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Eagle Scout candidate organizing Lake Mary clean-up
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Twin Lakes Boy Scout Troop 380 member and Eagle Scout candidate Ryne Strom is organizing a Clean-up Lake Mary Day on July 24.
Strom is organizing the event as part of his efforts to obtain the rank of Eagle Scout. He recently received the approval of the Twin Lakes Village Board for the clean-up day.
Plans for the event call for certified SCUBA divers to clean the lake of submerged… Continue reading
Eagle Scout candidate and Troop 328 helpers clean up Runyard Park
Jacob Herreid and Salem’s Boy Scout Troop 328 spent three hours Saturday cleaning up brush at Runyard’s Park, located on Rock Lake Road in Trevor.
This was the first phase of Herreid’s Boy Scout Eagle Project to help the park become handicap accessible.
The morning began with Jacob delegating jobs to his fellow Scouts to clean up all the brush and dead/fallen branches from the storm on Friday night. Next, the Scouts… Continue reading
Scout collecting toy animals for Eagle project
Matt Schutz, a Life Scout with Troop 385 in Bristol, is currently working on an Eagle Scout Project. He is collecting Beanie-Baby-type toys that will be sent to U.S. Troops in Iraq and/or Afghanistan to give to children they encounter while on patrol.
Collection boxes are set up at Bristol, Paris, Brighton and Wheatland schools and also at the Bristol Municipal Building.
Deadline for collection is May 8… Continue reading
Scout Troop 328 celebrates anniversary with reunion
Boy Scout Troop 328 always hosts a breakfast on Super Bowl Sunday.
But this year's event was a little different. It just happened to sync up with Scouting's 100th anniversary. To mark that event the troop decided to extend a special invitation to all past Troop 328 Scouts to come to the breakfast. That call was heard. In fact, the troop had 16 past Eagle Scouts -- Scouting's highest rank -- attend. That's about 67 percent of… Continue readingParis Boy Scout awarded Eagle rank
State Rep. Samantha Kerkman shared the following info:
The Boy Scouts of America welcomed its newest Eagle Scout, Michael Meade, during a Court of Honor ceremony on Friday, Jan. 8, at Paris Town Hall. Michael earned the Boy Scouts of America’s highest honor after nearly three years of hard work in fulfilling requirements such as merit badges and a community service project. In completing his project, Michael devoted more than 225 hours… Continue reading
Scout troop to host breakfast and 100th anniversary celebration
Boy Scout Troop 328 in Salem will be having their annual Super Bowl Pancake Breakfast on Feb 7, from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m., at Salem School, 8828 Antioch Road (Highway 83).
In recognition of the 100th anniversary of Scouting, the troop invites former members of the troop for a reunion at the breakfast. A special name tag will be provided at check in. Former Scouts will be recognized with a picture video, memories of… Continue reading
Cub Scout Pack 328 to host breakfast, auction, bake sale Nov. 15
Cub Scout Pack 328 will host a porky and pancake breakfast Sunday, Nov. 15 at Salem Grade School, north cafeteria, from 7:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.
The full menu will be pancakes, sausage, eggs, milk, juice and coffee.
A silent auction will be available for bidding during the breakfast including Bears, Packers, Cubs, Brewers,Vikings, Twins and Timberwolves items as well as general merchandise and gift certificates for local products and services. A bake sale… Continue reading
Kerkman informs Scouts on government and cheese snack bill
State Rep. Samantha Kerkman recently visited Webelo Scout packs 328 and 329 during a joint pack meeting to assist them with fulfilling service project requirements in civics. During the meeting, Rep. Kerkman explained the make-up of Wisconsin government and how the legislative process works. She talked about the three branches of government and their importance to maintaining checks and balances of power.
In discussing the legislative process, Rep. Kerkman… Continue reading
Pringle to host hike haunted by Scouts
There are a lot of haunted activity options this time of year. If you have younger children in your group, you might want to try the Pringle Nature Center for your ghoulish good time.
Haunting this year will be done by local Cub Scouts and Boy Scouts and is designed for younger children.
The event is Saturday, Oct. 17 from 7 to 9 p.m.. The center is located inside Bristol Woods County Park… Continue reading
Scouts seek return of log splitter
Cub Scout Pack 343 in Twin Lakes had hit on a great fundraiser. They were selling firewood cut from trees that would have ended up in landfills.
Good for the Pack and even good for the environment, right?
After they got started, the Pack connected with the power company that said they could supply otherwise unwanted trees. The Pack found new markets, like selling firewood at the annual music festival Country Thunder. Things were going… Continue reading
