Troop 4 Newsletter
Ontatah District - Potawatomi Area Council Volume 10 - Issue 5
http://www.pacunits.org/t4/ May 2013

Upcoming Events

May 2013
1... Round Table 7 - 8:30 pm
2... Committee Meeting 6:30 p
14... Troop Meeting 6:30 - 8 pm
18-19... Bike Outing
21... Troop Meeting 6:30 - 8 pm
28... Troop Meeting 6:30 - 8 pm

June 2013
1... SJN Festival
6... Committee Meeting 6:30 p
7-9... OA Spring Conference
11... Troop Meeting 6:30 - 8 pm
18... Troop Meeting 6:30 - 8 pm
21-23... Canoe Outing
25... Troop Meeting 6:30 - 8 pm

July 2013
6... Trailer Pack for Summer Camp
7-13... Summer Camp
16... Troop Meeting 6:30 - 8 pm
23... Troop Meeting 6:30 - 8 pm

Badlands Trip - Cancelled
June 15-23, 2013

Because we didn’t have enough people who could go, the Badlands Trip had to be cancelled.

June Canoe Outing
June 21-23, 2013

The Canoe Trip is still on! Save the Date! To be allowed to canoe you must be at least a Class B (Beginner) swimmer.

Watch at Troop Meetings for the Permission Slip.

May Bike Outing
May 18-19, 2013

PERMISSION SLIPS MUST BE TURNED IN AT THE MAY 14 TROOP MEETING!

Arrive at ETC at 7:30 AM Saturday, May 18. We will leave promptly at 8 AM. We will return around noon on Sunday, May 19.

Cost: $25/ person

Everyone who is biking must have their own bike and helmet. If you haven’t gotten a blue card for the Cycling Merit Badge, there’s still time. Ms. Liz is a merit badge counselor!

Summer Camp
July 7-13, 2013

Scouts must start signing up for merit badges with Mr. Danner! Class will fill FAST as camp is full! Forms are available at troop meetings.

NOTE: Snorkeling at Summer Camp is not a merit badge, it is a scouting award.

ADULTS: 1st Aid & CPR certifications are not being offered at camp this year.

St. John Neumann Festival
June 1-2, 2013

As service to our Charter Organization, the troop will once again be running the Flush Tank at the St. John Neumann Festival. All scouts are encouraged to take a shift. This does count as service hours.

Sign up at the troop meetings.

Also: we will be running a Teen Tent. Appropriate music can be brought to play (but the adults have the right to veto songs they deem inappropriate).

Birthdays

Jacob D
Adam H
Joshua B

NYLT
June 16 - 22, 2013

The Troop Committee voted to offer one (1) full campership to NYLT. To get the campership, a scout must be First Class or higher (no exceptions), aged 13 or older, and must also attend Troop 4’s summer camp. There is an application and an interview required as part of the selection process.

There is still time to get your application in... But spots in the NYLT course are almost gone.

August Court of Honor
August 25, 2013

Mark your calendars! Our next Court of Honor -- where we recognize the advancement the scouts have earned -- is August 25, 2013. There will be LOTS of merit badges earned since this is the Post-Summer Camp Court of Honor.

Families are encouraged to come! Bring grandma and grandpa, siblings, aunts and uncles. When we get closer, an invitation with RSVP will be sent.

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.

May’s Quiz

  1. What does the menacing-looking deep-sea vampire squid do when startled?
  2. What aggressive predator of North America and Europe is the largest member of the weasel family?
  3. What was the top speed of the first police car in the U.S., introduced on the streets of Akron, Ohio, in 1899?

April’s Answers: 1) Taco Bell, in 1996. 2) GI Joe. 3) The Pronghorn (Antelope), top speed: 53 miles per hour.

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 - Nick S
ASPL - Ed B
PL (Greased Lightning) - Riley J
PL (Egyptian Jackal) - Joe P
PL (Bison Clan) - Duncan M
PL (Rambunctious Racoons) - Kameron A
PL (New Scout) - Sean W

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:
June 6, 2013 at 6:30 pm

Next Round Table: September.

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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