Troop Meeting
Monday, August 17 – 6:30 – 8:00 PM
Miami Woods Forest Preserve
I hope everyone got safely through the stormy weather on Monday. I think we made the right call to reschedule our orienteering outing. Even if the rain and wind had passed through, the woods would have been muddy and flooded in spots. We will try again this coming Monday, August 17.
We will meet at Miami Woods Forest Preserve - located on the east side of Caldwell Avenue north of Oakton St. We will be near Grove #1 once you turn into the parking area.
The outing will be a challenging Orienteering course that requires the Scouts to use their map reading skills. After a quick review of Orienteering basics, patrols will set out to find specific landmarks on the course. Bring a compass and a pen or pencil to record the control points on your score sheet. Maps will be provided.
Please bring your compass and a pen for this meeting!
Remember your face covering and we will practice physical distancing. Parents of Scouts are invited to stay for the meeting and participate in the activity.
Miami Woods Forest Preserve
I hope everyone got safely through the stormy weather on Monday. I think we made the right call to reschedule our orienteering outing. Even if the rain and wind had passed through, the woods would have been muddy and flooded in spots. We will try again this coming Monday, August 17.
We will meet at Miami Woods Forest Preserve - located on the east side of Caldwell Avenue north of Oakton St. We will be near Grove #1 once you turn into the parking area.
The outing will be a challenging Orienteering course that requires the Scouts to use their map reading skills. After a quick review of Orienteering basics, patrols will set out to find specific landmarks on the course. Bring a compass and a pen or pencil to record the control points on your score sheet. Maps will be provided.
Please bring your compass and a pen for this meeting!
Remember your face covering and we will practice physical distancing. Parents of Scouts are invited to stay for the meeting and participate in the activity.
24-Hour Backpacker Wrap-Up
13 Scouts and Leaders headed out to the Deer Grove Forest Preserve last Friday for some backpacking and a night under the stars. We hiked with full packs for about 5 or 6 miles on Friday evening – getting off the trail just as it got dark. My group walked into camp under a full moon and the planet Mars shining in the sky above us.
We enjoyed a tasty backpacking dinner of either lasagna or beef stroganoff and then headed into our tents to recharge for more hiking on Saturday morning.
Thanks to Mr. Gulliford for setting up the outing. We practiced social distancing, face coverings and separate food for every participant. It was good to get out on the trail and to get a night of sleeping out.
We enjoyed a tasty backpacking dinner of either lasagna or beef stroganoff and then headed into our tents to recharge for more hiking on Saturday morning.
Thanks to Mr. Gulliford for setting up the outing. We practiced social distancing, face coverings and separate food for every participant. It was good to get out on the trail and to get a night of sleeping out.
Litter Pick-Up – A Scout is Helpful
We had a big group of Scouts, Leaders, and parents out for the Litter Pick-Up Service Project at Bunker Hill a couple of weekends ago. Maintaining physical distancing and wearing face coverings we managed to pick up many bags of litter along the North Branch Trail and the North Branch of the Chicago River in Bunker Hill.
It was good to be helping clean up there because, in a way, Bunker Hill is our home away from home these days. It is where we are holding Troop meetings during the pandemic and it has been the place for so many St. Juliana Scout activities over the years.
Thanks to everyone who came out to help.
It was good to be helping clean up there because, in a way, Bunker Hill is our home away from home these days. It is where we are holding Troop meetings during the pandemic and it has been the place for so many St. Juliana Scout activities over the years.
Thanks to everyone who came out to help.