Scoutmaster Minute: Awesome weekend...another sucessful Mission Impossible in the books for Troop 893. Simply the Best. We had a great turnout from multiple Packs and the Scouts, Boys & Girls Troop, did a really nice job with all the stations we set up to introduce them to our 893 family. The weather was exceptional and the [...]
Troop 893 Permission Slip 2020 Mission Impossible Scoutmaster Minute: Welcome to November, its opening has been pretty blustery, but I think we are looking good for Mission Impossible this weekend. This week also happens to make a direct connection to the Scout Oath...Duty to Country. While none of out Scouts are able to vote, this is [...]
Scoutmaster Minute: Over the weekend we collaborated with Pack 2011 on Scouting for Food. The response from the community was reasonable given limited notice and communication. Most importantly, our Scouts worked great as a team sorting and crating up the food items collected. Much appreciation to all the efforts of Michael Adere for organizing this annual [...]
Scoutmaster Minute: Another busy Scouting week..one more Eagle project completed, which includeded a photo bomb by Teddy the pony. LOL. Over 30 Scouts stopped by the activitity field to participate in Jamborree on the Air. They made contact with Scouts on the air in Canada, Ohio, New York, Michigan, Arlington, and Camp Snyder. Last week was [...]
Scoutmaster Minute: Sounds like we may have some converts to the joys of fishing. I am not aware that any state records were broken, but Silver Lake gave up a bounty of Blue Gill on Saturday evening as Scouts worked on the Fishing MB. I am told that the Scouts would like to go again, so [...]
Scoutmaster Moment This week was our first full week of school and work after Winter Break, always a tough re-entry. Wednesday January 6th is a notable day as “hump day” as halfway through the week, Epiphany or Three Kings Day, and per the US Constitution the day that the presidential election is certified by the US [...]
Scoutmaster Moment A new year has rolled around, welcome 2021! 2020 is in the books, surely to be studied by historians for many years to come as a tumultuous time with a pandemic, historic election (and aftermath), and civil unrest related to our nation’s continued grappling with racism and its effects. While it was a roller [...]