Campout - November

We had a great campout in November at Lazarus with a solid turnout from the boys.  We also were able to break in some of the new troop gear that Rick Baumbach has been rounding up.  Nice work Rick!

Let's get things started Q!

Meet Cody!  Master of the fire pit

The troop warmed up around the fire.  Todd led the campfire program.  Who's the parent of the little kid on the right with no jacket on?

A nearby shed provided some entertainment

Spencer chipped in on taking down the tents

Rick and Josh working on the tents

Stockton and Q packing things up after breakfast

Jacob had the treat of hauling out some of the gear

Q helped out too...

Court of Honor - November

We had a Court of Honor in November where many of our scouts received merit badges and advancements.  Rick Baumbach conducted and it was great to have our first 'official' court of honor as a troop.  Good work guys.

Cody knocked out Sports, Family Life, Personal Fitness, and Personal Management.

 Ben got his Citizenship in the Nation, Citizenship in the Community, and Personal Management

 Bradley was awarded the Scout rank

Todd received his Personal Management, Family Life, Citizenship in the Nation, Citizenship in the Community, and his Star Rank.

Ian received his Sculpture merit badge and his Tenderfoof and Second Class Rank.

Hunter received his Star Rank.

Stockton received his Scout Rank.

Disc Golf at Alum Creek

The scouts recently enjoyed a round of disc golf at Alum Creek.  This was definitely the first time trying this sport out for most of us.  We also discussed the Sports Merit Badge and the value in learning about and trying new sports.  Most of our scouts have already completed the majority of the requirements for this badge.  We encourage them to meet with a merit badge counselor soon to get it signed off.

Josh - Eagle Scout!!!

Congrats again to Josh for attaining the Eagle Rank! Josh had his court of honor back in May. He currently serves as the Assistant Senior Patrol Leader for Troop 900. Thanks for all you do Josh!

High Adventure - July '10

The boys went to Cook Forest State Park in Pennsylvania for their inaugural high adventure trip this year. We considered it a great success and all reports show that a good time was had by all.

This is the last day of the trip. We had great weather right up until the end. It rained so hard we ended up ditching camp for a few hours. We ran into town (Clarion, PA) for some food and entertainment. Be sure to notice the flooded parking lot and the unfortunate car parked behind the boys in the picture above.
The rain caused us to miss out on our horseback right and t-bone dinner. We were able to find an alternative though...




The boys did plenty of goofing around during the trip to town. It was tough not to purchase these golf hats that came with a new set of hair.
The boys anxiously awaiting the kayak adventure on the mighty Clarion River.








Here you see Ben, Cody, and Nate taking on the challenge of assembling the PBJ sandwiches. Those tasted pretty great during a day of paddling.
Our first adventure of the trip was a 10 mile canoe trip down the Clarion River. It doesn't sound like a long distance. But the boys learned quickly that these things don't move very quickly. There were plenty of sore arms and back that night at the camp site.


Boys + canoes = swamped canoes. This was a frequent picture of the day. Good times!!!



A friendly game of domino's back at the camp site.
Gabe showing off his body art and teaching a unique way to keep the mosquito's away.