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Our troop Christmas Party and Chili Cook-off will be held December 11 . The theme is western, cause . . . TEXAS y'all!  Got a cowboy hat?  Wear it!  Have some boots?  Throw those bad boys on! We've got the fun planned, but what we need now are COOKS!  We need some awesome cooks to bring in their favorite pot of chili -- Vegetarian, White Bean, Texas Red... you name it... to enter our contest (and help us feed 100 Scouts and Scouters!) Be sure your serving spoons are CLEARLY LABELED and if you have toppings to add to your chili (shredded cheese, diced white onions, green onions, corn chips, etc. that those are containers and serving utensils are clearly marked as well). E-mail HERE to let us know if you can help by bringing chili.

Our annual Troop Slideshow is coming up on December 4. Be sure to join us as we take a look back at everything we've done as a troop over the past year. It's amazing to see how much we've accomplished in 12 short months, and it's great to remember how much fun we've had! If you have pictures from this year's events, we would love to include them. Send them to C. McPherson , or upload and share them to our troop Facebook page. C. McPherson and our Troop Historian, M. Wetzel, are putting together a fantastic show, plus we'll have popcorn and drinks for everyone to enjoy.

Troop 1910 members, family and friends have the awesome opportunity to attend a special engagement at Medieval Times Dinner & Tournament, Sunday, April 22, 2018. Your Scout will also be given the opportunity to attend an Animal Workshop before the tournament. Please note that the workshop is optional and you are not obligated to attend in order to attend the tournament and dinner.  Be sure to check out the blue card prior to the event, however. Sound like fun?  Cost is $38 per person and is inclusive of the tournament show, dinner, a Scout patch, the Animal Workshop, a knight-specific banner to wave as well as all taxes and gratuity. You may RSVP to April Driggers . Please note that there is a 25% deposit we must make at the time of the reservation so we are asking for a $10 per person deposit at the time of reservation with the balance due April 1. The ONLY way we can guarantee that our group sits together is to make the reservations at the same time.  We wa

Permission forms for the December Wilderness Survival campout at Worth Ranch are due at our next meeting on November 27. The permission form is HERE . Permission forms and patrol food money will both be due November 27 (the Monday prior to the campout), so be prepared! Bring your $15 patrol food money to give to your grubmaster. Adults, you can give your $20 to the White Buffalo coordinator, Tim Farrar.

Did you gobble til you wobbled yesterday?  Why not use today as an opportunity to work off some of that "stuffed" feeling and have fun in the process?  Grab the family, your cell phones and head outside to geocache! Texas Parks and Wildlife Department has a great resource for those interested in this modern-day treasure hunt! People hide geocaches everywhere—from just down the street to the most remote wilderness areas. Many are hidden in your state parks. If you plan to look for those, join the Texas State Parks Geocache Challenge (ends Dec. 31, 2017) or read on to learn more about geocaching! What is Geocaching? Geocaching is the hunt for any of more than 2 million geocaches worldwide hidden by folks like you. Each treasure hunt will take you to a fun, creative or beautiful place outdoors. But what is a geocache? Geo means earth and cache means hidden item. Geocaches range from very small (like a film canister) to large (such as a metal lunch box). Many are cam

As families come together near and far to celebrate with food and fellowship while counting their many blessings, we would like to take this opportunity, too, to wish our Troop 1910 family a Happy Thanksgiving. The first Thanksgiving was a celebration of the culmination of a successful partnership and harvest between different groups of people and was a further testimony that people of all creeds can live in harmony. So, this Thanksgiving, we give thanks to children of all beliefs who have joined into the brotherhood of Scouting for the purpose of the greater good. We are united in a common purpose to be a different breed of person... the leaders of the future. Thankful are we for the opportunities presented to us through the Scouting movement and the ability to serve our chartered organization, our community, our family, our unit and our country. Thankful are we for the opportunity to Do A Good Turn Daily by acts of selfless service to those in our family, school and community. Than

We all have to admit that there's nothing quite like the joy in the eyes of a child on Christmas morning when they wake up to see goodies beneath the tree just for them.  It's truly magical.   It's an honor for Troop 1910 to partner again this year with the Toys for Tots program to make that Christmas magic a reality for some very special kids. Our Scouts are so blessed, and we want to give them an opportunity to give back to the community this Christmas.  We will begin collecting toys at our next meeting on November 27 . Bring new, unwrapped toys for boys ages 0-12 and we will store them in the Scout House until our Christmas party on December 11 when we will present them to the US Marines.  Black Friday is a great time to pick up fun and inexpensive toys, so get'em while you can!

Reminder, there is no Troop meeting tonight.  Thank you to those who have volunteered to serve our Chartered Organization with the Community Storehouse Thanksgiving food basket distribution.

A local Scouter has opened a new pizza shop in Hurst on Grapevine Highway called Firenza.  They're not only having an awesome grand opening sale, they're also giving back (isn't that what scouters do?) With every order, you get 50% off PLUS you'll be helping raise money for the Longhorn Council!  Win... Win... (oh, and... it's WOOD FIRED PIZZA?!?  Can you really go wrong here?  I didn't think so!)  Stop by, feed the fam, save a little, help a lot!  See you there!

Please join us tonight at 7pm in the Family Life Center for the Fall Court of Honor to celebrate the advancement, achievements and recognition of all of our amazing Scouts in Troop 1910.

First Aid Kits  Troop 1910 has a limited supply of first aid kits for sale. These kits contain everything you need to take care of minor emergencies and come in a water resistant resealable bag. They are perfect for your home, your car, your office -- anywhere you might need first aid supplies. Best of all, they are available for only $10/kit. They make great stocking stuffers! A Scout is prepared!  Do you have a Scout going on any Troop campouts? It's a great idea to have a lightweight, portable kit for them to keep in their day packs. To get your first aid kit, email John Hearrell .

Our charter organization, Keller United Methodist Church, is the distribution point for the Community Storehouse Thanksgiving food baskets the Monday of Thanksgiving break week. Our Troop has been asked to assist in different volunteer capacities. Please note that there will not be a Troop meeting on that night. There are various shifts available for scouts, leaders and families to participate.  We will need volunteers who can lift and unload food boxes from cargo vans to be set up in the FLC, volunteers to accompany clients to pick up boxes and then assist them to their vehicles, and parking lot attendants to help direct traffic to the door and assist in traffic flow/parking. The church is using SignUp.com to organize our volunteers. Here's how it works in 3 easy steps: Click this link to see our SignUp on SignUp.com: http://signup.com/go/QiRKndU   Review the options listed and choose the spot(s) you like. Sign up! It's easy - you will NOT need to register an a

November's campout is the annual Longhorn Council Highland Games at Camp Tahuaya (Belton, TX) November 10-12 . Featuring professional Scottish Highland games weights, hammers, and much more. You will compete in fun and challenging Celtic tests of strength, endurance and skill. Highland Games is both an individual event and a team event for groups of 4-8 participants from Venture Crews, Teams and Troops at Camp Tahuaya. There are 2 age classes for youth in all of the events. “Light Weight” are age 11-14 years, and “Heavy Weight” are 15 and older.” There is also a Venturers Class, an Adult Class, and an Adult Coed Class. Team and Individual Awards will be given in each class. Competitions are “Toss” events that go for distance and “throw” events go for height. Events are Traditional Events with professional Highland Games Equipment, plus several NEW Events. We add a few Scouting touches for safety in some events, like helmets. EVENTS Turning the Caber. A caber i

It’s time for MMR 2017!!  Once every two years, we get to live like Mountain Men from the early 1800’s! WHEN : December 28th - 30th WHAT : http://lhcmountainman.org/ready.php Come experience an adventure like no other ~ register for the 2017 Longhorn Council Mountain Man Rendezvous (MMR).  Registration is live. Participants must be age 14 or older as this is considered a high adventure activity and we must adhere to the BSA age guidelines for high adventure. Click HERE  to register.  **Please note that if your Scout plans to attend the Merit Badge Mania, there IS a direct schedule conflict with the knife workshop dates and the MBM as well as the Highland Games (our November campout). COST :  $45 per participant (due by November 20), plus food because no meals are provided though we will eat as a group. You're responsible for making your own outfit (regalia, see below). We will also be making our own MM sheath knives (additional cost of approximately $15). REGALIA  It’