TROOP TRIBUNE
APRIL 1999
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UPCOMING EVENTS April 18 Danny Rozelle’s
Eagle Court 23-25 Camporee (PLC @ Camp) May 21-23 Council Jamboree 29-31 Tehachapi Family Camping |
BIRTHDAYS April 1 Robert Mc
Cready 13 Alex Balian 13 Mike Buffum 21 Chris Williams 23 Steve Andress May 1 Nolan Street 10 Michael Davidson 30 Chris Osborne |
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UPCOMING MEETINGS April 6 7:30 Committee Meeting 7 7:30 Troop Meeting Camporee Practice 14 7:30
Troop Meeting Camporee Food/ Practice 21 7:30
Troop Meeting Camporee Practice 28 7:30
Troop Meeting Physical Fitness Merit May 5 7:30 Troop Meeting Rocket Building 12 7:30
Troop Meeting Rockets & Plan Jamboree Menus 16 7:00
PLC @ Bryan Marks 19 7:30
Troop Meeting Launch Rockets 26 7:30
Troop Meeting Baseball |
DATES OF INTEREST April 1 Passover Begins 1 2nd Installment of $100
for Summer
Camp due 2 Good Friday 4 Easter 8 Buddha Day 11 Easter (Orthodox) 17 Islamic New Year 25 Islamic Day of Ashura May 9 Mother’s Day 31 Memorial Day |
SCRIBE’S CORNER
WINNING ISN’T EVERYTHING
Some years ago a hard-nosed coach
said, “Winning isn’t everything, but it sure beats whatever’s second.” There’s some truth in that. Everyone likes to win. Very few people enjoy losing. The trouble is that in every type of
competition, there must be losers as well as winners. That’s true in sports and it’s also true in the competitions we
will have at the next camp-out (or camporee). It’s also true in life.
You and every other human being find that sometimes you have to be a
loser. Perhaps your sports team loses a
game on an unlucky break. Or maybe you
work hard in school but get low grades.
Some people might say you’re a loser.
Maybe so. But you don’t have to
stay a loser. The real difference
between winners and losers is that a loss makes some people more determined to
do better next time. In the long run
they are the winners because they learn to profit by their defeats and
mistakes. No, winning isn’t
everything. We can learn from losses,
too. Let’s remember that at the campout
and in the years to come.
Submitted
by
Brian
Ballew, Scribe
“On the 12th of April, 1861, Confederate guns opened
fire on Fort Sumter in Charleston Harbor.
Thus beginning the bloodiest conflict in American History, 620,000
casualties, more than all other American wars combined. The Civil War remains this nation’s single
most defining experience, ultimately giving new meaning to the word freedom. Walt Whitman, a young newspaper man destined
to become one of America’s greatest poets wrote that future years will never
know the secret hell and black infernal background of this war, it’s best they
should not. The real war will never get
in the books.”
Author
unknown
Yours
in Scouting,
David
C. Ballew, ASM
Thank you for electing me to be
your new president. I am anxious to
make our crew exceptional with your help and support. Thus far our outings have been superb due to high participation
and a great deal of enthusiasm thoughout our crew. Our snowshoe hike was marvelous despite the lack of snow. We had a delightful time sledding and
throwing snowballs at one another with the small amount of snow on the top of
Mt. Pinos. Nevertheless, we all had an
immense amount of fun - even the new girls.
My new officers and I have huge plans for the future of the crew. I hope to see you at Tehachapi for our snow
camping trip that is approaching quickly.
I am open to any ideas you have concerning any outings we might organize
for the future. As a Venturer, I
promise to help strengthen America, to be faithful in my religious duties, to
help others, and to seek truth, fairness, and adventure in our world.
Your
Crew President,
Robbyn
Rozelle