Troop 160 Lexington

Summer Camp Information & Registration Forms were handed out at last Thursday’s Troop Meeting (1/25). If you didn’t get one, the information is attached. I will also have forms available at the meetings if for some reason you are not able to open these attachments.
Please read the “Information Sheet” as soon as you can as […]

We are hosting a whole bunch of Webelos next week. We will be organizing some Super Round Robins around SCUBA, rock climbing, canoeing, and other high-adventure stuff so come early to get briefed. The meeting will start promptly at 7:30. If some of those hotshot JASMs and Greenbars and Quartermasters could get there by 6:45, […]

PLC this week. Be there! 6:15 PM. You all know who is supposed to be at a PLC, but in case you have forgotten, look at the sleeve of your uniform. Does it have the green bars of a patrol leader? You oughta be there. Are you an ASPL? Be there.

I think we were all impressed by the presentation by Trog at our last meeting (January 26, 2006). Some of the things I took away from the presentation were:His base pack weighs just 11.4 pounds. That is his pack without food, water, and a couple of items of weather-related clothing. In other […]

Troop 160 will once again be having our Deep Freeze campout at the Rolfson’s acreage in Albion, Maine. This year we will meet at St. Brigid’s at 8:00 am SHARP on Saturday, February 18. We’ll be returning at about 3:00 pm on Monday, February 20. Signups are due by February 4.
Trip Leader: Charles Hatvany […]

We are once again gearing up for Summer Camp at Daniel Webster Council’s (DWC) Griswold Scout Reservation in New Hampshire. We will be at Camp Bell the first week (August 6 - 12) and Hidden Valley the second week (August 13 - 19). There are several new and exciting programs going on this year! One […]

The annual Troop 160 ski trip to Gunstock Mountain in New Hampshire will be held on Saturday, February 11th, 2006. Gunstock offers 45 trails for DOWNHILL SKIING and SNOWBOARDING, 50 kilometers of CROSS-COUNTRY trails, 7 chutes for TUBING, and is known for its “guaranteed” Learn-to-Ski program. All equipment is available for rental: skis, snowboards, cross-country […]

There will be a pack check at this Thursday’s meeting for the upcoming camping trip. Pack checks are a time when scouts bring in their packs filled with the items that they will be bringing on the camping trip to be inspected by older more experienced scouts. As this is the Donkey and Gecko’s first […]

UPDATE: We learned a lot from this talk — find Scoutmaster Hank Manz’ summary here.
Hiking the 2,172.6 mile Appalacian Trail from Georgia to Maine is one of the world’s ultimate backpacking experiences. Join us at the Troop Meeting on Jan 26, 8:00-8:30pm for an entertaining presentation of Trog’s 2003 adventure hiking the AT. Family […]

Remember, the Parker Mountain snowshoeing/winter sports trip will be January 14-15, 2006 (Martin Luther King weekend). The calendar from this fall says January 14-16, but it’s been shortened. If you haven’t turned in your permission slip, be sure to do it at the Court of Honor.

It’s especially important to be prepared for winter camping. […]