Troop 73 Historical Merit Badge Weekend

On November 5-7th 2010, Troop 73 participated a historical merit badge weekend at Camp Currier. All four historical merit badges (Carpentry, Pathfinding, Signaling, and Tracking) were offered along with First Aid, Finger Printing, Communications, Space Exploration and Photography.

Scout Base

On October 22-24th 2010, Troop 73 participated in the Scout Base at the Tunica Arena and Exposition Center in Tunica, MS.
" This year’s theme “Staying True to Our Heritage ‐ Leading the Way in Life,”
will bring the best that Scouting has to offer. Events and activities spanning from
Scouting’s beginning to the present have been designed to energize, educate and
inspire young minds and will appeal to our youngest Tiger Cub to the most
experienced Eagle Scout." Leaders Guide for Scout Base 2010
Scouts had the opportunity to earn merit badges and other activities such as mountain boarding, shot gun shooting, canoeing, fishing, mountain biking and much more.
We camped with Pack 190, sharing a camp site and meals. Over all, I believe everyone had a great time.

Riverkings

On October 16th 2010, Troop 73 participated in the Scout Night with the Riverkings at DeSoto Civic Center. It was the home opener of the Riverkings Season. They lost 3-2.

Habitat for Humanity

On October 16th 2010, Troop 73 in conjunction with GIGL (Growing In God's Love) served the workers lunch at a Habitat for Humanity. We learned about the construction process of home building and meet the recipients of the home. We learned the new home owners will do 160 hours of "sweat equity" towards their new home. This house will be their first house.

Camping at Wall Doxie

On June 18-19th 2010 Troop 73 traveled and camped at Wall Doxie State Park just south of Holly Springs. The Webelos 1 of Pack 190 joined us on this adventure. Some of the activities were primitive fire building methods, a hike, kick ball, and a camp fire. At the camp fire, we did skits, told stories, had smores, and had a great time.

Seth

June Court of Honor

On June 28th 2010 we held Troop 73's Court of Honor. We began the ceremony by thanking everyone for being there. We started by saying the Pledge of Allegiance, Scout Oath, and the Twelve Points of the Scout Law. Davis blessed the food for us and we began eating. We displayed the awards we earned at Camp Mack Morris for athletics and Honor Troop. We congratulated the Scouts that earned Merit Badges and Rank Advancements. Nineteen Scouts earned Merit Badges and Eight Earned Rank.

Seth

Summer Camp

This year the Troop decided to travel north to Camp Mack Morris. We arrived on Sunday the 13th. We were greated by the Staff at CMM, our Camp Guide took us on a tour of Camp, and to our Campsite. Sunday night we were treated a Campfire put on by the Staff. The opening campfire was decent, but nothing like we are used to.

Monday morning we gathered to start the week of Merit Badges and fun. We had some boys taking shooting sports, waterfront, Nature, Ecology and C.O.P.E. courses. During the week the leaders competed in intertroop competitions. Troop 73 held their own in the Washer Toss and Bean Bag Toss. We had horseshoes won until the last match.

The days were HOT but we soldiered on by drinking plenty of water and staying cool the best we can. During the nights we participated in the Intertroop Scout games like Basketball, Wiffle Ball, and Ultimate Frisbee. Troop 73 won all of the games and took home the Trophies. (GO 73!!)

On friday after the merit badge classes were over Camp Mack Morris held a water carnival. We entered with the help of another troop, and we were victorious. The challenge was to have two swimmers swim around the water front area with a bannana and to make it to two different docks to pick up a canoe paddle and a piece of bread. After each scout picked up the paddle and bread they are to hand it off to two scouts that will paddle in a canoe around the waterfront and when back on shore take the soggy bread and bannana with peanut butter and make a sandwich. When the sandwich is made they hand it off to a runner and he runs up the hill to a scout leader and the first leader to eat the soggy, sandy sandwich wins.

As friday night came to a close we attended the closing campfire where the scouts were running the campfire. Troop 73 decided to do two skits. The leaders finished a skit that was started earlier in the week, it is the one about a race around the world. When we started the skit nobody understood what we were doing and as the week went along the other campers ans staff started to get the skit. On friday night when we finished the skit the camp (I think) understood the Skit. As the night went along we were entertained by other Troops doing skits, some good, some really bad.

All in all we survived Summer Camp and enjoyed a fun filled week of classes and showing what true spirit is all about.

Until next time......