| | | | | | | | | | As we wrap up Scouting’s 115-year birthday month of February. We wanted to share a Podcast with Bay-Lakes Council Scout Museum's Dale Opgenorth and 115th Years of Scouting. Dale has been the chairperson for the Bay-Lakes Council Museum for 22 years. Listen to the 115 Years of Scouting and the history and artifacts that are held in BLC Museum. If you have any Scouting Artifacts or memorabilia you’d be interested in donating to the museum you can reach out to opgenorthdale@gmail.com. | | | | | | Pi Day 2025 will take place March 15 at the main campus of Fox Valley Technical College in Appleton. All programming will take place on the same campus. Registration will open soon. Follow this link for more details. | | | | | | The Green Bay Philatelic Society is hosting the Stamp Collecting Merit Badge on Saturday, March 15, 2025, from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM at Good Shepherd Church, 2736 Glendale Ave., Howard/Green Bay. The entire period will be needed to complete the merit badge in one day. No prerequisite requirements are needed, and no prior experience is required. Scouts must be 12 years old or older to attend since this is considered a moderately difficult merit badge. Bring a bag lunch, a 1-inch ring binder (optional), pen, pencil, marker, and a fun attitude! Scouts are encouraged but not required to bring 5 or more stamps on or off envelopes from home. All other supplies will be provided, including stamps. There will be no cost. This is a rarely earned merit badge and has not been offered by the GBPS for more than five years, so sign up now! Prior sign up is required, and space is limited to 30 Scouts. Send sign up requests via email to Mark.Kohls@att.net. Mark, the GBPS newsletter editor and Hiawatha Scout Camp Shooting Sports Director, will be one of four instructors for the day. | | | | | | Pancakes - Syrup - Fun! All of that wrapped up in a Scouting event! There are two opportunities to come to Bear Paw Scout Camp this spring and learn more about how we make maple syrup at Bear Paw…and of course try some of that amazingly tasty stuff that makes Scouting Sweeter One Bottle at a Time.
Maple Syrup Open House will take place Saturday, March 22, 2025, from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. This family friendly event is perfect for families, Dens or Packs. The programming is geared towards Cub Scout aged kids (6-10). Registration is $15 per person (5 and under are free) and includes all activities, event patch and a pancake brunch.
Maple Syrup Days will be held on Saturday, March 29, 2025, or Saturday, April 5, 2025, from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Geared for Scout aged youth (11+), this program focuses on learning about maple syrup making from tapping trees to bottling syrup. Registration is $30 per person and includes all programming, a pancake breakfast, lunch, an event patch, and an 8 oz. bottle of syrup. If your Scout has previously attended check out our Advanced Program track where they can dive deeper into their favorite parts of maple syrup. | | | | | | | | Troops, Crews, and Ships, camp as units at the Bear Paw Spring Camporee! This is your chance to complete a merit badge or finish one that you started at summer camp or just come for the fun! During registration Scouts must register for specific programming from the activities being offered. | | | | | | | | Save the date to attend the 2025 Scout Night with the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers on Sunday, June 8, at 1:10 PM. Tickets are $18 dollars and include a box seat ticket, brown bag lunch voucher (which includes a hot dog, soda, and chips), a pre-game parade around the warning track, and a commemorative patch. Along with this, other activities that will be taking place on the day of the game will include pre-game catch on the field, post-game player autographs, and the first 1,000 fans will receive a Fang Bobblehead! If you have any questions about Scout Day with the Timber Rattlers, contact Lindsay Krznarich at (920) 733-4152 x. 234.
| | | | | | | | Important Reminder! The 2025 Bay-Lakes Council’s Annual Scouting for Food Drive will not take place this spring. This year’s dates are October 11-18th. The decision was made after receiving feedback from our food pantries that donations are needed more in the fall. We are looking forward to this opportunity to better serve our community providing for those in need.
If your unit is looking for a service opportunity this spring, be part of Scouting America’s newest initiative, Scouting for Clean Waterways! In celebration of the 70th anniversary of the Conservation Good Turn for America, Scouting America is joining the nationwide initiative aimed at addressing the critical issue of waterway and marine debris, “aquatic trash”, offering Scouts the opportunity to make a meaningful impact on the health of our waterways and ecosystems.
Cleaning up America’s waterways is a mission that everyone can support, and your council has a unique opportunity to champion this impactful, worldwide program. By promoting Scouting for Clean Waterways to your units and districts, your council can generate incredible public relations opportunities while teaching Scouts the importance of environmental stewardship. Follow this link for more information. | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Before the big snow melt last week, there was about two feet of snow in our backyard, and the grandsons' near three year old Beagle was coming to visit for an overnight. She loves to zoom around the 30-foot spruce and dart along the fenceline that separates her from the backyard neighbors' two BIG dogs. And found the entry points where the chipmunks escape. And knows that critters make their homes in the spruce So what does a good, non-dog owner do for the grandsons? But of course, pull out the snow blower and make zig-zag running paths for her to scoot through. Except she was not content to stay on "trails", which we all know from "Leave No Trace" training is a no-no. Her sense of smell picks up scents that are buried under the snow pack and she had no problem poking her nose all the way through, sniffing for something. Admittedly, it is funny, as she leaves the "trails" to prance atop the snow where it is strongest, when she breaks through and that snout is already poised to sniff the bottom of that space--as if nothing is wrong with this picture. As Scouts and adults, we are always challenged to go further. Successfully achieve a rank advancement, there is the next journey calling us. A weekend outing means another one is close at hand. Complete basic training sets the stage for advanced leadership opportunities. Doing a good turn daily means tomorrow we will do it again, and maybe two or three this time. As our parents and teachers often show us, as our Scout sisters and brothers encourage us as our leaders and coaches remind us: challenges can be understood as obstacles or difficulties that require individuals to muster their own personal and social resources to overcome them. It is what we do every day when we continue to dig deeper. What is your challenge today that helps you live the Scout Promise and Law? See you ON the trails! Warren Kraft Program Development Bay-Lakes Council #635
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