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Information about Order of the Arrow....
Fossil Hunting
Possible idea for a spring activity:
Fossil hunting at Mazonia State Fish and Wildlife Area.
Fossil Collecting
Mazonia is well known for Pennsylvanian age fossils. A day permit is required to collect fossils and may be obtained from the park office or website. A reporting form is also available for reporting what was found. Excavations and collecting for commercial purposes are prohibited. In addition, fossil collecting is restricted to March 1st to September 30th.
Directions:
From Bloomington, take Interstate 55 north 60 miles and go east at exit 227. Go east 3 miles on Highway 53 and follow the signs to Mazonia Braidwood State Fish & Wildlife Area.
http://dnr.state.il.us/lands/landmgt/parks/r2/mazonia.htm#Fossil
http://www.lib.niu.edu/ipo/2002/oi020414.html
Fossil hunting at Mazonia State Fish and Wildlife Area.
Fossil Collecting
Mazonia is well known for Pennsylvanian age fossils. A day permit is required to collect fossils and may be obtained from the park office or website. A reporting form is also available for reporting what was found. Excavations and collecting for commercial purposes are prohibited. In addition, fossil collecting is restricted to March 1st to September 30th.
Directions:
From Bloomington, take Interstate 55 north 60 miles and go east at exit 227. Go east 3 miles on Highway 53 and follow the signs to Mazonia Braidwood State Fish & Wildlife Area.
http://dnr.state.il.us/lands/landmgt/parks/r2/mazonia.htm#Fossil
http://www.lib.niu.edu/ipo/2002/oi020414.html
Troop Treasurer Position Filled!
Allan Hostetler has volunteered to be our new Troop Treasurer!
Thanks Alan!
Thanks Alan!
Meeting Notes 2/19: Wokanda Campout
Notes from last night's meeting:
It looks like there will be around 19 people at the campout this weekend. Since we have 2 cabins, and 2 patrols.......each patrol will have a cabin.
The boys finalized the menu and Brad is going to do the shopping.
For activities, we will be doing:
Photography Merit Badge (bring digital camera & connecting cord) if you have one.
Survivor / Winter Olympics
Night hike
Fire Building & cooking over the fire
Skits
Ghost stories
Sledding(if snow!)
Other comments from last night:
• We thought we could all cook together- instead of each patrol cooking individually- to save on dirty dishes and supplies.
• Patti Swearinger has graciously offered us a big deer sausage for Friday night and we will have a cracker barrel with crackers and cheese.
• Keith got an invite from the other Morton troop to go to Cache Lake in May- if we are interested. An opening came up. We would need to jump on this really fast- if we're interested. Approx $300 per person.
It looks like there will be around 19 people at the campout this weekend. Since we have 2 cabins, and 2 patrols.......each patrol will have a cabin.
The boys finalized the menu and Brad is going to do the shopping.
For activities, we will be doing:
Photography Merit Badge (bring digital camera & connecting cord) if you have one.
Survivor / Winter Olympics
Night hike
Fire Building & cooking over the fire
Skits
Ghost stories
Sledding(if snow!)
Other comments from last night:
• We thought we could all cook together- instead of each patrol cooking individually- to save on dirty dishes and supplies.
• Patti Swearinger has graciously offered us a big deer sausage for Friday night and we will have a cracker barrel with crackers and cheese.
• Keith got an invite from the other Morton troop to go to Cache Lake in May- if we are interested. An opening came up. We would need to jump on this really fast- if we're interested. Approx $300 per person.
Committee Mtg. Notes 2/11/08
In Attendance were:
Joe Leibold
Keith Bohnker
Allan Hostetler
Phil Spengler
Corey Smith
Items Discussed:
Troop Calendar- Rough draft created: Keith put together a calendar that will help get us organized and on track for the 2008 year. Once finalized, I'll post it on the site.
Troop Treasurer:
We need someone to step up and become a treasurer for the Troop.
Winter Camp at Wokanda:
• Need to get a list of everyone who's going
• Determine cost per scout
• Menu planning
• May need to bring firewood
• Activities:fire building, night hike, sledding, "survivor" competition, Photography Merit Badge
• Due to band conflicts, some scouts will not be at the campout Saturday morning, but will be coming out later in the day
Scout Meetings every week:
Instead of meeting twice per month, we are going to start meeting every week. One meeting per month will be dedicated to advancement, while the other meetings will be geared toward scout skills, merit badge work, fun, etc. More details to follow. A starting date has not been chosen yet.
Scout Dues:
Should we start collecting dues weekly? $1.00 per meeting to help cover cost of advancement materials?
• Upcoming Activities-We discussed upcoming events:
• Hike in March
• Court of Honor March 18th
• Pathways in April
• Fishing/Wilderness Survival Campout at Ingersoll in May
• Canoe trip on Fox River in June.
• Lincoln Pilgrimage
• Also need to look into a Cache Lake High Adventure trip in 2009.
Optimist Club Fundraiser: Golf outing
• How can our Troop help?
• Potential Eagle projects / service projects:
• Plant trees at Optimist cabin
• Construct a bridge over the creek to reach the back property at the cabin
• Paint / stain the cabin exterior
• Friends of Scouting:
It was decided we would pass on this for now, and either do a troop donation or schedule it for later on in the year.
• EP Clean Sweep & Scout Sweep:
City-wide cleanup events in April. We will try for at least one of these, maybe both, depending on interest.
Joe Leibold
Keith Bohnker
Allan Hostetler
Phil Spengler
Corey Smith
Items Discussed:
Troop Calendar- Rough draft created: Keith put together a calendar that will help get us organized and on track for the 2008 year. Once finalized, I'll post it on the site.
Troop Treasurer:
We need someone to step up and become a treasurer for the Troop.
Winter Camp at Wokanda:
• Need to get a list of everyone who's going
• Determine cost per scout
• Menu planning
• May need to bring firewood
• Activities:fire building, night hike, sledding, "survivor" competition, Photography Merit Badge
• Due to band conflicts, some scouts will not be at the campout Saturday morning, but will be coming out later in the day
Scout Meetings every week:
Instead of meeting twice per month, we are going to start meeting every week. One meeting per month will be dedicated to advancement, while the other meetings will be geared toward scout skills, merit badge work, fun, etc. More details to follow. A starting date has not been chosen yet.
Scout Dues:
Should we start collecting dues weekly? $1.00 per meeting to help cover cost of advancement materials?
• Upcoming Activities-We discussed upcoming events:
• Hike in March
• Court of Honor March 18th
• Pathways in April
• Fishing/Wilderness Survival Campout at Ingersoll in May
• Canoe trip on Fox River in June.
• Lincoln Pilgrimage
• Also need to look into a Cache Lake High Adventure trip in 2009.
Optimist Club Fundraiser: Golf outing
• How can our Troop help?
• Potential Eagle projects / service projects:
• Plant trees at Optimist cabin
• Construct a bridge over the creek to reach the back property at the cabin
• Paint / stain the cabin exterior
• Friends of Scouting:
It was decided we would pass on this for now, and either do a troop donation or schedule it for later on in the year.
• EP Clean Sweep & Scout Sweep:
City-wide cleanup events in April. We will try for at least one of these, maybe both, depending on interest.
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