Minutes

Members Present

Stu Sharp, Cary Dikeman, Marc Elkins, Bill Brady, Joe Johnson, Larry Stocker, Mike Coffey, Herb Strain, Mike Beasley, Rusty Howell, Greg Spies, Terry McGinnis, Larry Lehman, Greg Kent, Mike Towell, Alan Schoof, Phil Gaughan, Gary Bernhardt

Mike Coffey called the meeting to order at 6:00pm

Rusty – regular campout activities – Feb 10 campout to be relaxing at Camp Naish – scouts will cook their lunch rather than bring sack lunches – Marc E. is planning a surprise activity – hikes will be planned too – health forms must be turned in.

Rusty – March campout locations are still being considered

Rusty – April campout will be at Bartle – part of this will be a Philmont shakedown and OA Tapout

Rusty – May campout will be Father-Son Canoe Campout

Rusty – Bartle committee met – came up with budget and registration amounts ($250 per scout) – 2/26/01 is date for 2^nd payment – 5/02/01 will be Bartle parents meeting – 5/02/01 full payment is due - $200 for full time dads – dads will not be able to just show up and stay with out pre-registration – until 5/02/01 deposits are refundable.

Marc – Webelos will be at the 2/5 meeting

Mike T. - $11558.74 in our account – no outstanding bills – $991 is being held in reserve for Philmont – $12,325.72 is outstanding from scouts and dads – 110 boys are on the roster – he will send bill to scouts who will not be re-registering but still have a balance due

Mike C. – will ask our Quartermasters to coordinate an inventory of troop tents and other items

Mike C. – was at a meeting about Philmont – another troop backed out of their slots and Paul Bertrand is working on how to handle this – there was a concern that some small groups may not have adults with them – the roster and finance issues will be followed up on

Stu – Gila group – 12 signed up – there will be a meeting prior to 2/5/01 scout meeting – will leave as soon as possible after school is out

Stu – 6 scouts and 7 others will be going on Honduras trip

Stu – High Adventures for the next year – possible Colorado or boundary water trips are being considered – possibly oriented toward training for dads

Stu – 1/23/01 meeting on Troop 91’s Venturing Crew – discussed what worked well and what their challenges were – they had a lot of scout input – there were tie-in’s to getting credit for Mic-O-Say advancement – they usually take about 10 on a trip, 1^st come 1^st served – scouts must be out of the 8^thgrade and age 14 to be eligible – they have a separately charter from the troop with a sponsor – separate meetings – our group discussed issues and concerns about beginning a Venturing Crew in Troop 10 – Stu will introduce the idea of Venturing to our scouts to see if there is interest

Gary – Webelos – he will be at Leawood crossover ceremony – neckerchiefs will be needed – some kids will be coming from Mission Trail – Prairie Star does not have any scouts crossing over

Gary – re-registration is proceeding

Gary – is checking with Overland Trail, Valley Park and Lakewood

Greg K. – one new eagle scout – 2 more will be going for their eagle boards – 3 have to turn in their projects – to advance to eagle some scouts have to increase their participation and attendance

Mike C. – said Steve Pozin will step down after April as Eagle Court Coordinator – Joe J. will consider whether he can take over

Herb – SNAWS info is now on the website

Herb – KC, KS Merit Badge Conference is on 4/28

Cary – there is a K-State Merit Badge Conference on 4/28 also

Gary – 4/28 is also Council Day of Service

Herb – our truck was vandalized in addition to other vehicles in the storage area – there is now a new padlock on the truck – with Ed, he replaced the starter on the truck and will have new glass put in

Herb – district redistricting was decided – 4 new districts- people will be asked to take leadership positions

Phil – highway cleanup dates are 5/5/01 and 9/15/01

Marc – youth leadership training on 2/13 or 2/21 at his office – 6:30 to 8:30PM – Class A Uniforms – for anyone who signed up for leadership positions

Larry S. – looking into Salvation Army project, to include light construction and painting at the end of April

Phil – people going to Philmont must have CPR and 1st Aid – Red Cross offers this

Respectfully submitted by

Larry Lehman

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