Calendar 1999-2000

When Where What
September 1999 
to January 2000
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Tuesday 1/25/2000 
7:30pm - 9:00pm
St. Ambrose
Camping Merit Badge Review Mr. Elderkin
Short demo of lashings Leadership Corps
Catapult Construction Leadership Corps
Game (if time allows) SPL
Service Patrol Ravens
Tuesday 2/1/2000 
7:30pm - 9:00pm
CUCCC 
Note new location!
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Parents' Meeting 
Welcome from our new host Butch Henderson
Tour of new facility Jim Martin
Teamwork and challenge activities Chris Hawkins
Service Patrol Venture Crew
Tuesday 2/8/2000 
7:30pm - 9:00pm
CUCCC
Board of Review Bill Daub
Scout Master's Conferences You & Jim Martin
Campout planning - menus, transportation, etc Patrols
Planning for Court of Honor Venture Crew
Teamwork and challenge activities Chris Hawkins
Service Patrol Venture Crew
Sunday 2/13/2000 
9:45am-11:00am
CUCCC Scout Sunday  The entire Troop will attend the service at the CUCCC in full, neat, Class A uniform.  All Scouts are expected to attend.  Meet in front at 9:45
Tuesday 2/15 
6:30pm - 9:00pm
CUCCC Refectory 
(Downstairs.  Enter from Harrison St. sidewalk.)
Court of Honor .   Venture Crew in charge.  All families are invited and encouraged to attend to recognize the efforts and accomplishments of our Scouts who have earned Merit Badges and Rank advancements.  A special award will be presented to one of our Assistant Scoutmasters.  A presentation will also be made about summer camp.
Friday 2/18 6pm
Sunday 2/20 6pm
Calico Ghost Town Come and relive the Old West and see how people lived during the Civil War.  Watch battle reenactments, town life, camp life.  Experience the music of the times and most specially, don't miss President Lincoln's Gettysburg address.  Special campfire events are planned for Saturday evening.  Your patrol should plan to bring a dutch oven dessert to the campfire.  We are camping at Rainbow Basin on BLM land just northeast of Barstow.  Come in costume if you wish.
Tuesday 2/22
7:30pm - 9:00pm
CUCCC Troop meeting. Service patrol: Owls 
Tuesday 2/29
7:30pm - 9:00pm
CUCCC Troop meeting. Service patrol: Venture Crew
Tuesday 3/7
7:30pm - 9:00pm
CUCCC Troop meeting. Service patrol: Hawks/Leadership
Friday 3/10 6 pm
Sunday 3/12 3 pm
Lake Arrowhead Leadership Training Workshop.  All First Class (and above) scouts are encouraged to participate.  Reserve with Jerry Hughes, 931-3133
Tuesday 3/14
7:30pm - 9:00pm
CUCCC Troop meeting. Service patrol: Hawks.  Rapelling demonstration and practice.
Tuesday 3/21
7:30pm - 9:00pm
CUCCC Troop meeting. Service patrol: Falcons.  Whale presentation, videos, displays.
Saturday 3/25 8:00 am
Return 2:00 pm
Pacific Ocean Whale Watching out of Redondo Beach. Three hour cruise.  Bring lunch.   Reservation fee (total cost of $9) due by 2/13.   See Dancy Moore for possible late reservations.  Departure time is 8:00 from CUCCC.  Come at any time before 8:00 am.  Back at about 2:00. Pictures
Tuesday 3/28
7:30pm - 9:00pm
CUCCC Troop meeting. Service patrol: Owls.  Belaying demonstration and practice.
Sunday 4/2
2:00pm
CPC Eagle Court of Honor for Jeff Moeur. 
Tuesday 4/4
7:30pm - 9:00pm
CUCCC Troop meeting. Service patrol: Ravens.  Parent meeting.  Prepare for Joshua Tree outing.
Friday 4/7, 6 pm
Sunday 4/9 5 pm
Joshua Tree: Indian Cove Campground This popular campout will feature rock climbing, rock scrambling, rappelling, and orienteering in a beautiful high desert environment.
Tuesday 4/11
7:30pm - 9:00pm
CUCCC Troop meeting. Service Patrol: Venture Crew.  Group by rank to work on advancement.  Brain storming session on future meeting activities.
Tuesday 4/18
7:30pm - 9:00pm
CUCCC Troop meeting. Service Patrol: Hawks.
Tuesday 4/25
7:30pm - 9:00pm
CUCCC Troop meeting. Service Patrol: Pheasants.
Saturday 4/29
Noon - 4:00pm
CUCCC Work Party to clean parking lot.
Saturday 4/29
6:30pm - 10:00pm
Hughes Home Parents' BASH. Friends of Scouting party.
Tuesday 5/2
7:30pm - 9:00pm
CUCCC Troop meeting.  Presentation and video on wilderness survival.  Service Patrol: Falcons.
Saturday 5/6
5:00pm
CUCCC Eagle Court of Honor for Eric Daub. 
Tuesday 5/9
7:30pm - 9:00pm
CUCCC Troop meeting.  Bring 10 Essentials (plus).  For list, look in the handbook.  Learn to use it all.  Game of Steal the Bacon, modified to use 10 Essentials.   Service Patrol: Owls.
Parent's meeting.
Saturday 5/13
9:00am - noon
CUCCC Work Party to clean parking lot.
Tuesday 5/16
7:30pm - 9:00pm
CUCCC Troop meeting. Chris teaching map and compass. Service Patrol: Ravens.
Friday 5/19, 6 pm
Sunday 5/21, 3pm
Pt. Magu Naval Air Station Camping, tours, beach exploring. We will camp on the base and eat at the mess hall. See George Martinez for more information. 
Tuesday 5/23
7:30pm - 9:00pm
CUCCC Troop meeting.  Hiking and backpacking training. Service patrol: Venture Crew.
Saturday 5/27
3:00pm-6:30pm
Claremont Wilderness Park Hike.  Meet at the parking lot at the north end of Mills Ave.
Tuesday 5/30
7:30pm - 9:00pm
CUCCC Troop meeting. Service patrol: Hawks.
Friday 6/2, 4pm
Sunday 6/4, 3pm
Holcomb Valley Scout Ranch Old Baldy Council Camporee:  Inter-patrol competitions and many just-for-fun activities.
Tuesday 6/6
6:30pm - 9:00pm
CUCCC Refectory Court of Honor.  Dinner and awards ceremony.
Tuesday 6/13
7:30pm - 9:00pm
CUCCC Troop meeting.  Service Patrol: Pheasants.
Tuesday 6/20 
Wed 6/21
Kings River White Water Rafting.  Reservation fee ($50) due by 2/13.   For possible late resevations see Rick Elderkin.  Remaining $49 due 4/1. 
Tuesday 6/27
7:30pm - 9:00pm
CUCCC

Informal summer meetings begin.  Scouts should wear Troop T-shirt.
Camp Chawanakee planning meeting.  Make sure you attend this meeting if you are going to summer camp.  We will be discussing and scheduling merit badge classes and other activities at camp.  Final payment for summer camp is due.

Tuesday 7/4

No meeting. Fourth of July.

Tuesday 7/11
7:00pm - 8:30pm
El Roble field

Softball.  Discussion, review, testing of non-swimming portions of Swimming Merit Badge for those working on it.

Tuesday 7/18
7:00pm - 8:30pm
El Roble field

Kickball.  Final planning for Lake Mead trip.

Friday 7/21, 4 pm
Sunday 7/23, 10pm
Lake Mead: Overton Beach Marina This is one of our most popular campouts.  We will be camping on a sandy beach on Lake Mead.  Activities will include waterskiing, tubing, sandcastle building, frisbee, sunning, fishing, and other water/beach play.  Boats are needed for this outing.  If your family has a ski-type boat that they could bring on this outing, please let Jim Martin know as soon as possible.  The outing is dependent on having enough boats.
Tuesday 7/25
7:00pm - 8:30pm
CUCCC Arcade Tournament.  Four different video game systems will be set up for a troop-wide competition.
Tuesday 8/1
7:00pm - 8:30pm
CUCCC Final planning meeting for Camp Chawanakee.  If you are going to summer camp, you should attend this meeting.  Make sure you don't miss any important information.
Sunday 8/6 8am
Saturday 8/12 6pm
Camp Chawanakee Summer Camp at Chawanakee Scout Camp on Shaver Lake.  Run by Sequoia Council.  $100 deposit per Scout is due at the Court of Honor on 2/15.  Final payment is due by 6/30.
Tuesday 8/15
7:00pm - 8:30pm
CUCCC Card Tournament.  Pokemon, Star Wars, Magic, Poker, Go Fish, 21.  All sorts of card games will be going on in different corners.  Come play your favorite or learn a new one.
Tuesday 8/22
5:00pm - 9:00pm
Jonavic home Swimming party and barbeque.  Bring your swimsuit, a big bag of chips, and a bottle of soda.  We will provide burgers and dogs.  Adults and PLC will be discussing outings for next year.  Parents please come if you have specific input.
Tuesday 8/29
7:00pm - 8:30pm
Larkin Park (across from El Roble)

Ultimate Frisbee.  Bring a frisbee and get ready for some ultimate fun.