Lets not forget (a dedication to the shepherd and his sheep)

God is the reason why we do what we do! its good to look at the people God has put into place to fulfill his will. it was Gods will for battalion to take place wed nights in Grand Forks B.C. and he started it all with a man named Joe Coughlin.

Sometimes to know where we are going we have to look at where we have been! i think thats from some movie and its kinda korney but i just wanted to remind ya of some brigade history.

In 1937, Joe Coughlin, a college student teaching a Sunday School class of boys in Glen Ellyn, Illinois, started a weekly club program in order to challenge his restless pupils. It wasn't an unusual idea, but Joe wasn't an ordinary Sunday School teacher. He was a young man with a vivid imagination and a burning zeal to serve Christ.

Coughlin dreamed on a grand scale: his Sunday School class of boys could become the nucleus of an army of Christian young men marching for the cause of Christ. The movement grew, molding thousands of boys into mature men of Christ.

Joe Coughlin had a dream and followed thru with it! with his passions and Gods help he started what we call Christian Service Brigade which we attend Wed nights (battalion) and thurs night (stockade). Because of this man and Lance Martens we get to meet wed nights and have a great time. It would be weird to think that wed nights would be filled with nothing! just think missing out on all the great things we do at brigade because Joe didnt follow his dream for something bigger! a world without battalion would be a sad thing, a world without Joe Coughlin would be a tragedy.

Joe is no longer alive but theres more about him at the brigade web site http://www.csbministries.org/coughlin_bio.html i challenge you to look it up!

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good times with the root

so great night wed night with the three b's! Ted came in with his fine cooking skills and made us some sausage along with some kicking sourcrot! we also had lots of barqs with beans and bacon! and on the side you ask? well ill tell you! we had apple sauce!!! ya some good stuff! also for those playing crokinole there was chips and some sweet Martens dip! yes we were stuffed! but after eating like nothing else we went out for some football by popular demand! Lances team- 2 Jers team- 0 ya not so good since i was on jers team! we played in the back well technically the front of the church in the parking lot with snow and ice. after football we played british bulldog in the snow with Sam S and Lance M in the middle! and it came down to scubba steve and bad bad leeroy brown!!! (who left his bible at the church by the way) and though niether made it to the other side Drew came out as the victor!!! way to go man! after football we got some dessert from my dad Bruce! needless to say the cinnamon twists went quick! we ended the night with more crokinole, Jers battalion board game and creation fest DVD to give ya a taste of what you have been missing by not doing the memory work!!! (ill talk more about it later). so im pretty sure i covered everything now. next week normal night back in the gym for 3 weeks i believe before christmas maybe 2 im not sure. by the way go stop by at blakes blog to vote for the battalion blog!!! anyway have a great weekend and dont forget the alumni party dec 27th grade 11's and 12's welcome! keep it real!

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pictures brought to you by Lance Martens

B is for Battalion

well boys and ..........men the three b's night is coming! thats right tomorrow night december 6th 7 oclock we will be gathering together for food and fun! make sure your there and dont miss it! also if you want to dress up i will not stop you, if you dont want to dress up i wont stop you, and finally if you do not want to dress at all i will stop you!!! so some early thoughts! first off its wrold-13 ben-5 i think anyway. so i predict that our captin Lance Martens will down 5 meno sausage! second i predict that Taylor W will win more crokinole games then anyone else, and finally Jeremy Martens will down 6 cans of barqs!!! ha ha o man i cant wait to see what will happen! so ya 7 oclock in the fireside room come in thru the kitchen if you want! in other battalion news Ben Jepsen has posted more battalion pics as well as other pics on the picasa web page thanks to Tim Feenstra who supplied all the wrestling pics. there is a link on the right side of the web site for the pics! www.picasaweb.google.com/radio16777 go check it out! anyway i think thats everything dont forget alumni party dec 27th! later dayz

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pictures brought to you by Dev Chursinoff

The Three B's

aight so next up on the Battalion schdule is the ever so popular Three B's night!!! next week the dog pound (gym) is being used by the church for the adult christmas banquet preperation so we are out but just of the gym. we will still meet next week and you can come thru the kitchen as always and we will meet together for food and fun in the fireside room! so what are the three B's you ask? well ill try to tell you! we got Barqs, Beans, and Bacon! though im not sure if we are having bacon this year for the main course is M Suasage! so if its not bacon you can replace it with ben or(foot)ball or something like that! ;) anyway come by same time and get ready for food but also dont be afraid to dress up! as well ive heard rumour of Joel Feenstra running some out door snow foot ball! so dress warm so we can go out and throw the ol pig skin! so i guess you can count this as our christmas party but it isnt our last night thats for sure! so get ready for some food and fun this week! also in other battalion news the 27th of dec is a alumni party for guys out of battalion so please email me or let me know if you are able to make it out for that! keep it real guys!

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P.S. pictures do not work for blogger right now i dont know why! sorry.

Battalion Alumni Party

Blake your question has been answered! we are planning on a Battalion Alumni Party! we have the date set for Dec 27th 2006! we want to meet at the Gospel Chapel Gym sometime in the evening (ill let you know the time asap) and have a alumni battalion night for those of us who have been apart of battalion and are now too old to attend. after that make sure to bring your swim shorts cause we are going to head to Ben Jepsens for food and hot tub! so please let me know if you can make it for that date email me at abendigo16@hotmail.com and also give me comments and suggestions for what you want to see for the night! cant wait to see you guys later this month! later dayz

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But theres hope for this underdog

well another great night at battalion! first off i want to say that 2 of my 3 predictions came true making the score world-13 ben-5 so im coming back! it snowed while we were at battlion and lance brought burgers for guys who brought their bibles so i got 2 for the night! we had a bible study on humility which was awesome! we played some football cause numbers were a bit lower than usual and joels team which i was on as well lost badly with the help of some injuries! Jason missed out last night so Charlie Langis took over as sarg and did a mighty fine job at it! anyway once we got to bulldog since cam was gone as well Jason (who showed at the end), Mike, and Jeol went into the middle for a grade 12 power house! it went pretty fast to begin with but slowed down at the end. Sam Schiesser went thru think and thin to get to the end and made it to win the helmet (hence the underdog)!!! and after he won he went another round with me owen and dalton which was huge! yesseree it was one crazy night thats for sure! Lance also declared that next week we will be having a party (kinda christmas party if you will) in the fire side room next week cause we are kicked out of the gym! so dont forget that for next week ill post more details for that later this week(the three B's night). keep it real guys remember to try humility this week whenever you can! later dayz

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closing in before christmas

well we are closing down to some final battalion nights before christmas! tonight is the week after the olympics with cam thompson in first Charlie langis in second and Dev Chursinoff in third good work boys. so as i was saying tonight is a normal night (which is an understatement if you think about it). and i expect to see good things for the night. things like fun, pain, and most important Bible studies. im going to go out on a limb and predict that whoever is on Joel feenstras team tonight will win the game we play tonight. i also predect awards for bringing your bibles tonight so make sure you bring em and finally i predict snow to fall as we are in the gym tonight. so to bring you up to speed the score is world 12 ben 3. dont worry ill make a comeback!!! by the way thanks to all who voted for the battalion blog on blakes blog for best blog! last i checked battalion held 44% of the votes! unfortuanatly my other blog www.screamersandgummyworms.blogspot.com has only 5% of the votes! give me a break im trying to run two blogs here! anyway same BATT(alion) time same BATT(alion) place hope to see all of you there!

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Update on the ol blog

so i just wanted to let you all know that if you look just right of the posts you can find links to other web sites! i encourage you to check em out! we have some blogs from fellow battalion members and a bunch of other great web sites!!! also i encourage you all to go to http://www.chursinoffb.blogspot.com/ and vote for the battalion blog on blakes blog. that is if you think it is the best blog! i couldnt vote for it cause the rules say that you cannot vote for your own blog so i voted for ryleys cause i really enjoy his when he posts but all of you can vote for battalion so go check it out!!!! hee hee anyway i hope you all have a great weekend congrats again to Cam Thompson for winning the 2006 battalion olympics!!! later dayz

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The Results

Well the results are in and as many of you know Cam Thompson has taken the trophy! heres a break down for ya.
1. Cam Thompson
2. Charlie Langis
3. Deven Chursinoff

Winners for the cups you ask?
Arm Wrestling- Mike Trainer
Football Toss- Cam Thompson
Box Hockey- Kevin Hayashi
Basketball- Hayden Federico

yes sir like i thought it came right down to the wire! Cam and Charlie were tied for first neck and neck but Cam had a first in football toss and charlie did not so Cam got it! i hope to have some more pics up in the future but thats what you get for now! yup it was a pretty sweet night with guest appearnce of James Wilson the new youth pastor! next week is a normal night so get your game face on. later dayz

olympic update coming soon!

im sorry to report that i will not be giving you any info from tonights 2006 battalion olympics until i get some pictures! it just helps the post so much more to back it up with pics! so wait it out and hopefully tomorrow i can give ya the full battalion blog update on an exciting night at the olympics! thank you for your patience and enjoy some memories with some old posts on the blog! goodbye and goodnight!

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the oylimpics are here!

well the big day is here! only hours away from the biggest night in battalion!!! (according to me anyway). so many rumours of who will win and so many possabilities!! will it be Charlie Langis who has the heart of a lion and who has been only one step behind Ben Jepsen the last 2 seasons, or maybe it will be Jason Hayashi who has the speed of a tiger and only a step behind Charlie this last season! others think that Mike trainer will be the victor with arms of steel and a stomach like a washboard!!! will Jordan Walsh walk away with the trophy with his cannon arm and sniper hands, possibly Joel Feenstra with mad box hockey skills and brains only bill nye the scince guy can compete with! and lets not forget about Evan Pod who is here and he means buisness! there has also been talk of yet another grade 11 victor which has happened 5 times before! garde 11 competators are Devin Chursinoff with great b ball skills and some made accuracy in the football toss! and of course Cam Thompson whos quick moves on the court and box hockey will make you pass out!! yesseree bob its going to be a showdown to be remembered. rumour that ben jepsen who has yet again annouced his retirment from another battalion event the olympics will show up to congradulate the winner of the 2006 olympics! Heres a quote from Ben in the "bulldog news". "if you want to be a winner in the olympics you cant be good at just one thing you gotta make your rounds! being first in one event wont help you get that trophy heck people have won without even being first in any event! if you want to win you have to be constantly moving and placing in the top three if not two in every triangle! never stop moving if you have to wait try to do something else instead!! one event that many people stay away from is box hockey you gotta get in there and just get up a bit in box hockey cause most guys will be young that climb to the top of that triangle! anyway best of luck to all who compete in the 2006 battalion olympics!" so there ya have it wisdom passed on from a ol battalion vet! anyway i hope there is a huge turn out for this massive event! remember to come early so things can start! best of luck to you all and ill see you tonight!

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Pictures brought to you by Ben Jepsen from Google. 

Veterans Day with Joe Kraftchick

Well its been awhile but i finally was able to track down long time legend Joe K. i was able to get a few minutes in with him so i got some questions out for him. i hope you enjoy!

So Joe First things first Whats your all time Favorite Movie?
Interesting this one changes a lot but I'm going to have to go with the Shawshank Redemption
ok sounds like a winner, next up on the ol questionair is your all time Favorite band?
I'm staying true to my boys from Bremerton, MxPx
ya good times with those guys fo shizzle! aight next up is your fav album
well right now im loving the new Foo Fighters live acoustic album, Skin and Bones
never heard it but im sure its good, so tell me whats your favorite sport?
Hockey
Good ol Canadian Sport!!!! Whats your fav book of the Bible?
I'm digging Luke and Acts right now
ya good stuff in there, how about your fav verse?
2 Timothy 2:1-2 of course
Fav Cartoon?
I'm going to have to go with the Simpsons on this one
Thought as much how about your fav Bible Character?
Paul
Fav time of year?
Will Smith said it best Summer, summer, summertime
fav battalion event?
European Handball
Good times in handball thats for sure how about your fav TV show?
Molson Canadian Canucks Hockey on Rogers Sportsnet
all 8 months baby! whos your fav super hero?
Batman
Whats your ultimate dream?
to own a professional sports team!
Your biggest hero?
I really have no answer that i can think of for that question
fair enough when and where were you born?
I was born in a hospital in Trail BC on June 5th 1985
Do you have a most embarassing moment?
Not that i can think of
Fav moment(s) on a road trip
Pretty much the whole Calgary Football Trip breadsticks with cheese, hot tub, Rog, the answer it was a legendary trip!
Coke or Pepsi?
Pepsi
Fav Quote?
"brad if i have to hear about Roger one more time" something along those lines -Lance Martens
Most memorable moment from battalion?
First night with the new small murder balls and I absolutly let one rip and it nailed Mike Hughes square in the junk!
I remember that night! what would you do with a million dollars?
Slam ball court
Future plans?
school for what looks like another 2 years or so after that who knows?
who do you think would win in a fight between Indiana Jones and Todd Bertuzzi?
Silly question Bert would one punch Indy
If you had to either call a girl you had a big crush on and tell her your feelings OR get into a cage with a hungery bear what would you do?
you know up until 2 months ago i would have taken the bear but at this point im going to have to deal with something along the lines of a first so im prepared for that

well thats all for Veterans day a big thanks for Joe K for taking time to answer my questions! i hope we can all learn something very valuable from this post! hee hee anyway stay tuned for the next veterans day post (when i get around to it) with Vet Cam Tyssen! keep it real guys only one more day till olympics i hope you are all ready!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Pictures brought to you by Owen Spisak, Dev Chursinoff, and Ben Jepsen 

Past Helmet Winners

Hey boys i got some sweet pics from Dev on some helmet winners from the past few weeks! i guess since this wed is olympics Eve will have to hand it over to the winner of olympics (maybe himself). should be good times. anyway thats all for now stay tuned for a new post on Veterans day as i talk to Vet Joe K! keep it real guys and make sure to show up early for olympics so we can get things going right away!!!!!

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Pictures brought to you by Dev Churs 

Olympics under way

well what i think is the best event held at battalion is coming up this wed night at battalion!!!! i love the olympics cause it gives everyone a chance! though its an advantage to be bigger! anyway as my memory serves me (since the trophy is no longer with me) the last winners have been (in no order) Courtney Frieson(2), Aaron Frieson(2), Derick Taylor(2), Justin Thompson(1), Justin Becker(2), Dan Neufeld(1), and Ben Jepsen(2) i could be wrong but i think im close anyway. so as we learn the youngest anyone has ever won is grade 11 which gives some guys a hope in battalion! im thinking Dev Chursinoff who is in grade 11 as well as Cam thompson who is in grade 11 have a fighting chance. though to win it in grade 11 takes a lot of work esspecially against tuff grade 12 competition like Jason hayashi(third last year), Charlie Langis(second last year), Jordan Walsh, Mike Trainer, Joel feenstra, and Evan Pod. yup it can be anyones trophy thats for sure. i will once again not tell you who i think will place in top three due to jynxing people! but with this very tight Battalion Olympics it should make for one of the best Olympics to date! good luck to you all i cant wait to see the out come.

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1000+ Blogger Club!

well its true from sept 20 till now about 3 months the battalion blog has gotten over 1000 hits on the web site! if you were to sit down and clean your ears with a whole box of q tips then you would be close to how many times this web site has been visited! and its all thanks to you guys (maybe girls) thats visited this site! we at battalion salute you and i personally salute you all i actually saluted you just now as i sit here on my comp to you all! thank you for all being apart of this blog and i hope the next three months are just as.........sniff sniff..........tear tear..........memorable as these last..........tear........three months have been! by the way after a great night at battalion with charlie looking out from bulldog Evan Pod beats Mike Train in the final showdown for bulldog! yes thats right Evan Pod takes the Helmet home tonight! good work man! the helmet has now been on every grade 12s head! good work guys! next week the battalion olympics are being held the single best event of the year! ben Jepsen coming out of retirment is said to make an appearnce at the events! (man it seems like that guy is retireing a lot this year!) so dont miss it itll be huge!!!!! anyway i better stop or ill be writing too much for you to read! keep it real guys!

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Congrats Tim Feenstra and Brad Pauls!

I almost forgot to mention that Tim Feenstra is engaged! and Brad Pauls is also engaged! im not 100% sure when the date is set but Tim and Camille will be getting married and Brad and Cait are set to get married May Long weekend! congrats men we at battalion salute you!

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Nov 15 Wed 7:00 = Battalion!!!!

well im back from my trip to Meritt to see all my cousins i have to say it was good times all around! got some cds and a creation fest DVD with Jer and Lance on it maybe one Wed ill bring it and we'll play it on the projector its not long at all maybe 5 seconds of Lance and Jer but it was worth the buy! lol anyway with Charlie in the middle tomorrow night for bulldog i predict a win for Dev Chrusinoff, the game of the night will be a round of murderball, and finally Nick D will show up late! thats all i got for ya on the predictions tonight! Battalion so far this year has been everything i thought it would be and more! its been a awesome season and i cant wait to see who wins the olympics this year! underdog? Jason? Charlie? youll have to wait for that night to come i guess! anyway keep it real guys im working on a new veterans day blog hopefully coming up for the weekend! seeya tomorrow night!

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Lance and Jer make the creation fest DVD

So i came back from my Merrit Trip and i bought a creation fest DVD and guess who shows up on teh DVD but our Captin Lance and Jer Martens!!! LOL its pretty sweet they sang breakfest in hell by newsboys!!! if u wanna see buy the creation fest dvd or come check it out at my place its pretty sweet! i havnt watched the whole DVD yet but so far Lance and Jer have been on the DVD! anyway thats all i have to report later dayz!

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Charlie takes er home

Well boys and girls ladies and gentlemen and everything else that reads this blog Charlie B Langis has won the bulldog helmet!!!!! it took great speed and persistance but he pulled er off! we salute you my man! so the night went well with close to or maybe over 40 guys again! lots of new faces which is awesome i hope to see all the new guys back again cause if you think about it the children are our future! we played a solid round of Mike which came down to jasons team in first Joels team in second and charlie and jordans team tied for last! Lance continued thru ephesians and talked about the mystery of God! 2 weeks until battalion olympics.........(tear) my shelfs are slowly getting empty (tear) ill miss that trophy.........anyway goodbye and good night............

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Picture brought to you by Dev Churs

early thoughts

Well Wed night is on its way and i thought i would let ya know what i thought! last week we had Lance get some blood on his face from mike (punch to the face lol) and then i bent (har har) all four fingers back on mikes shoulder hurt real bad and i still feel it a week later! Cam Thompson won the helmet for british bulldog! and I won for the first time in murder ball!!! Lance brought us burgers for having our Bibles which was so cool! it gives me a point in the predictions which brings the race 9 world 3 ben and no one can argue cause i run this blog! some of us guys played floor hockey at the church on sunday which was wicked awesome! and i hope to do it again! this wed i predict Dave K to do something crazy (should be good for that one), Mike Trainer will get hurt (ha ha ha its coming man), and Nick D will get a ball to the crotch! so there ya have it! anyway i hope all is well guys and any girls that read this. keep it real

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