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BoyScoutTroop35 — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 13:45:46 CDT

Stillwater Boy Scout Troop 35

Stillwater, New York

Earl J. Manning Post 490

Twin Rivers Council

Saratoga District

Boy Scouts of America

Welcome to Stillwater Boy Scout Troop 35 Web Site. On this site you will find information pertaining to our organization and events that we take part in. Troop 35 is located in Stillwater New York and is a member of the Twin Rivers Council Saratoga District of the Boy Scouts of America. Meeting nights are every Wednesday at 7:00P.M. at the Stillwater Community Center on the 2nd floor during the school year

The Mission of the Boy Scouts of America is to prepare young people to make ethical choices over their lifetimes by instilling in them the values of the Scout Oath and law

TROOP 35 ADULT LEADERS

SCOUTMASTER

BOB MURNANE

ASST: SCOUTMASTER

PAUL STEWART

ASST: SCOUTMASTER

JEFF STEWART

CHARTER REP.

DAVID PALMIERI

TREASURER

BETH BREWSTER

COMMITTEE CHAIR

CAROLYN KONDAS

COMMITTEE MEMBERS
MARK PATENAUDE
GLEN NELSON
MATT SICKO

MATT BROWN

BOARD OF REVIEWS

Lois Pownell

2009-10

TROOP 35 SCOUT LEADERS

Senior Patrol Leader

Jonathan Brewster

Asst: Senior Patrol Leader

Tyler Kondas

Patrol Leader ( Indian )

Michael Nelson

Patrol Leader ( Cobra )

Alex Brown

Asst: Patrol Leader (Indian)

Adam Pipino

Asst: Patrol Leader (Cobra)

A.S.P.L Will Fill In

Troop Guide

Wesley Chmielewski

Scribe

Joseph Stewart

Quartermaster

Jared Kondas

Historian

RyanVeldman

Librarian

Conor Patenaude

COBRA PATROL********************** INDIAN PATROL

Patrol Leader .Alex Brown

Patrol Leader Michael Nelson

Ryan Wichelns

Jared Kondas

Ryan Veldman

Tyler Sicko
Adam Bink
Joseph Stewart

Conor Patenaude

Aiden O'Connor
Chris T Stewart
Michael Nelson

Lane Conti

Wesley Chmielewski

Recent Events

BoyScoutTroop35 — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 18:57:03 CDT

*********************Historic Trails Award********************

On the weekend of Sept26th troop 35 began to work on the Historic Trails Program by Hiking the Wilkerson Trail at the Saratoga National Park. 9 Scouts successfully Complete the 4.5 Miles . After the hike was completed the troop set up their camp site for night at cooked their meals over the camp fire. although the rains came at night as it usually does when we are camping, the boy remained upbeat about the weekend and all made through without any major problems/ The third part of the award will be held on Saturday November 7th @ the Stillwater Blockhouse as they take part in a reenactment

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2009 Fall Court Of Awards

The 2009 Fall Court of Awards dinner was recently held on Saturday October 3rd at the Stillwater United Church. . After Dinner was served , the evening continued with award ceremonies held for scouts who have advanced in ranks The list below is of all Scouts who moved up in rank

TENDERFOOT RANK

Ryan Veldman, Conor Patenaude, Joseph Stewart, Lane Conti, Dylan Coderre,
Jared Kondas, Chris Stewart, Aiden O'Connor, Tyler Sicko

SECOND CLASS RANK

Adam Bink

FIRST CLASS RANK

Michael Nelson , Alex Brown

LIFE SCOUT RANK

Tyler Kondas, Adam Pipino, Wesley Chmielewski

The 3 Life Scouts along with current Life Scouts Jonathan Brewster & Ryan Wichelns will now begin to work on the final step of their Boy Scout Years by Completing the Highest rank in Scouting , The Rank Of Eagle Scout. With alot of hard work, desire and determination, these five scouts should reach this great milestone of Eagle Scout in the year 2011. After the rank ceremonies were a completed the parents were treated to a video presentation of their sons at Summer camp, followed by presenting all the awards from camp which are listed below. This was by far one of the best weeks we have had at camp in a very long time with a total of 16 Scouts attending camp

81 Merit badges were completed
4 Partial Merit badges
6 Scouts completed the Polar Bear Swim
9 Scouts Completed the Trail to 1st Class
2 Scouts Earned rifle Shooting merit Badge
They also earned the N.R.A Certfication of Marksman 1st Class
1 Scout Completed Lifesaving
2 Leaders completed Basic training
Both Patrols earnded the Thunderbird Honor Patrol Award

The Troop also earned the Baden Powell Honor Troop award which was presented to our Chartered Organization, The Earl J. Manning Post 490. Recieving this award on behalf of Post 490 was Phil Callarusso.

Upcoming Events:

BoyScoutTroop35 — Sun, 16 Aug 2009 10:50:09 CDT

Sept. 11th: 911 ceremony at Blockhouse, 6:45P.M ,Full Class A Uniform. Troop will lead in the opening ceremony. This count as service hours.

SEPT 26TH, Troop hike , meet at 8:00am, Location to be announced at first mtg.

Oct 14th: Troop elections for leadership positions

OCT 24TH: Troop field trip, @Liberty Ridge Corn maze All popcorn orders along with money are due, any orders recieved after this date will not be sent in

Nov 11th: Veterans day ceremony, exact date and time to be determined

Nov 21ST: Popcorn orders will be available for pick up at the scout room from 1:00P.M.- 3:00P.M.

Dec 1st: Recharter fee for the 2009 scout year is due. Scouts are $30 ( This includes Boys Life) Adults who are registered with the troop is $15

Jan 3rd & 4th: Okpik at Camp Boyhaven( Winter survival training) Open to 1st Class Scouts and above. Cost will be determined by council

Jan 23RD/24TH: Winter camping at Rotary Scout Camp, (2nd year Webelos to attend)

March 7th: Pack 35 Blue & gold, 9:00A.M. Mechanicville Elks. ( 2nd year webelos to cross over into troop

March 11th: O/A elections, must have at least 50 % ovationf troop present

April: Troop will be having a week end camping trip Date will be set based on camp availability

May 1st: Money for summercamp due at Council, after this date there is a $50 late fee applied by council, Webelos cross overs have until June 1st

May 15th-17th: Saratoga District Spring Camporee,

May 22nd: Stillwater Memorial Day Parade. 5:45P.M. at the Arvin Hart Firehouse

May 23rd: Stillwater Blockhouse opening ceremony. 11:45A.M., Full Class A Uniform

June 6th Stillwater Family Day, Troop to lead in the opening ceremony followed by working at our booth

June 7th: Service Project, clean up after family Day.

June 19th-21st: O/A work weekend at camp Boyhaven, all newly elected candidates should attend

July 25th- Aug 1st: Summer camp 2010 at Rotary scout reservation

This is a current list of events that we have as of 9/01/09, We will have more to add after our planning meeting,

Troop Schedule

BoyScoutTroop35 — Sun, 16 Aug 2009 10:43:46 CDT

TROOP 35, 2009-10 MEETING SCHEDULE

NEW THIS YEAR, ONE WEDNESDAY A MONTH, WE WILL NOT HAVE A MEETING, INSTEAD ,WE WILL HAVE AN OUTDOOR EVENT ON THAT WEEK END. PATROL LEADERS AND COMMITTEE MEMBERS STILL NEED TO ATTEND ON WEDNESDAY THOUGH, AS WE WILL HOLD PATROL LEADER MTG, FOLLOWED BY COMM MTG. MEETING NIGHTS WILL NOW BE FROM 7:00PM-8:30PM, S.P.L & A.S.P.L SHOULD REPORT 15 MINUTES EARLY

SEPT 11TH: 9-11 CEREMONY AT THE BLOCKHOUSE, SCOUTS TO MEET AT 5:45PM IN FULL CLASS A INIFORM
SEPT16TH: RETURN TO TROOP MEETINGS, 7:00PM. POPCORN FUNDRAISER INFO TO BE HANDED OUT, LIFE SCOUTS TO BEGIN PERSONAL MANAGEMENT MERIT BADGE, 1ST YEAR SCOUTS TO BEGIN FIRE SAFETY MERIT BADGE. 2ND CLASS SCOUTS TO FINISH 1ST CLASS REQUIREMENTS
SEPT 23RD: TROOP MTG, 7:00PM CONTINUE WITH REQUIREMENTS FROM 9/16/09
SEPT 26TH: TROOP HIKE MEET @ 8:00AM AT COMMUNITY CENTER, LOCATION TO BE ANNOUNCED
SEPT 30TH: TROOP MTG. 7:00PM ,FINISH 1ST CLASS REQUIREMENTS, CONTINUE WITH PERSONAL MGMT AND FIRE SAFETY
OCT 3RD: FALL COURT OF AWARDS DINNER AT THE STILLWATER UNITED CHURCH, 6:00PM. $10 ADULTS , $6 KIDS 6 AND OLDER, UNDER 6 FREE. SCOUTS WILL BE PAID FOR, ALL SCOUTS MUST BE IN FULL CLASS A UNIFORM
OCT 7TH: TROOP MTG, 7:00PM. BOTH PATROL TO BEGIN MAKING BOX OVENS
OCT 14TH: TROOP MTG, 7:00PM, FINISH BIX OVENS / TROOP LEADERSHIP ELECTIONS
OCT 21ST NO MEETING, PATROL LEADERS AND COMMITTEE MEMBERS TO HAVE PLANNING MTG FOR MONTH OF NOVEMBER.
OCT24TH: FIELD TRIP TO LIBERTY RIDGE CORN MAZE

Troop Photo's

BoyScoutTroop35 — Sun, 08 Feb 2009 13:10:46 CST

WINTER CAMPING/ 2009 , CAMP BOYHAVEN
More Photo's Available under the Photo Link At Top of Page

Advancement

BoyScoutTroop35 — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 20:05:56 CDT

EARNING AWARDS:

In order for a scout to Advance, Scouts MUST bring their scout handbook to every Troop Meeting. Each scout must have his name clearly written on the side or inside cover of his book.

SCOUTMASTER CONFERENCE:

When a scout has completed all of the requirements for any rank advancement, he must make an appointment with the Scoutmaster for a conference. The scout must present himself to the Scoutmaster in full Class A uniform along with his handbook with all requirements signed off by the correct People.

BOARD OF REVIEWS:

After the Scout has had his Scoutmaster conference, he must then make an appointment with the Committee Members to have a board of review( this is done as each scout have completed the requirements for that rank, ). Scouts will not obtain a rank unless they have a board of review. At the board of review, the scout will go before a panel of 3 adults who are registered Committee members of the Troop, (parents of a boy who is going before a board may not sit on it for that scout). The Scoutmaster and Asst. Scoutmasters may not sit on the board either These members will ask several questions pertaining to the rank the scout is going for and a variety of questions about the overall scout program. These questions are in no way meant to retest the scout, but just to let the board know that you are indeed ready to advance.. ALL SCOUTS WHO GO BEFORE A BOARD OF REVIEW MUST PRESENT THEMSELVES IN FULL CLASS A UNIFORM, HAVE THEIR HANDBOOK PROPERLY SIGNED and ANSWER ALL QUESTIONS CLEARLY. Upon the completion of the board of review, the scout will be told if he has obtained that rank.

MERIT BADGES:

Scouts can begin to earn merit badges immediately upon joining a troop. The scout must first fill out a merit badge blue card for the badge they wish to earn, then have the scoutmaster approve, sign and date the blue card. It is then the responsibility of the scout to contact the merit badge councilor and make an appointment with that councilor(SCOUTS SHOULD NEVER TAKE A MERIT BADGE ALONE, GET A BUDDY TO GO WITH YOU) Once you have met with the councilor, they will discuss with you the way they expect you to complete the badge. This (depending on the merit badge) could be done in 1 visit or it could take a couple of visits with the councilor. The majority of the work will have to be done by you and your buddy at home. You may have to speak before you troop about different requirements or give a demonstration. Once you have fully completed all the requirements and the merit badge councilor has signed your blue card as completed, They will take their part of the card. When you return to the next troop meeting, present the other 2 parts of the card to your scoutmaster or advancement coordinator-so it can be recorded in the troop records. You will receive your copy of the blue card at the next court of honor along with the actual merit badge. The copy that you have MUST BE KEPT IN A SAFE PLACE as this will be the only proof you have of earning that merit badge when you go for Eagle Scout. Baseball card holders work great for this.

Court of Awards

By completeing the Scoutmaster Conference and Board of Reviews, a Court of Honor will be set up, This is a ceremonial event in which each scout is rewarded with his new rank or Merit Badges he has completed. As with the Scoutmaster Conference and the Board of Review, The Scout must be in full Class A Uniform. (Note, in order for the scout to wear the Merit Badge Sash on his Uniform, he must fisrt have earned a total of five merit badges)

Order of the Arrow

BoyScoutTroop35 — Sun, 20 Jan 2008 18:57:37 CST

Wimachtendienk, Wingolauchsik, Witahemui

Brotherhood, Cheerfullness, Service

Purposes of the OA, Scouting's National Honor Society

--To recognize those Scout campers who best exemplify the Scout Oath and Law in their daily lives
--To develop and maintain camping traditions and spirit
--To promote Scout camping
--To crystallize the Scout habit of helpfulness into a life purpose of leadership in cheerful service to others

History of the OA

The Order of the Arrow (OA) was founded by Dr. E. Urner Goodman and Carroll A. Edson in 1915 at the Treasure Island Camp of the Philadelphia Council, Boy Scouts of America. It became an official program experiment in 1922 and was approved as part of the Scouting program in 1934. In 1948, the OA was recognized as the BSA's national brotherhood of honor campers and became an official part of the national camping program of the Boy Scouts of America. Today, the OA is recognized as Scouting's National Honor Society.

Why Join The OA?

Membership into the OA is something that is not to be taken lightly. It is a huge responsibility and honor. As a member, you must live up to the full ideals of the OA. You must be the perfect example of the Scout Oath and Law, during scout activities and in your daily lives. You must seek to preserve a cheerful spirit, even in the midst of irksome tasks and weighty responsibilities. It can be a lot of work, and not everyone could uphold those beliefs and become an OA member, but with work, it is possible for those elected.

How To Elect an OA Member

Just as becomming an OA member is a tough task, electing the members also requires great responsibility. You need to take seriously the importance of your task. In picking a candidate, you need to think back on their entire history as a scout. Are they a good leader? Can they perform tasks when asked? Do they listen to authority? Are they perfect examples of the scout law and oath in their daily lives? These and many others are the questions you must ask yourself.

Membership

To become eligible for election into the OA, a scout must be a First Class scout and have experienced 15 days and nights of camping in the 2 years before his election. An election is held within the troop in which the troop's scouts vote to elect the next OA candidate from their troop. The results are kept secret.

At the spring camporee every year, a callout or tapout ceremony is performed. In this ceremony, the election results are revealed. For our local district, the non-OA members form a ring around the fire with the OA members in a ring behind them. The ceremonies team circles around on the inside, handing arrows to those who have been elected. The candidates move to the center and wait. All this is done in the dark and silently.

After callout, the elected scouts are not OA members. They are referred to as candidates. From here, they must complete the ordeal. The ordeal is fairly secret, as to allow the candidates to be surpriesd when they participate. I can say, however that it is tough. You must pay for your membership into the OA.

Upon completion on the Ordeal, the candidates are partial members of the OA. They are referred to as Ordeal Members. They are allowed to wear a sash with only the arrow.

The next year, the Ordeal Members are asked to participate in the Ordeal again. Should they complete this successfully, they are official members in the OA, known as Brotherhood Members. Now, they wear the sash with the arrow and a red band above and below it. They now have full members in the OA.

After two years as a Brotherhood Member, scouts can receive the Vigil Honor for outstanding service to scouting, his lodge, and the community. This honor is bestowed by special selection and is limited to one person for every 50 members registered with the lodge each year.

Scout Links

BoyScoutTroop35 — Thu, 27 Sep 2007 19:07:46 CDT

Monthly Schedule

BoyScoutTroop35 — Fri, 29 Dec 2006 17:41:50 CST

[January [2007]

Sun	Mon	Tues	Wed	Thurs	Fri	Sat
	1	2	3 Troop Mtg 7:00pm ,recharter fee due on this night, $25	4	5	6
7	8	9 District Roundtable 7:00pm	10 Troop Mtg, 7:00pm, Board of Reviews	11	12 Troop Event Midnight Bowling, Meet at 8:15pm	13
14	15	16	17 Troop Mtg 7:00pm Personal Fitness	18	19	20
21	22	23	24 Troop Mtg. 7:00pm Court of Awards, $10 deposit for klondike derby is due	25	26	27
28	29	30	31 Troop Mtg, 7:00pm, Pack Equip. for klondike Derby

February 2007

Sun	Mon	Tues	Wed	Thurs	Fri	Sat
				1	2 Klondike Derby, Leave at 5:00pm	3 Klondike Derby
4 Return from derby about 11:00am	5	6	7 Troop Mtg 7:00pm	8	9	10
11 Scout Sunday Stillwater United Church	12	13	14 Troop Mtg 7:00pm	15	16	17 Snow Tubing Willard Mtn. Leave at 4:00pm
18	19	20	21 No Meeting Winter Recess	22	23	24
25	26	27	28 Troop Mtg 7:00pm

September 2006

Sun	Mon	Tues	Wed	Thurs	Fri	Sat
					1	2
3	4 Labor Day	5	6	7	8	9
10	11	12	13	14	15	16
17	18	19	20	21	22	23
24	25	26	27	28	29	30

October 2006

Sun	Mon	Tues	Wed	Thurs	Fri	Sat
1	2	3	4	5	6	7
8	9	10	11	12	13	14
15	16	17	18	19	20	21
22	23	24	25	26	27	28
29	30	31

November 2006

Sun	Mon	Tues	Wed	Thurs	Fri	Sat
			1	2	3	4
5	6	7	8	9	10	11 Veterans Day
12	13	14	15	16	17	18
19	20	21	22	23 Thanksgiving Day	24	25
26	27	28	29	30

December 2006

Sun	Mon	Tues	Wed	Thurs	Fri	Sat
					1	2
3	4	5	6	7	8	9
10	11	12	13	14	15	16
17	18	19	20	21	22	23
24	25 Christmas Day	26	27	28	29	30
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SCOUTMASTER	BOB MURNANE
ASST: SCOUTMASTER	PAUL STEWART
ASST: SCOUTMASTER	JEFF STEWART
CHARTER REP.	DAVID PALMIERI
TREASURER	BETH BREWSTER
COMMITTEE CHAIR	CAROLYN KONDAS
COMMITTEE MEMBERS	MARK PATENAUDE GLEN NELSON MATT SICKO
	MATT BROWN
BOARD OF REVIEWS	Lois Pownell

Senior Patrol Leader	Jonathan Brewster
Asst: Senior Patrol Leader	Tyler Kondas
Patrol Leader ( Indian )	Michael Nelson
Patrol Leader ( Cobra )	Alex Brown
Asst: Patrol Leader (Indian)	Adam Pipino
Asst: Patrol Leader (Cobra)	A.S.P.L Will Fill In
Troop Guide	Wesley Chmielewski
Scribe	Joseph Stewart
Quartermaster	Jared Kondas
Historian	RyanVeldman
Librarian	Conor Patenaude

Patrol Leader .Alex Brown	Patrol Leader Michael Nelson
Ryan Wichelns	Jared Kondas
Ryan Veldman Tyler Sicko	Adam Bink Joseph Stewart
Conor Patenaude Aiden O'Connor	Chris T Stewart Michael Nelson
Lane Conti	Wesley Chmielewski