March
2017

North Star Happening

Well this nice warm weather coming in can only mean one thing... Day Camp and Summer Camp are just right around the corner!  We are offering a wonderful experience for the scouts this year!  The Day Camps are going to have a Bug Hunter theme where you get to learn about the things that crawl and buzz.  Summer Camp has a new challenge for the boys that will challenge both their skills in design and their ability to work as a team.  The hint of what it might be is; Something from Rome.   Remember to book your troops and packs early to take advantage of that early bird deal.

  • Camp Buffalo- Buffalo
    • o   July 11-14
    • o   $65 early bird, $75 after June 28th
  • Hidden Lake Resort- Fairmount
    • o   June 20-23
    • o   $65 early bird, $75 after May 28th
  • Cary Camp- Lafayette
    • o   July 25-28
    • o   $65 early bird, $75 after June 30th
  • Geneva Center- Rochester
    • o   June 6-9
    • o   $65 early bird, $75 after May 12th
  • Geneva Center - Rochester (one day Autism Day Camp)
    • June 5th
    • $25, registration deadline, May 26th 

Parent & Pal Overnight Camp at Camp Buffalo June 24 & 25
Each Cub Scout will be accompanied by a parent or guardian and will camp in a tent and enjoy BB gun shooting, archery, swimming, and Scout skills. See flyer for more details.
$20 per person up to June 21, 2017 and $30 per person after June 21st.


2017 Cary Adventure Camp for Cub Scouts June 28 - July 1st


Advancements will include:  Castaway, Into the Wild, Into the Woods, Aquanaut & More!
Cubmaster or other Camp Leader may register your pack via CampMaster website.

Youth fee is $125 until June 1st and $150 after June 1st.*
Adults fee is $65 until June 1st and $100 after June 1st.*
*A non-refundable but transferable deposit of $50 is due April 8th and a payment of $25 is due May 6th. Final payment for early bird fee is due by June 1st.

Webelos Weekend Camp July 21-23, 2017 at Camp Buffalo
$50 per person Early Bird Fee and $75 per person after June 15th.
Activities will include pellet gun shooting, archery, swimming, canoeing, fishing, and Scout skills.


Cub Scout Camp Resources





Camp Buffalo 2017 Boy Scout Summer Camp Schedule:

 
Week 1:    June 11 - 17, 2017
Week 2:    June 18 - 24, 2017
Week 3:    June 25 - July 1, 2017
Week 4:    July 2 - July 8, 2017


Boy Scout Camp Resources







Campership Submission Deadline is May 1st, so don't delay!

DIY Pinewood Derby:

It is that wonderful time where boy, fathers, and power tools come together to turn a piece of pinewood into a racing machine.  A lot of Scouts think that they need to make their car as aerodynamic as possible.  We know from a physics standpoint, air and air drag do not play a big role in slowing the car down.  So the question is how do I make my car faster?  Simple by adding more "fuel" to your car.  A Pinewood Derby Car uses a fuel source call Potential Energy, or stored energy, and turns it into Kinetic Energy, or motion.  Now to find PE you need to use the equation; PE=mass*gravity*height.  Now we can't change the gravity but we can change the mass and the height of the car.  If you put the weights of the car as close to the back axle as you can this will put the mass of your car as high as possible, making that car go slightly faster.

North Star District Pinewood Derby Race
Saturday, April 22, 2017
Mike Anderson, 417 S 3rd Street, Logansport IN 46947
10:00 am registration and weigh in
11:00 am races begin, top three unit winners 
Followed by open race for anyone to participate, youth and adult

$5 per racer


Eagle Nest
Newest Eagles:

I would like to congratulate Collin Stokes of Troop 126 on earning the Rank of Eagle Scout!  

This is a great accomplishment and will lead to even greater accomplishments. We are all proud of you!



Service Hour Corner
Volunteers needed!

April 1st is the Camp Buffalo Clean-Up.  Clean-Up starts around 9 and lunch will be provided.  You and your troop are allowed to camp this weekend at Buffalo. Just remember to file a camp usage form.

Scouting for Food is an excellent service project - Boy Scouts have partnered with Krogers and the Girl Scouts to help meet the needs of the food banks across Central Indiana.  will be from March 22nd to April 5th.  Units may have their food drives when it best fits into your activity calendars and what benefits your 

Troop Camping Opportunities
Council & District Camporee 

Council Spring Camporee - Climb on with Us

May 5th - May 7th
 
Shiloh Park Retreat & Conference Center
 1734 South 350 East Marion, Indiana 46953

Cost for this event will be $12.50 per Person
if Registered by 3:00 PM April 12, 2017 *$15.00 after that time
Registration Deadline 3:00 PM - April 28,2017
 
Register for this event on Campmaster 
 
 
  A full Leaders Guide will be posted on Campmaster by Early April
 
District Fall Camporee - Leonardo Da Vinci 

September 8, 9 & 10th
Cass County 4H Fairgrounds

Troop 200 from Logansport will be hosting this year's event.  All Scouts will earn the Model Building and Design merit badge by creating a 1/8 scale balsa wood catapult and futuristic spaceship that will be launched from a bungee cord launcher.  In their patrols, they will complete three challenges:  Catapult, Leaonardo Da Vinci Arch Bridge and an Odometer Wheel.

Additional details will be coming...





Troop Photos
Pull out the red carpet

This month's picture comes from Pack 3154 and their Weblo 2's.  All of these Weblos have earned their Arrow of light and move on to the next stage of their scouting careers.  But before they head out into the world of scouting, they need to take a moment for the pauperize to take a picture.  

Contact
Shery Brady
sheryl.brady@scouting.org
765-480-4630

Jacob Wall
jacob.wall@scouting.org
765-461-1778

T.J. McFadden
thomas.mcfadden@scouting.org
765-490-1529
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Scoutcraft is a means through which the veriest hooligan can be brought to higher thought and to the elements of faith in God; and, coupled with the Scout's obligation to do a good turn every day, it gives the base of Duty to God and to Neighbour on which the parent or pastor can build with greater ease the form of belief that is desired. 


- Robert Baden-Powell