Riverside’s forester has been working with our scouts.  Our next outing is to participate in the Forestry Department’s volunteer day on Saturday, 5/10 from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. at Scottswood Commons in Riverside.  Parents can drop their scout at Scottswood Commons at 9:00 and pick them up at 12:00.  permission slips are due on Thursday, 5/8.

Our annual Father’s Day outing to Lake Shabbona is June 13-15, leaving the church at 5:30 p.m. and returning on Sunday morning. The permission slip is due on Thursday, 5/29. Parent(s) are welcome to come on this outing! Bring your fishing gear!

Photos from this year’s Klondike Derby are available on the website, complements of Garey. Our troop won for the fastest sled for the fifth straight year, and won second place overall this year. Visit our photo gallery to view the pictures.

Our April outing is to the U.S. Grant Pilgrimage in Galena, IL. We’ll be camping in Lake Le-Aqua-Na State Park. See www.usgrantpilgrimage.org for information. Cost is $30, permission slips are due by 4/10. We need parents for this outing.

Our March outing is to Camp Crown in Wilmot, IL, leaving on Saturday, 3/8 at 8:00, and returning on Sunday, 3/9, at 10:00. Cost is $20, and permission slips are due by 2/28. We need parents for this outing.

Our March outing will be to Camp Crown in Wilmot, IL, leaving on Saturday, 3/8, and returning on Sunday, permission slips due on 2/28.

 Our April outing will be to the Grant Pilgrimage in Galena, IL, leaving Friday, 4/25 and returning on Sunday, permission slips due on 4/10. 

Our June outing will be to Lake Shabbonah on Father’s Day weekend. 

Please reserve these dates and think about helping out as a leader. 

The permission slip and $6.50 for the Klondike Derby is due 1/31 (and not 1/24, as the previous post erroneously stated).

The Voyageur Trace Klondike Derby is on Saturday, 2/9, in Bemis Woods South, Western Springs. The cost is $6.50 per person. The permission slip is due Thursday, 1/24. All scouts should bring a sack lunch and a can of non-cream soup, and wear clothing appropriate to the weather. In the morning patrols will go from station to station for games and challenges. The Klondike Derby is in the afternoon, with Troop 24 defending their title of fastest sled. We will need parents to drive there and back, and we may need parents to help at the Derby.

January’s outing is to Upper Limits climbing facility in Bloomington, IL, on 1/26. It is open to scouts who are First Class or higher, and to scouts who are 13 or older, which includes the Scorpion patrol (some in the Scorpion patrol are 12 and a half, but it is open to the whole patrol). A reservation for 10 has been made, which can be increased, “until it can’t be increased,” to quote Upper Limits. Bring your permission slip, waiver, and check to this Thursday’s meeting, 12/13, which will be our last troop meeting until 1/10.

Our January outing is to Upper Limits climbing facility in Bloomington, IL. It is for scouts who are first class or higher. It’s a day trip on Saturday, January 26, leaving at 7:30. The cost is $35 for the merit badge class, $25 for rock gym 101 (for scouts who have the merit badge and need a refresher), and $12 for experienced climbers who will have to pass a test. The permission slip is due Thursday, 12/6, as the facility requires a deposit. Scouts must attend meetings on 1/10 and 1/17. Please send in the permission slip and the waiver, signed by scout and parent.