This summer’s “high adventure” scout experience will be canoeing on the Boundary Waters. There will be an informational meeting on Tuesday, January 17, at 7:00 p.m. at Ascension Lutheran Church. Ascension is at 400 Nuttall in Riverside, across from Ames Elementary School. Please enter through the side door and come downstairs to the Fellowship Hall. Scouts and adults who are (or who might be) interested in this trip are invited to come and learn more.

There are two spots remaining for the Nuclear Science Merit Badge outing to Fermilab on January 28. If your scout is interested, please see more information here: http://troop24riverside.com/2012/01/nuclear-science-merit-badge-outing-on-january-28/

Troop 24 is planning an outing to Fermi Lab in Batavia to complete the Nuclear Science merit badge on Saturday, January 28.

Scouts should be dropped off at the RPC at 11:00 a.m. We will return at approximately 3:00 p.m. The cost for this outing is $5. This registration is limited to the first 12 scouts to both register and pay. The scouts should wear their Class A uniforms. All materials are provided, but scouts may choose to look up the merit badge requirements on-line and review the workbook . Scouts should eat before being dropped off.

Contact Dawn Gmitro with questions.

Please fill out the registration form here: http://troop24riverside.com/2012/01/nuclear-science-merit-badge/

A few parents have asked about the weight of the luge sleds. We don’t know the exact weight, but it’s probably around 30 pounds. Luge participants must be able to carry the luge to the top of the track. If you or your scout wants to see a video of the luge, visit: http://www.msports.org/. The complex also has a skating rink ($8 for pass & skate rental) for those who get tired of the luge. We have 9 scouts signed up, but so far no adults/leaders. Obviously, we can’t provide the outing unless we have some adults sign up. If your scout is going, please consider whether you would be able to attend as well. There is no cost for leaders’ lodging or food, but if you plan to luge, the adult cost is $40.

Sign up here: http://troop24riverside.com/2011/11/muskegon-luge-form-2/

Troop 24 is planning an overnight outing to the Muskegon Sports Complex to experience 32 miles per hour of of gut-wrenching fun on the only Olympic Luge track open to the public in the country. If you would like to scream like a little girl, please sign up and pay immediately. There is limited time and space available. This will be first come, first served. You must both register AND pay in order to be eligible to attend. Adults who wish to luge must also register and pay ($40) for the luge. Please print and return the waiver form ASAP. You cannot luge without it. Scouts should meet at the RPC at 8:45 Saturday, January 14, and will return early afternoon on Sunday, January 15. Scouts will be sleeping in a hotel with a pool. This is a first come, first served outing so registration will close when the maximum number is reached or on December 8 (whichever comes first). Please fill out a form for each scout. The cost for this outing is $80. Scouts must wear their Class A uniforms to travel. Contact Dawn Gmitro with questions.

Register now at http://troop24riverside.com/2011/11/muskegon-luge-form-2/

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Troop 24 is planning a 2-night camp-out at Herrick Lake Forest Preserve in Wheaton over Thanksgiving weekend leaving Friday, Nov. 25, and returning Sunday, Nov. 27. Scouts will be sleeping in a heated cabin on the floor. Please bring sleeping bag, pad, optional camping pillow, water bottle, cup (for soup, hot chocolate, etc.), WARM clothing, extra shoes (maybe boots depending on the weather). The deadline for signing up for the outing is Thursday, Nov. 17. Please fill out a form for each scout. The Scout cost for this outing is $45. Scouts must wear their Class A uniforms to travel. Contact Susan Lynch with questions.

Please sign up here: http://troop24riverside.com/2011/10/herrick-lake-forest-preserve-form/

On September 17-18, there was a biking trip to the I&M Canal. To get to the campsite the 10 scouts and 4 leaders went for a four-mile bike ride along the canal. When all of the scouts got there, they set up their tents. Everything else had already been set up by Mrs. Hopkins and Abraham O. The scouts’ campsite was directly across the canal from the Harborside Marina along the DesPlaines River. After that, the scouts made a foil dinner. The foil dinner is a variety of meats and vegetables wrapped in foil and warmed by being put in the fire. After dinner, some scouts went to sleep, and some goofed off. When the scouts woke up it was raining. They put away the tents and had dry cereal for breakfast in a pavilion. They then drove back to Riverside and were dropped off at their houses.

James S