Troop 35 serves community
Scouts from Troop 35 strive to be good citizens in the community, and one way they show it is through volunteering. Take a look at the photo below. Scouts worked in mud and rain to clear buckthorn from the Sensory Garden Playground in Lisle this spring....
Troop 35 hunts for geodes
Troop 35 discovered beautiful geodes on their latest camping trip. The scouts traveled to the St. Francisville Geode Mine in St. Francisville, Mo. Take a look at some of their treasures:...
Congratulations, Eagle Scouts! Eric Brunner and Danny Hjellming
This month, Troop 35 honored two of its newest Eagle Scouts, Eric Brunner and Danny Hjellming. Troop 35 celebrated each of the boys’ achievements at their own Eagle Court of Honor ceremony at Gary United Methodist Church. Congratulations to Eric and Danny on years of hard work! You are...
Troop 35’s latest adventure: scouts sleep underwater
Scouts from Troop 35 went on a different kind of campout—they traded their tents for the bunks on a submarine. The boys learned about the USS Silversides, a World War II submarine docked at the Great Lakes Naval Memorial and Museum in Muskegon, Mich. Scouts toured the sub and...
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....
Troop 35 heads for the snow hills; Newest Eagle Scout honored
Scouts from Troop 35 skied, snowboarded and tubed for a fun cabin camping trip in January. They traveled to Sunburst Winter Sports Park in Wisconsin where some of them tried a winter sport for the first time. Newest Eagle Scout honored Congratulations to Trevor Bottom, Troop 35 Eagle Scout....
Eagle Scout’s life is all about service
Special Agent Stuart Zeigler earned his Eagle Scout rank decades ago with Troop 35, and he’s been serving his community and country ever since. Zeigler has traveled all around the world, including protecting former United Nations Ambassador Nikki Haley. “BSA, specifically Troop 35, prepared me for a life of...
Troop 35 helps with Christmas Sharing
Scouts from Troop 35 packed food boxes for Christmas Sharing this week at Gary United Methodist Church. The food will go to families in need in Community Unit School District 200. Christmas Sharing serves families in District 200 with food, clothing, toys, books and more. Learn more about how...
Wreaths are here; Webelos welcomed
If you ordered a wreath from Boy Scout Troop 35, you should see it on your doorstep in the next week or so. If you still need some greenery for holiday cheer, the scouts will be selling outside the following locations in Wheaton, Nov. 23 – 25 and Dec....
Scouts bike to latest campout
Scouts from Troop 35 biked more than 25 miles round-trip to enjoy fall camping at Pratt’s Wayne Woods Forest Preserve. They had fun chopping wood, playing badminton, and appreciating the mild autumn air....