Scoutmaster Minute: I hope you all had time over spring break to recharge their batteries and enjoy time with family and friends. Since today is Easter, it is the one day when its okay to have all your eggs in one basket. 1. This Week Apr 23: New Scout Campout Shakedown & Station Review (ALL) Uniform – [...]
Scoutmaster Minute This week focused on preparation for our first campout experience. By preparing well beforehand we ensure we are ready for what faces us during the activity. While I missed this meeting due to work travel, reports are that it went well and that the Historian and Webmaster met to learn about the website before [...]
This Week Apr 16 NO MEETING - It is spring Break...enjoy a little down time with family and friends. 2. Next Week Apr 23: New Scout Campout Shakedown & Station Review (ALL) Uniform – Class A All scout attend the New Scout Campout on April 26-28 should bring $15 for their grubmaster. [...]
Scoutmaster Minute A Scout is Clean. Yesterday youth and adult members of both the the 893 boys troop and girls troop participated in the annual CUMC Spring Cleanup. We cleared out underbrush, cleared out along the curb of the road leading into the church, and swept both the sidewalk and curb area clear. After many wheelbarrow [...]
Scoutmaster Minute This week marked the formal installation of our first Troop Leadership team. Scouts elected into positions earlier in March are now sworn in and off to a great start. As we contemplate these new leaders and support their coming plans, contemplate a quote from Walt Disney, the man behind The Happiest Place on Earth, [...]
Scoutmaster Minute: The installation of the new Troop 893 leadership team is now official and we look forward to another exciting 6 months. We also has a great showing on Saturday for the cleanup around CUMC. Many dead branch's, pine needles, leaves, dirt and grit were swept, raked, cut, snipped and/or scooped up by members of [...]
Scoutmaster Minute: Leadership is transitional and constantly evolving. Today, the Troop's new leadership endured gusty winds and little rain while making great strides in setting a vision for the next six months. This included the first official use of the CUMC Activity Field flag pole planned and installed by Benjamin Powers for his Eagle project. Awesome. [...]
Sep 22 - Leadership Elections Sep 29 - CoH recognition submission deadline Oct 9-11 23-25 - Campout (new date!)Oct 11 - ILST - Details forthcoming Oct 13 - Court of Honor Oct 17-19 - Alvarez Eagle Project Nov 6-8 - Mission Impossible Campout (Izaak Walton)
Scoutmaster Minute Saturday was our first Outdoor Skills Day where scouts entered the Ax Yard for the first time and learned to safely handle sharp tools. They then used those skills to acquire a dead tree and turn it into a flagpole with some knots skills. The scouts prepared lunch of tasty quesadillas and then used [...]
Scoutmaster Minute: Endure, persevere, excel and overcome are all thoughts that come to mind after this weekend. A hearty combination of Scouters took on mother nature in the Elizabeth Furnace area of George Washington National Forest this weekend. Everyone hiked at least 7 miles or more, gaining at least 1200ft in elevation, and some climbed with [...]
