On September 17-19 we are camping at Cumberland Island, GA. This trip requires advance notice, planning and reservations. The troop leadership requested a commitment and deposit (TBD) by the March 8th meeting. Please indicate YES or NO on the form below. We need an answer from ALL SCOUTS.

On April 30 – May 2 we are camping at Ginnie Springs. We need you to sign up YES or NO and need an answer from ALL SCOUTS.

On March 19-21 we are camping at Florida Caverns State Park. Please sign up, we need a YES or NO from ALL SCOUTS.

- USS ALABAMA TRIP CANCELLED -
- ALTERNATE PLAN AVAILABLE TO THOSE INTERESTED -

There is a severe weather alert for Pensacola area. Current reports of sleet and snow. Schools are closed. Projections are for a mix of rain, turning to snow. Projected snowfall is as much as 3″. Black ice projected for several days after snowfall. Black ice is the trip-killer here as it is a major safety issue.

- ALTERNATE PLAN -
We can do a day-trip on Saturday (which should be sunny and cool) to Olustee. We can walk around the encampment and watch the battle.

Email a YES or NO to troop110@gmail.com to let us know your interest in going to Olustee.

We need to know who is going OR NOT on the USS Alabama trip (Feb 13-15).

You must fill out the sign-up form by Sunday Feb. 7th. See the sign-up form earlier in the blog.

We’ve adjusted the departure date to Saturday morning. Meet at COOS at 6a and depart at 6:30a SHARP.

We will load the trailer Friday evening. Everyone bring their gear to the trailer on Friday between 6-7p.

HEY SCOUTS!!! You planned a really cool trip for February 12-15. We are camping at Ft. Pickens State Park, will visit the National Naval Aviation Museum and go to the Battleship USS Alabama!!! Don’t miss this trip… we need to know if you are going along. Fill out the form below and get on the list fast.

The DAYTONA INTERNATIONAL SPEEDWAY put together a unique camping package called Daytona Days to help kick off 100 Years of Scouting.

We need to know who is interested. Daytona Days is January 8-10, 2010. Note: This conflicts with OA Fellowship and the troop originally planned to attend Camporee the following weekend. We just need to see who might consider this as a swap or an addition to Camporee.

For all the details download the Daytona Days Flyer HERE.  Then, fill out the form below.

The troop will camp Friday night only and return to COOS late-afternoon on Saturday.

Anticipated weather on Saturday afternoon may cause the obstacle course and repelling tower to close.  This will adversely affect a number of our goals for the weekend.

A number of scouts need nights of camping for advancement.  By staying just Friday night helps this cause.   On Saturday we can still get some other requirements completed before returning to COOS.

Don’t miss out — Sign-Up TODAY!!!
The weekend of November 20-22, is our annual Think BIGGER Leadership Conference. We will camp at Fort Clinch State Park in Fernandina, FL. This is a great location for some serious fun, troop planning and team-building exercises.

Your adult leadership handles all the cooking just bring your dinner for Friday. Sign-up TODAY (unless you put your name on the list Nov. 9th)!

On the weekend of December 11-13, 2009, we are camping at Camp Blanding. This is an excellent opportunity to get in some great activities. The obstacle course and repelling tower are reserved for us. We are crossing our fingers that the laser firing range is open for us too. Camp Blanding requires the troop to supply names of campers four weeks prior to the trip.

Get your name on the list ASAP!!! ASAP means ASAP SOLDIERS!!! Don’t go AWOL on this adventure or you will find yourself peeling prodigious pounds of potatoes at the mess hall!!!

We need to make our reservation for Raven Knob 2010. Please discuss with your family ASAP and select a week (one per family) that works best for you. The deadline for your submission is Sept. 17th. No vote… no voice…

ATTENTION –
The Camp Blanding camping trip has been postponed.

The questionable weather will keep campers off the climbing tower and off a good portion of the training facilities. With those events being the major portion of activities for the weekend the troop leadership decided to postpone the trip to a later date. Stay tuned for a future trip to Camp Blanding.

The summer campers began their journey home on the morning of Saturday, August 1st.

Estimated Time of Arrival Updates

• 8:15p ETA is ~9:00p – still bad weather on I-95- currently just north of FL border
• 6:00p ETA was 9:00p – bad weather on I-95 – currently at  SC/GA border
• 4:20p ETA was 8:30p – traffic tie-up on I-26
  
• 11:30a ETA was 8:00p – checkout of Raven Knob took longer than expected
• 8:30a ETA was 7:00p – early morning guesstimate

Stay tuned here for any further updates.

Mr. Walsh reports that all is well at Raven Knob.  The food is plentiful and properly prepared.  The entire camp is well cared for and all facilities are nice.  The boy’s are working dilligently on all their merit badges and things seem go be going as planned.  There was a day of rain on Wednesday but it cleared up in the afternoon.  All the tents were dry on the inside and everyone is in good spirits.

You can drop an email to your scout using the “click here” link below.

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Please Note:
The emails are printed and distributed to the campers the next day.  They are not intended for emergency communication and occasionally the system goes down.

Camp Raven Knob offers a way to send an email to your camper.  Just click the link below to go to RavenKnob.com’s message center.  The camp will print your email and hand it to your camper.

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