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Superior Hiking Trail
Northwest District Commissioner Dave Yarusso recently hiked the Superior
Hiking Trail. A link to his Flickr photo set of this hike is:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/26266605@N05/sets/72157624218919116/
Note: The preceding link is to a non-BSA site. The contents of this site
are not under BSA control.
2010 Wali-Ga-Zu
Wali Ga Zu was held on February 22, 2010 and March 1, 2010. (Patrols participated on one of the two dates.) This event was held at the gym at St. John the Evangelist School in Little Canada.
The nature event for 2010 was Trees.
Participation was up this year with 200 Scouts, representing 35 patrols and 15 Troops participated in the 2010 Wali Ga Zu. Seventeen patrols earned the coveted Honor Patrol Award by scoring 200+ points out of a possible 250 points in the overall scoring. Ten patrols earned Participation with Spirit, Skill and Speed (the next level). Four patrols earned Participation with Spirit and Skill and four earned Participation with Spirit.
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2010 Wali Ga Zu Scoring Summary |
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Excellence Awards |
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(40+ out of a possible 50) |
| Tripod | 54% |
| First Aid | 11% |
| Map - Compass | 74% |
| Nature | 57% |
| Knots | 63% |
| Average Total Score (out of 250) | 193 |
Many thanks to Troop 462 and event chair Dick Thomalla for hosting and providing all the major support for this effort.
2010 District Pinewood Derby
The 2010 Northwest District Pinewood Derby was held on Saturday, April
10th at St. John the Evangelist School gym in Little Canada. There were
79
Scouts, representing 22 Packs from the District, that raced their cars in
an epic battle. Click Here to see
the results of the race, showing all the competitors. 
(89KB) The top 10 finishers are invited to race in the Council
Pinewood Derby race on Saturday, June 5th, at the Mall of America rotunda.
Thanks to event chair Dick Thomalla and Troop 462 for hosting the 2009
District Race.
2009 Merit Badge Day
Northwest District held a Merit Badge Saturday on March 7, 2009 and it went very well. We had 130 Scouts attend. We offered 12 different merit badges. We had boys complete over 250 merit badges. Nineteen adults took the adult Advancement, Merit Badge Counselor, and/or Eagle Leadership Project Coach Training. Many thanks go to all of the volunteers that helped to make this such a special event. A special thanks to Merit Badge Day organizer John Hanson for another very successful event.
Fall 200
8 Camporee
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The 2008 Camporee was themed Wacky Olympics. It was on October 10 - 12 at Phillippo Scout Reservation. The Camporee featured a series of activities with and Olympic theme. Some events were bobsled run, rubber chicken obstacle course, bb gun shooting, archery range, wrist rockets, javelin throw and many others. Troops were encouraged to create their own country with costumes and flags. The campfire program included a six foot diameter Olympic flame and the showing of the movie "Cool Running" about the Jamaican bobsled team. |
2008 District Dinner
The 2008 District Dinner was held on April 24th at St. Odilia Church in Shoreview. The dinner recognized Scouters and units for their efforts and their achievements during the last year. The event was dedicated to the memory of Will Jass, long time Distri scouter and friend. The District is fortunate to have many dedicated volunteers.
2008 Ice Fishing Day
The 11th annual Northwest District Ice Fishing contest was held on January 26, 2008, at Snail Lake in Shoreview. There were over 300 Scouts who attended. This was moved from 1/19 to the back-up date of 1/26 when it became known that the high temperature for 1/19 was going to be below zero F and there was to be a -30F wind chill. There were more prizes and winners than ever. Thanks to the many area merchants who donated these door prizes and thanks to Troop 200 which predrilled holes in the ice and also offered concessions.
Webelos Woods
The Northwest District Webelos Woods has been an annual event for 32 years. This event introduces first year Webelos Scouts to Boy Scouts and Boy Scout camping. We were lucky to avoid the predicted rain for most of the weekend at Fred C. Andersen Scout Camp. There were over 300 youth and adults who participated in this first experience for Webelos in Boy Scout camping. Thanks to event chair Danny Nelson and all the Scouts, Explorers and Scouters who helped make this happen.
Webelos Activity Day
This year the District held Webelos Activity Day and we had 225 Webelos show up to work on the Artist, Engineer, Scientist and Showman Webelos Activity Pins. Thanks to chairperson Bill Fox for his leadership for this activity.
