November/December, 2011 Volume 9, Issue 6 Bi-Monthly Popcorn Results The Northeast Iowa Council Wishes You and Your Families a Blessed Holiday Season! Wow! Did we have a great sale or what? Thank you for all of your hard work and dedication to make this the most successful sale in Council history! We sold a Scouters to be Recognized total of $505,692 worth of popcorn which is a $31,744 increase over last year. November 10, 2011 Top Selling Units The annual Troop 1 Heritage Society will meet on November 11, 2011 at Top selling Dubuque Pack = Pack 60, $24,620 Thunder Hills Country Club to Top selling Dubuque Troop = Troop 94, $16,788 recognize all new members of the Top selling Dellaykee Pack = Pack 38, $17,864 Northeast Iowa Council’s Heritage Top selling Dellaykee Troop = Troop 47, $8,060 Society. The NEIC Heritage Society was started to ensure the growth and $2,000 and Above Sellers success of the Council for many generations to come. We have Pack 14 – Chryshaun Farran several new James E. West Fellows to recognize Pack 15 – Hunter Coker at the function. Pack 20 – Joshua Rusch • Dennis Baumhover Pack 30 – Mike Feldmann • Kevin Eipperle Pack 50 – Daniel Ibarra • Robert “Bob” Felderman Pack 53 – Brian Grimes Pack 60 – Nicholas Stelken • Tom Flynn Pack 60 – Isaac Greve • Jim Edwards Troop 7 – Will Barden • Dave Gaskill Troop 11 – Chance Eipperle • Dan Kruse Troop 11 – Richard Megonigle • Mathieu Labs Troop 17 – Paul Buss • Randy Sirk Troop 40 – Ethan Moser • Bill Stoffel Troop 47 – Jacob Walleser • Scott Seibert Provided By: Troop 69 – Zach Donath • Tim Tipple Troop 88 – Nathan Maiers • Dave Wagner Troop 94 – Kyle Begle • Jeff Weber Enjoy your commission and make your We would like to thank the Flynn Family Scouting experiences count! Foundation and Jim Edwards for sponsoring our evening. If you would like more information on Troop 1, Heritage Society please contact Scott Seibert at [email protected] or 563.556.4343. Message from the Council Key-3 Dear Northeast Iowa Council Scouters, We in the Northeast Iowa Council have so much to be thankful for this year. We want you to know how thankful we are for your service to Scouting and the Scouts you serve in your Units. Have a blessed Thanksgiving and Happy Holidays. We have had a productive couple of months in the Council. Elliott lodge has a new steel roof! On behalf of Scouts in our council, a special thank you to Mike Roling, Mark Schreiber, Kevin Davis, Jim Meyers and their crew for making this project happen. This will ensure that this cabin at Camp Burton will be available for use by Scouts for many more years. The new roof was made possible through a generous donation from the Noon Optimist Club of Dubuque. Scott and Paul recently had the wonderful opportunity to attend, along with political and community dignitaries, the 9th Annual DeKalb County “Tribute to Heroes” event in which Bruce Griffith was recognized. This event honors individuals for heroic actions and/or exceptional, selfless community service. Bruce is the individual responsible for managing the fund that allowed the Northeast Iowa Council to renovate our dining hall into what we now fondly refer to as “Munter Lodge”. Former Scout Executive Fred Wallace was also on hand and made the formal introduction of Bruce as part of the ceremony. Scott Seibert Paul Lewis Mark Kilgore Scout Executive Council President Council Commissioner [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Members of Pack 91 stand under the new roof at Elliot Lodge at Camp Burton SAVE THE DATE Scout Night with the Dubuque Fighting Saints Saturday December 3, 2011 Memorial/Tribute Fund 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 contribution to the Boy Scout Permanent Endowment Tribute Fund is the perfect tribute. NEW EAGLE Your gift to the Permanent Endowment Tribute SCOUTS Fund of the Northeast Iowa Council, Boy Scouts of America is: Bryce Eipperle—Troop 11 * A gift that will live on forever for the future of Tyler Hallahan—Troop 11 Scouting in the Northeast Iowa Council Mitchel Manders—Troop 70 permanent endowment fund Dustin Ernst—Troop 86 * A Tribute to the one whom you wish to honor Nathan Thul—Troop 70 * Promptly acknowledged with a tribute Robert Koch—Troop 62 certificate Blake Breitsprecher—Troop 62 * A convenient way of expressing your feelings Kyle Heims—Troop 34 * A tax deductible contribution and a private expression Matt Knutson—Troop 34 Jeremy Zehr—Troop 34 Remembrance can have no finer expression Andrew Ehlers—Troop 25 than through a living gift to the Boy Scout Jack Reiter—Troop 29 Permanent Endowment Tribute Fund. The Permanent Endowment Tribute Fund crosses all lines of religion and wealth. It warms the hearts of all involved. WHEN IS A TOUR PERMIT NEEDED: Mail your gift to: Permanent Endowment Tribute Fund Tour permits must be submitted for council review: Northeast Iowa Council, BSA P.O. Box 732 • Trips of 500 miles or more Dubuque, IA 52004-0732 • Trips outside of council borders not to a council- owned property • Trips to any national high-adventure base, national Scout jamboree, National Order of the Arrow Conference, or regionally sponsored event. In Memory of • When conducting the following activities outside Lucille Riedl of council or district events: Dick & Arlene Elliott 1. Aquatics activities (swimming, boating, Venture Crew 48 floating, scuba, etc.) 2. Climbing and rappelling Boy Scout Troop 48 3. Orientation flights (process flying plan) 4. Shooting sports 5. Any activities involving motorized vehicles as part of the program (snowmobiles, boating, etc.) • At a council’s request. 2012 NESA Scholarships Scout Night with the Saints The applications for the On December 3 2011 2012 NESA Eagle Scout the Northeast Iowa scholarships are now avail- Council is once again able at www.nesa.org. The partnering with the homepage features a link Dubuque Fighting that leads directly to the Saints to provide a forms. Please help us program that includes spread the word to Eagle skating, locker room Scouts in your council. tours, autographs, and hockey game for Scouts in the Northeast Iowa Council. Please check the website These are the only scholarship applications and Roundtable for the promotional flyer and sign up acceptable in 2012. NESA recommends that information. This will be a night that you and your you establish a link to the applications on your Scouts will not want to miss! For more information, website to ensure that you always distribute please contact Dave Langlois at 563.556.4343. the correct version. These applications must be printed and mailed to the national office when completed. All scholarship applications must be post- Camp Klaus Workday a Success marked no later than midnight on January 31, 2012. Thanks for everyone’s effort on our October 15 work day. With the 26 people that attended we were able to get lots of projects done, including: New Position Codes • Dead tree clean up Two new position codes are • Several landscaping jobs completed now available for traditional • Tower sealed Scouting units. The new po- • Whispering Pines trail work sition code 92U, Unit Col- • Camp winterized lege Scouter Reserve, is • Electrical problems in the Parade grounds identified available for packs, troops, • And lots of odds and ends and teams with a minimum age requirement of 18. Code 92V, Venturing Of course the work day wouldn’t have been successful Unit College Scouter Reserve code is available without the people that showed up and volunteered their for crews and ships with the minimum age re- time. Our thanks goes out to Steve Arlen, Mike Roling, Cory quirement of 21. These positions have all the Weinschenk, Rich Weinschenk, Bob Richards, Terry Dem‐ same application and fee requirements as any mer, Dale Demmer, Tim Tipple, Dave Tipple, Owen Leeser, other adult volunteer, including a criminal back- Toby Budden, Scott Kilgore, Rick Leute, Jesse Jaeger, Tyler ground check, but the only training requirement Runde, Mark Vaske, Andrew Morgan, Andrew DeHeck, Kyle is Youth Protection training. Bauch, Colin Bauch, Tim Bauch, Eric Winter, Megan Please note that while these positions are avail- Westervelt, Maureen Seier and Ron Powers. able for council use in Additional Enrollment, Please keep on the lookout in the Nor’Easter, our Website, and New Unit and Charter Renewal, they are not yet our Facebook page for more information on the next work day. available through Internet Rechartering. Coun- cils may choose to notify units that they can note the College Scouter Reserve position on their final paperwork for the council registrar to change before posting the renewal. Jamboree Scoutmaster Selected UNIT RECHARTERING 2013 National Jamboree It’s that time of the year again! Every year each unit needs Contingent Advisor Bill to renew their Boy Scouts of America membership. At the November Roundtables you will be receiving your unit’s Strauss, and Scout recharter packet, and will have available a sheet for your Executive, Scott Seibert are unit to sign up for a Unit Recharter Clinic, where you can pleased to announce that work with a commissioner to renew your unit’s member- Dr. Jim Neumeister has ship for the 2012 Scouting year. been selected to serve as RECHARTER ONLINE AT: https://scoutnet.scouting.org/ the Contingent Scoutmaster ucrs/ui/home/ for the Northeast Iowa Council. Dr. Neumeister brings a wealth of knowledge to this position as he is a long time member of the Scout Activity Night Northeast Iowa Council where he has served as a former Scoutmaster of Troop 94, adult adviser and Saturday, November 12, 2011 participant in High Adventure trips to Philmont, Fee: $5.00 ($10.00 after 11/4/2011) OR Boundary Waters, and West Virginia, Scouting for Recruit a friend to join Scouts within 30 days of the event Food Committee, and several other positions in the and bring him to the Fun Night/Lock In and you BOTH GET Council.