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February 2010 - Funapalooza!

The last weekend of February, Troop 412 had it's annual Funapalooza. What is a Funapalooza? It is the Troop's yearly event that allows scouts that have advanced in rank or have earned a merit badge to aparticipate in a weekend of electronic gaming.  It is the only "campout" that the Scouts can have electronic devices with them.  So consequenctly, the Troop look forward to this cabin camping all year. Some Scouts (and even some adults) worked on their Totin' Chip card.  This year the Funapalooza was held in a caben at Camp Wakanda in Bellevue Nebraska.

Pictures of the Funapalooza feed can be found here in the Photo Gallery.

January 2010 - Pancake Feed

One Sunday this January Troop 412 held a pancake fundraiser at it's charter member church Zion Lutheran Church. The Scouts sought donated food items from local businesses and coordinated the event.  The Troop would like to thank Village Inn (138th & Maple), Burger King (144th & Center) and those individuals that generously supplied the Troop with items for the Pancake Feed.

Pictures of the pancake feed can be found here in the Photo Gallery.

October 2009 - Fall Camporee

The Soaring Eagle Fall Camporee at Little Sioux Scout Ranch theme was "The Revenge of the Pumpkins". There were six events and competitions at the Fall Camporee on Saturday morning. In the afternoon the Troop spent time on a service project. Troop 412 takes 1st place overall in the weekend's competition. The Troop finished the canoe race in 1 minute 15 seconds and the fire starting in 1 minute.

There were many fun events.  There was fishing, Dodge ball, Fire starting without matches, Save the Pumpkins (canoes), Pumpkin Carving, and Pumpkin Piñata (Lashing).  There was even a trebuchet and catapult launching demonstration.

Pictures of the campout can be found here in the Troop Photo Gallery.

Farewell Scoutmaster Auch

The September 2009 Campout at Camp Eagle was a Webelos invitational campout. Webelos Scouts that were interested in joining the Troop in the future camped with the Scouts and participated in some camping activities.  The Troop also used this time to reorganize their patrol boxes and camp gear before the cold weather sets in later this year.

This was also our beloved Scoutmaster Auch's last campout before he took his new job in Louisiana.  We wish him well. He will be missed.  Mr. Auch told his legendary campfire stories to the Troop one last time.

Pictures of the campout can be found here. (Sorry no 360 panoramas of the campsite.  I simply forgot this time)

July 2009 Summer Camp

This July, Troop 412 spent a week at Camp Cedars.  This was the Troop's 4th summer camp at Camp Cedars and we received Honor Unit for a third year in a row. The Troop spent the week at camp and earned many merit badges and participated in many events like climbing, COPE, shotgun, and of course Lunastix juggling.  We had 15 Scouts from the Troop this year which is the most that we've ever had.  This is nice progress when you compare that to our first year's summer camp (4 years ago) when we had 6 Scouts.

Pictures from the July summer camp at Camp Cedars can be found here.  You can find a "zoomable" panorama photo of our campsite here.

Scouting for Food

On two different weekends in March & April the Cubs and Scouts of Pack 412 and Troop 412 collected food items for the Omaha Food Bank. The drive kicked off Saturday, March 28, when area Cubs & Scouts distributed door hangers throughout the neighborhoods around Zion Lutheran Church with instructions on how the public can participate in this food drive. The following Saturday, April 4, they returned to collect non-perishable food donations.

Scouts participate in Scouting for Food to fulfill their oath to "Help other people at all times. "Scouting promotes community involvement and emphasizes youth helping other youth.

Pack 412 and Troop 412 collected over 2000 items of food during the food drive! Thank you to all the volunteers and to our community that rallied to donate food.

March 2009 Campout

The Troop camped at Camp Cedars for their March camp out. The Troop welcomed the warm weather that the weekend offered. 

Newer Scouts were shown basic Scouting skills from the older Scouts. They were taught fire building and axe skills to help them earn their Toten' Chip and Fireman 'Chit awards. Saturday afternoon the new Scouts went on a five mile hike for one of their 2nd class requirements. Meanwhile, the older Scouts worked on a service project, dismantling an old wooden structure. Mr. Moran brought his video gear so that the Scouts could work on their Cinematography Merit Badge.

Photos from the campout can be found here in the Troop Photo Gallery.

Troop Fundraiser

On Saturday March 14 the Troop held a fundraiser and sold hot dog, chips, sodas and chocolate bars in front of Canfield's Sporting Good store. Many of the store's customer stopped by to buy a lunch and help the Troop earn money to buy much needed camp gear.

Thank you to everyone that helped out and in particular Omaha Steaks for their hot dog donations and Canfield's for letting us set up in front of their store.

The Troop will be at Canfields again selling hot dogs on Saturday, April 25th between the hours of 11:00 AM - 3:00 PM.. The cost for an Omaha Steak hot dog, bag of chips, and a soda will be $4.00. If you are in the area (8457 W Center Rd) please stop by for lunch.

Scoutmaster Auch awarded Wood Badge

On February 9th, Troop 412 Scoutmaster Kris Auch received his Wood Badge award at the Troop Meeting. 

The Scouts and parents of Troop 412 wish to congratulate and thank Mr. Auch for his hard work and dedication for not just completing his Wood Badge training but also for inspiration that he has provided for Troop 412 in the last 3 years as his tenure as the Troop's Scoutmaster. 

The  Wood Badge is the Boy Scouts' premier training course. Baden-Powell designed it so that Scouters could learn, in as practical a way possible, the skills and methods of Scouting. It is first and foremost, learning by doing. The members of the course are formed into patrols and these into a troop. The entire troop lives in the out-of-doors for a week, camping, cooking their own meals, and practicing Scout skills.

Scoutmaster Auch joins other Wood Badge recipients in the Troop including Melinda Auch (wife), Rick Emas and Kurt Harmoney.

Photos from the ceremony can be found in the Troop Photo Gallery.

January 2009 - Winter Freezeree

On the weekend of Jan 23-25 the Mid-America Council hosted their winter camporee (also know as the Winter Freezeree).  During that weekend Scouts from Nebraska and Eastern Iowa districts gathered together in frigid temperatures at  Little Sioux Scout Ranch to have fun in the snow.  Scouts grouped in their Patrols, pulled Klondike sleds that stored their equipment, to various places inside the camp for winter activities.  Some of the activities included fire building on snow, worlds largest snowman, snow sculptures, winter emergency shelters, snowball throw, and a Klondike sled race.  Some of the activities had to be adjusted because there was limited snow on the ground and the snow was too cold to pack.

The temperatures were around 10 degrees during the day and -5 at night.  There were several cabins in the ranch that the Scouts could go to in order to warm up and get themselves a hot cup of hot chocolate.  All meals were served inside a chow cabin which made it nice for the campers.

There are some pictures of the Troop at the January Freezeree campout in the new photo gallery.  You can view video of the  start of the Klondike, and the  end of the Klondike sled race.