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2000 Highlight Gallery! All pictures on this page are thumb nailed. Click on them for the big picture. TAKE ME TO: You are the person to view this page since May 14, 2000. POWDER
RIDGE SKI DAY
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. CAMP
STEARNS OUTING
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.
JUNIOR
LEADER TRAINING
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. 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 ?? Scouts and four adult leaders in attendance. 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.
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. COUNCIL
RECOGNITION BANQUET
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. 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. ROAD
CLEAN UP 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.
TWINS
BASEBALL GAME 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. FALL
COURT OF HONOR 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.
WEEKEND
AT HELLERMANN'S LAND
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. SCENIC
DISTRICT AWARD DINNER Two dedicated adult leaders of Troop 68 were honored at
this
year's
District Award Dinner. A TRIP
TO THE SCIENCE MUSEUM Sixteen troop members participated in a trip to the
Minnesota
Science
Museum and Minneapolis Planetarium. Four adult leaders and parents
joined
them. DECEMBER COURT
OF HONOR 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. 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
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