Cabela's challenge May 23

Last day of school May 24

Flag football northridge park May 25

summer camp Jun. 20-26

NYLT Jul. 5-10

Wyoming venture Jul. 16-24

Planning Resources for Klondike Derby

As I mentioned at the troop meeting last night, here are some resources to help you prepare for the upcoming Klondike Derby.


DealingWithFrostbite.pdf


GuideToSafeScoutingWinterActivities.pdf


Hypothermia.pdf


PolarBearAward.pdf


QuinzeeSnowCave.pdf


SomeSnowCampRules.pdf


WinterCamp.pdf


WinterCamping.pdf


WinterCampingChecklist.pdf


WinterEquipment.pdf


WinterKlondikeEquipment.pdf

Updates

Spaggite supper feb. 23

May 1 Cabellas challenge New Ideas

March 1 payment for LCC due

March 7 Swim test for LCC at Ramada Inn 1:oo

Klondik derby Feb. 19-20

Change in plans for reed sales new due date is Nov.3

Notes

Oct. 27 Scout fun day at the Ramada Inn swimming & minigolf $3 per person 6:30 to 8:30
Oct.24 Scouting 4 food NEED drivers to place bags on 21 or 22 and to pickup bags at 9 o'clock am of the 24
Corn maze after scouting 4 food more detales at Oct.20 meeting
Oct.30 All popcorn money,orders,and left over popcorn will be turned in.popcorn q to Vilhauers @996-5998
Nov.23 Prade of lights them is Cartoon Christmas
Nov. or Dec. Troop open house

Scribes Notes

Scouting for food is on Oct.2

the next P.L.C. meeting is on Oct.5

Flags on Oct.12 at 6:00 a.m.

Jamboree on the air and internet from 8 to 12:00 a.m. on Oct. 17 at the Resurrection Lutheran Church

Flags on Oct. 12 6:00 a.m.

Fun Night 9/22/09

Please note: We will be having a canoeing fun night out at the Sportsmen's Club at Lake Mitchell on Tue. 9/22. Since it is getting dark earlier now, we will have the canoes out there by 6:00 PM so you can have more time for fun. Hope to see you there!

Change in Plans for Bike Trek

We had a problem with our Tour Permit so we won't be going to Sioux Falls for our bike trek, but rather will be cycling in the Mitchell area. We will still meet at Cambell's parking lot on Sat. at 8:00 AM, so bring all of the same equipment, including money, as we will eat together when we finish.

Cycling MB Trek in Sioux Falls

We will be heading to Sioux Falls on Sat. 9/12 for our 25 mi. bike trek. If you would like to participate, come to the Cambell's parking lot at 8:00 AM with your bicyle, helmet, snacks, and plenty of water. Also bring money for fast food lunch. We should be back in the early afternoon. We will take the bikes over in a trailer.

PLC Meeting Tonight!

Reminder: We WILL be having a PLC meeting tonight in the troop room at FUMC @ 7:00!

Archeodome Cleanup

This year, Troop 75 participated in cleaning up the Mitchell Archeodome as a service project. I am not the greatest example of a good scout because, once again, I was unable to attend this event. Sorry guys :/. I will try to give you the best picture possible that I can of what took place.



-The sign up sheet for the Mitchell Archeodome clean up.



-The volenteers preparing to clean up.



-Sergey and Levi diligently cleaning.



-Sergey and Levi take a break to pose for a picture.









Thats about all I have to say for the cleaning of the Archeodome. This is a great way to get service hours for rank advancement, so if you need to get in any hours make sure you contact one of the adult leaders to see if they can get you in to help out with something.

Klondike Derby 2009

The Klondike Derby this year was held at the Mitchell archery range on March 6th, 2009. I unfortunatly was not able to attend so I can not give you a ton of information about it, but I will try my best.

-The 2009 Klondike Derby participants of our troop.

-A competition that our troop participated in which required them to cook an egg with a limit of matches.

-Another one of the competitions that some of our scouts participated in that taught them to work together and use teamwork to get a tennis ball into a bucket.

-Some of the boys waiting to get the results of the competitions.

Well thats about all I know about this post. Like I said, if you would like me to post a riddle or something else like that, just let me know by commenting on the last post. Once again, I'm sorry I can't say much more, but I wasn't present at the Klondike Derby.

New Contributor

Hi! I'm sure you all already know me but for those who don't, I am Mark Pretre, and I am Troop 75's Historian. I will try to update the Troop 75 blog as often as I can, but I can't promise that I will be able to keep it very freequent, due to school activities, homework, and other activities that would prevent me from updating the blog. My goal is to try and keep you guys updated about the activities that the troop does. I will try to keep my posts fun and enjoyable by posting a fun riddle or something like that at the end of each post, but before I put any riddles in the posts, I would like to get your opinions on whether or not to do that. So if you would like me to do that, just put a simple Yes or No as a comment on this post. Thanks and I will try to keep the blog updated as often as I can!

-Mark

Scribe's Notes: Tuesday May 12th

Tonight, the troop night was a fun night at Dry Run Creek Park playing softball. Everyone had a great time. Next week is a normal meeting.
This weekend is the OA Spring Conclave in Lewis and Clark. It isFriday night until Sunday afternoon. Come prepared.
Thanks

Scribe's Notes

-Spring Camporee is this weekend at the Archeodome! We meet at 6:30 at the Archeodome on Friday Night. We will spend the Night Saturday as well and be done on Sunday.
A pair of Size 9 hiking boots are available for Free at the next meeting. If you need a pair for summer camp, feel free to take them.

We watched the video "A time to tell" about preventing child molestation.
Finally, Thank You to all who were there at Josh's Eagle Ceremony. You guys did a great job. And Congratulations Josh on your Eagle Scout badge.
Thanks for reading!

Scribes Notes

Tuesday, April 21.- There will be a sign up for Josh's Eagle ceromony. If you will not be at the meeting, please call Sheri at 999-6980 and let her know your plans.
Friday. April 24- Rehearsal is at 7 pm in fellowship hall at trinity lutheran church, on 1400 2nd street. Scouts will be greeting, escorting guest, serving as a color guard, and some will be participating in the lighting ceremony itself. If a scout likes to read or speak in putblic, let sheri know. This will last about an hour.
Saturday. April 25- Josh's BIG DAY- Please be there at 6:15 pm, In FULL Class A!(sash, shirt, pants if possible, everything thats part of the uniform. Look nice!) Your stuff should be clean and the shirt tucked in!
On this up coming meeting, Deb would like to make sure all parents going to summer camp have talked with her regarding camping list, payment, who can drive, and who is going to camp and for how long. Please connect with her on Tuesday. April 28th is the absolute DEADLINE for Summer Camp Registration.
-On The 28th- Please have your permission slip taken care of ahead of time, as we will be watching "A time to tell".
Scout-o-rama was this weekend and it went great! It was a bit dreary on Saturday, but our station was a great sucess! We set up a army crawl, tire walk, 40-yd dash, and wall climb. We timed people individually for the fastest time. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ovs4I12F1rM This link will take you to a video of the obstacle course being ran by several people for time. Thank you for reading!

Scribe's Notes: March 3rd

On March 3rd:
- We welcomed the newest members of our Troop. They recently crossed over. The Patrol's name is the Flaming Arrows.
-Klondike is this weekend. It begins around 5:45 @ the Mitchell Stumpshooters Club by the National Guard Base. Bring warm boots, good sleeping bags, warm clothing, water bottle, and other camping escentials. Make sure to bring a meal for Friday night, as we will not be providing food. Flaming Arrows will need an adult with them to spend the night, as it is a winter campout. Be Prepared! We will probably be done around 3:30 in Saturday.
- On Sunday, Brandon will be taking kids to Sioux Falls for swim testing. Bring lunch money and swimming suit with towel!
- We talked about and submitted ideas about what station we should do as an outdoor booth.
-We also decided on a skit to perform at campfire on Friday at Klondike.
Thanks for visiting the troop blog.

Scribe's Notes

During our troop meeting on January 27th, we had the last meeting of the month, ending the January unit of "Collecting and Hobbies." We had Doug Carlson, an area woodcarver, come in and talk about his hobby. He has been woodcarving as a hobby, not a job, for 30 years. He showed us several pieces he had created, and showed the boys many of his tools. It was a very fun night.
- This past sunday was the Annual Troop 75 Spaghetti Feed! We seved spaghetti from 11:00am to 1:00 pm. It was a blast! We also raised money for the troop with the profits. The food was prepared on Saturday, after the Lock-In. It was delicious. Thanks to Sheri and Deb for chairing the Spaghetti Feed.
- The Lock-In was on Friday night. The boys had great fun with video games which, as I heard, involved not going to sleep at all and lots of Medal of Honor. They then prepared food for the Spaghetti feed, and headed on home to catch up on lost sleep.
-Alan is currently in Ukraine, and is coming back with the kids. Congratulations to the Pretre Family.
-Dont forget about the Klondike. Make sure you have proper winter gear. The Klondike is being held in Mitchell this year.

Sincerely
Troop 75 Scribe

Scribe's Notes- December 2nd, 2008

Tonight, we worked on finishing up rank advancement and merit badges. We're making comfort kits for the Red Cross, so please bring in any items you think they would need. Dont forget to sign up for Bell ringing on Saturday, Dec. 13. The shifts are at Cabela's for an hour. The Love feast will be at the 1st United Methodist Church on Jan. 8th, 2009. We will have more details later.

Scribe's Notes: November 25th, 2008

Welcome to our troop blog! Here's what happened at our meeting tonight.
- Handed out newsletters to anyone who did not get one when they picked up wreaths
-If you haven't picked up your wreaths, please contact Sheri
Parade
-We won 1st place for youth entry!!!
-Thanks to all of the volunteers who helped on their own time to make the float
-Tonight, we took the float apart.

- PLC on Monday- 7:00pm in troop room
- Saturday, December 13th-Salvation Army bell ringing
- We need one adult per two scouts for each hour long shift.
- At Cabela's
Red Cross needs a group to collect supplies for their comfort kits. This would make a good Eagle project.

Fall Camporee Has Been Postponed

The Fall Camporee has been either postponed or canceled due to the weather. More info coming later.

Committee Mtg Tonight 11/6/08

There is a committee meeting tonight at 7:00 PM at FUMC. All committee members and concerned parents please attend.

PLC Meeting! 11/3/08

All boy scouts in leadership positions need to be at the PLC meeting Monday night. If you're on this list then you are expected to be there, 7:00 PM FUMC troop room.

Troop Mtg - Tracking Pt. 2

Last night we cleaned up the animal footprint casts that we made last week, then we watched more of the tracking video. Popcorn order sheets were also due. We have over $5,000 in orders! If you have a sheet to turn in, contact Brandon or Kristin right away!

We also had a Mini Court of Honor. Jaryd was awarded his Life rank, and Jordan was awarded Tenderfoot. We also had a variety of Merit Badges awarded.


Here are some pictures.





Sasquatch tracks!


Kristin and Nicole tally popcorn orders.



Picture credits: Alan P.

REMINDER: The next full Court of Honor will be Dec. 23. This will also be our Christmas party. Make sure you are finishing up your rank advancement requirements and merit badges so that you can get them then.

Scribe's Notes: Scouting for Food.

Saturday was a good day. First, we stopped at the Salvation Army with a lot of food. We donated more then 4000 items of food to the Food Pantry. We stood there and helped them sort it out. Afterwards, we drove to the Outdoor campus, where we played several games of hide-and-go-seek. We also went geo-caching. It was right about then we got the call. The Corn Maze had closed for the day, on account of all the mud. Well, like any good Scouters, we had a backup plan. We headed for Falls Park. We climbed in the rocks and had a great time. We headed home soon afterwords. It was very fun.

Outdoor Campus + Falls Park

On Saturday, after Scouting for Food, we went to Sioux Falls to the Outdoor Campus, and Falls Park. As you know, we had intended to go to the corn maze, but they announced at 4:00 PM on Sat., after we were already in Sioux Falls, that they were closed due to muddy conditions from all of the rain that we got last week. Well, we still had fun, though!

Here are some pictures.

Outdoor Campus

Lunch at McDonalds's before we left.


Learning about nature.


Hiking and geocaching.


Playing hide-and-seek.


Hanging out.


Exploring.



Falls Park

Fun on the rocks!














We finished up the evening with dinner at Valentino's for pizza and pasta buffet. Thanks to all who came!

Picture credits: Alan P.

Scouting for Food 10/25/08

Troop 75 participated in the Scouting for Food food drive Mitchell. All of the cub scout and boy scout units in Mitchell participated and we collected 770 food items. Altogether in Mitchell, the scouts collected 3200 items. The food bank said this may last until Christmas. Thanks to all of the scouts that helped out. Remember that the time you spent putting out bags, collecting the bags, and sorting food at the Salvation Army all counts toward your community service hours.

Here are some pictures.










Picture credits: Alan P.