<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' xmlns:georss='http://www.georss.org/georss' xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-193581664054919029</id><updated>2012-02-16T12:09:21.713-07:00</updated><category term='Webmaster Dave'/><category term='Jamboree Leaders'/><category term='Jamboree Staff'/><category term='100 Years of Scouting'/><category term='Patch Collecting'/><category term='Troop Calendar'/><category term='Scout Advancement'/><category term='Awards'/><category term='BSA Centennial History'/><category term='Scoutmaster Doug Later'/><category term='BSA Western Region'/><category term='Helpful Scouts'/><category term='Blog Tips'/><category term='Jamboree Troop 605'/><category term='Patrol Leaders Council'/><category term='Jamboree 2010'/><category term='Announcements'/><category term='GSLC Pre-Jamboree Tour'/><category term='Scouting Memories'/><title type='text'>Jamboree Troop Blog</title><subtitle type='html'>This Blog is intended to enhance communication and knowledge with regard to Jamboree 2010. This Jamboree coincides with the 100-year anniversary of Scouting in the U.S.A. Located near Washington, D.C., Fort A.P. Hill in Virginia will be the site for the historic Jamboree in 2010.</subtitle><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://jamboreetroop.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/193581664054919029/posts/default?max-results=100'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://jamboreetroop.blogspot.com/'/><link rel='hub' href='http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/'/><author><name>JamboTroopBlogger Dave</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/11618502454893296476</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_0WJapTLQJoA/SfmXTYBpmoI/AAAAAAAAADQ/YWlxw3_vfrQ/S220/DaveElwell_09.2008_155px.jpg'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>15</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>100</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-193581664054919029.post-5874521426762491876</id><published>2010-07-21T23:59:00.009-06:00</published><updated>2010-07-22T09:23:38.075-06:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='GSLC Pre-Jamboree Tour'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Jamboree Troop 605'/><title type='text'>Troop 605 on Jamboree Tour - Day Three</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://www.jamboreetroop605.com/photo_galleries/jambo-day-3/rocky.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 291px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 179px; CURSOR: hand" border="0" alt="" src="http://www.jamboreetroop605.com/photo_galleries/jambo-day-3/rocky.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Hello Fellow Scouts -&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;JamboTroopBlogger Dave here in South Jordan, Utah.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Day Three (July 21st) on the &lt;a href="http://www.gslc-bsa.org/openrosters/view_homepage.asp?orgkey=157"&gt;GSLC &lt;/a&gt;Pre-Jamboree Tour was another fun-filled day for &lt;a href="http://www.jamboreetroop605.com/"&gt;Jamboree Troop 605&lt;/a&gt;. Here's what Scoutmaster Dave Wilson had to say:&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Here are &lt;a href="http://gallery.me.com/bdebry/100480"&gt;today's photos&lt;/a&gt;, and a few quotes and events from our tour of Philadelphia, Valley Forge and Amish Country.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;Quote by everyone: "People in Philadelphia and more friendly than New Yorkers!"&lt;/li&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;li&gt;Kay (Betsy Ross look-a-like Philly tour guide): "Philadelphia means City of Brotherly Love in Greek."&lt;/li&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;li&gt;Scoutmaster Kevin Later: Best Rocky Impersonation - "Yo Adriane ..."&lt;/li&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;li&gt;Greg won our Troop race to the top of the art museum steps to become our Troop Rocky of the Day.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;li&gt;"Red Robin" - older Scouts code for, " check out that cute girl over there;" typically followed by a chorus from those that agree, "Yuuuum!"&lt;/li&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;li&gt;On a similar note, Collin was bold enough to ask our tour guide Kay, "Do you have any grand daughters?" She was quick to say, "No!!!"&lt;/li&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;li&gt;Everyone: "Philly Cheese Steaks are heavenly!"&lt;/li&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;li&gt;During the bus ride to Valley Forge, Chandler took up a collection of pickle spears, and the Troop later chanted, "Conner, Conner, Conner" as he set a Jamboree Record by eating 26+ pickles. Fortunately (for you), the video files are too large to send back for the website.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;li&gt;On a more serious note, Aaron was recognized today as the "Scout of the Day" for his good turn in choosing to give his lunch to our bus driver Bob.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;li&gt;Our "Scout of the Day" yesterday was Assistant Patrol Leader Brandon, who saw the Troop was short one water bottle during lunch and gave his to a Scout in need.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;We closed today with an Amish Dinner at the Plain &amp;amp; Fancy Restaurant, and a multi-media show about the Amish way of life. We heard Ryan (one of our younger Scouts) say to no one in particular, "That is so cool!" His comment represented the feelings of many of the Scouts and Leaders.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Regards, Scoutmaster Dave&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Check back for more daily reports from Jamboree Troop 605 on tour and headed to the National Jamboree 2010 at Ft. AP Hill in only 5 days!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Your Friend in Scouting,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href="mailto:blog@jamboreetroop605.com"&gt;JamboTroopBlogger Dave&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/193581664054919029-5874521426762491876?l=jamboreetroop.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://jamboreetroop.blogspot.com/feeds/5874521426762491876/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://jamboreetroop.blogspot.com/2010/07/troop-605-on-jamboree-tour-day-three.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/193581664054919029/posts/default/5874521426762491876'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/193581664054919029/posts/default/5874521426762491876'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://jamboreetroop.blogspot.com/2010/07/troop-605-on-jamboree-tour-day-three.html' title='Troop 605 on Jamboree Tour - Day Three'/><author><name>JamboTroopBlogger Dave</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/11618502454893296476</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_0WJapTLQJoA/SfmXTYBpmoI/AAAAAAAAADQ/YWlxw3_vfrQ/S220/DaveElwell_09.2008_155px.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-193581664054919029.post-2928488823686280123</id><published>2010-01-31T12:00:00.003-07:00</published><updated>2010-01-31T12:02:08.007-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='BSA Centennial History'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='100 Years of Scouting'/><title type='text'>100 Years of Scouting - BSA Core Principles</title><content type='html'>Hello Fellow Scouts - JamboTroopBlogger Dave here in South Jordan, Utah.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Yesterday we started our blog series on the &lt;a href="http://jamboreetroop.blogspot.com/2010/01/centennial-year-of-bsa-scouting-history.html"&gt;Centennial Year of the BSA - History &amp;amp; Memories&lt;/a&gt;. Yours truly shared some memories dating back to the 60th year of Scouting (1970) and some thoughts as to how the values of Scouting can and should be passed along.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Today we invite you to review and remember the &lt;em&gt;Core Principles&lt;/em&gt; of the Boy Scouts of America. These principles have guided the BSA and are what is known as &lt;em&gt;Scouting&lt;/em&gt;:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Leadership&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Character&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Service&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Environmental Stewarship&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Achievement&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;Invest 7 minutes of your day to view this inspiring video about the BSA - 100 Years of Scouting and the Core Principles. If you love Scouting, this video from the &lt;a href="http://hoac-bsa.org/100thAnniversary.aspx"&gt;Heart of America Council &lt;/a&gt;will touch you in an especially wonderful way.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;object width="480" height="385"&gt;&lt;param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/As1H19wcjsM&amp;amp;hl=en_US&amp;amp;fs=1&amp;amp;color1=0xe1600f&amp;amp;color2=0xfebd01"&gt;&lt;param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"&gt;&lt;param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"&gt;&lt;embed height="385" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="480" src="http://www.youtube.com/v/As1H19wcjsM&amp;amp;hl=" fs="1&amp;amp;color1=" color2="0xfebd01" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true"&gt;&lt;/embed&gt;&lt;/object&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;It is not surprising that the Boy Scouts of America has thrived for 100 Years. The Journey will continue for the next century with your help in passing the &lt;em&gt;Core Principles of Scouting&lt;/em&gt; on to our young men of today.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Your Friend in Scouting,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href="mailto:blog@jamboreetroop605.com"&gt;JamboTroopBlogger Dave&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/193581664054919029-2928488823686280123?l=jamboreetroop.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://jamboreetroop.blogspot.com/feeds/2928488823686280123/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://jamboreetroop.blogspot.com/2010/01/100-years-of-scouting-bsa-core.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/193581664054919029/posts/default/2928488823686280123'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/193581664054919029/posts/default/2928488823686280123'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://jamboreetroop.blogspot.com/2010/01/100-years-of-scouting-bsa-core.html' title='100 Years of Scouting - BSA Core Principles'/><author><name>JamboTroopBlogger Dave</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/11618502454893296476</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_0WJapTLQJoA/SfmXTYBpmoI/AAAAAAAAADQ/YWlxw3_vfrQ/S220/DaveElwell_09.2008_155px.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-193581664054919029.post-3644886474487617132</id><published>2010-01-30T23:00:00.013-07:00</published><updated>2010-01-31T03:33:37.926-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='BSA Centennial History'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Scouting Memories'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Jamboree Troop 605'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Jamboree 2010'/><title type='text'>Centennial Year of BSA - Scouting History &amp; Memories</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_0WJapTLQJoA/S2VYapjpDJI/AAAAAAAAAEE/vCo9qvuqj00/s1600-h/tube-tent.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 195px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 134px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5432845740347559058" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_0WJapTLQJoA/S2VYapjpDJI/AAAAAAAAAEE/vCo9qvuqj00/s200/tube-tent.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;Hello Fellow Scouts - JamboTroopBlogger Dave here in South Jordan, Utah.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;This is the Centennial Year for the Boy Scouts of America. There is so much history to remember and talk about. We will talk about the rich history of Scouting over the coming months as we approach the National Jamboree 2010 this summer. As we do, we suggest that you remember your Scouting past and consider how it may benefit the future of you and your family. We share the following memories of one boy who became a Scout during the 60th year of the BSA.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;Forty years ago today, January 30, 1970, a young man named David turned 11 and went on his first Scout campout with Troop 400 of Fountain Valley, California. The campsite was less than an hour away at Camp Myford but this new Scout considered the trip the most important of his life. He was so excited to be a Scout and a part of the group of 20 or so from Troop 400.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Now, it is said that &lt;em&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XqMEEvmfyQU"&gt;It Never Rains in Southern California&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt;, but it did that first night of camping for David. Troop 400 was a new troop and did not have (yet) expensive all-weather tents. Orange tube tents strung between two trees and staked at the four corners provided the shelter for the Scouts. These are tents that some carry today for emergency shelter.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;Well, it wasn't long before the heavy rain formed a stream and it was running from one open end of David's tent to the other. There are no doors on tube tents you see. So sleeping bags get wet, and then Scouts get wet and cold. So, David heads to the campfire and warms up but soon the adults instruct that it is time to go to bed. &lt;em&gt;What bed?&lt;/em&gt; &lt;em&gt;My bed is at home - here I just have a wet sleeping bag and its cold!&lt;/em&gt; Obidiently, David went back to the tube tent for what he recalls to be the most miserable night of camping ever.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;The next month David was on the Scout campout with Troop 400 and he did not miss one ever. He learned to backpack, fish, cook, shoot rifles, climb rocks and glaciers, lead and teach other Scouts, and so many other things. David loved Scouting and he became an Eagle Scout in 1974. He later formed Explorer Post 400 with some of his older backpacking friends, and they continued on for a couple more years before college.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;With all the great times in Scouting that David has had and remembers to this day, one of the fondest memories is that his Dad was along on most of the Scout outings. He was in the backgound yes, but he was there and an impotant part of David's experience with Scouting.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Fast forward to 1996 when David's first son was born. He was there when Brandon was born and one of the first thoughts was, &lt;em&gt;I can hardly wait until he is eleven years old so he can become a Scout&lt;/em&gt;. And today David has two sons, Brandon and Parker, in Scouts with &lt;a href="http://www.troop410.com/"&gt;Troop 410 of Salt Lake City&lt;/a&gt;. His third son, Carter, will be 11 in May and can hardly wait until he can join Troop 410. In fact, Carter has tagged along on 3 or 4 campouts for some early training and FUN!&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Brandon will be 14 tomorrow and is about 3 months from earning his Eagle Scout badge. He is a leader, loves to cook and camp, and now he is passing his skills on to the younger Scouts. He helps his brother Parker, just like David helped his younger brother Bryon.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Parker is 12 and has lots of fun, especially with the crafts - basketry and pottery as examples. He already helps his younger brother Carter, just like Brandon helps him. And so it is with Scouting, one Scout passing on the skills learned to the younger Scouts, so they may do the same.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Brandon will attend the National Jamboree 2010 this summer, and he will have the time of his life with &lt;a href="http://www.jamboreetroop605.com/"&gt;Jamboree Troop 605 &lt;/a&gt;and all the other Scouts at &lt;a href="http://www.jamboreetroop605.com/documents/jamboree_2010_site_map1.pdf"&gt;Fort AP Hill&lt;/a&gt;, Virginia. His Dad will be watching in the background and blogging a bit about some of the important points of history for the BSA, the values of Scouting, and those memories and skills we all have and need to pass along to the younger Scouts, so they may do the same.  Check back or subscribe to the &lt;a href="http://jamboreetroop.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default"&gt;Jamboree Troop Blog feed&lt;/a&gt; for future blog posts.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Feel free to share a memory or two through your comments below or send an email to &lt;a href="mailto:blog@jamboreetroop605.com"&gt;JamboTroopBlogger Dave&lt;/a&gt;. We would like to share some real life Scouting memories with everyone as the &lt;a href="http://www.bsajamboree.org/"&gt;National Jamboree 2010 &lt;/a&gt;approaches. Its only 176 days away!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Your Friend in Scouting,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href="mailto:blog@jamboreetroop605.com"&gt;JamboTroopBlogger Dave&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/193581664054919029-3644886474487617132?l=jamboreetroop.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://jamboreetroop.blogspot.com/feeds/3644886474487617132/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://jamboreetroop.blogspot.com/2010/01/centennial-year-of-bsa-scouting-history.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/193581664054919029/posts/default/3644886474487617132'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/193581664054919029/posts/default/3644886474487617132'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://jamboreetroop.blogspot.com/2010/01/centennial-year-of-bsa-scouting-history.html' title='Centennial Year of BSA - Scouting History &amp; Memories'/><author><name>JamboTroopBlogger Dave</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/11618502454893296476</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_0WJapTLQJoA/SfmXTYBpmoI/AAAAAAAAADQ/YWlxw3_vfrQ/S220/DaveElwell_09.2008_155px.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_0WJapTLQJoA/S2VYapjpDJI/AAAAAAAAAEE/vCo9qvuqj00/s72-c/tube-tent.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-193581664054919029.post-1821022577393440821</id><published>2009-08-22T04:30:00.003-06:00</published><updated>2009-08-22T04:34:57.217-06:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Patch Collecting'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Jamboree Troop 605'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Jamboree 2010'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='BSA Western Region'/><title type='text'>Great Basin Patch-Logo for the GSLC Sub-Camp</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://www.jamboreetroop605.com/logos/jambo-sub-camp6-logo_great-basin.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 147px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 192px; CURSOR: hand" border="0" alt="" src="http://www.jamboreetroop605.com/logos/jambo-sub-camp6-logo_great-basin.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;Hello Fellow Scouts - JamboTroopBlogger Dave here in South Jordan, Utah.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;Almost everyone knows that &lt;em&gt;100 Years of Scouting&lt;/em&gt; is the theme for the 2010 Jamboree. We also know that many Scouts collect patches; some even take it beyond the "just for fun" level.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;Anyway, the National Scout Jamboree in 2010 will feature a patch collection that will form the number "100" using 21 patch-logos for the same number of sub-camps at Jamboree 2010.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;For a better idea of what I am talking about, take a look at the &lt;a href="http://www.jamboreetroop605.com/news/WR_Jamboree_News_08.19.09.pdf"&gt;WR Jamboree Newsletter for August&lt;/a&gt;. It just came out on the 19th and includes a picture of the four Western Region sub-camp patch-logos, plus an arrow showing where in the overall "100" set of patches they fit.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;As an example, Scouts coming from the &lt;a href="http://www.gslc-bsa.org/"&gt;Great Salt Lake Council&lt;/a&gt; (GSLC) have been assigned to sub-camp 6. The number 6 coincides with the first number of our &lt;a href="http://www.jamboreetroop605.com/"&gt;Jamboree Troop 605&lt;/a&gt;, based in Salt Lake City, and part of the GSLC. Looking for number 6 in the set of patch-logos reveals that JT-605 hails from the Great Basin area of the Western Region. The &lt;a href="http://www.jamboreetroop605.com/logos/jambo-sub-camp6-logo_great-basin.jpg"&gt;Great Basin Patch-Logo&lt;/a&gt; is shown above in this post.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;a href="mailto:blog@jamboreetroop605.com"&gt;JamboreeTroopBlogger Dave&lt;/a&gt; has been told that Scouts will be able to collect (puchase) all 21 patches to make the "100" set. A large neckerchief will be available for display purposes. So, &lt;em&gt;be prepared&lt;/em&gt; for patch trading and collecting at Jamboree 2010 - more on this topic in the future.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;Keep checking back, or subscribe to the &lt;a href="http://jamboreetroop.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default"&gt;Jamboree Troop Blog feed&lt;/a&gt; for future posts about Jamboree 2010.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;Only 337 days before the Jamboree 2010 fun begins!&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Your Friend in Scouting,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href="mailto:blog@jamboreetroop605.com"&gt;JamboTroopBlogger Dave&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/193581664054919029-1821022577393440821?l=jamboreetroop.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://jamboreetroop.blogspot.com/feeds/1821022577393440821/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://jamboreetroop.blogspot.com/2009/08/great-basin-patch-logo-for-gslc-sub.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/193581664054919029/posts/default/1821022577393440821'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/193581664054919029/posts/default/1821022577393440821'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://jamboreetroop.blogspot.com/2009/08/great-basin-patch-logo-for-gslc-sub.html' title='Great Basin Patch-Logo for the GSLC Sub-Camp'/><author><name>JamboTroopBlogger Dave</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/11618502454893296476</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_0WJapTLQJoA/SfmXTYBpmoI/AAAAAAAAADQ/YWlxw3_vfrQ/S220/DaveElwell_09.2008_155px.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-193581664054919029.post-2717504564279813733</id><published>2009-08-21T12:55:00.009-06:00</published><updated>2009-08-21T13:07:46.594-06:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Jamboree Staff'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Jamboree 2010'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='BSA Western Region'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Announcements'/><title type='text'>Jamboree 2010 Staff Positions Filling Fast - Jamboree Staff Guide is Online</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://www.jamboreetroop605.com/logos/jambo-staff-guide.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 170px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 207px; CURSOR: hand" border="0" alt="" src="http://www.jamboreetroop605.com/logos/jambo-staff-guide.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;Hello Fellow Scouts - JamboTroopBlogger Dave here in South Jordan, Utah.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;Normally, I would not post more than once a day, but I had a conversation this morning with the Associate Regional Director for Programs, &lt;a href="mailto:jvandreese@netbsa.org"&gt;John Van Dreese&lt;/a&gt;, at BSA's Western Region HQ. We covered several topics and one was staffing for Jamboree 2010.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;For the Western Region, staffing at the four sub-camp groups is close to complete. However, John suggested that the Action Center might be an excellent choice with 50 or so spots still open. The number of open positions has been reduced substantially since last report in the WR Newsletter at the end of June. So, if you are thinking about attending Jamboree 2010 as a Staff member, it is time to get your application in online.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;A good first step would be to review the &lt;a href="http://www.jamboreetroop605.com/documents/2010_jamboree_staff_guide.pdf"&gt;Jamboree Staff Guide&lt;/a&gt; which is available online. It is 40 pages in pdf format and should give you a good idea of the ABCs of being a member of the Jamboree Staff.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;The next step, if you are in the &lt;a href="http://www.wrbsa.org/about/territory"&gt;Western Region&lt;/a&gt;, would be to call Chris Hunt at 480-752-7013. Chris is also an Associate Regional Director for Programs at BSA's Western Region HQ, and he is in charge of WR Staffing for the Jamboree. Now, be aware that Chris will be doing BSA work away from his office next week, but leave him a message regarding your interest.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;If you are located or interested in one of the other three BSA Regions, you may access them at &lt;a href="http://www.crventuring.org/"&gt;BSA Central Region&lt;/a&gt; - &lt;a href="http://www.nerbsa.org/"&gt;BSA Northeast Region&lt;/a&gt; - &lt;a href="http://srbsa.org/"&gt;BSA Southern Region&lt;/a&gt;. For more information on the Western Region and Jamboree, you will find links to the monthly WR Jamboree Newsletters in the column to the left at &lt;a href="http://jamboreetroop.blogspot.com/"&gt;Jamboree Troop Blog&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;There are also &lt;a href="http://www.bsajamboree.org/positions.html"&gt;Staff Positions Available&lt;/a&gt; at the BSA National level. The &lt;a href="http://www.bsajamboree.org/staff.html"&gt;National Scout Jamboree 2010 Staff page&lt;/a&gt; is where you will find all the information you will need.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;For those Scouts out there unfamiliar with the Jamboree Site, or if you just want to have some fun, check out the &lt;a href="http://www.bsajamboree.org/swf/2010Map.swf?scale=noscale&amp;amp;tag1=The%20Boy%20Scouts%20of%20America&amp;amp;tag2=Jamboree%202010&amp;amp;tag3=Preview%20Movie&amp;amp;tag4=The%20best,%20most%20exciting,%20fun-filled,%20safest%20jamboree%20ever!C:\Users\Owner\Documents\Debut"&gt;Jamboree 2010 Interactive Map&lt;/a&gt;. Click on the Action Centers (middle of map) for events included plus a short video description.  The internet is so much fun!&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;Jamboree 2010 will celebrate &lt;em&gt;100 Years of Scouting&lt;/em&gt; sure, but more than that, it will be one of those priceless memories for all that attended. What are you waiting for - take a look at the &lt;a href="http://www.jamboreetroop605.com/documents/2010_jamboree_staff_guide.pdf"&gt;Jamboree Staff Guide&lt;/a&gt; and get your application in for a Staff position as soon as possible.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Your Friend in Scouting,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href="mailto:blog@jamboreetroop605.com"&gt;JamboTroopBlogger Dave&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/193581664054919029-2717504564279813733?l=jamboreetroop.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://jamboreetroop.blogspot.com/feeds/2717504564279813733/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://jamboreetroop.blogspot.com/2009/08/jamboree-2010-staff-positions-filling.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/193581664054919029/posts/default/2717504564279813733'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/193581664054919029/posts/default/2717504564279813733'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://jamboreetroop.blogspot.com/2009/08/jamboree-2010-staff-positions-filling.html' title='Jamboree 2010 Staff Positions Filling Fast - Jamboree Staff Guide is Online'/><author><name>JamboTroopBlogger Dave</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/11618502454893296476</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_0WJapTLQJoA/SfmXTYBpmoI/AAAAAAAAADQ/YWlxw3_vfrQ/S220/DaveElwell_09.2008_155px.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-193581664054919029.post-4969439366173224260</id><published>2009-08-21T11:30:00.003-06:00</published><updated>2009-08-21T11:35:26.189-06:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Jamboree Leaders'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Jamboree 2010'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Announcements'/><title type='text'>Jamboree 2010 Leader's Guide is Available</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://www.jamboreetroop605.com/logos/jambo-leaders-guide.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 131px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 193px; CURSOR: hand" border="0" alt="" src="http://www.jamboreetroop605.com/logos/jambo-leaders-guide.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;Hello Fellow Scouts - JamboTroopBlogger Dave here in South Jordan, Utah.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;For all the Jamboree Troop Leaders out there - the &lt;a href="http://www.jamboreetroop605.com/documents/2010_jamboree_leaders_guide.pdf"&gt;Jamboree Leader's Guide&lt;/a&gt; is now available online.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The Leader's Guide is filled with information from A to Z and includes 20 appendicies. At 79 pages in pdf format, it is a tremendous resource and a "must read" for all Jamboree Troop Scoutmasters and Assistant Scoutmasters.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Get a copy of the &lt;a href="http://www.jamboreetroop605.com/documents/2010_jamboree_leaders_guide.pdf"&gt;Jamboree Leader's Guide&lt;/a&gt; today so you will &lt;em&gt;be prepared&lt;/em&gt; for the next 11 months of preparations for JAMBOREE 2010!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Your Friend in Scouting,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href="mailto:blog@jamboreetroop605.com"&gt;JamboTroopBlogger Dave&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/193581664054919029-4969439366173224260?l=jamboreetroop.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://jamboreetroop.blogspot.com/feeds/4969439366173224260/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://jamboreetroop.blogspot.com/2009/08/jamboree-2010-leaders-guide-is.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/193581664054919029/posts/default/4969439366173224260'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/193581664054919029/posts/default/4969439366173224260'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://jamboreetroop.blogspot.com/2009/08/jamboree-2010-leaders-guide-is.html' title='Jamboree 2010 Leader&apos;s Guide is Available'/><author><name>JamboTroopBlogger Dave</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/11618502454893296476</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_0WJapTLQJoA/SfmXTYBpmoI/AAAAAAAAADQ/YWlxw3_vfrQ/S220/DaveElwell_09.2008_155px.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-193581664054919029.post-2231509336429478863</id><published>2009-08-20T19:43:00.008-06:00</published><updated>2009-08-20T20:38:54.327-06:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Jamboree Troop 605'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Announcements'/><title type='text'>Jamboree Troop 605 Schedule Changes</title><content type='html'>Hello Fellow Scouts - JamboTroopBlogger Dave here in South Jordan, Utah.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Jamboree Troop 605 will be reconvening in September. The two August meetings scheduled for next week have been cancelled. However, our &lt;a href="http://www.jamboreetroop605.com/index_files/Page727.htm"&gt;Scoutmasters&lt;/a&gt; will be having a planning meeting next Thursday to get ready for the next 11 months before the Jamboree begins on July 26, 2010.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The &lt;a href="http://www.jamboreetroop605.com/index_files/Page759.htm"&gt;JT-605 Patrol Leaders Council&lt;/a&gt; will meet again on Saturday, September 12th at 9:00 AM. There will also be a Troop Committee Meeting at 9:30 AM. Both meetings will be held at &lt;a href="http://www.christmethodistchurch.net/"&gt;Christ United Methodist Church&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The next JT-605 Meeting will be combined with a Troop Canoeing Outing to a local lake. &lt;a href="http://www.troop410.com/"&gt;Troop 410&lt;/a&gt; will provide the canoes, PFDs and paddles for a fun-filled day of canoeing. An overnight campout is planned as well. The exact location is not set yet, but mark Friday &amp;amp; Saturday, September 25th &amp;amp; 26th on your calendars now.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;We have all taken the Summer off but watch for new posts now that September is just around the corner. In fact, we need your help with some information about out JT-605 Scouts. In June, at our Camp Tracy Breakfast Meeting, Scoutmaster Later challenged all the Scouts to work on their rank advancement over the summer.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;So please, send me the details on our JT-605 Scouts' rank advancements, merit badges, training acomplishments, etc. so we may recognize their achievements right here at &lt;a href="http://jamboreetroop.blogspot.com/"&gt;JamboreeTroopBlog&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Watch for a post on our JT-605 Scouts that completed their &lt;a href="http://www.scouting.org/scoutsource/BoyScouts/Resources/nylt.aspx"&gt;NYLT - Silver Moccasin&lt;/a&gt; this summer - it will be coming soon ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Your Friend in Scouting,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href="mailto:blog@jamboreetroop605.com"&gt;JamboTroopBlogger Dave&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/193581664054919029-2231509336429478863?l=jamboreetroop.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://jamboreetroop.blogspot.com/feeds/2231509336429478863/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://jamboreetroop.blogspot.com/2009/08/jamboree-troop-605-schedule-changes.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/193581664054919029/posts/default/2231509336429478863'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/193581664054919029/posts/default/2231509336429478863'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://jamboreetroop.blogspot.com/2009/08/jamboree-troop-605-schedule-changes.html' title='Jamboree Troop 605 Schedule Changes'/><author><name>JamboTroopBlogger Dave</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/11618502454893296476</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_0WJapTLQJoA/SfmXTYBpmoI/AAAAAAAAADQ/YWlxw3_vfrQ/S220/DaveElwell_09.2008_155px.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-193581664054919029.post-6160436158869810918</id><published>2009-05-25T20:15:00.003-06:00</published><updated>2009-05-25T20:16:16.152-06:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Scout Advancement'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Awards'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Jamboree Troop 605'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Jamboree 2010'/><title type='text'>Update on the National Scout Jamboree Emergency Preparedness Award</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_0WJapTLQJoA/ShtJH6LJaFI/AAAAAAAAAD0/04a2hnouGRw/s1600-h/em-prep-award-jam2010.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 170px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339942183401777234" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_0WJapTLQJoA/ShtJH6LJaFI/AAAAAAAAAD0/04a2hnouGRw/s200/em-prep-award-jam2010.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;Hello Fellow Scouts - JamboTroopBlogger Dave here in South Jordan, Utah.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;On April 20th we first reported on the &lt;em&gt;2010 National Scout Jamboree Emergency Preparedness Award&lt;/em&gt;. This important award can be earned by all Scouts participating in the 2010 National Jamboree, but &lt;em&gt;only if&lt;/em&gt; the entire Jamboree Troop participates and meets the requirments.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;When we reported in that blog post a little over a month ago, there was not an electronic image available online to show you.  Well, we can show you the patch now.  Once earned, this patch is to be worn on the right shirt pocket of the Scout uniform.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;As we said a little over a month ago - "&lt;em&gt;every Scout from every Jamboree Troop should be wearing the 2010 National Scout Jamboree Emergency Preparedness Award patch on their right shirt pocket while attending the National Jamboree in July 2010&lt;/em&gt;."&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;We are pleased to report that the Scoutmasters of &lt;a href="http://www.jamboreetroop605.com/"&gt;Jamboree Troop 605&lt;/a&gt; decided at their SM Meeting this month that JT-605 will work to earn this important award. Assistant Scoutmaster, &lt;a href="http://www.jamboreetroop605.com/documents/info-sheet-roark-stratton.pdf"&gt;Roark Stratton&lt;/a&gt; has been appointed to lead the effort.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;For more information on the &lt;em&gt;2010 National Scout Jamboree Emergency Preparedness Award&lt;/em&gt;, visit our &lt;a href="http://jamboreetroop.blogspot.com/2009/04/jamboree-troop-scouts-can-earn.html"&gt;April 20th Jamboree Troop Blog Post&lt;/a&gt;, or read the &lt;em&gt;&lt;a href="http://scoutingmagazine.org/issues/0905/d-news.html"&gt;News Brief&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt; section of the May-June 2009 edition of &lt;a href="http://scoutingmagazine.org/"&gt;Scouting Magazine&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Your Friend in Scouting,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href="mailto:blog@jamboreetroop605.com"&gt;JamboTroopBlogger Dave&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/193581664054919029-6160436158869810918?l=jamboreetroop.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://jamboreetroop.blogspot.com/feeds/6160436158869810918/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://jamboreetroop.blogspot.com/2009/05/update-on-national-scout-jamboree.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/193581664054919029/posts/default/6160436158869810918'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/193581664054919029/posts/default/6160436158869810918'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://jamboreetroop.blogspot.com/2009/05/update-on-national-scout-jamboree.html' title='Update on the National Scout Jamboree Emergency Preparedness Award'/><author><name>JamboTroopBlogger Dave</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/11618502454893296476</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_0WJapTLQJoA/SfmXTYBpmoI/AAAAAAAAADQ/YWlxw3_vfrQ/S220/DaveElwell_09.2008_155px.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_0WJapTLQJoA/ShtJH6LJaFI/AAAAAAAAAD0/04a2hnouGRw/s72-c/em-prep-award-jam2010.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-193581664054919029.post-1036895233771274739</id><published>2009-05-25T17:30:00.002-06:00</published><updated>2009-05-25T17:30:27.029-06:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Patrol Leaders Council'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Jamboree Troop 605'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Announcements'/><title type='text'>JT-605 Patrol Leaders Council meets and schedules FUN Activities</title><content type='html'>Hello Fellow Scouts - JamboTroopBlogger Dave here in South Jordan, Utah.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The following is a glimpse of how a &lt;em&gt;boy-run troop&lt;/em&gt; operates.  However, &lt;em&gt;young men-run troop&lt;/em&gt; is probably more appropriate ... read on ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.jamboreetroop605.com/"&gt;Jamboree Troop 605&lt;/a&gt; has a Patrol Leaders Council (PLC) and they met this past Saturday to schedule up some FUN activities before the summer break in a few weeks. Five members of the PLC were present and all participated in the discussion and decisions made -&lt;br /&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;li&gt;Senior Patrol Leader, Conner, an Eagle Scout,&lt;/li&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;li&gt;The &lt;em&gt;Border Patrol&lt;/em&gt; Leader, Trent, a Star Scout,&lt;/li&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;li&gt;The &lt;em&gt;Flying Zebras&lt;/em&gt; Patrol Leader, Robbie, a Star Scout,&lt;/li&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;li&gt;The &lt;em&gt;Ligers Patrol&lt;/em&gt; Leader, Brandon, a Star Scout, and&lt;/li&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;li&gt;Troop Scribe, Stephen, a First Class Scout.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;br /&gt;First on the PLC Agenda was to schedule upcoming meetings. The May 28th Troop Meeting was confirmed with a start time of 7:00 PM in the gym at &lt;a href="http://www.mapquest.com/maps?city=Salt+Lake+City&amp;amp;state=UT&amp;amp;address=2375+East+3300+South&amp;amp;zipcode=84109&amp;amp;cat=Christ+United+Methodist+Church"&gt;Christ United Methodist Church&lt;/a&gt;. The Troop Meeting for June was moved to June 6th at Camp Tracy, starting at 9:00 AM with a breakfast for the Scouts and their parents. Additional planning for these two events occured later in the meeting but next up was a discussion about where to go for the Troop 605 outing in September.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;All five PLC members participated in the discussion, and offered up suggestions. A vote was then taken and Conner announced the PLC's decision: the Troop 605 Meeting-Outing would be September 25 &amp;amp; 26, with canoes and kayaks for the Scouts to take out on a local lake TBD.  Sounds like lots of FUN!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.troop410.com/Canoes.html"&gt;Troop 410 has a Canoe Trailer&lt;/a&gt; complete with canoes, kayaks, paddles and PFDs that it will rent out for a weekend for next to nothing to local Scout units. JamboTroopBlogger Dave has already made the reservation for &lt;a href="http://www.jamboreetroop605.com/"&gt;Jamboree Troop 605&lt;/a&gt; in September.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Next on the PLC Agenda was some serious business - begin development of a &lt;em&gt;Diversity Code&lt;/em&gt; for Troop 605. &lt;a href="http://www.jamboreetroop605.com/documents/info-sheet-doug-later.pdf"&gt;Scoutmaster Doug&lt;/a&gt; supplied materials from various sources. The PLC members took turns reading the materials aloud to the group. The mission was provided by SM Doug, that the Senior Patrol Leader and Patrol Leaders discuss the topic with all the Scouts so the PLC could then work together in developing the &lt;em&gt;Diversity Code&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The PLC, with SPL Conner directing, returned to planning the next Troop 605 Meeting on May 28th.  Assignments were given to the Patrol Leaders, time was set aside for patrol meetings and a parents meeting, an indoor game was planned, and much more was scheduled. Conner even requested that the newest adult leader, &lt;a href="http://www.jamboreetroop605.com/documents/info-sheet-david-wilson.pdf"&gt;ASM David Wilson&lt;/a&gt; provide some Jamboree Highlights from his 2005 Jamboree experience.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Last on the Agenda, the PLC tackled planning details for the June 6th Troop Meeting-Outing at Camp Tracy.  Other than to say that breakfast and fun activities are planned, we will simply say that all Scouts and their parents will not want to miss this outing.  It is scheduled for &lt;a href="http://www.doubleknot.com/openrosters/DocDownload.asp?id=45899"&gt;Camp Tracy&lt;/a&gt; from 9 AM to Noon on Saturday, June 6, 2009.  The members of the PLC are to arrive at 8 AM to get everything ready for FUN!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;For a complete listing of the events scheduled by the PLC through September, visit the &lt;a href="http://www.jamboreetroop605.com/"&gt;Jamboree Troop 605 website&lt;/a&gt; and look in the right column.  More details can be found at the &lt;a href="http://www.jamboreetroop605.com/calendar"&gt;Jamboree Troop 605 Calendar&lt;/a&gt; - just click on the events for the location, contact info, and more.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Your Friend in Scouting,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href="mailto:blog@jamboreetroop605.com"&gt;JamboTroopBlogger Dave&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/193581664054919029-1036895233771274739?l=jamboreetroop.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://jamboreetroop.blogspot.com/feeds/1036895233771274739/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://jamboreetroop.blogspot.com/2009/05/jt-605-patrol-leaders-council-meets-and.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/193581664054919029/posts/default/1036895233771274739'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/193581664054919029/posts/default/1036895233771274739'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://jamboreetroop.blogspot.com/2009/05/jt-605-patrol-leaders-council-meets-and.html' title='JT-605 Patrol Leaders Council meets and schedules FUN Activities'/><author><name>JamboTroopBlogger Dave</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/11618502454893296476</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_0WJapTLQJoA/SfmXTYBpmoI/AAAAAAAAADQ/YWlxw3_vfrQ/S220/DaveElwell_09.2008_155px.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-193581664054919029.post-2242615348322644050</id><published>2009-04-30T10:38:00.001-06:00</published><updated>2009-04-30T10:49:13.532-06:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Scoutmaster Doug Later'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Helpful Scouts'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Jamboree Troop 605'/><title type='text'>Jamboree Troop 605 is Helpful - Performs Public Flag Ceremony</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://www.jamboreetroop605.com/photo_galleries/flag_ceremony_04.2009/flag-ceremony_04.25.09_225px.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 225px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 225px" alt="" src="http://www.jamboreetroop605.com/photo_galleries/flag_ceremony_04.2009/flag-ceremony_04.25.09_225px.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The third Scout Law is HELPFUL, and &lt;a href="http://www.jamboreetroop605.com/documents/info-sheet-doug-later.pdf"&gt;Scoutmaster Doug Later &lt;/a&gt;of Jamboree Troop 605 is guiding his Scouts to follow this law. See his note below ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;em&gt;Jamboree Troop 605 joined Scoutmaster Doug’s home Troop 893 on invitation to present the opening flag ceremony at the Utah State Republican Convention on Saturday, April 25th at 10:00 am at Sandy South Town Expo Center. Thanks to the 11 Scouts that participated. A special thanks to Robbie who conducted the flag ceremony before approximately 400 delegates and participants at the convention. On the way home, we enjoyed a McDonald’s breakfast, too. Way to go Troop 605. &lt;strong&gt;Scoutmaster Doug&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;a href="http://gallery.me.com/bdebry#100150"&gt;Click Here &lt;/a&gt;to view more photos from this event - courtesy of Brad DeBry.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Volunteering to help others by performing an important flag ceremony is a great example of living the Scout Law. Keep up the great work Scoutmaster Doug and &lt;a href="http://www.jamboreetroop605.com/"&gt;Jamboree Troop 605&lt;/a&gt;!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Your Friend in Scouting,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href="mailto:blog@jamboreetroop605.com"&gt;JamboTroopBlogger Dave&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/193581664054919029-2242615348322644050?l=jamboreetroop.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://jamboreetroop.blogspot.com/feeds/2242615348322644050/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://jamboreetroop.blogspot.com/2009/04/jamboree-troop-605-is-helpful-performs.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/193581664054919029/posts/default/2242615348322644050'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/193581664054919029/posts/default/2242615348322644050'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://jamboreetroop.blogspot.com/2009/04/jamboree-troop-605-is-helpful-performs.html' title='Jamboree Troop 605 is Helpful - Performs Public Flag Ceremony'/><author><name>JamboTroopBlogger Dave</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/11618502454893296476</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_0WJapTLQJoA/SfmXTYBpmoI/AAAAAAAAADQ/YWlxw3_vfrQ/S220/DaveElwell_09.2008_155px.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-193581664054919029.post-966937066394179648</id><published>2009-04-20T17:32:00.008-06:00</published><updated>2009-04-30T10:46:46.408-06:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Scout Advancement'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Awards'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Jamboree 2010'/><title type='text'>Jamboree Troop Scouts Can Earn Emergency Preparedness Award</title><content type='html'>Hello Fellow Scouts - Webmaster Dave here in South Jordan, Utah.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;If you are a member of a 2010 National Jamboree Troop then you can earn the &lt;strong&gt;2010 National Scout Jamboree Emergency Preparedness Award&lt;/strong&gt;. One can find all the details in the &lt;em&gt;News Brief&lt;/em&gt; section of the May-June 2009 edition of &lt;em&gt;Scouting&lt;/em&gt; magazine, pp. 4-6.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This award is so new that a Google search does not bring up an image of the patch. However, there is an image included in the &lt;em&gt;News Brief&lt;/em&gt; mentioned above and should be available soon online at &lt;a href="http://www.scoutingmagazine.org/"&gt;http://www.scoutingmagazine.org/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Here's a summary of the requirements to earn the award:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;blockquote&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;li&gt;All Scouts in the Jamboree Troop must earn one of the following: First Aid merit badge, Emergency Preparedness merit badge, American Red Cross Basic First Aid Course, or American Red Cross Wilderness First Aid Basics course.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;li&gt;At least one adult leader must complete the American Red Cross Wilderness First Aid Basics Course or an equivalent.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;li&gt;The entire troop, including the adult leaders, must participate in an emergency preparedness training conducted by emergency preparedness agencies, such as local fire and police departments.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;li&gt;Prepare and share with all troop members a written emergency preparedness plan for your troop's Jamboree trip.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;li&gt;Prepare an emergency kit for travel by private vehicle or public transportation during the Jamboree trip.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;li&gt;Hold a troop training on the Jamboree Emergency Preparedness Plan that offers potential emergency scenarios and asks Scouts how they would respond.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;li&gt;Ensure that every Scout, youth and adult, carries a personal first aid kit during the Jamboree trip.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;li&gt;At least 50 percent of the adult leaders must complete &lt;em&gt;Introduction to the Incident Command System&lt;/em&gt; (ICS-100). &lt;/li&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The &lt;em&gt;News Brief&lt;/em&gt; also recommends a review of the "Be Prepared" tab located at &lt;a href="http://www.bsajamboree.org/"&gt;http://www.bsajamboree.org/&lt;/a&gt; A quick look reveals a wealth of information in the following categories: &lt;em&gt;Scout Guidelines&lt;/em&gt;, &lt;em&gt;Adult Guidelines&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;Get Fit&lt;/em&gt;. This is MUST READ MATERIAL for &lt;strong&gt;all&lt;/strong&gt; Adult Leaders, especially given the much stricter &lt;em&gt;health &amp;amp; safety requirements&lt;/em&gt; in place for the 2010 National Jamboree.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;u&gt;&lt;b&gt;Bottom line&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/u&gt; - every Scout from every Jamboree Troop should be wearing the 2010 National Scout Jamboree Emergency Preparedness Award patch on their right shirt pocket while attending the National Jamboree in July 2010.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Your Friend in Scouting,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href="mailto:blog@jamboreetroop605.com"&gt;JamboTroopBlogger Dave&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/193581664054919029-966937066394179648?l=jamboreetroop.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://jamboreetroop.blogspot.com/feeds/966937066394179648/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://jamboreetroop.blogspot.com/2009/04/jamboree-troop-scouts-can-earn.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/193581664054919029/posts/default/966937066394179648'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/193581664054919029/posts/default/966937066394179648'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://jamboreetroop.blogspot.com/2009/04/jamboree-troop-scouts-can-earn.html' title='Jamboree Troop Scouts Can Earn Emergency Preparedness Award'/><author><name>JamboTroopBlogger Dave</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/11618502454893296476</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_0WJapTLQJoA/SfmXTYBpmoI/AAAAAAAAADQ/YWlxw3_vfrQ/S220/DaveElwell_09.2008_155px.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-193581664054919029.post-2775046216949991626</id><published>2009-04-17T13:02:00.008-06:00</published><updated>2009-04-30T10:48:40.020-06:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Jamboree Troop 605'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Announcements'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Webmaster Dave'/><title type='text'>Troop 605 Website, Blog and Calendar Updates</title><content type='html'>&lt;div class="Section1"&gt;&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style="color:#984806;"&gt;Hello Fellow Scouts and Parents,&lt;?xml:namespace prefix = o /&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#984806;"&gt;Get ready for a great weekend with lots of sunshine. We are headed for Topaz Mtn late Friday after Brandon’s baseball game. Solar ovens will cook part of Saturday dinner – Scouting is so much fun, right Kevin!&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#984806;"&gt;New material and forms have been posted to the Troop Website, Troop Blog and Troop Calendar. So, be sure to visit the following over the weekend for the latest on Jamboree Troop 605.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#984806;"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Symbol;color:#984806;"&gt;&lt;span style="mso-list: Ignore"&gt;·&lt;span style="FONT: 100% 'Times New Roman'"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="color:#984806;"&gt;Troop Website at&lt;/span&gt; &lt;b&gt;&lt;span style="color:#e36c0a;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.jamboreetroop605.com/"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#e36c0a;"&gt;www.JamboreeTroop605.com&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;span style="color:#984806;"&gt;– check out all nine pages, including forms, helpful links and contact information.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#984806;"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Symbol;"&gt;&lt;span style="mso-list: Ignore"&gt;·&lt;span style="FONT: 100% 'Times New Roman'"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="color:#984806;"&gt;Troop Blog at &lt;/span&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style="color:#e36c0a;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.jamboreetroop.blogspot.com/"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#e36c0a;"&gt;www.jamboreetroop.blogspot.com&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt; &lt;span style="color:#984806;"&gt;– subscribe to the blog in the left column to receive new posts instantly via email.&lt;/span&gt; &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Symbol;color:#984806;"&gt;&lt;span style="mso-list: Ignore"&gt;·&lt;span style="FONT: 100% 'Times New Roman'"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="color:#984806;"&gt;Troop Calendar at&lt;/span&gt; &lt;b&gt;&lt;span style="color:#e36c0a;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.jamboreetroop605.com/calendar"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#e36c0a;"&gt;www.JamboreeTroop605.com/calendar&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt; &lt;span style="color:#984806;"&gt;- click and print any event for detailed information, and register to receive notice of new postings.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;u&gt;&lt;span style="color:#984806;"&gt;Your Weekend Mission&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/u&gt;&lt;span style="color:#984806;"&gt;: search the Troop Website and find the revised Flyer for the Troop Contests (Neckerchief &amp;amp; Troop T-Shirt), then click and print it. Hint: &lt;i&gt;Forms &amp;amp; Links&lt;/i&gt;. The contest deadline is approaching fast! Oh yeah, there will be a test at the troop meeting.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#984806;"&gt;If there are any pictures or other materials to be posted, please forward them to me by email. Some of the other home troops must have had a Court of Honor this year – send me the details for recognition of the Scouts on the Blog&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="color:#984806;"&gt;(&lt;/span&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style="color:#e36c0a;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://jamboreetroop.blogspot.com/2009/04/advancement-awards-troop-410-court-of.html"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#e36c0a;"&gt;sample blog post&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;span style="color:#984806;"&gt;).&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#984806;"&gt;See you all soon.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:'Lucida Handwriting';color:#ff6600;"&gt;&lt;a href="mailto:webmaster@jamboreetroop605.com"&gt;Webmaster Dave Elwell&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:'Calibri','sans-serif';color:#009900;"&gt;PS We have two rather important Committee positions open – Committee Chair and Treasurer. I’m betting two Buffalo BBQ tickets that we can have those positions filled before the end of our Parents Meeting on April 23&lt;sup&gt;rd&lt;/sup&gt;. The Annual Buffalo BBQ (held for more than 50 years) is April 25&lt;sup&gt;th&lt;/sup&gt; from 4:00 to 8:00 PM, dine-in or take-out. If you have not been to Troop 410’s Annual Buffalo BBQ, or don’t have your tickets yet, call me at 801-860-1073.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/193581664054919029-2775046216949991626?l=jamboreetroop.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://jamboreetroop.blogspot.com/feeds/2775046216949991626/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://jamboreetroop.blogspot.com/2009/04/troop-605-website-blog-and-calendar.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/193581664054919029/posts/default/2775046216949991626'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/193581664054919029/posts/default/2775046216949991626'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://jamboreetroop.blogspot.com/2009/04/troop-605-website-blog-and-calendar.html' title='Troop 605 Website, Blog and Calendar Updates'/><author><name>JamboTroopBlogger Dave</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/11618502454893296476</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_0WJapTLQJoA/SfmXTYBpmoI/AAAAAAAAADQ/YWlxw3_vfrQ/S220/DaveElwell_09.2008_155px.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-193581664054919029.post-7652883956458129167</id><published>2009-04-16T23:00:00.002-06:00</published><updated>2009-04-30T10:50:04.617-06:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Scout Advancement'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Awards'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Jamboree Troop 605'/><title type='text'>Advancement and Awards - Troop 410 Court of Honor</title><content type='html'>Hello Fellow Scouts - Webmaster Dave here in South Jordan, Utah.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Jamboree Troop 605 is committed to helping its Scouts with their advancement. An important part of the advancement process is the recognition which comes for a job well done.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;So, Jamboree Troop 605 would like to recognize the following Scouts for their advancement &amp;amp; awards received at the Troop 410 Court of Honor held on March 16, 2009.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.jamboreetroop605.com/scout_pics/BrandonElwell.JPG"&gt;Brandon&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; earned his Star badge on February 16th. He earned the First Aid &amp;amp; Emergency Preparedness merit badges in January and February, respectively. He also earned the BSA Snorkeling award in February. On March 2nd Brandon was elected Senior Patrol Leader of Troop 410.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.jamboreetroop605.com/scout_pics/JamesMcInnis.JPG"&gt;James&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; earned the BSA Snorkeling Award in February. He is a Star Scout. James has served as the Senior Patrol Leader for Jamboree Troop 605 since Fall 2008.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.jamboreetroop605.com/scout_pics/StephenHall.JPG"&gt;Stephen&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; earned his First Class Rank in February. First Class is an important rank in Scouting because it signifies that the Scout has learned all the basic skills necessary to camp, cook, and help his fellow Scouts. Stephen will serve as Patrol Leader for the new Webelos joining Troop 410 very soon.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;Keep up the good work Stephen, James &amp;amp; Brandon.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Your Friend in Scouting,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href="mailto:webmaster@jamboreetroop605.com"&gt;Webmaster Dave&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/193581664054919029-7652883956458129167?l=jamboreetroop.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://jamboreetroop.blogspot.com/feeds/7652883956458129167/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://jamboreetroop.blogspot.com/2009/04/advancement-awards-troop-410-court-of.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/193581664054919029/posts/default/7652883956458129167'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/193581664054919029/posts/default/7652883956458129167'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://jamboreetroop.blogspot.com/2009/04/advancement-awards-troop-410-court-of.html' title='Advancement and Awards - Troop 410 Court of Honor'/><author><name>JamboTroopBlogger Dave</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/11618502454893296476</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_0WJapTLQJoA/SfmXTYBpmoI/AAAAAAAAADQ/YWlxw3_vfrQ/S220/DaveElwell_09.2008_155px.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-193581664054919029.post-7421138217702788110</id><published>2009-03-09T09:14:00.010-06:00</published><updated>2009-04-30T10:51:01.269-06:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Jamboree Troop 605'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Jamboree 2010'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Blog Tips'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Announcements'/><title type='text'>Jamboree Troop Blog an Information Source</title><content type='html'>Hello Fellow Scouts - Webmaster Dave here in South Jordan, Utah.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;One of the purposes of a blog is to keep folks informed on one or more topics of interest. This JamboreeTroop605 Blog will help keep its readers informed on the following topics:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;All about the &lt;a href="http://www.bsajamboree.org/"&gt;National Jamboree 2010&lt;/a&gt;,&lt;/li&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;li&gt;What's going on with &lt;a href="http://www.jamboreetroop605.com/"&gt;Jamboree Troop 605&lt;/a&gt;, and&lt;/li&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;li&gt;How Scouts can &lt;em&gt;Be Prepared&lt;/em&gt; for this once-in-a-lifetime Jamboree experience!&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;As many of you know, two keys to success are (1) information, and (2) good communication. This blog will supply these two keys to help YOU unlock the doors to a better journey on the way to Jamboree 2010. What this means is that YOU, the parents and Scouts have to take an active role (use the keys) by following this blog and using it to benefit your Jamboree experience.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;So visit this blog often, or better still, subscribe to the blogs posts to receive notice of new information via email as it becomes available. You or anyone else can subscribe either by clicking one of the links on this blog, or &lt;a href="http://jamboreetroop.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default"&gt;click here &lt;/a&gt;and subscribe in less than 60 seconds.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;We suggest getting started today using this blog's keys (information &amp;amp; communication) to a successful Jamboree 2010 experience for Scouts and parents alike.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Your Friend in Scouting,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href="mailto:blog@jamboreetroop605.com"&gt;JamboTroopBlogger Dave&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;PS ... be sure to check the left column for new links when you visit &lt;a href="http://jamboreetroop.blogspot.com/"&gt;Jamboree Troop Blog&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/193581664054919029-7421138217702788110?l=jamboreetroop.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://jamboreetroop.blogspot.com/feeds/7421138217702788110/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://jamboreetroop.blogspot.com/2009/03/jamboree-troop-blog-information-source.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/193581664054919029/posts/default/7421138217702788110'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/193581664054919029/posts/default/7421138217702788110'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://jamboreetroop.blogspot.com/2009/03/jamboree-troop-blog-information-source.html' title='Jamboree Troop Blog an Information Source'/><author><name>JamboTroopBlogger Dave</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/11618502454893296476</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_0WJapTLQJoA/SfmXTYBpmoI/AAAAAAAAADQ/YWlxw3_vfrQ/S220/DaveElwell_09.2008_155px.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-193581664054919029.post-2435437047063111312</id><published>2009-03-06T11:51:00.015-07:00</published><updated>2009-04-30T10:54:00.801-06:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Troop Calendar'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Jamboree Troop 605'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Announcements'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Webmaster Dave'/><title type='text'>Jamboree Troop Blog is Launched!</title><content type='html'>Hello Fellow Scouts - Webmaster Dave here in South Jordan, Utah.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Well, our Jamboree Troop website is up and available to everyone at &lt;a href="http://www.jamboreetroop605.com/"&gt;http://www.jamboreetroop605.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The &lt;a href="http://www.jamboreetroop605.com/index_files/Page590.htm"&gt;Troop Calendar page&lt;/a&gt; lists current events and you will want to save it to your Favorites. Be sure to check out the full troop calendar by clicking on the link in the middle of the page, or you may go there directly at &lt;a href="http://www.jamboreetroop605.com/calendar"&gt;www.JamboreeTroop605.com/calendar&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;We have a request out to all home troops to supply me with their event information (outings &amp;amp; Courts of Honor) through August 2009. We will post this info on the Jamboree Troop Calendar for planning purposes. Here's what Webmaster Dave needs for each home troop event:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;· Troop number&lt;br /&gt;· Date(s) and start time of event&lt;br /&gt;· Event description&lt;br /&gt;· Contact person and phone number&lt;br /&gt;· Email for contact person&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Be sure to subscribe to this Blog (see left side-bar column) so you will receive notice of future postings automatically. 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