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The offical website of Troop 24, Cumberland,Wisconsin.
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Updated 05/11/2008:
The next meeting is Monday (tomorrow) May 12th. We will be meeting at and working at Scoutland from 5 PM until dark. In fact we will be working at Scoutland every day this week trying to get ready for the Blue Hills Spring Camporee this coming weekend, the 16th, 17th, and 18th. Please come any night after school that you can and bring your parents (we need a lot of help). Call 822-5999 if you can spare some time to help out and I can verify what hours we will be there. I am also making a list of voluteers that can man stations during the Camporee on Saturday. Please call me to sign up. You can chose which station you want to supervise or teach if you are the first to call.
Now is the time to sign up for the merit badge courses you would like to take at Summer Camp. I handed the schedules out at the 4/14 Mon. night meeting to Matt, Kiel, Donnie, Johnny, Cody, AJ, Pierce, and Shawn. You can also see it on-line through the CVC website and print your own copy. The quicker you can make a decision and get your choices to me so I can get you registered, the more likely you will get your first choice.
Please don't forget to fill out the Class I physical forms for summer camp that I handed out at the Apr 7 meeting and get them back to me. For those of you who need a class II, be sure to get them scheduled and completed so you are able to attend camp.
ATTENDANCE since the first of the year. Out of 30 scouting meetings/events:
Matt 28
Kiel 26
AJ 21
Chris 21
Cody 15
Shawn 14
Shane 13
Donnie 15
Pierce 13
Johnny 11
Austin 10
David 11
Fidel 08
Jacob 08
Sam 0
Luke 0
Mitch 0
As a troop, we need to keep working on merit badge completion. Each of you has to do your own work on them. The requirements that involve paperwork (writing an essay, making lists, writing about your research, etc.) will be your responsibility. Please bring the completed projects to me for review. Please bring your essay on what scouting means to you to the next meeting.
The visit to the Minneapolis Control Tower will meet one of the Aviation requirements. There are going to be plenty of opportunities to meal plan and cook at upcoming events for the Cooking merit badge. Utilize every learning opportunity and document the completion of these requirements in your notebooks. Without the complete documentation it never happened.
Those of you who went to the fire hall at the March 17th Monday night meeting will have to document the visit in your notebooks so I can sign them off and you can show proof of the visit to the counselor that teaches you Fire Safety Merit Badge in the future.
The trip to the Minneapolis Airport control tower will be announced as soon as I can talk to the chief controller and get it scheduled.
Orienteering merit badge, started at Fall Camp Out will be continued at Monday night meetings until completion. Read the merit badge book (you can get a copy from me). There will be no make up classes. Be prepared, attend the meetings, participate, and complete the required documentation or, you will not earn the badge.
Earning a merit badge requires preparation on your part. Get the book on the particular merit badge you are working on, read it, and do the required prep work and documentation. You will learn a lot more and actually deserve the badge. You will earn badges quicker with diligent independent work and comprehensive study and through documentation. You all should advance at least one rank this year if you work hard. There is no reason not to. You gain valuable knowledge and hopefully have fun in the process, and in the end you get a proud sense of accomplishment that can only come from an honest effort.
Please bring your books to me any time and as soon as you have completed one of the tasks listed for the next rank you are trying to obtain. I need to date and sign it after reviewing and verifying your experience and knowledge on the subject. I will be paying special attention to this in the future and promise to do my best to keep them current and accurate.
We are co-hosting the Spring Camporee in May with Haugen Troop 106. Presently the plan includes a round-robin of activities such as flag signaling, fire starting, leatherwork, orienteering, physical fitness course, tomahawk throwing, and wood carving. Dave Hahn would also like to have Saturday end with a pig roast and a campfire talent night. I think it all sounds like a lot of fun.
We have a lot of preparation to do at Scoutland this spring. The out-houses will need to be finished, camp mapping done, campsite improvements completed, road work finished, voluteers organized, courses set up, wood collected, and many other small details to complete. I think we can do a good job of it and learn a lot in the process. I am proud of all of you for taking on the challenge.
TROOP 24 NEWSLETTER - The next newsletter will be assigned to Shane Holmes and Chris Ritchie. I will help edit and assist with the technical production. The next issue will be due in April so, call me to arrange a schedule for completion and start working on it now.
RECORD KEEPING - I want each scout to buy a Mead composition book or similar hardcover note book. Each scout can then keep an accurate up-to-date record of their achievements, advancement, merit badge requirements and completions, and other assignments and projects. You can map out your time table and overall plan for how you intend to achieve the rank of Eagle. It will be your own concise record of dates, descriptions of activities, and projects or badges that you are currently working on. This record will be invaluable when you get to the rank of Life Scout and are trying to make Eagle. It can also serve as a day planner and calendar for keeping track of when things are scheduled. Make it part of your personal management merit badge work!
Cumberland, Wisconsin
Scott Warwick (H) 822-5999
Steve Kruse (H) 822-5691
Ken Etchison (H) 822-5411
Louie Muench (H) 822-2006 (w) 822-4728
Ken Pendleton (C) 715-671-3018
Andy Bangsberg (H) 715-822-8968
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