ATTENTION:  This outing has been rescheduled – do not use this posting or the links in it to sign up.  If you are interested in signing up for the rescheduled Kanakee Biking Canoeing, Kayaking and camping outing please link here to the new posting.

 

 

Troop 24 is planning an overnight camp-out at Kankakee River State Park, leaving Friday, June 2, and returning Sunday, June 4.

Scouts should come prepared to camp in tents for two nights.   We have two activities planned (we will need several adults to sign up as leaders/chaperones in order to have enough volunteers for this outing):

Canoeing/Kayaking:  The canoeing/kayaking will be a 12-mile, 3-5 hour trip on Saturday, outfitted by Reed’s.

• Scouts MUST be First Class or above  in order to canoe or kayak.
  
• Scouts MUST have earned the Swimming Merit Badge in order to canoe or kayak.
• Kayaking is recommended for scouts with kayaking experience. Scouts will be in single kayaks and will need to be fit/strong enough to paddle for the full 12 miles.
• Scouts must print and have a parent sign the  Reeds waiver in order to participate.

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Bicycling: The biking will be done on a 10.5 mile paved bike path through the park.

• Biking is available for scouts who are Scout, Tenderfoot, Second Class, or older scouts who have not earned the Swimming Merit Badge, or those who do not want to canoe/kayak.
• Scouts must wear a helmet to bike.
• Scout parents must make sure that the scout’s bicycle is in good working order prior to the outing.

We Need Parent Help:

In order to offer two activities we need many adults to participate.  If you are able to attend this outing and help out by either chaperoning the biking or the canoe/kayaking we would really appreciate the help.  Or if you can drive scouts either to or from this outing; please consider helping our leaders in this way.    If you would like to attend, please fill out the Leader/Chaperone Registration form; if you are willing to help drive, please indicate on your Scout’s Registration form your willingness to drive.  The nice thing about Kankakee is that it is only about 1-hour drive, so you can join whenever it works in your schedule.

Logistics:

• Please drop your Scout off at RPC at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. We will return about noon on Sunday.
• Scouts who are canoeing or kayaking must print and have a parent sign the  Reeds waiver in order to participate.
• Scouts must have a bike helmet if they are biking.
• Deadline for signing up for the outing is Wednesday, May 24.
• The Scout cost for this outing is $40 for food/camp fee, and $34  for canoeing (2 per canoe) or $46 for a single kayak.
• We will provide transportation for the all bikes in one of the two Troop trailers.

Please fill out a form for each scout and each leader/chaperone. Scouts and Leaders must register and pay by Wednesday May 24.

• Scout Form
• Leader/Chaperone Form

Contact Susan Lynch with questions.

REGISTRATION ENDS WEDNESDAY MAY 3!!!!!!

For our May camping trip, Troop 24 is heading out to Illini State Park which is located on a beautiful stretch of the Illinois River in Marseilles, Illinois which is an easy 70 to 80 minute drive from the Riverside area. From our base of operations, we are going to hike at the nearby Starved Rock State Park, which is known as one of the most interesting geological areas of Illinois. We are also planning a visit to the Ottawa Scouting Museum, which is the final resting place of W.D. Boyce, who is a founder of the Boy Scouts of America. This outing will be a great opportunity for new scouts to work on rank advancement and all scouts to complete requirements for the Scouting Heritage Merit Badge.

Our plan is to leave Riverside on Friday afternoon, May 12 and return to Riverside early on Sunday, May 14 so scouts can be back in time for Mother’s Day activities. The cost for this trip is $58 per scout, which includes all meals.

Registration will end on Wednesday, May 3. Remember that new scouts who are planning on going to Camp Tesomas this summer must participate in at least one weekend camp-out before Tesomas.

Email Jim Jerz if you have any questions about this trip.

Click below to register

• Scout Link
• Adult Leader / Chaperone Link

TODAY is the deadline to sign up for the climbing & shooting camp out April 28-30.  Click here to register your scout or here if you can participate as an adult leader or chaperone..

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For our May camping trip, Troop 24 is heading out to Illini State Park which is located on a beautiful stretch of the Illinois River in Marseilles, Illinois which is an easy 70 to 80 minute drive from the Riverside area.  From our base of operations, we are going to hike at the nearby Starved Rock State Park, which is known as one of the most interesting geological areas of Illinois.  We are also planning a visit to the Ottawa Scouting Museum, which is the final resting place of W.D. Boyce, who is a founder of the Boy Scouts of America.  This outing will be a great opportunity for new scouts to work on rank advancement and all scouts to complete requirements for the Scouting Heritage Merit Badge.

Our plan is to leave Riverside on Friday afternoon, May 12 and return to Riverside early on Sunday, May 14 so scouts can be back in time for Mother’s Day activities.  The cost for this trip is $58 per scout, which includes all meals.

Registration will end on Wednesday, May 3.  Remember that new scouts who are planning on going to Camp Tesomas this summer must participate in at least one weekend camp-out before Tesomas.

Email Jim Jerz if you have any questions about this trip.

Click below to register

• Scout Link
• Adult Leader / Chaperone Link

There will be NO Troop Meeting tonight, due to Maundy Thursday services being held at the church.

Please sign up for the following activities and outings by Wednesday, April 19th if you plan to participate. Click on the links below to go the scout registration form.

Shooting and Climbing Campout at Ingersoll Scout 4/28-4/30

Tesomas Summer Camp 7/16 to 7/22
Please bring payment to the 4/20 Troop Meeting

Wisconsin River Canoeing 7/23 to 7/29
This trip will be cancelled if we do not have a minimum of five spots filled by next week.

Lions Club Chicken Dinner Service Opportunity 4/23
Noon to 2:30 Shift
2:30 to 5pm Shift

Troop 24 is heading out to a campsite near Peoria for a weekend of supervised climbing & shooting activities.  We will depart Riverside on the afternoon of Friday, April 28 and return during the early afternoon of Sunday, April 30.  These activities are sponsored by the W.D. Boyce Council at its Ingersoll Scout Reservation campground near Peoria, IL, which is a drive of 200 miles (just over three hours away).

Scouts will have an active Saturday as we have registered to do climbing activities in the morning and shooting in the afternoon.  The campsite has a 50-foot climbing tower and scouts can also rappel down it and zip line nearby.  Afternoon marksmanship involves both rifle and shotgun target practice under the supervision of instructors.

The cost of $63 per scout will cover the fees for the campsite, both activities and all meals on Saturday and Sunday morning.  Scouts should bring $10 to cover dinner on Friday on the way to Peoria.

We will definitely need drivers to help bring our scouts to this event, and we have arranged for all leaders and chaperones/drivers to have access to smaller cabins so you can sleep under a permanent roof if you don’t want to stay in a tent.

Registration will end on April 19 so we can finalize our logistics.  Remember that all new scouts need to take part in at least one of Troop 24 weekend camping trips as a prerequisite to attending the awesome week-long adventure at Camp Tesomas in July.  Weekend camping trips are a great way for all scouts to have fun and work on rank advancement requirements.

Register here:

Scouts

Leaders/Drivers/Chaperones

The Troop will have TWO separate camp outs at Bullfrog Lake in Willow Springs during the weekend of March 17-19.

• Friday night through Saturday Morning, for scouts 2nd year or older who would like to camp and/or work on rank advancement requirements that can only be completed on a campout (acting as Patrol cook, starting a fire, setting up a stove, etc.).
• Saturday morning through Sunday Morning ,  for our new “Joiner” scouts.  New Scouts will work on some of the skills and requirements needed for their first rank advancement.
• Troop Guides and Troop Instructors are requested to sign up for Saturday night as well by registering for the Friday night camp out and following the prompts.

Please be sure you sign up for the appropriate outing:

FRIDAY – $20 (register here)
SATURDAY –  $25 (register here)

The deadline for signing up for the outing is noon on Wednesday, March 15.    Please fill out a form for each scout.

As always we need leaders, chaperones and drivers.  If you can help out in any of the following ways please use this Adult sign up form (register here) to indicate how/when you are available to help out.

Questions?  Contact Susan Lynch.

Join Troop 24 for a President’s Day Long Weekend Outing with skiing/snowboarding at Granite Peak Resort and Winter Camp at Tesomas

Mark Friday, February 17 – Monday, February 20 on your calendar and sign up for an action-packed weekend of winter sports and activities.  We will depart Riverside on Friday early afternoon, stay in a hotel Friday night so we can hit the slopes of Granite Peak first thing Saturday.  After a day of skiing we will enjoy dinner and head to Tesomas where on Sunday we will participate in Winter Camp activities such as Ice Fishing, Cross Country skiing,  snowshoeing, sledding, building an igloo and playing broom ball.  We will depart Tesomas early Monday morning and arrive back in Riverside mid-afternoon.  This is a great opportunity to enjoy some winter fun and work on the Snow Sports merit badge.

Scouts can attend on their own or the whole family is welcome to take advantage of the group rates and join us for the ski portion or for the full outstanding weekend of fun!

Granite Peak offers trails for skiers at all skill levels, however  there will not be an opportunity to take ski lessons during this outing.  Therefore, scouts attending on their own should have prior skiing experience.

Friday, February 17 – Monday, February 20

Friday Itinerary

• Depart: RPC  at  2:00 p.m. (4.5 hr drive)
• Arrive at LaQuinta Inn at ~5 p.m.
• Dinner in area
• Swimming at hotel

Saturday Itinerary

• Continental Breakfast: 7:00-9:00 a.m.
• Ski or Snowboarding: 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
• Dinner in Wausau
• Drive to Tesomas arrive ~7:30 pm
• evening activity

Sunday Itinerary

• Breakfast at Tesomas
• Winter Camp Activities 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
• Lunch 12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.
• Winter Camp  Activities 1:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
• Dinner at Tesomas

Monday Itinerary

• Depart Tesomas 8:00 a.m.
• Breakfast on the road
• Return to Riverside ~2:30 p.m.

Cost and Payment:

The price of this outing is dependent on the size of the group. There is a discount if we are a group of 20 or more; therefore the payment for this outing will be handled a little differently then other outings.  When you register you will be asked to pay $50 per person non-refundable deposit.  Once registration is closed (February 11) you will be notified of the remaining cost and asked to pay it.  If you cancel at any time you will forfeit the deposit.  If you cancel within 48 hours of the departure, you may be charged an additional $25  cancellation fee per person, depending on the impact the cancellation has on our group rate.

Below is a menu of the costs, but if you need to rent ski equipment the cost of the weekend will be between $174 (group rate) and $223 (w/o group rate) per person.  If you have equipment (including helmet), the costs  drop to $142 (group rate) to $175 (w/o group rate) per person.

Menu of Costs per person:

Friday night accommodations options and cost

• between $25 – $30 per scout or leader/adult  for shared room
• $95 for family room

Saturday costs

• Ski or snowboard rental:  $22 (group rate) / $38 (w/o group rate)
• Helmet rental: $10 – BSA policy is everyone must wear a helmet.  If you do not have a helmet, you must rent one.
• Lift Ticket : $42 (group rate) / $70 (w/o group rate)
• Group dinner: $20

Sunday Winter Camp cost include: 2 nights accommodation in bunkhouse, 3 meals Sunday, Winter activities (Ice Fish, Cross Country ski,  snowshoe, sled, build an igloo, broom ball)

• Scout/sibling cost:  $55
• Leader/Adult cost: $40

Additional Meals:

• Friday dinner at fast food restaurant, Saturday lunch at chalet and Monday breakfast at fast food restaurant are at your own expense.  Scouts should be given pocket money to cover these three meals.

Leader in charge will be Bruce Robertson. For questions contact Susan Lynch

Scouts, Adults, AND Siblings, sign up here: http://troop24riverside.com/2017/01/2017-winter-outing-form/

Deadline for sign-up: February 12, 2017