott A, Jake B, Matthew B, Jack C. Ian C., Burr F.
David G., Simon J., Matt McK, Drew M., Stephen T., Nathan W.
Tom W.
10+ Hours
Cory A., Mike C., Will C, Derek D, Alan L.
Thanks!
Mr. Wietelmann
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Tuesday, February 13, 2007, 10:45 AM
Hi All,
I’m organizing the 2/25/07 Day Hike.
We will be doing the Wildcat Creek hike in Wildcat Canyon Regional Park which is a short ~20 minute drive away. It is a 6 mile hike of moderate difficulty. There is about 1200 ft of elevation change and there will be water features along parts of the hike which should be in its full splendor this time of the year.
I would like to get a preliminary show of hands as to which trained adult leaders think they will go on this hike. The assumption is that if you’re going that you’d also be available to drive and take a few scouts with you.
If anybody wants more information, direct your web browser to:
http://www.bahiker.com/eastbayhikes/wildcatcanyon.html
Mr. Wang, ASM
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