Troop 715 Attends ‘Derby’ COLUMBIA CITY – Seven members of Boy Scout Troop 715 attended the “Lincolnway District Klondike Derby” at Morsches Park in Columbia City recently.
They traversed the winter course pulling their snow sleds. There were 10 skill stations including, stretcher carrying, log roll, tomahawk throwing, fire building, snow bowling, log pull, sled racing and first aid.
Competing in the derby were 12 patrols from Kosciusko and Whitley counties, with 168 persons in attendance.
At noon, the Scouts were treated to a hot meal of chili, chicken noodle soup, and hot chocolate plus many side items.
Troop 715 won five trophies, including three for third place, one for second place and one first place.
Scouts Earn Trucking Badge January activities for Warsaw Troop 715 included the Truck Transportation merit badge, which was earned at Metzger Trucking in Silver Lake.
District Klondike was scheduled for Feb. 4 at Morches Park in Columbia City and the Scouts discussed what was needed for the events at the January meetings.
The Scouts worked on knot tying and getting their sled ready. Seven of the Scouts attended and brought home one first-place, one second-place and three third-place awards.
Twelve patrols from the Lincolnway District competed in the events.
Scout meetings are on Monday at 7 p.m. at the Trinity United Methodist Church in Warsaw. Any boy who is at least 10 years old, or has completed the fifth grade, can join Boy Scouts.
See our website www.troop715.net for further details.
By Jordan Timbers, Scribe
Trinity UMC Celebrates Scout Sunday Trinity United Methodist Church hosts two Scout groups. Cub Scout Pack 3736 meets Thursdays and Boy Scout Troop 715 meets Mondays at 7 p.m. A Scout Sunday Celebration was organized Feb. 12. The Scouts served as ushers, started the opening part of the morning service with the presentation of the flags, and assisted with the offering.
Boy Scouts Hold Chess Tournament For Badge One of the requirements for the Chess Merit Badge is to participate in a chess tournament.
Jay Bolduc, Scoutmaster of Troop 776, met with the Scouts of Troop 715 at two of their weekly meetings to teach them about chess. After about three hours of instruction, all that was left was to be in a chess tournament.
Troop 715 adult leaders Joe Hawn, Julie and Mike Canada, Dave King, Kathy and Kevin Smith and Lynn DesJardins organized an overnighter at the Nye Youth Cabin.
The evening started with a walk up to the county jail and a tour of the facilities. Then back to the cabin where Hawn, who is also a DARE officer with the Warsaw Police Dept., worked with the Scouts to finish the Fingerprinting Merit Badge.
After that, five chess sets were laid out by Dick McCleary on the tables and the Scouts spent about three hours competing in the chess tournament. Pizza was served earlier and hot dogs were consumed later. Peggy Timbers brought a homemade cake so Jordan Timbers could celebrate his birthday. Julie Canada had some fun games for everyone to play later in the evening.
Saturday morning, after a pancake and sausage breakfast, the Scouts and leaders went out to the fairgrounds to assist in the unloading from a semi-trailer and the distribution of potatoes into trucks, vans and cars that took the potatoes to the area food pantries. This was two hours of community service.
After the work was done, those Scouts who needed it went over to Jefferson School and Scott McClintock worked with those scouts on the “Citizenship in the Nation” Merit Badge. The Winona Lake Post Office, which is a government facility, was visited as part of the requirements.
