Congratulations to Bennett Mitchell of the Goldfish patrol, Troop 3's newest Eagle Scout. Bennett successfully completed his Eagle Board of Review on December 5, 2019.

Tom Smith, father of Troop 3 Eagle Scout Ian Smith, passed away unexpectedly at the age of 61. A memorial service will be held at Covenant United Methodist Church Monday, December 2nd, at 3:00pm.

The troop will be sponsoring a Wilderness First Aid and CPR/AED class for adults and scouts 14 and older. This certification, which lasts for 2 years, is required for at least two members of each crew at BSA high adventure bases like Philmont and Sea Base. We have 2 crews going to Philmont in 2020, and Sea Base is planned for 2021.

The Star, Life, and Eagle ranks each have a requirement, something to the effect of, "Tell how you have done your duty to God and how you have lived the Scout Oath and Scout Law in your everyday life."  In fact every rank back to Tiger Cubs has something like that.  Historically I have not done enough of a job treating this requirement.  It's intentionally vague enough that it isn't specific to any religious group, and so writing down a set of detailed requirements for it is difficult.  

Due to facility scheduling conflicts, the Court of Honor has been rescheduled to December 2, 7 pm, in the church sanctuary. The deadline for submitting advancements will be Friday, November 22.

Congratulations to Reece Butler of the Goldfish patrol, Troop 3's newest Eagle Scout. Reece successfully completed his Eagle Board of Review on October 17th, 2019.