Scoutmaster Moment This week marked the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 mission to the moon and the famous step made by Neil Armstrong (and Buzz Aldrin), a challenge issued by President John F. Kennedy in his famous “We Choose to go to the Moon” speech only 7 years before. The cost in time and treasure [...]
Scoutmaster Moment This week the troop embarked upon the Astronomy Merit Badge, with many thanks to ASM Adam Weisz for showing the way and his tools. The weather was stormy and therefore the stars were blocked from our view, but they’ll return. A star watching evening will be planned for later this Fall when the skies are [...]
Scoutmaster Minute Summer camp is here! This is short as we’re at camp. Today the troop boarded a bus and arrived at Goshen Scout Reservation. This is the first week of camp, and this is the first year girls are able to participate. So far we see other girl troops here and look forward to [...]
Scoutmaster minute We had a great planning session this week and set out ideas on what to do for meetings and activities through the summer. While there are plans for continued achievements to meet rank and work on merit badge I’m pleased to see some fun, for the sake of fun, also worked into the plan. [...]
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 [...]
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)
