Troop 651's

BSA Today

On-line edition November 2, 1998

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[Radio Fun!!!!!! [Jamboree On The Air]] [Ham Radio] [Troop Website [Troop 651 on the Internet]] [Camping Info] [Catholic Scouts] [November Calendar] [Odd Info]

RADIO FUN!!!!!! [Jamboree On The Air]

Our October campout was at Hawk Canyon near Ocotillo Wells. Eleven Scouts and five leaders attended. Saturday morning we hiked over the ridge and down through The Slot which is a very narrow deep canyon. We also participated in Jamboree On The Air which is an international Scout event held each year. This year we talked to Scouts at Camp Wisdom near Dallas (who used the National BSA callsign K2BSA), Camp Mountaineer in West Virginia, and other Scouts in Illinois, Utah, Virginia, and Northern California. We also heard some Scouts in Slovenia, but so did everyone on the East Coast and we weren't able to talk to them. We did, however, talk to Grupo 13 in Monterey, Mexico. Six of the Scouts completed their requirements for the Radio merit badge (how about you other five?) which included learning about radio electronics and rules and listening to a Morse code conversation. -Bill Jeffrey

HAM RADIO [Top]

If you would like to learn about Ham radio, including equipment you need or how to get a license, talk to ASM Bill Jeffrey.

TROOP WEBSITE [Troop 651 on the Internet] [Top]

Our Troop's web site gets bigger and bigger every month. Mr. Jeffrey would like to hear from you if you have visited the site. [Does anyone look at it or should I not bother?] The site has copies of at least the last three years newsletters, some color photos, permission slips, and the Troop's Bylaws and Procedures. One of our Scouts even joined the Troop after finding us on the Web! So visit it and then e-mail Mr. Jeffrey and tell him what you think!

CAMPING INFO [Top]

If you would like to go on this month's campout, you must tell Mr. Scheunemann by the first meeting of the month. This applies to every campout. [This is so we can make sure we have enough drivers.]

CATHOLIC SCOUTS [Top]

If you are interested in earning the Ad Altari Dei emblem contact Mr. Jeffrey no later than November 15.

NOVEMBER CALENDER [Annual Calendar here][Top]

Nov 5Troop Meeting
Nov 7Garage Sale [At meeting location-Rock Springs & Woodland Parkway]
Nov 9-12Patrol Week
Nov 18Troop Meeting
Nov 20-22Campout, Truckhaven
Nov 26Thanksgiving (No Troop Meeting)
Nov 24Parent Committee Meeting

ODD INFO [Top][Bottom]

This month's odd information came from the Internet. It is pretty much a whole bunch of useless but funny information.
In every Seinfield episode there is a Superman somewhere.
Average life span of a baseball: 7 pitches.
A duck's quack doesn't echo, and no one knows why.
The only 15-letter word that can be spelled without repeating a letter is uncopyrightable.
"Hang on Sloopy" is the official rock song of Ohio
Each king in a deck of playing cards represents a great king from history. Spades-King David; Clubs-Alexander the Great; Hearts-Charlemange; Diamonds-Julius Ceaeser.
111,111,111 x 111,111,111 = 12,345,878,987,854,321
Only 2 people signed the Declaration of Independence on July 4th, John Hancock and Charles Thomson. Most of the rest signed on August 2, but the last signature wasn't added until 5 years later.
The phrase "rule of thumb" is derived from an old English law, which stated you couldn't beat your wife with anything wider then you thumb.
The longest recorded flight of a chicken is 13 seconds.
Cat's urine glows under blacklight.
The highest point in Pennsylvania is lower than the lowest point in Colorado.
Only 1 person in 2 billion will live to be 116.
The name Wendy was made up for the book Peter Pan.The name Wendy was made up for the book Peter Pan.
In Cleveland, Ohio, it's illegal to catch mice without a hunting license.
It takes 3,000 cows to make a years supply of footballs for the NFL.
Pound for pound, hamburgers cost more than new cars.
When Heinz ketchup leaves the bottle, it travels at 25 miles per year.
It's possible to lead a cow upstairs, but not down.
10% of the Russian government's income comes from the sale vodka.
On average, 100 people choke to death on ballpoint pens every year.
Elephants can't jump. All other mammals can.
The cigarette lighter was invented before the match.

Internet

 Color photos of the Sierra trip are still available on the Troop's web page for downloading - but probably not much longer.

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Written by: Eric Szaras
Edited by: Diana and Eric Szaras

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