Girls’ Troop 66
Information Meetings
Every Monday in January, 2019
7:30 PM – 9:00 PM
at St. Bernard’s Parish Center on the southwest corner of Rose Avenue & Rice Street in Saint Paul
▪ Parents, bring your questions!
▪ Girls, bring your friends!
▪ There will be puzzles!
▪ We will provide applications!
▪ Bring your checkbook to register right away!
If you are unable to attend, or if you have questions, call or text Scoutmaster Jacob Hugart at 651-402-0927. If you don't reach him, please leave a voice-mail. You may also send an e-mail to jhugart@gmail.com with questions.
Sunday, January 6, 2019
Sunday, June 24, 2018
Camping at Birch Bend
Troop 66 had a good time camping on the lake shore at Birch Bend in June. The boys worked on the Fly Fishing merit badge and cooked the delicious meals. The adults helped camp staff split firewood and fended off mosquitoes.
Unfortunately, all 3 of our vehicles suffered some kind of unrelated mechanical challenges on the way home, with one requiring a tow back to St. Paul. (Don't worry, we're renting a nice van for our trip to Tomahawk in August!)
Unfortunately, all 3 of our vehicles suffered some kind of unrelated mechanical challenges on the way home, with one requiring a tow back to St. Paul. (Don't worry, we're renting a nice van for our trip to Tomahawk in August!)
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| Beautiful sunset! |
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| A tight squeeze to fit all the tents on level ground. |
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| Friendly dragonfly |
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| Two of the scouts working on their Fly Fishing merit badge. |
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| Meanwhile, the adults helped split & stack firewood for future campers. |
Sunday, April 22, 2018
Camping at Kiwanis
Ever wondered what it's like to camp in Minnesota 1 week after a record-setting blizzard in April? Actually, not too bad! The snow melted quickly, leaving behind significant mud on pathways, but the rest of camp was okay. The boys worked on many requirements and went on a couple hikes through the woods.
Friday, January 19, 2018
Sunday, January 7, 2018
Monday, August 7, 2017
Friday, February 24, 2017
Troop 66 Anniversary and Origins
February is the month when the Cub Scouts have their Blue & Gold dinner. This commemorates the founding of the Boy Scouts of America on February 8, 1910. But the Twin Cities have had Boy Scouts for almost as long!
What we know as the Northern Star Council formed in 2005 from the merger of the Indianhead and Viking councils (according to our council's history page). The Indianhead Council was founded October 1, 1910 as the St. Paul Council, and the Viking Council formed on October 15, 1910 as the Hennepin Council. They changed their names in 1954.
In the early years of the Boy Scouts of America, troops would be chartered and then a chartering organization wouldn't renew their charter; the troop numbers, though, got reused. According to paperwork on-file at the Northern Star Council offices, Troop 66 was first chartered by the Hazel Park community from 1922 to 1923. After that, the Central Park Methodist Episcopal church (now known as the Recovery church) chartered Troop 66 from 1925 until 1931.
In 1931, St. Bernard's Catholic church chartered Troop 66. They maintained the charter until 1940. During World War II and the post-ware period, St. Bernard's retained Troop 66, but didn't maintain the charter every year. Different groups within the church would hold the charter, too. (Our current chartering organization is the St. Bernard's Men's Club.)
What we know as the Northern Star Council formed in 2005 from the merger of the Indianhead and Viking councils (according to our council's history page). The Indianhead Council was founded October 1, 1910 as the St. Paul Council, and the Viking Council formed on October 15, 1910 as the Hennepin Council. They changed their names in 1954.
In the early years of the Boy Scouts of America, troops would be chartered and then a chartering organization wouldn't renew their charter; the troop numbers, though, got reused. According to paperwork on-file at the Northern Star Council offices, Troop 66 was first chartered by the Hazel Park community from 1922 to 1923. After that, the Central Park Methodist Episcopal church (now known as the Recovery church) chartered Troop 66 from 1925 until 1931.
In 1931, St. Bernard's Catholic church chartered Troop 66. They maintained the charter until 1940. During World War II and the post-ware period, St. Bernard's retained Troop 66, but didn't maintain the charter every year. Different groups within the church would hold the charter, too. (Our current chartering organization is the St. Bernard's Men's Club.)
But June 1, 1957, is a notable day in the history of Troop 66. Our charter has been continuously maintained every year since that date, according to council records. This means that June of 2017 will mark our 60th anniversary as a chartered troop!
Technically, our troop number is 9066, which was done during the Northern Star Council merger to avoid duplicate troop numbers. However, we are still entitled to wear "66" as our unit number, and count our years of continuous chartering from when we were just Troop 66.
Technically, our troop number is 9066, which was done during the Northern Star Council merger to avoid duplicate troop numbers. However, we are still entitled to wear "66" as our unit number, and count our years of continuous chartering from when we were just Troop 66.
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