New Eagles in Harvey

James Shearer, Joseph Compton, and Bridger Cherry were happy and proud to see their names added to the Eagle Scout plaque for Troop 370 at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints in Harvey. James's project was collection of eye glasses in support of the Lions Club's program of eye glass distribution to needy people. James constructed a trail and handicapped campsite at the Chocolay Township marina. Bridger's project was rebuilding a dock at the same location.

Youth Citizen- Jordan Smith

The Marquette Rotary Club annually recognizes a Youth Citizen along with other community leaders. It was a privilege for me to make the presentation to Jordan Smith, a Life Scout who is 2 merit badges away from Eagle and the Senior Patrop Leader for Troop 360. In addition to his Scouting, he is an outstanding student and musician. He is the coach for a middle school Lego Robotics team that advanced to the state competition and a volunteer at his church.

I have not been posting much because I keep forgetting my camera, not because there have not been things happening. The OA Winter Conference at Rapid River was a good time to visit with the OA brotherhood. Chris LaMarche of Troop 473 in Gladstone had an impressive Court of Honor this month in the beatiful sanctuary of Memorial United Methodist Church.

NMU Hockey Game

Dr. Wong, President of NMU, invited Scouts to join him in his box for the NMU- University of Nebraska-Omaha hockey game. The Scouts were very excited and the team responded with a come from behind victory 6-3.

Popcorn Makes It Happen

Another successful popcorn sale. Volunteers from Troop 302 sort the product at Car Quest in Marquette. About $330,000 of popcorn was sold by 1,100 Scouts across the UP.

An Eagle in Ishpeming

Matthew Yeager of Troop 321 is shown with the members of his Eagle Scout Board of Review. Congratulations!

Copper Country Eagles

Chris of Troop 207 in Hancock and PJ of Troop 208 of Houghton recently passed their Eagle Boards of Review. Congratulations.!

Congratulations Ji-Hoon

Congratulations to Ji-Hoon of Troop 356 in Skandia on recently completing his Eagle Scout Board of Review! He is shown with the board and with Scoutmaster Schlak

Congratulations to Eagle Scout Chris LaMarche

Chris LaMarche passed his Eagle Board of Review at the Great Lakes Centennial Jamboree. Chris had the most ambitious Eagle Scout project in my memory. He is a diver and his project was to replace the bouys on a wreck in Lake Michigan. He coordinated with the Coast Guard to bring in the cutter Mackinaw to actually install the new bouy and the 1 ton sinker he fabricated. He also had to do extensive work with the Department of Environmental Quality and Corps of Engineers for permits. Chris is shown with Jim Simmons, formerly a Scouter in Sault Ste Marie.

More details in a Daily Press article http://www.dailypress.net/page/content.detail/id/514154.html

The Great Lakes Centennial Jamboree

Eleven of our Troops, 3 Venture Crews, and one Cub Pack journeyed to the Experimental Aircraft Association grounds at Oshkosh for the Great Lakes Centennial Jamboree with 11 other Boy Scout Councils from Wisconsin and the Chicago area. The facility was tremendous with plenty of space to accommodate the campsites, activities, and parking. The corollary is there was lots of walking.

There was an arena show in the evening with recognitions and entertainment.

It was an extraordinary event for our Scouts.

Oshkosh Newspaper Pictures: http://www.thenorthwestern.com/apps/pbcs.dll/gallery?Avis=U0&Dato=20090926&Kategori=OSH01&Lopenr=909260823&Ref=PH

Other press: http://www.glcj.org/prstories.htm

GLCJ- The Troops

Our Scouts scattered in all directions and most of the pictures are of unknown Scouts. I thought I would get pictures of our troops around the camp, but got distracted when someone offered me supper so I did not get all the groups. There were over 10,000 participants at the event, so we were a small part of it with 105 Scouts and about 35 adults from the Hiawathaland Council. The event gave Scouts an opportunity to have an experience far beyond what we could offer in the UP.

Thanks to Mark Rose for a picture of me having lunch with Crew 401 and giving pictorial proof that I was there.

The EAA Museum

The Experimental Aircraft Museum was available for a reduced entry fee. In addition to lots of planes and replicas, there were many simulators that were popular with the Scouts.

GLCJ- Adventure

GLCJ- Good tasting and good climbing

GLCJ- Fun and Games

There were a lot of just basic fun activities: kite flying, mountain biking, archery, rifle shooting,
and so on.

GLCJ- Merit Badge Midway

This is a small sample of the merit badges offered on the midway. Something for everyone here.

GLCJ- Fun & Fitness

The GLCJ- Technology and Tradition

This last picture shows the lines at the trading post. Tim Jenkins asked me to get him some mementos from the event. I got in line and did not move for 15 minutes so I left to give blood. I took this picture to show him why I did not get him the stuff, but did come back later when the line was much shorter.