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Palisades Historic Trail Info

Hello all.

Please download the Palisades Historic Trail info pack. Focus on reading pp. 12- 17 before next week’s (Tuesday, April 5) meeting – EVEN IF YOU ARE NOT HIKING…it’s U.S. History!

Our hike event is set for Saturday, April 9. We plan on meeting at Camp Alpine – Greater NYC Councils (right off the Palisades Interstate Pkwy.) early on Saturday morning (around 8:30am). This is where we will be camping, so overnight gear can be dropped off.

Everyone should bring a light daypack on the hike with your heavy backpack to be left in the trailer at Camp Alpine.

We will then drive to Ft. Lee Historical Park for a short briefing and 1  hour tour (max.) of the museum to answer the scavenger hunt questions.

Then, by 11:00am, we will begin our hike from Ft. Lee back to Camp Alpine on the “Long Trail” which is the upper trail.

Mr. Kohrs’ – “STRONG” suggestions

  • WEAR GOOD HIKING BOOTS that are broken in already…
  • BRING EXTRA SOCKS, BANDAIDS / FIRST AID KITS (blisters do occur)
  • DRESS IN LAYERS
  • BRING WATER / GATORADE
  • BRING BAG LUNCH to be eaten on the trail.
  • SAFETY FIRST – Stay on the trail…No approaching the edge of the Palisades cliffs.

Dinner will be handled when we arrive at Camp Alpine.

I look forward to this really cool event ! See you at our next meeting.

Mr. Kohrs (Ty’s Dad)

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Albany Indoor Rock Climbing

Troop 540,

I still need some people to hand in their forms or payment. Also, I just looked through the entire set of paperwork. There are a number of people that need to add additional information to their forms. I will bring them in at this Tuesday’s meeting for you to update. Please review the list below, if your name is highlighted, you either have to still pay and/or still hand in the paperwork or you need to fill in missing information. Please make sure you take care of this on Tuesday. I’d hate for your child to get all the way up to Albany and they tell them that they can’t participate because something was not completed on the forms.

Albany Indoor Rock Climbing Registration

Name PAID Waivers Signed
1.  Baez, Adam Yes Yes
2.  Buckley, Josh Yes Yes
3.  Buckley, Ron Yes Yes
4.   Crown, Aiden Yes Yes
5.  Duarte, Sam Yes Yes
6.   Ellis, Don Yes Yes
7.  Ellis, Mack Yes Incomplete – Signature of participant
8.  Estrella, Andre Yes Incomplete – signature of the participant
9.  Estrella, Martin Yes Yes
10. Estrella, Simon Yes Incomplete – missing signature of participant
11. Hess, Alex Yes Yes
12. Hess, Christian Yes Yes
13. Hess, Jon Yes Yes
14. Kohrs, Jack No Missing forms
15. Kohrs, Ken Yes Yes
16. Kohrs, Ty Yes Yes
17. Lacuna, Manolito Yes Incomplete – Need to initial page 1
18. Lacuna, Mike Yes Incomplete – Need to initial page 1
19. McVey, Jake Yes Yes
20. Murtha, Justin No Missing forms
21. Ponstingel, Tristen No Missing forms
22. Pontingel, Luis No Missing forms
23. Sullivan, Michael Yes Yes
24. Winegard, Griffin Yes Yes
25. Wolff, Adi Yes Yes
26. Wolff, Oren Yes Yes
27. Wolff, Yaron Yes Incomplete – missing an initials on page 1
28. Wolownik, Dennis Yes Incomplete – missing signature of participant
29. Wolownik, Dennis Yes Yes

Thanks.

Jon Hess – Scoutmaster, Troop 540

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Albany Indoor Rock Climbing

Troop 540,
 
Here is who we have as going on the trip to Albany on Friday, February 26th:
 
Crown, Aidan        1 Paid/Paperwork completed
Estrella Family      3 Paid/Paperwork completed
Kohrs Family         2 Paid/Paperwork completed 
Ellis Family            2 Paid/Paperwork completed
Lacuna Family       2 Paid/Paperwork completed
Winegard, Griffin 1 Paid/Paperwork completed
Hess Family           3 Paid/Paperwork completed
Duarte, Sam          1 Owes payment & Paperwork
Buckley Family     2  Owes payment/Paperwork completed
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Total                     17
 
 
We still need three more people in order to be able to book this trip.  Please ask your friends and family if they would like to come.  If we don’t get another three people to sign up, we will unfortunately have to cancel this trip.  I need to give a deposit to the facility by next week.  We have until this Sunday to find three more people.
 
Thanks.
 
Jon Hess – Scoutmaster, Troop 540

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Albany Indoor Rock Climbing

Troop 540,
 
The trip to Albany Indoor Rock Climbing permission slips and money are due tomorrow night.  If you plan on going, you need to hand in BOTH permission slips and a $30 check (made payable to, “Troop 540″).  
 
We need still need thirteen more people to sign up, in order to be able to go on the trip.  This will be considered a family trip, so friends and family are invited.  All attendees must by at least 11 years old or older.  
 
The trip is scheduled for Friday, February 26th.  We will check in at 8:00pm on that Friday and check out at 8:00am on Saturday.  We will most likely order pizza that night for anyone who wants to chip in.
  
This trip will be non-refundable, sorry but no excuses.  Once you pay, you will be considered one of the twenty.
 
DownIoad the participant forms here.  BOTH forms must be completed by the parents and scout.
 
Thanks,
 
Jon Hess – Scoutmaster, Troop 540

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Albany Indoor Rock Climbing

Troop 540,

The trip to Albany Indoor Rock Climbing is on Friday, February 26th.  The permission slips and a $30 check (made payable to Troop 540).  We need twenty people to sign up for the trip to be able to go.  This will be considered a family trip, so friends and family are invited.  We will check in at 8:00pm on that Friday and check out at 8:00am on Saturday.  We will most likely order pizza that night for anyone who wants to chip in.

You will need to hand in the money and BOTH completed waiver forms signed by the parents, before you will be added to the list. The deadline to hand in the forms and money will be on next Tuesday, January 26th.

This trip will be non-refundable, sorry but no excuses.  Once you pay, you will be considered one of the twenty.

You can downIoad the participant form here. All forms must be completed by the scout and parents.

Thanks,

Jon Hess – Scoutmaster, Troop 540

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Albany Indoor Rock Cimbing

Troop 540,

The trip to Albany Indoor Rock Climbing is next month. We will start collecting the permission slips and a $30 check (made payable to Troop 540). We need twenty people to sign up for the trip to be able to go. This will be considered a family trip, so friends and family are invited. We will check in at 8:00pm on that Friday and check out at 8:00am on Saturday. We will most likely order pizza that night for anyone who wants to chip in.

You will need to hand in the money and completed waiver forms before you will be added to the list. The deadline to hand in the forms and money will be on Tuesday, January 26th.

This trip will be non-refundable, sorry but no excuses. Once you pay, you will be considered one of the twenty.

The trip is scheduled for Friday, February 26th.

All forms must be completed.

Thanks,

Jon Hess – Scoutmaster, Troop 540

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Camping Overnight Cancelled

Troop 540,
 
Unfortunately, we are going to have to cancel the camping trip this weekend, due to low numbers of scouts and no other  parent having the availability to help out.  
 
Everyone, please mark your calendars for the next camping trip.  It will be at Bullowa in the Paden cabin (nicest cabin) from Friday, 1/29/16 to Sunday, 1/31/16.  Again, we need at least two adult leaders/volunteers present at all times for both nights.  
 
 
Thank you,
 
Jon Hess – Scoutmaster, Troop 540

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Albany Indoor Rock Climbing

Troop 540,
 
In the green bar meeting tonight, the scouts picked a date for the most highly anticipated event of the year on Friday, February 26th, we will be heading up to Albany Indoor Rock Climbing. 
 
We need 20 people (scouts, family and friends) to sign up, in order to go on this trip.  It will run from 8:00pm that Friday night, until 8:00am the next morning.
 
We will not count you as going, until you hand me a check for $30 per person (made out to “Troop 540”) and the have your parents fill out the waiver and permission slip and hand this in to me as well.  If you do not provide me with the check, permission slip and waiver, you are not counted as going on the trip.
 
I will start collecting the money, permission slips and waivers next week.  I will set a deadline to hand in the waivers and the money by the last meeting in January (26th).
 
This trip will be non-refundable.  Sorry, no excuses.
 
Here is the link to the waiver and permission slip below.
 
http://www.airrockgym.com/img/AIR_WAIVER.pdf
 
Thanks,
 
Jon Hess – Scoutmaster, Troop 540 

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Camping This Weekend

Troop 540,
 
I need to know how many scouts are going camping this weekend.  The trip is at Bullowa in the Winter Cabin.  We didn’t get big numbers to sign up at the meeting.  So, we are only going from Friday night and leaving after lunch at 1:00pm sharp on Saturday.  Please get back to me by tomorrow night if you plan on camping this weekend, so we know how much food to buy.
 
More importantly, I need one more adult to join me on the camping trip.  Please get back to me by tomorrow, if you can help out and stay from Friday night until Saturday afternoon.  If we don’t get another adult, we will have to cancel the trip.
 
Thanks,
 
Jon Hess – Scoutmaster, Troop 540