Tonights' meeting will be our spring COH to celebrate the accomplishments of the boys duirng the past five months.  We will also be honoring Dan Weinmeister and all his contributions to the troop as Scout Master and other leadership roles he has held while his boys were on the scouting trail.  The meeting will begin at 7pm.

Tonight Troop 520 welcomes its 14^th Eagle Scout—Mr. Eric Keenan.

Eric walked—hiked, backpacked—a strong scouting trail, with us.    Klondikes, Camporees, fort outings, igloo building.   Leadership including Patrol Leader of the Wombats a few times.  Seven summer camps, including his stint as Senior Patrol Leader, leading us at CampMeriwether in 2010—remember that night on the beach, awesome bonfire and all?   But Eric’s highlight would be digging into those high adventures that challenge you and help you grow.  Rafting the Salmon in 2009.   But especially the backpacking starting back in 2008, and ramping up through the big summer of 2010 including the Yellowstone trip and hiking over the Gallatin Range.   Followed by Mt. St.Helens the next spring and capping his career with those 95 miles at Philmont in the summer of 2011.    Eric finished with solid Eagle project building a trail—with some huge banked turns and insane jumps—at the Duthie Hill mountain bike park.  

Please note that the meeting time is 9 am this Saturday at RPC. (differs from the paper calendar).  Scouts will be catching the bus into and back from Seattle.

Also, please note that our GEAR SWAP is this Monday!  So everyone, round up your old gear, tag it with a price, and bring it to the annual GEAR SWAP! This is a great opportunity to unload those hiking boots, jackets, hiking clothes, etc. that you've outgrown!  Also, bring any uniform pieces you've outgrown to donate to the uniform box. These are free to whoever can use them.

Ross Lake Paddlers - This weeks Paddle meeting is being moved to Friday April 26th, from 7:00 – 8:30 at RPC. There is also a swim test planned for April 28th from 12:00 – 2:00 at the Redmond Pool. Please let me know if you have any questions before the meeting.  Thanks, Mr. Grambihler 

The 2^nd Camp Easton payment is coming due May 6^th.  We need everyone paid up to $275 which covers the camp fee.  Please send in a check sooner than later. Feel free to post-date the check to May 6^th, as it won’t be turned into the Treasurer until then.  Attached is a balance due camp roster that Mr. Gilroy sent via email today for your reference.   Any questions, please contact Mr. Gilroy at jim_gilroy@hotmail.com.