TROOP TRIBUNE

TROOP 464 AUG/SEPT. 1998

Troop 464 is growing fast, and we as a troop are moving full speed ahead. Our leadership is in place at all levels from the scouts to the adult leaders. We are in a position to move forward in our troop to great levels of excitement for the scouts. Many thanks to all our adult leaders both those who have been serving Troop 464, and to all our new adult leaders who have joined us. The benefit of all this wonderful talent is, of course, directed to the scouts.

A number of scouts and leaders/parents have just completed the Emergency Preparedness Course given by the Los Angeles Fire Dept. Many thanks to Kimberly Hall for organizing this event. We all learned a lot and feel a little more confident to be in a position to help others in the event an emergency arises.

The PLC meeting came up with some great activities for the rest of the year as listed in this newsletter. I encourage ALL SCOUTS to participate in them. They are designed for you and your enjoyment.

Summer Camp will be Aug 1 - 8 at Pico Blanco. We have 17 scouts and 5 adults going. We’re looking for a great time at a new place in an area that is absolutely heavenly to camp at.

Once again, many thanks to all leaders and adults helping to make this troop the best in the Western Council.

Happy Scouting,

Alex Balian

Scoutmaster

1. Dinner Menu (Aug 1st at Summer Camp) - Cowboy Stew

2. Monthly Outings

A. Aug 28 - 30, Venture Crew

B. Nov. - Sycamore Bike Ride on Nov. 13 - 15

C. Dec - Progressive Dinner on Dec. 19th

D. Jan. - Snowboard trip to the Summit on Jan 22 - 24

3. Weekly Outings

A. Sept. meetings to work on cinematography merit badge

B. Oct. meetings to plan Jamboree

C. Nov. 4 - Bike Check

D. Nov 11 - No Meeting, Veteran’s Day

E. Nov 18 - Emergency Preparedness

F. Nov 25 - Thanksgiving Day

G. Dec 2 - Movie at American Legion Hall

H. Dec 9 - Ice Cream

I. Dec 16 - Rockets

J. Dec 23 - No Meeting

Aug. 2 Linnea Luker

12 Jeremy Look

13 Judy Osborne

15 Zan Figueroa

18 Brian B

22 Kyle L

29 Carolyn Balian

Sept. 4 Paul Marks

Aug. 5 NO TROOP MEETING

12 NO TROOP MEETING

19 Troop @ 7:30

26 Knapp Ranch

Sept. 2/9/16/23/30
Sept. has been set aside for  a special merit badge. Mr. Luker & Mr. Marks will be  putting on a 5 week course  for the Cinematography merit badge. Be sure to attend & don’t miss any of the fun.

Aug
1-8 Summer Camp
28-30 Venture Adventure
Sept. 4-6 Pardee Sea Base
12-13 Ryan Buffum Eagle Project

Aug 23-29 JLTC
Sept.
7 Labor Day
9 School Starts
18-20 OA Lodge ordeal
20 Rosh Hashanah
22 Autumn Begins
29 Yom Kippur

The Pardee trip that was originally scheduled for Aug. 21-23 has been moved to the weekend of September 4-6.

Don’t recall the mistakes you have made. Remember the lessons you have learned from them.

Author unknown

FUN FACT
Every 20 seconds the word HOLLYWOOD is spelled out in Morse code from the top of the Capital Records building.

The Scout Law is the foundation upon which the entire Scouting movement is built. The points of the law are a guide by which every Scout tries to live.

The Scout Law is a statement of facts.

A Scout if FRIENDLY. A Scout is a friend to all. He is a brother to other Scouts and all the people of the world. He seeks to understand others. He respects those with ideas and customs that are different from his own.

Boy Scout Handbook

Summer is going by at the speed of light. I hope every one is having a wonderful time. We had a meeting of the new boys and got a lot of advancements done. I hope that we all learned something that we could use another day. I would like to thank Ryan B. and Rajesh J. for their help, as well as the adults - thank you.

I would also like to congratulate Michael Maiman on his achievement of Eagle Scout. The Eagle Scout award is one that I would like to see all of our young men get and wear proudly. Keep up the good work.

Yours in Scouting,

David Ballew, ASM
DB4ABI@aol.com
josbo59055@aol.com