'YAGODDAWANNA'

'YAGODDAWANNA'

In the great NorthWest where I grew up, I met a mountain man and he knew how to get many things done with very little resources. He had almost nothing to work with, but accomplished great things. 
Whether the task was to build a fire underwater or stop a waterfall from falling, it seemed he could take care of it. I was so amazed to see the things he could do, I finally asked him how he did it. 

He told me that a long time ago, he had found a magical solution to nearly all challenges that came along. He said it was all contained in a single, ancient word that had mystic powers. When you understand the meaning of the word, it unleashes immense strength and abilities; it makes your mind more clear; it makes your imagination run wild with ideas. 

Well, of couse, I could hardly contain myself and I just had to know what this powerful magic was. I pleaded with him to tell me and he finally agreed. 

He said the word is, 'YAGODDAWANNA'. 

In order to accomplish anything, whether it is small or big, easy or difficult, trivial or of utmost importance, in order to be successful, you've got to want to do it. To earn good grades, you gotta wanna earn them. To become an Eagle Scout, ya godda wanna be one. The main reason people don't succeed at something is because they don't really want it bad enough. By really wanting something, you come up with ideas, make plans, and then do it. 

Remember, to do something YaGoddaWanna do it.  

Unsaying My Words

UNSAYING MY WORDS

This Minute is meant for Boy Scouts.

Think about the impact of your words before you say them. You can not take back something you've said.

Once there were two Indian boys that were very good friends. They explored, fished, and hunted together. They were both great athletes and well-liked by all in their tribe.

In there village there was also a young girl that they both began to like and compete for. One of the boys, out of jealousy, told the girl that the other boy had done something very bad which would disgrace him and his family. This was completely untrue.
Afterwards, the boy felt ashamed of what he had done. He told the girl that he had lied and he apologized to his friend for what he had said.

But, as he walked around the village, he could here others repeating the false words he had spoken about his friend. Very troubled by this, he went to the tribal medicine man for advice.

'How can I undo this terrible thing I have done?', he asked.
The wise man told him, 'Shoot 3 ducks and 3 geese. Pull off all their feathers and put them in a leather bag. Bring me the bag and the birds.'
The boy did this. He gave the birds to the wise man and the wise man said, 'Now, take the bag of feathers to the top of the great mountain, open it, and shake out all the feathers. Then, return here.'
The boy climbed the mountain, released all the feathers into the wind, and returned to the wise man.
The wise man said, 'Now, go back up the mountain and pick up every single feather you released and put them back in your bag.'
The boy replied, 'But, that is not possible. The feathers have blown far away. I can never recover all of them.'
The wise man said, 'So it is with your words.'
 

Check Out Our Awesome Scout Room

We are blessed. We are really going to have an awesome 2009 season. We have a really great bunch of young men. We have many great activities planned as usual this season.....ought to be a wonderful year. If you have stumbled across our website and our interested in your son joining a troop, Troop 51 is the troop for you. We would love to have you come and check us out.Be sure to check out our location on the Gogle map. Also check out our dates and activities. Our boys have done some really great team work over the winter and participated in the Klondike Derby winning several awards for their troop. The boys have alot of overnight and weekend camping trips planned and we are really excited for them. We will be camping at Camp Chickasaw in Meadville, PA our favorite spot. Also we will be attending Erie Presque Isle Days in Erie, PA. On that same weekend we are also looking forward to possibly staying at the KOA Campground with our scouts and having a really great time. We are in the process of planning fundraisers with our young men so that all can attend reasonably and all can have a great time. We can't forget or really big campout at Calumet in August 2009. See you at our next meeting hopefuly.

March 17, 2009 Troop Meeting

The Black Knights are moving right along.
Great job guys. We have had some great meetings. We are just finishing up our Citizenship In The Community merit badge. Good luck to all. You have all been really patient and have learned a lot. Thanks for working so hard at this.

Boy Scout Of The Week

I don't really think we need alot of explanation for the picture of the week. Always a character. Guaranteed to make you laugh and always looking just as handsome as he does here. Reason being he is also boy scout of the week. Congratulations Robert. Good luck with the hair transplant.