Category: Announcements

The Court of Honor is on the 31th of January, next week. It is a lunch, not a supper, so it is at 1:00. Please come at 12:30 to get set up. The Owl Patrol Is bringing side dishes, Beastmode Patrol is bringing deserts, and the Plc, minus Apl’s are bringing main dishes.

The Pine Wood Derby is scheduled for June 21 at the Glencoe City Center. You Can Submit old cars, or you can get new ones at places like Ace Hardware or Menards. These cars don’t have to be offical.

Troop 352 Open Class Pinewood Derby Rules and Restrictions

• Cars must not cause damage to other cars or to the track.
• Car must not be made of of toxic waste or other hazardous materials. This includes lead.
• Maximum width and length: 2.75 and 7 inches respectively.
• Weight restriction: Must not buckle pinewood derby track.
• Must clear center guide rails – 1¾ inches wide and ⅜ inches high.
• Wheel base no less than four inches.

The first car submitted is free; If you wish to submit other cars, they shall be two dollars each.

This change is not a big one, but every third Sunday from now (Feb. 15) until the end of April we will be having Kevin train us on leadership. The meetings are still at 6:30 and at the same place. We will have three meetings in total for this special training.

The fun and exciting trip is on March 1st. Bring cash for what you want to do. You should also pack a lunch and supper ( You can also buy the supper,  but it is very expensive.) You can also get concessions there too, so bring extra money.

So far we have eight scouts skiing and two tubing. If you would like to sign up then talk to your patrol leaders.

Tubers

• Price:  $12
• Leaving time: 11:00
• Driver: Kevin

Skiers

• Price: $50 with the rental $25 without
• Meeting place: Glencoe city center
• Drivers: Mark and Paul
• Returning time: 8:00
• HELMET REQUIRED

The 2015 Merit Badge Madness is being held on the 14th of March. It is free to register, but it is $4.00 to buy a lunch there. Talk to Kevin about it by next Sunday ( Feb. 15). There are some very cool choices this year! We should be leaving by 6:15. You might want to bring some money, there might be concessions.

The winter camp at the Swift’s is going to be on Saturday the 31st through the 1st. It starts at 7:00, so be there a little early. You can be picked up at 7:30 on Sunday. If there is something you do not have or don’t know where to go, give the Swifts a call and we’ll try to work something out.

Stuff to Bring:

• 1 can of your favorite soup
• snow pants
• warm boots
• outer shell ( Winter Jacket)
• long johns
• warm layers
• gloves
• hat
• Nalgene water bottle
• 0 degree sleeping bag
• wool socks
• NO mess kit
• flashlight or headlamp
• sleeping pad
• sleeping hat

COTTON IS ROTTEN, DON’T WEAR IT!

Check out the Northwind list on the links page for other ideas of what you may want to bring.

Welcome to the new Troop 352 Website! We hope this website can be a good source of information and communication for the troop. The Calendar and some files are already posted, expect more to come soon!

For any changes or suggestions, contact the Troop 352 Webmaster.