**Scout nights with the Saints on 6/23/04. Playing the Sioux City
Explorers. Special Scout price of $15.
**Timberwolves Scout Nights. /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
The Viking Council Cub Scout Camps for the Bloomington area need Boy Scout Volunteers to man the stations. The event will be at Moir Park on July 15 and July 16 and again on July 22 and July 23 from 8:30 AM to 3:30 PM. This time would count as service hours and it is a fun event as well. See Scoutmaster Ross if interested.
Also, the Webelos Camps at Sterns are looking for Scout help. If you are 15 or older and looking for a summer job, this might be your opportunity to make some $$, have fun and do service hours. Food and Lodging are included. See Scoutmaster Ross if you want more information.
We have several candidates for the Youth Leadership at Pine Tree
Training. We are going to try and send every boy who is
interested.
Camping
The April campout will be 4/16-4/18. We are going to Big Island Camp in Albert Lea. Details will be discussed at the April meetings. We do need Adult volunteers.
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!
REMEMBER! The May parent meeting is at the Camp at 9:00AM on the
8th�.looking forward to a great turnout. Be sure and let friends and
family know that they are welcome to come to the ceremony and pig
roast.
Boys----think about inviting a friend who is not in Scouting.
June will be a Court of Honor at the Bush Lake Isaak Walton site.
June is also the month we plan next year's activities and develop the
plans so be sure and participate in that event.
HIGH ADVENTURES
The Northern MN High Adventure is scheduled for a long weekend: Thursday thru Sunday, July 29-Aug 1. Still plenty of time to sign up- --see Dave Kuplic and Tim Anderson.
MANY POINT�..mark the calendars. We are reserved there for the week of July 25-31. Kevin Norby is the Troop Coordinator, please see him with questions. Al Mann has volunteered to give advice too, especially if you are uncertain what badges/activitis you should be enrolled in.
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.
TREASURER'S REPORT
We have about $26,000 in the treasury which is average for this time of the year. We are always looking for ideas on how to best spend the money to help the boys so any ideas, come to a parent meeting and share them.
Also, Andy is looking for a parent who would like to become the
Treasurer�.please see him for details.
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.
There are still some cards for anyone who wishes to donate to Friends of Scouting�.see Tom Sloberg or just send in a donation to the Viking Council.
Calendar
April | |||
| 1 | District Roundtable | 7:00 PM | CTKLC |
| 5 | Court of Honor / Many Point Signup | 7:00 PM | NHUMC |
| 16-18 | Camping: Big Island Albert Lea | TBD | |
| 19 | NO TLC or Meeting | 7:00 PM | NHUMC |
| 26 | Meeting (OA elections) | 7:00 PM | NHUMC |
May | |||
| 3 | Meeting - Campout planning | 7:00 PM | NHUMC |
| 6 | District Roundtable | 7:00 PM | CTKLC |
| 7-8 | Cleary Lake Campout /OA Callout | ||
| 8 | Parent Meeting at Cleary Lake | 9:00 AM | |
| 10 | No Meeting | ||
| 17 | Meeting | 7:00 PM | NHUMC |
| 24 | Board of Review | 7:00 PM | NHUMC |
June | |||
| 3 | District Roundtable | 7:00 PM | CTKLC |
| 5 | All Parents Annual Planning Meeting | 9:00 AM | NHUMC |
| 7 | Court of Honor | 7:00 PM | Bush Lake |
| 10 | Brule River High Adventure | ||
ALL PARENTS!!! Please attend the monthly Parent Meetings and learn how the troop functions. Mark your calendar now for the May 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.