OA Lock-In

February 20, 2009

Our February outing is going to the OA Lock-In on February 20th. (Combined with then working at the Rotary Pancake Festival... See next page).

Where: Butler Middle School
Time: 10 pm Friday, February 20th until 6 am Saturday, February 21
Cost: $15 / person

Guests are welcome but we need to know ahead of time who they are and they will need to fill out a Class 1 medical form. Permission slips are available -- pick one up at the troop meeting.

Rotary Pancake Festival

February 21, 2009

After a night of fun with the OA, come eat pancakes and earn services hours at the Rotary Pancake Festival. Any T4 scout who works will get to eat for free!

Where: Waukesha Expo Center (County Fair Grounds)
Time: Working: 10 am to 2:30 pm

If you want to purchase additional tickets for friends and family, they are $5 in advance and $6 at the door. Kids under 5 eat free. Tickets can be purchased from Mr. Danner.

Spring Join Scout Night

February 24, 2009

Know anyone who would have fun in scouts? Know any Webelos II that still need a troop visit? We're having a Join Scout Night on February 24, 2009. Invite anyone and everyone you know interested in Boy Scouts to visit and see what a Troop Meeting is like!

March Round Table

March 4, 2009

Troop 4 is responsible for the Flag Ceremony and the Boy Scout Break Out program at the March Round Table. The program topic is Woodcarving.

All Scouts are encouraged to come -- especially those that have completed the Woodcarving Merit Badge. We will be explaining woodcarving safety, giving a demonstration, and helping the adults make a woodcarving station.

Scouting for Food & Swimming Pre-Test

March 21-22, 2009

Our March outing will start with Scouting For Food and distributing the bags (P163 will pick them up the next weekend). We'll then head for an overnight camp at Camp Indian Trail near Janesville. The Swimming Pre-Test for Summer Camp will be on Sunday, March 22, 2009 at the Whitewater Aquatic Center.

Meet: 9 am Saturday at ETC (Lear Gear at ETC while we distribute bags)
Return: Late Sunday afternoon to ETC
Cost: $20 / person

Railroad Merit Badge Clinic

February 28, 2009

Any scout who wants to can sign up for the Railroad Merit Badge Clinic being held at the Lionel Railroad Club (2721 S. Calhoun Road - New Berlin). Cost is $12. Space is limited. See Liz if you're interested.

National Jamboree

July 26 to August 4, 2010

You can only attend as a part of the Council Contingent. Applications to attend are ALREADY being taken by the Council. There are only 72 spaces for scouts, so you need to sign up NOW if you want to go. For more information: http://www.pacbsa.org/documents/JamboInformationSheet082008.pdf

Medical Forms

The medical forms have been radically changed! Based on input from Scouts, the OA, Councils and others, National redesigned the medical form.

The new forms are REQUIRED starting January 1, 2010, but can be begun to be used immediately. Any Scout (or Adult) that needs a new medical form MUST use the new form. The troop is not going to accept any old forms unless they are already on file. The new forms will be handed out as part of your recharter packet at the February 10th Troop Meeting. You will notice they are quite different.

The biggest changes? There is now only ONE medical form. For less than 72 hours, Parts A and C are required. For longer than 72 hours or for high adventure activities, Part B is also required. Also, the new medical forms are only good for one year. Each year, a new form will be required -- this includes Part B (the doctor signed part).

A good suggestion? If you are in sports and will have to get a doctor's signature for the sport (or the school provides a health fair for sporting exams) -- take the BSA medical form with you. Doctors are usually pretty good about signing multiple forms and saving you a second trip.

If you have any questions, please contact Liz. New medical forms are available through the Troop or through the Council or through National.

Recharter

Due: March 10, 2009

It's time for the Troop to recharter, which means Yearly Dues are due. At the February 10th Troop Meeting, we will hand out “recharter packets” which include an biographical information sheet, an individual advancement sheet, and a new medical form. You don't have to fill out a new application -- just update the biographical information sheet and return it along with the yearly dues of $36.

Dues are due back to the Troop by the March 10, 2009 troop meeting.