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Have you been Orienteering? Let’s see how it goes…

Orienteering is a fun activity that lets you use a map and compass — or a compass and instructions — and your pace to follow a course.

Once you learn the distance of your particular pace, you can start to learn how many steps you take per foot — and you can then, by counting your steps, walk a certain distance. Why learn to do this? For orienteering as an activity — it’s fun to challenge yourself to work through a course and see how well you did. But what if you’re trying to give someone directions? You will get … Read the rest

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Let’s Go Fishing: Working on the fishing merit badge

Working on the Fishing Merit Badge by Historian Hannah

We went fishing on Sunday, June 5.

Ellie caught some algae. She’d catch an actual fish later.

We had four scouts go to the fishing event. They were Ellador, Charli, Ellie, and Hannah.

Ellador watches the fish steal yet another worm.

We all caught fish!

Hannah prepares her pole

We went to a Carmel park to fish.

Charli points out the fish she caught.

Grandpa Marv, Scoutmaster Jenny, and Mr. King also had fun fishing. … Read the rest

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A Cold Winter Hike (*only not so cold. And muddy)

By Scribe and Historian Sarah K

December 29, 2022

A group of scouts on the trail in the woods
Selfie time on the trail

Troop 222 went on a hike at Cool Creek Park. Six Scouts, plus four adults, came along.

On this hike, we identified different trees.

We also had to go through some pretty muddy trails.

Cool Creek in winter, with trees and lots of mud.
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New Heights at our Climbing Lock-in

By Scribe and Historian Sarah K

November 18, 2022

Troop 222 had an overnight lock-in at Climb Time Indy, where we were free to climb all night.

Scribe selfie from 10 feet up

Eleven Scouts and three adults came.

Most people were up past 1 am climbing around while others were sitting, wrapped in blankets, and eating snacks.

A scout being belayed down from the climbing wall
Just “hanging” around.
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Welcome to the Stone Age — Our first Camporee was a Smash!

Troop 222 “rocked” the Stone Age with Oog and friends at the Fall Camporee

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Showing off our loaded trailer as we head out after a successful weekend

We headed to Ransburg for our first Fall Camporee, and this trip included our troop trailer for the first time!

The Stone Age Camporee was organized by Troop 202 of Carmel, and featured scout skills activities with a Stone Age theme. We arrived in time to check out our campsite before the sun set — but we had to set up camp in the dark. This was a new challenge and proved a … Read the rest

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Should have written it sooner, but the rest of camp was amazing!

Daily camp summaries seemed like a great idea, but once you get finished with the week and don’t get it all written down… well, time flies and it doesn’t happen. So after the first couple of days, we present…

THERESTOFTHEWEEK

Highlights include:

Hammock time — hanging out in the hammock, chilling, laughing. This is when we get to catch our breath.

Girls in a hammock
Hanging out in the hammock in the shade is a lot cooler.

Wednesday is Troop Night, and we went into Bedford to the Golden Corral. An air-conditioned restaurant was a great treat — as was the chance to pick … Read the rest

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Summer Camp commences: The first full day of camp

Flag raising

The morning at camp started at 6:15 — for most of us. Some of us were up before that, but everyone was up at 6:15 when SPL Nora got everyone up. It was smacking the tent doors and calling out “Good morning! Wake up!” that got everyone going.

Nora wakes up the troop.
Callia and Nora are ready to head up for breakfast

Hoppers reported to the dining hall at 7 am to get everything set up. Hoppers set the table, bring the food to the tables (we eat family style). Each table seats eight, and so our … Read the rest

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Summer Camp orientation: My head is spinning!

Troop 222 Scouts are ready to go to Ransburg for summer camp!

One of the biggest events for a Scouts BSA troop is going to summer camp. Everyone packed their own stuff — and we gathered to load the trailer and get on the road!

Scout camp is an amazing chance to earn merit badges, work toward rank advancement, meet other scouts, sleep at camp — all the things. But we were all nervous about it as well. First time at Ransburg Scout Reservation!

We got to camp and had a whirlwind orientation — they checked health forms, told us … Read the rest

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Overgrowth and Archery — Aiming for Service and a Challenge

Who needs Service Hours? (Everyone) And service with friends is even better.

Girl Scouts and Scouts BSA pose on a structure
Troop 222 girls and Ginny’s Girl Scout troop ready for our work

Ginny invited us to join her and her Girl Scout Troop for a day of service and fun at Girl Scouts Camp Ada. We started the day with a drive from Bethel to the camp. Who knew it was State Road 38 Garage Sale day? Navigating the cars that seemed to have just stopped on the side of the road was kind of exciting, especially when those garage sales looked so inviting. (That one had … Read the rest

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More First Aid, Still No Emergency — but we are ready

If she’s hurt, we can carry her out!

It took some time to get all the First Aid requirements finished, but after a couple of meetings, we’ve looked at them all. (We also practiced here.) When new scouts join, we hope that we can then teach them these techniques through the EDGE method. One thing for sure — we’ll probably remember these by how much fun we had learning and practicing. Remember when we carried each other in blankets? Or Mr. Sherrill’s “broken” arm?

Taaa-daa! Mr. Sherrill’s arm is in a sling, and he is ready to get treatment.
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