Troop 160 Lexington

Three items of general interest.
Flag Day
First–and this one sort of snuck up on me–Flag Day is Wednesday. That’s tomorrow (June 15). A flag will be raised at 7 PM on the Battle Green. Toss on a Class A shirt and join me. The ceremony is short. We always participate in this one. If it is […]

We have just returned from the West Point Camporee. Here is a link to some pictures with others sure to arrive as other participants send them to me. I wish I had gotten more pictures of the troop gateways, some of which went well beyond elaborate and bordered on the bizarre.
One of the things that […]

Scoutmaster Hank Manz
April 8, 2006 Edition
Volunteers Needed

This was announced at troop meeting last week, but it might have been missed. I need three or four Scouts to help with serving coffee this Sunday, April 9th, for just one hour at St. Brigids. Scouts who can help should show up in Keilty Hall at 10:30 AM […]

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 […]

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 […]