June 2018 | Vol. 16 | Issue 6 Northeast Iowa Council | Boy Scouts of America

The Official Newsletter of the Northeast Iowa Council www.scoutsiowa.org

Family Scouting COUNCIL LEADERSHIP The Northeast Iowa Council officially welcomes girls in the Cub Scout program in Matt Klutzaritz August 2018. As a council we want to make sure all of our leaders are prepared for Scout Executive/CEO welcoming girls into their units. We strongly encourage all leaders to attend the Au- gust roundtable. At this meeting, the leaders will be given the specifics on how to run recruitment nights, changes to expect as we welcome girls and much more. The goal is to make sure each leader feels comfortable with the changes as we move forward!

Deb Siegworth Roundtable Dates Council President Dubuque Roundtable: Thursday, August 2nd | 7PM Holy Trinity Lutheran Church in Dubuque Dellaykee Roundtable: Tuesday, August 7th | 7PM Monona Public Library OR Manchester Public Library

Rick Leute Overnight Family Camp: Our Cub Scout Overnight Camp has been updated to an Council Commissioner Overnight Family Camp. What does this mean? It means, if you have a current Cub Scout, any family members can register and join him at the Overnight Camp. Register at: https://scoutingevent.com/178-17056 or call us with any questions at 563.556.4343.

Please note: all activities are geared toward Cub Scout aged youth, and those younger may not be able to participate in all activities. DISTRICT LEADERSHIP Cub Scout Day Camp: Know someone who’s not sure if their child would enjoy Cub Serica Rowley Scouts? Have them test out the fun activities at Cub Scout Day Camp! All youth, boy & Dellaykee District Executive girls going into Kindergarten-5th grade, are invited to attend. Tom Sinclair District Chairman Dubuque Day Camp takes place on Saturday, August 4 at A.Y. McDonald Park in Alena Toberman District Commissioner Dubuque. Registration begins at 9:00 am with activities starting at 9:30 am. Activities include: Geode cracking, tug-of-war, bb guns, archery, science experiments, and so Vacant much more. Register at: https://scoutingevent.com/178-DayCamp Dubuque District Executive Leo Hickie District Chairman Andy Draus District Commissioner

Melissa Neuhaus Exploring District Executive Michelle Malone District Chairman Kelly Cooper District Commissioner COUNCIL NEWS Camp Improvements From Philmont Ranch A lot of work has been going on at Camp C.S. Klaus. Here The safety of our youth participants, volunteers and staff are some highlights: is a priority for everybody at Philmont Scout Ranch and the Boy Scouts of America. While efforts continue to • The new waterfall observation area: Tremendous extinguish the fire currently burning in the back-country, thanks once again goes to generosity of the Munter the anticipated damage and inability to access the af- Foundation for providing the funding for this incred- fected areas makes it currently impossible to host back ible project. We are sure that Mr. Munter would be country programs. Until the fire is extinguished, the areas incredibly proud of how his legacy gift continues to are inspected and the damage assessed, it is impossible to improve our beautiful camp. definitively state when those programs will resume.

• Tribute Garden: Bricks have been customized and in- At this time, we have made the difficult decision to cancel stalled at the base of the flag-pole area at the start of all backcountry treks that were scheduled to take place in the Tribute Garden. Thank you to all the supporters of the Philmont backcountry from June 8 – July 14, 2018. We this project. Want a brick of your own? More informa- hope that back country treks may resume after July 14, tion available at: http://www.scoutsiowa.org/articles/ 2018 with altered itineraries, assuming the back country is camp-c-s-klaus-tribute-garden/?portfolioCats=13 safe and infrastructure is restored.

• Trading Post Deck: Large decking has been added to Additionally, programs scheduled to take place at Philm- the Trading Post. The area is perfect for Scouts and ont Training Center will also be canceled through June 23, Scouters to enjoy their treats while sharing stories of 2018. The Philmont Training Center expects to welcome their days’ adventures. back participants beginning with Philmont Family Adven- ture on June 24, 2018.

Training Corner Trading Post Top Trained Units: (Highest Percentage of fully trained leaders) Exciting news! The revised Cub Scout Congratulations to our two 100% trained units! Handbooks are in-stock at the North- east Iowa Council Trading Post! All of Packs: the new handbooks are spiral bound Pack 32 Dellaykee 100% (for easier viewing), include the recent Pack 40 Dellaykee 70% updates, plus have photos of girls and Pack 50 Dubuque 45.5% boys doing the fun Cub Scout activities! Available for $16.99! Troops: Troop 94 Dubuque 78% If you’re looking for a deal - we still have a great savings Troop 14 Dubuque 71.4% opportunity on the current handbooks, which include the Troop 39 Dellaykee 66.7% supplements for the recent updates! Just $8.99!

Top Crew: Crew 61 100%

Contact your district executive to see how your unit stacks up!

3 In Review Boy Scout Camp Tips 72-hour Leader Rule »» Schedule the doctor visit. A signed physical form (parts A, As a reminder, effective June 1st, 2018, all adults accompany- B, and C) is required for Boy Scout Summer camp. The ing a Boy Scout troop to a Scouting activity lasting 72 hours physical must have been completed within the last 12 or more must be registered as a leader. The adult application months; a chiropractor exam is not accepted. and Youth Protection will need to be processed before the »» Follow the packing list. Now is the time to get any new/ event. This includes the completion of a criminal background borrowed gear prepped for your camping experience. A check, which cannot be expedited. Please plan ahead! packing list is available at http://www.scoutsiowa.org/ wp-content/uploads/2018/04/Summer-Camp-Packing- Grants List.pdf We are fortunate to have been awarded several grants re- »» Like the Camp C.S. Klaus Facebook page. Stay up to date cently. Below are the grants and what they will be used for. with photos throughout the week by following the camp »» Dubuque Racing Association | Funds will be put towards Facebook page. This is also where information regarding handicapped accessible bathrooms at Camp C.S. Klaus any inclement weather is shared – although we hope not »» NRA Foundation of Northern Illinois | Provided four new to have any bad weather! archery targets and replaceable inserts »» Label all things. As your Scout gets packed, make sure »» Munter Foundation | Provided a tri-level view deck over- all items are labeled so they return home. Fancy labels looking the waterfall area at Camp C.S. Klaus aren’t needed – duct tape and a permanent marker work well too! Dellaykee Day Camp Recap

40 Agents-in-Training had a blast of a day with experiments Golf led by our mad scientists. These Agents learned how to cre- There is still time for you to take part in either of our golf ate expanding foam to stop robbers in a lab, proved their fundraisers! There are many golfing and non-golfing op- strength in tug-of-war, created sticky slime to climb up walls, portunities available. Contact Melissa at melissa.neuhaus@ and learned how to crack geodes to find treasure! Thank you scouting.org or 563.556.4343 for more information. to all the mad scientists that shared their time to teach agent skills! Camp C.S. Klaus Golf Outing | June 18 Lone Pine Country Club | Colesburg, Iowa COPE and Climbing Training More Information available at: https://scoutingevent. COPE and Climbing had record numbers for our Level II com/178-KlausOpen training this Spring! With 22 participates in the course, 7 were

from Northeast Iowa Council. Included in this training was Boy Scout Golf Classic | July 16 Low COPE, High COPE, artificial rock and nature rock climb- Thunder Hills Country Club | Peosta, Iowa ing. This course will be offered again in the Spring of 2019. More Information available at: https://scoutingevent. com/178-bsagolfclassic

MEMORIAL TRIBUTE Words too often do not express the sentiment we feel at the death of a friend. No finer tribute can be paid than to encourage some boy to live the life of a Scout, and thus perpetuate the high principles you admire in your friend. A In Memory of contribution to the Permanent Endowment Tribute Fund of the Northeast Iowa Council, Boy Scouts of America is the perfect tribute. Francis Reinert Your gift is a gift that will live on forever for the future of Scouting, a tribute Jill Tracey to the one whom you wish to honor, a tax deductible contribution & a private expression, a convenient way of expressing your feelings, and will promptly be Mary Hoftender acknowledged with a tribute certificate. Boy Scout Troop 48 Mail your gift to: Permanent Endowment Tribute Fund, Northeast Iowa Council, BSA P.O. Box 732, Dubuque, IA 52004-0732

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New Eagle Scouts Calendar of Events

Shannon Richardson | Dellaykee Dennis Walgamuth | Dubuque For complete event information check out the Council calendar at Janie Wille | Dellaykee www.scoutsiowa.org/calendar Brian Graham | Dubuque