Scoutmaster Minute
(see our Feb 2012 Newsletter for more information at bottom and in archive to the left)
We are Starting Another Great Scout Year!
Scouts time to head out on the trail of a new Scouting year! We finished up an interesting December that included an orienteering course at Prince William Forest, a Christmas holiday party and a Troop lock in – all in the same day. It was a great way to enjoy the end of 2011. We had our Patrol Leaders Council and Troop Leader Training in December. The SPL and team planned out a set of activities leading up to Klondike.
Troop 1501 Webelos Night, January 24, 2012.
Scouts, you did a great job welcoming our Webelos friends to meet the Troop. We had a dutch oven monkey bread demonstration, a wilderness survival exhibit and the construction of a rope bridge in the MUMC Youth Room to entertain our friends. The night finished with a game, the circle with Scoutmaster Minute and many great memories of a night of fun. Thanks to ASM Dave Belisle, Mr Tony Waisanen, Life Scout Nick Shidlovsky and all the Scouts for putting on some top notch activities.
Klondike Derby, February 3 – 5, 2012.
Eleven Troop 1501 Scouts and seven adult Scouters headed out to Harpers Ferry, West Virginia for the Old Dominion District Klondike Derby. Our two patrols, the Cinco Caballeros and the 49’ers, took the challenge of 20 different skill stations and endured the test of Claim Jumpers, Bankers, Klondike Madams and snow that started at 3PM. We lived in the luxury of the KOA cabins and dined on the skillfully prepared chow that included a good number of pancakes. We need to find some of that delicious turkey sausage for ASM Lewis. The adults ran two stations this year; the Snowmobile (auto maintenance) and the Mush ‘Em, Mush ‘Em (sled race). Our Scouts had a great time and stuck around to help where we could (including lowering the flag and jumping the battery on the "snowmobile"). Thanks to all the Assistant Scoutmasters and parents that helped make this year’s Klondike a great success. Biggest thanks for last – thanks to Mr. Fred Woody who puts this landmark event together each year.
45th Anniversary Dinner, March 10, 2012
Our 45th Anniversary celebration was a great success! Thank you to everyone!
Yours in Scouting,
Brian P. Hamilton
Scoutmaster
troop1501scoutmaster@gmail.com
