Lakeland District of the Winnebago Council

The Western Side of the Council

District Chair: Mark Buffington, 641-424-5841 mtbuffington@msn.com
District Commissioner: Fred Fox, 641-756-3493 dcfredfox2008@gmail.com
Field Director: Stephen G ‘Steph’ Becker, 2929 Airport Blvd. Waterloo, 50703 319-234-2867 sbecker@bsamail.org
Mason City Service Center Manager: Carol Meyer (WB Owl), 1631 4th St. West, Suite 128, Willowbrook Mall, Mason City, 50401 641-424-2962 / cmeyer@bsamail.org

ANNOUNCEMENTS

September / October Newsletter...

Webelos in the Wild, Sept. 19 – 21^st WSR, for Webelos only. $7.00 for scouts and adults. They’ll be working on Outdoorsman and Naturalist activity pins. Will also work on knots, fire building, first aid, and cub grub. Groups need to bring cooking supplies, food, camping supplies. For a more detailed list, contact Chuck Hogg 877-278-2516 chh@teamquest.com Carol Meyer 641-424-2962 cmeyer@bsamail.org

Lakeland District Eagle Orientation Tuesday, October 14th 6:30 p.m.
United Methodist Church 508 2nd Ave. North
Clear Lake Iowa Scouts,
Parents and Leaders should attend!!

Lakeland District presents 2008 Pow Wow…”Cubstruction! Building Better Leaders!”
Sat. Nov. 15^th, United Methodist Church in Clear Lake. 9:00 – 4:00. Registration begins at 8:00 a.m.
Registration info...

WSR Pirate Ship - Mason City Packs 9, 12, 2, and 401 participated in the North Iowa Band Festival Parade in Mason City last spring. The pirate ship float was built by Brad Pitman of Pack 9 to commemorate the 50^th Anniversary of the Winnebago Scout Reservation. Scouts from all around the council were able to enjoy the pirate ship this past summer as it “floated” on the parade field at WSR. A big Thank-You goes to Julie and Brad Pitman for organizing the Band Festival event with the scouts!

Hi everyone! I've had several opportunities come up for scouts and want to fill
you in! First, there will be a Great River City Festival in Mason City, Sat.
Sept. 20th. This will be downtown, Central Park and there will be a
reenactment of the Dillinger Bank Robbery. They are working to make this a
"green" festival and would love to have some scouts there to work on a compost
project (with Renee from the Landfill) and also could probably help picking up
liter, etc......If you are interested in this, please contact Mary Sue at
641-430-6025. She can give you more information about the project, times, etc.

2nd, Renee, again, from the Landfill, called and they are looking for an older
scout, possibly an Eagle Scout, to make a training video for the Landfill. It
seems that often they give tours, etc, to different groups.........and if the
weather is bad and they can't get outside, they want to have a "video-tour"
available. If you're interested, or have a scout that might be interested,
please contact Renee at the Landfill of North Iowa 641-357-5452

And finally, the Nora Springs Care Center has an Eagle Scout project available.
They are looking for someone to build a purgalla (sp??) They'll cover the
expenses. Call LeAnn Weaver at 641-749-5331.

Hope some of you will be interested! Have fun!

Thanks! -Carol

Lakeland District Dinner 2008 Photo Gallery

50th Anniversary campership patch image

Winnebago Scout Reservation 50th Anniversary Patch

1958 to 2008 - Help Support Scout Camperships by purchasing the special Winnebago Scout Reservation Council Shoulder Patch. Limited, only 200 patches available with the Black Border ($10) (more...)