Posted in Scouts on October 13, 2008 | No Comments »
On the Friday night of Columbus Day weekend, Troop 750 held its fall court of honor at which Jacob was presented the merit badges he’d earned at summer camp - his first ever!
Filled with Scouting Spirit, jake made a last minute decision to join the Troop for MassJam ‘08, a huge encampment of over 7,000 [...]
Posted in Camp, Scouts on July 27, 2008 | 1 Comment »
OK, maybe it wasn’t that bad. But the week that John and the boys spent at T.L. Storer Scout Reservation this summer has got to go down on record as some of the worst summer camp weather ever: rain, thunderstorms, even a tornado!!
Twenty-five boys and three leaders would head to the Barnstead, NH camp on [...]
Posted in Scouts on June 29, 2008 | 3 Comments »
Jake, Josh, and John lit off with the Boy Scout Troop to the City of Philadelphia at the end of June! 17 Scouts and five leaders departed Friday morning in two large rented vans packed tightly with camping gear and junk food.
They camped at Valley Forge - much like General Washington’s troops only a whole lot [...]
Posted in Family, Scouts on May 4, 2008 | 4 Comments »
On the morning of May 4, North Reading’s Hillview Country Club hosted Pack 731’s annual Blue & Gold Banquet - the culmination of the Cub Scouting year.
The year was very special for us as Jacob, who has been a hard working and dedicated Scout since joining as a Tiger, was awarded The Arrow of Light [...]
Posted in Scouts on March 30, 2008 | No Comments »
Some time ago, John & Joshua had spent a night on the USS Salem. So when the Cub Pack decided it was time to go back and Jacob said he wanted to go, how could dad say no?
So Jacob and John packed up and headed for Quincy!
We toured the ship’s museums, participated in knot tying, [...]
Posted in Scouts on February 12, 2008 | No Comments »
We had a blast at Pack 731’s 2008 Pinewood Derby!
Jake’s car took second place in the Webelos II division this year!! Jake was actually quite excited about this as he’d taken first place the previous couple of years and was actually cheering for his buddy Nathan to beat him this year - and he did!!
John [...]
Posted in Church, Family, Scouts on February 3, 2008 | 1 Comment »
A scout is reverent.
And a father is proud when he gets to go to Scout Sunday service with his two boys.
Posted in Scouts on December 2, 2007 | 3 Comments »
Usually sometime in late November or early December around here, things change. We go from the cool dry weather of fall to the cold weather of winter. This year, the weekend of December 1 and 2 marked the arrival of the cold - with snow to follow on Sunday night. When this happens, most people [...]
Posted in Camp, Family, Scouts on August 11, 2007 | 2 Comments »
Both Jacob and Joshua got to attend Scout camps this summer!! It makes dad pretty happy that the guys are into Scouts!
Jacob spent Webelos Week at Camp Massasoit in Plymouth, MA. It was Pirate Week there so there were many reports of burning and pillaging. Jacob completed many advancement requirements in a number of areas [...]
Posted in Scouts on August 3, 2007 | No Comments »
At 8:00 AM on the morning of August 1, 1907, General Robert Baden-Powell sounded a kudu horn to open the Brownsea Island camp for boys. 100 years later, Jake, Josh, and John joined Scouts and Scouters from the local Flintlock District and their guests at St. Theresa’s in North Reading to recreate that moment.
Assistant District [...]
