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Cold But Worth It

November 18-20

Troop 1419 began it's tradition of camping as winter ushered in it's bone chilling freezing temperatures, but the boys proved they were ready to advance through scouting and be great Scouts by overcoming the weekend's obstacles.

The Scouts worked together to cook their own meals, wash their own dishes, set up camp, earn Totin Chip and Fireman Chit, gathered and chopped their own firewood, built and lit their own fires, completed their first 5 mile hike and performed the first Troop 1419 Campfire Show!

Joshua, the SPL, did an excellent job leading the troop through their first camping experience. The Scouts willingly followed his lead. Scout Spirit and teamwork blossomed among them.

The Campfire Show was an excellent beginning to this Troop Tradition. The Scouts performed four skits, creating one on their own and sang three songs. Kyle hosted the show, humoring the audience with his funny walks and odd voices.

The Scouts have each earned their Boy Scout rank. The Scouts are only three requirements shy of their Tenderfoot rank. Three of the Scouts still have to memorize the Scout Oath and Law.

Before any rank will be awarded, each Scout must have a Scout Book and a Uniform.

SPL Elected, Controversy Loses

November 15

Joshua was elected Troop 1419's first Senior Patrol Leader (SPL) after delivering one of the two best campaign speeches of the night, but instead of congratulations, controversy and complaints welcomed him into office.

Three Scouts argued that it was impossible that Joshua had been elected, each claiming not to have voted for him. All three said they had voted for themselves. However, the ballots were solid evidence that one Scout had voted for himself, scratched it out and wrote Joshua underneath. A swing vote?

The other two Scouts were upset that neither of them had won since they had conspired to vote for each other with the intent to gain a vote and vote for themselves. Both broke the deal and supplied a little election humor and a lesson in honesty.

The deciding vote was admirably cast by a Scout that took the election of a candidate into serious consideration, thus voting for whom he thought best for the job and has not wavered in his choice and support for the new SPL.

With the controversy crushed by truth, the Scouts have fallen in behind their new Senior Patrol Leader, but are keeping their eyes open for the opportunity to become the Assistant Senior Patrol Leader (ASPL) or Patrol Leader (PL).

AMERICANS GOBBLE UP VICTORY

November 12, 2005

Provo- The Americans forced a crucial turnover late in the game to secure their first Gobble Gobble Bowl victory beating the Shoshoni 35-28. The Shoshoni scored first and last, but the Americans dominated the scoring in between and held on to win the cold, wet game.

Led by what will probably be known throughout troop history as the worst passing offense ever (32% completions), the Americans trusted visitor Jordan with catching the wet ball downfield. Jordan caught three receptions for three touchdowns giving the Americans the chance to win. The Americans passing success relied heavily on keeping the ball away from the Gobble Gobble Bowl MVP, Shoshoni's Kyle. Each time the ball was put into the air near Kyle, he managed to knock it down resulting in at least 7 incomplete passes and one near interception. Kyle was the black plaque that killed the American's passing game.

The Americans struggled through their first four scoreless drives, completing only one pass out of eleven, gaining only one first down before the Shoshoni took the lead on a fourth down handoff to Kyle for a 17 yard rushing touchdown. The following kickoff was fumbled by Josh, who pitched it to the Scoutmaster who pitched it to Jordan who returned the kick for a touchdown. The Americans stopped the Shoshoni on their next drive before completing three out of six passes for the go ahead touchdown, ending the half 14-7.

The Shoshoni soon trailed by two touchdowns but were never far from a chance to win. Led by the creative offensive mind of Troop Committee Member Britney McCauley, the Shoshoni found great success in mixing running and passing plays. Though the ground was slippery, it was far more successful than trying to catch the wet ball on a passing play. The Shoshoni patrol combined for 97 yards on the ground led by Forrest's 45 yards and 2 touchdowns. Forrest's success running the ball led to the Shoshoni closing the gap and provided an opportunity to tie the game. Seven of the last nine rushing plays for the Shoshoni were given to Forrest which helped turn the tide of the game, 28-21.

The Americans fumbled the ball on the following kick off allowing Kyle of the Shoshoni to claim possession and give his patrol a chance to tie the game. But on the seventh play of a very successful drive, a bad snap resulted in a fumble. The quarterback scooped it up while avoiding the blitz and threw the ball towards the endzone where it was picked off.

The Americans scored on two plays capping the drive with a 50 yard game winning touchdown pass to Cody, his only catch on the day.

The Shoshoni were not done however. They demonstrated great Scout Spirit by launching one more successful drive downfield as time ran out, handing the ball to Clint who scored the final touchdown of the game.

Americans 35-Shoshoni 28.

Other remarkable plays included Kyle's 9 year old sister Jaysee recording the Troop's first two sacks. Jaysee also had one reception and one running play, both for positive yards.

The Shoshoni's 97 yards by far out ran the Americans 34 yards. The Shoshoni also had 11 first downs. The Americans had 6. There were 8 fumbles, two resulted in turnovers, one per team. The Americans caught the only two interceptions.

Kyle was elected the Gobble Gobble Bowl's Most Valuable Player (MVP) by the Scouts. He was presented a certificate at Troop Meeting. An interview with the MVP will be posted soon.

Monday, November 7 2005 "Reporter 1419 reporting to you from Troop headquarters in Provo. I have recently had the opportunity to talk to the Scoutmaster of the young Troop about the activities this month. This is what he had to say.

'I am very excited about the chance to get the Scouts outdoors and start working on their rank advancements and have a lot of fun. It's the beginning of something special," Scoutmaster Shaun McCauley stated. "We are going to work hard on getting Tenderfoot by November's end and getting close on Second and First Class ranks as well. But the Scouts have a lot to do and learn.'

"After asking about the ongoing recruiting I was told by the Scoutmaster that a recruitment was held at Dixon Middle School on Halloween and several more are planned in the near future for other schools. Meanwhile the Troop is rumored to be gaining a couple Arrow of Light recipients at the end of November. The possibility for a second patrol in the next few months is high.

"For fun and games, the Troop's first annual Gobble Gobble Bowl (Flag Football) will be held November 12 at Farrer Elementary School from 9-11 am. The new Scouts are very excited to play and get this tradition started! It will be cold and with the way the weather forecast looks... there may be rain or snow. What an exciting way to start the tradition.

"I hope to catch up to some of the American patrols star players before and after the game. Those interviews will be exclusive to the Scout Times newspaper and the Troop website. So stay posted!

"This is Reporter 1419 in Provo, wishing you the best!"

Monday, 12 September 2005

Provo, UT- A new Boy Scout Troop has been born in Provo, Utah, Troop 1419, but what is so special about that? Troop 1419 is a community sponsored unit, very rare in Provo and most of the surrounding area.

Troop 1419's main goal is to quickly develop the BEST Scouting program in the city, starting with monthly campouts (Friday-Sunday), and putting the Scouts in charge of their program through planning by the Patrol Leader's Council (the elected youth Scout Leaders of the Troop). This is just some of the great program ideas 1419 is putting into effect.

Troop 1419 as well as Pack 1419 are brand new, so new that both units are working hard to recruit their very first ever Scouts and Leaders! The goal is to hold the first Troop and Den meetings in the first week of October and the first Pack meeting in the end of October.

Farrer Elementary School on 100N 600E will be the regular weekly meeting place in town. Troop meetings will be held every Tuesday night at 7:00pm.

Eagle Scout Shaun P. McCauley has been announced as the Troop's Scoutmaster. Shaun has 15 years of Scouting experience including five years as an Assistant Scoutmaster and is a Vigil Honor Member in the Order of the Arrow. He is quite excited to be a part of the new Troop.

Before the Pack can officially start its program volunteers are needed to fill the following positions: Cubmaster, Wolf Den Leader, Bear Den Leader and Webelos Den Leader.

All boys and adults that are interested in joining can contact Shaun McCauley by phone at (801)374-1567 or e-mail at troop1419@hotmail.com

Then you can be a part of "Tradition in the Making!"