Troop 4 Newsletter
Fox River District - Potawatomi Area Council Volume 7 - Issue 12
http://www.pacunits.org/t4/ April 2011

Upcoming Events

April 2011
3 Committee Meeting 6:30 p
6 Round Table 7 - 9 pm
12 Troop Meeting 6:30 - 8 pm
16-17 Kalahari Outing
19 Troop Meeting 6:30 - 8 pm

May 2011
4 Round Table 7 - 9 pm
8 Committee Meeting 12:30p
10 Troop Meeting 6:30 - 8 pm
14-15 Bike Outing
17 Troop Meeting 6:30 - 8 pm
20-22 OA Spring Conference
24 Troop Meeting 6:30 - 8 pm

June 2011
3-5 SJN Festival
14 Troop Meeting 6:30 - 8 pm
21 Troop Meeting 6:30 - 8 pm
28 Troop Meeting 6:30 - 8 pm
30 Badlands Trip Leaves

Bike Outing
May 14-15, 2011

We’ll be biking the Glacial Drumlin State Trail on May 14-15. Before we leave, we’ll go over the safety requirements and some of the Cycling Merit Badge requirements. You will be able to get at least 2 10-mile bike rides in on this trip. Scouts who would like to try for the 50-mile ride need to let Liz know by the May 10 troop meeting.

All scouts and parents who are biking are required to wear a bike helmet. You need to have your own bike and helmet for this trip. Parents: we need a couple of adults to ride the trail with Liz and the scouts.

Meet on May 14 at 8:30 am at ETC. We’ll return on May 15 in the afternoon. Cost of the trip is $25.

Badlands Trip
June 30 - July 8, 2011

The Badlands Trip dates are set. The trip will be June 30 - July 8, 2011 with the Canoe Outing July 6 - 8, 2011. If you have already made your deposit and cannot come because of the date shift, be sure to let Liz know! Permission Slips are available at Troop Meetings.

IF YOU PAID THE DEPOSIT, YOU STILL NEED TO FILL OUT A PERMISSION SLIP FOR THE BADLANDS TRIP AND CANOE OUTING.

Troop Elections

Congratulations to our new Troop Leadership!

Patrol Leader’s Council
SPL = Jacob D
ASPL = Sam Da
PL (Warhawks) = Nick S
APL (Warhawks) = Matt E
PL (Radioactive Moose) = Sam Do
APL (Radioactive Moose) = Joe P
Troop Guide = Henry P

Other Leadership Positions
Asst Leave No Trace = Tony B
Instructor = Ed B
Special Events = Jarod B
Quartermaster = Cash C
Troop Webmaster = Conor D		 Bugler = Eric D
Librarian = Mason E
Leave No Trace = Jason G
Historian = Adam H
Chaplain Aide = Kendell H
Scribe = Terrell H
Quartermaster = Hunter H
Asst Scribe = Riley J
OA Rep = Justin O
Den Chief = Henry P
Instructor = Chris S

Canoe Trip
July 6-8, 2011

Meeting up with the returning Badlands Trip, we’ll be canoeing on the Kickapoo River! Don’t canoe? Aren’t a swimmer? There’s hiking and fishing available also!

To canoe, you must be a Beginner or a Swimmer. Have the swimming and canoeing merit badge and are a Swimmer? You can Kayak instead.

Cost: $40 (+ $5 for kayaking). Permission Slips are available at the Troop Meetings.

Birthdays

Henry P
Mason E

May Round Table
May 4, 2011

At the May Round Table we will be participating in a Dutch Oven Dessert Contest! There will be a cookout with hot dogs and hamburgers cooked by the OA. Also a fire and flag retirement ceremony. EVERYONE is encouraged to come to our final Round Table of the year.

Adult Coordinators Needed

There are still a few outings that do not have adult coordinators. What’s the job of the adult coordinator? To help the scout that’s coordinating the outing: offering suggestions for campgrounds, keeping on-top of the scout to make sure tasks are done, making reservations since most places will not accept a youth doing so.

NYLT
Course Dates - June 12-17, 2011

NYLT -- National Youth Leadership Training -- is a week long course that trains the youth (boy scouts & venturing scouts) to run their unit’s programs. NYLT will be the week of June 12 - June 17 at Camp Long Lake.

The Troop Committee voted: For the first five scouts that register for BOTH NYLT and Summer Camp... the Troop will pay $100 towards the cost of NYLT.

Summer Camp
July 17-23, 2011

It’s time to sign up for Summer Camp again. Permission slips are available. Remember... Those of you who sold popcorn and wreaths... For every $100 you sold, you earned $5 off of summer camp up to $20! Liz has the list if you can’t remember.

Camp fees increased this year. To get the discounts you must be paid in full by the deadline.

Early Bird (by May 10) = $290
Regular Price (by June 14) = $310
At the Door = $330
Webelos Crossing Over = $270
Second Week at Camp = $225

April’s Quiz

  1. Which three countries share the southeast Asian island of Borneo?
  2. What is being held aloft by the winged woman depicted in the Emmy Award statuette?
  3. Where is the only state highway in the U.S. that bans motorized vehicles?

March’s Answers: 1) 61.7 years. 2) Canadian, 600,000 gallons a second; American, 150,000 gallons a second. 3) The Miami Dolphins, in 1972.

Troop Leadership

Committee
 Boni Danner - Chairperson
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Liz Danner - Treasurer / Secretary / Web
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Chairpersons
Jim Schramke - Outings Chair

Matt Danner - Equipment Chair

(open) - Fundraising Chair

Bill Pelrine - Advancement Chair

(open) - Pack Liaison

Bob Grubb - Charter Org. Rep

Leaders
 Dean Danner - Scoutmaster
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Rich Benkstein - Assistant Scoutmaster

Patrols
Warhawks
Radioactive Moose

Youth Leadership - PLC
SPL - Jacob D
ASPL - Sam Da
PL (Warhawks) - Matt E
PL (Radioactive Moose) - Sam Do

Charter Organizations
St. John Neumann Catholic Church
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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.

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