Scoutmaster Minute Wow...I hope everyone has a wonderful Thanksgiving. I was very grateful for the opportunity to gather with most of my extended family and friends while visiting the town my wife and I grew up in as kids. Even better, I was able to split the driving duties with my son...so grateful. This past week [...]
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 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 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 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 Minute Fall is moving quickly and as the leaves turn, the clocks will soon follow. The latter is certainly one of the most useless acts imposed on all citizens. That being said, next week I would remind everyone to get to the polls and exercise your right to vote. We are all free to express [...]
Scoutmaster Minute Weather is shifting into fall so be prepared. As we will continue to use the activity field as much as possible, the temps are cooler and it get dark quickly, so please dress appropriately and ideally bring a flashlight or headlamp. Men make history and not the other way around. In periods where there is no leadership, [...]
Scoutmaster Minute Our Scouts enjoyed beautiful weather over the weekend while testing their skills at pioneering, rock climbing, and knife/tomahawk throwing amongst other (yes that is a human fooseball pit - brilliant). Certainly some lessons learned in planning department...unity of effort is key. If there is a stumble, don't dwell on it, keep moving forward. I [...]
Scoutmaster Minute This past week we installed the new Scout Leadership team that will run the program for the next 6 months under Senior Patrol Leader Matthew Sezen's guidance. They are committed and have developed a plan of action and are working toward implementation. Looking forward to seeing what these young men can do over the [...]
Scoutmaster Minute: The transition to our new leadership team was put through paces today and I think we ready for the task. It will require continued diligence toward implementing the idea and themes they eventually expressed over the course of the day. In addition, we put the flag pole to great use and have enhances our [...]
