Eagle Scout project creates accessible planters
Scouts from Troop 35 built several wheelchair accessible planters at the Sensory Garden Playground in the Danada South area of the DuPage Forest Preserve. They worked with the Wheaton Park District, built the planters from the ground up and filled them with soil. Take a look at the photos...
First Eagle Ceremony since the pandemic
Congratulations to Troop 35’s 159th Eagle Scout, Ryan Kammerzell. It was wonderful to celebrate your accomplishment at Gary United Methodist Church....
Troop 35 serves others
Scouts from Troop 35 installed gravel and dirt around the base of a new gazebo at Winfield Community United Methodist Church and removed buckthorn from near the fire pit....
Great weekend for camping
Troop 35 camped out for the first time since the pandemic began. The scouts went orienteering at Blackwell Forest Preserve and enjoyed the time outdoors. The parent volunteers showed off their cooking and smoking skills....
Troop 35 hosts Easter egg hunt like no other
Instead of candy inside Easter eggs, scouts hunted for plastic eggs with a scouting skill inside. The patrol that demonstrated the most skills was declared the winner. The Flaming Arrows, the youngest patrol, earned bragging rights and a chocolate prize....
Troop 35 sleds “for real”
Twice in one week, Troop 35 took advantage of our February snowfall and enjoyed sledding. First, on cardboard sleds they made themselves. This time, on real sleds down a hill at Blackwell Forest Preserve. Take a look at the fun they had!...
Troop 35 sleds on cardboard
Scouts in Troop 35 love sledding, but sledding on cardboard? Well, take a look for yourself. The photos tell the story of a great time at the Northside Park sledding hill. Patrols created their own sleds out of a huge cardboard box, and the first to make it down...
Scouts learn fire-making skills
Troop 35 turned a lesson of fire safety into something like an episode of CBS-TV’s “Survivor.” A friendly competition of which patrol could create a fire big enough to burn through a string made learning hands-on and fun. Who do you think would be the winner? Older scouts? Scouts...
Troop 35 congratulates latest Eagle Scout: Robert West
Congratulations to Robert West, Troop 35’s newest Eagle Scout. Robert joins an elite group of scouts who have earned the rank of Eagle. Troop 35 means so much to me, I’ve made so many friends in this troop and so many memories that I will never ever forget, and...
Troop 35 thrives, even during pandemic
Scouts have worked creatively to keep Troop 35’s traditions alive during the pandemic. Every year, the troop welcomes Webelos at the electronics lock-in. This year, the troop held it virtually, and scouts still enjoyed games together and stayed up late having fun. Webelos even received a pizza delivery! Troop...