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
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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
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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
