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Summer Camp Sign Up
Has your Troop signed up for Summer Camp at EBSR yet? Click HERE to go directly to the registration site and get started! |
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Training Opportunities
The next Glacier's Edge Wood Badge Course will be held in 2014 over two weekends: Sept 12-14 for Session #1, Oct 10-12 for Session #2.
Wood Badge is an advanced adult leadership training program for all leaders in Cub Scout, Boy Scout, and Venturing programs. Over six days, Scouters participate in intensive training and use the patrol model. Once this portion is complete, the practical portion begins: completing the Wood Badge ticket. Over a period up to eighteen months, participants complete various projects in service to others, service to the troop, and personal growth. Leaders desiring a deeper dedicated involvement in the Scouting program will find this advanced training highly rewarding.
For more information and to sign up for this years course click HERE
Click HERE to see our ever growing list of in person training offered through out the 2013/2014 year!
Wilderness First Aid
April 12-13, 2014 - Janesville Service Center, 2300 E Racine St, Janesville.
Registration Fee is $35.00
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Adult Recognition
 District Dinners are approaching-be sure to nominate the great scouters you know for the District Award of Merit. Also check with your District Executive for other awards available. |
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Philmont Contingents for 2015
NEXT MEETING WILL BE APRIL 13TH STARTING AT 1:00 PM AT THE MADISON SERVICE CENTER
Glacier's Edge Council
Philmont High Adventure Council Contingent Crews
June 30 - July 12, 2015
Glacier's Edge Council has secured 5 Philmont Contingent Crew slots for 2015.
Contingent Crews are made up of up to 12 members from different Troops and Venturing Crews. This allows you and a couple of your fellow Scouts to go to Philmont with others from across the Council.
The Philmont experience is a once in a lifetime opportunity for many scouts. If you will be 14 or older by June 30, 2015 you are eligible to go!
If you have any questions, contact Mark Daniel at (608) 770-9400 or at gec.high.adventure@gmail.com
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Ice Age Trail Award Program
Getting Ready for Philmont? Just looking for new places to take your Troop or Crew hiking? Try the Dane Drifters Program. The Dane County Chapter of the Ice Age Trail Alliance has started a new hiking award program to encourage participants to hike all 30+ miles of the Ice Age Trail located in Dane County. The Ice Age Trail can be a great way to help get in shape for a Philmont trek as it offers a nice variety of longer distance trails as well as getting up and down some bigger hills (not Philmont-like, but pretty good for Wisconsin J). Anyone completing all the trail segments in Dane Co receive a patch and certificate of accomplishment.
If your Troop or Crew is interested, check out the Ice Age Trail website's section on Hiking Programs (http://www.iceagetrail.org/hiking-awards-and-programs) or contact Gary Wensing (also of Troop 87) at kensinginn@tds.net. You'll find the registration form on the website - scout groups can register at the $6 Companion rate for each participant.
And if Dane County isn't your area, there are programs for Rock Co, Walworth/Jefferson Co, and Baraboo Hills/Lodi - see the above website for more info and contacts for their award programs.
Happy Hiking!
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Service Hours Opportunity
Saturday May 3rd 2014
9:00 am-12:00 pm
Kohl's Department Stores
Madison West Location: 7401 West Towne Way
Madison East Location: 2602 East Springs Drive
CAR SEAT RECYCLE DAY! Looking for some service hours-come join us and help take Kids' Car Seats apart. Come for all of the day or part of the day! Contact Amy Hugill at 608-341-0181 or Nicole Vesley at 608-235-2102 for more information.
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Commish Corner
Awards and Recognition-NOT JUST FOR SCOUTS
Recognition has been a fundamental concept in Scouting from its beginning. Done right, it's a powerful tool that offers at least four benefits:
1. Celebration of Commitment and Achievement
Probably the first to come to mind, recognition does offer the opportunity to recognize individual achievements. Equally important for commissioners, and beginning with the commission they should receive, it demonstrates the commitment they have made to helping our units serve more kids better.
2. Definition
In Scouting, we know (or can easily find out) what it means to achieve an Arrow of Light, or Eagle Scout Award, or Quartermaster, or Silver Award, or an Award of Excellence in Unit Service. The definition of requirements that Scouting's recognitions provide not only tells us what has been accomplished, but also facilitates personal and team goal-setting.
3. Skill Development
Learning and skill development are important by-products of recognition. Even receiving a commission results from newly appointed commissioners having completed basic training, an orientation to the role they have accepted, and the completion of some of the fundamental tasks that position requires. With more advanced recognition comes increased experience and the development of advanced skills that enable greater effectiveness in supporting units.
4. Inspiration
We're inspired by achievement. Seeing what others have accomplished enables us to see greater potential in ourselves and to strive to fulfill it.
Knots, pins, patches and certificates may not be important to all commissioners, but serving more kids better is. Also, what we say to them in acknowledging their achievement can have powerful impact-on them and on other commissioners present (and we should always strive to recognize achievements publicly).
Commissioning Certificate
Commissioner Award of Excellence in Unit Service
Requirements and Progress Record
Certificate
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Council Wide Activities: Boy Scouts & Venturers
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Good News Contest
Could your Pack, Troop, or Crew use $300?
The Glacier's Edge Council is pleased to announce the inaugural Good News Contest for 2013-14.
Scouting has a great story to share! We are looking for pictures and stories about Scouting that appear in your local newspapers. Check HERE for more info!
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Backpack Camporee
April 25-27, 2014
Woodman Center for Camping and Education, RichlandCenter
Come experience HIGH ADVENTURE in the fullest
Join us in filling the valley with scouts from the Glacier Edge Council where the Woodman Center will host the sixth annual Glacier's Edge Council-wide Backpack Camporee. This camporee will give scouts/scouters a chance to learn basic to advanced backpacking skills (water filtration, light weight stove usage and backpack food demonstration), Basic to ultra light equipment demonstrations, Leave No Trace camping, Wilderness First aid and Geocaching. All 7 geocaches will be in new locations this year! We will have the "Boulders" climbing wall again this year! There will be adult training and High Adventure information regarding preparation/ planning and conditioning. We encourage sharing your troop's/crew's adventures with other scouts/scouters.
THIS YEAR WE WILL HAVE ONLINE REGISTRATION WITH EARLY SESSIONS SELECTION UP TO 3 SESSIONS AND BACKPACKING MERIT BADGE. For more information click HERE
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EBSR SWIM CHECKS
Swim checks provided for units attending EBSR this year only. Three different dates are available. 
Sun 04-27-2014 Session #2: Verona Natatorium
Sat 05-10-2014 Session #3: Milton High School Pool
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To register-click HERE
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Nuclear Science Merit Badge Opportunities
 Earn your merit badge in one day with the help of the UW American Nuclear Society! Activities for this year include:
- Tour of the UW-Fusion Facilities and possible tour of the UW-Nuclear Reactor.
- Informative presentations on Nuclear Science, Nuclear Engineering, Radiation Detection, and Careers in the Nuclear industry.
- Hands on activities with radiation detectors and cloud chambers
Registration is now open for the Spring 2014 Nuclear Science Merit Badge workshops! We plan to host workshops on the following Saturday
Click HERE to sign up and get more information |
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Wisconsin River Spring Camporee
May 9-11, Woodman Center
Join us for the Stem Your Skills Camporee!  This year we will be offering Astronomy, Computers, Engineering, Electronics, Electricity, Geology, Space Exploration, and Orienteering M erit Badges to help get Scouts started on earning a Nova Award with the STEM Program. Registration is OPEN! Click HERE to register. |
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Baraboo Circus Heritage Days
May 16-18
Ladies and Gentlemen, Boys and Girls, and Children of All Ages, get ready for the Greatest Show on Earth!
The weekend of May 16, 17 and 18, 2014, is the 28th Baraboo Circus Heritage at the Sauk County Fairgrounds in Baraboo, Wisconsin. There is so much happening at the Heritage! Test your skills on the archery and BB gun ranges, thrill to the Wonder of Physics and BadgerBots robotics. Cheer the lumberjacks as they roll logs and show their skills with axes. Race a Pinewood Derby or Blastcar. Show off your cooking skills in the Dutch Oven Dessert or Iron Chef competitions. New exhibits and activities are added each week - many of your old favorites and some new surprises are in store for you!
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Scout Nights at the Duck Pond 2014
The Madison Mallards and Glacier's Edge council invite you to show your support at either of these two games:
- Tuesday, June 24th at 7:05PM
- Sunday, July 27th at 5:05PM
Tickets are $12 and include;
- Major League stadium seats, Mallards Hat, and Mallards patch
- $3 of every ticket purchased will be donated back to the Glacier's Edge Council
- A Ceremonial First Pitch will be thrown by a supporter of the Glacier's Edge Council
For more information click HERE
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STEM & NOVA
Nova Awards and Nova Counselors / SuperNova awards and SuperNova Mentors
Nova awards - Each award covers one component of STEM-science, technology, engineering, or mathematics.
- Cub Scout Nova awards: Science Everywhere, Tech Talk, Swing!, and 1-2-3 Go!
- Boy Scout Nova awards: Shoot!, Start Your Engines, Whoosh!, and Designed to Crunch
- Venturing Nova awards: Launch!, Power Up, Hang On!, and Numbers Don't Lie
For Nova awards, Scouts work with a Nova counselor. A Nova counselor can be any registered adult age 21 or older, must complete Youth Protection Training, and must be registered under the Nova counselor position code 58.
SuperNova awards - are much more challenging. Cub Scouts, Boy Scouts or Venturers must contact a council-approved SuperNova mentor beforestarting to work on their SuperNova award requirements. Supernova mentors must be 21 or older, be subject matter experts in a STEM field, and be registered under the Supernova Mentor position code 52. In addition to the BSA Adult Registration form, mentors must complete the Supernova Awards Mentor Information application, which will be reviewed and approved by our council STEM committee. They must also complete Youth Protection Training. SuperNova Mentors cannot be the Scout's parent or unit leader (unless the mentor is working with more than one youth at the same time).
See the requirements and more information online at http://glaciersedge.org/youth/stem/ .
If you have any questions on the STEM program feel free to contact Greg Marconnet at gmarconnet@gmail.com or Aaron Ware at aaron.ware@scouting.org or see the GEC STEM information page at:
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Order of the Arrow
Visit us at www.takodalodge.org.
April and May are BIG OA MONTHS:
OA Conclave April 25-27
OA Spring Conference May 2 -4
WWW,
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OA High Adventure
Check out the OA High Adventure programs at Philmont, Sea Base, and Northern Tier. These programs offer two full weeks of high intensity outdoor adventure, leadership development, and a way to build friendships that will last a lifetime, for as little as $250. Any Order of the Arrow member between the ages of 16 and 21 is eligible, and spots are available for the summer of 2014. Visit us at http://adventure.oa-bsa.org/
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Scout Shop
Visit www.ScoutStuff.org
Glacier's Edge Scout Shop located in the Madison Scout Service Center. 608-246-0486
Are you ready for Spring? Tired of Winter!
Stop by and see the new T-shirts, rain jackets, baseball caps and new performance T-shirts, arriving weekly. And so Much More!
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Coming Soon! Estes Rocket Program
The BSA is in the rocket business again! Rocketry helps Scouts develop real connections between theory and hands-on applications in STEM area, and satisfy advancement and NOVA requirements across Cub Scouts, Boy Scouts, and Venturers.
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Book- The Art of Stand Up Paddling - Complete Guide to SUP on Lakes, Rivers, and Oceans. This large full color book covers all aspect of stand up paddling, from buying a board and getting started on your local lake. Soft-color, 320 pages, $21.95
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Merit Badge Pamphlet - $4.49
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