Hello Scouts!
Philmont 2025: We have good news, we were selected for a 12 day Philmont trek, July 16-28 2025!
Action item 1: 8 scouts, 3 adults 21+, and one youth leader 18+ are on the list as interested. All attendees will need to make a $150 deposit by March 15, 2024 to save our reservation. Maximum number in our crew is 12 persons, so we have a full crew assuming all on the list now confirm intent to go.
Action item 2: We need at least two attendees to be trained in Wilderness First Aid and CPR. I am encouraging both youth and adult training for this. There is a weekend training open on April 20-21 and another on May 4-5. Please email me (mr.nixon@gmail.com) if interested in attending this training.
Boundary Waters 2024: We have one full 8-person crew interested (potential June/July trip). One adult and 3 youths have indicated interest in a 2nd crew (with main availability in August). For a 2nd crew to happen we need one more adult (and up to 3 more scouts). Mr. Needleman is checking on permits now, hopefully we can lock in a date soon!
Upcoming camps:
March 8-10: Dutch Oven Challenge weekend, Kiwanis Scout Camp! We're asking patrols to create their best Dutch oven recipes, goal is to cook ONLY in the Dutch ovens for the whole weekend. Most impressive feat of Dutch oven cooking will earn the winning patrol a cast iron pan emblem for their patrol flag!
April 12-14 (date not yet finalized): Leadership Challenge lock-in, planned for Base Camp. More info to come!
May 17-19: Spring Camporee, Stearns Scout Camp: Camporee theme is "American Heroes" (opportunity for Citizenship in the Nation and American Heritage Merit Badges).
Meeting plans:
February 19: No meeting. "No school, no scouts" is our general rule. We will not meet on the 19th due to President's Day holiday. (And happy birthday to Scoutmasters Nixon and Needleman!)
February 26: Knot Relay - patrol challenge! We'll work on basic knots, then have a relay to determine which patrol is "top knot-ch!" In case of a tie, well, that's how you get a knot! Winner will earn a knot emblem for their patrol flag!
We may have a guest at the Feb 26 meeting to discuss Coin Collecting Merit Badge. If interested, please plan to attend.
March 4: Camp planning + Knots and Lashings. We'll continue our adventures in ropes to learn about lashings. We'll hold a lashing relay, and scouts can use what they learned to finish the 1st Class knots and lashings requirements at the March camp.
Court of Honor: March 25. If you will need a Board of
Review, you will need to contact our advancement committee to
arrange this on or before March 11.
That's a lot of updates. We'll see you all on Feb 26!
Good Scouting!
