Boy Scout Troop 13

Church of St. Columba
1327 Lafond Avenue, St. Paul, Minnesota 55104
Continuous Scouting since 1924

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Troop 13 – BSA      St. Columba Church

Continuous scouting SINCE 1924!

 

 

 

January

2012

 

WWW.MNTROOP13.ORG

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Calendar of Events

COMMITTEE MEETING:

FIRST TUESDAY OF THE MONTH

TUESDAY

February 7th

7:00 PM

St. Columba

Auditorium

 

Father-Son

Winter Campout

Jan 13-15

Fred C

 

January 28th

Winter Carnival

Grand Day Parade

HiLex Gnomes

Depart School 12:00

PARADE 2:00 PM

 

Feb 5th

Scout Sunday

Mass St. Columba 9:30

Meet at Church 9:00

Scouts to Host Hospitality

 

 

 

 

 

Troop 13 – BSA

www.mntroop13.org

Questions, problems, or concerns, please call:

 

Charter Organization Rep

Bill Wald

651-646-3602

 

Scoutmaster

Ethan Stevens

651-206-9743

 

Committee Chair

Pat Frankenfield

651-645-9548

 

 

For Your Information:

Committee Meeting:

February 7th

7:00pm

St. Columba’s Auditorium

All parents, committee members are welcome and encouraged to attend.

 

 

Father-Son Campout:

Scheduled for Jan 13-15 at Fred C. Anderson Camp.  Meet at school at 6:00 pm on Friday the 13th depart 6:30pm.  We need to have a nose count this coming Monday, the 9th so please be prepared to let your Scoutmaster know if you and your adult will be able to make it .

 

Winter Carnival Parade:  This year will be on Jan 28th.  There is a little different format, we will gather at the St.Paul end of the High Bridge and march down 7th street toward downtown.  The parade is scheduled to begin at 2:00 pm.

 

Adult Leadership Roles:

Nick Denkinger has passed the Troop Laptop to Jeremiah Willard, who will be taking over as Advancement and records keeping, Nick will be working with the Troop Quartermaster on equipment and logistics.

 

Job opportunities:  We are looking for a few good folks to be an Event Chairperson to chair one event during the year, a small commitment for the good of the Troop.  Call Bill Wald if you can help with any event listed below.

   

FEBRUARY SCOUT SUNDAY 

Julie Ludowese

MARCH COURT OF HONOR

(Spaghetti Dinner Tickets& Pot Luck)

Wussier Family

AUGUST COURT OF HONOR

(Post Tomahawk)

Nick Denkinger

November FOOD DRIVE

Bill Wald

December Court of Honor “Grinch”

Ron Fah

 

 TROOP 13 WEB SITE

Check it out—WWW.MNTROOP13.ORG and WWW.MNPACK70.ORG   Check it out.  We have updated the site; the Troop Calendar and newsletter will be on the site. 

 

Merit Badges:

We are working on completing Citizenship in the Community.  There will be the second and final class at St. Thomas Moore on Thursday 7:00pm, we will car pool from school for any scout needing a ride.  Bring your worksheet, filled out as best you can on that evening.

 

If your scout needs a worksheet for any merit badge I would suggest the following web site.  It is very user friendly.  http://boyscouttrail.com/    

 

 

 

 

UNIFORMS

Beginning Sept 12, the Class A, uniform (Troop T) should be worn for all scout meeting. 

 

Class A: Scout shirt, current with badges and in neat appearance. To be worn at each meeting and event Labor Day to Memorial Day

 

Class A full Dress:  Scout shirt with scarf and sash.  To be worn at any special event, Court of Honor etc.

 

Class B: Summer uniform

Troop 13 T-shirt -- To be worn between Memorial Day and Labor Day  Exceptions-Class A must be worn while traveling to and from any scout event (insurance requirement)

 

FOR SALE

Troop 13 t-shirts, $7.00

Replacement Scarf  $5.00

See Scoutmaster Ethan

 

Parents may also purchase,

 

Troop 13 t-shirts. We have a new supply of shirts however nothing larger that XL.  We will send an E-mail of the sizes we have available on Monday, May 23rd.

 

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General Merit Badge Information:

Troop Advancement-Nick Denkinger

 

If a scout wants (or needs) to begin working on a Merit Badge, there are a

few general steps to follow.

 

Always be mindful of two deep leadership if your scout is working on a merit badge.  There must always be two adults or two or more scouts present.  Any questions about the two deep leadership policy please contact someone in the troop.

 

    1.  Obtain a blank Merit Badge card and get the signature of the Scoutmaster or Asst Scoutmaster that you have been ok'd to begin.

    2. Get a copy of the most recent merit badge requirements for the badge you want to work on.  (www.meritbadge.com)

   3.   Find a counselor (the North Star district merit badge counselor list  is currently being updated, however the troop committee members are counselors for a number of the required and optional merit badges.)

    4.  Call or e-mail the counselor and ask them their preference for working on the badge.  Some prefer to talk to the scout BEFORE they begin,   some prefer to meet with the scout AFTER all the requirements  have been finished.

 

5.   Keep good records that follow the requirements.  The website mentioned offers worksheets for every merit badge.  Print them out and  use   them.  Boys are expected to keep track of their own paperwork until the merit badge is complete.

 

Troop 13 has counselors for several merit badges that we can do “in house” Ask Mr. Willard for a list of what is available in house.

 

Some I know for sure:

Plumbing ----- Wald

Family Life ---- Wald

Citizenship  (all 3)  ---  Frankenfield &              

    Musielewicz

Communication   --- Denkinger

Cycling --- Musielewicz

Financial management  --Frankenfield

Phy Fitness   --- Denkinger

House repair  --- Madison

Crime Prevention  --- Madison

Fishing  --- Madison

 

Scouts looking for merit badges?  Check out this web   site, http://boyscouttrail.com/ There are also links on the Northern Star Council web site to other good sites with all the information on each badge and the worksheet and merit badge book on line.

 

 

From the Scoutmaster’s Tent:

 

Pack 70 would like to Thank Philip, Eli and Sebastian for working the refreshment booth at the pine wood derby on Jan 7th.

 

Thank you to all for you attendance at the Grinch Court of Honor.  Thanks also for Ron Fah for the trivia awards.  We enjoyed having both the Cub Scouts and Girl Scouts attend and take part.

 

We are working on Citizenship in the Community as a group for those who need it.  There will be a merit badge night on January 12th (more info to follow).  This is a great way to get going and complete this required merit badge.   We will car pool from St. Columba to the merit badge site, St Thomas Moore School (Old St. Luke’s).

steetha@gmail.com

Ethan Stevens   SM Troop 13