TROOP 464
DECEMBER 1998

MINUTES OF PLC MEETING

Date of Meeting: Nov. 1, 1998 @ 4:00 p.m.
Present: Chris Balian, SPL; Brian Ballew, ASPL; Bryan Marks, Patrol Leader; Cory Fischer, Patrol Leader

First order of business was the planning of troop meetings for the month of November. The following schedule was decided:

Nov. 4 - completion of Cinematography Merit Badge
Nov. 11 - no meeting due to Veteran’s Day Observance
Nov. 18 - Mountain Biking Presentation
Nov. 25 - First aid/Emergency Prep. Merit Badge completion

The next business was discussion of the Eagle Project of Rajesh Jaganath which takes place on Nov. 21, 1998. This will be the monthly outing since this month
is a holiday month. Chris Balian will call Rajesh to appear at the next meeting to discuss his project with the troop. The discussion then moved to the activities in December. The Troop meetings of Dec. 2 & 9 will be left open and will be determined at the next PLC meeting. This will depend on how well we complete the merit badge work in November. The meeting of Dec. 16 will be the election of the new SPL for the next period. It was decided that the new SPL will take control on Jan. 6, 1999. This will give him the opportunity to learn the position during the month of December.

The next business was the Scouting for Food program scheduled for Nov. Karen’s Cub Scout Pack will put out the bags on Nov. 7 and we will pick up on Nov. 14. We need plenty of Scouts and drivers for this.

Finally, it was discussed that over the past several outings, only one third of the Scouts attended. It was discussed that more input was needed from the Scouts through the Scout corner in order to help the Scout leaders plan the outings.

There being no further business, the meeting was closed at 6:00 p.m.
Chris Balian, SPL

BIRTHDAYS

UPCOMING MEETINGS

REMINDER

Just a reminder that David Nussbaum’s Eagle project is Dec 5 - 6 at Leo Carillo State Beach.

Another date has been added to our calendar. On Jan. 31, Chris Balian is having his Eagle Court. Let’s all give both David and Chris our support.

UPCOMING EVENTS

DATES OF INTEREST

THE SCOUT LAW

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 is CHEERFUL . A Scout looks for the bright side of life. He cheerfully does tasks that come his way. He tries to make others happy.

Boy Scout Handbook

QUOTE OF THE DAY

"The people no longer believe in principles, but will probably periodically believe in saviors."
Jacob Christoph Burkhardt

THE BRIDGE BUILDER
An old man traveling a long highway,
Came at the evening cold and gray,
To a chasm vast and deep and wide.
The sullen stream held no fears for him;
But he turned when safe on the other side,
And built a bridge to span the tide.
"Old Man," cried a fellow pilgrim near,
"You’re wasting your time in building here,
Your journey will end with the closing day;
You never again will pass this way.
You have crossed the chasm deep and wide,
Why build you this bridge at even tide?"

The builder lifted his gray old head;
"Good friend, in the path I come," he said.
"There followeth after me today,
A youth whose feet must pass this way.
This stream which has been as naught to me,
To that fair-haired youth may a pitfall be;
He, too, must cross in the twilight dim
Good friend, I am building this bridge for him."

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THE SCOUTMASTER

There isn’t any pay for you, you serve without reward,
The boys who tramp the fields with you but little could afford,
And yet your pay is richer far than those who toil for gold,
For in a dozen different ways your service shall be told.
You’ll read it in the faces of a troop of growing boys,
You’ll read it in the pleasure of a dozen manly joys,
And down the distant future - you will surely read it then,
Emblazoned through the service of a band of loyal men.
Five years of willing labor and of brothering a troop,
Five years of trudging highways, with the Indian cry and whoop,
Five years of camping fires burning, not alone for pleasure’s sake,
But the future generations which the boys are soon to make.
They have no gold to give you, but when age comes on to you,
They’ll give you back the splendid things you taught them how to do,
They’ll give you rich contentment and a thrill of honest pride,
And you’ll see your nation prosper, and you’ll all be satisfied.
Edgar R. Guest

EDITOR’S NOTE

1998, well it’s coming to an end. I do hope everyone has had a good year. Troop 464 has had a very busy schedule. We as leaders are very busy also, with that I can say HELP. I don’t usually try to speak for others, but I am sure that a few others will agree with me, when I say that we would like to see others get more closely involved. Every little bit helps.

Yours in Scouting,
David Ballew, ASM
DB4ABI@aol.com
Judy Osborne - Newsletter Editor
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