Author Archives: John.Fulton

January Outing

Our new year of outings begins with a trip to Camp Oyo near Portsmouth on Friday, January 22 where we will will have a cabin available to us for Friday and Saturday nights. During the day on Saturday, Scouts will construct shelters with the … Continue reading

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Oceanography Merit Badge at Columbus Zoo

Dear Scouts, Leaders, and Parents, Hello from the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium! Thank you for your interest in our Oceanography Merit Badge Program! We are very excited about the upcoming Oceanography program and we hope that you are too! The … Continue reading

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Electricity Merit Badge Day

Ohio State University Agricultural Engineering Building #590 on Woody Hayes Dr., Columbus, Ohio February 6, 2010 – Registration 8-9 am. Course done at 2:30 PM Cost: $6.00 Each Scout should plan to bring lunch. Prior to February 6, 2010, the … Continue reading

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WinterCampers.com

(Editors note: I recieved this as a comment on Mr. Kirschner’s note. I thought that it was interesting/useful enough to post it here.) I wanted to bring your attention to a winter camping resource that you might find interesting and … Continue reading

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Backpacker Magazine Article on Cold Weather Camping

Just in time for our January outing, Backpacker magazine has a series of articles about cold weather camping. A good place to start is the winter camping checklist, found here: Backpacker Magazine This site is linked to other sites on … Continue reading

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2010 Schedule

The schedule for the troop in 2010 is available in several forms: A detailed Excel spreadsheet is available to be downloaded at http://troop166.org/files/Troop 166 2010 Calendar v8.xls The highlights of the year’s schedule appears as a Google Calendar at http://troop166.org/event-calendar/ … Continue reading

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“Thank you” from Bexley Rec

Another “thank-you” note to share: Dear Volunteers: On behalf of the Bexley Recreation and Parks Dept. and Bexley Historical Society, thank you all so much for your help in pulling of one of the most successful Pancake Breakfast ever. The … Continue reading

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District to Host Merit Badge Day in March

Mark your calendar now for the first Tri-Creek District Merit Badge Day, March 6, 2010. From the announcement: Tri-Creek District MERIT BADGE DAY 2010 Where: Reynoldsburg United Methodist Church When: Saturday March 6th 2010 We will hold two Merit Badge … Continue reading

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“Thank You” from Bexley Historical Society

This lovely note arrived yesterday as a thank-you from the Bexley Historical Society. In case you have trouble reading the scan of the handwriting: December, 2009 Dear Mr. Fulton, Thank you for providing the Scout Troop at the recent Pancake … Continue reading

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Philmont 2011

I announced this at our Troop meeting this evening, but I wanted to send an email to let anyone who wasn’t able to make it hear the news, since we will not be meeting again until next year. Our application … Continue reading

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