Winter Blast
January 12, 2019

Help Cub Scouts work on their adventures at the Council’s Winter Blast at Sussex/Hamilton High School! The troop will be running one of the adventures. This counts as service! Sign up now!

Court of Honor
February 2, 2019

It’s time to recognize the achievements of the scouts from the last half of 2018. Save the date! Watch for sign-ups for you and what food to bring.

FOS
February 2, 2019

As part of the Court of Honor we’ll hold our annual Friends of Scouting presentation. Friends of Scouting goes to support the Potowatomi Area Council and the program support that they give to the troop -- such as professional assistance, Camp Long Lake, council-run fundraisers, activities like NovaCon and much more.

Ahead of the Court of Honor we will run a “pre-campaign” -- watch for more information in January.

February Cabin Camp
February 15-17, 2019

We’re spending a weekend at Indian Mound Reservation having fun outside and helping P163 with their winter outing! There will be INDOOR and OUTDOOR activities -- dress appropriately. If you plan on sledding, you MUST have a helmet.

Space is limited to 16 people (scouts & adults) so sign up as soon as possible.

Cost: $35 / person.

Summer Camp 2019
June 23-29, 2019

No, it’s not too early to be thinking about Summer Camp for next summer. Mark the dates on your calendars. It’s a fun week for all.

The Camp Long Lake Chili Supper will be February 21 -- our SPL and Scoutmaster will attend to find out what’s new with camp this year (expect there to be a lot more sunny sites).

Early Bird pricing for Summer Camp looks to be $305. Permission slips will be coming out in January with the Early Bird deadline February 26. Start thinking about what Merit Badges you want to take as well -- remember some have pre-requisites and additional fees associated with them.

NYLT 2019
June 9-14, 2019

Have you taken NYLT and want to staff? Call to Staff is January 9, 2019 at the Council Service Center starting at 6:30 pm.

Want to learn more about leadership? Want to spend a week putting those skills into practice? NYLT is for you! Participants MUST be First Class AND 14 (or 13 and have completed the 8th grade). For 2019 only, female Scouts BSA members will be exempt from the First Class requirement.

The NYLT Ice Cream Social -- where you can get more information about NYLT and sign up -- will be March 10, 2019.

Upcoming Outings & Events:

December Day Outings: Events & Dates TBA
January Overnight: TBA

Camp Long Lake Update

Clean up has been moving along. The loggers are still working on getting the large logs out but they have made tremendous progress. Camp is starting to open for winter cabin rentals. Alliance Energy is finishing the burial of power lines.

There are still program areas that need to be cleaned up and repaired. The zip-line has been completely destroyed and they are looking at the options for rebuilding it. The building in Aqualand needs to be rebuilt as well. Other minor structural damage to Camp Craft and Boes is being seen to as the loggers finish getting the trees out.

Windy Ridge (where we camp) and Shooting Sports were virtually untouched by the storm.

There will be a lot more sun in the camp this summer!

Silver Beaver & District Award of Merit
Nominations Due: December 31, 2018 to the Council Office

The District Award of Merit is for Scouters (registered adults) who have given service of an outstanding nature in their District / Unit Service Area. The Silver Beaver is for those Scouters who have made an impact on the lives of youth through service given to the Council and other youth-serving organization.

If you know of any Scouter that you feel is deserving of these awards, the nomination forms are on the Council Website (http://www.pacbsa.org/openrosters/ViewOrgPageLink.aspx?orgkey=2402&itemkey=15249) and should be turned in directly to the Council.

Scoutbook - Have You Logged In?

What does this mean? You can edit yours or your scout’s profile information (address, phone numbers, school & grade) inside Scoutbook! You can also see where your scout is in his advancement and what he needs to work on.

Don’t have access? Can’t find the invitation email? See Liz.

Got Advancement?

Looking to have requirements signed off? Remember, it’s up to you to seek out a scout First Class or Above to test and sign off on your requirements. Once they’ve dated and initialed your advancement sheet, drop it in the box and it will get recorded in Scoutbook. Not in the box or without the initials of whoever signed it off? It doesn’t get recorded.

What about Merit Badges? Once you decide you want to work on a badge, fill out a Blue Card and take it to Mr. Landquist to sign off. He’ll also help you find merit badge counselors. Having issues contacting a counselor? Let Mr. Landquist know so he can help find another counselor.