Ice Fishing

This Saturday the troop will be going fishing with Mr. Christian. We will be leaving the church at 10:00am. The fishing should be very good this year. Remember to bring a chair to sit in and a packed lunch. All fishing gear will be provided unless you are over 16, in which case you are required to have a fishing license. Full season and one day licenses are available for purchase online at The Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission website or at the bait shop we will be stopping at on the way up. 

569 Court Of Honor, Mon, Jan 19th, 7pm. at Oley Fairgrounds

Please note that Oley Troop 569's Winter Court of Honor was rescheduled due to weather.

The Court of Honor is being held at the Oley Fairgrounds Building Monday, January 26th at 7:00pm. Patrol Leaders should meet at around 6:30 to help set up. 

Thanks to the Oley Fair Board for their generosity.

Please attend, we have a GREAT program planned!!!

Oley Troop 569 Winter Court of Honor
Oley Fairgrounds Centre
Monday, January 26th, 7pm

Program:

• Awards Ceremony
• Introduce Scout Leadership positions
• Photo slideshow of last summers Haliburton Trip
• Announce 2009 Troop Activites Calendar
• 2009 Adventure Trip: Cycling the C&O Canal
• Ice Cream Social

All Scouts, Webelos and Family welcome!!!

Winter Sports Night, Feb. 9th, 2009

Oley Troop 569 Winter Sports Night At Bear Creek

Monday February 9th, 2009 5 pm.
Contact: Peter Galgano, 610-914-6294 cell, petergalgano@gmail.com

General Information:

• Date: Monday February 9th, 2009, 5pm.
• Rain date: February 23rd.
• We are meeting at Bear Creek Ski Area
• There is no regular troop meeting.
• http://www.bcmountainresort.com/ for directions
• Please fill out this form. Return by Febuary 2nd with money and necessary releases signed.
  http://sites.google.com/site/oleytroop569/Home/2009WinterSportsNight.pdf
• Group Leader needs to meet everyone at the base around 5 pm to help them get them tickets, rental vouchers, etc. PLEASE CALL MY CELL IF YOU ARE GOING TO BE LATE.
• Family and Friends, Cub Scouts, other troops are welcome. We need a really good idea of how many are attending in advance. Call if there are any cancellations or additions.
• Everyone under 18 needs to have a parent along or bring a signed release if you are tubing, renting skiis or snowboard gear, or helmets. Renting equipment also requires a credit card for deposit.
• You can pre-register for rentals and find more copies of the releases online.
• Mr. Galgano always wears a helmet on the slopes and STRONGLY encourages you to do the same.

Skiing or Snowboarding

• Costs: Lift Ticket: $25, Ski Rental: $19, Board Rental: $24, Helmet Rental: $7
• Group Lessons are available at $16.00
• First-Time on Skis or Snowboard (includes lift, equipment and lesson) package: $57
• Ski or Snowboard rental requires a liability release and a credit card for a deposit.
  Form: http://bcmountainresort.com/winter/pdf/rentalliabilityrelease.pdf
• Helmet Rental requires a different liability release.
  Form: http://bcmountainresort.com/winter/pdf/helmetrentalliabilityrelease.pdf

Snow Tubing

• Cost: $24.00
• Meet at 5pm. Tubing Session is 5:30pm to 10pm
• Snow Tubing requires a Liability Release that must be signed by a parent.
  Form: http://bcmountainresort.com/winter/pdf/snowtubingliabilityrelease.pdf

Snow Sports Merit Badge:

Meet Mr. Galgano at 7:30 pm in front of lodge for Snow Sports Merit Badge - Ski or snowboard Skills Demonstrations. We can review some stuff on a beginners slope, then we'll take one or two of intermediate runs. Hopefully it will only take an hour or so. We will do the BORING STUFF later "on the flats" to save our "slope time" for big snow fun. Let me know you are interested, and I’ll email you more info.

• We should have at least two scouts and two adults for "two-up leadership." Parents are welcome.
• These skills require approximately an advanced beginner to intermediate skill level.
• skiers/ boarders should be comfortable with lifts and up to intermediate slopes BEFORE meeting

Snow Sports Merit Badge Links:

• Snow Sports Merit Badge From Mr Galgano
• Snow Sports Merit Badge Info From meritbadge.org
• Snow Sports Merit Badge Worksheet From meritbadge.org
• BSA Wilderness Use Policy From the BSA
• The Smart Style Program From the National Ski Area Association
• Your Responsibility Code From the National Safety Council
• Your Responsibility Code From the National Ski Area Association

Tonight's Meeting (1/12)

During tonight's meeting, we began to work on our new patrol flags.

Upcoming Events:

• LEADER'S MEETING - 1/14
• Court of Honor - 1/19 (Next Week)
• Ice Fishing - 1/24
• Winter Sports Night - 2/9

During tonight's meeting we completed our plans for the new patrol flags.

NOTE: Ice skating scheduled for next week has been cancelled because the ice won't be thick enough. We will be having a normal troop meeting instead.