If the leaves are falling then winter's ah calling, But when the wind starts to blow just let the leaves all go....in to the neighbors yard....down the road...across the street. Problem solved!
Monday Meeting
Downtown STC 7p
For anyone still in town for the Thanksgiving week we have a special Monday meeting. Last week the boys made decorations for our Christmas tree in this year's St. Charles light display. This Monday we will be downtown to decorate and spruce it up a bit. Our tree is located close to the corner of Illinois and first street intersection.
You should be able to park in the parking garage. Our rally spot will be on the first floor of the parking garage by the first street entrance.
The Electric light parade
After a long time away troop one will return to the St Charles Electric Light Parade. At Monday's meeting we will be going over the details of the parade and what we will need to bring with us. As of now I believe that this Friday we will be acquiring the float trailer. We will be Decorating it on Friday afternoon and presenting it in the parade on Saturday evening. I will have final details Monday.
Cpr / Aed training.
For our last meeting in November, the 29th, we will be getting some much needed training in CPR / AED. We will be meeting at the Fox River & Countryside Fire Rescue District Station. 34W500 Carl Lee Road St. Charles, IL 60174
This will be a special 2 hour class and everyone is welcome to attend. We will be using the training dummies and AED equipment.
Paintball (a non troop one troop event)
On December 3rd (4th for a rain day) we will finally check another request off the list of what the boys have been asking for. This is a non troop one troop event. That means we are just a group of friends that are doing something together for the day. NO SCOUT RELATED GEAR.
Who: All Scouts, Family and Friends
What: Paint Ball at possibly the Best arena in the USA Where: Paintball Explosion – 601 Dundee Avenue, East Dundee, IL When: Saturday – December 4 th , 12pm to 4pm (12/05 – plan “B”) Cost: Only $65 per scout (Entrance Fee, Equipment Rental & 500 Paint Balls!) Come early, stay late – Just don’t bring your Scout uniform! (Paintball Explosion opens at 9am and closes at 5pm) All gear will be supplied by Paintball Explosion – You bring the fun
The cost per registered scout is 132.00 and the cost per Leader is 69.00. The price for the year has gone up for both adults and youth. This is a rate hike on the national side and is not something that the troop is imposing. We are expecting another rate hike from national for the 22 - 23 season as well.
We all know that these are not the best of times especially where finances are concerned. If any of our members need help with the cost of recharter please reach out to us and let us know.
This week we have a few things to talk about. If you haven't been taken away with the wind you may just read this and learn of coming things.
Monday Meeting, 7p
St. Marks Church Gym,
101 S 6th Ave, St. Charles, IL 60174
For this weeks meeting we will be working on making ornaments for our Christmas tree in down town St.Charles. We will also be working on some nots, knots and more nnoottss. We'll have a little fun on that one.
Troop trim a tree
Yes there are things to do even on the Monday leading up to Thanksgiving. If you are home for the holiday and can help out we are trimming a tree in down town STC. More info to come. I know that the tree will be somewhere around the 1st street plaza. The tree trimming will be on Monday night the 22nd.
The STC Electric Light Parade
Right after Thanksgiving STC will be holding the Electric Light Parade. We have a trailer that we can decorate and customize for the parade. This is something we have not done in a while so it's a nice change of pace. Stay tuned for more info as we get a little closer.
Troop One Recharter - repost
The cost per registered scout is 135.00 and the cost per Leader is 69.00. The price for the year has gone up for both adults and youth. This is a rate hike on the national side and is not something that the troop is imposing. We are expecting another rate hike from national for the 22 - 23 season as well.
We all know that these are not the best of times especially where finances are concerned. If any of our members need help with the cost of recharter please reach out to us and let us know.
Recruiting new members - Repost
As everyone knows this is recruitment season. If you have a family member, a friend, an acquaintance or someone from another troop that may be looking to transfer then this is the time of year to do it. We all know that the only way for the troop to survive is for more people to join over the long run. If you know anyone that could potentially be interested in joining, please have them come to a meeting or outing.
News around town
If you know of anything that is going on around the tri-city area let me know and I can post it in our next issue.
Baker church events: Attached at the bottom is the flyer for some of Baker's upcoming events.
This past weekend's weather could not have been better for a campout in November. I'm glad my weather machine was not on the fritz. Thank you Mark and Luke B for taking the dreaded 130 - 4a time slot at the fire vigil. It allowed us all to get some needed rest after a long day
There will be a lot happening over the next few weeks. If you thought we were winding down as we get closer to the new year think twice.
2021 Wreath sales (troop one scouts)
If you have any wreath sales to turn in, Monday's meeting is the night to do it.
If for whatever reason you can't make it in person please contact Jeff Bainbridge at 630-277-3529 or jeffreyjbainbridge@yahoo.com
Monday Meeting P.L.C
Colonial Cafe - Rt. 64
1625 E Main St, St. Charles, IL 60174, 6p
For the first time in a very long time we will be holding our PLC meeting at the
Colonial Cafe - Rt. 64, 1625 E Main St, St. Charles. With Troop One and Troop Fourteen merging at the end of the month we will need to go over the new patrols and their members. We were unable to do this last week with everything going on and didn't want to delay it any further.
Monday Meeting C.M
Colonial Cafe - Rt. 64
1625 E Main St, St. Charles, IL 60174, 7p
Following the P.L.C we will be holding our Committee Meeting. All troop leaders and parents are invited and are encouraged to come.
Veterans Day Flag Retirement Ceremony
Good Templar Park, park side behind the kitchen building.
6p - 8p
Join Troop One as we observe Veterans day evening with a flag retirement ceremony.
Darkness falls across the land the midnight hour is close at hand. Creatures crawl in search of blood to terrorise y'alls neighborhood. Whosoever shall be found without the soul for getting down.
Must stand and face the hounds of hell and rot inside a corpse's shell.
The foulest stench is in the air, the funk of forty-thousand years
and grizzly ghouls from every tomb are closing in to seal your doom. Though you fight to stay alive your body starts to shiver. For no mere mortal can resist the evil of
The weekly newsletter!
(evil laugh x 10)
Happy Halloween!
Monday meeting
Baker Church - 7p
This Monday we will be holding our weekly meeting at Baker Church. Use the door on cedar street. We will be meeting in Willy Hall. After entering the building go to the end of the hall and down the stairs. At the next hall take the stairs on your right and Willy Hall is on your left.
This week we will be going over the weekend campout, popcorn and wreaths and troop elections.
Noah K eagle project
November 13th and 14th
Union cemetery
9-5
More details to come...
Popcorn and wreath sales
Popcorn orders are due this Monday, November 1st.
Wreath orders need to start coming in on the 8th.
Joining Two Troops - update
As most of you know by now (or maybe this is the first time you may be hearing this) Troop One and Troop Fourteen will be merging together at the end of November. The scouts and leadership of Troop Fourteen will be joining us and by the start of the 2022 season they will be fully integrated under the Troop One banner. Because of this merger, over the next few weeks we will be combining meetings and events to smoothly transition into one unit. With the merger of our two troops it opens up a new frontier and new adventures.
This Monday, November the 1st we will be having a meeting at Baker Church. This will give us a chance to see the church, facilutes and get to know them better. The church has said that they would still like to still have a connection with scouts. After the merger I think it would be foolish not to take them up on that offer. I believe having another church connected to Troop One is an asset that few can say they have.
Batavia campout - update
Join Troop One, Six, Twelve and Forty Three at our VFW Fire Vigil Camp-out
Every November we come together to honor our veterans with a Forty Eight hour camp fire and flag retirement ceremony.
It will be held on the field behind the Batavia VFW in Batavia il on the 5th, 6th and 7th of November. The campfire will start at 6pm on Friday and not be allowed to die out until Sunday at 6am. If any cub scouts wish to join us during the day a lunch will be provided by the troops. For Saturday breakfast and lunch we will be cooking for ourselves. For dinner there will be a pig roast and community supper. Cub-scouts will be visiting on Saturday which means we have the ability to develop some interest in joining.
Friday we will be meeting at the Batavia VFW at 6:00pm
Arrive on Friday and set up, cracker barrel which will be a joint communal event. Each troop will bring their snack to the main staging area and eat together
Saturday events are Gaga Ball, Nine Square & Viking Chess, Conservation Project (time permitting), 5 mile hike, T-1 Target Game
Troop One Recharter - Update
That time of year has come again when we have to put together our recharder for the next season. As of right now I am hoping that all of our members will be rejoining us for the 2022 season. The cost per registered scout is 135.00 and the cost per Leader is 69.00. The price for the year has gone up for both adults and youth. This is a rate hike on the national side and is not something that the troop is imposing. We are expecting another rate hike from national for the 22 - 23 season as well.
We all know that these are not the best of times especially where finances are concerned. If any of our members need help with the cost of recharter please reach out to us and let us know.
It is a dark and stormy night as I write this letter. The cold rain tapping on the window creates a slight fogg as it rolls down the glass. The gusty October winds rush in causing the familiar bite of autumn air to follow. The leaves on the trees swaying in the wind almost gesturing to any passerby to stay away. A dark and ominous night gives way to flashes of light illuminating a field of winter wheat for a brief moment. October has always been my favorite month.
Monday meeting - 2nd annual night hike
Campton Township Community Center (The Station)
5N082 Old Lafox Rd, St. Charles, IL 60175
If it is not raining we will be taking our yearly night hike on the bike path. Please make sure to bring a flashlight or headlamp, a water bottle, wear your hiking shoes/boots and appropriate outerwear. Dress for the night is class B or street.
If it is raining - plan B
St. Mark's Church 7p
Popcorn and wreath sales - repost
The troop is selling Popcorn and Wreaths. Are you selling? Got your trusty list of past customers available? This is the time of year where you give back to the troop by selling Popcorn and Wreaths. It's one of the best ways you can help fund the troop and keep us going for another season. You are also earning money toward your scout account. Popcorn orders are due November 1st and wreath orders need to start coming in shortly after.
Joining Two Troops - update
As most of you know by now (or maybe this is the first time you may be hearing this) Troop One and Troop Fourteen will be merging together at the end of November. The scouts and leadership of Troop Fourteen will be joining us and by the start of the 2022 season they will be fully integrated under the Troop One banner. Because of this merger, over the next few weeks we will be combining meetings and events to smoothly transition into one unit. With the merger of our two troops it opens up a new frontier and new adventures.
In the following weeks (probably the Nov 1st meeting) we will be having a meeting at Baker Church. This will give us a chance to see the church and get to know it better. The church has said that they want to still have a connection with scouts. After the merger I think it would be foolish not to take them up on the offer. I think having another church connected to troop one is an asset that few can say that they have.
Batavia campout - update
This year after taking a year off the Batavia Veterans weekend camp-out will return. The date that was chosen was the first weekend in November. The 5th, 6th and 7th, With the fire vigil to start at 6p on that friday. They will also be bringing back the pot-luck-dinner. As of now the troop will need help making food and watching the fire. We were given a 2a - 4a time slot on Saturday night that we need covered. Whether you are or are not attending the camp-out we need your help in these areas.
Troop One Recharter - Repost
That time of year has come again when we have to put together our recharder for the next season. As of right now I am hoping that all of our members will be rejoining us for the 2022 season. We hope to have this paperwork in by mid October / early November. If there are any concerns to what recharter fees will be please contact Joyce and she should be able to walk you through the details. The price for the year has gone up for both adults and youth. This is a rate hike on the national side and is not something that the troop is imposing. We are expecting another rate hike from national for the 22 - 23 season as well.
We all know that these are not the best of times especially where finances are concerned. If any of our members need help with the cost of recharder please reach out to us and let us know.
I wanted to update everyone as to what was going on for this Saturday. I talked to the point person from pack 154 about their camp-out at Blackwell Forest Preserve. I've been informed that this is not a weekend camp-out but actually a Saturday/Sunday overnight. This means slight changes in what we were planning to do for the day. The updated timeline for pack 154 is to be at the forest preserve starting at noon on Saturday till 9a on Sunday when they will break camp.
