Today Mason traveled with several scouts from our troop to his first merit badge university. Vincennes University was one of the MBU locations that Walker really liked (college campus, interesting topics, and great food at the cafeteria) and we had hoped Mason would feel similarly. Mason chose a merit badge new to our family—welding. We […]
One hundred fifty luminaries were set up along the walkways leading to the doors of church. Once again, many scout hands make light work. We tossed in a seminarian for good measure. Of course, night time photos are difficult but these capture a bit of the Christmas eve glow.
The weather was crisp for a weekend of camping at Camp Ondessonk but that did not deter the boys from having fun. Today’s group included Cole, Luke, Mason, Bill, Blake, Blake’s dad, Triston and Triston’s dad. They arrived Friday night and stayed in the unit of Garnier. Hiking, exploring, skipping stones and tossing rocks were […]
Today Walker and Triston completed their Ad Altare Dei journey with a blessing from Father Tom after mass. Ad Altare Dei is a Boy Scout religious emblem designed to help scouts ages 13 and 14 study the sacraments in depth. Ideally, a group of scouts would get together with two leaders over the course of […]
Breakfast with Santa has come to mean new things to our family. The boys have outgrown the arts and craft activities, sitting on Santa’s lap and listening to Christmas carols and stories but they have grown into their new roles as breakfast chefs. This event is one of the biggest fundraisers for the troop. We […]
The count of completed luminaires is climbing. They worked on them last Sunday, November 12th and again, tonight. The luminaries are made of vinyl siding with holes drilled out in a pattern. The bases and tops are lids purchased from Berry Plastics. There are strategic holes drilled and punched in the lids and bases […]
Several weeks back when the troop went camping, they began working on the fishing merit badge. One of the requirements was to clean and cook fish. Unfortunately, that weekend they didn’t catch what they needed so this week at the meeting they got a chance to do it with fish from a local monger. […]
The troop went camping this weekend. It was the first time the newest members of the troop were camping together and also Mason’s first campout without Bill going as one of the leaders. Mr. Mason, Blake, Mason, Triston, Pierce, Cole, Mr. Yunker and Mr. Hershberger left Friday afternoon. They headed up to Indian-Celina in the […]
Today was a divide and conquer day. The scouts had a hike on the calendar, Walker volunteered at a golf benefit for Camp Ondessonk and I had a service commitment for Mother to Mother. It was dark o’clock when the Bill and the boys headed out to Illinois. Walker spent the day helping at the […]
This afternoon was our annual Boy Scout Court of Honor at the park. It was a beautiful Sunday afternoon and we had a nice turnout of families. After lunch, the Court of Honor began. Ben and Jerett gave a report on their experiences hiking Philmont on the St. George Trek last month. They covered a […]