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Every year, Troop 85 goes to summer camp. Summer camp is a wonderful opportunity to earn merit badges and learn scouting skills, as well as work on ranks. Many options are available, allowing each scout to work on merit badges and skills that they need. This year, we went to Camp Birch again. Camp BirchContinue reading “Summer Camp 2024”

This year, the Klondike Derby at Camp Birch was composed of an assortment of fun activities. Riflery: At the rifle range, which is located at the northern end of camp, we practiced our marksmanship against paper targets. First Aid: The first aid component of Klondike was composed of two parts: a stretcher course, and aContinue reading “Klondike 2024”

This year for our December event we did a lock-in at Mike’s bike park. At this event we rode around the park. We also watched many movies and played on old consoles. We did a white elephant gift exchange while we were having a good time at the park.

Every November, Troop 85 does a Catholic retreat called Catholic camporee. This year the camporee included a first aid challenge, leadership games, a vocations panel, Mass, and adoration. We also earned an adoration patch. The first aid challenge involved a punture wound from an arrow and CPR required for someone who hit his head onContinue reading “Catholic Camporee 2023”

This October we did a wilderness survival campout at Camp Birch. For breakfast we did wood fire cooking and then we had most of the new scouts earn their totin chit. After the totin chit had been earned Mr. Heaton did a survival shelter demo. Then we started survival shelters and had a lunch ofContinue reading “Wilderness survival 2023 campout”

This month for our campout we did a bike ride to Young’s Dairy. Lighiting a fire the first night Cooking breakfast One stop on our bike ride We had lunch and spent most of the afternoon at Young’s Dairy and then we all rode all the way back to Angel’s Pass where we were camping.

For September’s event this year we did a shooting sports and scout themed trivial pursuit game using topics from the scout book. In the morning, we did archery, shotgun and rifles. In the afternoon, we did trivial pursuit which included topics such as fitness, cooking, and tools.

Summer camp this year was at Camp Friedlander which was a new experience for Troop 85. Camp Friedlander has a scheduled program which meant that we had to register for the merit badges we would work on in advance of camp. Program Areas There were many areas at Camp Friedlander like the trade skills area,Continue reading “Summer Camp 2023”

To celebrate its 100th anniversary, Tecumseh Council decided to replace its normal spring campouts with one event: the Camporall. Scouts BSA scouts, Cub Scouts, and Venturers alike were invited to come participate in the activities offered at Clarke County Fairgrounds. Friday Night Unfortunately, Friday night was not exactly ideal camping weather. About halfway through tentContinue reading “Tecumseh Council Camporall”

For this event, a subset of the troop drove to Valley’s Edge for tubing with their families. We spent all afternoon there and had a lot of fun. Not only did we snow tube in smaller groups, we went down a few times as one massive group.