Troop 160 Lexington

Message from the Scoutmaster:
As I mentioned a couple of weeks ago, if you are still trying to get requirements signed off for Tenderfoot, Second Class, and First Class, we will meet at least the next couple of weeks at RFK (our usual meeting place) for some review of things like knots and lashings.
Let’s try for […]

Hello all,
Many thanks to all the adults in the troop 160 “family” for pitching in this year to coordinate events, drive scouts to and fro, teach merit badge classes, work the fundraiser, participate in committee meetings, coordinate CoH’s, work on Eagle projects, organize high adventure trips, attend summer camp and participate in some of the […]

Click picture to view Meg’s online photos of the Nantucket bike trip. Enjoy!

LAST COH
Thank you to everybody who helped organize that last COH. And thanks to all of the merit badge counselors who taught the classes which allowed Scouts to earn all those badges.
And thank you to the Guides and Instructors who got so many Scouts to Tenderfoot, Second, and First Class.
However, a question about advancement […]

I know–Scout meetings have ended for the summer, but several Scouts asked about doing some advancement during the summer.  Let’s try a couple of classes …
Knots, lashings, and fusing/whipping the ends of rope appear to be a real problem for many Scouts and I am not just talking about those who are not yet First […]

From Scoutmaster Hank Manz:
As I am sure all of you know, four Scouts were killed during an NYLT course at a camp in Iowa.  Last night several news outlet began to spice up their stories by comparing what happened in Iowa to accidents at Scout and non-Scout camps.  One longish piece urged parents to check […]

One of the requirements for First Class that’s often hard to get is Orienteering. It’s not so much that it’s very difficult as that it’s often difficult to find a convenient course. One approach is to go to one of the occasional orienteering events in the area. Another is to use this […]

The bike rack installation last Saturday went very well.  We learned how to mix concrete (like Bisquick one should lean toward dry rather than wet), how to dig conservative postholes, how to deal with big rocks, and how to pour concrete.  The rain squall didn’t slow the crew down at all.
Thanks to all who helped–Cole, […]

HASTINGS BIKE RACK PROJECT
The two troops are going to install a serpentine bike rack at Hastings School this Saturday starting at 10:30 AM. There is a chance that rain will wash us out so it may not happen. I don’t have a rain date because Sunday is impossible and next weekend is worse. […]