Troop 4 Newsletter
Ontatah District - Potawatomi Area Council Volume 10 - Issue 1
http://www.pacunits.org/t4/ January 2013

Upcoming Events

January 2013
2... Round Table 7 - 8:30 pm
8... Troop Meeting 6:30 - 8 pm
11... P163 Pinewood Derby
11-13... Winter Cabin Camp
15... Troop Meeting 6:30 - 8 pm
17... P15 Pinewood Derby
22... Troop Meeting 6:30 - 8 pm
26... P163 Winter Day

February 2013
2... Klondike Derby
6... Round Table 7 - 8:30 pm
7... Committee Meeting 6:30 p
12... Troop Meeting 6:30 - 8 pm
16... Pancake Festival
19... Troop Meeting 6:30 - 8 pm
22... Shedd Aquarium Outing
24... Court of Honor & FOS
26... Troop Meeting 6:30 - 8 pm
28... Montessori Pinewood Derby

March 2013
6... Round Table 7 - 8:30 pm
7... Committee Meeting 6:30 p
11... P4 Pinewood Derby
12... Troop Meeting 6:30 - 8 pm
16... Onatah District Dinner
19... Troop Meeting 6:30 - 8 pm
23... Scouting for Food
23-24... Swimming Pre-Test Outing
26... Troop Meeting 6:30 - 8 pm

January Cabin & Ski Outing
January 11-13, 2013

We’re camping at Ed Bryant Scout Ranch near Mauston WI. Skiing will be at Christmas Mountain (in the Dells) on Sunday. There will be both indoor and outdoor activities, please plan accordingly. Permissions slips due by January 8.

When: January 11-13 2013. Arrive at ETC at 4:30 pm on Friday, Jan 11. We’ll return at late afternoon Sunday, Jan 13.

Cost: $30 (for cabin only); $60 (with skiing)
Extras: $5 for helmet rental; $30 for ski or snowboard rental; $10 fee to switch between skiing & snowboarding

*** BSA requires helmets for all sledding & skiing & snowboarding activities. If you do not own a snow helmet you MUST rent one ***

Pinewood Derbies

It’s the start of the Pinewood Derby Season! Troop 4 has been asked to run 4 pinewood derbies this year. We need approximately 4-6 scouts at each derby.

January 11 -- Pack 163, Bethesda Elementary at 5:30 pm
January 17 -- Pack 15, North Prairie Village Hall ** Date Change **
February 28 -- Montessori School, Waukesha
March 11 -- Pack 4, Lowell Elementary

Sign up at the troop meetings!

Klondike Derby
February 2, 2013

SAVE THE DATE! The Klondike Derby is an event that Troop 4 puts on for the Onatah District. It’s a day of fun in the snow and we’ll need a lot of help to make it work. Please, everyone plan on attending at least part of the day.

Shedd Aquarium
FRIDAY, February 22, 2013

We’ll be going to the Shedd Aquarium as the February Outing. Please watch for permission slips.

Court of Honor & FOS
February 24, 2013

Our next Court of Honor will be on February 24, 2013. Please plan on coming! This is an opportunity to show off to relatives what your son is doing in scouts! This will also be when our Friends of Scouting presentation will take place.

Summer Camp
July 7-13, 2013

Summer Camp permission slips are out! To get the earliest discount (and cheapest price) you need to turn it in by the January 26 troop meeting!

Birthdays

Cash C
Riley J

Drug & Alcohol Awareness Talk - Second Class 9a
January 8, 2013

We have scheduled someone from the Metropolitan Drug Enforcement Unit to speak at the January 8 troop meeting. This covers Second Class requirement 9a -- MAKE SURE YOU COME!

Rotary Pancake Festival
February 16, 2013

Once again it’s an opportunity to get service hours in! We’ll be bussing tables and generally helping around at the Waukesha Rotary Pancake Festival. Watch for more information as the date gets closer. (Oh! Scouts who work... You get to eat free)

A Note About Merit Badges & Blue Cards

As a reminder, it is a scouts responsibility to sign up for merit badges. This includes finding clinics or calling merit badge counselors and taking out and getting blue cards signed.

Occasionally the troop will announce merit badge opportunities or facilitate registration, but it is still the scouts responsibility to see that he has done the pre-requirements, has all the materials for the clinic, and taken out a blue card.

Eagle & Other Merit Badge Changes

Note: If you already started the merit badge, you may switch but don’t have to. From the Guide to Advancement: “There is no time limit between starting and completing a badge, although a counselor may determine so much time has passed since any effort took place that new requirements must be used.”

Cooking - Becomes EAGLE REQUIRED January 1, 2014 & will be updated during 2013. If you apply for your Eagle in 2014, unless all you need is the BOR you will need this badge.
Cycling - Still EAGLE REQUIRED. Adding a mountain biking option
Sustainability (new badge) - An EAGLE REQUIRED alternative to Environmental Science. Will be introduced in summer 2013.
Game Design (new badge) - Will be released spring 2013.
Programming (new badge) - Will be released at National Jamboree in 2013.
Digital Technology - replaces the current Computers merit badge. Will be released late 2013.
Animation (new badge) - Coming in 2014.
Signs, Signals and Codes (new badge) - Covers active languages like ASL & Braille as well as Morse Code, trail markings, etc. Will be released in 2014.
Multi-Media (new badge) - Will be released in 2014.
Computer-Aided Design (new badge) - Will be released in 2015.
Advanced Computing (new badge) - Will be released in 2015.

Outdoor Ethics - As of January 1, 2013, the Leave No Trace Awareness Awards will be changing to the Outdoor Ethics Award.

January’s Quiz

  1. In what country did farmers develop a square watermelon?
  2. According to ufologists, what is a close encounter of the fourth kind?
  3. What prominent Washington, D.C., building has a gargoyle of Darth Vader, the evil Star Wars villain, peering down at passersby?

December’s Answers: 1) The Dutch East India Company. 2) Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, with 446. 3) Martin Van Buren.

Troop Leadership

Committee
 Boni Danner - Chairperson
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Liz Danner - Treasurer / Secretary / Web
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Chairpersons
Jim Anderson - Outings
Matt Danner - ASM Equipment
Karen Anderson - Fundraising
Dean Danner - ASM Advancement
Rob Landquist - Pack Liaison
Bob Grubb - Charter Org. Rep

Leaders
 Fred Bomberg - Scoutmaster
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Rich Benkstein Asst. Scoutmaster
Tony Hwilka Asst. Scoutmaster
Rob Landquist Asst. Scoutmaster
Jim Schramke Asst. Scoutmaster
Joe Zomchek Asst. Scoutmaster

Youth Leadership - PLC
SPL - Adam H
ASPL - Tony B
PL (Greased Lightning) - Ed B
PL (Egyptian Jackal) - Nick S
PL (Bison Clan) - Matt E
PL (Rambunctious Raccoons) - Sam Do

Charter Organizations
St. John Neumann Catholic Church
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Sponsor
ETC

Please contact Liz Danner with items and/or corrections for the newsletter.

Committee Meeting

Next Committee Meeting:
February 7, 2013 at 6:30 pm

Next Round Table: January 6, 2013 at St. John Neumann. OA at 6:30. Announcements the breakouts starting at 7 pm.

Drop Offs

Anything that is due to the Troop can be dropped off at ETC to Liz or Dean Danner's attention weekdays 8 am - 4:30 pm.

Mailing List

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