Category Archives: Parent Information

Planning for Summer Camp

For Scouts attending their second or third (or fourth or fifth) year of summer camp, here is a list of the requirements for the merit badges that they may chose to work on this summer.        http://www.skcbsa.org/documents/CFR2012MB%20PrerequisitesList.pdf   Scouts … Continue reading

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Easter is just a week and a few days away…

Each year Troop 166 assists the Bexley Recreation and Parks department with the Annual Easter Egg Hunt. Our participation consists of two events: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ On the Friday before Easter (Friday, April 6th this year) Scouts gather at the Scoutmasters house … Continue reading

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March Outing – Rockets

For our March outing we will be returning to Camp Birch, located between Dayton and Springfield. We ‘ll be leaving on Friday, March 9 (meeting at the Church at 6PM) and traveling to the camp that evening. We will be … Continue reading

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February Weather? Cold and Scouty

“The cruelest month” is a busy one for Scouting. Please mark your calendars:  Sunday, Feb. 12th – Scout Sunday at Bexley United Methodist Church Help thank BUMC for proving a home and and organizational sponsorship of our Troop (9AM and 11AM)  Friday … Continue reading

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The “teenage brain”

Last October’s National Geographic contained a very interesting article on recent research concerning the “teenage brain.” Since it’s a topic that many of us are interested in, I’ve provided a link: http://goo.gl/hgB7z Thanks, Mr. Bardwell. Mr. Fulton

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Program planning guide for 2012

We’re a few weeks way (and we need to do Pumpkin Chucking first – Woo Hoo!) but it’s almost time to plan for 2012. Simon Kenton Council has issued a guide and Program Planning Calendar, which will be one of … Continue reading

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October Outing – Clifton Gorge

The weekend of October 14 – 16 will be a busy one. We’re breaking with tradition and spending the evening of Friday, October 14 in Bexley so that we can participate in the annual Harvest Festival. Sign-up sheets will be … Continue reading

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September Outing – Put In Bay

For our September outing, we’ll be traveling to lovely Lake Erie and visiting South Bass Island and Put-in-Bay. We’ll be leaving on Friday, September 9th at 6:00 PM and traveling to East Harbor State Park where we will be camping … Continue reading

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August Outing – Whitewater Rafting

For our August outing, we’ll be traveling to the Lower New River in West Virginia for an afternoon of whitewater rafting. On Friday, August 19, 2011 we’ll be leaving BUMC (meeting at 5 PM, departing as soon as we’re packed … Continue reading

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July Outing

For our July outing for the Troop outing (Friday July . 15 – Sunday July 17) we’ll be traveling to John Bryan State Park near Springfield and tent camping. We’ll meet at the Church on Friday (time to be determined) … Continue reading

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