Little River Canyon Campout Report

Little River Canyon Campout Report

Dec 11, 2015 | Uncategorized

May the Destination be known! At least, that is what these boys hoped to know on the weekend of December 5-6. That weekend was the Destination Unknown campout for the boys of Troop 97. They were all prepared for a backpacking trip. The only problem, the young boys had...
Mafeking Campout Report

Mafeking Campout Report

Dec 10, 2015 | Campout

On November 7th, 2015. The Boy Scouts of Troop 97 were sent to Mafeking,South Africa (which is actually Camp Sequoyah Scout Reservation) and were enlisted as British cadets to help win against the Dutch Boars(Older Scouts). Actually, the Boy Scouts were split into...
Mafeking 2015

Mafeking 2015

Dec 9, 2015 | Campout

Wow, what a weekend, Mafeking 2015 was a success despite the English weather we had. Congratulations to the Raccoon Patrol who won top honors for winning the overall Patrol category and to Carter Wagner who won Best Patrol Leader. Special recognition to Commander...
The Eagles Nest has been dedicated

The Eagles Nest has been dedicated

Nov 6, 2015 | Service

On Sunday, November 1, 2015 a new campsite located at Red Mountain Park was dedicated. The first and currently only campsite at Red Mountain Park was built by adult leaders Glenn Glover, Beau Strong and many scout and adult volunteers. They spent eight Saturdays and...
Junior Leader Training

Junior Leader Training

Nov 4, 2015 | Uncategorized

It was a great weekend for Scout training at Troop 97.  On Saturday, October 31, 2015, we had a good turnout for Junior Leader Training where our NYLT trained scouts, William Chbeir, Colin Melville, Mac Wagstaff and Jared Prather led several sessions that included...