EAGLE TIMES

TROOP 80 BSA *** SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2000

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DATES TO REMEMBER

Lake Altus camp October 20 - 22

Gilvin Ranch camp November 3 - 5

Tree Lot set-up November 11

District Banquet November 11

Unload Trees November 18

OA Fall Fellowship November 18

Tree Lot Opens November 20

Annual Swim Meet November 28

Father/Son Banquet December ??

Tear Down Tree Lot December 26

Advancement camp June 10 - 16, 2001

SEPTEMBER BIRTHDAYS

Chris Altsman 1, Chip Palmer 1, Matthew Franklin 2, Ben Steed 6, Randy Smiley 10, Arnold Palmer 10, Matt Hite 12, Philip Kolodziej 12, Tres Binkley 14, Dan Mareno 15, Jonathan Desimone 16, Christopher Corley 21, Barry Gilbert 21, Brent Klein 21, Bruce Springsteen 23, Michael Palmer 23, Mark Hamel 25,Trevor Kos 28, Gene Autry 29.

OCTOBER BIRTHDAYS

Matt Lincoln 1, Sting 2, Kenny Wetzel 3, Zachary Bustamante 9, Stephen Gilbert 9, David Thompson 9, Blake Klein 10, Bruce Naylor 11, Terry Slade 17, Evil Knievel 17, Shelby Amos 20, Mickey Mantle 20, Ted Abrahamson 21, David Haas 25, Preston Snider 26, Duane Glasco 27, Alan Cox 29, Azriel Krulik 30.

PATROL POINTS as of 10/9/2000

            Skill Patrol

C3 Arapaho 409

B1 Apache 308

C1 Comanche 290

D3 Maya 228

B2 Erie 193

A3 Cree 82

A1 Hopi 44

D1 Sioux 22

          Outstanding Patrol

D3 Maya 26223

B2 Erie 24297

C3 Arapaho 21294

B1 Apache 19254

D1 Sioux 19173

C1 Comanche 18217

A3 Cree 14628

A1 Hopi 11965

          Outstanding Crew

E2 Wichita 7300

F1 Navaho 7287

E1 Ute 6318

The “Duty, Honor, Courage” trophy competition has now started and no more scores will be posted until the Father/Son banquet.

ORDER OF THE ARROW

For those that were unable to make the August Ordeal to complete their membership in the OA, I would encourage you to attend the make-up Ordeal next spring. You were selected by the scouts of T- 80 as honored campers We had the highest percent of no-shows at this years “Ordeal”. The next big OA event is the “Fall Fellowship” on Nov. 18 down at Camp Don. There will be special training and many events including meals and presentations of this years “Vigil” members of the OA.

FIRST AID CLASS OFFERED

The class is on Tuesday, Oct. 24 and Wednesday, Oct. 25 from 5 - 9 PM at the EAT-RITE Health Center, 2425 I-40 West. Red cross certified instructors Larry and Donna Cunningham will be teaching Community first aid, CPR, and “When help is delayed”. The class is limited to the first 50 adult and youth scouters at least 14 years of age to sign up. The cost is $15 dollars. To sign up or for more information, please call Bob Altman at the Scout Service Center , 358-6500.

AUGUST FAMILY CAMP

The August Reunion camp out was a great Success. Over 180 scouts, adult leaders, parents, webelos and alumni attended the second annual family reunion camp at Camp Don this last August. Lots of swimming, canoeing, and BarBQ. Alumni from as long ago as the 1960's were in attendance. Reed and Tunnell did the rifle and shotgun range and no one was shot. James Savage lead an evening of fun at the camp fire and we are already planning next year.

WHAT’S COOKING

Red-Hots with Kidney Beans

1 lb frankfurters

1 tbs lemon juice

2 slices bacon, chopped 1 tsp salt

1 tbs Worcestershire

1/4 c chopped onion

1 tbs brown sugar

1 (8oz) can tomato sauce

1 can kidney beans

½ tsp chilli powder

1/4 c catsup

1/8 tsp garlic salt

Fry bacon bits in Dutch oven over low flame until crisp. Remove and reserve bits. Saute onions in bacon fat until light brown. Add tomato sauce into which flour has been blended. Cook until slightly thickened, stirring constantly. Add kidney beans and bean liquid. Blend together liquid and dry seasonings separately; then combine them and stir thoroughly into bean mixture. Cover and simmer 15 min. Cut frankfurters into 1" pieces. Add to beans, cover and cook for 8 min longer. Sprinkle with bacon bits. MMMM Good!!!

The trees have been ordered and will be here soon for unloading and pricing. All parents are requested to sign up for 3 shifts this year and work with their scout. Last year we had great participation and everyone had a pretty good time working. The one lot seemed to go over very well. A work day to set up the lot is set for November 11 and the trees should arrive on Saturday the 18th. This is our only fund raiser to help pay for the building, buses, and utilities that the units use. We need a full time paid day shift worker. See you there. Ho! Ho! Ho!

SCOUT LEADER IN THE NEWS

The Pantex Plant was the host for the National Security Police Officer Training Competition. The competition was held on June 12-15 with 20+ teams, with 5 members on each team, from all over the U.S. competing; both individual and team events. ASM David Heard came in 4th in the overall individual competition and Pantex came in first as a team for the 3rd year in a row and gets to keep the Department of Energy's Secretary Trophy. David was the oldest one on the team (maybe I shouldn't tell you that)!

SWIM NIGHTS

 Just a reminder that the last Tuesday of each month is the troop’s swim night. You need to be in full uniform to get on the bus. The annual swim meet is set for November 28th. This is a big event for the boys in their patrols as they will receive patrol points for every family member that attends. The competition to win is always fierce and the boys get to show just how good a swimmer they have become. A good showing can also push a patrol into first place in the patrol standings.

POP CORN SALE

You get another chance to earn money for next years canoe trip. We will be participating in the Fall pop corn sale with the Council. Randy Reed has agreed to be our “Kernal” this year. The sale begins on October 30, orders due on Nov.14, pop corn arrives on Dec. 2, and the money gets turned in on Dec. 12. Some of our scouts earned over $200 during the last sale and went to both Advancement and Wilderness camps. The Minnesota canoe trip is less than a year away and you can earn 36% profit off the pop corn sale as we pass on the prizes and go for the cash .

It’s that time again for the annual District Awards Banquet. The date is Nov. 11, the time is 6:30pm, and the place is the Westminster Presbyterian Church at 2525 Wimberly. The event is for adult leaders and their spouses. The cost is $.01 per person. You read that right, just one thin penny for a great dinner catered by the Big Texan steakhouse. We are limited to the first 200 so register early. The banquet is a time to honor our leaders and present the District Award of Merit.

SPOOK-O-REE

Randy Reed and crew volunteered for another year of teaching the 2nd year Webelos during Spook-o-ree at Camp Don. The first 3 Saturdays in October will find T-80 showing scout skills and maybe recruiting over 150 Webelos into our Troop. This is the third year that the troop has worked this Council wide event. They set up tents, show scouting skills, and show some of the things our troop does on camp outs. Terry Slade is running the trading post.

SCOUT SHOW-OFF 2001

The Golden Spread Council wants every troop and pack to participate in the greatest scout show ever. On Saturday, May 19, 2001, several thousand scouters are going to showcase their scouting skills to the entire Texas Panhandle. We want to show everyone what scouting in the twenty-first century is all about. The Council has reserved Memorial Park, just south of Amarillo College, for the entire day. It should be a fun event to attend. Lots of games, food, and displays for the scouts to set up so others can see what scouting is and why we do it.

THE SEPTEMBER CAMP OUT

Camp went great. The 7 prisoners from the last camp out worked almost all week and MK Brown kitchen looks better than ever! The scouts had a great time learning to canoe on the lake. Special thanks to Jim Thompson for running the program and being the aquatics director for our troop. Overall - a great laid back camp with no real problems to speak of except a pair of sunglasses was donated to camp MK Brown by Mr. Standish, hopefully the fish are seeing better now. (they were dropped in the lake). We will be having more canoe camps as we get ready for the trip to Minnesota next summer.

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We want to recognize the hard work of our Scouts and leaders. If you know an 80 member that has received an honor at school, church, or other event, please send a note to “slade-tm@actx.edu” or 5122 W. 16th Amarillo, TX 79106-4419.

BOY SCOUT WORD SEARCH

A SCOUTMASTER’S MINUTE By Terry Slade

     The BSA has been getting a lot of bad press lately. There comes a time in any discussion where forward progress is no longer being made. I'm afraid we've gone well past that point here in America. Maybe you heard something about a Supreme Court decision and the Attorney General’s decision on our “Jamborees”. Some guy in New Jersey that wants to join the team, but not play by our rules.

     Let me tell you just how important this discussion is to MY Scouting life..... In short, Scouting hasn't changed one sliver. Chances are pretty good, had the decision gone the other way, Scouting in Amarillo and at Troop 80 wouldn't have changed one sliver either. I, like many others in scouting, live in what Washington likes to call “middle-America.” .... Where we worry about our kids a LOT. We worry about all the same things my parents worried about when I was a kid. Some of those families look to me, and people like me, to help them raise their kids, and teach them the values they want them to have. They let their boys join scouting because they like our program and have the same goals and beliefs as this 90 year old scouting movement.

     None of the right-wing/left-wing discussion on television or in the newspapers of late has been helpful in my doing my job as a Scout Leader. At times it has done a fine job of drowning out other voices on other topics. It is now well past the time to "agree to disagree" and move on to topics of more immediate concern. What shall we do on the next camp out. Is this Tuesday swim night? Real important stuff.

     While I may be saddened by the recent “attacks” on the BSA, it takes only a few seconds at any Tuesday night meeting for me to be renewed. All I need do is look at the faces of our Scouts to realize that Scouting will survive not only this dilemma, but the next one as well. I know what all boys care about is having a good time. I know their greatest worry is hiding a sudden outbreak of acne, getting their homework done, or surviving the latest level of the newest video game. Their greatest concern is whether or not they'll be able to get everything done on the next camp out. They remain blissfully unaware of the "attacks" on the BSA and I'd prefer it stay that way.

     The U.S. Constitution does not guarantee you the right to be a Scout Leader. After all, aren’t we just a bunch of volunteers. It seems to me that with all the other bad stuff (drought, Aids, war, murder) happening in the world today, whether we let somebody be a Scout Leader or not seems pretty trivial. Let’s get back to the real business of scouting before it is too late.

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