4B Western Trails District Klondike
January 16, 2021

4B will be participating in the Wester Trails District Klondike. Spend the day practicing scout skills outdoors in the snow.

Winter Blast Service Day
January 23, 2021

We’ll be helping out at Winter Blast again this year! There’s only one day: January 23 at Johnson Creek High School.

Watch for the Sign Up List at troop meetings to sign up.

4B February Cabin Camp
February 5-7, 2021

Our February outing is cabin camping at Camp Long Lake. Outdoor activities are being planned.

Cost: $35 / person

Reminder: If you plan on sledding -- you must bring a helmet

4B 2022 Sea Base

The 4B Scouts picked Sea Base in 2022 as their next High Adventure opportunity. Surveys for adventure went out at the end of December. Information will be presented at the January 12 troop meeting

4B & 4G Calendar Meeting for Parents
January 19, 2021

The scouts have picked their outings for the year, now it’s time for the parents to be informed and to assist!

Come to the January 19 troop meeting to see what is going on in both units. We also need parents to step up -- both as outing coordinators and as leaders. Our goal this year: to get preliminary leadership as well as coordinators for all the outings in 2021.

Troop Shoot & Merit Badge & Quick Start Weekend
April 16-18, 2021

It’s a weekend palooza of Scouting fun! It’s Opening Day at Camp Long Lake. There will be something for everyone. Head’s up -- you can pick one of the three tracks for fun for the weekend.

Troop Shoot - Scouts 12-17 - Will include individual and patrol competition and awards
Merit Badge Palooza - Scouts 10-17 - Pick which badge you will work (list available coming soon)
Scout BSA Quick Start - Scouts 10-13 - Work on advancement skills for Scout through 2nd Class

Cost will vary by track; early bird price discount deadline: February 23.

Crossovers

We’re starting to see Webelos Scouts that are ready to cross over into Troop 4!

February 19 - Pack 63 into 4B
February 22 - Three Harbors Pack 129 (Racine) into 4B & 4G

Sign up here: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/60B094BA9AB23A2FF2-20211

Pinewood Derbies

Yes, there are some Pinewood Derbies happening this year. Some will be virtual and some will be in-person. Virtual Pinewood Derbies will not require scouts to assist. In-person Pinewoods will.

To see which races need help and to sign up go here: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/60B094BA9AB23A2FF2-2021

We’re going to continue meeting in-person as troops but continue to do so responsibly. Both units will be following simple guidelines addressed in Mrs. Danner’s May 31st email.

Things to remember:

1. Monitor your personal and family health. Before every meeting: that your scout or family hasn’t had a fever in the last 2 weeks, hasn’t been sick in the last 2 weeks, and currently have no fever.
2. Temperatures will be scanned before entering meeting space.
3. Continue good hand washing / sanitizing practices - with additional washing / sanitizing as activities require.
4. Wear a cloth mask or face covering: whenever inside a building or when within 6 feet of another person.
5. Disinfect surfaces after each meeting

The troop leadership will continue to monitor the situation, feedback from parents, and recommendations of health officials.

Got Advancement?

Looking to have requirements signed off? Remember, it’s up to you to seek out a scout First Class or Above to test and sign off on your requirements. Once they’ve dated and initialed your advancement sheet, drop it in the box and it will get recorded in Scoutbook. Not in the box or without the initials of whoever signed it off? It doesn’t get recorded.

What about Merit Badges? Once you decide you want to work on a badge, fill out a Blue Card and take it to Mr. Landquist or Mrs. Tahtinen to sign off. They’ll also help you find merit badge counselors. Having issues contacting a counselor? Let Mr. Landquist or Mrs. Tahtinen know so they can help find another counselor.