This is a good backpack for first timers, it will be only about 3 miles to our Campsite on the Santa Maria River. We will drive up Friday night and camp near Ship Rock 30 miles northwest of Wickenburg. On Saturday, we will hike down Black Canyon Wash to the Santa Maria River and then head down the Canyon to our Camp Site. This will be a good opportunity for scouts to learn backpacking skills such as fire building and starting, cooking map and compass, how to work together as a patrol. We will learn about the history of this gold mining area, there are many remnants of the mining era to explore and learn about. (We will not enter any mines!) This is a scenic and beautiful area and the weather at the end of March will be warm but not too hot. Don’t miss this one. On Sunday morning we will hike up to Ship Rock and have our Church service on top.

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Come join Troop 365 in the beauty of San Diego’s Mission Bay for the Summer Camp experience of your lifetime.  Make your Summer Camp special as we welcome you aboard to enjoy an aquatics camp experience like you’ve never seen.  Camping by the beach, sailing through the day, enjoying the stars at night and a day adventure in San Diego, only one camp gives you all of that.

Campers at Camp Fiesta Island (CFI) enjoy the ultimate waterfront experience. Scouts can kayak the bay, test their skills in the famous Flying Hull and Nautical Survival programs, or spend the day learning to surf. Meals are prepared by one of San Diego's finest caterers. Camp Fiesta Island is Southern California at its best!! Along with the very popular merit badge and first year "Mariner" programs, the CFI Summer Camp experience will feature exciting activities for Scouts of all ages.  Pack your trunks and sun screen for a great Summer Camp! 

We will be driving to San Diego, CA and will be attending during their Week 2 Schedule from June 7 to June 13.

Payments for Summer Camp (which includes transportation to and from) will be divided into three payments of $190, $190 and $180 due on the following dates:

• Monday, February 24, 2020
• Monday, March 30, 2020
• Monday, April 27, 2020

Please let Mr. Paul Rideout or Mr. Steve Titzler know if you have any questions.  We look forward to seeing you this Summer on the Beach!!

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Philmont 2021 - 2 Crews of 10 Scouts & 2 Adults July 8 - July 20 2021!!!

Payments: 1st January 27, 2020 $100,  2nd September 28, 2020 $482, 3rd February 22nd, 2021 $483, 4th TBD for bus ride

Scouts who will be at least 14 years of age by summer 2021 should consider our planned high adventure trip to Philmont Scout Ranch in July 2021. Mr. Oless is leading this trip and putting together 2 crews (6-10 scouts/2-4 adults per crew) for this adventure in July 2021 at the Philmont Scout Ranch in New Mexico. Costs will be around $800 per person plus travel fees and required gear. [Scholarship requests accepted for those in need - see Mrs. Buchanan]. A $100 deposit will be required with sign up. Contact Mr. Oless for sign up and questions. For more information about Philmont, visit https://www.philmontscoutranch.org/.

New BSA Medical Forms were introduced in late 2019.  You can find them attached below and also in the Files section of our website.

Note that these are fillable PDFs that allow you to type in most of the info and then print them and sign them,  You can also print out the blank form and fill it all out by hand.

Please start using this form from here on.  If you use an older form in 2020, it will be honored only until 12/31/2020.

The 680001_AB.pdf form has Parts A and B, which the Troop needs for every youth and adult for outings of 72 hours or less.Note that a photocopy of any insurance cards should be attached.

The 680001_ABC.pdf form has Parts A, B and C.  This form can cover both the 72 hours outings and any lomger outing, such as Summer Camps, NYLT, Philmont, Florida Sea Base, etc.  A photocopy of insurance forms is also needed for this form.  Part C must be signed by a Physician, Nurse Practioner (NP), or Physician's Assistant (PA).  While the Part C page is a fillable form, it's very likely that you will give the form to the Physician or NP or PA and they will do their parts by hand, and most importantly sign it.

Bob Hetrick will maintain the forms until (and if) a new medical form keeper is identified.  We would like everyone to turn in a new form (at least Parts A and B) starting immediately, and hold on to Part C if you can't get the physical right away.  Part C will of course be part of getting ready for any of the long term camps that are coming up.  What we want to avoid is any last minute problem on a weekend outing with youth or adults having their old forms expire, so getting new ones from everybody in January really helps.

We also strongly recommend that you give us a copy of your originals rather than trust us to have the only copy.  Stuff happens!

Mr. Willse will be offering Citizenship in the Community, Nation and World merit badge classes on Mondays at 6:30 PM before our regular troop meetings for all interested scouts. These 3 badges are Eagle required badges and all of our Scouts are strongly encouraged to take these classes with Mr. Willse if you have not already done so. Mr. Willse is here only during the winter months so do not delay in getting started.

In order to begin, each scout MUST bring the following:

• Merit Badge Application ("blue card") signed by Scoutmaster
• Merit Badge Worksheet for each badge - Visit MeritBadge.org for worksheets to print
• Writing Utensils

Remember to "Be Prepared".

If you have questions, contact Mr. Willse directly.