- 1-16-04
- A hearty congratulation to those Scouts who were presented with awards at
tonight's Court of Honor. The following awards were presented: 2
Scout Rank badges, 1 Tenderfoot badge, 1 Second Class badge, and 2 Space
Exploration merit badges. The Scouts and leaders who attended Snowbound
on 1-9-04 were also recognized during the Court of Honor and presented with
their participant patches.
- 12-12-03
- The Committee meeting on December 11 was very productive. Financial
statements for the year 2004 were reviewed and a preliminary budget was
considered. The committee heard from the Senior Patrol Leader regarding
the 2004 Program Plan. Some highlights of the plan include a backpacking
trip in May and a Canoe trip in September. The next committee meeting is
scheduled for January 8, 2004. The Troop Guidebook and Bylaws will be
discussed at that meeting.
- 11-25-03
- Troop 53's Lightning Patrol, composed of twelve Scouts, splits into two
patrols of six Scouts each. They have yet to choose names, but have
elected Patrol Leaders.
- 11-18-03
- Troop 53 along with Pack 53 serve as color guards for the kickoff of the
local American Cancer Society chapter's Relay For Life. Along with
presenting the colors, the Boy Scouts and Cub Scouts aided the ACS in a
simulated luminaria ceremony.
- 11-9-03
- Troop 53 sent a patrol of Scouts to the North Valley District First Aid
Meet. They placed seventh out of fifty-four patrols present at the
event. Congratulations guys!
- 11-8-03
- Troop 53's Website Management Committee launches changes to the Troop 53
website!
- 10-18-03
- Troop 53's Court of Honor at Camp Trexler at 8:00 PM awarded merit badges
to all Scouts who attended summer camp, presented two Scouts with Scout Rank,
presented one Scout with Tenderfoot Rank, presented certificates from
Northampton County Emergency Management, and installed 6 Scouts as Troop 53's
Junior Leader Corp.
- 9-8-03
- "Boy Scouts trapped in Nursing Home fire." is what the newspaper headline
would read. At 6:15 PM, volunteers from Troop 53 met at Gracedale
Nursing Home in Northampton County to be victims in a training exercise put on
by the Northampton County Disaster Management Agency. Although it was
not a full exercise complete with makeup and EMS transport, the experience did
give the Scouts an insight into fire department operations and coordinated
responses to mass disasters such as a nursing home fire. The
participants received a certificate and letter from Northampton County.
- 7-26-03
- Troop 53 took second place for the week 5 chili cook-off at Camp Trexler!
The judges debated between ours and the first place winner over who should get
first place! Troop 53 would like to thank Mr. Sedora for the
ingredients. We called it the "Troop 53 Special Cornbread Chili" because
we actually messed it up. We wanted to bake the cornbread mix on top of
the bubbling chili, but it didn't work out. We ended up using the
cornbread mixture as a thickening agent which created globules of delicious
flavor in the chili. Second place out of roughly 20 troops isn't bad.
Good going guys!
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- Last Updated: December 12, 2003
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