Welcome
to the troop 68's
1994
Highlight Gallery!
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Court
Of Honor
March
28, 1994
Here are a couple pictures from the first court of honor of
1994.
The Scouts did a skit to the enjoyment of the parents and family
members.
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Jon received the rank of Tenderfoot Scout.
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Tim and Jon tied for the honors of receiving the Progressive Scout
Award.
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Court
Of Honor
May
30, 1994
The May court of Honor was held in the Lion's City Park. In
addition
to the awards we also had a pot luck supper.
Nathan received a merit badge.
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Adam and Pat received the Tenderfoot Rank.
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Many Scouts received "troop bucks".
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State-Wide
Ripley Rendezvous
June
3-5, 1994
The first ever state-wide Ripley Rendezvous was held this year
at Camp
Ripley in central Minnesota. Nearly 10,000 Boy Scouts and leaders
attended
the event which made it one of the largest Scouting events in the
nation
that year. It was quite a good time.
There were a lot of activities for Scouts to participate in. This one
involved carrying a Scout from one point to another.
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Some of the stations tested Scouts in their Scouting skills knowledge.
This station tested Scouts' knowledge in tying knots.
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Of course, military equipment was on display at the museum, which was
open for the Boy Scouts to wonder through.
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There was a show Saturday night for the entertainment of the 10,000
Scouts and leaders who attended the event.
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The Scouts were wore out when it came time for sleep. You know the
Scouts had a workout when they don't complain about going to bed.
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Troop 68 was well represented during the state-wide event. Eleven
Scouts
and three adults from Melrose attended the Ripley Rendezvous.
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Rock
Climbing Trip
June
24-26, 1994
Every couple of years the troop plans a trip to the Taylor
Falls State
Park in Minnesota to do some climbing of the cliffs. Everything is done
quite safely, and everyone has a great time. Making a successful climb
can be a great confidence builder.
Waylon, Tom, and a mystery Scout await their turn to climb the cliffs
of Taylor Falls.
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Corey was a regular monkey when it came time to do some climbing.
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Getting to the top is what it is all about. These guys already made
successful climbs.
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Summer
Camp
July
10-16, 1994
Crow Wing Scout Camp was the site for our week-long summer
camp this
year. It is one of our favorite summer camps to attend. It is a great
place
to earn merit badges and have a lot of fun, as you will be able to tell
from looking at these pictures.
The beaches are always a popular place to be. Our troop spent a lot
of time at the canoeing area.
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The frisbee golf course was a great place to have some fun when you
had the extra time.
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The rifle range was always busy at Crow Wing, just like it is at any
summer camp.
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Crow Wing Scout camp provided the food but we had to cook our own meals.
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A few of the older Scouts participated in the Project Cope Course which
was a good challenge.
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Everyone got to participate in the DELTA activities. DELTA is one thing
we always do while at camp.
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Flickerball seems to be a dying game, but not at Crow Wing. It combines
football and soccer.
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Every year we do a camp good turn. This year we planted trees around
the beach area.
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Nine Scouts and two adult leaders attended summer this year at Crow
Wing Scout camp.
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Canoe
Trip
August
19-21, 1994
Hey, we are from Minnesota, so we like doing activities
involving water.
The Sauk River runs through Melrose so we decided to take a 3 day canoe
trip down the river. We learned a few things along the way (like how
strong
is the current in an electric fence), and bettered our canoeing skills.
Get those canoes packed! It is time to start heading down the river.
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The Sauk River made not be a large river, but it is a nice one to canoe
down.
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During Saturday afternoon we stopped on this sand bar for a short break.
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"Come on, touch this electric fence. I dare you." The fence became
a source of entertainment.
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As the trip came to an end we washed all the canoes that we borrowed
for the trip.
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Eleven Scouts and four adults attended this canoe trip down the river.
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Special
Awards Presented
Fall,
1994
Two members of Troop 68 received special recognition for
awards they
earned during 1994.
Eagle Scout Tom Hanson won the Minnesota Sons of the American
Revolution
Award. He he accepts the Spreading Wings Eagle Trophy in the fall of
1994.
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Tim Nathe earned his Eagle Award in 1994. He held his court of honor
on September 18, 1994. For more information check out the Eagle
Hall of Fame.
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Fall
Camporee
September
23-25, 1994
The Scenic District Fall Camporee was held at the Birch Lake
State Forest
campgrounds which is located about ten miles north of Melrose. Troop 68
was the host troop for the camporee. Troop 68 also planned and
performed
many of the skits and songs for the saturday evening campfire program.
Most of the troop membership attended the district's fall camporee.
It was a good thing to. We needed them for the campfire program.
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Shane, Nathan, and Corey of the Chuck Taylor patrol, along with another
troop member Tim, showed off their patrol flag.
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Hmm, what to do. The patrol plans on how to accomplish an activity
at one of the stations during the Saturday morning activities.
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This campfire looks a little strange. It also has a few surprises built
into it. The troop spent a lot of time building this special campfire.
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The Scouts of Troop 68 planned and performed most of the campfire
program.
Here they are waiting for the program to begin.
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On of the songs performed by the Troop 68 Scouts was their rendition
of the novelty song, Shaving Cream.
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Visit
to the Fire Department
November
7, 2002
The troop left its regular meeting place this Monday and took
a field
trip to the Melrose Fire Department. Fire Chief Revermann met us and
gave
us a tour of the facilities and explained what the job of a fireman
really
is.
Fire Chief Revermann met with the troop in the fire hall's meeting
room before beginning the tour.
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The chief showed the Scouts the gear and the fire trucks that the
department
used.
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Special thanks to Steve
Borgerding who provided most of the pictures used on this page.