News from Troop 166

It’s been a few weeks since out last outing, but it’s time to get back in the swing of things with Winter Fun.

We’ll be attending the Glacier Ridge 2012 Klondike Derby at the Beaumont Scout Reservation, near Rock Creek, Ohio.

We’ll meet at the church at 5:30 PM on Friday January 27, and plan to get underway at 6:00.

Please eat dinner before we leave as we will only be stopping for bathroom breaks along the way.

It’s about 3 1/2 hours to our destination in the northeast corner of Ohio.

We will be cabin camping at Beaumont so, we do not need tents. We are not sure how warm the cabin will be so bring a warm sleeping bag and at least one additional set of clothes.

We will be outside all day on Saturday, participating in Klondike Events, so dress warm.

How to dress warm? Some ideas at the two links below:

• Tips For Winter Outings
• WinterCampers.com

We’ll return a little after noon on Sunday.

Who is attending:

• Matthew B
• Chris B
• Nick E
• Liam F
• Bryden G
• Chandler G
• Nick L
• Daniel L
• Lyle P
• Eddie R

Cost of the outing is $35.

Please let me know if there are questions. If you do not have long underwear or ski pants or boots, this weekend is the perfect time to shop.

Yours in Scouting,

Mr. Fulton

john@johnfulton.org
614-565-8382

Thanks from the Bexley Historical Society:

“Dear Troop 166,

“Thanks your for all your help with the annual Pancake Breakfast sponsored by the Bexley Historical Society and the Parks and Recreation Department.

“The event this past December was a success and your work certaily helped in this sucess. We look forward the Troop 166 being a part of theis comunity gathering in Decmeber 2012.

“Sincerely,

“The Bexley Historical Society.”

Congratulations to our Troop’s newest Eagle Scout, Ma’at Ford, who passed his Board of Review last night.

The folks at Bexely Recreation Department sent us a very nice “Thank You” letter for our efforts earlier this month

Part of being a good citizen in the community is taking part and doing our share.

Click on the image to see the letter.

Mr. Fulton

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.