December 9, 2025 Announcements

This weekend:  

firewood, delivery canceled due to homeowner illness, flaming arrow will be putting together a food basket for delivery.  Contact Jacob from Flaming Arrow for more information  (423) 360-8249

Council and OA Events

OA Lodge Leadership Development – Sat, Dec 6 9am-3pm at Council Service Center – 

Council Annual Recognition Banquet – Sun, Dec 7 3-5pm at CDC, $25 per person 

Dobyns Bennett will be participating in the Christmas parade on December 6th (Kingsport)

Caroling with Pack 348 at Brookdale Colonial Heights

400 Professional Park Dr, Kingsport, TN 37663

Saturday December 7th @ 2pm

December 9, 2025 Troop 48 Announcements: 

Congratulations to our newest Arrow of Light scouts who crossed over from Pack 348. 

Please remember to meet with your guides so we can help you with your transition. If you would like Mr. Browning to transfer the new scouts from Pack 348 to Troop 48, please send him the scouts name and birthdate and he can take care of it. You can also complete the transfer on my.scouting. Each new crossover scout will also need to pay Mr. Browning $42 for Troop 48 Fees for FY-2026.

If you have further questions about Sea Base after the interest meeting, please reach out to Tonya Lawrence (423) 967-7517

2026 calendar – printed copies are in the crate and the T48.org calendar has been updated. The online calendar now shows 2026.

Congratulations, we have completed the BSA pilot program and have officially obtained notification that we will continue to be a “Family Troop” with both girl and boy participants. Thank you to everyone who took the time to fill out multiple surveys. 

Register on  T48.org  You can go to Troop 48 Central to register for the Lock-In.

NEW DATES for CHPC Lock-In, Friday, Dec 12 at 5PM to Saturday, Dec 13 at 10AM 

Games, food, movies and more! Free event!!

🎄Please be planning for your family 

•CHRISTMAS DINNER (Troop + Pack) 12/16. Please bring enough for your family +1

PANTHER + EAGLE: DRINKS

WOLF: PAPER PRODUCTS ( lots – and check cabinet in Jones Bldg ) 

FOX: DESSERTS

FLAMING ARROW + PHOENIX: SIDE DISHES

LC: REP YOUR PATROL

Wreaths Across America — Saturday, December 13 at Noon 

Scouts, leaders, and families—join  in honoring our nation’s heroes at the Mountain Home VA Cemetery.  Come together to place wreaths and remember the men and women who served with courage, sacrifice, and dedication. A powerful service opportunity for Scouts and volunteers to show reverence, reflect on duty and service, and give back in a meaningful way.

All are welcome. Help us ensure every veteran is remembered. 🌲🎖️no sign up just show up

You have a Responsibility please,follow up:

Please see Jerry Browning if assistance is needed with past due Annual Troop 48 Fees.  $42 per scout and $3 per adult, in addition to national fees. Required to be current before Boards of Review.

Please see Julieann White if you have not completed Annual Forms: As part of renewal, we update the four annual forms. They are to be signed by parents and scouts and turned into Ms. Higgins.

Forms available here.  If you received an email specifically in regards to this topic, then this part of the process was missed when you registered! The National and Council fees of $150 scouts and $100 for adults, which includes insurance, but does NOT include our Troop fee to run the program.

Adults, please ensure your SYT (Safeguarding Youth Training, formerly YPT) and Hazardous Weather training is current, including those with 2025 expiration dates. By the start of January, you could be dropped (requiring another adult application and fee), or lose Trained status.

Leadership Corps updates the parent communication board on the east wall in the gym during troop meetings!!! This display is more than the chalkboard, please check it out!

December patrol duties:

• Ceremonies: Wolf, • Food Box: Fox,  • Game Guides: Phoenix  • PLC (12/9) Host and Troop Meeting Set-up: Panther  • Service: Flaming Arrow (Clean up and leadership assistance)  • Can Recycling: Eagle (check every week, even if no cans brought into gym)  

Sign up on T48.org:

CDC Winter Camp, Friday, Jan 16 to Monday, Jan 19 

Registration is open, but the council is requiring full payment ($150 scouts, $75 adults) to make class selections.  Please pay Mr. Browning and then see Mr. Hasler to sign up for classes (handout available), For Troop 48 registration will close by the troop meeting on Tuesday, January 6th. If you have not paid Mr. Browning by this date, your slot will be cancelled to get a 100% refund.  Blacksmithing and Welding classes are full.

Scouting for Food with Continuous Campfire, Scout Sunday February 6-8. 

Tri-District Klondike Derby February 20-22.

Scouts that indicated in a troop meeting that you planned to attend have been registered and paid in full. A roster will be posted at the troop meetings. Funds for the payment were taken from individual scout accounts. Please see Mr. Browning to see if you need to add money to your account to cover the $25 cost per scout for the registration. Additional scouts that would like to register, see Mr. Browning and make the $25 payment. We need information to make sled assignments. Please turn in sled patrol name, sled choice, sled participants ASAP.

Merit Badge University, Saturday, March 7

Due to an error, the class list published was not correct for 2026.  Information will be released in January.

Camp Davy Crockett Summer Camp 2026 (June 14-22) 

Merit badge class selection is underway with 25 scouts making choices so far.. Do not register directly on the council website (per their request – and you would be paying for another campsite). PLEASE register early to obtain the classes you want by getting your list of choices to Mr. Hasler and paying Mr. Browning the $25 deposit (can be taken from scout accounts).  Already full are Water Sports, Cooking, Fishing and Welding. 

Join Pack 348 Christmas caroling service events

Brookdale Kingsport

2424 N John B Dennis Hwy, Kingsport, TN 37660

Saturday December 7th @ 2pm

Saturday December 14th @ 2pm

West Ridge School Marching Band will be in the December 13th Christmas parade (Blountville). Support your scouting family and attend.