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Thundercloud District Webpage |
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District Executive
Kerry Schmidt
712-240-0970
kschmidt@mac-bsa.orgDistrict Commissioner
Curt Reis
712-732-6104
creis@hpcocpa.com District Chairman
Ken Converse
712-732-9523
conversek@bvu.edu | | |
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Welcome to the Official Thundercloud District Webpage |
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This webpage is published to provide information about the Scouting program carried out in the Thundercloud District of Mid-America Council of the Boy Scouts of America. Thundercloud District brings Boy Scout programs to youth in Osceola, Dickinson, Emmet, Palo Alto, Clay, Obrien, Cherokee, Buena Vista, parts of Ida and Sac Counties in Northwest Iowa. | |
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Thundercloud District |
Thundercloud District is in Northwest Iowa bringing Scouting to 10 counties |
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Ranger's Camp Projects at TASR |
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Re-shingle archery building, rifle range building and bathrooms as needed
Clean bathrooms and campsites (pick up sticks and clean out fire rings)
Clean creek channel
Cut dead trees out of campsites and stack firewood
Move cut firewood from above pool area to campsites and clean up trunks of trees
Clean gutters on all buildings that have them
Clear hiking trail to Eagle's Nest and Lebo's Loft and mark trails with signs
mark trail to look-out tower
Construct a bridge across creek at the orienteering point
Mark orienteering courses
Rebuild steps and deck on cabin/ install window
Rebuild east/west fence going into camp
Replace 4 X 4 posts at campsites (as needed)
Spread Rock on roads
Help with renovating the Rotary Building
Renovation or demolition of building south of house (Red Building)
Re-shingle A Frame
Re-do direction signs to camp on road
Cut wood on south side of parking lot coming into camp put in campsites
clean up behind maintenance shed
Trim tree branches hanging over the roads
Clean back bay of maintenance shed
Replace plywood sheeting and shingles on Eagle's Lodge
Replace light fixtures in Eagle's Lodge
Repair water line to shower house
Clean and disinfect Troop Services Building
Trim out windows on house
Re-do archery and shotgun ranges
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| Roundtable for Cub Scout, Boy Scout, and Venture Leaders | | 0 | | Roundtable is a District meeting for leaders held once a month to provide useful program planning information and networking of leaders from different units. Roundtable is held the first Tuesday of each month at Grace United Methodist Church, in Spencer, IA at 7:30 PM. Roundtable is usually over by 9:00 PM. COME AND JOIN US! | | |
| | Boys' Life Magazine | | 0 | | Boys'Life is a magazine that is specifically written for boys of all ages. Program ideas and Den activities can be built around information read about in Boys' Life. When a Scout subscribes to Boys' Life with registration, the issue he receives has information that is specifically set for his age and Scout program level. Boys' Life will enhance his scout experience and make programming easier for his leaders. READ BOYS' LIFE TODAY! | | |
| | GOOD TURN FOR AMERICA | | 0 | | Good Turn for America is an effort to encourage and record good turn projects done in our communities by our Scout Units. Every unit has a unique Good Turn for America ID Number (See bottom of page for your Good Turn Number). Units should sign on to the internet site with their unique number and record all community service projects carried out. After signing on to the website
www.goodturnforamerica.com
provide the following information:
organization benefiting from project,
partnering organizations,
date of project,
number of Scouts participating,
number of non-Scouts participating,
number of adults participating,
total hours worked.
All service including Scouting for Food, Eagle Projects and other services provided without pay should be recorded at Good Turn for America site. | | |
| | Youth Protection Training | | 0 | | Youth Protection Training is required for any adult leaders who work with youth. The adults providing two-deep leadership for any Scout event need to have current youth protection training. Youth Protection Training must be renewed every 2 years. Thundercloud District provides Youth Protection Training at Roundtable once a year. Youth Protection Training can be obtained online through a link on the MAC Webpage (or click on LINK from this website). If a Scout leader is informed of suspected child-abuse, contact Scout Executive Lloyd Roitstein at one of the following numbers: Home 402-469-6334, Work 402-431-9272, or Cell 402-677-7864 | | |
| | Tour Permits for Unit Activities | | 0 | | Beginning in January, 2006 including the names and driving information for anyone who it driving to an event will be required. This will be necessary even if every parent is driving their own son to the event. Information concerning drivers licence numbers and insurance information must be included on the tour permit for each driver. It would be advisable for the unit to collect the necessary information from every adult associated with the unit during the re-charter time. | | |
| | INTERNET ADVANCEMENT RECORDING | | 0 | | To begin entering advancement records via the internet, FIRST go to the NEWS section of this webpage and find your unit's unique number. THEN go to the LINKS section of this webpage to begin Internet Advancement Reporting. IT'S THAT SIMPLE! | | |
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