Navigating Thursday’s Troop Meeting

We will continue our Orienteering theme, following on Mr. Flassing’s overview at the Nov 1st meeting. If you have your own compass, please bring it!

TWO EMCEES NEEDED: NOVEMBER 15th COURT OF HONOR. Fulfills Eagle-required Communications Merit Badge Req. #8.

BRING SCOUT BOOK TO ALL MEETINGS

MEETING OPENING 7:00

ICEBERG is responsible for meeting set-up, FLAGS, and clean up. Report at 6:45 in Full Uniform.

SKILL INSTRUCTION
Navigation: Scout Handbook Section 11 pp 327-357. See Rank Advancement Requirements under Navigation.
Instructors & Guides will be responsible for leading and teaching navigation.

An annual Law Merit Badge Seminar is offered at the Lake County Courthouse in Waukegan.
When: Saturday, January 26, 2019
Time: 8:15 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Who: Registration is limited to 75 Scouts
Cost: $6 (Payable by cash on Program Day)
Location: Lake County Courthouse, 18 N County Street, Waukegan
Parking: Free Parking in the Garage located on the North Side of the Courthouse will be open.
Entrance: Entrance through the Main Entrance located off the Parking Garage. – Look for the signs.
The program is recommended for First Class and above scouts.
Scouts must arrange their own transportation.
For more information and registration, follow this link.

Troop 24 will participate in Riverside’s annual 1,000 Trees Planting Project – Saturday, November 17 from 10:00 a.m. – about 4:00 p.m. Volunteers should meet at the Riverside Scout Cabin for an information session on how to plant tree seeds. Following the training, volunteers are divided into teams to plant previously collected tree seeds in the village’s natural areas along the Des Plaines River. When the teams are done, they can report to the Scout Cabin to return their tools and enjoy soup, chili and hot cocoa by the warm indoor fireplace. This reforestation effort will be fun, rewarding and easy, and this project will earn scouts conservation service hours needed for rank advancement. Participants should wear warm clothes, gloves, boots and a hat, or whatever outerwear is appropriate for the day’s weather. Scouts do not need to commit to the entire time period to participate.

Read more about the 1,000 Trees service opportunity in this Illinois Farm Bureau article.

Scouts sign up here

Leaders/Adults sign up here