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Need Volunteer Scouts and Webelos for Live Chess Game
Live chess game Saturday the 4th, 5pm to 7pm. We are looking for people to play the pieces. We need 4 castles (2 white 2 black), 3 knights (1 white, 2 black), 2 bishops (1 ea). You must provide simple identifiable "costume" it could be just headgear. We especially need Webelos to bring bicycle...
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Space Jam 6 Registration is now OPEN
Registration is officially open. We are starting with a paper system, on-line registration is still under development (It is a big job!). Go to the Register tab and read the instructions. The Young Eagles will be giving airplane rides at Space Jam 6, and this requires every Scout (that wants ...
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Space Jam 6 "The History of Aviation" Aug. 3-5th 2012
Make sure you get Space Jam 6 on the Troop calendar. We have been doubling each year in size, Space Jam 5 we had 300% growth, and we hit the maximum size for the facility. We will expect to sell out SJ-6 by March of 2012. We have special plans for Scouts that came to SJ-5 and didn't get the R...
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ISS Contact on YouTube
Space Jammers, we have the ISS contact from Space Jam 5 up on the web, go here:
Space Jam 5 ISS Contact
Or go to You Tube and search for "Crew 272 ISS Space Jam 5"
Make sure to watch the credits at t...
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THANKS TO ALL THE SPACE JAMMERS, Awesome Job!
A big thanks to all the Volunteers, you did an AWESOME JOB. Scouts, the Chanute Aerospace Museum said you where the best Scout group they have had! Everything went well, and what didn't, we will have fixed for Space Jam 6. Denny, Troop 17, Brian, and Crew 272 teams look forward to seeing ever...
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2011 SJ 5 is over, see you in 2012
Thanks to all the Troops and Packs for signing up for Space Jam 5, we will see you in 2012 at Space Jam 6. What an awesome time!
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Final Merit Badge Schedule
The merit badge schedule is final now. Have a look, we added a couple new badges, and shifted a few class times. Our International Space Station contact will cause the afternoon to shift (we will probably move all classes in the afternoon 30 minutes, so 1pm is 1:30pm etc.), but we have to play...
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ISS Contact with Scoutmaster Astronaut Michael Fossum
Our ISS contact is a go for 1pm on Saturday. What a treat, Astronaut Mike Fossum on the ISS is a Distinguished Eagle Scout, and is currently a serving Scoutmaster! This is going to be Awesome! I can't wait! Be in the Museum main hanger at 1pm Saturday!!! Space UP!
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Woodwork merit badge Hands on Project
Last year's most popular merit badge with Carpentry (a 2010 only mb), we have the same team this year teaching the Woodwork Merit Badge (just added to the class list today). Woodwork mb includes a take home project! If you like working with your hands, sign up for Woodwork and Metalwork, two tr...
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SJ Blood Drive, Give and Receive!
Community Blood Services of Illinois will be leading a blood drive at Space Jam 5. Saturday from 2 to 8 pm you have an opportunity to be an essential part of our communities efforts to prepare for an emergency. Donors will receive a free bottle of water or pop at the registration tent.
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