This page is a resourse for current information on Scouts BSA Troop 427. Check below for the latest forms and information to download. Google Calendar updates are posted below for the entire season of scouting.
Current Links and Upcoming Events
- Patrol Leader Council on January 14th, 2025 at 6pm followed by the Troop Meeting at 7:00pm.
- Camp Chickagami Winter Event - January 17-19, 2025 at UWSP CWES.
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Troops 427 will go back in time to visit Samoset Council's former Summer Camp. Yes, at one time there were 2 Summer Camps in Samoset Council, Camp Tesomas and Camp Chickagami which closed in 1974 and is now the UWSP Central Wisconsin Environmental Station run by the College of Natural Resources. Spend a weekend outdoors, snowshoeing ,and enjoying the winter in the woods on over 200 acres of natural wonder. The Anderson Lodge and White Pine cabin are available for the weekend. The Troop will cook as a large group with a small kitchenette available in the lodge. Bunk-style lodging. Click below for more details. New scouts that are crossing over to Scouts BSA are welcome to participate in this event.
- Troop Permission Slip (Due by the January 14th Troop Meeting) The Permission slip is updated as a fillable form. Options for filling out the form.
- (Best method) Export the PDF permission slip to your computer. Fill out the form, save it to your computer, print out a copy and bring to the scout meeting.
- Print the form as is and manually fill it out and bring to the scout meeting.
- Export the PDF permission slip to your computer. Fill out the form and save to your computer. Send the digital PDF to the Troop Committee Chair's email.
- The Central Wisconsin Environmental Station Website Scouting Info
- Directions to CWES
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- Samoset Information on the 2026 National Jamboree - Jamboree dates are July 22-31, 2026, with touring added either before or after those dates. Scouts may use their Scout Accounts for the $100 deposit needed to sign up.
Scouts BSA program with Troops 427 - Important Links and Troop Forms
- Blank Troop Deposit/Refund Slips
- Weekly Dues Information and Form - New Policy in place.
- BSA Personal Safety Awareness Videos & Scouts BSA Youth Protection Training for Scouts – Scout Rank Req.# 6a. & Star Rank Req. #6.
- Link to Scouts BSA Advancement and Award Opportunities
- Scouts BSA Troops 427 Position Trained Requirements
- Eagle Scout Resources
Scoutbook Connections
- LOGIN to: Scoutbook (For access to Rank advancement)
- Scoutbook Tutorial for Parents
- Scouts can login to Scoutbook if their parents invite them. A parent needs to be associated with their Scout by the Scoutbook unit admin, then the parent logs in and clicks on their Scout, goes to Edit Profile and at the bottom of the page is a place there the parent can invite the Scout to participate. Only a parent can do this. Setting up an Account Your Scout Can Use is in the Scoutbook Tutorial for Parents towards the bottom of the instructions.
- Link to the Scoutbook App for Parents and Scouts (iPhone or iPad version) For parents and Scouts to track the Scouting Experience from Lion to Eagle Scout. This app is for parents and scouts only, it is not for adult leaders to track scouts. A Scoutbook.com log in is required and your account must either be connected to a Scout as a parent or be a youth account.
- Link to the Scoutbook App for Parents and Scouts (Google Play Android) For parents and Scouts to track the Scouting Experience from Lion to Eagle Scout. This app is for parents and scouts only, it is not for adult leaders to track scouts. A Scoutbook.com log in is required and your account must either be connected to a Scout as a parent or be a youth account.
Financial Assistance Links
- Samoset Council Financial Assistance - Families that need financial assistance are welcome to apply for National BSA membership fee, Samoset Council program fee, Scout Handbook, and Scout uniform assistance. We don’t want cost to be a barrier for any family. Go to Samoset.org/aid to complete a financial assistance form. In addition, unit money earning opportunities (i.e., popcorn sale, firewood) should be part of a plan for Scouts to earn their own way.
- Online Samoset Campership Application - Complete for campers with financial need - submit by April 1st.
- Troop 427 Camp Scholarship Request Form Available for members of Scouts BSA Troops 427 - This form is completely confidential and is only seen by the Scoutmaster and the Troop Camp Scholarship Committee. Scoutmaster Signature Required. Form needs to be submitted to the Troop Committee Chair
Other Links
- Annual Health and Medical Form - Complete for all summer camp participants (including adult leaders) needs to be turned into the troop by the end of May 2024. If forms are not in (waiting for doctor appointment) please let us know the date that they will be turned in.
- Link to the Official Obituary of Wayne G. Waldhart
Troops 427 & 9427 In the News
- Channel 9 WAOW has a feature on our troops volunteerings, Area Scouts ask for donations in 'Scouting For Food' April 13th, 2024
- Check it out our Troops have made the Scouting Life Magazine: Scouts Hone Their Survival Skills as Temperatures Fall Into the Single Digits - In the December 2023 issue of Scout Life Magazine (BSA's national magazine).
- WAOW Channel 9 Video - Check out the feature on Addison Puent's American Red Cross Blood Drive for her Eagle Project.
- WAOW Channel 9 Video - Local girl among first female Eagle Scouts in the nation - Check out the feature of Katie Martell, our first female Eagle Scout in Troop 427.
- Wausau Daily Herald Article - Wausau's Katie Martell breaks new ground as area's first female Eagle Scout
- Channel 9 WAOW News with our Troop Christmas Service Project for 2018.