What a great Eagle Project helping UPLIFT. Uplift is a program that helps the homeless. On the evening of May 31, 2018 Eagle Candidate Justin Lee had his Eagle Project at the uplift warehouse. The 13 people that went and took part worked on re-stocking shelfs, cleaning and assisting with preparing care packages for the homeless. It was a great evening and a rewarding evening. Uplift assist approximately 450 homeless people three times a week by going out in the community with four trucks that provide a hot meal, clothing and conversation with the homeless. There was a story told while we were there about uplift being able to put a fourth truck out in the community to help the homeless and how excited many were to be able to do this. But then they all thought about adding a fourth truck and recognized that this meant that the homeless population was growing in Kansas City and this is not a positive aspect.

What a great weekend for the Tribal Celebration June 1, 2 and 3. Those that went had a great time and enjoyed talking about old times and the upcoming summer camp. When we returned from late night at Lone Bear, we did find out about a new ride in camp. It is called the exciting cot ride. Yes one of our attendees decided to ride this new ride and fell out of their tent on their cot. They side it was very exciting but wouldn’t recommend the ride. After this excitement calmed down everyone went to sleep.

We arose on Saturday morning to the song birds of the H. Roe Bartle Scout Reservation and made our way to breakfast at the Dining Hall where we had a great breakfast then we were off to the daily events. Some of the events were the auction at the Great Hall, the garage sale at the Mic-O-Say Lodge, learning about the history of the H. Roe Bartle Scout Reservation, the history of the Tribe of Mic-O-Say, taking part in the Chieftains Challenge or just talking to old friends. It was a great day. We had some great BBQ for dinner then it was off to the Chieftain Ceremony. David Charles Chinnery was called by the Council of Chieftains to become the 89th Presiding Chieftain of the Tribe of Mic-O-Say.

It was a great weekend.

My attendance at National Youth Leadership Training (NYLT) was extremely educational and fun. We were placed with a patrol of strangers and then sped through forming, storming, norming and performing process (stages of team forming). We showed more enthusiasm and were louder than camp Naish staff and Course B at all meals. We were so loud they put a time limit on when we could do our chants at meals. We also learned different forms of communication and the stages that a team goes through. We learned how to communicate and work together as a team. I would highly recommend this course for anyone eligible. It is not educational it is an experience you will remember for the rest of your life, and not to mention all the new people and friends you’ll make.

As a scout this was my 1st time to be in downtown Kansas City. We started our hike at the Union Cemetery where we learned this was the first Cemetery between Kansas City and Westport to unite the two cities. Then we moved to the Scout Statue in memorial to local Indian tribes. Then we were on the move to the Pioneer Women Statue dedicated to all the women that went west. Then we were off to what I really wanted to see, the WWI Museum. What a place, it has a lot of guns and even a tank. We watched a couple of movies and got to walk around and look at everything. Then we were off to Union Station where we learned about an actual shot out that took place. Then off to the Korean War memorial and the Washington statue in Washing Park. Then we got a big surprise, we got to ride the street car to lunch. Plowboys here we come. We found out at Plowboys that the owner opened up early just for us. Here we ate lunch and learned the history of BBQ in Kansas City. Lunch was GREAT!!!. Then we were off to the River Market once again by Street Car. We learned about the River Market and then we got back on the Street Car back to downtown where we got off and walked several blocks where we saw the first fire station in Kansas City, the Folly Theater, the Auditorium, Bartle Hall and Barney Allis Plaza. Then it was back to the Street Car for our ride to Union Station where we got off and walked to the bus. Then we all had a big surprise. There is actually an Eagle Scout fountain in Kansas City. Seeing this made me want to be an Eagle Scout.

LITTLE BLUE TRACE HIKE & OVERNIGHT

April 14th and 15th

What a weekend for a hike and overnight. It was cold and wet but we still had a blast. We started with a 5 mile hike on the Little Blue Trace Trail. Different scouting skills station were along the trail where the scouts got a chance to do the different skills. Station 1 was knots where the scouts learned the basic scouting knots. Station 2 was measuring the width of the trail without using a tape measure. Station 3 was measuring the height of the shelter house without using a tape measure but by using a scout stave. Station 4 was a compass course. Station 5 was 1st Aid. Station 6 was lashing where the scouts built a balloon launcher. Oh, we also ate lunch during the hike.

Then it was back on the bus to go back to Trinity. Once we got to Trinity, we split up into two groups. One group set up our shelter and the other group cut up the food for our dinner which were aluminum foil meals. Once the preparation was done everyone cooked their own meals in the blowing snow. We also got to sample Garlic Chicken & Potatoes foil dinners, Garlic Steak & Potatoes foil dinners, Chicken and Vegetable kabobs and Steak and Vegetable kabobs. We had a royal feast.

Sunday morning we cooked bacon and eggs in a paper sack, boiled eggs in a paper cup, cooked sausage in aluminum foil, cooked biscuits on a stick and on aluminum foil. Once again we had a breakfast for a king.

It was very cold for April but we made it.

This overnight was a blast. Can’t wait till the next one.

Our weekly troop meetings are great. We start our meetings off at 7:00 PM with a pre-opening game that all the scouts can take part in. Then at 7:30 PM we start our meeting with a formal opening where we say the pledge of allegiance, Scout Law and Scout Oath. Then we move on to the scouts learning a scouting skill and then the individual scouts show how to do the scouting skill they learned. Once we are done with this, we move on to working on advancement (Scout, Tenderfoot, 2nd Class, 1st Class, Star, Life and Eagle). Then we move to a troop game. Once all this is done we go to Closing Circle before going home. All of this is planned and carried out by our Patrol Leaders Council.
Scouting is fun and we get to make new friends

My name is Kelly and I am a single mom of an 11 year old son. Since joining Scouts 3 years ago I have watched my young son grow into a young man. I feel like I am no longer raising him alone. Our scout troop is our family. My son has developed skills that he will carry with him for a lifetime. Scouting was the best commitment we have ever made.

The troop walked 5 1/2 miles to Cedar Bluff and camped over night. The best part of the hike was Phil saying “One more hill” every time someone asked how much further. The M.R.E’s did not taste as good as they made it sound. We woke up on Sunday at 7am and hiked 5 1/2 miles to Sawmill.

What a great weekend the troop had hiking to Cedar Bluff at the H. Roe Bartle Scout Reservation. The weather was great for a backpacking trip. The Scouts and leaders really enjoyed sleeping on the ledge and enjoying the beautiful scenery. The challenges for the weekend were carrying everything you needed for the weekend in your backpack on your back and walking 10 miles roundtrip. The scouts and leaders that took part did an awesome job. Also, I believe they had an great time seeing areas of scout camp that a lot of scouts never get to see up close at scout camp.

This was my first year at scout camp. It was fun. The most fun part was basketry and I can’t wait to go again.