Upcoming Troop Meetings

• We will be having Patrol Leader elections on September 12 for all patrols. We will also be reassigning the other Positions of Responsibility (POR) following the elections. Any Scouting needing a POR needs to be present at this meeting. 
• Our meetings have returned to John Muir.
• We will be having our next PLC meeting on September 26 at 6:00 p.m. The October PLC meeting will be on the 24 (and not Halloween).The regular meeting will follow at 7:00.
• Please reminder that Troop meetings start at 7:00 and PLC members should be there 10-15 minutes early for last minute instructions. I realize some of our Scouts have another activity immediatly prior to the Troop meeting, but we ask everyone else to be courtous and be on time to the start of the meeting.

Upcoming Events

• We have one spot for Gold Rush available please let me know if your Scout is interested in attending. .
• Sign-ups for the Pinnacles campout in late October are open on the Troop website.
• We'll also be putting a 5 mile hike on the calendar this fall.

This Week's Announcements

• The BSA is changing how membership fees are being billed - check you e-mail for details.
• Parents: when your Scouts is assigned responsibility for shopping for meals for Troop trips, please make sure the reciepts get to Mr. Eschen - you should not be responsible for footing those costs.

Last weekend, the Troop stayed at a campsite near the American River. Some scouts worked on completing requirements for their Cooking merit badge. In the morning, everybody went white water rafting, and some even jumped off a cliff into the river!

This year's High Adventure trip brought Scouts to Sea Base in Florida and the Virgin Islands. They enjoyed learning to sail, snorkeling, day hikes, and more fun activities!

On July 6th-7th, the scouts camped out at Sugarloaf State Park in Sonoma County. They spent Saturday completing Scout skills and went ziplining on Sunday for a 90-minute tour!

Although this year's trip to Wente Scout Reservation was cut short, the scouts still had so much fun in the time that they were there. When they weren't working on merit badges, scouts were able to enjoy fishing, swimming, playing card games, hiking the Kali-Ama, rifle shooting, archery, or just hanging out around the campsite.

For Memorial Day, scouts placed miniature American flags at every gravestone to honor the country's fallen. Each year, scouts, veterans, and other community members gather at the Golden Gate National Cemetery to pay tribute to the men and women that made the ultimate sacrifice in defense of our country.