There sure was a lot of "fun" at this year's Funapalooza!  The "Funapalooza" is a fun campout that can be attended by Scouts who have advanced in rank or have earned merit badges since the start of the school year.  This is the only campout at which electronics are allowed!  There were rows of console games that the Scouts brought for the weekend.  There were Playstations, Xboxes and Wiis.  The Scouts took a break in the gaming action every once in a while to play some football outside.  The adult leaders handled all the meals at the campout.  Scoutmaster Auch cooked his famous fried turkey for Saturday's diner.  The Funapalooza was at the cabins at Camp Eagle again this year.  You can read about last year's Funapalooza in the Archives.

Photos from the March 2008 Funapalooza have been posted in the new Photo Gallery.  There is a bit of reorganizing going on with our Pack & Troop Photo Gallery so this month's pictures have been posted to a new Photo Gallery.  Click here for details.
 

The February Campout at Camp Luther was nick named the Troop Freezorie! The Troop returns to Camp Luther since our last visit in fall 2006. This time things were quite a bit more cold. Temperatures where around 20 degrees during the day and single digits during the night. The new Scouts worked on their Totin' Chip and Fireman's Chit. All Scouts went on a 1 mile compass course.  Even though the temperature was quite cold we had one of the largest groups of Scouts for our monthly campouts. We had so many Scouts that we almost didn't have enough vehicles to get them to the campsite. 

Photos from the February campout have been posted in the Photo Gallery.  
 

Troop 412 camped at Camp Wakonda for our November 2007 Camp Out. Camp Wakonda is situated at the edge of Fontenelle Forest in Bellevue Nebraska. This years November camp out was unseasonably warm during the day (high 50s) and cold at night (around 30 degrees). The Screaming Eagles and Control Freaks Patrols welcomed some new Scouts to the camping experience. The Troop had a short hike into Fontenelle Forest to search for the hermit of Fontenelle Forest's (Jim Baldwin's) old homestead. The Troop also worked on several service projects around the camp.

Photos from the November camp out have been posted in the Photo Gallery.  
 

Former Omaha Mayor and U.S. Congressman, Hal Daub, visited Troop 412 for the October 29th Troop Meeting. Mr. Daub spoke about topics for Citizenship in the Nation and Citizenship in the Community merit badges.

Photos from Hal Daub's visit have been posted in the Photo Gallery.  
 

Every 4 years Mid-America Council hosts a Boy Scout Jubilee.  This year it was called Scout Stock and was held at Mahoney State Park.  The Troop spent the day at Scout Stock and had a great time.  There was a lot to see and do; Civil War reenactments, rock climbing walls, about a dozen of those jumpy things for the Cubs and much more.  The evening was full of acts including the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band. The evening's acts were emceed by JD Anthony from KGBI 100.7 FM radio.  

Photos from Scout Stock have been posted in the Photo Gallery.  
 

Scouts were invited to spend the afternoon at Vala's Pumpkin Patch after selling popcorn on Blitz Day. Mr. & Mrs. Auch and some Scouts in Troop 412 helped feed Soaring Eagle district with hot dogs, chips and drinks. 
 

Photos from the Vala's Blitz Day have been posted in the Photo Gallery.  
 

This September the Troop once again camped at Camp Cedars. We were there in June for Summer Camp but the weather and activities were much different for September. We enjoyed the last few warm days of Indian Summer and rented canoes and fished for the late season blue gill. On the last day of the camp out the Scouts honed their orienteering skills with a mini compass course.  The camp fee was covered by a service project to take down many of the tents at Camp Cedars.

Photos from the September Camp Out have been posted in the Photo Gallery.