Welcome to Troop 61
Milwaukee, WI
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Upcoming Events
September 2023
16 West Town Archery Shooting 2-3pm
23 Open Advancement
29 Devils Lake Prep
October 2023
6-8 Devils Lake Campout
08 Rock climbing tentative
13 Open Adv, First Aid Focus
20 Open Adv, Partial Merit Badges
21 Parnell Tower Hike
27 Cinematography merit badge
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COVID Protocols
Remember to fill out your COVID-19 Pre-Event Medical Screening Checklist at the beginning of every meeting. Mask wearing is optional. If you would like to have this filled out ahead of time please download the form here.
Sept 30 Eagle Project 9am start
Please join Franklin on September 30th and possibly October 1st as he leads his Eagle Scout Project at JR’s Pups n Stuff. We will be disassembling 12 chain link dog runs and painting the indoor room that they are in. More details to follow. The address is 8848 Fox River Rd, Burlington, WI 53105. Due to the distance we will be looking at car pooling. Meet at the Scout House for Carpooling at 8 pm. Meet at the Burlington location by 9am for start time. If you are able to attend and can or can't carpool, please email at franklincook2024@gmail.com. Please email if you need more details.
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Archery Merit Badge Sept 15
Archery is a fun way for Scouts to exercise minds as well as bodies, developing a steady hand, a good eye, and a disciplined mind. This merit badge can provide a thorough introduction to those who are new to the bow and arrow—but even for the experienced archer, earning the badge can help to increase the understanding and appreciation of archery. We have years of experienced archers willing to help the boys learn these skills. Learn about shooting bows, the parts of the bow and arrow and even make your own arrows.
Archery Shooting - West Town Archery 4135 N 126th St, Brookfield, WI 53005 Sept 16th - 2-3pm
Join us at West Town for a 1 Hour shoot on the Range with recurve bows in order to get one of the requirements finalized for the badge. We will only be doing one open shooting period so it is important that you make this shooting period with the Troop.
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Devils Lake —Oct 6-8
As fall weather approaches we are greeted with the fall colors that come with it. There are many hiking trails and scenic spots for wonderful photo opportunities. This year we will be doing something a little different.
Rock Climbing merit badge! Oct 8 — 7:30 am - 3 pm
For many years we have watched families and other scouts working on Rocking Climbing adventures. This year, we get our chance to be part of that. We are locked in with 12 boys wishing to be part of the rock climbing. Joseph Hagen will be sending out emails and waivers about dates and times to all interested parties in order to get this badge.
Permission slips for Devils lake are due Sept 22 by the end of the Troop meeting. All forms for Rocking Climbing due by Sept 29th
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Crafts Plus What’s that?
Mr. Saeger and Mr. Gengler like crafts and have shared this interest through the years with many scouts and adults who wanted to learn more about basket making, paracord bracelet making, weaving, leather crafts, bead work, etc. to create the piece or project they had in mind.
Well we are all in luck. They have decided to offer their expertise to anyone in the troop be it scouts, parents or other adult leaders in the troop that have something in mind that they would like to create but would like some help learning how to do it.
The details are still coming together but the plan is this would take place at the scout house on Wednesday nights outside of our regular meetings from 6:30pm -8:30pm starting in September.
Scouts that want to participate would need to have a parent accompany them to make sure we have enough adult supervision for scout safety. If you are a parent of a scout and just you would like to do this...you are not required to bring your scout. :)
There will be a sign-up sheet coming for those interested and a place to write in your project or the craft you would like to learn to make sure we have the necessaries.
Note:There could be a materials cost depending on the project and what materials are needed. (It would be very minimum to cover cost of any materials needed only) This is not a money maker. The goal is to have fun and learn a skill.
If this sounds interesting stay tuned for the details and where to go to sign-up.
Leadership Positions
Boy Scout have many opportunities to learn leadership skills.
Leadership positions are also needed for certain rank advancements.
Click here to visit our page on leadership positions and how to get involved in one.
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