Scoutmaster Minute: In response to the recommendation of the canoe outfitter we postponed the Annual Canoe trip until July. While parts of yesterday and today would have been beautiful, the flash flood advisory I received yesterday confirmed that we made the right decision. The good news is that we had ~70 folks planning to attend, [...]
1. This Week - Scouting Simon Says: May 22 (Titans) Uniform – Class A Patrols will be led by the Titans in a competitive version of the infamous Simon Says game with a Scouting twist. It is recommended that everyone come prepared with their 10 Essentials among other skills and knowledge. 2. 45th [...]
Scoutmaster Minute: On this Mother's Day, I would like to thank all the mom's that have nurtured and encouraged there young men to explore the world around them thru Scouting. From Bobcat onward that gentle nudge from Mom to go explore and be yourself has led to many Eagles taking flight. Today I am thankful [...]
1. This Week is a Patrol Leaders Council: May 8 (PLC) Uniform – Class A All Scouts in leadership positions should attend this meeting to review progress on position goals, refine plans for upcoming Troop meetings and events. The Leadership Team will review the New Scout Campout and action they can take as a [...]
New Scout Campout April 2018 Scoutmaster Minute: The weather gods blessed us with an awesome weekend for the New Scout Campout. Lots of new experiences, lessons learned, and challenges. The Nova Corp grub masters feed their patrols well, even an impressive set of dutch oven pizzas. Many tried their luck catching frogs, salamander and [...]
Happy Earth Day. As an American, I will do my best to – Be clean in my outdoor manners. Be careful with fire. Be considerate in the outdoors. Be conservation minded. 1. NSC Station Demo/Final Shakedown: April 24 @ CUMC (ALL) Uniform – Class A A. Each Patrol will demonstrate plan for applying the EDGE [...]
1. Cyber Chip/NSC Station Prep: April 17 @ CUMC (ALL) Uniform – Class A A. All Scouts will attend Cyber Chip program to satisfy requirement for Scout or Star and general reminder of good cyber habits, including Troop/Patrol related communications a described in the electronic policy. B. Each Patrol will assign a grubmaster and develop their Duty Roster/Meal Plan for the New Scout [...]
JLT 2018 campfire Scoutmaster Minute: After being installed at last weeks Court of Honor, the new leadership team completed their training today. It is amazing how motivating doughnuts and bagels can be early in the morning. Their first challenge, in the spirit of teamwork, was to build a fire...never seen it get done so quickly. [...]
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