Troop 166 – Bexley, Ohio

Just to let you know, John is doing very well.

He went home the Tuesday after the surgery on Friday and has been steadly improving.

I spoke with him just before Christmas and he was enjoying time with his family and new granddaughter.

He’s still tires easily and is sore, but he sounds great and was focused on the progress of our current Eagle candidates on their road to Eagle.

Cards and calls and visits are welcome. Call before visiting, of course.

John Fenimore
91 Bishop Sq.
Bexley, OH 43209-1492

(614) 258-7126
Mr. Fulton

Chris and I stopped by briefly on Sunday afternoon to see John at Riverside.

He looks great for someone who has been through what he has this week. He was napping when we arrived, but was excited to tell us of his adventures once he work up.

He was still a little foggy from the deep, deep anesthesia used for major surgery, but he seems well on his way to a  full recovery.

He’s sitting up, taking solid food and they have him standing already. He is, of course, quite sore. We had to limit ourselves to avoid laughing (still very painful), but John was quite animated about getting back to teaching and his activities with he troop.

It’s likely that he will be home early this week. I’ll provide more details as they are available.

Get well cards are welcome.

John Fenimore
91 Bishop Sq.
Bexley, OH 43209-1492

John

Update from Jack (9:30 PM Thursday):

Some updates: He will be going to the OR around 9 tomorrow and will be
out in the afternoon.  Tomorrow and Saturday will be iffy for
visitors, when we get closer to Sunday we can see about that.  Feel
free to call or text me.  Monday will probably be fine and he will
likely be discharged Tuesday.

He may be allowed to go back to teach class sometime in January, we
will have to wait and see.

Some good news is that his heart is in perfect shape, the issue is
with the arteries only.  Since this has been caught early the doctor
is expecting everything to go smoothly and in a few months he will be
back to normal.

I will let you know more tomorrow later in the day. Call or text
any time if you want, I will be at the hospital after lunch waiting
for him to come out.

Here’s the preliminary schedule for Troop outings for 2012. Dates and events are subject to change and revisions.

• Jan. ‘12 – Klondike – 1/27 – 1/29
• Feb. ‘12  – Pie and Ice Cream – Clifton Gorge 2/17 – 2/19
• Mar. ‘12 – Rockets – In council – 3/9 – 3/11
• April ‘12 – Zip lining – 4/20 – 4/22
• May ‘12  – Canoeing and Fishing – 5/18 – 5/20
• June ‘12 – Summer Camp – CFR – 6/24 – 6/30
• July  ‘12 – Seabase 7/16 – 7/22
• July  ‘12 – Water Park – 7/27 – 7/29
• Aug. ‘12 – DC Trip – 8/9 – 8/12
• Sept. ‘12  Rock Climbing – 9/14 – 9/16
• Oct. ‘12 – Backpacking –  10/19 – 10/21
• Nov. ‘12 – Pumpkin Chucking – 11/16 – 11/18
• Dec. ‘12 – Planning –  12/7 – 12/8
• Dec. ’12 – Okpik High Adventure (tentative) – 12/27/12 – 1/2/13
• Jan. ‘13 – Winter Survival – 1/18/13 – 1/20/13

• June ‘13 – Summer Camp – 6/23/13 – 6/29/13
• July ‘13 – National Jamboree – 7/15/13 – 7/24/13

Backup outings:

• Whitewater Rafting
• Shooting
• Put-in-bay
• Biking
• Skiing

 It’s a busy few days for Scouting before we take a break for the holidays.

 Friday, December 9 – Planning Overnight

 At 6:00 PM, please join us for our annual planning session for the coming year. The Scouts will discuss, prioritize and vote on outings for the coming year. This once-a-year opportunity gives the Scouts a chance to decide what activities that we schedule for the coming 12 months. Got something that you like, don’t like or would like to try? This is the time to bring it up.

After the planning session, we’ll spend the rest of the evening eating, playing games and hanging out. We’ll spend the night in the Fellowship Hall at church. The floors are hard (bring a sleeping bag and mat to sleep on) but it’s warm and dry – hard to find outdoors in December in Ohio.

 We’ll be joined overnight by several Webelos and parents who are learning about Scouting (and looking for a Troop to join).

 It will be noisy and fun.

 Everyone spending the night needs a permission slip (http://troop166.org/files/2009%20Permission%20Slip.pdf).

 Saturday, December 10 – Pancake Breakfast

 Up early to cleanup and reset Fellowship Hall for a church event later in the day and off to the Annual Bexley Pancake Breakfast at Jeffery Mansion

 We’ll transport Scouts who are working at the Pancake Breakfast (listed below)

 Everyone else will need to be picked up at 8 AM at the Church.

 Scouts working at the Pancake Breakfast: 

First Shift 8:30 – 10:00 AM

• Casey S.
• Eddie R.
• James W.
• Peter B.
• Michael R.
• Liam F.
• Nick L

 Second Shift 10:00 – 11:30 AM

• Leland S.
• Daniel S.
• Casey S.
• Nick L

We clear and reset tables and fill syrup bottles (and eat pancakes).

Monday, December 12 – Holiday Meeting

 Our final Venture Crew meeting (7 PM) and Troop meeting  (7:30 PM) of the year, including the gift exchange and desserts.

 More on this soon.

Please let me know if there are questions, issues or concerns.

I hope to see you all over the next few days (at least for part of our planning session on Friday), but If I don’t: Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukkah and Happy New Year.

  Mr. Fulton

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John Fulton
john@johnfulton.org
614-445-3157 (weekdays)
614-239-1217 (other times)
614-565-8382 (cell)
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For our November outing we’ll be traveling to Camp Falling Rock near Newark with plans, tools, pumpkins, and dreams of building trebuchets that are even better than last year.

When:  leaving on Friday, November 18, meeting at 5:30 PM, returning at about noon on Sunday

Where: meet and return to Bexley United Methodist Church, camping at Camp Falling Rock

What: Cabin camping (unless you want to bring a tent and sleep outdoors)

What to bring: 10 essentials (minus trail food) (pg. 264) and Personal Camping Checklist (pg. 292) (page references are from ther 12th edition of the Boy Scout Handbook)

Cost: $30 per participant (additional costs include materials for trebuchets , pumpkins, cabin rental)

Who: Here are the Scouts that I understand to be taking part:

• Jaylen H.
• Michael R.
• Eddy R.
• Lyle P.
• Peter B
• Casey S.
• Nick E.
• Nick L.
• Daniel L.
• Chris B.
• Chandler G.
• Matthew B.

Notes: We travel in Class”A” uniforms. Don’t bring food unless that’s your assignment. No personal electronics or phones. Bring your Scout book.

If you have questions or changes, please me me or Mr. Kirschner know. Thanks to Mr. Kirschner for coordinating this outing.

Mr. Fulton