Scoutmaster Minute: Tis the season of giving. This brings to mind the Scout Oath, specifically a Scout's Duty to Other People...."To help other people at all times". In this context I have received inquires regarding service hours and "what counts". Below I have tried to outline the key steps in the process that a Scout should consider [...]
Scoutmaster Minute: Fortitude comes in many forms. For some it simply may be associated with sleeping on a "firm" gymnasium floor with no sleeping bag or pad. For Troop 893's Philmont Crew, it was about braving low temperatures and steep slopes on the Double Bear Rocks trail in the Shenandoah National Park. Crew members were also [...]
Scoutmaster Minute: A Scout is Reverent, but what does he pray for? Many will say they pray to be kept safe from bad things happening to them. They pray for an easier time of it, for health, and safety. These are all fine, but unfortunate things will happen to everyone. Being able to handle those unfortunate [...]
Scoutmaster Minute What do you suppose is the most valuable two word sentence you can say? Some of you might say, it's "We won!" Others would vote for, "Here's money!" But I think the best two-word sentence is "Thank you. " It isn't used as often as it should be. How often do you use it? [...]
Scoutmaster Minute: Wow...what an awesome weekend at Mission Impossible. We had a nice showing from area Arrow of Light scouts interested in joining our Troop. ASM Wilson facilitated a series of stations manage by our very own Scouts that all got good reviews from participants. I am hopeful that many of those young Scouts return to [...]
Scoutmaster Minute: A Scout is Helpful. As a Troop we collected 3,500 pounds of food with support from Pack 893. We had 47 Scouts (42 Boy Scouts and 5 Cub Scouts) assist and 37 adults assist (33 Boy Scouts 4 Cub Scouts). Rank Advancement Nick Thurston - Eagle Court of Honor (11/11) 1. This [...]
Scoutmaster Minute: Great to see the Scouts step and get the SFF materials distributed. I rode along with 2 patrols and observed some great teamwork. I also had the opportunity to paricipate in an Eagle project today where again I oberved excellent teamwork by the Scouts. Onward and upwards, together when they put their minds to the [...]
1. This Week Oct 30 - Get the Spark (Pandas) @ Activity Field Uniform – Class A A. Panda Patrol will be running a competition to see which patrol can get a spark and keep it going the longest. Each patrol needs to bring wood and fire-starting materials, and portable fire pits if available. B. Popcorn [...]
Scoutmaster Minute: The key to gaining knowledge is learning from your experience's. I suspect that many Scouts have a new appreciation for what it means to "Be Prepared". More specifically they were reminded of the reason why a tent comes with stakes and rainflies have tie-downs...they are not for show...rather in combination they provide a critical [...]
