Service Opportunity

Boy Scouts are needed to help the St. Vincent dePaul Society at SJN on August 22 & 23.  We will be helping carry clothing items to the St Vincent de Paul truck after Masses that weekend.  You can help at 6:00 p.m on Saturday, August 22 or at 9:30 or 10:30 a.m. on Sunday, August 23,  Please wear your troop activity shirt.

August Outing

August 28-30, 2009

We'll be hiking and fishing in the Devil's Lake area. Camping at Buckhorn State Park.

Cost: $25 / person

Permission slips are available on-line and at troop meetings. Please return by August 25th. Bring a bag lunch for Friday's dinner.

Court of Honor

September 8, 2009

We will be having a court of honor as part of our September 8, 2009 Troop Meeting. All parents and family are invited to join us while we recognize rank advancements and merit badges that have been earned in the last six months.

Great Lakes Centennial Jamboree

September 25-27, 2009

What's this about? Celebrating 100 years of scouting. There'll be merit badges (ones that aren't usually available like Law, Forestry, Pulp & Paper, and Radio), a Pumpkin' Chuckin', contests and prizes, an adventure area. For the older scouts there will be an extreme area with a COPE and climbing course. Saturday night there will even be a concert: The Dweebs.

Webelos (and their parents) can attend as part of the troop!

Cost: $65 / person

Where: EAA Grounds in Oshkosh, Wisconsin

Permission slips are available at the troop meeting and on-line.

Co-Ed Camporee

October 16-18, 2009

They're “Scouting for Pirates” to attend a Pirates Weekend & Competition. This is the annual Co-Ed Camporee at Harnischfeger Park in Oconomowoc. Pass along information about this outing to any Girl Scout Troops you know!

There will be a lot of different challenges and activities: cooking, sink the ship, treasure hunt, rigging, timber sawing and more! Saturday there will be a dance.

Cost: $25 / person

Permission slips are available on-line and at troop meetings. Please return by September 22nd. Bring a bag lunch for Friday's dinner.

Creep-o-Ree

November 6-8, 2009

This year's theme: Mexican Fiesta! There will be costume contests, camp-site decorating contests, cooking contests, a flash-light treasure hunt and much more!

Cost: $35 / person

Permission slips are available on-line and at the troop meetings. Sign-up deadline is October 23rd. Bring a bag lunch for Friday's dinner.

Scoutrageous

August 19, 2009

Pewaukee High School, 510 Lake Street Pewaukee
Opening Program & General Session - 6:30 pm
Cub Scout, Boy Scout, Venturing Breakout - 7 pm
Program Midway - 7:30 pm

Get information on: 2010 BSA Centennial Celebration Activities, new Council website, 2010 Scout Festival, Fall Product Sale, 2010 Long Lake Information, Scouters from the Activities, Advancement, Camping, Commissioner Staff, Finance, Training, and Venturing Committees will be available for questions and support.

Fall Wreath & Popcorn Sales

September 11 - October 2 - October 20, 2009

The Council Fall Product sale is fast approaching. This is a great way for you (the Scout) to earn enough money to pay for Summer Camp and other outings throughout the year. Start thinking about your selling techniques! More information will be available in the upcoming months!

Curious About Kybo?

The last couple of years at Summer Camp the word “kybo” has been used to describe those quaint little outhouses. But what, exactly is a kybo and where did it come from?

The term “kybo” may have originated at the Farm and Wilderness Camps in Vermont where it came from the coffee cans (Kybo brand coffee) that held the lye or more often lime used to keep odor to a minimum. It was only after Kybo coffee was no longer available and the cans were no longer used that folks begun to come up with other possible reasons for the term “kybo”. An interesting aside is that toilet paper is often referred to as “Kybo tape” or “Kybo wrap”. (Source: Wikipedia)