April 29th will be Troop 113 photo night.

Pixel 8 Inc will do a group photo, and individual photos of all scouts and uniformed leaders. Order envelopes will be available ahead of time for parents to order various prints and items.

You can see some of the items on Pixel 8's website,
here: Photo Gallery
and here: Product Gallery

Scouts should plan to wear their full Class-A uniforms with neckerchiefs and sashes.

More details to follow, but mark your calendars-- we want to make sure everyone is in the picture!

The March Smoke Signals is attached.

Be sure to add our May and June campouts to your calendar!

May 2-3, 2009: Herkimer Diamond Mines and Henderson Scout Camp
We'll depart Webster early Saturday in order to have plenty of time for prospecting at the Herkimer Diamond Mines, before tent camping at BSA Henderson Scout Camp. Check out the prospecting fun at: http://www.herkimerdiamond.com/

June 6-7, 2009: White Water Rafting at Letchworth
We'll depart Webster early Saturday in order to do white water rafting on the Genesee River in the Letchworth Gorge, followed by tent camping at the park's group site. Check out the rafting outfitter at: http://www.adventure-calls.com/

Both the mines and the outfitters required advance reservations - and both places are filling fast! Therefore sign-ups for these trips will be SOON! Watch for details and permission slips in the near future.

Trail's End is offering scouts the opportunity to raise funds for their own outings with the troop, or for summer camp. See the referenced file for more details.
Trails End Information

Our Troop meeting on May 6th will be held at the Army National Guard Air Support facility at the Rochester Airport. We will need to arrive there between 6:45 and 7:00 for a 7:00 pm start. This is open to families. I told them we may have up to 40 people. If we have a larger turnout than that I'll need to see if they can accomodate the larger group. If they handle this visit as they had in the past we'll start with class room discussion of their mission and reponsibilities. Then a tour of the hanger and helicopters, followed by standing on the tarmac as a hovering helicopter goes through preflight systems check before they depart in the evening sky on a flight to maintain their flight time readiness. Sorry, no rides.

Mark your calendars, more details to follow.

Mark your calendars for Saturday, July 25th for our annual fishing trip with the veterans from the Canandaigua VA Medical Center. Location and times TBD.