Now is the time to order your Class B Shirts for summer meetings and camping and high adventure trips. An order form is at the link below, The last day to order Class B shirts will be Friday May 4 at the departure for Camporee. Orders must be inclulde a check for payment, please no cash. OR you can use Scout account money as well. Details on the order form.

Summer camp will be here sooner than you think.  Hopefully every scout and adult attending camp has an appointment to get their physical completed.  If not, make that appointment today. The medical and immunization forms can be found on the website, click the 2012 Summer Camp link. It is also time to select your Merit Badges now and fill out the form.    The program guide and form can be found on the website, click the 2012 Summer Camp link. Turn in the form to Mr. Roth before June 5th.

Troop 188 will be attending the Survivor Soaring Eagle Challenge!

May 4th-6th at Ben Delatour Scout Ranch in Red Feather

Join us on May 4, 5, & 6 for a fun filled weekend of at a Spring camporee modeled after the Survivor TV Show. You will be dropped off on the Soaring Eagle Island where you will be divided into Tribes. You will travel around the Island with another Tribe competing in many activities earning points that will earn you special rewards at Saturday nights Tribal Council. Get ready to Outwit, Outplay and Outlast the other Tribes to earn the title of Ultimate Survivor

For those that have not been camping with us before, we are meeting at Linton Elementary School at 4pm. If you go to Timberline you will be lonely. Bring a sack dinner for Friday night. Other things you should bring include a sleeping bag, a pad, eating utensils, a water bottle, the right clothing, and the right kinds of goop for your skin (sun mostly). For scouts that are not First Class yet, bring your Scout Handbook so you can get some requirements signed off. A pencil would be a good idea, too. We will be doing a one mile compass course, a First Class requirement, for those that need it. Bring a compass if you have one. Don't forget your smile. Mine's around here somewhere. :) Oh, there it is. Weather forecast is low of 40 and high of 70, breezy. But who ever believes the weather forecast?

Scouts, especially those going to LAMI (and parents for LAMI), we are going to host a swimming opportunity on Sunday 3/25 from 2:30pm - 4:30pm  @ EPIC.  Please review the info in your scout book or merit badge book, so you are ready.  For the merit badges, you need to bring a light weight set of long pants & long sleeved shirt if you have not passed this item see the merit badge requirements.  Cost is 2.75 for scouts and 3.25 for adults if you let them know you are with Troop 188.  If you come late, we will be down by the diving boards.  For new scouts, the swimming requirements are in 2nd and 1st class numbers 8 or 9.  We are not supervising any scouts who aren't working on requirements.

Troop elections and OA elections will be March 20th (there is also a training and planning session that is mandatory but the SPL will figure out those dates). To be eligible for Patrol Leader you need to lead the troop in a cheer or song. We will have time before the elections for all of you that haven't done a cheer to have some fun. Several scouts have done this, and done a great job. I thought that the scouts that would accept this challenge would be the older ones and that the younger scouts would have trouble being brave. Well, I had that all wrong. The younger scout patrols (Snake, Pinecone, and Spartans) have scouts that want to lead, can accept a challenge, and want to prove themselves, but the older patrols are, well, how can I say this, but, maybe afraid? Don't worry, though. I'll find a den mother for any patrol that doesn't have a Patrol Leader. For the new scouts that have recently joined the troop, don't worry, you have some great Troop Guides, so you can go camping.