SPL Bryan O’Koniewski previously mentioned this event at Troop meeting and
at last night’s Troop Committee meeting, Steve Kupsky shared the attached
flyer with full details.

/afs

1422_001.pdf

Troop 216 Parents / Scouts,

4/13/19 Saturday hike details

– Where SIUE Gardens upper parking lot. We will hike
on the GORC trails for about 3 – 5 miles. 6 Arboretum Ln, Edwardsville,
IL 62025
<maps.google.com/?q=Arboretum+Ln,+Edwardsville,+IL+62025&entry=gmail&source=g>
– When 9 am show // 9:15 start of hike // 11:00
return to the parking lot
– Who All are welcome! Scouts, Families, dogs on
leashes
– Bring Water, sun protection, proper clothing for
weather
– Leaders Philmont scouts will lead the hike along with
Mr. Gill

– Philmont Trekkers: these hikes are physical conditioning and
equipment checking for our summer trek:
– Wear the clothes you plan to take on the trek
– Bring the pack you plan on using with 25 or more pounds of weight

Look forward to seeing you Saturday!

Don Halpin

/afs

Reminder – permissions slips and payment due tonight (4/1).

/afs

———- Forwarded message ———
From: Troop 216 <troop216.bsa@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, Mar 19, 2019 at 10:16 PM
Subject: 4/5-4/7 – Giant City Camping trip – 4/1 deadline
To:

Parents & Scouts,

Attached is the permission slip with full details for April 5-7 @
Giant City State
Park camping. Adult participation will be important at upcoming camping
events. Philmont crew members will be using these camping activities to
prep for their July trek and will spend Saturday nights away from the main
camping site, so extra adult support will be needed. Younger scouts will
have an opportunity to learn more about future high adventure activities
and the necessary preparation for those type of activities.

May (Beaver Dam w/High Ropes) and June (Hawn State Park) camping dates are
listed on the Troop’s online calendar. Permissions will be forthcoming at
a later date.

/afs

Troop-216-Giant-City-4.2019.pdf

Please return all unsold cards and money collected to Mr. Dunning by the
conclusion of tonight’s meeting (Court of Honor). All unsold card must be
returned to the Council office by tomorrow night.

/afs

———- Forwarded message ———
From: Troop 216 <troop216.bsa@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, Feb 18, 2019 at 4:44 PM
Subject: 2019 Camp Cards fundraiser
To:

Selling Camp Cards helps Scouts earn money for summer camp, other
activities, and equipment purchases. Scouts keep $5 for each $10 card
sold. Cards will be available to sell through the end of March before the
Troop has to return an unsold cards.

Scouts can see Mr. Dunning at a Troop meeting to receive cards and more
details.

/afs

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All,

Heads up that GSLAC may be adding a CPR/AED & Wilderness First Aid course
for May 17-19 at Camp Vandevender.

The cost is $70 for WRFA and $20 for CPR.
CPR-Friday 6:30pm-10:30pm.
WRFA- Saturday 8:00am-9:00pm and Sunday 7:00am-noon.

*PHILMONT TREKKERS:* This course is required for all high adventure
activities which includes Philmont. We have only two CPR/AED-WFA current
trekkers for Philmont this summer. Strongly recommend more Philmont
trekkers take this course (scouts may take this course).

Special thanks for Mr. Coolbaugh for coordinating this added class!

Stand by for more to follow.

Mr. Halpin

—————————————————

Don Halpin
E: donhalpin00@gmail.com
M: 813-482-6696
www.linkedin.com/in/donhalpin/

/afs

Just a reminder, permission slips and signed waiver forms are due for
tonight (3/25) for this Troop activity.

/afs

———- Forwarded message ———
From: Troop 216 <troop216.bsa@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, Feb 25, 2019 at 12:51 PM
Subject: Marengo Cave Overnight March 30-31 – permission slips and signed
waivers due by Monday, March 25th
To:

This unique Troop experience emphasizes cave conservation and safe, guided
group exploring. Scouts and adults will have the opportunity to walk,
wade, climb, and crawl to see cave life in both the developed and natural,
undeveloped sections of Marengo Cave in Indiana.

Participants will arrive Saturday afternoon for their caving adventure,
sleep overnight in the cave, and leave Sunday morning following breakfast.
Marengo Cave is a 3.5 hour drive down I-64, into the Eastern time zone,
which has been considered for posted depart and return times.

The cave tour includes easy walking to more challenging sections. Anyone
may easily opt out of any portion. [The tighter challenges of the
adventure involve hand-and-knees crawling and some belly crawling. For
reference, an adult 6’2, 280 pounds was able to go through all parts;
however, the limited height openings makes crawling more difficult for
taller individuals.]

For more information, please refer to the Troop permission form and the
cave-required waiver attached, both due by the March 25 meeting.

Find the cave website here <marengocave.com/>

/afs for dg

Troop-216-Marengo-Cave-3.2019.pdf

Parents & Scouts,

Attached is the permission slip with full details for April 5-7 @
Giant City State
Park camping. Adult participation will be important at upcoming camping
events. Philmont crew members will be using these camping activities to
prep for their July trek and will spend Saturday nights away from the main
camping site, so extra adult support will be needed. Younger scouts will
have an opportunity to learn more about future high adventure activities
and the necessary preparation for those type of activities.

May (Beaver Dam w/High Ropes) and June (Hawn State Park) camping dates are
listed on the Troop’s online calendar. Permissions will be forthcoming at
a later date.

/afs

Troop-216-Giant-City-4.2019.pdf

Troop 216 Parents / Scouts,

Hiking season is here!

– Where SIUE Gardens upper parking lot. We will hike on the GORC
trails for about 3 – 5 miles.
– 6 Arboretum Ln, Edwardsville, IL 62025
<maps.google.com/?q=Arboretum+Ln,+Edwardsville,+IL+62025&entry=gmail&source=g>
– Map below
– When 9 am show // 9:15 start of hike // 11:00 return to the parking
lot.
– Who All are welcome! Scouts, Families, dogs on leashes.
– Bring Water, sun protection, proper clothing for weather.
– Philmont scouts will lead the hike along with Adult leader
– Philmont Trekkers: these hikes are physical conditioning and
equipment checking for our summer trek:
– Please wear the clothes you plan to take on the trek.
– Bring the pack you plan on using – we will have loaner packs.
– Recommend 25 pounds of weight (we will work up to 50 pounds
eventually).
– We will practice / discuss Philmont skills on the trail.

Look forward to seeing you Saturday!

Mr. Halpin

/afs

Sorry for the late notice, but needed to share…

I spent some time this afternoon watching some exciting FIRST FRC robots in
action at the SLU Chaifeta Arena! If you didn’t already know, several
Troop 216 scouts are members of FRC Team 4931 Edwardsville Technologies –
Connor Coolbaugh, Cole Smith, Jakob Schoeberle, and Garrett Valley. They
have been working tirelessly over the past 2.5 months to design, build,
program, and test their robot for this competition. Team members also help
mentor other rookie teams, promote safety, develop communication and
leadership skills, plus much more.

This year’s game is entitled “Destination Deep Space”, a theme chose to
celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Moon landing. Boeing Company is this
year’s game sponsor with over 500 Boeing employees mentoring more than 600
teams across the nation. Boeing engineers designed the space-themed game
elements. A total of 48 teams are in attendance at the St. Louis Regional
event.

*Team 4931 Edwardsville Technologies is presently in 1st place after 8
matches!!* They have pretty much held the 1st place rank most of the
competition! Tomorrow morning they compete in 2 final matches (9:56 am and
11:16 am) before playoff alliances are chosen and playoff matches begin.
The top teams advance to FIRST World Championships held in late April.
This event is *FREE and open to the public* to attend at St. Louis
University Chaifetz Arena. I invite you to come out and check out the
matches and support your fellow Troop members. You can also visit the pit
area to get up close to the robots and talk with team members. If you have
a pair a safety glasses, please bring them along with you as the event
organizers have only a limited supply available and won’t allow you in the
pit arena

If you can’t make it in person, you can watch matches online, check scores,
etc. at frc-events.firstinspires.org/2019/MOSL.

Annette Schoeberle

Tonight your sons were reminded about the below…

*IMPORTANT upcoming dates for Troop 216:*
3/18 – Board of Review & Blue Card submission deadline for 4/1 Court of
Honor
3/18 – elections for Senior Patrol Leader, Asst. Patrol Leader & Patrol
Leader for new 6 month term beginning 4/1
4/1 – Spring Court of Honor @ 7 PM & Friends of Scouting presentation

If they have questions, please have them see or contact their Patrol
Leader, Assistant Senior Patrol Leader or Senior Patrol Leader for further
guidance. Thanks.

/afs

On Mon, Feb 18, 2019 at 1:57 PM Troop 216 <troop216.bsa@gmail.com> wrote:

> Be sure to regularly check the Troop’s online calendar for newly added
> activities for both the Troop and Council/District. Interactive links are
> available for most events (or will be updated when information available)
> that includes links to permission slips, web pages, and in some cases
> online registration. Events are also color coded to easily distinguish
> between the type of activity. Once you click on an event, there is also an
> option to save the event to your own electronic calendar.
>
> Below are some upcoming events shared at last week’s Troop Committee
> meeting that scouts may participate in on an individual basis (not a Troop
> arranged activity):
>
> *2/23 St. Mary’s Troop 1072 Merit Badge Workshop Day* – LINK
> <troop216.org/calendar/?cid=mc-30c031f3e51e7c50e805261ec0b01b82&mc_id=1920> for
> full details and to register online. Signed blue cards need to be obtained
> beforehand from Mr. Gill (gillorang@gmail.com)
>
> *3/16 GSLAC Scouts BSA NOVA Day *- LINK
> <scoutingevent.com/312-bsanovaday> for full details – space
> limited to 60 scouts with 3/10 deadline.
>
> You can also sign up for the twice monthly GSLAC Digital Duffle Bag
> <stlbsa.org/about/news/> email – a source for council news and
> upcoming events. You can also view an electronic version of the Council’s
> quarterly Dufffle Bag magazine at this link.
>
> *IMPORTANT upcoming dates for Troop 216:*
> 3/18 – Board of Review & Blue Card submission deadline for 4/1 Court of
> Honor
> 3/18 – elections for Senior Patrol Leader, Asst. Patrol Leader & Patrol
> Leader for new 6 month term beginning 4/1
> 4/1 – Spring Court of Honor @ 7 PM & Friends of Scouting presentation
>
> /afs
> —
>
> Additional information available on our webpage: www.troop216bsa.com –
> check the site often for Troop news, resources, calendar updates, etc.
>
> Please note that this email account is not monitored 24/7. If you have a
> question for a specific adult leader, please contact them privately.
> Troop Committee Chair – Annette Schoeberle afschoeberle@gmail.com
> Scoutmaster – Gary Gill gillorang@gmail.com
> Advancements – Shane Smith ShanedSmith@outlook.com
> Parent Coordinator – Tara Kuhne teeku2002@yahoo.com
>