Upcoming Events
Summer is going by way too fast. We have quite a bit of exciting events coming up over the next 2 months!
Come out and support Matthew W on his Eagle Project on Saturday, August 10th from 9am to 1pm. Matthew's project consists of building and replacing a Message Board and building a Bench at the Cattail Pond at Patuxent Research Refuge. The current message board is warped and badly weathered, and the messages (even in sheet protectors) get destroyed from the rain. The new design will include a door with a plexiglass window to protect the messages from weathering and to display them to the public at the same time. The bench will also be a great addition to Cattail Pond, making it a more accessible site for visitors. You will also be able to earn Service Hours for School and Rank Advancement.
Matthew's project will last over 2 days. Food will be provided in the morning and at lunch. The aim of this day is to build the bench and message board. If it isn't completed on Saturday, it will carryover to Sunday, August 11th.
The next day will be on Saturday, August 24th at Cattail Pond, from 9am to 12pm. The goal of this day is to remove the old message board and install the new one. Also the bench will be placed down.
Scouts should bring gloves, sunscreen, bug spray. Also bring shovels and pickaxes on the 24th
On Saturday, August 17th, we will be going to King's Dominion for a day trip. Some of the exciting rides include:
Cost will be $35 / person for a day pass. Sign-ups will be at the troop meetings. The last day to sign-up is August 13th. Money is due in advance. WE NEED DRIVERS! If you might want to bring a sibling, please talk to one of the leaders.
Come out and support Matthew W on his Eagle Project on Saturday, August 10th from 9am to 1pm. Matthew's project consists of building and replacing a Message Board and building a Bench at the Cattail Pond at Patuxent Research Refuge. The current message board is warped and badly weathered, and the messages (even in sheet protectors) get destroyed from the rain. The new design will include a door with a plexiglass window to protect the messages from weathering and to display them to the public at the same time. The bench will also be a great addition to Cattail Pond, making it a more accessible site for visitors. You will also be able to earn Service Hours for School and Rank Advancement.
Matthew's project will last over 2 days. Food will be provided in the morning and at lunch. The aim of this day is to build the bench and message board. If it isn't completed on Saturday, it will carryover to Sunday, August 11th.
The next day will be on Saturday, August 24th at Cattail Pond, from 9am to 12pm. The goal of this day is to remove the old message board and install the new one. Also the bench will be placed down.
Scouts should bring gloves, sunscreen, bug spray. Also bring shovels and pickaxes on the 24th
On Saturday, August 17th, we will be going to King's Dominion for a day trip. Some of the exciting rides include:
- Steel and wood combine forces to bring you our newest rollercoaster – Twisted Timbers. This hybrid coaster is the first of its kind in the mid-Atlantic and uses the latest technology to combine wood supports and steel track to give riders an experience that is impossible on a traditional wooden coaster.
- Backlost Stunt Coaster This coaster is found in Safari Village and listed as a level-5 thrill ride. Standing in line this ride did not look like much, which may be why it surprised us the most. It is a LIM-launched roller coaster based on a chase sequence of the movie, The Italian Job. This roller coaster took place both outside and inside buildings and definitely a level-5 ride!
- Drop Tower: Scream Zone Also found in Candy Apple Grove and a level-4 roller coaster, this is a gyro drop tower. Drop towers always get to me the most because of the slow rise to the top – too much buildup for my nerves. We kept saying to each other, “we got this, we got this…ahhhhhhhh”!!!!!
- The Italian Job: Turbo Coaster The Backlot Stunt Coaster is a steel launched roller coaster built by Premier Rides at Canada's Wonderland, Kings Dominion and Kings Island. All three had similar themes revolving around the climatic chase scene at the end of the 2003 film, The Italian Job. Special effects were incorporated throughout the ride such as a helicopter that attacks riders with a simulated machine gun sound, pyrotechnic
Cost will be $35 / person for a day pass. Sign-ups will be at the troop meetings. The last day to sign-up is August 13th. Money is due in advance. WE NEED DRIVERS! If you might want to bring a sibling, please talk to one of the leaders.
What we did these past couple of months!
What a great week we had at Summer Camp. This year we went to Camp Somers in norther New Jersey. It was a fun filled week, full of climbing, ATV, basketball, cooking, metalcraft, pottery, camping, space exploration, canoe wars, kayaking, mile swim, small boat sailing, as well as the heat (mid-upper 90's), humidity, and storms. Thanks to all the leaders, adults and our newest Eagle Scout for their help at Camp this year! Check out these pictures!
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Latest Eagle Scouts
Congratulations to our latestt Eagle Scout -> Connor Guyette. Who will be our next Eagle?
If anyone knows of other Troop Eagle Scouts not listed or has information of our Troop History, please forward to Asst. Scoutmaster Snider. We would like to add a Troop History page to our website. We have a remarkable history.
Troop 1249 has now produced 77 Eagle Scouts. Who are our other Eagle Scouts?
Congratulations to our latestt Eagle Scout -> Connor Guyette. Who will be our next Eagle?
If anyone knows of other Troop Eagle Scouts not listed or has information of our Troop History, please forward to Asst. Scoutmaster Snider. We would like to add a Troop History page to our website. We have a remarkable history.
Troop 1249 has now produced 77 Eagle Scouts. Who are our other Eagle Scouts?