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!

Helium Overnight
January 18-19, 2019

Pizza, an evening snack, and light breakfast will be proved on a night of bouncing around and having fun at Helium Trampoline Park in New Berlin.

Meet @ Helium Friday, January 18 at 7:45 pm -- Pick up from Helium Saturday, January 19 at 8 am
Cost: $47

We need adults to chaperone -- if you’re not jumping, the cost is free. Permission Slips are available.

P163 Pinewood Derby
January 18, 2019

It’s the first Pinewood Derby we’re running of the year. Come support the cub scouts, earn advancement, and show off Scouts BSA !

Bethesda Elementary School - meet there at 5:45 pm for set up.

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:

Watch for Pinewood Derby opportunities!

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.