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Welcome to the Boy Scout Troop 412 Web Site

Troop 412 is a new Boy Scout Troop chartered by Zion Lutheran Church in Omaha, Nebraska.  Troop 412 meets at Zion Lutheran Church in Northwest Omaha (144th and Ida) most Mondays at 7:00PM.  At least one campout is scheduled per month.

Our Troop is a member of the Mid-America Council Soaring Eagle district.

Please visit us again in the coming weeks and months as new content is added.  Our sister pack, Pack 412, has it's own web page.

March 2008 Funapalooza

Troop 412 Scouts playing Guitar Hero IIThere 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.
 

February 2008 Camp Out at Camp Luther

Troop 412 Campout at Camp Luther - Feb 2008

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.  
 

November Camp Out at Camp Wakonda

Troop 412 hiking near Camp Wakonda

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.  
 

Hal Daub Visits Troop 412

Hal Daub Visits Troop 412Former 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.  
 

Scout Stock 2007

Troop 412 attends Scout Stock 2007Every 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.  
 

Vala's Blitz Day Blast Scoutmaster Auch grills hot dogs for Scouts

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.  
 

September Camp Out

Zach from Troop 412 catches a blue gill at Camp Cedars

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.  
 

Thanks for the Pancake Feed Contributions!
On Scout Sunday, Feb 3rd, Troop 412 had a Pancake Feed at Zion Lutheran Church.  We had a great crowd and a delicious breakfast.  Thanks for everyone that contributed with food, donations and help with putting together breakfast.  A special thanks goes to Millard Roadhouse Grill who donated food and McDonald's (108th & Q) who donated some paper goods. 

Don't forget these other resources on this site:

  • Parents and Scouts of Troop and Pack 412 are invited to use the Zion 412 Discussion Board.  This is a Conversation board for camping, Scouting and Pack/Troop activities.
  • The new Photo Gallery has opened!  The latest activities of Zion Troop 412 and Pack 412 are on display at this site.  You can comment and vote on your favorite pictures.  The old Photo Gallery is still around as well.

Patrols Update

Feb 2008 - The Troop is continuing to grow in numbers.  In addition to the two Patrols (The Control Freaks and The Screaming Eagles) a new Leadership Patrol is beginning to form.  The Leadership Patrol will be made up of the senior ranked youth.  The Troop will have elections for new positions in the next few weeks.

What's New on this Site

  • 04/13/2008 - There are photos from Wolf Den #1's recent Den Meeting.  They went geocaching around Standing Bear Lake.  See the path that they took just north of the lake and the "treasures" that they found along the way.  Click here to see the photos.

There is a new section in the photo gallery called Scout Tube!  We'll be putting videos of the Pack and Troop here.  There are some from last year's summer camp already there.  You can see the "60 second cleanup" or Scouts and leaders trying their hand at the juggling sticks.  Click here to view the videos.

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.

  • 03/01/2008 - Last month Pack 412 had it's Blue and Gold Banquet.  Our theme this year was "Cowboys" and we had a special demonstration of horses and gear from Mindy Smith of Splatter Paint Farms.  There are photos of the event available for downloading in the photo gallery here.
  • 02/26/2008 - Photos from the February Campout at Camp Luther have been posted in the Photo Gallery.  There is new information about the Troop's patrols.
  • 12/01/2007 - Photos from the November camp out at Camp Wakonda and Hal Daub's visit to our October Troop Meeting have been posted in the Photo Gallery.  
  • 11/21/2007 - Photos from Scout Stock have been posted in the Photo Gallery.  
  • 10/27/2007 - Photos from the Vala's Blitz Day have been posted in the Photo Gallery.  
  • 10/24/2007 - Photos from the September Camp Out have been posted in the Photo Gallery. The Troop has grown considerably since Spring and so has the Patrols.  The Patrol Update has been revised.
  • 10/17/2007 - There have been many Pack and Troop activates this Fall and I'm way behind in updating the web!  I'll try to get updated in the next few weeks.  Photos from the Josh's Eagle Project have been posted the Photo Gallery.
  • 09/02/2007 - Rick Emas contributed some photos of Roger Elliot's race car and the Scouts that signed it.  Pictures have been posted here.   Committee Chair was busy taking photos of the Troop Court of Honor in August.  Pictures have been posted here.

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