Hello all, The VFW and other Veterans organizations are hosting a Memorial Day remembrance of our fallen heroes on Monday May 27. The trip has been tasked with a flag retirement ceremony and posting the colors. Location VFW park Oxford Ms (across from the veterans home) Time: scouts need to be there at 10:00am Uniform: class a Lunch is provided for everyone by the vfw
Let me know if you can make it.
Ben Stepp Scoutmaster T45

Hello all. I hope this email finds you well. The council is offering National Youth Leadership Training at Camp Seminole this summer from July 7-12. Scouts must be at least 1st class and 13 years old by the time the class starts. This is a really good leadership training that will help the boys throughout their lives. For more info click on this link below
www.natcheztracecouncil
Ben Stepp Scoutmaster T45

If you have not turned in your unsold camp cards they have to be turned in tonight
Class A uniform for tonight. Elections of officers tonight.
Benjamin Stepp Scoutmaster T45

Meeting 6:45 to 8 pm Class A uniform We have elections of officers and Board of reviews.

Environmental Science MB tomorrow at 5:45. last session for this MB
Regular meeting at 6:45 at the church Class A uniforms.
Ben Stepp Scoutmaster T 45

Reminder pickup is at 10 am at hurricane landing.

Hello everyone, Here is the information for the canoe/camping trip this coming Saturday and Sunday (May 4 and 5).
We will canoe the Little Tallahatchie River to Hurricane Landing on Sardis Lake where we will camp. It will be a fun and full day of canoeing.
We will meet on Saturday morning at 9am at the southwest side of the Veterans Memorial Bridge in Abbeville. It’s about 20 minutes from Oxford on Route 7. As you approach the bridge, look to your left and there is a parking lot where we will meet. Here is a link with the general area, though the kayak access point is actually on the southwest side, not in the middle of the bridge as it shows:
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Bring your own lunch, drinks, and snacks for the canoe trip packed in a gallon ziploc bag with your name on it. Wear a bathing suit and water shoes, shirt, and bring a hat, sunscreen, bug spray, and sunglasses. If you have a dry bag, please bring it. Also bring a sleeping bag, sleeping pad, mess kit, and change of clothes and shoes for after the canoeing and for Sunday (this stuff will not be going on the canoe, we will be transporting it by car to the campsite so please pack it in a separate bag). We will use troop tents and not be hammock camping. There is a chance of rain for Saturday night so a rain coat might be a good idea.
We will provide the canoes, paddles, and life jackets as well as food and drinks for dinner on Saturday night and breakfast on Sunday morning.
Pickup will be at the Hurricane Landing campground (sites 17 and 18) Sunday morning at 10am.

For those going on the campout trip please see Mr Gary’s email below.
———- Forwarded message ——— From: Gary Wilson <garywilson1500@gmail.com> Date: Mon, Apr 29, 2024 at 11:24 AM Subject: Info for canoe/camping trip this weekend To: Troop 45 Scoutmaster <t45scoutmaster@gmail.com>
Hello everyone, Here is the information for the canoe/camping trip this coming Saturday and Sunday (May 4 and 5).
We will canoe the Little Tallahatchie River to Hurricane Landing on Sardis Lake where we will camp. It will be a fun and full day of canoeing.
We will meet on Saturday morning at 9am at the southwest side of the Veterans Memorial Bridge in Abbeville. It’s about 20 minutes from Oxford on Route 7. As you approach the bridge, look to your left and there is a parking lot where we will meet. Here is a link with the general area, though the kayak access point is actually on the southwest side, not in the middle of the bridge as it shows:
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Bring your own lunch, drinks, and snacks for the canoe trip. Wear a bathing suit and water shoes and bring a hat, sunscreen, and sunglasses. Also bring a sleeping bag, sleeping pad, mess kit, and change of clothes for after the canoeing and for Sunday. Keep an eye on the weather as right now there is a chance of rain for Saturday night so a rain coat might be a good idea.
We will provide the canoes, paddles, and life jackets as well as food and drinks for dinner on Saturday night and breakfast on Sunday morning.
Pickup will be on Sunday morning at 11am in Oxford at First Presbyterian Church. Cost is $10.

Class a uniform for tomorrows car parking for northern tier folks
On Wed, Apr 24, 2024 at 11:44 AM Troop 45 Scoutmaster < t45scoutmaster@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hello Everyone, > Just a few notes for everyone for this weekend. > > Saturday > Northern Tier participants will be parking cars at Hotty Toddy Parking > (Where we usually Park cars at) from 8am-12pm Saturday. > > Sunday > Austin Hughes Eagle Project will be on Sunday. April 28th at the Second > Chance Animal Alliance, 11171 MS-315, Water Valley, MS 38965. It will > start at 1:00pm in the afternoon. > > Monday > Environmental Science MB will continue Meeting at 5:45 -6:45 PM more > details to follow > > Regular Meeting from 6:45-8PM > Money for the canoe trip will be due at this time. It will also be the > last possible time to sign up for the trip, as we are arranging for canoes, > life jackets and paddles that evening. > Due to everything going on the past month we will not be able to conduct a > swim test for the new scouts who just crossed over. Unfortunately they will > not be able to attend. Those who took a swim test with the troop last year > or at Boy Scout Summer Camp are still good to go. > Cost for the canoe trip is 20$ > > OA elections are during this meeting as well, We have 5 scouts doing Board > of Reviews those 5 who have spoken to Mrs Misty and I need to be in full > class A (Green pants, Uniform, Neckerchief, Belt, and MB Sash) All of the > New Scouts who have joined this semester or Last and have not ranked up to > Scout Rank Need to be in full class A as well. They will not have anything > on their sashes, and that is okay. If the new scouts do not have a sash > that is okay as well. > > Monday May 6th Meeting > We will be doing our annual Boy Scout Physicals. If you have not turned > in your Part A and B of the physicals we sent out earlier this semester, > with shot records those will need to be completed and turned in that day. > > Saturday May 11 > Connor Carlisle Eagle Project. More details to follow > > Monday May 13th > Here is a change, we originally set this up for the Court Of Honor, but we > are going to push it back a week to give the Scouts some more time to work > on their advancements. May 13th we will have our Troop elections and the > last Board of review for the year. Everything, MB wise and Rank > advancement wise needs to be in by this date so it can be awarded at the > COH on the 20th. > > Monday May 20th > Court of Honor and final meeting before summer camp. > > Benjamin Stepp > Scoutmaster > Troop 45 > >

Hello Everyone, Just a few notes for everyone for this weekend.
Saturday Northern Tier participants will be parking cars at Hotty Toddy Parking (Where we usually Park cars at) from 8am-12pm Saturday.
Sunday Austin Hughes Eagle Project will be on Sunday. April 28th at the Second Chance Animal Alliance, 11171 MS-315, Water Valley, MS 38965. It will start at 1:00pm in the afternoon.
Monday Environmental Science MB will continue Meeting at 5:45 -6:45 PM more details to follow
Regular Meeting from 6:45-8PM Money for the canoe trip will be due at this time. It will also be the last possible time to sign up for the trip, as we are arranging for canoes, life jackets and paddles that evening. Due to everything going on the past month we will not be able to conduct a swim test for the new scouts who just crossed over. Unfortunately they will not be able to attend. Those who took a swim test with the troop last year or at Boy Scout Summer Camp are still good to go. Cost for the canoe trip is 20$
OA elections are during this meeting as well, We have 5 scouts doing Board of Reviews those 5 who have spoken to Mrs Misty and I need to be in full class A (Green pants, Uniform, Neckerchief, Belt, and MB Sash) All of the New Scouts who have joined this semester or Last and have not ranked up to Scout Rank Need to be in full class A as well. They will not have anything on their sashes, and that is okay. If the new scouts do not have a sash that is okay as well.
Monday May 6th Meeting We will be doing our annual Boy Scout Physicals. If you have not turned in your Part A and B of the physicals we sent out earlier this semester, with shot records those will need to be completed and turned in that day.
Saturday May 11 Connor Carlisle Eagle Project. More details to follow
Monday May 13th Here is a change, we originally set this up for the Court Of Honor, but we are going to push it back a week to give the Scouts some more time to work on their advancements. May 13th we will have our Troop elections and the last Board of review for the year. Everything, MB wise and Rank advancement wise needs to be in by this date so it can be awarded at the COH on the 20th.
Monday May 20th Court of Honor and final meeting before summer camp.
Benjamin Stepp Scoutmaster Troop 45