DISTRICT DAY CAMP: TIME TRAVELERS
You are cordially invited to attend the Voyageur Trails District Recognition Dinner on Thursday March 5 at the Eagles club located in Thief River Falls at 305 Red Lake Blvd. The dinner is for all Scouting Leaders and Adult Volunteers including: Scout Masters, Cub Masters, Den Leaders, Committee Members, Assistants, District Committee Members and Spouses. We will be recognizing two individuals with the highest award in the District, the District Award of Merit. We will also be recognizing other Scout Leaders for their efforts with various awards as well as the 2008 Eagle Scouts. Come for an evening filled with Scouting memories from 2008.
2009 VOYAGEUR TRAILS DISTRICT DAY CAMP
Theme: TRAVELING THROUGH TIME
Crookston Camp: Friday, June 5th & Saturday, June 6th UMC
Roseau Day Camp: Friday, June 19th & Saturday June 20th Pioneer Farm and Village
COST: $30.00 by May 5th **Must be received at Council by May 5th to receive this cost**
$36.00 after May 5th
Registration starts at 8:00am both days.
*Each pack is required to have 1 adult per 5 Scouts – no exceptions*
We want you to come and have TWO FUN-FILLED DAYS.
Activities include: BB GUN SHOOTING, ARCHERY, WOOD PROJECT,LEATHER PROJECT, CRAFT, KNOT TYING, ROPE MAKING, FIRST AID AND MUCH MORE FUN!
**Parents/Guardians, please fill out the registration form AND heath form completely and return to your Cub Master which was mailed to you. If you are able to help at day camp by either being a den walker or work a station, please fill out the other registration form AND health form completely and return to your Cubmaster. Only one person per registration/health form. You supply the time and willingness to have FUN! We’ll supply the materials. **Training is provided**
If your pack will not be attending and you would still like to come as an individual, please register online at www.nlcbsa.org and follow the day camp link. Please mail registration form and money to the Grand Forks Scout office: BSA 1701 Cherry St. Grand Forks, ND 58201 by May 1st, 2009.
ALL SCOUTS BRING A SACK LUNCH BOTH FRIDAY AND SATURDAY
WEAR COMFORTABLE SHOES FOR WALKING
PLEASE SEND YOUR SON WITH SUNSCREEN
DISTRICT DAY CAMP STAFF NEEDED
Interested in taking part in planning Day Camp for 2009? If you have great ideas to share, and would like to be part of the Day Camp “Team” please consider joining Day Camp Committee. It must be noted that lots of fun goes into planning this wonderful event. The Day Camp Theme this year is Time Travelers. There are many great ideas that can be used with this theme. If you like to have fun and want to contribute to Day Camp, please contact Greta Kovar at 218-368-1429, 218-681-3107 or gkovar@nlcbsa.org.
HOOKED ON SCOUTING
This year’s Hooked on Scouting Campaign is rolling out! Hooked on Scouting is an opportunity to invite boys into the program in the Spring to allow them an opportunity to attend Day Camp and Resident Camp as well as fun summer Pack activities. This is a wonderful way to charge up parents for the Scouting program also! If a boy joins in the Spring, the cost is $22 and this covers their registration fee until December of 2008 and a $10.00 Day Camp Fee. The low cost allows a new Scout who hasn’t been able to earn funds yet an opportunity to attend camp. Assistance in getting fliers to the school and talking to the boys will be available through our District. If your community would like to participate in this Spring Recruitment campaign please contact Greta at 218-368-1429.
ROUNDTABLES…YOU WON’T WANT TO MISS THEM!
All new and seasoned Den Leaders, Cub Masters, Committee Members, Scoutmasters, and Assistants are urged to attend the ROUNDTABLES. Roundtables take place in Thief River Falls the first Thursday of the month. The May Roundtable will be held on May 7th at St. Bernard’s Church in Thief River Falls starting at 7:00 p.m. Do you like trying new outdoor recipes? Then you must come and check out all of the great creations at the annual Outdoor Cooking Session. This session will teach you how to make simple, creative and delicious meals without a lot of equipment or mess! Come and see how you can make a meal in an orange peel, learn how to cook on a coffee can and more importantly….taste how easy and fun outdoor cooking can be for your Scouts!
This Roundtable will include an outdoor cooking session and a year round program planning session. This Roundtable is a must! Roundtables are a great experience for leaders to gather ideas, scouting information, important materials and helpful hints to help improve your Scouting program. Roundtables are designed to provide Den ideas and Pack ideas, so it is important to encourage all Den Leaders to attend. Bring a carload!
CUB SCOUT LEADER TRAINING
With many new parents and leaders joining Scouting this upcoming fall, it is important to consider hosting a training session right in your community. Leader training is an essential part of becoming a leader. If you currently have any leaders in your Pack or Troop who haven’t received training please consider training as soon as possible.
PROGRAM HELPS
Are you using Program Helps? If you are not, you should consider getting a copy. Program Helps is the “Lesson Plan Book” for Cub Scouting. Pack and Den Meetings are completely laid out in an organized form. This book saves many Den Leaders extensive planning, because everything is laid out.
FAMILY FRIENDS OF SCOUTING
It is now the time where the Northern Lights Council is asking for your help to support Scouting. Every year Boy Scout Troops and Cub Scout Packs hold a Friends of Scouting Presentation at the Pack Blue and Gold or Troop Court of Honor. Scouting is made possible through contributions made through the community and through families of Scouting. All of the support from Scout families is much appreciated.
Thank you.
SPRING CAMPOREE: HOBO CAMPOREE SIGN OF THE TIMES
May 15,16,17
Fordville Dam
Costs $8.00 per Scout
(includes dam entrance fee)
For all Boy Scout troops and Webelos
(Webelos must have a parent or guardian present to camp overnight)
Breakfast contest: You will be judged on presentation and quality of your breakfast cooked on a hobo tin can stove. (troops will be responsible to bring ingredients)
Lunch contest: You will be judged on the quality of your hobo tin foil dinner (troops are responsible to bring ingredients)
Supper contest: You will be judged on presentation and quality of your hobo stew. If any adult leader helps the boys cook their supper their meal will not qualify. (attention: troop should bring their selection of meat for the stew \rest of items will be provided for stew) make and cook breads, rolls, biscuits and drink from scratch. Whatever a broke hobo would eat.
Bring hobo skit or hobo song or hobo joke/hobo story to the campfire: attention all skits or songs will be screened before campfire
Scout reminders
- Fires-bring own firewood/ charcoal. This is a county recreation area so there will be no chopping of trees, etc. Scouts will follow the outdoor code.
- Remind scouts to bring warm clothes and sleeping bag and rain gear. It could get cold.
SCOUTING FOR FOOD
Scouting for Food is an annual event that takes place throughout the Northern Lights Council that provides Scouts with the opportunity to be part of one of the largest community service projects in Scouting. Thank you to all of the units who participated in Scouting for Food this year! It is amazing to see our youth participate in something that benefits so many people.
DISTRICT HOUSEKEEPING
If you have pictures, or articles that you would like printed in the newsletter, or if you are not on the Voyageur Trails email list, and would like to be, please email me at: gkovar@nlcbsa.org, please list your name, Pack or Troop and Pack Role/Troop Role. Thank you.
