Future leaders learn valuable skills
Boys from Troop 35 took the time to learn leadership skills this weekend. They stayed at the youth cabin at Herrick Lake Forest Preserve and worked through the BSA’s “Introduction to Leadership Skills for Troops.”...
Learning and practicing canoeing skills
Several scouts from Troop 35 recently paddled their way to a canoeing merit badge at Silver Springs State Park in Yorkville. Thank you to the Three Fires Council for organizing the merit badge day....
Troop 35 looks forward to Court of Honor ceremony
Scouts will collect merit badges and rank advancement patches at the Fall Court of Honor ceremony on Sept. 15 at Gary United Methodist Church. The scouts will plan, set up, lead, speak at and clean up after the ceremony. Many scouts worked on the canoeing merit badge at Troop...
Troop 35 serves up sweet treats for Scout Sunday
In celebration of Scout Sunday, boys from Troop 35 cooked up cobbler for the churchgoers at Gary United Methodist Church. They made many varieties, including cherry, peach and blueberry. The scouts served up cobbler from more than a dozen Dutch ovens. They displayed flags and photos and answered questions....
Eagle Quest: Compass & Navigation
The Flaming Arrows plus Joey work on reading compasses and finding their way with maps and directions....
Mid-February update
It is Mid-February and spring is on the way, at least that is what the calendar tells us. In the world of Troop 35, we’ve been busy. It is the time of the year when cub Scouts begin crossing over to become Boy Scouts. This year Troop 35 is...
NYLT – 2013
The Boy Scouts are about developing tomorrow’s leaders. Just ask the first seven astronauts, or check out this list- Famous Boy Scouts, or, ask a community leader or business owner, chances are they were a Boy Scout, at one time, some even made it to Eagle. Every summer, Troop 35...
Tent drying
If you camped last night – make sure to air out your tent. Put it up on your yard in the sun without the fly and let it dry! The tents will last along time if they are cared for properly! A scout is THRIFTY and CLEAN!...
Taj Mahal – Troop 35 style!
Cleaning up after breakfast in the new ‘Taj!’...
Klondike
Troop 35 scouts participated in the Klondike for Three Fires Council – Chanonee District on Saturday, February 4th at Catigny Park and Gardens. SPL Davis spilt the scouts into two patrols – the Duct Tape patrol and the Rocky Raccoons – and they participated in Klondike events including fire starting, first aid, stretcher racing,...