April was an interesting month and unfortunately due to a lack of sign-up for Guadalupe River State Park, we had to cancel the outing. However, we did have a great time teaching and learning orienteering. I also want to thank everyone that participated in Notre Dame’s Church Bazaar. The church has expressed their appreciation for all your help.

Notice: ALL MONIES FOR SUMMER CAMP ARE DUE NOW!!! May should prove to be an excellent one. There will be two opportunities for our ordeal candidates to do their ordeal. One will be at El Rancho Cima (May 3^rd thru the 4^th) and the other at Camp Strake (May 10^th thru the 11^th). We will be practicing tent setups (all) as well as beginning new merit badges throughout the month (communication, citizenship in the community and space exploration). We also have Donut Sunday on the 19^th. And the outing for the month will be to Schlitterbaun on the 25^th. We may be leaving on the 24^th if we can stay at RAFB (getting approval this year is a little more difficult because of 9-11)

June, well we all know what June brings! Summer Camps!! Emerald Bay the 9^th thru the 15^th and Iron Wheel Mesa the 16^th thru the 22^nd. I am sure there will be some great stories to be shared when all have returned.

I have the following training information:

Outdoor Leader Skills – May 18^th and 19^th (contact Joe Sellers for details)

Now, Scouts, there is a very special day this month and I am wondering how long has it been since you said, "Thank you, Mom. " I'm afraid that too often we take our mothers for granted. I suppose it might be awkward to try to say - in words - "Thanks Mom, I appreciate everything you do for me - and with me. " And of course, if we merely said those words and stopped there, they'd be a pretty empty kind of thanks, wouldn't they? I wonder just how a scout can go about saying thank you to his mother and father. The best way that we can show our appreciation is by making our parents proud of us; happy over the kind of person we are and are trying to be. No matter what else we do as a gesture to show appreciation on Mother's Day, certainly we want to do our very best to be the kind of person that are moms can be proud of all through the year.