Tonight’s scout meeting was geared toward practicing skills and we have learned there are two things that really grab a scout’s attention—food and fire. To that aim, Bill provided the opportunity for them to prepare cheese and pepperoni pizza in Dutch ovens. They mixed crusts made with Bisquik baking mix, topped them with sauce, cheese […]
One of the scouts in our troop is working on his eagle project right now, building informational kiosks for the zoo. He invited other scouts to come help paint so Mason and Bill went to lend a hand. They were in good company. It was heartwarming to see scouts of all ranks as well as […]
Our troop went to Camp Ransburg again this summer. It is located about two hours north of us in Bloomington, Indiana. It’s a very big camp and quite active during the summer. When they arrived, Bill had to park the trailer way down the hill away from the permanent tents. That meant that the first […]
The troop gathered bright and early at the scout house to load the trailer and set off. The group included several senior scouts (Walker, Ben, Ian and Triston), six newly crossed-over scouts (Mason, Cole, Daniel, Luke, Sam, and Pierce) and two leaders (Bill and David). Our third leader, Captain D, would drive up Sunday. The […]
Tonight was the night! Walker went before the Eagle Scout Review Board to present his project for approval. He was armed with his completed binder and prepared to answer questions. He had a practice review board with leaders from our troop which helped him gather his thoughts and prepare answers to questions that the board […]
This morning was Breakfast with Santa, the annual gathering hosted by the PTSA and catered by the Boy Scout troop. This year Bill invited the Webelos to come along and do some of the cooking. I went along as well to watch how things were done. Behind the scenes, a full breakfast was being prepared. […]
Mason’s Webelos den is looking ahead to the early part of next year when they will be crossing over to join our Boy Scout Troop. In anticipation of that, tonight the boys attended one of their meetings. The meeting started with the scouts circled up front. After the recitation of the Pledge of Allegiance, the […]
It was a beautiful day for a family picnic with the scouts. It was our Summer Court of Honor. The Webelos families were invited to participate with the opening ceremony they did at their pack meeting. They actually outnumbered the boy scouts present. There were a few merit badges to be presented to scouts. Once […]
Walker and Bill went off this weekend to Fall Creek Falls for the monthly camping weekend. According to the website, Fall Creek Falls State Park is Tennessee’s largest and most visited state park. It is 26,000 acres across the eastern top of the rugged Cumberland Plateau and features cascades, gorges, waterfalls, streams and lush stands […]
Captain D. had a lot of merit badges to present to Walker at the Boy Scout Mother’s Day Banquet and Court of Honor. The boys prepared a wonderful meal: salad, High Adventure Macaroni from Walker’s cookbook, and Jerett’s version of the Ultimate Chocolate Chip Cookie and Oreo Fudge Brownie Bar. I always appreciate how the […]