Troop Journal 2010

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Starved Rock Eagle Watch Outing
Saturday, January 23rd. day trip to watch the Bald Eagles.
Well, it was warmer than last year! Thanks to Mr. Sikorski for standing in line to get the boys seats for the Birds of Prey Show. There were no Eagles present on the river, open water and wind and fog had them scattered up and down the river. I guess lunch at Pizza Hut was the best way to wrap up the day.

Ice Fishing Outing
Saturday, January 30th. afternoon trip to Tampier Lake
10" of ice, plenty of equipment and bait, an ice auger that really did not work and not even a bite!
At least the weather was decent and it was good for David to experience his first ice fishing trip. Better yet, no one got wet!

Boy Scout Sunday
Sunday February 7th.
We celebrated the 100th. Anniversary of Scouting in America
Our sponsor, Burbank Manor Presbyterian Church invited us to their Sunday Service.
The Pastor, Dr. Rev. David Neff is also an Eagle Scout so he really knows what Scouting is about!
The boys presented the Colors and collected the offering. They ALL did GREAT!
We even had a few Cub Scouts show up and help out, thanks guys!
Check out the great pics! Thanks to Milt Anderson for all his support!

U. S Grant Pilgrimage
April 23-25, Galena IL. We had a great trip there, it rained Friday night, Saturday AM, Chocolate Pancakes, tour Galena. More Rain. The Civil War Re-enactors were great. They also had Revolutionary War Re-enactors, that was cool.
Saturday night it rained, Sunday AM it rained. We had Sunshine for the ride home, it figures. Overall it was a good trip.

Owasippee
I am still waiting for pics from the kids for this years Owasippe trip.

Fall Pack 3634 & Troop 683 Campout
October 22 - 24, we were guests of Pack 3634 for their annual Fall Campout. It was a great weekend at Camp Sullivan. Saturday we hiked to Bachelors Grove Cemetery, Had a great campfire between the rain and a game of Capture the flag Saturday night. And the best part, the boys stayed in the cabin, real easy set up and takedown. A great time for all of us.

Fall Troop Campout
November 13-15, a backyard campout with some cold weather. We did a 10 mile hike Saturday. Started at the NEW Little Green Schoolhouse. It started raining, we made the decision to drive over to Red Gate woods and hike there. Well we got to were we needed before the downpour, cooked on a variety of hiking stoves. Really cool idea! But getting back took us a little longer as we got a little turned around. The evening was great as the Kriegseis family let the troop "camp" in the basement. All in all a great starter campout for the new kids.

Christmas Lock-In
December 17, ALL NIGHT LONG! all I can say is wow! Big screen games, I think we had 4 tv's going at once. The Boy Scouts and Webelos 2 had a great time. Pizza, Pop and a ton of snacks kept everyone going all night. The parents slept in shifts and maybe got in a solid 2 hours sleep time. Oh, yeah, the grab bag, everyone got something cool for Christmas!