Red Lantern - October 2010

announcements

Scout Meetings of the 2010-2011 - will be Monday's in the St Pascal's school cafeteria.

Troop 294 Merit Badges - Everyone should be working on Physical Fitness or Nuclear Science. Physical Fitness and the Historical Trekking badges will be offered the next set of badges which will start October 1st. Physical Fitness is an Eagle Required Badge.

Scout Shirts - We do collect used shirts for the uniform exchange. Please donate any used scout shirts that your scouts have out grown for the uniform exchange.  If you are need of a scout shirt - we have used shirts available please let an adult leader know so we may get you one.

Troop 294 Committee Meeting - Monday, October 25. 6:00 - 6:50 pm in the St Pascal's cafeteria. Will discuss the different functions and see what is going well and what needs to be tweaked.  Topics include: Meetings, Merit badges, Camping, Advancement, Finances - checking account and Fundraisers

Adult training for leaders and interested parents - Every Scout deserves trained Adult leaders. Are you fulfilling your promise to help deliver an outstanding Scouting experience to your Scouts?  Proper training doesn't happen by reading a book or attending every Scout meeting. The BSA has developed great training courses to help you as a new leader to deliver a program and calendar that will be exciting, educational and safe. Training opportunities that are coming up:

University of Scouting - Our council big training event.  This is a huge opportunity to greatly enrich our scouting program and ourselves.  There are more than 150 class sessions on everything from Dutch oven cooking to advancement to hiking trails to how to run a successful fundraiser.  This training is October 30 all day.  Several leaders from Troop 294 are registered.  Come and join the fun. Ellen Aeling has a few paper copies of the program or Click here: Program  to see the course catalog.  Registration is on line. Click here: Registration.  This is a really fun and worthwhile event!  If you have any questions call Ellen Aeling 651 307 8241.

Super Training Days - Our district Great Rivers is holding a leaders training day November 16 & 20Get your training completed those days. 16th - Asst. Scoutmaster - Part I. 20th - This is Scouting, Asst. Scoutmaster Part II, Troop Committee Challenge & Youth Protection - Great Rivers Training Calendar - Our district puts on training all year round please check out the training calendar on line. Click here for: Training Calendar

You are welcome to take training from another district if Great Rivers District training sessions do not fit your schedule please go to District Training

2010 Eagle Expo - All Star and Life Scouts, their parents and Leaders, Scoutmasters are invited to the Eagle expo on Tuesday October 26, from 7:00 to 8:30 p.m. This will be at 1st Lutheran Church of White Bear Lake, 4000 Linden Street, White Bear Lake. This is to train and inform scouts, leaders and parents of information for the Eagle Scout rank. Topics will include: Why earn an Eagle, How to get started, Eagle service projects, Service projects approval procedure, Application Procedures and Requirements, What the Board of Review is all about and Eagle Court of Honor. Further information please e-mail or call NW District Advancement Chair John Hanson or 651-6339408.

upcoming troop calendar

18-Oct	7 - 8:30 pm	Scout Meeting at St Pascal's - merit badges & rank advancement
25-Oct	7 - 8:30 pm	Scout Meeting at St Pascal's - merit badges & rank advancement
25-Oct	6 - 6:50 pm	Troop Committee Meeting - St. Pascal's Cafeteria
30-Oct	All day	University of Scouting for adults - Hudson WI
1-Nov	7 - 8:30 pm	Scout Meeting at St Pascal's - merit badges & rank advancement, Popcorn/Wreath orders due! New Merit Badges Begin
Nov. 4	7-8:30	Adult Leader and OA Roundtable - Church of Jesus Christ LDS
Nov 5-7	meet at 6 pm	Campout at Phillippo
8-Nov	7 - 8:30 pm	Scout Meeting at St Pascal's - merit badges & rank advancement
Nov. 14	2-5:00 pm	SUNDAY-Celebration honoring the Aelings, Brioshi Hall-St. Pascal's
15-Nov	7 - 8:30 pm	Scout Meeting at St Pascal's - merit badges & rank advancement
Nov 16 & 20		Super Training Days - Our district Great Rivers is holding a leaders training day get your training done that day! See below
20-Nov	9am	Wreaths/Christmas Trees Delivered
22-Nov	7 - 8:30 pm	Patrol Activity.
26-Nov	9am	Set Up Tree Lot - Volunteers NEEDED
26-Nov	TBA	Gift wrapping starts at Gander Mountain runs thru 12/24
6-Jan	7 - 8:00 pm	Fall Court of Honor at St Pascal's - bring the family

troop 294 patrol news

Tina L. is the editor of the Red Lantern and Mark M. is the webmaster of the Troop web site - If you have information like patrol activities, youth leadership reports, Eagle project fliers, Pack 294 activities - including the troop, Crew 294 activities, troop fundraiser information or other troop related news please give this info to them. The Red Lantern is usually published the second week of the month, although this can vary a bit. Tina's email address: lorsung@umn.edu and Mark's email address: webmaster@troop294.net.

leadership

Senior Patrol Leader	Darius M
Assistant Senior Patrol Leader	Tristen L
QuarterMaster	Austin H
Historian	Andy M
Scribe	Ben P
Patrol leader	Ben L
Patrol leader	Eliot W
Patrol leader	Galen D
Patrol leader	Lucas M
Bugler	Open Position
OA Representative	Open Position

Den Chiefs: Caleb Bu.: Pack 217 Bears Den Chief. Jonas Bu.: Pack 217 Wolves Den Chief

Patrol and OA Updates

ASPL: The troop has been busy working on two merit badges: Last week we ran a mile and did sit-ups & chin-ups Personal Fitness. It was fun and hard. Our troop also went to Base Camp. I got to work on my Bugling badge and some did the historical badges. I think everyone had a great time. We were all tired when we went home. Some of us have camped with OA. Submitted by Tristen L.

Order of the Arrow Representative: The OA kids that were voted in and attended the campout were: Andrew H., Darius M., Tristen L. and Austin H.. We all went through the ordeal and were successful in getting the ordeal. Ben Larsen and Ryan J. also got their brotherhood. Submitted by Andrew H.

Prey Lions Patrol: My patrol is unusually small (the smallest was the midnight dragons). We will probably be doing most of our patrol activities with other patrols to have enough people. Submitted by Eliot W.

Empire Patrol: No report submitted

Gangster Bob the Builder on a Pony Patrol: We all had fun taking our merit badges and doing activities like rock climbing, archery and other games. I was a great weekend. Submitted by Lucas M. The Lethal Rebellion: Ben L. logging in. The Lethal Rebellion is going strong. The two merit badges we are taking are: Personal Fitness and Nuclear Science. The troop just went to Base Camp and boy it was fun. There was a climbing wall, space simulator and a COPE Course! Ben L. logging off.

Attention Parents: Responsibility for Advancement: Leadership positions are required for advancement. Your sons have signed a contract addressing what each youth needs to do to get credit for their leadership position. Discuss these commitments with them

camping

November Campout - is the weekend of the 5th-7th at Phillippo at the Radison Cabin. There will be more information and dates on future campouts follow in future newsletters.  Rita S.

venture crew news

Venturing is a youth development program of the Boy Scouts of America for young men and women, 14 (and have completed eighth grade) through 20 years old.

Upcoming Venture Activities: Please call or email Amy Bu, if you are interested in the venture crew. Click on FaceBook or Google below

Troop 294 website

Check it out! Mark M. does a wonderful job of keeping the website updated daily so everyone can keep current on all Troop 294 activities. The yearly calendar, the latest issue of the Red Lantern, pictures, and lots of information and links can be found. You can email your pictures, ideas, Eagle Scout projects, etc to: webmaster@troop294.net.