Scoutmaster Minute It is time to give thanks for the support we have within our Scouting family from parents, leaders, chartering organizations and the Scouts themselves. Please take a moment to review the announcements below and respond accordingly. Take a few minutes to also review the outlook for the coming 2 months.I wish you all an excellent [...]
Scoutmaster Moment The day before the 4th Thursday in November is the highest volume of road and air traffic as people migrate around the country and gather for a single dinner together. This seems like a great deal of hassle to travel, fight traffic, all the preparation of cleaning and cooking for just one meal. Except [...]
Scoutmaster Minute This weekends Mission Impossible was Simply The Best. Huge shout out to ASM Ryan Pschigoda for an out of this world experience and series of activities linked to Scouting Heritage with a Marvel Universe twist. This was complemented a suburb dinner organized by ASM Kathy Taylor with many adults supporting...wow I am still full. [...]
Scoutmaster Moment I can’t say enough about the fabulous Mission Impossible weekend we just had. We had some very promising visits from prospective scouts for both troops. We had 6 girls come visit and were taken around our camp and the 6 activity stations. The visitors were from local scouting units, and some have not been [...]
Scoutmaster Minute It has been a busy weekend and our Scouts were great in supporting another Scouting For Food event. This next week represents a key time to continue making Troop 893 "Simply The Best". That includes following items. A. Mission Impossible: We need adult support during Mission Impossible to make this a successful event...no camping [...]
Scoutmaster Moment Tomorrow, 11 Nov, is Veteran’s Day as celebrated in the US as a day to recognize and thank all those who have served in our Armed Forces. Other countries also celebrate this day, some call it Remembrance Day, once upon a time all called it Armistice Day in celebration of ending what was then [...]
Scoutmaster Minute The idea of resetting clocks back an hour in the fall and forward an hour in the spring was first suggested by Benjamin Franklin in his essay "An Economical Project for Diminishing the Cost of Light," which was published in the Journal de Paris in April 1784. During World War I, there was widespread adoption [...]
Scoutmaster Moment On Tuesday any US Citizen over 18 is eligible to do their civic duty and vote. Election day is the day we put our Democracy in action by choosing those that will represent us. This year is a relatively small election, but important nonetheless. Presidential election years get lots of press (and ads!), [...]
