Round  Table  breaking  news……….

The  second  annual  Manatee  Boy  Scout  roundtable  Iron  Chef  contest  was  held  on  December  6th  2012.

This  year,  the  contestants  were  challenged  to  create  a  meal  from  Thanksgiving  leFovers.  Pumpkin  was  the  secret  ingredient.  

Prior  to  announcing  the  golden  Spoon  award  winners  and  runner-­‐ups,  I  would  like  to  personally  thank  the  excellent  Manatee  District  Round  Table  Staff  for  the  planning,  hard  work  during,  and  cleanup  that  was  needed  to  facilitate  this  event.  They  are  Mac  Aldrich,  Brad  Ranney  and  Gary  Breton.    Without  their  help  this  roundtable  could  not   have  been  the  success  that  it  was.

Also,  Thanks  go  to  the  Co-­‐vicOms   (I  mean  Judges)  Rob  Cuthbert,  District  Commissioner,  and  Henry   Miller,  District  ExecuOve  who,  like  me,  agonized  over  the   decision  that  was  laid  before  us.

As  judges  we  iniOally  considered   taste,  texture,  presentaOon,  and  Omeliness  of  the  meal.    Not   being  able  to  define  a  winner  using  this  criteria  alone,  we   expanded  the  criteria  to  include  clean-­‐up,  and  finally,   would  we  eat  this  again,  as  the  final  determining  factor.

Roundtable  parOcipants  were   divided  into  2  teams,  the  clubs  and  the  diamonds;  prior  to   Thursday's  meeOng  they  were  informed  that  they  could  bring  1   item  from  home  to  enhance  their  meal.    Since  the  team  that  won  did  read  their  email  and  brought  something,    this  should  be  a  lesson  to  all  of  us  about  the  importance  of  reading  emails  completely.  

Runner-­‐up  and  the  winner  of  the  Silver  Fork  award  goes  to  ……...    “LeFover  Supreme”  by  the  Diamonds

Ed  Genewick  Troop  22,  Thomas  (NYLT  Staff  Member)  Troop  111,  Anthony  Klene  (Troop  10),  Red  Dog  (Unit  Commissioner),  and  Ken  Seblemeyer  (Troop  8).  

As  a  consolaOon,  their  dessert  was  definitely  a  cut  above  the  other  team's,  and  if  the  compeOOon  was  dessert  only  they  would  have  won  hands-­‐down.

And  the  second  annual  Manatee  District  Gold  Spoon  award  winner  is……….Thanksgiving  shepherd’s  pie  by  the  Club  team.

Team  Members  -­‐  Ed  Copeland  (Troop  111),  Dave  

Shoemaker  (Troop  111),  Bill  Granger  (Troop  108),  Fred  Johnson  (Unit  Commissioner),  and  Jim  Lyons  (Unit  Commissioner).

The  December  topic  for  round  table  was  selected  to  prepare  units  for  the  Iron  Chef  compeOOon  at  our  district  camporee  this  January.    I  encourage  all  award  winners  to  post  their  awards  with  their  unit  and  on  their  troop  boards  at  camporee.    It  could  influence  the  judges  and  impact  your  overall  score  at  camporee!

CongratulaOons  to  all  and  to  all,  thank  you  for  parOcipaOng.

Submibed  by  Mark  Thielen,  Manatee  Boy  Scout  Roundtable  Commissioner.  (Yes,  I’m  sOll  alive  aFer  tasOng  the  meals.)