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On November 7 / 9 (this weekend) we will be heading for the mountains with camping at Big Meadows campground. We will run with two groups of scouts. A hiking group will hike to Camp Hoover, on a day hike and a backpacking group will hike out of Big Meadows to Hawks Bill and camp along the trail. Scouts can pick what group they wish to join. More details of this outing will come at this Tuesday's meeting.

Scouts should watch the weather closely. Be sure you pack gear for the weather. Big Meadows runs about 10 degrees cooler than either side of the mountains. 

As the government is in a shutdown, we have been in contact with the park. It is open, but with certain amenities limited. We have been assured the campground is operational since it is run by a vendor (third party). Back country permits will be filled out so Park Rangers can find the backpacking group if necessary.  If you have any questions or concerns, please let us know.

Well, It wasn't what we planned but the October outing seemed to come off well. We camped at the Elmont Ruritan Clubhouse, had almost perfect weather and worked on bunches of merit badges. Everyone that attended earned Scouting Heritage, two completed Wilderness Survival (they started working on it at summer camp) and six started working on Cooking. Many advancement requirements were signed off and we had a movie night on Saturday, once we found a DVD that would play on the antiquated DVR player that was in the building. I hope everyone gave their family some good feedback. If anything negative comes up, please let Tony know. We want to address things ASAP when they happen.

Many thanks to Mr.s Call, Rapp, Beasley, Claiborne and Hatoum for making this event happen. And a special thanks to the Elmont Ruritan Club for the use of their facility.

Next month we will be heading for the mountains with camping at Big Meadows planned. We will run two groups. A hiking group will hike to Camp Hoover, on a day hike and a backpacking group will hike out of Big Meadows to Hawks Bill and camp along the trail. Scouts can pick what group they wish to join. More details of this outing will come later. Mark your calendars for November 7 thru 9.

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Our outing for the month will be attending the Dogwood District Fall Camporee, October 17 through 19. This event will be at the Hanover Courthouse Ruritan Park, which is only a few minutes north of Hanover Courthouse. The format will be a merit badge weekend where scouts can work on one or two merit badges while in attendance. Adult leaders will be on hand to help with completions.

We have not yet received the leaders guide or the merit badge offerings. We will get them out to the Troop as soon as we have them.