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Scoutmaster's Corner

Financial Statement

Vol : 1 No : 5 Important Dates 1 11 / 01 / 98 Adult Leadership 2

Advancement 2 Scoutmaster's

USS. Mass. Battleship 2Corner Merit badges are an integral aspect Fall Comparee 2

of the Boy Scout Program. AScout must earn merit badges in order to advance to the Honor Ranks of Star Scout and Life Scout on his Trail to Eagle; once an Eagle Scout he may continue to earn merit badges to qualify for his Eagle Palms. Earning amerit badge gives ascout the kind of self-confidence that comes from overcoming obstacles to achieve a goal. Though the merit badge program, ascout learns career skills, develops socially, and may develop physical skills and hobbies that may provide him a lifetime of recreation. In order

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to assist the Scout in his advancement and growth, Merit Badge Counselors are avital resource to the Scout. The intent of the Merit Badge Program is for aScout to learn about a particular field from an adult who is fully proficient by virtue of his / her vocation, avocation, training or education. Because we believe that our Scouts are deserving of the very best that our Merit Badge Counselors can offer, we have the follOWing gUidelines:

1) Must be of good character. 2) Must be at least 18 years of age. 3) Must have skills and education in the subjects for which they

are to serve as merit badge counselors. 4) Must be able to work with scout age boys. 5) Must complete the Merit Badge Information Form. 6) Must complete Boy Scout Adult Registration Application

( Only if the adult is no/currently registered with the B.S.A. ) Each Merit Badge Counselor may counsel for amoximum of SEVEN merit hodges, with no more thon THREE Eagle required merit bodge5. If there is anyone interested in becoming amerit badge counselor please call the scoutmaster or anyone of the adult leaders for more information and the required applications.

Financial Statement As of Nov. I, 1998

Current Balance: 5909.13 Council Account: 537.46 Trade-o-ree 1999: 5152.00 Funds Available For Use: 5719.67

Imp 0 r ta n t 0 ate s Nov. 6 Court of Honor @ American Legion Building Nov. 13-15 Campout Camp Lewis Marcella, N.J. Nov. 20 Regular meeting @ American Legion Building Nov.27 No meeting Thanksgiving weekend Dec. 4 Regular meeting @ American Legion Building Dec. 11 Troop Christmas party @ American Legion Building Dec. 18-20 Campout Camp Minsi Pocono Pines, Po. Dec. 25 Christmas Day No meeting

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American Legion Post 851 Dingmans Ferry, Pa.

Scoutmaster: Walter M. Gursky 408 Leisure Loop

Milford, Pa. 18337

Phone: 717-296-2300

Adult leadership Here is the list of registered Adult Leaders:

Scoutmaster -- Wolter Gursky --296-2300 Ass!. Scoutmaster -- Karl Schneck -- 686-3392 Asst. Scoutmaster -- Fred Long --717-77 5-7243 Asst. Scoutmaster - Ellis Pawson - 686-1433 Asst. Scoutmaster - Warren Williams -717-223-1646 Ass!. Scoutmaster - Doug Henigan - 828-8413 Committee Chairperson - Rolph Perry - 828-8223

Advancement List of advancement since June 1998.

Anthony Adorno - First Aid Merit badge Joe Gansert - Life saving, Rowing, Swimming Merit Badges and Second Closs Christopher Gursky - Tenderfoot MichaelGursky - Camping, Fishing, Personal Managent, Rifle Shooting, Small Boot Soiling, Wood Carving Merit Badges Juslin Henigan - Basketry, Camping, First Aid Merit Badges and First Closs Ellis Pawson 111 - Camping, Personal Management, Space Exploration Merit Badges Michael Perry - Basketry, Cooking, Small Boot Sailing, Swimming Merit Badges and First Closs Moll Schneck - Personal Management, Small Boot Soiling, Space Exploration, Wood Carving Merit Badges Moll Singer - Camping, emergency Preperation, Wood Carving Merit Badges

U.S.S. Massachusetts Battleship

BATTLESTATIONS .... .. .. .. .... _.. ................... ..ALL HANDS ON DECK

Rendezvous with History

On 26-27 of September, thirty scouts, scouters and family members of troop # 174 took a trip into history.

Battleship Cove, Fall River, Massachusetts, displays the Battleship USS Massachusetts, the Distroyer USS Joseph P. Kennedy Jr., the Submarine USS Lionfish as well as PT boots, a LCM Landing Croft and the USS Fall River. The attending members of the troop stayed two days and one night touring on board the ships.

In addition to visiting the ships the scouts were treated to the many displays and activities offered at the Maritime Museum, including Knot tying and aspecial TItanic display.

The MASSACHUSmS is credited with firing the first and the lost American 16-inch shells in World War II. The first was fired in November 1942 during the invasion of North Africa, the lost at Honshu in 1945.

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The KEN NEDY took port in the first United Notions counteroffensive of the Korean War. In 1962, she gained worldwide attention during the Cuban blockade when her crew intercepted aSoviet Freighter. The FALL RIVER was the flagship for the nuclear testing on Bikini Atoll in 1946. The LlO NFiSH patroled the Pacific in World War II.

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Fall Camporee On October 9 - 11, 1998 the Hudson Volley Council, Minisink

District held their Fall Camporee at Airport Pork in Matamoras, Po. The theme was Search and Rescue.

Troop # 174 hod eleven boys participate in all the events, which included extraction, mountain rescue, dog searching, and high river rescue. There was also competition consisting of asmoke filled room, fireman relay, knot tying and hackerman knot connecting. Troop# 174 took FIRST PLACE in the knot tying and did very well in all the other competition.

The boys hod fun and would like to thank the Matamoros Troop for a job well done, and all the different organizations that participated.

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Junior Assistant Scoutmasters with Committee Chairman

American Legion Post 851 Dingmans Ferry, Pa.

Scoutmaster: Walter M. Gursky 408 Leisure Loop

Milford, Pa. 18337

Phone: 717-296-2300 Email: warrinte7@hotmail.com

Talking to the truckers on 1-95 ( Breaker, breaker 19, Radio check? )

Note: The first picture on the front page is of the group standing on the stern of the Battleship USS. Massachusetts. The second picture is of the ship call The Bounty. This was the ship they used in the mouie, "Munity on the

Bounty" with Mel Gibson .

Five star sleeping accommodations with in room restrooms.

Stowaway the gear, not the scouts1

The USS Lionfish submarine.

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American Legion Post 851 Dingmans Ferry, Pa.

Scoutmaster: Walter M. Gursky 408 Leisure Loop

Milford , Pa. 18337

The three other ships moored at Battleship Cove.Art taking acoffee break just after dinner.

Copt. Gansert giving the order, "All ahead full !!!!!!!"

Entrence to the Morine Museum.TIght quarters in sub's control room.