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General News/Roundtable News
**WCHA Scout Day is Sat. 3/20/04 a 2 PM game. $15 buys a ticket in,
a hot dog, soda, chips and post game on ice slap shots.
**Monster Jam at the Metrodome 3/13/04 7:30 AM. Discounted prices
for Adults & Kids under 12.
**Monster, Inc Ice Show at the Target Center 4/7-4/11/04. Special
group rates.
**Scout nights with the Saints on 6/23/04. Playing the Sioux City
Explorers. Special Scout price of $15.
**Timberwolves Scout Nights. 3/21/04 (Nuggets) and 4/2/04(Wizards).
$17 tickets.
**Scout Day with the Twins. 4/17/04 (Royals), 5/2/04 (Angels),
6/27/04 (Brewers), 7/31/04 (Redsox), 8/22/04 (Indians) & 9/18/04
(Orioles). Tickets--$18.
**Boy Scouts All Night. Spend the night at the Dome after a Twins
games. Cost--$25.
Gathering of Eagles Alumni Dinner on 6/22/04 at Interlachen Country Club. $37 each.
River Park Restoration Event on 5/1/04. 8:30 AM to Noon. Pre registration required.
Venturing Crew Training on 5/15/04. 10 AM to 4 PM. Cost $8 by 5/7/04.
See Kathy Burnside or Ed Schmidt for more information on these scheduled events.
Scoutmaster Report
This upcoming meeting will be Merit Badge Night. We have 9 Scouts participating in the SCUBA high adventure and they meet on Mondays and Wednesdays.
The following meeting will be Elections and Campout Planning. After
the Campout the meeting will be a TLC for the newly elected officers
and Board of Review.
Camping
The March campout is planned and we will be at the campsite near Cannon Falls on the weekend of 3/19, 3/20, & 3/21. We are planning on a Rifle/Shotgun demonstration. Maybe rockets depending on weather. This is a sleep in cabins weekend.
The April campout will be 4/16-4/19. Place as yet not picked. We'd like to use a State Park. Send your suggestions to Ross or Jud.
The May campout will be 5/7 at Cleary Lake that will include the OA
Call Out and Pig Roast on 5/8/04. Good times and Good weather!
HIGH ADVENTURES
Tim Anderson and Dave Kuplic are planning a Northern MN High Adventure at the cost of approximately $125. This adventure is geared for Scouts who are 15+ or Star Scouts. The Adventure is scheduled for the week of July 15-18 and the cost is estimated to be about $125 each. Adult leaders will be needed. Activities include mountain biking at Lutsen, rock climbing, sea kayaking, camping in the Boundary Waters----this trip will be about 4 nights in length. See Tim or Dave if interested.
MANY POINT…..mark the calendars. We are reserved there for the week of July 25-31.
Brule River trip. Traditionally this is the trip for 7-8th grades (age 13+). Planned for the week of June 10-13. Scouts MUST HAVE canoeing and swimming badges completed to participate.
Lou Heffernan noted that if the boys currently in the SCUBA adventure
want to be certified for open water, he needed to schedule a date.
He is looking at August 7 and 8 at a lake near the Cities where the
boys could camp as well. The cost will be announced later.
TREASURER'S REPORT
The annual troop report was presented and the cost break down
provided. See Andy if you weren't at the Parent Meeting and want
a copy.
We had an update from the Finance sub-Committee which detailed how
the money coming into the Troop was distributed. They are working on
Policies and Procedures. See Dave Kulic, Steve Kirchner, Steve Carr,
Kelan Werkmeister or Andy Christensen if you have input or
suggestions.
Denise Daly has a report on the methods used to distribute the Wreath
money. That report will be sent to all and thanks, Denise, for the
write-up!
Secretary's Note
If you are receiving this newsletter by mail, that means I do not have your Email address. Email delivery allows you to receive the news quicker and it is cheaper and easier as well. If you have an email account, please let me know or better yet, email me the address to my account at [email protected]. Thanks.
Calendar
March | |||
| 8 | Meeting - Nominations | 7:00 PM | NHUMC |
| 15 | Meeting - Elections/Campout Planning | 7:00 PM | NHUMC |
| 19 | Campout - Rifle and Shotgun | TBD | Cannon Falls |
| 22 | Board of Review/ TLC Meeting | 7:00 PM | NHUMC |
April | |||
| 1 | District Roundtable | 7:00 PM | CTKLC |
| 5 | Court of Honor / Many Point Signup | 7:00 PM | NHUMC |
| 16-18 | Campout | TBD | |
| 19 | Meeting | 7:00 PM | NHUMC |
| 26 | Meeting | 7:00 PM | NHUMC |
ALL PARENTS!!! Please attend the monthly Parent Meetings and learn how the troop functions. Mark your calendar now for the April Meeting and join in.
MISC:
Have you been over to the Troop Website lately??? The newsletters
are archived there and there is helpful information on the troop for
all. Book mark this site:
http://www.geocities.com/MN_Troop469/
Thanks to Jeff Nygren who maintains the site for us.
(See the Wreath Sales Incentive Policy posted on our web site.)