It's that time of year where we need to update and turn in Medical forms to cover us for the next 12 months. Please see attached Medical Forms A, B and C again if needed. All Scouts and adults should have already turned in an updated A & B form by the 5/8 meeting along with a copy of the front and back of their medical insurance card which will cover them for the Julian campout. If you are a new Scout, you already have turned in Forms A & B so you are good to go. If you are an older or new Scout or adult going to Summer Camp at Mataguay, or going to participate in Order of the Arrow campouts or are planning to attend a long term outing or high adventure activity, you are ALSO required to visit a doctor and have the doctor complete and sign Part C of your medical form and turn it in by 6/5. You can go to your family doctor or you can visit Dr. Anu Sathya (Nakul's mother) who has graciously offered to do medical checks at her doctor's office this Saturday 5/13 from 10am to 11am. The address is 2083 Compton Avenue, #105, Corona, CA 92881. All completed medical forms should be turned in to Ellen Schwartz by the deadlines outlined above. Thank you!!

Please wear class B uniform to Monday's meteing on 5/15. We will be working on physical fitness requirements. Thank you!

The GOLD rush is on! We're heading to Julian for the ultimate GOLD Mine Tour and the May campout at William Heise County Park 5/19 - 5/21! And it's time to stake your claim on the "GOLDEN" Spoon where Troop 1613 Patrols will need to create any dish for Saturday night that ties in with the theme of "Mining or GOLD Mining." We will be visiting the historic hard rock gold mine from 1870 at the Eagle Mining Co. on Saturday morning. http://www.theeaglemining.com/. We also have an amazing group campsite in a forest of oaks and pines at William Heise County Park which is situated 4,200 feet above sea level along the northern region of the Cuyamaca Mountain Range. http://www.sdparks.org/content/sdparks/en/park-pages/WilliamHeise.html

The amazing scouts of Troop 1613 won TOP TROOP, BEST CAMPSITE and BEST 24 POLE GATEWAY at the Portola District Camporee this past weekend at Firestone Scout Reservation! There was a lot of hard work and great scout skills from our scouts that allowed them to take all of these top awards. Also special thanks to our fantastic adults who attended this weekend to support our Troop including Mr. Hildebrandt, Mr. Steadman, Mrs. Cornelius, Mr. Goldstein and Mr. Mouleart. In honor of these great accomplishments, the Troop will be having a Pizza Party and Game Night at the 5/8 meeting. Troop will provide the pizza and we ask that each Troop 1613 family bring a drink or snack/dessert to share for the Scouts to enjoy on 5/8. Yours in Scouting!

Attention all Scouts attending Summer Camp at Mataguay Scout Ranch. Please see the attached 2017 Mataguay Scout Ranch Leaders Guide and merit badge schedule. This camp has a great "Track" system program where Scouts have an opportunity to earn mulitiple merit badges in fewer sessions. There is also a great First Year Camper Program called "Pathfinder" that will allow our new Scouts earn 3 merit badges (First Aid, Swimming and Nature) and multiple requirements for the ranks leading up to First Class. 

Just a reminder for all Camporee attendees including Scouts and adults to bring your full Class A uniform, Troop 1613 t-shirt and Order of the Arrow sashes (if you are in OA) to Camporee this weekend. Class A uniforms will be worn on Saturday evening and Sunday morning. Troop t-shirt can be worn any other time during the weekend. We look forward to having a great time this weekend with you all! We also just sent an email on 4/20 to all attendees with a copy of the Camporee site map and some additional info from the Portola District so please check that out as well Yours in Scouting