Weather permitting, the April 23 meeting will be at Hunts Mill Park in Clinton.  Normal times.  Please dress accordingly.  Flashlights for later might be advisable.  Any scouts that have telescopes and binoculars, please bring them to the meeting.

Those working on Astronomy Merit Badge please be prepared to go over requirement 4A,4B, 5A, 5D, 8C at the meeting on Monday, April 23.   You should be working on requirements 4c, 5b, 6b and 9 on your own. Have those done by the April 30th meeting. Remember to fill out your workbooks. Any scouts that have telescopes and binoculars, please bring them to the meeting. Also please make sure you ask Mr. Smith for a blue card.

Our own ASM Bob Shanahan is going to be participating as a Merit Badge Counselor at a Merit Badge Fair on May 19^th at Valley Crest Farms.   NOTE: This is the same weekend as the troop’s  May outdoor rock climbing campout.    There are morning sessions and afternoon sessions.  There are limited spots for each merit badge so sign up promptly.   The cost is $10 for each merit badge.   NOTE:  If you have partials, you can use this opportunity to get them finished and signed off.     Use this link to learn more about the badges and pre-requisites and to sign up.   http://www.valleycrestfarmnj.org/merit-badge-fair-2018/ 

Troop 121 and the Barno family would like to invite all members of Troop 121 to Ben Barno's Eagle Court of Honor on Saturday May 12th at 11AM.  Lunch will follow.  Please RSVP (PLBarno@comcast.net or 908-328-5261) by May 5th.  See attachment for more details. https://clinton121.mytroop.us/system/files/BenBarnoEagleInviteS.pdf

Due to expected rain on the 16th, the observatory meeting will be rescheduled. Date TBD.  The meeting on the 16th will be held at CPC. 7:30 to 9.   

For those that are working on the Astronomy merit badge, Last week we did requirements 1b/c, 6a/d, 7a/b. You should be working on requirements 4c, 5b, 6b and 9 on your own. Have those done by the April 30th meeting. Remember to fill out your workbooks. 
Tomorrow night we will do requirements 2, 3a/b/c/d, 6c. Any scouts that have telescopes and binoculars, please bring them to the meeting tomorrow.

Location:  New Jersey Astronomical Association
The Paul Robinson Observatory Buzz Aldrin Astronomical Center
Observatory Road - Voorhees State Park
Glen Gardner, NJ 

Time: 7:30 to 9PM  ; pickup and dropoff at the observatory

Cost: $4

Permission slip required. Link is here: Observatory Trip Slip