TROOP 433

TROOP COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES

January 9, 2006

Note: action items are underlined

Present, Scott Betlach, Kelvin Vartti, Steve Wiberg, , Lee Hunt, Steve Kuehn, Bob Libel, Dennis Lindike, Paul Hoff, Mike Checky, John Yarusso, Steve Lindlof, Rich Logan, Dick  Bartlett

 

PLC Report:  

• 1/23 – COA
• 1/30 – Cultural awareness thru activities.
• Klondike derby – Build a gateway with each patrol being represented.

 

Minutes / Newsletter:

• Comments from previous minutes:
  • -- 35% plus 5% for not going with the prizes.  Plus an extra 10% for the first time selling popcorn.  40% goes to the boys account and 10% goes to the troop. 
  • John Y. would like the Scout account proposal drafts to be approved.
  • Steve L. will check on the insurance for the troop equipment.

 

Roundtable Report:

• Four adults attended roundtable from our troop. 
• Wyeht will do adult training on March 11.  The district is also looking for adult trainers.
• Scouting for food will be on April 22.
• Merit Badge Day.
• Star*fun scout fair. on May 20.  The PLC voted to go camping at valley fair. 
• Taking nominations for district award of merit, star of the north and star of the future (scout 18 years and younger). 
• FOS status.  $15K or 20% of the total. 
• Breakout was eagle advancement.

 

Newsletter:

• Newsletter was sent out in December.
• Tom was going to register Mahtomedi433.org. 

 

Treasure Report.

• We’re in good shape.  We need to be recharted so it will be another $1000 but the re-charting fees should cover that.

 

Outings / Trip Reports:

• January 6-8 Ligar patrol outing.  Spencer / Isak needs to plan the weekend outing. 
  • 9 scouts attended and worked on the citizenship in the world and community. 
• Klondike fishing derby 2/4 10am->3pm – The scouts will make a gateway with each patrol being represented.       
  • The boys suggest that maybe they could sell hot dogs and hot chocolate
  • There will be rocket stands there to allow boys to launch rockets. 
  • Dutch oven cooking and there will be samples at noon.
  • Snowshoe races.
• Trollhaugen Ski Day 2/5/06, 3/5/06
  • No walking this year.  Will get a signup at the COA to see if there is interest in this.
• Merit Badge Day - 2/11
• Okpik – Lee will be at the next two meetings taking possible signups.  There are two contingents.
  • Scott B. will be the adult leader.  Currently there are 12 scouts and we could take another 4 scouts and 6 adults.  Camden will need to get a doctors note on how to back out on Okpik.
    • Okpik health forms are located at:   http://www.ntier.org/Adobe Documents/okpikmed.pdf 
• OA Spring Fling.  4/21 -> 4/23. 
• Camp Ripley extreme camping 4/21 -> 4/32
  • Lee mentioned that no scout have contacted him about this camping event.
• Scouting for Food, 4/22/06
• MN Wild Hockey
  • Some of the patrols my go to this.  The Wolf patrol may be going to this.
• Spring Camporee, Ripley 5/5 -> 5/7
  • Lee will produce a signup sheet.
• STAR*fun Council Valley Fair Day 5/20
  • PLC voted to go camping at Valley Fair.
• Patrol Outings
• Tomahawk 2006, Aug 6-13
  • Lee will work with Jim with to Tomahawk registration.
  • We should have a Tomahawk signup sheet at the next COH.
• Manypoint – Lee also asked about possible camping at Manypoint.

 

Recharting

• Recharting needs to be complete by Jan. 31.  Get re-charter info back to Dennis

 

Scout Account Setup

• John Y. would like the Scout Account overview to be reviewed by the next committee meeting.   John will email the overview out to review.

 

FOS

• The Troop made the base goal and a couple $100 short of the stretch goal.  Currently $4100 in donations with about 1/3 of this in match.

 

Pancake breakfast.

• Fred K. will be the adult leader.
• Date is May 7 and is fixed even though it conflicts with the spring camporee.

 

Court of Honor

• The SPL and the communications merit badge scouts will assist on planning this merit badge.

 

District Merit Badge Day, February 11.

• The district is looking for Merit Badge councilors for the District Merit Badge Day.  They would like for the scouts to finish the merit badge during the merit badge day, so some work on the merit badge may be needed before the merit badge day.

 

Advancement:

• Eagle projects –
  • Nick Lindike finished the picnic tables over Christmas.  They will need to be transported to the site.
  • Brad Bartlet - Storage cabinets in the St. Judes Gym and a cubby for the athletic directory office.
  • One or Two boy contacted Steve about possible future eagle projects.

 

Training.

• University of scouting.
• Wood Badge
• Next Monday will be board of reviews.