Shape N Race schedule

Hi Guys,

Just a reminder of the schedule for the building of our race cars
Feb 2 - start design (form can be found here)
Feb 9 & 16 - basic construction and start of detail work on the vehicle
Feb 23 - sanding and detail work
Mar 1 - sanding and painting
Mar 8 - testing and tweaking
Mar 10 - RACE DAY!!!

Be sure to work on your design at home.

Lt. Garth

Shape N Race is coming!!!

Hi Guys,

The BC 1000 Shape N Race is happening this year on Saturday March 10. This means it is time to start designing and building our race cars. We want to take the All-Comers speed and design trophies this year. We have placed well in the past but this year we need to go for gold!

This Thursday February 2nd we'll start working on the design of our cars and take a look at what is needed to have the fastest car on the track.

Also be sure to make sure you have the Construction Activity patch verse memorized.

See you Thursday.

Lt. Garth

GREY CUP Party

Hi Guys,

Yes it's that time of year again. Grey Cup!

The party will be happening at Lt. Clarence's place. An email went out to most of you with the info but here it is again.

Arrival time: 3:00pm. Kickoff: 3:30pm

While watching keep an eye out for Lt. Rodger and Lt. Garth as they will be at the game.

Enjoy!

Lt. Garth

October-November update

Start of Battalion BBQ

Hi Everyone,

This Thursday, September 15, will be our 'start of the year' BBQ. We have this at the Blue Mountain Park picnic shelter. We'll eat and play games and talk about what we would like to do during the year. Be at the church by 6:45 or the picnic shelter at 7pm.

Lt. Garth

CONTEST!!!!!!!!!

We would like to know what you want as a theme verse for Battalion this year. Write down a verse (with reference and your name) that your think would be good as a theme verse and hand it to Lt. Garth. All verses must be received by September 22. A theme verse will be picked. Each verse will get you 10 points towards your squad points with the winning verse getting an additional 50 points. Each brigadier may submit up to 3 verses. In the event that more than one boy submits the same winning verse the points awarded will be at the discretion of the leaders.

Eagle Mountain Camp July 22 - 25!!!

Battalion Summer Camp
Friday to Monday
July 22 to 25, 2011

Eagle Mountain, Coquitlam

Battalion is going camping in the local hills to accomplish two goals: to test our Air-Soft skills and to build a Chapel. We've been camping on Eagle Mountain for years. We have several campsites along Noons Creek and will be staying at our Upper Falls Camp. The area is very interesting: it's within an easy walk of a logging camp that has long since been lost to the forest; there are numerous moss-covered corduroy-roads; and logging equipment that turns up in surprising places. The Port Moody Museum has asked us to look for evidence of the logging railroad that used to chug up the mountain. There's a swimming hole in the creek, and lots of firewood to keep us busy.

We leave from the church on Friday afternoon (2:00pm sharp) and return on Monday just after lunch to the church.

We will have FRS Walkie-Talkies and cell phones for emergency purposes. We'll take all our food up with us. We will be sleeping in a large lean-to. And, we have to carry all our gear, including the Air-Soft equipment. We've got to brig down a widow-maker and then rebuild the lean-to. We'll be building benches and tables at the camp and then erecting a cross and some benches at the Chapel. This is our big project - an area set apart for the Lord and for our own needs to be close to Him. There will be lots to keep us busy. This is going to be an excellent camp.

The cost is $30 for 4 days, 3 nights, 8 meals, snacks, and Air-Soft supplies.

Contact Capt. Howard by email or phone if you're going.

Here's a checklist for gear: https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&pid=explorer&chrome=true&srcid=0B4W0q5f9r9JXY2E5MzBiMGUtODM1Mi00ZTM5LTk1YmItZGZmMGMyMmNiMzVl&hl=en_US

Thursday June 16

Hi Guys,

What's happening on Thursday this week? Well, it depends on the weather.

If we've got good weather the plan is to go canoeing on Como Lake. Be at the church about 6:45pm and we'll head for the lake right at 7:00. If you get to the church and we're not there and it is after 7pm then we'll meet up with you at Como Lake. Don't worry about missing us at the lake as it isn't that big of a lake.

If the weather is not so good (i.e. raining) then the plan is to do some board type games with snacks in the basement.

See you then,

Lt. Garth