Troop 281 Cincinnati, Oh

tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8301907294218824492012-02-05T17:28:54.379-05:00Troop 281 Cincinnati, Ohstuff from Troop 281, an active BSA troop near the Ohio River in Cincinnati.Troop 281 Cincinnati, Ohhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15557577481501098035noreply@blogger.comBlogger173125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-830190729421882449.post-50387741346636443372012-01-31T17:07:00.001-05:002012-02-05T17:28:54.389-05:00The Zoo

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Troop 281 Cincinnati, Ohhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15557577481501098035noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-830190729421882449.post-4888353772700418752012-01-24T06:21:00.000-05:002012-01-30T06:22:46.118-05:00Caving and Hiking

The two events this week were a campout and a rank advancement meeting. At the meeting, not many people got requirements signed off. The caving campout was fun. In the morning we hiked and in the afternoon we caved. The first thing we did in the cave was a boat tour. Then we did a wild tour where we crawled through the cave; we all got wet and muddy. At the end, we had another boat tour

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The Scout meeting this week was very good. We had a skill session on the caving campout. After that we played dodge ball. Dodge ball was nice because we hadn’t played it in a while. At first we played zombie dodge ball, then later we played normal dodge ball. Zombie dodge ball is like normal dodge ball except when you get hit you just switch sides instead of getting out.

Troop 281 Cincinnati, Ohhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15557577481501098035noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-830190729421882449.post-84034509789189806332012-01-08T15:45:00.003-05:002012-01-15T18:26:23.305-05:00Court of Honor

This week we had a lot of things going on. We had a Court of Honor on Sunday, a scout meeting on Tuesday, and a planning meeting for the Boundary Waters trip on Thursday. At the Court of Honor, we ate a lot of food. Scouts got awarded ranks and badges that they had earned. There was a good presentation on the National Jamboree. The Scout meeting was going to be ice skating, but the rink had

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Troop 281 Cincinnati, Ohhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15557577481501098035noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-830190729421882449.post-88364714050603966142011-10-25T19:46:00.001-04:002011-10-30T19:47:36.006-04:00Orienteering

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Troop 281 Cincinnati, Ohhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15557577481501098035noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-830190729421882449.post-33479969890518574562011-10-16T17:23:00.000-04:002011-10-16T17:23:06.478-04:00Via Ferrata

This week we had a meeting and a campout. The skill session was about climbing which was appropriate since we were doing via ferrata, a type of climbing, on the campout. Via ferrata is climbing horizontally across a rock face with the help of rebar. We went to Torrent Falls near Red River Gorge to climb and camped at a public campground nearby. I t was a three hour drive to the campsite.

Troop 281 Cincinnati, Ohhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15557577481501098035noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-830190729421882449.post-20521004625541745842011-09-20T14:41:00.003-04:002011-09-25T14:43:21.062-04:00Biking and Canoeing

This was the first campout of the scout year and was at Camp Achewon. On the campout, we did some canoeing and biking, and we had the new scout induction ceremony. During the day on Saturday, we rode in to the bike trail. Once we were there, we rode our bikes about 8 miles to the canoe rental place. We had lunch outside. From there, we rode in cars up river and got into the canoes. We

Troop 281 Cincinnati, Ohhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15557577481501098035noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-830190729421882449.post-9504674855728925032011-09-13T19:21:00.002-04:002011-09-18T19:23:10.627-04:00Learning To Canoe and Bike

In the meeting two weeks ago, we had a skill session on canoeing. We had patrol corners to plan the camp out. Then we played steal the bacon. The meeting closed with a Scoutmaster minute. In the most recent meeting, there was a skill session on biking. Nathan and Zachary R., who did the skill session, handed out free water bottles. Then we played a traditional Scout game where you

Troop 281 Cincinnati, Ohhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15557577481501098035noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-830190729421882449.post-35595293446663704012011-07-02T08:35:00.001-04:002011-07-02T08:35:20.379-04:00Footnote to Camp Friedlander 2011

Dear parents, Almost all major "stolen" items have been accounted for. (Including the missing handbook) Still not accounted for are a knife and a backpack. Also unaccounted are some "stolen" underwear and socks. Parents be on alert. Apparently the same thief keeps returning to Lakeview the last week of June. Reportedly it was someone in a brown shirt. Be on the lookout. We also have a

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Dear parents, 1. If you feel you're missing something from this blog, it helps to know that "Blogger" defaults to the current month. In this case, July. To see earlier entries use the menu at the right to find entries for June 2011. (Or any other piece of history.) 2. I've heard that there may be additional postings following this one. Check again on Saturday. This may be a good time to

Troop 281 Cincinnati, Ohhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15557577481501098035noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-830190729421882449.post-2643646324855405962011-06-30T10:34:00.000-04:002011-06-30T10:34:01.825-04:00Special note to parents:

Dear parents, It's awkward and embarrassing to write this (especially with egg on your face). Worse still, when dealing with volunteers and other well meaning people, you can't fire them. In spite of other earlier impressions you may have had, we, the leadership of 281 at Camp Friedlander, prefer parents do NOT visit camp to see their son until the Friday family night tomorrow. With a lot of

Troop 281 Cincinnati, Ohhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15557577481501098035noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-830190729421882449.post-12150533660795755372011-06-30T09:02:00.001-04:002011-06-30T10:35:59.060-04:00The Arrows Light the Way

Letters from camp: Having a great time. Got a new knife. It's really cool. Can't wait for you to come on Friday. I wish you were here. Miss you. Love, Ryan Z. I'm Aiden and I like this camp - except for getting homesick. Aiden V. Hi! Morgan T. I miss my mom and all my sisters. My activities are going fine. I'm almost a Tenderfoot, John M. Today has been a really fun day. Today I

Troop 281 Cincinnati, Ohhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15557577481501098035noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-830190729421882449.post-20002241433323123062011-06-29T17:16:00.000-04:002011-06-29T17:16:55.996-04:00Photos from Wednesday Evening

A few more photos here from Wednesday evening. After dinner cleanup crew - they look awfully happy to be cleaning up. Just like home! The PLC hard at work at the Annual Planning Meeting: Cool night shots back at camp: You can't see it very well in the photo, but the little white wiggle is the International Space Station flying high over our campsite. A few lucky Scouts spotted it.

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Dear mom and dad, I'm having a great time. Oliver would love it. Wish you were here and everything would be better. Thanks for the care package. I love you. Nate B. Dear dad, I miss you so much. I really wish you were here to see Friedlander. Your chance is on Friday. Eli B. Miss you. Hope you all can come on Friday. Love, Dylan D. Hi, how are you doing? Write something back. Nick P. I

Troop 281 Cincinnati, Ohhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15557577481501098035noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-830190729421882449.post-42065860288654966812011-06-29T13:40:00.000-04:002011-06-29T13:40:13.031-04:00Photos From Camp

Our camp site in the morning. A view of the lake. The Blob. Zach D. caught a turtle. The photographer-historian is climbing the rock wall. Joe S. Historian

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I learned how to play Koob today. ASM Mike Handleton Camp food is just as good as it's ever been. ASM Jeff Dunham EDITOR'S NOTE: Spitting Cobras and Arrows of Light will follow very soon - perhaps today. Review ENTIRE blog. Things get updated periodically. Also Check out this blog: www.campfriedlanderblog.blogspot.com (Finally, things get very busy around here. The editor and

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Thanks for the care package. I'm having a great time. Thanks for the beef jerky. Adam W. Thanks for the package. I'm having a lot of fun. I like fishing but haven't caught anything yet. Will S. Thanks for the cookies. They were good. Camp's really fun. I like climbing. Joe S. I would never like to come back [home] because camp is so much fun. Free swimming today! Max B. Ha, ha, you're NOT

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The editor and photographer have both been very busy with personal matters in the last 24 hours. Tune in again tomorrow when we'll both be back on the beat. More neat things are coming. Look for the Thrashing Sharks to write next. Nick Rechtin and ASM Charley Todd. Here's a couple of thoughts to tie you over and keep you amused until then: --- All copy and photo rights are available to

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