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2000
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POWDER
RIDGE SKI DAY
FEBRUARY 19
Thirteen members of
Troop 68 headed for
the hills
of Powder Ridge near Kimball to take in a day of downhill skiing and
snow
boarding. Luckily, they did it when they did. The following weekend
there
was not much snow on the slopes due to an unusually warm February which
ended up being the sixth warmest on record. As it was this weekend, the
temps were in the thirties by the afternoon.
A
couple of the guys
take a break
to warm up a bit and catch a bite to eat.
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Who
gets the extra
piece of pizza?
A cut of the deck will decide .
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The
2000 Troop 68
official skiing
and snow boarding team.
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CAMP
STEARNS OUTING
MARCH 24-26
Seven troop members
went to Camp Stearns
to have
a little fun and learn a few things. Learning included a bit of knot
tying
and orienteering skills. Fun included playing games, the camp's
obstacle
course, frisbee golf course, capture the flag, and sitting around the
campfire.
During
the evening
free time a
few of the Hawks played cards for snacks.
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This
handsome group
includes 6
Hawks, 1 Cougar, and 2 Jedi's.
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Saturday
morning was
time to brush
up on our skills, including knot tying.
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JUNIOR
LEADER TRAINING
APRIL 1
Troop 68 holds
elections for officers
every six
months; once in March and then in September. We attempt to hold an
in-troop
training course for each new group of leaders. We discuss the office
duties
and what makes for being a good leader. Five Scouts and three adult
leaders
took part in this spring's course. They posed for a picture outside of
the Melrose City Office building.
RIPLEY
RENDEZVOUS
APRIL 28-30
The Central Minnesota
Council and Camp
Ripley
once again worked together to host almost one thousand Boy Scouts and
their
leaders during this year's rendezvous. Melrose Boy Scout Troop 68 had
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Scouts and four adult leaders in attendance.
Scouts
discovered
that playing
soccer when you are blindfolded is quite challenging.
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They
also found out
how tough it
can be to walk on stilts, especially if you have not ever tried it.
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The
crew from Melrose
Troop 68
who attended this year's rendezvous were a fine looking group.
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THE
CRASH
APRIL 28
Safety is a high
priority on any
Scouting event.
However, sometimes accidents happen so quickly that you have no control
over what is happening. Within seconds lives could be changed.
Several members of
Troop 68 discovered
what it
was like to be in a car accident on the way to Camp Ripley. The car
they
were riding in was hit by a pick-up from behind. Amazingly, there were
no serious injuries, only bumps and bruises, which is truly miraculous
when you see the pictures of the car. It was as if some giant hand was
guiding the car through the intersection to avoid hitting signs,
telephone
poles, and approaches.
The Lord was truly
watching
over Boy Scout Troop 68 that evening.
Keep in mind as
you view these
pictures that
the truck has been pulled open so gear could be removed. The back end
of
the car was so crushed that a briefcase could not be pulled out of the
trunk. (The briefcase held the paperwork for the rendezvous.)
WATCHAMAGUMEE 2000
MAY 26-29
The troop held it's third Watchamagumee Mega-Weekend
this
year. A full
schedule of activities were planned, but due to rainy weather most of
the
day Saturday things did not go according to plan. However, fun was to
be
had, and a few things were learned.
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Work continued
on the signal that
was started last
year. This year, a floor and railing were added.
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Older Scouts
taught newer troop
members about fire,
ax, and saw safety during several demonstrations.
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Capture the flag
is a favorite game
among troop members.
Here, the guys are getting ready to play another game.
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COUNCIL
RECOGNITION BANQUET
APRIL 14, 2000
The Central Minnesota Council awarded quite a few Silver
Beaver Awards
at this year's banquet. Scoutmaster Borgerding, of Melrose Troop 68,
was
one of the recipients of this, the highest award that a council may
bestow
upon an adult Scouter.
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Mr. Larson, this
year's presenter,
introduces Borgerding
and his friend Cousineau, during the ceremony.
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Cousineau
presented the Silver
Beaver Award to Borgerding
during the ceremony.
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Borgerding was
just one of several
Silver Beaver
Award recipients during the 2000 recognition dinner.
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SUMMER
CAMP
JULY 23-29
Many Point Scout Scout was once again the play to be for
this
year's
summer camp. Twenty two members of Troop 68 attended this grand
activity.
In addition to the usual rifle shooting, swimming, sailing, and nature
lore the Scouts also tried tomahawk throwing, slingshots, the Huck Finn
Raft, Ironman competition, and mile swim. As their Super Troop project,
the troop built the campfire for the Friday night closing campfire, and
performed their camp song "MPSC" to the camp's enjoyment.
DELTA is always a popular
activity.
However, some of
the Scouts added a twist to this "Turtles" game by carrying some of the
smaller Scouts.
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Of course, merit badges has
always been an
important
part of summer camp. Here, several Scouts work on the Indian Lore Badge.
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Every troop takes its turn at
flag
raising/lowering at
the dining hall. Troop 68 was no exception as the raised the colors one
morning.
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The climbing tower is always
one of the
more interesting
places to hang out.
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The new "bouldering wall"
presented its own
challenges
to climbers.
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Five troop members
participated in the
camp's Iranian
competition.
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Hey dude! Even an assistant
scoutmaster
looks cool when
he wears the proper shades.
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A scoutmaster can be inventive
when it
comes to getting
away from the skeeters.
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ROAD
CLEAN UP
SEPTEMBER 23, 2000
One of the perks of being a Boy Scout is to help with
community service
projects. The members of Troop 68 are involved with several projects
during
the year, including cleaning the ditches of a three mile stretch of
road
that leaves the south side of Melrose. Of course, the real fun came
after
the project when the crew gathered downtown for pizza and cola.
Thirteen Scouts helped with
this fall's
road clean up.
(One came along after this picture was taken.)
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It may have three miles of
road (six miles
of cleaning)
but it did not take the guys very long.
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TWINS
BASEBALL GAME
SEPTEMBER 23, 2000
All right, all right! So the Twins did not have a very
good
record for
the year. So they lost this, the last home game of the season. The main
reason for going to the game is to have fun with your friends, and that
is just what we did. Add Mountain Dew soda and lots of sugar/candy into
the picture and your have the makings of a grand old time.
Here the group poses in front of a
few of the
plagues
that line the MetroDome hallways.
FALL
COURT OF HONOR
SEPTEMBER 25, 2000
The troop's fall Court of Honor is always the largest of
the
year. This
time the Scouts earned a total of 66 merits badges, five ranks, and
several
special awards. And, of course, cookies and fruit drinks were enjoyed
by
everyone.
Four troop members entertained
the troop by
performing
a short skit involving a box with a wet corner.
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Four Scouts earned the BSA
Mile Swim award
during their
stay at summer camp this year.
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This is just part of the group
that earned
a total of
66 merit badges during the summer.
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pictures are by Kathy
S. (thanks)
The Hazardous Hawk Patrol was
surprised to
learn that
they had earned the Progressive Patrol Award.
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Two Tenderfoot Ranks, a First
Class Rank,
and two Star
Ranks were presented during the fall Court of Honor.
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WEEKEND
AT HELLERMANN'S LAND
OCTOBER
20-22, 2000
It has almost become a tradition to spend the final
weekend of
the year
at Hellermann's land, south of Melrose. We usually have a great time
here.
This year we informally had the theme of Knights Of Old while at camp.
We worked on some basic Scout skills, worked on advancement, took a
three
mile hike, played Capture the Flag, and had a very unique campfire
program.
The Scouts spent a little time
in the
morning to learn
what would be needed for later in the day.
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Learning to use the compass
was one of the
activities
we did during the afternoon.
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Nine members of the troop
participated in
the final camping
trip of the year.
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SCENIC
DISTRICT AWARD DINNER
NOVEMBER
17, 2000
Two dedicated adult leaders of Troop 68 were honored at
this
year's
District Award Dinner.
Denise Kociemba received the district's
Outstanding
Scouter
of the Year Award. This award is presented to an adult who is active in
Scouting and has performed his or her role in an outstanding manner.
Denise
has been active with the troop on the committee for nearly seven years,
and has spend four of them as chairperson,
in addition to numerous other positions within the troop
program.
Eymard Orth was presented with the district's
highest
award,
the District award of Merit. This award recognizes dedication and
service
of an outstanding nature on the district level. The nominee also must
have
contributed service to youth outside of Scouting. Eymard has been an
assistant
scoutmaster of Troop 68 for over 13 years.
A TRIP
TO THE SCIENCE MUSEUM
NOVEMBER
11, 2000
Sixteen troop members participated in a trip to the
Minnesota
Science
Museum and Minneapolis Planetarium. Four adult leaders and parents
joined
them.
It was the first time for many of the Scouts as they arrived at the
planetarium. The staff member did an excellent job of narrating the
show
and keeping everyone's attention.
The new Science Museum was a lot of fun. There were many new displays
in addition to the older ones for which the museum has become well
know.
A special bonus was the display of the replica of the T-Rex Sue, on
loan
from Chicago.
We had quite a few members
attend this
trip. Oh course,
they went to the museum to gain more knowledge and a better
understanding
of the world around us.
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This was one big T-Rex. Sue
was quite
impressive. Even
though this was a replica of the real Sue in Chicago, you really could
not tell. It was an awesome site.
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A couple of the scouts and one
of the
assistant scoutmasters
is seen here as they participated in one of the demonstrations held
during
the day.
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DECEMBER COURT
OF HONOR
DECEMBER
18, 2001
This Court of Honor signals the end of the year for the
troop,
and it
is the last time a Scout may be recognized for the year's achievements.
Three Tenderfoot Ranks and three Second Class ranks where awarded in
addition
to several merit badges. Of course, once the court of honor was
finished
the troop held its annual Troop Auction during which the Scouts would
bid
on various prizes which the Troop Bucks (play money) they had earned
during
the year.
The whole troop participated
in the opening
ceremony.
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Three Scouts were presented
with the rank
of Tenderfoot
Scout.
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The Wise Wolf Patrol won the
Progressive
Patrol Award.
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The "I Want To Marry The
Princess" skit was
performed
for entermainmet.
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Following the court of honor
we held our
annual troop
auction for prizes.
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The Scout used "troop bucks"
they had
earned during the
year to bid on the prizes.
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For a
complete listing of who earned
what during
the year 200 check out the year's advancement page, or click here to go
there.
We would like to thank Steve
Borgerding and Kathy
Schulzetenberg
for many of the pictures used in
this year's
highlights
page.
To view other years
please backtrack to
the Yearly
Highlights page.
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