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Saturday,
July 17, 2010 2:00 p.m. - Troop 123 Scout Family Potluck Picnic and Parent's Meeting at Carkeek Park.
The Parent's Meeting will follow the eating!
Please join us for our summer potluck picnic this Saturday at 2:00pm
at Carkeek Park. We will catch up on summer activities, welcome our new Chairperson, play some games, and enjoy the
food that you bring! We will provide some plates, etc, juice, and a tub of KFC for those of you who get there before it is
all gone.
See you there,
Maggie Bolliger
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Wednesday, June
23 - Sunday, June 27, 2010 Our 2010 "End of School" trip to of the north-eastern corner of the Olympic Penninsula
was a roaring success! Twelve Scouts joined the tour, replacing their electronic distractions with fresh air, driftwood,
swimming and encounters with a variety of wild and exotic animals.
We left Seattle the day after school let out
and spent much of the day at Fort Flagler exploring the beach and gun emplacements, getting a bit wetter than anticipated
in the process (who knew that a driftwood bridge might tip over?).
From there we headed to our base camp at the
Sequim KOA and an evening in the pool. The remaining days of the trip followed a general schedule: Get up, eat some breakfast,
make lunch, head out for a day trip at around 11, come back in the mid-afternoon, spend more time in the pool, eat dinner,
head back to the pool or game room, make S'Mores, go to bed. Repeat as necessary.
More specifically, Thursday
we headed up to Hurricane Ridge for day two. While we'd initially intended to split into two groups - one heading off down
Klahane Ridge, the other taking the shorter trail up Hurricane Hill - this plan was thwarted by the large volume of late-season
snow on the ridge. So we all hoofed it up the Hill (which still involved some snow, but not on the steep parts of the trail)
where we ate lunch surrounded by deer, chipmunks, and a very disinterested mountain goat.
Friday was spent at
Dungenes Spit building driftwood forts and stacking rocks and (for a few of the adults) walking the beach for a few hours.
Saturday featured a trip to the Olympic Game Farm where higlights included seeing two juvenile Bald Eagles harrass
a seagull and most of the Scouts having their hands covered in the drool of Tibetan Yaks, Elk, Bison and Deer.
Saturday evening we were treated to a barbecue by the grandparents of soon-to-be Eagle Scout Kramer. Kramer ran the grill,
the Scouts played volleyball, horseshoes and croquet, and the adults enjoyed some conversation that didn't revolve around
trip logistics.
Sunday we returned relatively unscathed. With the exception of a split lip due to an Extreme
Mini-Golf mishap, a few cases of mild sunburn and general lack of sleep the Scouts came home as healthy as they left!
Scoutmaster Scott Reed
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Friday, May 14 to Sunday, May
16, 2010 The Aurora District's 2010 Camporee was held at Camp Piggott and Troop 123's participation was
a definite success. Eighteen Scouts attended this event and all experienced a weekend they will remember for quite
some time. All three Patrols participated in the skills competition and were able to test their abilities at such
things as lashing, camp prep, first aid, and signaling. All three Patrols did an excellent job and were able to
earn additional ribbons for the Troop 123 flag with the "A-Team" patrol earning a honorable mention ribbon for the
scout spirit and teamwork they showed throughout the events. Everyone who wanted to also got a chance to go to the archery
range and the shooting range. This is where the majority of the Troop spent their time Saturday afternoon after lunch
and they all had a blast shooting and terminating the various targets. This was also a great event for our Scouts to
be able to meet numerous other Scouts throughout the area and see how other Troops function. Everyone was able to experience
a fun and unique event and the anticipation for next year is for even more bells and ribbions to be added to the Troop 123
flag.
Assistant Scoutmaster Norm Partington
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Saturday, April 17 - Sunday
April 18, 2010 - We had a great camp out at Tolt-MacDonald park! The trip provided a good shake-down
for our newest Scouts while giving our older guys a chance to work on their leadership and Scoutcraft skills. After a short
hike in (1/2 to 3/4 of a mile) the Scouts made camp, rigged up a tarp shelter for their picnic table, and worked on some of
the Scouting skills they'll need at next month's Camporee.
The weather provided the real excitement for the weekend. During the day we had drizzle and rain off and on, but
as it got closer to dinner we could hear thunder approaching. We made an executive decision to move the dinner prep from our
camp site to a covered picnic area in the group camp site (about 200 yards away), and shortly after we had set up and started
cooking the sky opened up as a thunder storm cell moved over. The rain was very heavy, the lightning was near, the thunder
was loud, and everyone had a great time. The weather calmed down after dinner and the Scouts were able to enjoy a campfire
and a game of German Spotlight before turning in to their occasionally damp tents.
Sunday dawned clear but foggy and we were able
to have a relaxed morning before heading home to fully dry out.
Scoutmaster Scott Reed.
Wednesday,
March 31, 2010 - "Blue Moon" night. No Troop meeting.
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Over a dozen Scouts went to Sam's Gun Shop & Range in Everett, for three hours of firearms
safety, orientation, and marksman training, plus pizza. Assistant Scoutmaster Jeff Westmoreland supervised
and instructed the event. Jeff is an NRA Certified Range Instructor.
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Friday, March 19
to Monday, March 21, 2010 Over 50 Scouts, their siblings, friends, and parents, spent Friday
afternoon, all day Saturday, and Sunday morning, at the Mountaineers Lodge at Stevens Pass for Troop
123's "End of Winter" Family Event.
Events included skiing, snowboarding, snowshoeing,
snow cave building, and snowboard lessons. Meals were provided by the Mountaineers Lodge, and Troop 123. Many Scouts then rushed home to Seattle on Monday morning to
participate in "The Big Climb".
Sunday, March 21,
2010 3:15 p.m. - _______ Scouts joined Danny's team for the "The Big Climb!". Proceeds from this event went to The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS).
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Saturday, March 13. 2010
"Scouting for Food" - Troop 123 Scouts and Cub Scout Pack 321, will be at the Holman Square QFC from
10:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m. "Scouting for Food". Scouts and Cubs will be scheduled for two hour shifts. The
Assistant Scout Leader is signing our Scouts up. We need an adult for each shift at each location. Contact
Lisa Westmoreland.
6:00 p.m. Meet at the Whitman School
parking lot to car pool to Lynnwood Bowl & Skate, 6210 200th St. SW, Lynnwood, 425-778-3133. $10.00 per person for two hours of bowling. $5.00 per person
for two slices of a one topping pizza and a regular soda. Bring a friend! Parents and siblings are
also invited. Free bowling shoes! No uniforms required.
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Friday, January 15,
2010 This year, Troop 123 had two Winter Camp programs - the "regular" Winter Camp, and
a pilot "Winter Camping Seminar" for older Scouts.
"Regular"
Winter Camp at Camp Sheppard. This program began Friday evening. Scouts spent Friday and Saturday nights sleeping in cabins
at Camp Sheppard, and left Camp Sheppard on Sunday.
Winter Camping Seminar. Those Scouts going on the Winter Camping Seminar, Spent Friday
night at Scoutmaster Mark Steelquist's home to do the final planning and preparation for two nights of tent camping in
the winter wilderness - Saturday night and Sunday night. Monday was a school holiday, because it was Martin Luther
King day.
They then rode to Camp Sheppard on Saturday morning to head out on the trail. As
part of the Seminar, the Scouts and their Leaders prepared for all of their own needs, including snow travel equipment,
winter camping equipment, clothing, and meals. They also fed the Camp Sheppard seminar instructor. They hiked up the spur road off Forest Service road 7300, to Sun Top. This was a six mile hike
that started at about the 2,400 feet elevation, and climbed to about 5,300 feet. They then hiked up three
miles up on Saturday, camped overnight, and hiked three more miles on Sunday, to camp Sunday night at the summit.
They then descended six miles back on Monday morning, and returnrd to Seattle.
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