Troop 4 Newsletter
Ontatah District - Potawatomi Area Council Volume 8 - Issue 6
http://www.pacunits.org/t4/ October 2011

Upcoming Events

October 2011
5 Round Table 7-8 pm
8-9 Show & Sell @ SJN
9 Committee Meeting 12:30 p
(time change)
11 Troop Meeting 6:30 - 8 pm
14-16 October Coed Camporee
18 Troop Meeting 6:30 - 8 pm
18 Product Sale Orders Due
25 Troop Meeting 6:30 - 8 pm
27 Webelos Day Outing
27-28 Planning Lock-In

November 2011
3 Round Table 7-8 pm
4-6 Creep-o-Ree
6 Committee Meeting 6:30 p
8 Troop Meeting 6:30 - 8 pm
12 Discovery World & Comedy Sports
15 Troop Meeting 6:30 - 8 pm
22 Troop Meeting 6:30 - 8 pm
22 Recharter Information Due

December 2011
3 First Aid Merit Badge Clinic
4 Milwaukee Domes
7 Round Table 7-8 pm
13 Troop Meeting 6:30 - 8 pm
20 Troop Meeting 6:30 - 8 pm

Troop Election Results

At the September 27th Troop Meeting, troop elections were held. Here are the results.

SPL = Jake D
ASPL = Sam Do

Warhawks
PL = Nick S
APL = Jarod B

 Radioactive Moose
PL = Cash C
APL = Chris S

Raging Ravens
PL = Hunter H
APL = Riley J

 Other leadership positions will be announced after the PLC appoints them. Watch in next month’s newsletter for the announcement.

Fall Wreath, Popcorn & Coffee Sale
September 24 - October 18, 2011

Date Reminders:

Forms due back to the Troop: October 18 at the Troop Meeting.

Product Delivered: November 22 at the Troop Meeting. If you would like to pick up product the Saturday, Sunday or Monday before the meeting (November 18-21), please call or email Liz to arrange a time.

October Webelos Day
October 27, 2011

We’ll be taking Webelos to Lapham Peak at the end of October. Start thinking about what type of FUN activities you can do with them... This is our chance to sell the troop to the Webelos!

Permission slips are out. They are due back by October 25!

Meet at ETC at 8 am, we’ll head to Lapham Peak at 8:20 am. We’ll return to ETC around 4:30 pm.

Cost is $4 per scout.

October Planning Lock-In
October 27-28, 2011

Oh no! Our calendar’s almost done! We need to plan activities for 2012! The suggestion box will be back out at Troop Meetings. Drop you’re ideas for outings and activities into the box. New this year: with the Journey to Excellence Quality Award, we’re going to need at least four (4) service projects... But more is better. Have ideas? Drop them in.

Come to ETC at 4:30 pm. We’ll cook the employees breakfast Friday morning and you can be picked up at 9 am.

Cost: $2 (FREE if you also attend the Webelos Day Outing!)

Adult Coordinators Needed

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.

Birthdays

Coed Camporee
October 14-16, 2011

Hear ye! Hear ye! Thoust are invited to a weekend of Medieval competition! The Girl Scouts are once again holding the Coed Camporee. There will be competition all day Saturday with the night ending with a dance. Medieval costume is welcome and encouraged for Saturday’s competition.

Where: Harnischfeger Park in Oconomowoc
Time: Arrive at ETC at 4 pm, October 14th. Leave ETC at 4:30 pm. Return on Sunday by 12 pm.
Cost: $25 / person ($30 / person after September 27)

Permission Slips will be at the troop meeting. Return them by September 27th!

Creep-O-Ree
November 4-6, 2011

“In Search of the Great Pumpkin” is this year’s theme. There will be TONS of fun activities including a corn maze and a dance with a DJ.

Where: Army Lake Camp & Retreat Center
Time: Arrive at ETC by 4:30 pm, November 6th. Leave ETC at 5 pm. Return Sunday by 12 pm.
Cost: $35 / person ($40 / person after October 18th).

Permission Slips due back October 18th.

Merit Badges & Other Opportunities

Nuclear Science Merit Badge Clinic - October 29 & December 3 at UW-Madison. Space is limited, See Mr. Benkstein for more information.

Den Chief Pizzazz Training - November 14 at the Council Service Center. An add-on to the on-line Den Chief training. Learn all the fun tricks to keep things interesting.

First Aid Merit Badge Clinic - December 3 at the Council Service Center.

Citizenship in the World Merit Badge - February 18, 2012 - This fills up fast. Sign up early!

Crew 4

Crew 4 is being formed at St. John Neumann as a co-ed youth group. Anyone interested see Liz or Boni Danner. The emphasis will be “Religious with Fun”.

Adult Leadership Changes

New Merit Badge Counselor! Matt Danner is a merit badge counselor for the Chess Merit Badge.

Dean Danner has been appointed the Onatah District Commissioner. As this is a Council position and rather time intensive, Dean will step down as the Scoutmaster effective January 1st. Fred Bomberg will be stepping up as Scoutmaster. Fred was approved by the committee at Sunday’s meeting. Dean will remain with the troop as an Assistant Scoutmaster.

October’s Quiz

  1. Which state is hit by more than half the earthquakes recorded in the United States?
  2. In Morse code, the number five is represented by five dots. What number is represented by five dashes?
  3. How many ships did Christopher Columbus lose during his four expeditions of the New World?

September’s Answers: 1) "I Got You Babe", sung by Sonny and Cher. 2) Widow. The masculine form is widower. 3) Mercury, the winged messenger of the Roman gods.

Troop Leadership

Committee
 Boni Danner - Chairperson
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Liz Danner - Treasurer / Secretary / Web
574-1140

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
Raging Ravens

Youth Leadership - PLC
SPL - Jacob D
ASPL - Sam Do
PL (Warhawks) - Nick S
PL (Radioactive Moose) - Cash C
PL (Raging Ravens) - Hunter H

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

Next Committee Meeting: November 5, 2011 @ 6:30 pm

Next Round Table: November 2, 2011 at St. John Neumann.

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.

Mailing List

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