Troop 140

Tonight's meeting and dinner have been canceled due to the snow. Remember, there is no meeting next week (Dec. 27) either.

An updated Troop Calendar is now posted. In addition, permission slips (with trip details) are posted for upcoming outings in January and February. Be sure to get your permission slip and money in ASAP as space may be limited!
Camping at Anderson January 7-9 $20

Klondike Derby at Clear Lake January 15 $10

Camping in Austin (Spam!) February 11-13 $30

Monday, December 20th will be our troop Christmas dinner. All scouts are invited to bring their families. All scouts need to arrive BY 6:00 p.m. to prepare. We will begin eating at 6:30. Each family is encouraged to bring one dish; the owl patrol bringing salads and sides and the jackalope patrol bringing desserts. Please wear class A's and make sure your skits are ready!

Google has fixed the bug in its calendar program. The calendar is public, so if you would like to add Troop events to your own google calendar, you can do so. Search for troop140hudson. Click HERE for the direct link to our calendar.

For some reason, the calendar that appears on the "Calendar" page of this website is not displaying correctly. Events appear on the wrong dates. I've tried to resolve the issue, but it seems to be a problem with the google calendar program itself (perhaps related to the change from daylight savings time). I am working to figure out what's going on. Sorry for any inconvenience. The PDF version of the troop calendar is available HERE.

The lock in is now at St.Pat's gym. The event runs from 6:30 PM Friday to 8:30 AM Saturday.

Salvation Army Bell Ringing - Saturday, Dec. 4 at Papa Murphys from 3:00 -8:00 PM
We need a scout and parent for each hour - or you can sign up for more hours!

Please contact Mr. Meincke if you can cover any of these shifts:
3:00 - 4:00 PM (filled)
4:00 - 5:00 PM (filled)
6:00-7:00 PM
7:00 - 8:00 PM

If you have any issues with quality (swags falling apart, etc.), Mr. Meincke please let know ASAP so that we can replace the product.
Mr. Meincke made a trip to a wreath wholesale company on Wednesday to obtain additional items and replace missing items.
The following items are now in our inventory, and if anyone can sell anyone of them please let him know.:
9 - 24" wreaths
7- 36" wreaths
3 - swags
3 - 15' garlands
6 - 25' garlands
Please turn in any wreath money you have collected on Monday night.

For the next couple of weeks, Carol or Frank Loncar will be available for the first 10 minutes of the Monday night scout meeting to receive your rechartering dues. Please make your check payable to Troop 140 for $15 (Cash is also accepted). If you do not plan on rechartering in 2011, please let them know that as well.

Please double check your numbers immediately, as we appear to be missing 14 - 24" wreaths and 20 swags.

If you have extra items, please call me (715-386-8744 or 715-220-8167) ASAP.

If you have any problems with a product (poor quality) or are short bows, please let me know and will remedy the problem.

Carl Meincke

Bags

Each scout should have received enough plastic bags to place each wreath product in for delivery. There are three sizes of bags. Be careful not to mix them up or you may have a product that will not fit in a bag.

Small bag - for swags
Medium bag - for 24" wreaths
Large bag- garlands and 36" wreaths

Bows:
24" wreaths and garlands- Bows should have two loops on each side
(15' garlands 1 bow, 25' garlands 2 bows)
36" wreaths- Bows with three loops on each side
Swags- Bows with pinecones

Place the correct bow in the bag before you deliver each item, that way you won't forget to give them to the customer

Extra items will be available and Carl Meinke will get the list published next week.

The Salvation Army has requested Troop 140's help in bell ringing for the holiday season. Each scout should be accompanied by an adult.
Date: Saturday, December 4
Time: 3:00 PM - 8:00 PM in one hour slots
(you can ring for more than one hour if you wish)
Where: Outside of Papa Murphy's
Number of Scouts : two per one hour shift

Green Mill Pancake Breakfast for October 20, 2010 has been canceled. Please bring any unsold tickets to the meeting next Monday night, and give them to Mrs. Loncar, or Dave Mienke. If you have sold any tickets please contact Mrs. Loncar at clloncar@att.net to coordinate efforts on returning the money for tickets that were sold.

Thank you,

Today is Veterans Day and we should be thankful for those who died to give us our freedom. The freedom we experience today was earned through the heroic deeds of Veterans who have served both past and present to uphold the ideals of our Constitution. We should not only show our respect on this day, but through the entire year.

Troop 140 wanted to announce that the Green Mill pancake breakfast is an optional event and that the proceeds from the sales will go into the individual scout accounts.

This is also a great opportunity to get some service hours.

Court of Honor, 6:15 on Monday, November 1. Everyone please plan to attend and bring a potluck dish. If your last name begins with the following letters, please bring that dish. Due to the late timing of this announcement, if you've already planned something else then go with your original plan. Nobody will complain if there's too much of one course and not enough of another.

A-H Salads

I-Q Main dish

R-Z Desert

if you have any questions, please contact Mr Maline

Wreath Sale totals are due tonight, Monday, November 1. Please tally up your sales of each item and submit it to Mr. Meincke at the meeting tonight.

Our December event is a lock-in on Friday, December 3.

Our next event is a trip to Gardner Dam scout camp in eastern Wisconsin with a day trip to the Packer Hall of Fame and a tour of Lambeau Field. We’ll leave Friday, November 12, returning Sunday. This will be our last tent camping event of the year. Please get your permission slips and payments in by November 1.

our junior leader training for the recently appointed leadership team on Saturday, November 6, from 1:00 to 5:00 at Bethel Lutheran.

Next up on our agenda is a court of honor at 6:15 on Monday, November 1. Everyone please plan to attend and bring a potluck dish.

The Wilderness survival permission slip has been linked to the website. It will be due on Monday.

Salesmanship Merit Badge will begin at 6:30 PM on October 4. If you have not completed this merit badge it is very easy since many of the aspects of selling wreaths fulfill many of the requirements.

Scouts are reminded that you have just one week left in your wreath selling territory. If you have not started selling, I would recommend that you do so. One of the other troops is selling wreaths in Hudson. I will be asking for your total sales number as of Monday night. A prize for the most sold each week will be awarded!

Several scouts have volunteered to participate in the grand opening of the Scout Base Camp near Fort Snelling. If you wish to attend, please contact Mr. Henderson ASAP. Details are as follows.

Where: Base Camp, New Northern Star Council near Fort Snelling
Departure: Meet at Bethel Church 10:00 AM Saturday, Oct 2
Other Info:
Wear you gold activity uniform (Class B); let us know if you don’t have one. Wear close-toed shoes for climbing; that is, no sandals; your everyday tennis shoes are fine. Eat before you show up. There will be snacks, but not a meal at the event.

Return: Bethel Church, Saturday, Oct 2, 5:00 – 5:30
Activities: Climbing wall, COPE course
Cost: Nothing, Nada, Nil, Zip, Zero (Did I mention it’s free!)

Parents of our volunteers need to do two things:
1. Complete the permission slip and send it with your son tomorrow morning
2. Have your boys at Bethel for a 10:00 AM departure. If that presents a problem, please contact one of the adults above.

This is also a great opportunity for families:
If you would like to attend the open house, please do. Details can be found on the basecamp website -> http://www.basecamp2010.org/

On Monday, September 27, packets will be distributed to scout's parents for our upcoming wreath sale.

For first year scouts and new scout parents, there will be a short meeting at 7:00 PM to explain the troops wreath sale fund raiser.

Remember that the first two weeks, you may sell ONLY in your territory!

Parents, please stop by the meeting to pick up your son's packet. This saves the troop funds as they will have to mailed out if they are not picked by parents on Monday night.

On September 19, from 12:30 to 4:30 P.M., Dominic Meincke will be working on his Eagle Project at River Crest Elementary School. The project is building a sign, kiosk, and benches at the walking path and garden in the back of the school. We will be digging post holes for the sign and kiosk, and setting the posts and pouring concrete. If time allows, we'll also begin assembly of the benches. It would be great to see as many of you there as possible, as this will require quite a large group of volunteers. The address is 535 County Road F, just south of the Dog Track, right by Camp St. Croix. The path begins on the backside of the school, so that's where we'll be working. Work gloves, water, and food will be provided. I hope to see you all there!

Alex Schutkoske's Eagle Project is this weekend at St. Patrick School, 4th
and St. Croix Streets.

Great Opportunity to earn service hours! The weather is suppose to be
awesome. Pizza, Drinks and Homemade Cookies.

Please bring a pair of work gloves. Dress to dig and plant.


Saturday 9/11 from 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Sunday 9/12 from 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Any time you can give is greatly appreciated

Details and permission slip for the Fall Camporee on September 24-26 are now posted HERE. If you wish to attend this event, please print and complete the permission slip and turn it in at the meeting next week.

There will be no meeting on Labor Day, Monday, September 6. Enjoy the long weekend!

Troop 140 will again be running the food booth at the St. Joseph Fall Festival. This year the festival is September 25th. I haven't been given the times yet, but in the past, it has gone from 10 am to 2 pm. We will need several Scouts and adults to help run the booth. We sell brats, hot dogs, pop, nacho chips and the ever popular, pickles on a stick. A sign-up sheet will be available at the next Troop meeting so be sure to sign up. Scouts will earn service hours for helping.

The troop calendar is now updated for the 2010-2011 season. Be sure to print a copy and post it where you can see it! Details will be added throughout the year.

There will be a meeting of the Seabase crews (and their parents) on Monday, August 30 at 6:30-7:00 pm. During our short meeting, we will need to collect $325 from each attendee to secure our reservation.

Our meeting agenda will include:
· Discussing the options and costs for travel to Florida
· Discussing ideas for fundraising for attendees (We are looking for a couple volunteers to help coordinate this effort).


There are still a couple of spaces available. If you are interested, contact Mr. Holmes.

Our reservation is for two crews of 6-8 for March 5, 2011 thru March 11, 2011. One of our groups will be enjoying the Keys Adventure where the scouts will spend the The other crew will be working on a sailboat on the Coral Reef Sailing Adventure. Activities include fishing, kayaking, small boat sailing, snorkeling and sightseeing in the Florida Keys.

More information is included in the link -> http://www.bsaseabase.org/Adventure.aspx

Below is some information on the trip

Keys Adventure and Coral Reef Sailing

Fee: $725.00 (does not include travel)

Crew Size: 6 Minimum - 8 Maximum

Restrictions:
Age 14 by September 01, 2011

Jake is having another Eagle Scout work day on Monday, August 23 at 9:00 am to 2 pm. Scouts who want to attend should bring work gloves and work clothes. There will probably be more workdays on Tuesday and Wednesday if we cannot finish up on the first two days. Free food and water will be provided.

Jake Maline's Eagle Scout project is going to be Thursday at 8 am to noon at the Hudson Middle School. There will be other days, but that day is the first. If anyone can't make it is no big deal. There will be water and snacks for people who come to work. Scouts should wear sunscreen and bugspray if they want it. We'll be working by the garden area which is by the front office. If anyone can bring power tools and square-head drill bits that would be great. Scouts will need eye protection too. I'll need at least one other adult to be there. Sorry for the short notice as well.

Troop 140 parents and interested adults. I'd like to invite you all to a parents meeting on Monday, August 30, during our troop meeting. I'll take this time to give you my philosophy for continuing to build and extend our culture of boy-leadership. I urge everyone to attend if possible. There is a tremendous overlap in my thinking and Gary's (and Dennis' before that); but where there are subtle differences I want Troop 140 families to know why I'm doing what I'm doing. The meeting will be in the meeting room typically used by the boys; I'll ask the boys to hold their meeting outside that night.

Please join me in welcoming Troop 140’s newest Scoutmaster Mr. Bob Maline. There will be a Scoutmaster Transitions at the Tomahawk Court of Honor on Friday July 16 at 7:00pm. So please come and join us in congratulating Bob Maline on becoming our next Scoutmaster.

Parents! You are invited to attend the Court of Honor ceremony on Friday, July 16. The ceremony will start at approximately 7:00 pm at the Chippewa Camp: Crow site, where the boys will be staying. Directions to Tomahawk and maps of the different campsites are available HERE. You may have to walk 15 minutes or so from where you park to get to the campsite. Please bring chairs, bug spray, jacket (or blanket), and rain gear. Please DO NOT bring food for your scout (we'll have snacks). We hope to see you there!

--Meet at Bethel Church at 8:00 AM July 10, 2009. We will be leaving at 9:00 AM

--Bring a bag lunch. We will be stopping at Lakeside Park in Rice Lake for picnic at 11:00 AM

--All Medications and Health forms need to be collected at the Church

--Please arrive in your Class A uniform with neckerchief

--All parents and guests are invited to attend the Tomahawk Court of Honor on Friday July 16

YES, we will be meeting on Monday, July 5. It's shakedown time for Camp Tomahawk. We'll meet at our regularly scheduled time.

We're looking for activity ideas for upcoming meetings, camp-outs, and service projects. Check out the list HERE. Send your ideas to any of the leaders or to Eric and he'll update the list.

Mondays meeting is going to be at the sinder lot in Hudson. All patrol leaders please prepare a different skit for Mondays meeting.

We will meet at 6 pm tonight, Wednesday, June 23, at Lakefront Park to conduct swim tests. The test is required for all scouts who are attending camp. If you are unable to make it tonight, you will be able to test at camp.

There is still one opening in both the Bahamas and Florida Keys trips planned for next spring. We are also in need of a second adult to accompany Mr. Boylan for the Bahamas trip. Please contact Mr. Holmes if you are interested in attending Sea Base.

Eagle Project is Saturday! Meet at the old library. Contact Vale Zins.

Camp out is this weekend! Contact Floyd by Wednesday.

Relay For Life is next week! Contact Steve Dierke to sign up. In addition to volunteers, we need roasters, utensils, and griddles for concessions.

Monday June 12. Please bring your health form to the meeting. Download a copy HERE.

There is still one opening in both the Bahamas and Florida Keys trips planned for next spring. We are also in need of a second adult to accompany Mr. Boylan for the Bahamas trip. Please contact Mr. Holmes if you are interested in attending Sea Base.

Important information is now available for camp Tomahawk. All scouts must have a current health form (requiring a Dr. signature) on file. You may download the health form HERE. Dr. McGinnis will provide scout physicals (for scouts events only) on Monday, June 21. In addition we have posted a FAQ sheet with much more information--medication list, packing list, deadlines, travel arrangements, etc. You can check out this information HERE.

Due to the awesome job the scouts and leaders/parents did last year we are being asked back.... Coming Friday, June 25th and Saturday, June 26th ... Check your e-mail for details. Steve Dierke is in charge of the volunteer schedule.

Monday June 7 at Prospect Park starting at 6:00 PM.
The Grizzlies are in charge of cooking the food (they won't have to bring anything else). Grizzlies should arrive by 4:30 PM.
Sides and Salads: Border and Ram patrols
Desserts: Stag patrol

Please arrive at the cemetery at 9:30-9:40 to get ready for the ceremony.

Due to some delays with the construction company, he have to move my project back to June 19 instead of June 5. He will make the announcement on Monday. Check Troop announcement E-mail.

Tonight's meeting will be held at the cemetery on top of the hill (9th and Wisconsin) where we will practice raising the flag for next week's Memorial Day ceremonies. The meeting will adjourn at 8:00 pm.

Bring health forms to Monday meeting.

Mr.Maline has sent information on Star Camp that all participants should review before Friday. You will find all Star Camp information under the links column.

Meet at Bethel at 3:00 PM on Friday. We are leaving early!

It's the 2nd Tuesday of the month. That means it's time for the PLC meeting. The meeting starts at 5:30 pm at Bethel Lutheran Church.

For Vale Zins Eagle project he will need volunteers to help move materials to the new library building for the Friends of the Library; this would mostly include shelving, tables, and books. If you have a truck or a trailer that you could bring to help move (parents and older scouts), it would be greatly appreciated. The move is scheduled for June 5th but it there is a small chance for it to get pushed back to June 12th. We will meet at the Hudson Public Library. Snacks will be provided and this counts for service hours! There will be a sign up sheet on monday. If you can not make it to the meetings please contact Vale Zins.

Drew will be planning on finishing up a major part of his Eagle Scout project on Saturday May 15th, and was hoping he could recruit some help! We will be assembling benches at his house, at 433 Swift Circle (near the middle school). We will be starting around 10 AM, and if you could bring a pair of safety glasses and a hammer that would be fantastic! Please contact Drew Lueneburg if you would like to come.

Possible meeting this weekend, Saturday, May 8. at 9:00 am. We could take a hike to the water falls at Willow River State Park. We can meet at the Hudson Town Hall and car pool over to the park, our car has a state park sticker on it. The hike should last about two hours. Please wear class B's. Contact Eric Kolb if you can come.

Scouts should be working on their physical fitness requirement (pushups, pull-ups, sit-ups, standing long jump and ¼ mile run). We will begin testing on Monday 17th. Scouts should also be working on their design for the patrol flag.

Monday May 10 we will be having our Camp Tomahawk kick off promotions night. We will be showing some Promotional videos of Camp Tomahawk and the T2 program. We will have important information and dates on upcoming events. We will be there to answer any question you may have about summer camp. All are welcome so please attend especially our new scouts and their parents. So mark your calendars for Tomahawk July 10-17 and join us this Monday for the kick off.

Anyone who is attending Star Camp on May 18-20, must complete the Star Camp Health Form.

Volunteers are needed on Sunday to finish the playset! Weather permitting, we'll work from 1:00 to 5:00 pm. Please contact Danny Birtzer if you are able to help out.

It's time to start thinking about summer camp. We'll be going to Tomahawk July 10-17th. Permission slips and $25 deposit are due by Monday, May 24. Check out the information on the All Star and Family Camping options.

Border patrol please come early on Monday to get cooking supplies for the game.Plan to be there by 6:50 to plan the game.

Volunteers are needed for 2-3 hour shifts between 3 PM and 11 AM June 25-26. Contact Pam Ehrnreiter for details.

Early registration for Star Camp has been extended through Monday, April 19. If you haven't already signed up, you still have time!

He receives his Eagle Scout Award TODAY! The ceremony is at St. Patricks in Hudson starting at 3 PM.

Earth Day is Thursday, April 22, but activities celebrating the event are being held today, Sunday, April 19 at the YMCA Camp St. Croix. Activities include geocaching, exploring animals, rocks, and skulls, hiking, and more. The event runs from noon until 4:0o and is free of charge.

My name is Eric Lusardi and I am the new webmaster for Troop 140. My goal is to post announcements and events to this website and calendar. Please check back frequently so you know what's going on. In the coming weeks, I will be planning additional content that will be useful to all scouts. If you have any suggestions, feel free to contact me.