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The offical website of Troop 24, Cumberland,Wisconsin.
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Updated 07/03/2008:
We need a strong turn out at the beach on Saturday the 5th for the park clean up. Be there at 6 AM with your own gloves.
Another great year at Summer Camp is over. Many merit badges were earned which means a lot was learned. We had perfect weather except the last night when it rained. The scouts got to go swimming, canoeing, sailing, climbing, hiking, camping, pioneering, orienteering, shooting, biking, and rocketeering to name just a few of the activities they participated in. We didn't win the cleanest campsite award (not by a long shot) or the biggest fish (Donnie did come close with a 17.5 inch bass) but, Scott, Matt, Kiel, and Jim did earn the mile swim badge. Kiel won the Buck knife in the campwide rifle shoot with the consistently highest score even after two separate tie breaker shoot offs. As a Troop we earned the Baden Powell Award (even though Jacob cheated by hauling his gear out in a vehicle for the second year in a row). Again this year I picked up at least 100 pop cans, energy drink bottles, candy, and gum wrappers in cabins and around our campsite. Because there are those who feel free to throw their junk anywhere other than the trash can and refuse to pick it up, then leave with their parents Friday night, a day before inspection, a small handful of scouts (primarily my boys and I) get left with cleaning everything up. I have threatened to do so in the past but, next year everyone who brings candy and pop will get up an hour early and clean the campsite before flag ceremony everyday. There will be a Fire Marshall as always but there will also be a cabin inspector assigned to check the cabins and grounds each day before the camp inspector comes around to make sure everything will pass inspection.
Matt's Eagle Project has been approved. If anyone, parents, scouts, or other interested volunteers can help he would really appreciate the support. He is taking on a very ambitious renovation project at the Cumberland Hospital and Extended Care Unit in an enclosed courtyard. It will require a significant amount of hand labor and he cannot do it alone. The time you spend working on this project will help him complete his Eagle Project and will count toward each scouts community service time.
ATTENDANCE since the first of the year. Out of 40 scouting meetings/events:
Matt 35
Kiel 34
Chris 28
AJ 23
Donnie 21
Shawn 21
Pierce 17
Shane 15
Cody 16
David 15
Austin 13
Johnny 12
Jacob 11
Fidel 09
Jim 05
AJ B. 05
Aaron 02
Blaine 01
Luke 02
Bryce 02
Ben 02
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. The trip to the Minneapolis Airport control tower will be announced as soon as we chose and schedule a date.
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. Remeber, 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.
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.
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 or have finished. 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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