Were you interested in going rock climbing on March 13th, but missed the registration deadline?  There still may be room left.  If you are interested, please send an email to Mr Kirkwood or talk to him at the next Troop meeting.  Mr. Kirkwood's email address can be found in the Troop Roster.  Just click on Troop Roster in the left-hand menu and select Adult Leaders.

Troop 158 tee shirts are now on sale for $15, but only until March 11th.  The words "Lead, follow or get out of the way! BSA Troop 158 Shrewsbury, MA" are printed on a black Champion DoubleDry moisture wicking tee shirt.  These shirts are designed to keep the wearer cool and dry, which is a vast improvement over the old cotton tee shirts.  If you are interested in purchasing a tee shirt for your Scout or yourself, fill out the attached form, and bring it to the next Troop meeting along with a check payable to "Troop 158".

In the past. information regarding future campouts was only available when it was sent out via e-mail.  Now with the new website, you can see exactly what is planned this month, next month and the months following.  If you would like to see all of the events for the next few months, go to the calendar on the website and click on the icon shown below:

Each week a special word will be hidden somewhere on this website.  If you find the special "web word", write it down and bring it to the next Troop meeting.  Scouts who know the web word will receive a phantasmagorical prize.  Hints will be provided, but each week the location of the web word will get harder and harder to find.

Thanks to all who helped set-up and run the Troop 158 booth (see picture above) at the England Scout Show on January 23rd and 24th.  The Troop leadership felt that it was a big success.  There were boys of all ages who stopped by to build the friction bridge.  The show itself was incredible.  There was something for everyone including music, games, Scouting activities, food and a lot of Scouting memorabilia.  The Troop would like to especially thank RJ O'Connell and Associates for their bridge posters that they supplied, as well as Mr. Bodden's sister, Carol Sullivan, who created the logo that we used in the booth.  Special thanks to Mr. Kirkwood for his planning efforts, Mr. Bodden for his work on getting the posters, the Georgians for all of the fantastic rocks that they made, and of course, the Scouts who collected and cut the logs for the friction bridge.

For details, see the attached announcement.