Scout Executive’s Minute


How is your neighborhood’s or your town’s Civic Engagement Quotient performing? Not sure how what it is, or how to measure it?


One sure way is by looking at how Scouting is doing in that same community. Or churches, or service clubs. These organizations . . . even youth sports . . . are direct reflections of the Civic Engagement Quotient.


We can talk about school recruiting access, or camp attendance, or volunteer training and online program helps – all of these things are important tactics in the pursuit of a quality Scouting pro- gram – but if the Civic Engagement Quotient (CEQ) in your town is low, Scouting will be weak.


So what is CEQ? It is the ratio of involved, committed adults who will work with each other to accomplish important things, within the larger population. In fact, it is the ratio of involved committed adults within a pack or troop or post or crew, too!


John R. Andrews Scout Executive


Lots of people are worried about mega trends in America today. There are lots of fears, and many people who believe negative trends are threatening their hopes for the future. We look for an elected leader who will make things right. We form up in groups – formal and informal – to advocate for specific rights for the members of the group. We debate what should be our common values. We seek a silver bullet.


Civic engagement is that silver bullet. People who work longer and longer hours, sit in traffic for an hour, retreat to computers and televisions, and look for things for their children to do that don’t involve them – are missing the solution to their greatest problems.


Sometimes Scouting leaders must engage in “Volun-telling.” We can’t always just stand in a group of adults and ask people to help. For a variety of reasons many of them won’t volunteer, and more importantly, you may not get the right person to take the job that they are best suited for.


In all cases, however – we must remember to tell people first and foremost why they should engage. The Civic Engage- ment Quotient is a direct reflection of the quality of Scouting, of the community in which we live, and it is the silver bullet for our children and the world they will live in. We must get engaged, and work together – that is Scouting’s “secret sauce” – and if our community’s CEQ is low, it is up to us to change it.


We are leaders! august and september 2011 eagles


SM = Troop Scoutmaster NL = Venturing Crew Adviser VC = Varsity Team Coach


Chief Black Dog


Tyler Matthew Green Troop 171 - Timothy Liffrig SM


Collin Mitchell Bergevin Andrew Rankin Carter Troop 205 - Paul Bergevin SM


Peter Joseph Micholic Troop 292 - Brian Budreau SM


Stefan Marc Chellsen Troop 293 - Paul Chellsen SM


Eric Robert Boeshart Joseph Thomas Dolan Troop 298 - Thomas Schmitt SM


Nicholas Roger Bjorklund Gregory Tyler Lund Troop 345 - Ken DuBois SM


John Nolan Jubenville Troop 449 - Robert Acton SM


Joel Edward Lynch Hunter James Swanke Troop 451 - Steven Mueller SM


Jayden Lyle Milne Troop 708 - Darren Graham SM


Crow River


Charles Joseph Stejskal Troop 219 - John Northenscold SM


Bradley Christopher Janus Evan Benjamin Metzger Troop 246 - Scott Gandrud SM


Eric Michael Dahlseng Troop 253 - James Hallquist SM


Jeremy James Scott Troop 270 - Dave Gerads SM


Nicholas Ryan Eickschen Brennan Herbert Gruba Troop 273 - Kurt Eickschen SM


Alexander Mark Almich Troop 275 - Daniel Feige SM


Thomas Matthew Hertzog Troop 399 - Scott Averill SM


Dan Patch


Gregory Scott Skudlarek Troop 336 - Kent Anderson SM


Alex Walter Hastings Troop 374 - Kevin Cole SM


David Joseph Bittner Alex Patrick Mitchell Troop 445 - Loyd Mitchell SM


Alexander John Eckberg Troop 446 - James Balder SM


Ben Wheless Drymon Samuel Mark Hanson Troop 471 - David Somar SM


Adam Gregory Estabrooks Team 801 - Daniel Migliori VC


Eagle River


Jack Lewis Rector Troop 131 - Steve Berg SM


Peter James Schmitt Troop 144 - Bradley Kupczak SM


Adam Edward-Roger Proue Troop 148 - Timothy Caruso SM


Terrence Perron McCabe Cameron Lee Simonis Troop 534 - Bradley Batdorf SM


Great Rivers


Jason Patrick Ostergaard Troop 60 - Terry Dwyer SM


Andrew Raymond Schwarz Troop 72 - David Hart SM\


Jackson Roy Brown Troop 113 - Terry Spawn SM


Michael Andrew Keane Harycki Troop 125 - James Roush SM


Gregory Scott Timm Troop 240 - Paul Prior SM


Crawford James McDowell Troop 242 - Brian Cameron SM


Luke M. Fernandez Troop 249 - Toby Hammer SM


Noah Richard Danner Eric Andrew Moen Troop 513 - James Dehn SM


Tyler Mitchell Frickson Troop 580 - Joseph Turner SM


Samuel James Kohner Eric Robert Schmidt Troop 817 - Bill Vindedahl SM


Kaposia


Camden Michael Knoff Troop 286 - John Tschida SM


Lake Minnetonka


Robert Maxwell Anderson Troop 206 - Daron Meyer SM


Travis Paul Kronk Troop 330 - Ronald Speed SM


Austin Josef Hensley Mitchell Wagner Nuss Christopher Daniel Thompson Troop 424 - John O’Donnell SM


Benjamin Rutherfold Carlson Samuel James Tauer Troop 481 - Benno Leuer SM


Davis James Schuh Nicholas John Welshons Troop 537 - David Choiniere SM


Ryan Berry Kloke Connor William Martin Troop 589 - James Ramette SM


Thomas Ragnar Spargo Crew 750 - Carolyn Spargo VC


Many Waters


Grant Alexander Rohrig Troop 112 - Curtis Jenkins SM


Matthew Frederick Sorgenfrei Troop 136 - Tom Merino SM


Stephen Dylan Moertel Troop 212 - Charles Podominick SM


Eric Douglas Stevens Troop 232 - Brian Long SM


Nicholas Richard Logan Troop 433 - Richard Logan SM


Jordan Elliott Beckers Troop 494 - James Letourneau Sr SM


Metro Lakes Alaric Bruce Legler Troop 132 - Steven Panning SM


Ronald Conklin Stimson II Troop 384 - David Menter SM


Martin Patrick Fife Zachary Leo Jones Troop 711 - Vance Husen SM


Mustang


Myles David Anderson Troop 123 - Jon Baldvins SM


Matthew Jordan Kitagawa Troop 262 - Rylan Brase SM


Brett Thomas Riegert Troop 342 - Mark Severtson SM


Eric Christian Geistfeld Troop 370 - Thomas Ryan SM


Brandon William Barker Troop 479 - Paul Kautz SM North Star


Jerold Joesph Daniels Jr. Troop 45 - Anthony Klein SM


Thomas Edward Leehan Troop 67 - Richard Baum SM


Jack Henry Nelson Troop 91 - Brian Ruppert SM


Henry Charles Kauth Troop 245 - James Shepard SM


Northern Lights


John M. Kehn Troop 52 - Phillip Peters SM


Joshua David Nelson Troop 67 - David Nelson SM


Andrew John VanKeulen Troop 405 - Steve Bernard SM


Derek Thomas Hamamoto Reid Jeffery Mordhorst Troop 531 - Robert Hankins SM


William Bernard Hempel Troop 575 - Blaine Kalahar SM


Northwest


Kevin J. Brooks Troop 31 - John Elholm SM


Calendar at a Glance


November


2 - Return Excess Show and Deliver Popcorn


4 - Popcorn Take Orders and Home Delivery due


18 - Popcorn Take Order Distribution


Prize Orders due


19-20 - Climbing Lock-in at Base Camp


23-25 - Council Service Centers Closed for Thanksgiving


25 - HoliDay Camp at Base Camp December


2 - Silver Beaver Nominations Due


7 - Million Dollar Day for Scouting (St. Paul)


8 - Million Dollar Day for Scouting (Base Camp)


14 - Popcorn Payment due 16-18 - Winter Camp School


23-26 - Council Service Centers and Camps closed for Christmas holiday


31 - Family New Year’s Eve Party at Base Camp


Noah Obenson Pierce Troop 254 - Robert Wahlstedt SM


Seth Andrew Reasoner Troop 297 - John Kendall SM


Christopher James Hemstad Jacob Robert Loewen Nicholas Robert Schmidtke Ryan Raymond Slechta Joshua Adam Torkelson Troop 408 - Jeffrey Olsen SM


Christopher Joseph Meader Troop 639 - Gregory Pickert SM


Prairie Lakes


Joshua Reagan Tipka Troop 111 - David Hebert SM


Logan Daniel Ausen Kegan Richad Markwardt Troop 119 - Christopher Ulrich SM


Simon Christopher Lemaire Benjamin Daniel Remarcke Troop 260 - Gary Bungert SM


Jonathan Eric Kjome Troop 261 - Dale Shores SM


Benjamin James Saxton Troop 269 - Gregory Nonweiler SM


Paul William Randall Troop 270 - Troy Billings SM


Matthew Wesley Wright Troop 331 - Troy Brown SM


Jason Kingsley Howard Troop 339 - Shelley Hines SM


Rolling Hills


Cory Lee Halvorson Troop 231 - Clay Halvorson SM


David Thomas Collins Kyle Jeffery Novak Troop 306 - Thomas Helgeson SM


Nicholas James Cagle Troop 309 - Jennifer David SM


John Mitchell Walsh Troop 311 - Thomas Vogel SM


Cole Richard Shaughnessy Troop 329 - Tracy Doheny SM


Three Rivers


Jeremiah Jonah Atkinson Nathan Patrick Kinn Cody Allen Miranowski Troop 204 - Douglas Gerick SM


Joshua Michael Miller Troop 406 - Michael Miller SM


Grant James Larson Troop 414 - Robert Wallace SM


Andrew Ryan Nash Troop 511 - James Couch SM


SM = Troop Scoutmaster NL = Venturing Crew Adviser VC = Varsity Team Coach


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Hours & Locations Council Offices


Hulings (East) Service Center 393 Marshall Avenue St. Paul, MN 55102


Gabbert (West) Service Center 5300 Glenwood Avenue Minneapolis, MN 55422


Phone: 763-231-7201 Fax: 763-231-7202


Hours


M - F from 8:00 a.m to 5:00 p.m. Scout Shop Hours


Mounds View - Main Scout Shop Phone: 763-786-3090 9:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. M-F and Sat. 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.


Burnsville


Phone: 952-892-0206 9:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. M-F and Sat. 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.


Central Minnesota (Sartell) Phone: 320-252-0143 9:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. M-F and Sat. 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.


Minneapolis


Phone: 763-545-9459 8:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. M-F; and Sat. 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Open until 8:00 p.m. Thursdays


Saint Paul


Phone: 651-224-4175 8:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. M-F and Sat. 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.


Supported by “Friends of Scouting” and the


general public through the United Way.


Richard Neuner - President Greg Page - President Elect Jon Pederson - Commissioner E. Bradley Wilson - Treasurer


John R. Andrews - Scout Executive Editors


Kent York, 763-231-7271


kyork@northernstarbsa.org Keith Faber, 763-231-7272


kfaber@northernstarbsa.org


Pierce Flanagan, 763-231-7251 pflanagan@northernstarbsa.org


Jennifer Nutter, 763-231-7251 jnutter@northernstarbsa.org


OFFICIAL DISTRIBUTORS OF BSA MERCHANDISE


Hudson, WI - Doyles Spokes & Pedals 715-386-8500


Hutchinson - Running Fleet & Farm 320-587-7104


St. Paul - Donalds 651-776-2723


Stillwater - Snyder Drug 651-439-7692


White Bear Lake - Hisdahl’s Trophy 651-429-1394


Willmar - General Mailing 320-231-2257


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Northern Star Council Boy Scouts of America Serving 21 Minnesota Counties and four Wisconsin Counties in the Greater Twin Cities Metropolitan Area and surrounding communities.


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