Explore this Website!!! –
Camp dates are set into 2009 at the bottom of this
page. Check our
FAQ page for photos of the new dining hall at Pico Blanco. Visit
our Guestbook at the bottom.
New Eagle!
–
Congratulations are due to Chris Simmons for
advancing to the rank of Eagle Scout at his Board of Review on March 12, 2008. Chris
built new and refurbished street signs and trail markers for use in the
Big Sur International Marathon (BSIM), replacing a set that were close
to 20 years old. These will be used for many years. A job well done!
Dues Reminder
–
Troop 90
dues for the year 2008 are now due. If you
have not yet paid your annual dues (which were
payable as at the Court of Honor on January 28)
please be do this by the end of the month. Annual
dues are $52.00. Deposits for 2008 summer camps at
Pico and Chawanakee ($100 deposit for each) are also
due. Philmont - 2009 ($100) and Catalina
Island - 2009 ($25) deposits should also be paid to
reserve your spots! Bring your checks to
Monday night meetings, or mail these to this
address:
Troop 90 c/o
Trish McKeon
Suite 303
667 Lighthouse
Ave
Pacific Grove,
Ca. 93950
Oceanographic Trip
(May 31st) –
Troop 90 an opportunity to sail
on a Monterey Bay Aquarium sponsored oceanography research vessel.
Departure is on May 31from the
wharf in Monterey at
10:00am. Space is limited to 20 scouts and 4 adults.
We return at 1:00 pm. Cost is $65/scout. Participants will
complete classes necessary for the Oceanography Merit Badge. By
day's end, the only remaining requirement will be for each Scout
to write an essay.
Please RSVP and firmly
commit to pay the $65 fee no later than the Jan 28th Court of
Honor.
Plan your Eagle Service Project!–
Check our own web page by following our FAQ page
to "Eagle Projects". Also, you can find many other resources by entering “Eagle Scout Project” into a search engine.
A great resource site to assist
you in achieving Eagle Scout is:
http://home.flash.net/~smithrc/eagleprj.htm.
Photo
below is from Camp Chawanakee.
Meeting & Camping Updates!!!
– Check the
full
meeting calendar to see
recent revisions to the Troop 90 meeting and event plans.
The meeting set for August 7th has been cancelled. The calendar has recently been updated to include the following dates:
2008 dates
Apr 2008 4/12 - 4/13
Good Old Days
Troop 90 will set
up Bocci Ball Courts at Jewell Park and participate in our City's Good
Old Days Celebration.
May 2008 5/7 - 5/11
San Lorenzo Park Camp
Troop 90 will take a step back into the turn-of-the-century while
visiting San Lorenzo County Park. This is a Patrol Cooking Camp in which
we will visit the Rural Life Museum, La Gloria one-room School (1887)
and the restored King City Southern Pacific Rail Depot. The park offers
ideal conditions for Capture the Flag and water balloons.
May 2008 5/24 - 5/26
China Camp to Big Sur Backpack Trek
WOW! The absolute most beautiful stretch of 24 miles on the planet
awaits. This annual backpacking trek will consist of three 8-mile
backpacking days. Enjoy the sunset from Pine Ridge the first night and
enjoy a swim at Barlow Flats the second night. This is one of our most
popular trips, back by popular demand.
May 2008 5/31 Oceanography Merit
Badge
Troop 90 will charter an Ocean Research Vessel from the MBA, go out
into the bay, perform oceanography and complete Oceanography MB.
Jun 2008 6/2 Pre Summer Camp COH
CLASS "A" Uniform
Event. Troop 90 will conduct a COH in Chautauqua Hall to recognize scout
rank advancements of all scouts. This COH has a special emphasis on
first-year scouts who CAN advance to Tenderfoot prior toSummer Camp.
Jun 2008 6/21 6/28 Camp
Chawanakee Summer Camp
An absolutely incredible summer camp opportunity awaits about an hour
east of Fresno in the foothills at about 1 mile elevation on the shore
of Shaver Lake. GREAT PROGRAM. GREAT FOOD. GREAT FUN. Just ask any scout
who went last year. Most are already on the roster to return. This is a
magical place.
All
participants in summer camp, including adults, must have a current
physical. Adults need a Class III physical. These are good
for one year. Scouts need a Class I and II physical; The Class
II is good for three years. The Class I is an annual update by
parents. These are simple physicals, of the variety that can
be done by your physician or by DOCTORS ON DUTY. If your scout
has recently had a physical for school or sports, there is a good
chance you can drop the forms off where he had the physical, and the
doc will sign these papers without needing to see their patient
again.
If you are an adult just visiting
summer camp and maybe staying one night for the drop off or pick up,
we have in the past not been required to have a physical on you,
since you are not participating in camp activities.
Jun 2008 6/30 Mid Term PL
Elections and 5th Monday Uniform Inspection
Jul 2008 7/26 - 7/27 Backpack from Old Coast Hwy
to Pico Blanco Scout Camp (12 mi) Very few
have been dropped off at the old Coast Hwy the day before camp begins.
Your journey will take you to Pico Public Camp where you will enjoy
luxury accomodations (the picnic tables Troop 90 hiked in in 2004) and a
magical waterfall. After a gourmet dinner, we will sleep beneath the
stars and awake early to hike into Pico Blanco Boy Scout Camp, where you
will shed your backpacking gear for car camping gear for your first day
of summer camp.
Jul 2008 7/27 - 8/2 Pico Resident Camp
Troop 90 always participates in our local council camp. Once again
this year, we anticipate to take over 20 youth and stay in our
traditional campsite 3 on the River with our own swimming hole. A
favorite every year for scouts who Love Camp Pico Blanco.
Aug 2008 8/24 Aug
Court of Honor
After 2 Summer
Camps, there will be over 200 Merit Badges to award, and we deserve a
picnic!!! Once again this year, Troop 90 is to rent Indian Village in
Pebble Beach. Come in Class B. Have Fun. Then switch to CLASS A for our
formal end of summer Court of Honor.
August & September 2008
Day hiking events are planned to lead to the Hiking Merit Badge
in August and September.
Sep 2008 9/19 - 9/21 Mountain Man Rendezvous
at Pico Blanco
This has been a
past favorite weekend. Not only journey to Camp Pico Blanco... but
travel back in time as the camp is changed to a late 1800's trader camp.
Scouts will start fire with flint and steel, will load and shoot black
powder rifles, and will learn how to pack a horse.
Sep 2008 8/29
Elections/5th Monday SPL and ASPL + 1/2 of PLs + 5th Monday Uniform
Inspection
Oct 2008
TBA
Nov 2008
TBA
Dec 2008 12/19 12/20 All Night at the Movies
2009 DATES
Jan 2009 1/5 1/5 Mid Term PL Election - Half of PLs
Elected + 5th Monday Uniform Inspection
Feb 2009 WINTER Camp Spend a
weekend in the heated tent cabins at Yosemite's Curry Village. Loads of
Fun. Activities are weather dependent.
April 2008 3-5, First Timer Camp at
Toro Regional Park (Highway 68 toward Salinas).
Jun 2009 6/27 7/4 Catalina Island
Res Camp Week long camping for Resident Camp on Catalina Island - Camp
Cherry Valley
Jul 2009 7/4 7/19 Philmont 2009
This is
just a partial list!!! Visit the full Troop 90 Camping Calendar
to read all the detail for events planned as far away as
2009!!!
Click here for details.
If you have any question, visit our FAQ** page... see the link at
the top of the column to the right.
*BOR stands for
Board of Review... see FAQ's if you still don't know.
**FAQ stands for
Frequently Asked Questions.
Click to
view an Overview of Pico Blanco Summer Camp
Click
to view Troop 90 photos from Pico Blanco Summer Camp
Click here for a
Driving Map to Camp
Updated Photos. Click here or go to the
photo index page... at the upper right side
of this page. Many photos have been added, and some older photos have been improved to load faster.
Oh... don't forget to sign our Guest Book below.
Yours
in Scouting,
Dave
Randall, Scoutmaster
Troop
90, Pacific Grove, CA
(831)
372-3658
