Many members of Troop 1468 did a Good Turn by cleaning up our troop's section of the Mountain Bay Trail.
In our Most Interesting or Useful Trash Item competition, the winner is Brad Wigger, who collected a tote bag (which he used to keep picking up trash). Mr. Verba was a close second with his cast iron rail section that he plans to recycle as an anvil...
The calendar may have said it was Spring, but our April campout at Gardner Dam definitely felt like winter! We pitched our tents on bare grass and woke up to 4" of snow, perfect for some unexpected sledding. But, the clouds cleared, the mercury climbed to a balmy mid-30s, and it was time for some baseball as well. Toss in some patrol competitions, a hike in the woods, and lots of good food, and it turned out to be a great campout after all.
This campout was a lesson in why a Scout should always Be Prepared. Definitely one for the memory books! Did I say 4" of snow? I'm pretty sure it was 6...or 8...
Scouts from Troop 1468 dusted off their derby skills by helping out the Howard Suamico Pulaski Service Unit of the Girl Scouts run their "Powderpuff Derby."
Troop 1468 picked a great weekend for winter camp--plenty of snow, perfect temperatures, and lots of fun. Highlights included several scouts earning their Polar Bear Camping Award, a snowshoe trek around the bog, Mr. Whiting's epic sledding wipeout (unfortunately not caught on camera), and the worlds longest game of Risk (well, not really). Most important, nobody went home hungry...
The Crossover was held on February 3rd, 2013 at Horn's Pheasant Run Tree Farm. The new scouts were welcomed into Troop 1468 with the Crossover Ceremony, a chili lunch and fun playing winter games.
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