Troop 140

Look at that, winter’s finally here! I thought we were just going to goright into spring!!
Jan 16 (Mon) – We are having a troop meeting tomorrow (1/16). I know we traditionally don’t meet when school doesn’t meet, but I missed the fact it was MLK day. We’ve got a meeting planned, so let’s proceed with it. Agenda: Winter survival skills, a knot we haven’t used before called the Icicle Hitch (it’s so reliable you could tie it to an icicle and it wouldn’t slip!!), and other games. Also we’ll be planning patrol meetings away from the troop meetings and begin prep for Klondike Derby. We had planned a snowman contest, but unless something changes, we’ll have to delay that.
Jan 22 (Sun) - Pack 211 Pinewood Derby. Please plan to attend this fun event. We’ll help with the racing and judging their cars. Please let me know if you will be there.
Jan 23 (Mon) – Troop Meeting. Order of the Arrow elections. Candidates must be first class and have 14 (I think) nights of camping. The whole troop votes: OA members and those who are not. We can elect as many boys as have earned this honor (it’s not limited to just one). All OA members please wear your OA sash.
Jan 30 (Mon) – Troop Meeting.
Sunday, Feb. 5. - Snowsports MB (or ski/board if
already earned) at Trollhaugen. Mr. Zins will have a sign-up sheet and more details
tonight at the troop meeting.
Feb 6 (Mon) – Troop Meeting. We’ll start Personal Management merit badge sometime in early February. Mr. Verdoorn will be the advisor. It will be in 30 minute sessions starting at 6:30 prior to the troop meeting. This is an eagle-required merit badge! More information to come.
Feb 7 (Tue) – Committee Meeting.
Feb 11 (Sat) - Eagle River District Klondike Derby at the Hudson Rod & GunClub in North Hudson. This is our outdoor activity for February. Activities include target shooting w/ 22-caliber rifles at 50 feet, firebuilding, two-man cross cut saw, bridge building, snow golf, snow sled obstacle course, tree identification.
Feb 13 (Mon) – Troop Meeting Fingerprinting Merit Badge will be presented during the troop meeting. Did you know the modern science of forensic criminology (as you see on the CSI shows) began when J. Edgar Hoover had the FBI create a national library of criminal finger prints? This is a direct ancestor of our current DNA evidence field. If you already have this merit badge we’ll have other activities for you.
Mar 2-4 (Fri-Sun) – Cabin camping at Phillippo near Cannon Falls. Nighttime snow tubing on the camp’s lighted hill!! This will be the first campout for some of the Webelos that will soon be bridging over. We’ll teach them what to expect in a Troop 140 camp out. Experienced scouts will be teaching lessons.

Best regards, Mr. Maline

Troop 140 Scouts and Parents;The Hot Affair Committee has again requested our assistance in "stuffing "bags for hot air participants. Date: Wednesday, February 1Time: 5:00-approximately 6:00 PM Where: Grand Hotel (used to be the Hudson Hudson) Food: there will be pizza an pop when we are done. Mr. Meincke will have a sign up sheet at scout meetings. If you need service hours this will count.

Happy New Year to all Troop 140 members, friends, and family! There is no troop meeting Monday night, January 2. We do have a PLC thatafternoon, details in separate e-mail.Jan 6-8: We have a campout the weekend of January 6-8 at Fred C.Anderson. Please respond by e-mail or phone to let me know if your scoutwill be attending (and if you would like to attend as a parent). We’ll doelectricity merit badge and build a warming fire (with heat reflector andlean-to) and play games with webelos guests.Jan 22: Pack 211 Pinewood Derby. Please plan to attend this fun event.We’ll help with the racing and judging their cars.Feb 11: Eagle River District Klondike Derby at the Hudson Rod & Gun Clubin North Hudson.Update on Snow Base at Camp Tomahawk: our preferred dates of Jan 27, 28are now filled up; as I received no requests for this I haven’t sent any(non-refundable) deposits. There are dates available Jan 13,14; Feb 3,4(Superbowl weekend); and Feb 17, 18. If anyone is interested, contact meimmediately. We could set it up for a little as one scout and one parentor with two or more scouts with two parents.

Best regards,Mr. Maline

Hi - This is my last reminder for rechartering. I will be completing the recharter in the next week or so so please send me your check by Monday, 12/26. Let me know if there are issues or concerns. Also, if you need to take your leadership training, please do that as well as the system won't allow me to recharter you if you are required to take it but havent done so. Send $15 checks to me at the address below (payable to Troop 140).

Thanks in advance.

Regards,
arol Loncar183 Riverview Acres RoadHudson, WI 54016