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Scoutmaster Announcement.Pdf BOY SCOUT TROOP Sunset Trail District Cascade Pacific Council, BSA Prepared. For Life.® "Prepare the scout for the trail, not the trail for the scout." 10390 SW CANYON ROAD, BEAVERTON, OREGON 97005 • www.troop124.us Chartered Through St. Matthew Lutheran Church Since 1974 BOY SCOUT TROOP Sunset Trail District Cascade Pacific Council, BSA January 4, 2016 Troop 124 Families and Friends: Well, it’s announced. Ken’s retirement. Who’d have ever thought, (including Ken himself), that he’d be Troop 124’s Scoutmaster from the ages of a young 28 to 70 this August 2016. This is not commonplace, nor is it possible (or ‘fun’) without the great support of other troop adults, be it drivers on outings, CAKE Team or registered leaders. We all support and are inspired by our youth leaders as they grow through the incredible Scouting program. It’s always been about this program and our youth who run it. It’s not about the adult leaders’ titles or honors. The challenge is to instill that sense of troop ownership through the active leadership roles of our youth. Ken has said this, and it is a testimony to the intended BSA philosophy. What an inspiration through this dedicated example from Ken and support from his wife, Elaine. I can’t help but be very excited as a result for their next adventures together of travel and independence…especially on Mondays!! Joe Boylan, currently Assistant Scoutmaster, will be stepping into Ken’s shoes, easing into the Scoutmaster role leading up to next August. Joe has a weighty Scouting background, not known by many, which is covered in his bio. The short of it is; Joe is an Eagle, as well as his brothers, has staffed at Scout summer camps, was heavily involved in the Order of the Arrow (Scouting’s Honor Society), as well as having staffed at BSA’s national high adventure base, Philmont Scout Ranch in New Mexico. At Philmont he led long term backpacking treks utilizing the boy-led doctrines that Philmont and the BSA are famous for. It’s a given that Troop 124 will continue to be one of our Council’s best examples supporting the boy- led leadership model that empower the youth through their tenure, with the thanks to great supportive parents and leaders like yourselves, Ken’s example of humble, selfless leadership, and Joe’s incoming experience. Please take a moment and welcome Joe Boylan--in reading his bio, I hope you notice the wonderful thread woven throughout and that is how much Scouting has impacted his life. Yours In Scouting, Kim Evans Troop / Team 124 Committee Chair Prepared. For Life.® "Prepare the scout for the trail, not the trail for the scout." 10390 SW CANYON ROAD, BEAVERTON, OREGON 97005 • www.troop124.us Chartered Through St. Matthew Lutheran Church Since 1974 BOY SCOUT TROOP Sunset Trail District Cascade Pacific Council, BSA 4 January, 2016 Hello Troop 124 Family! I am very excited to work with you as your Scoutmaster. I was in your shoes some time ago. Times and technology change, but boys will be boys--that does not change. I am very excited for the lessons we will share, the camping and the hiking. To quote my favorite author and naturalist, John Muir, “The mountains are calling! And we must go”! A big thank you Ken Mattson for your service and dedication to Troop 124 over the years. I am truly humbled (and a bit nervous) to be asked to succeed you as Scoutmaster. Yours are truly big shoes to fill in serving an amazing group of Scouts and their families. I promise I will give my best at all times. To the parents and families of our Scouts, I look forward and am grateful in advance for your dedica- tion and help in running the Troop. Troop 124 is a unique model of volunteerism that is vital for today’s world. We are boy led, but the adults make it go. I will give my all for your sons to have the best Scouting experience. I am by no means perfect, and I welcome your input and feedback. And for the back story on me… Born number 6 of 8 kids in Amsterdam, New York. I have 4 brothers and 3 sisters. We moved to Southern California when I was 3 years old. My first exposure to Scouting was my dad being the Cubmaster of my older brothers’ pack. I could not wait to become a Cub Scout, but we moved around so much, I was not able to join a pack until 1970 when our family finally settled in Simi Valley, just North of Los Angeles. It was in Pack 3660 that I earned my Arrow of Light as a Webelos Scout. Mr. Vera was our den leader and he took us on a lot of day hikes. He taught us how to pick and eat cactus pears. On one hike along the railroad tracks through town, we found a piece of train engine headlight lens, which he quickly confiscated when we learned we could start a quick fire when the sun was focused through it. I still keep in touch with Mr. Vera and his son John to this day. 10 years old and looking forward to becoming a Boy Scout, my dad told me he would not buy me a uniform until I had the whole Scout Oath and Law memorized. I learned I had a talent for memorization when I borrowed my brother’s handbook and had both memorized within a week. I was awarded my Arrow of Light in February 1973, and crossed over into Troop 687 in March that same year. My first summer camp was at Camp Kern at Huntington Lake in the Sierras that same year. I had never been away from family before, and got so homesick! Also, it was no wonder I failed my swim check going from sea level to 7000 feet and being asked to jump into an ice-cold lake! At camp, I was also exposed to my first backpack overnighter to a place called Indian Pools. My SPL, Rocky Shelton (still keep in touch) taught me how to pack. I remember thinking I had never carried anything heavier. Despite wanting to go home, I did earn one merit badge (First Aid) and my Tenderfoot rank. Upon returning home, I wondered how I could ever have been homesick! From then on I knew leaving home to go on any Scout campout would not be a problem! (Joe Boylan Bio, continued...) Like Troop 124, 687 were in the field at least once a month, and we had some great annual campouts. My favorites were out to Catalina Island where you could boogie board on one side of the island, then hike to the other to snorkel. I also enjoyed winter camps at Three Falls, our council camp. In those days, Three Falls would get a lot of snow. There would be huge snowball fights with the other troops in camp. We also did a lot of weekend backpacking. Spruce Falls, Bear Trap and Sulphur Springs were a few of our destinations. When I turned 14, and was a 1st class Scout, I went on my first long-term backpack trip. The year was 1977, and it was in the Sierras along both the PCT and the John Muir Trails. We were awarded the Silver Knapsack. The following year in my freshman year of high school, I participated in the Sierra Club, learning cross-country navigation with map and compass. Each summer after that, whether with Scouts, brothers or college buddies, I was trekking for at least a week each summer. My most favorite experiences in Scouting are working on staff at summer camp. In 1978, I was at Camp Whitsett (Great Western Council) as a Life Scout with my Troop as an SPL. Before our week at camp ended, the Nature Director asked if I would be interested in staying on as staff. Given the choice of going home or staying in the mountains was a no brainer. I finished the summer out there and soon discovered the value of working for a check, meeting new friends, and earning A LOT of merit badges! The summers of 1979 and 1980 I went back to Camp Kern (Southern Sierra Council) to assist at the archery range and eventu- ally be it’s director. In 1977 I was selected by my peers to become a member of the Order of the Arrow. I serve in roles as chapter secretary, and became heavily involved in Native American costuming, ceremony and dance, taking national honors at NOAC in 1980(?). Time marches on, and I could see age 18 creeping up on me. In the Summer/Fall 1979, for my Eagle project, I organized the Scout troops of the community in a massive cleanup of two main thoroughfares that cut through Simi Valley. I coordinated with both troops and city public works for trash pick up and removal. The project spanned three weekends. I passed my Eagle board of review in December of 1979 and turned 18 the following March. My Eagle court was in May of 1980, and since my project involved the city, they allowed me to have my court in the city council chambers. In June of 1979, my sister Maryanne was critically injured when the deep fryer she was using to make donuts for a class party exploded in our kitchen at home. She sustained serious burns down the front of her. I rendered first aid, and kept her from going into shock.
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