~christine

After a very successful Survivorman Challenge, I wanted to thank all of the Moms for allowing their sons and husbands to participate in this weekend’s event, despite it being Mother’s Day weekend. It is one of Troop 16’s preeminent events, and could not happen without all of the support we received. A special thank you to Mrs. Baldwin, Mrs. DeHaas, Mrs. Keeling, and Mrs. Veto for participating in the event.

I hope that your boys came back with many fun stories of the event. But most of all, I hope you had a wonderful Mother’s Day.

Mr. Abell

LEVEL 1: Be prepared. Bring a daypack with your 10 essentials and your normal camping gear - AND DON’T FORGET YOUR SCOUT HANDBOOK! Check out the Gear Info tab for more info.

LEVEL 2: Here is a link to all of the information, a list of items the challengers can and cannot bring, and training that was provided to the Level 2 Participants. Level 2 Information and Rules

LEVEL 3: Here is a link to all of the information and a list of items the challengers can and cannot bring. Level 3 Rules and Information.

REMINDER: Temperatures are going to be in the mid-50’s for a high with rain showers throughout the weekend; and lows will be in the mid-30’s. Please come prepared for the weather. We go, rain or shine.

Troop 16 has reserved two crews (eight people each) at Northern Tier High Adventure Base from June 11-19, 2013. Effective with the appearance of this post at 7:00pm on Wednesday, April 25th, 2012, the sign-up is available on a first come, first served basis (with exceptions as noted in the official web page).

Northern Tier is focused on providing boy scouts and adult leaders with the opportunity to canoe in the Boundary Waters of Northern Minnesota.

To sign up, click here.

The May Court of Honor is on 5/15/2012.  All scouts should plan on attending; please be in full uniform.  Parents - Please attend this celebration with us.  This is the time we honor our scouts for all the acheivements they have earned.  Parents will be asked to stand up with their scouts for rank advancement.

The camp plans are now online and are available on the Sand Dunes Campout mainpage, which can be seen by clicking here .  Please remember that the Troop will NOT be providing paper products, so each participant will need to bring eating utinsils, to include, plate, spork and cup.  Also, please remember that the temperatures in this area will range from the low 70’s during the day to the mid 20’s at night and early morning.  The currrent forcast does not call for any rain, but as we all know that doesn’t mean we won’t see any moisture.

For our hike in the afternoon on Saturday, everyone should have shorts or zip off pants as we will have to wade through a shallow stream to get the end of the trail.

And lastly, we are leaving at NOON on Friday.  Please be to the Church on time so we can leave quickly.

If you have any questions, contact Mr. See.

This year, we are changing the challenges yet again. The Level 1 Challenge will be our First Year challenge, and will include Trail to First Class Challenges at each point on the map. The Level 2 Challenge will bring all of the gear back to the crash site, but it will be up to each patrol to determine what is important and what is not for their survival. They will also face a variety of survival challenges along the way, and will have to get rescued by the County Search and Rescue teams that will be on-site. We will also have Search and Rescue planes in the air, searching for the teams, as a training exercise. The Level 3 Challenge for our Staff Patrol Members and Junior Assistant Scoumasters, will imitate a car crash and survival/hike out situation with limited food and no shelter. Participation in this event is limited to the first 16 boys that sign up.

Parents and Scouters: We need you! To pull this campout off, we need at least 20 adults to sign up to help in base camp, at Command Posts, as judges out in the field, and as rovers. No experience needed. We will train you. Ideally, we will have 24+ adults on Saturday and Sunday.

Click here to find out more and to sign up.

Click here to read all about the history of the T16 SURVIVORMAN Challenge.

Please remember, this is a MANDATORY fundraiser. Every scout is expected to work at least one 4 hour shift.

In total, we have 262 4-hour shifts available. So, we need over 3 shifts per scout. How do we get there? Parents and siblings over age 10 can work, too. No experience needed. Please just sign up and help us out for a shift or two. So come and make a family day of it. Help us for a few hours and then ride the rides on us.

Boys that work more than one shift are eligible for either 4 hours of community service hours (for high school or rank advancement) or a free unlimited ride pass for the Carnival, at their option.  Parents and siblings that work 2 or more shifts will also get a free ride pass, if they would like one.

Sign up now!

Originally, we had planned to do the high adventure trip during Fall Break, 2012, but several people have stated they cannot make it then, but would be interested in a Spring Break, 2013 trip instead. We need your input.

Please review the information on the SCUBA High Adventure web page, and then give us an indication of when you would like to have the trip by signing up for the appropriate trip. Click here to go to the SCUBA web page.