General News
At Powder Ridge on 12/20/03 & 12/21/03 there will be a Scout Ski
Special. Call 1/800-348-7734 for details if interested.
On 2/07/04 Hyland Hills will sponsor a Scout Day with help on
completing badges and special rates.
Again the Timberwolves are offering special rates for
basketball.....tickets are $17 each and the nights are November 22,
January 2, February 27, March 21, and April 2.
At the Target Center on 12/13 and 12/14 Snowboarders and Free style
snow cross will be featured.
FOR MORE INFORMATION on the above see Kathy Burnside for the brochures.
The troop is exploring new ideas for service projects around the community. It has been suggested that we help with elderly homeowners assisting in chores and yard work. Please ask your church if they have names of elderly needing assistance and bring them to one of the Scoutmasters or Kathy Burnside.
The troop is looking at a Father/Son campout in February at the Isaac Walton League site on Bush Lake with a parent steak fry on the Saturday night. If you are interested, please express this to one of the Scoutmasters. We always need parent supervision on campouts.
We welcome the donation of all new edition Merit Badge books. Check around the house and bring them to a meeting. The Librarian will be organizing the books and removing the outdated ones.
The National Scout Jamboree will be in 2005 at Ft AP Hill, VA from
7/25- 8/03/05. In addition a week visit to Washington DC is planned
starting 7/19/03. Any scout interested must meet these requirements
by 7/1/05: completed 6th Grade, be age 12,& a 1st Class Scout. The
cost is approximately $1700.00. We will need parent involvement. If
interested, please see a Scoutmaster.
Camping and High Adventures
As well as the Scout Jamboree in summer of 2005 the troop is considering offering Sea Base too. We need a minimum of 8 people including two adult supervisors. We expect the cost would be between $500-800 and the minimum age would be 14. If interested, please contact one of the Scoutmasters so we can get a rough count.
We are also looking at mini-high adventures over a long weekend in Northern Minnesota which could include hiking along Lake Superior, canoeing in Boundary Waters, exploring the sea caves, white water rafting etc. We need adult interest in such activities before planning can begin.
At the December 8 meeting.....we will have a breakout for parents interested in High Adventures. Please consider attending.
We are thinking of changing summer camps for next summer and going to
a highly rated Scout Camp near Rhinelander WI, Camp Tesomas. The camp
offers all of the merit badges found at Many Point and more. The
councilors are all highly rated. The cost is comparable and it is
closer....no 5-hour drive time! Al Mann is investigating possible
dates for the troop. If you have Internet access the website for the
camp is: http://www.tesomas.com/
Wreaths
NOTE CHANGE-----meet at the CHURCH by 8:30 AM, November 22, to
deliver the wreaths. ALL scouts are expected to assist. The more
hands we have, the faster we get done!!
POTLUCK DINNER
Thanks to Jean Jackson and Nancy Amundson for heading up the Potluck Dinner, which will be at the Court of Honor in December. TIME WE EAT......6:30 PM
Please bring the following:
| Families A to L | - | Salads |
| M to Z | - | Casseroles |
| Everyone | - | Desserts |
Calendar Changes
11/24/03 MEETING CANCELLED 12/01/03 Board of Review 12/08/03 Troop Meeting. Break out for parents interested in High Adventures. Wreath $$ due. INFORMATIONAL Meeting for all NEW parents 12/15/03 Court of Honor and Potluck Dinner at 6:30 PM
Calendar
November | |||
| 1 | Scouting for Food | 9:15 AM | NHUMC |
| 3 | Meeting | 7 PM | NHUMC |
| 6 | District roundtable | ||
| 8 | Parent Planning Meeting | 7:30 AM | NHUMC |
| 10 | Meeting, campout planning | 7 PM | NHUMC |
| 14 | Fred C Anderson campout - Webelos invited | ||
| 17 | TLC (plan Dec./Jan.) | 7 PM | |
| 22 | Wreath Delivery | 8:30 AM | CHURCH |
| 24 | Meeting cancelled | ||
December | |||
| 1 | Board of Review | 7 PM | NHUMC |
| 4 | District Roundtable | ||
| 6 | Parent Planning Meeting | 7:30 AM | NHUMC |
| 8 | Troop Meeting (High Adventures and New Parents Break outs) | 7 PM | NHUMC |
| 15 | Court of Honor and Potluck Dinner | 6:00PM | NHUMC |
Parent Planning Meetings
All parents are encouraged to attend the monthly Parent Planning meetings. Come and learn more about the troop. We provide the coffee, juice and doughnuts!