Troop 73's Historians Corner

2011-01-30T17:30:00.000-06:00

January 22, 2011 was another one of our merit badge trips to a school called St. Benedict in Cordova. It was a 1 day trip where they fed us lunch and offered each scout 2 merit badges. Some of the merit badges offered at this were Emergency Preparedness, Electricity, Engineering, Citizenship in the Nation and World, Inventing, Geocaching etc. Scouts also had a choice to take 1 all day merit badge like Cycling. Most merit badges were almost completed in at the school with some requirements to do at home.

2011-01-30T17:28:00.001-06:00

In December 27-30, 2010, 7 scouts and 2 adults of Troop 73 went to a winter camp in a camp called Kia Kima where they offered many merit badges like Citizenship in the Nation and World, Camping, First Aid, Astronomy, Carpentry, Communications, Rifle Shooting, Archery and many others. We stayed in our own tents and all our meals were served in the mess hall. Despite some rain and cold days our troop had a great time doing activities and working on scout skills.

Troop 73 Historical Merit Badge Weekend

2010-11-09T22:27:00.002-06:00

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

2010-11-09T22:25:00.001-06:00

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

2010-11-09T22:24:00.003-06:00

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

2010-11-09T22:20:00.002-06:00

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

2010-09-26T20:28:00.002-05:00

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

2010-07-11T21:16:00.002-05:00

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

2010-06-27T00:12:00.003-05:00

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......

Kia Kima Work Weekend

2009-05-08T17:51:00.001-05:00

The weekend of March 20th the Troop went to Kia Kima to help with Camp clean-up after the recent Ice Storm that rolled through the area. On our way to Kia Kima you could really see the damage outside of Hardy Ark. While going through Cherokee Village they were still plenty of downed trees and debris on the roads.

When we got to camp we setup in Dancing Bear and started to clean up that campsite and started to burn leaves and downed tree limbs. Some of the Troop went on a walk to see what damage had been done to the camp. The Handicrafts Pavilion was missing a huge section of the roof and a lot of the campsites had a lot of down tree limbs and debris. After the rest of the troop showed up we started to pull down hanging limbs and preparing for dinner.
The next morning after breakfast we got our assignments for cleanup. First we went to Eagles Nest and started collecting downed limbs and started burning them and took others to the wood chipper. During the day we all pitched in and cleaned. After lunch half of the Troop went to Copperhead and cleaned up that site. As the day went along we were getting tired and just wanted to crash.

After dinner at the Dining Hall the Kia Kima Staff had a small Birthday song for Matthew. The Birthday party was short lived because I had to rush Matthew to Salem Hospital for a reaction to cleaning chemicals.

Even though I had to leave Kia Kima early we all still had a great time and did some good service work to help get Kia Kima ready for Summer Camp.

Till Next Time

Camp Currier in Feburary

2009-05-08T16:58:00.002-05:00

Back in February the Troop went to Camp Currier for a weekend of Hiking and fun. After we got to camp and started to setup for the weekend the temp started to drop. We had a good evening sitting around the campfire. The next morning after breakfast it started to rain a little but we still went on a five mile hike. Even though it was raining we still had fun on the hike. After lunch the temp dropped a little more and we worked on walling up the pavilion at Hamilton Meadows to block the wind and we used the grills to thaw out any frozen socks and jackets. During the afternoon the Troop worked on some fire building skills and just having fun. That evening when we were getting ready for bed we noticed that ice had formed on the tents and it was getting pretty cold.

When we woke up Sunday morning we had Ice on the tents and the ones who left their shoes outside their tents found their shoelaces had frozen into nice icicles. Before breakfast some of the boys started up the grill so that they could thaw out their socks.
I enjoyed the weekend even though it was cold and rainy, but we are Boy Scouts. We are always prepared.

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Troop / Pack Camping Recruitment Weekend at Camp Currier

2008-12-04T22:20:00.004-06:00

The Troop set out for a weekend of fun and teaching the WEBELOS II form Pack 190 in some scouting skills. Little did we know that the temperature would drop down to 18 degrees over night. Most of us we're prepared to last through the cold night. One of the Scouts didn't bring a sleeping bag but he made due with using all of his clothes and with the help of a fellow scout had a couple of blankets and an extra pillow so that he could stay warm. The next day things started off slow because most of us were just slow because of the cold and the fact that we didn't want to leave our warm sleeping bags. During the day the Scouts taught some outdoor skills and essential knots. The WEBELOS also learned how to make a stretcher out of a sheet and two poles and other First Aid Skills.

Camping near us was another Boy Scout Troop from Memphis working on their Tenderfoot requirements. As the WEBELOS were engaged in learning how to cook on a tin can and fire starting skills using cotton balls and Fritos, the Boy Scouts from Memphis came over to see what we were doing. They had just as much fun as the WEBELOS.

That evening the other Boy Scout Troop joined us in a Flag Retirement Ceremony at the Council Ring. We entertained them with some really silly skits (Skit Happens and Guess My Line on The Toilet).

I think the weekend went well and we are looking forward to more weekends that we can learn and have fun.

Till Next Time