Troop 107

Computer Skills

107 — Wed, 09 May 2012 14:10:53 +0000

Tuesday, May 9th we spent our troop meeting learning about computers.

We covered a wide range of topics including: computer hardware, software development, CAD programs, & internet safety.

Geocaching Merit Badge Class

107 — Fri, 04 May 2012 18:46:44 +0000

A Geocaching Merit Badge class will be offered to Troop 107 on May 19th. Time and location to be announced at troop meetings.Get in the game!

Knot Tying

107 — Sun, 22 Apr 2012 07:33:00 +0000

Tuesday, April 24th we had knot tying expert Phil Bailey as a guest at our troop meeting. A great time was had by all as we sharpened our knot tying skills!

Bays Mountain Park

107 — Sun, 22 Apr 2012 06:17:36 +0000

Saturday, April 21st

We had a great hiking/camping trip at Bays Mountain!

Thankfully the weather turned out very nice. The rain held off and we all stayed dry (well except for the creek).

http://www.baysmountain.com/index.html

This was a fun filled weekend that included many activities such as:

the planetarium show, hiking around the lake, camping at a primitive log cabin, geocaching, hiking to the fire tower, participating in a team building low-ropes course, and much more!

Here are some photos:

Click to view slideshow.

American Flag

107 — Wed, 18 Apr 2012 03:57:57 +0000

Our April 17th meeting was focused on the American Flag.

We spent our troop meeting working on flag ceremonies, studying flag etiquette & history, and repairing a large American Flag.

Check out these informative flag links:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_of_the_United_States

http://www.usflag.org/flagetiquette.html

Blue & Gold Banquet

107 — Tue, 17 Apr 2012 16:05:49 +0000

Boy Scouts from the Troop participated in the Pack 107 Blue & Gold Banquet at Virginia Avenue Baptist Church on Saturday, April 14th.

Several Webelos crossed over into Boy Scouts on Saturday and will be joining our troop. We are looking forward to seeing them at our next troop meeting!

Court of Honor

107 — Sun, 15 Apr 2012 00:01:23 +0000

Tuesday, May 1st

Congratulations to those who advanced in rank!

Expo Ticket Sales

107 — Mon, 02 Apr 2012 15:02:51 +0000

Our Early Bird turn-in deadline is Thursday, April 5th.

Please turn in your Expo ticket money at this Tuesday’s troop meeting.

Backpacking Trip

107 — Mon, 02 Apr 2012 13:31:03 +0000

Saturday & Sunday (March 31 & April 1st)

We hiked a total of 13 miles from US 421 to Backbone Rock.

We had a great hike through the fog on Saturday to Abingdon Gap shelter where we camped with a couple of thru hikers on their 2,184 mile journey from Georgia to Maine. The weather was great on Sunday morning for our descent to Backbone Rock where pizza and cold drinks were waiting.

Order of the Arrow

107 — Wed, 07 Mar 2012 13:48:07 +0000

Tuesday, March 13th

Thank you to Nick from the OA for giving us a presentation on the Order of the Arrow and conducting our OA election.

Click here to watch the video.

http://www.oa-bsa.org/

We also worked on our archery skills at this meeting.