Troop 4 Newsletter
Ontatah District - Potawatomi Area Council Volume 12 - Issue 6
http://www.pacunits.org/t4/ June 2015

Upcoming Events

June 2015
2... PLC Meeting 6:30 pm
9... Troop Meeting 6:30 - 8 pm
14-19... NYLT Course
16... Troop Meeting 6:30 - 8 pm
23... Troop Meeting 6:30 - 8 pm
26-28... Kayak Outing
30... Highway Clean Up

July 2015
3... Summer Camp Trailer Pack
3... Committee Meeting & Cookout
5-11... Summer Camp
14... SJN Clean Up Troop Meeting 6:30 - 8 pm
21... Troop Meeting 6:30 - 8 pm
26... Summer Picnic and Court of Honor
28... Troop Meeting 6:30 - 8 pm

August 2015
4... PLC Meeting 6:30 pm
9... Committee Meeting 6:30 pm
11... Troop Meeting 6:30 - 8 pm
18... Troop Meeting 6:30 - 8 pm
21-23... OA Fall Conference
25... Troop Meeting 6:30 - 8 pm
28-30... RenFaire Outing

June Kayak & Canoe Outing
June 26-28, 2015

Kayak or Canoe on the Kickapoo River -- there will be an opportunity to kayak or canoe on Saturday and Sunday morning. We’ll be staying at Wildcat Mountain State Park. Scouts need to have passed the BSA swimmer test to kayak or canoe. If you weren’t at the March Outing, see Mr. Landquist about how to get the test taken.

Cost $50 / person ($60 after June 9)

Permission slips are out.

Summer Camp 2015
July 5-11, 2014

Last Chance! If you haven’t all ready, get your Merit Badges sign up turned in ASAP.

Health Forms: All health forms need to be signed AFTER 7/1/14. Please make sure you write your immunization records ON PART B not just as an attachment. Also... When your doctor signs, please make sure the date they signed is on the form, not just the last examination date. If any of the signatures are dated more than a year ago, the med form will be considered invalid.

Camp would like as many health forms as possible 2 weeks prior to camp. Please drop them off at ETC prior to June 19 so we can get them sent in ahead. This will save us time at check-in.

Summer Camp Trailer Pack
July 3, 2015

Packing the trailer for Summer Camp is going to happen on July 3 from 3-5 pm. Not sure what gear you’ll need? There’s a packing list on the troop website.

St. John Neumann Service Meeting
July 14, 2015

Instead of a troop meeting, we’ll be working at St. John Neumann. Paths will be tidies and trimmed, the grounds will be picked up, and other small outdoor service projects will be completed.

OA Spring Conference
August 21-23, 2015

With summer camp season over, the OA will be helping Camp Long Lake put things in order for the fall and winter. Anyone called out at summer camp will be able to do their Ordeal this weekend.

August RenFaire Outing
August 28-30, 2015

We’re going to the Bristol Renaissance Faire! Oh, and this weekend’s theme is Swashbucklers. (Yes, the dates did change from the calendar from November.) Permission slips are out!

Where: Camping at Bong Recreational Area

Cost: $45 / person 13 & older | $33 / person 12 & under (+$10 late fee after July 28)

Birthdays

Tanner Z
Kameron A
Quinn G

Highway Clean Up
June 30, 2015

It’s a fifth Tuesday month, and time for our second highway clean up. The more scouts that help, the fast it goes!

Webelos Jamoree
September 11-13, 2015

We’re running the Geocaching event this year. This is a great opportunity to show Webelos what Boy Scouting is like. Mark your calendars and get ready for a weekend of fun.

Cub Scout Day Camp Help Needed

Interested in helping out at a Cub Scout Day Camp this summer? The Council is looking for Boy Scouts to help run program areas and complete tasks. You can get service hours!

See the flyer at the troop meeting or the Council’s website for more information

Philmont 2016
August 7, 2016 for 12-Days!

Watch for information on practice hikes and fundraising.

A parent meeting was held in January. If you didn’t attend, contact Rob.

Troop 4 Portal

Want to know how much money’s in your scout account? Can’t remember if you signed up for an outing? You can find out on-line. Check out the Troop 4 Portal -- http://www.esitec.net/t4/t4portal. Parents... You can now have your own logon. If you have more than one scout in the troop, you can associate all your scouts with one user name! Email Liz with any questions.

June’s Quiz

  1. How many times does the average lobster molt (shed its shell) before it reaches the minimum legal length for harvesting in Maine?
  2. What U.S. city has a life-size bronze statue of 1970s sitcom character Arthur "The Fonz" Fonzarelli of TV's Happy Days prominently displayed along its RiverWalk?
  3. The motto of this 1904-1914 engineering project was "the land divided, the world united".

May’s Answers: 1) The hollow space or tube inside the barrel of a breaking wave. It's green because of the light reflected into the barrel. 2) Candy corn. 3) Green Bay, Wisconsin, the home of the Green Bay Packers as well as Quilted Northern Toilet Paper.

Troop Leadership

Committee - Chair
 Boni Danner - Chairperson - 542-7002
Liz Danner - Treasurer / Secretary / Web - 574-1140
Jim Anderson - ASM Outings
Matt Danner - ASM Equipment
Karen Anderson - Fundraising
Dean Danner - ASM Advancement
Brian Hagerstrand - Pack Liaison
Bob Grubb - Charter Org. Rep
Jim Voigt
Randy Thomas
Jenny Landquist

Leaders
Rob Landquist - Scoutmaster - 262-290-3291

Rich Benkstein Asst. Scoutmaster
Fred Bomberg Asst. Scoutmaster
Tony Hwilka Asst. Scoutmaster
Joe Zomchek Asst. Scoutmaster

Youth Leadership - PLC
SPL - Ethan P
ASPL - Sean W
PL (Bionic Ninjas) - Jared L
PL (Balzing Eagles) - Zach L
PL (Ballistic Bison) - Christopher P
PL (Rambunctious Raccoons) - Kamreon A

Charter Organizations
St. John Neumann Catholic Church
esitec, llc
Sponsor
ETC

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

Committee Meeting

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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