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
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