The John Ross district Roundtable meets at Cloud Springs Elementary at 7 pm the second Tuesday of each month. 

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Roundtable notes

Ben Brandon spoke to the group at Tuesday's meeting about his shooting range and that he is working to become a MB counselor for the shooting MB so the boys will have another opportunity to earn these MB except at summer camp.  He provided a flyer which can be found here.  Click on his name above to send him an email.

Handouts

Fishing program

Fishing meeting plan

Aquatics program

Aquatics meeting plan

Backpacking program

Backpacking meeting plan

Special Cooking program

Special Cooking meeting plan

Leadership Program

Leadership meeting plan

Forestry Program

Forestry meeting plan

Physical Fitness Program

Physical Fitness meeting plan

Citizenship Program

Citizenship Troop meeting plan

Citizenship test

Citizenship test answers

Boy Scout Literature

Troop Program Features Vol. I - III

Troop Program Resources

Previous Notes

2010 - 2011 Meeting notes

We had a record turnout at Tuesday's Roundtable, hope everyone had a good time and will return next month. 

Octobers theme is Fishing, so check out the info below on Fishing.  It was also mentioned that Saturday, September 25 is National Hunting and Fishing day in Georgia.  Georgia residents can fish for free that day.  Learn more here. 

The discussion this month was related to recruiting Webelos into Boy Scouts.  Thanks to everyone that participated in the discussion.  We will have a guest speaker coming in next month.

2009 - 2010 Meeting notes

One speaker was Nate Thomas with the Lookout Mountain Conservancy and they have several potential Eagle projects as well as Troop projects.  Here is a handout he provided with just a few of the projects.  His contact info is Nate Thomas – 423-424-3882.  The web site is lookoutmountainconservancy.org. 

Our second guest was Walt Hodges who is a volunteer with Lula Lake Land Trust atop Lookout Mtn.  Walt is an Eagle scout and previously was the Land Manager of Lula Lake.  Lula Lake is open to the public the first and last Saturday of each month.  They will also let scout units camp on the property when available.   Noel Durant is the current Land manager and can be reached at 076-639-3099 for more info related to camping opportunities.  The web site is www.lulalake.org.  Walt also discussed the Nickajack Connector trail which is the first part of a trail that will link Lula Lake Land Trust to Cloudland Canyon State Park, more info can be found at www.lulalake.org/participate/events.asp?event_id=501.  This is a multi use trail (hike, bike, and horse) and the first section is currently open with a 5.5 mile out and back trail, total of 11 miles.