Scoutmaster Minute: We completed another successful Merit Badge University under the excellent guidance of Matt Conner, our gracious hosts Paul and Kathy Taylor, and many Merit Badge Counselors. Last week during the Patrol Leadership Council (PLC) the team crafted a solid activities plan through mid-April, which will give the new Leadership team time to catch-up and [...]
Scoutmaster Minute This Friday was the 162nd birthday of Lord Baden-Powell, the founder of the Scouting Movement. Today was the final day of Troop 893's 2019 Merit Badge University, the first in which girls as members of a US troop were able to participate in and now bring “BP’s” vision to everyone. Every scout in the [...]
Scoutmaster Minute: This meeting marked the first time all the girls were together and in uniform, so pictures were taken. We discussed meeting planning and walked through planning the next meeting together, more meeting planning to come. The Website has been getting some updates, be sure to look at it. The calendar is also getting filled in [...]
Scoutmaster Minute: There nothing better than having a Scout describe, in their own words, what they are getting out the program. The following contribution is from Life Scout Lane Meyer: Merit Badge University gives you as a Boy Scout many opportunities to complete new and old merit badges. It is also a good way to have a [...]
Scoutmaster Minute - A Scout is Reverent Today CUMC held their Scout Sunday and the 893 Scouting Family represented well with members of the Pack, Boys Troop, Crew and the announced debut of the Girls Troop. Elena, Ms Kathy and Caitlin all came out be recognized by the church as representatives of the troop and thank [...]
Scoutmaster Minute: Not sure about the rest of you, but I loved getting my own mail as a kid. Once I joined Cub Scouts that meant my own copy of Boy's Life every month. The jokes and stories from Pedro were always a kick...even if a little kooky. The awesome adventures other Scouts had undertaken were [...]
Scoutmaster Minute Our Troop is off to a fantastic start! On Friday our launch event went great, with a full room and girls all in new uniforms. It was wonderful to see family support from the brothers who did the opening flag ceremony and helped bring in their sisters into Scouts BSA. Even better was watching [...]
Scoutmaster Minute: The month of February is in steeped Scout history. The Boy Scouts of America was officially found on February 8, 1910. Nearly 109 years later, CUMC chartered a new troop for girls as part of the expanded Scouting BSA family. An added bonus was that several young women were welcomed into the CUMC Scouting family by [...]
Scoutmaster Minute: Last weeks meeting by the Panda Patrol provided a great example of the possible when teamwork and EDGE methods are applied to pioneering. I will be interested to see if anyone puts these skills to use on a future campout. All Scouts should keep in mind that "Nothing is impossible, the word itself says [...]
