By Ian Lee on 11/25/2007

Today we took a trip to Franklin, TN to do some indoor rock climbing at the Cool Springs Climbing Center.  Since we had some Scouts who needed to satisfy their swimming requirements for Second Class, we decided to also go to the Franklin YMCA for some swimming.  The Webelos from Pack 142 joined us for both events.

We started the day off at 9:30AM by meeting at the First Methodist Church in Tullahoma and then driving to Franklin.  We stopped at the Steak & Shake in Franklin and had some lunch then drove on over to the YMCA and swam for 1.5 hours.  Our boys worked on their rescue techniques for Second Class and a ... Read More »

By Ian Lee on 11/14/2007

This weekend we attended the Junior Leader Training Conference at the Fehrman Training Center at the Boxwell Reservation.  This was a very fun weekend filled with activities and education. 

The purpose of JLT is to teach Scouts more about the patrol method and how to successful lead a patrol of Scouts.  We learned what is expected from us in our troop-elected positions and the importance of proper planning and execution.

We arrived Friday night and setup camp in a field next to the training center.  Then we went to the training center and enjoyed chicken fingers, corndogs, sweet tea, and bug juice while we met other Scouts from other districts and watched the movie October Sky.& ... Read More »