I know–it is more than a year away, but planning for these events is a very lengthy affair which starts more than a year in advance.

If you are even thinking about attending the 100 Anniversary of Scouting Jamboree in 2010, then you don’t have a lot of time to make your intentions known.  Herewith word from Dave Osborn:

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Hello Hank,

Next week, the Jamboree committee will decide whether or not BMC will be sending 2 or 3 troops.  If it is two, they are basically full.  If there are additional Lexington Scouts (160 or 119) who might want to attend, they must sign up (on the Council web site) ASAP, but no later than 31 Jan.

Please pass the word as would hate for one of our scouts to be closed out because of inaction.

YIS

Dave Osborn

Citizenship In The Community

Yes, there is room in the class.  First meeting at 3:45 PM in the Selectmen’s Meeting Room on the second floor of the Town Office Building on Monday, January 12th.  That is the building to the left of Cary Memorial Hall as you look at it.  It is just past the Post Office.

Meeting Planning

Joey and Jeff led an impromptu brainstorming session at the last meeting.  I was impressed by the input.  Stay tuned for something different for the next meeting.

A Scout Is Helpful

I hyperextended my knee recently so it is a bit unstable and I can’t bend it fully.  It doesn’t stop me from walking, I can shovel snow, and I don’t limp, but it makes me just a little fearful of a fall which would certainly tear something and little slips can be painful.  That, plus the recently icy sidewalks, have reminded me of what it is like to have less than full mobility–how winter affects many of our neighbors and limits what they can do.

Today a bunch of us got together to shovel out the driveway of a person who couldn’t reasonably do the job all by themselves.  The way I felt last week when I was trying to dig out my driveway and just couldn’t move the heavy snow.  My neighbor came by and helped me with the heavy stuff so I then helped him with the lighter stuff.  We can all do something, but nobody can do everything.
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I have heard from many people about the class.  I waited until vacation was over because I knew there would be some last-minute signups.  The last one arrived just minutes ago.

The vast majority voted for Monday.  But I will make every effort to work with the two who could not make it that day.  Let’s get the Monday class off the ground first.  Unfortunately, there are a few problems with that day as there are with all days.

Let us plan to meet the first time on the 12th of January starting at 3:45 PM in the Selectmen’s Meeting Room on the second floor of the Town Office Building.  That is the building at 1625 Mass Ave very close to the Post Office.

The next week is Martin Luther King Day so there will be no meeting.  Then we will have a meeting on January 26th, but then will miss another week because it looks like I have to be in Seattle that Monday.

But let’s get this thing off the ground.  Come to the first meeting and let’s discuss some options to perhaps shorten the class and not have to meet every other Monday.  Be prepared to discuss some alternatives such as meeting that second week on Tuesday instead of Monday.  I know–this scheduling stuff gets complicated.  And be prepared to tell me if we can meet at least a few minutes earlier than 3:45 PM.

Adults are welcome, by the way.  And needed, I might add, because we will need to form a Board of Selectmen for the last class which will be a Town Meeting to debate and vote on an article.

-Hank Manz