Nick Potter Troop 161 March 13, 2010 What Scouting Means to Me Scouting means a lot to me. I'm fourteen years old and I started scouting...

The Chapel in the Pines at Camp Lyle has to be one of my favorite spots in camp.  Besides the fact I was part of building it, it was a...

St. Rita was a big part of my success, they have ALWAYS been very supportive to the Scouts at St. Rita and always were very accommodating...

Do you know how to catch an elephant? You start a fire in a hole and let the wood burn down, leaving the ashes in the hole. Get a can of...

Jerry Sisak Mr Sisak and I went to prison together, along with Mr. Krenzke and Mr. Foley.  Mr. Sisak and I have a long history together....

You need two people to start with. Person 1 is on all fours (they will be the lawnmower). Person 2 is the person trying to mow the lawn....

There was a time in the troop when Scouts were getting driver's licenses left and right, I started with one scout, but others wanted in...

How scouting has taught me teamwork By Matt Sisak Scouting has taught me many things like shooting, camping, and cooking but one skill...

Sometimes the stories are not long, but meaningful.  I got this as an instant message one day, it means a lot to me. I was on a path of...

Campfires were always a big part of the Troop 161 evening program, scouts and adults both like to make fires and enjoy a good roaring...

Today would have been my mom's 90th birthday and just like my dad my mom was very supportive and proud of my achievements in boy...

By Greg Hardesty Scouting has done many things in my life for me. I have met many of my friends through the organization. I have met...

Brandon Dobrowski April 13,2014 Teamwork Teamwork, you could go to many different groups of people, or clubs and teams, and they might...

Scouting builds a lot of friendships over the years, it was quick to see that anytime you look at your address book and see so many names...

Is Camp Lyle a special Place? Do you ever wonder if what you do has an impression on people? Some days, I feel that way about Scouting. I...

What is your favorite Troop Pun or Joke?? I know Mr. Sisak's, - Do you smell Popcorn? Add it to the comments?

Some have asked me questions about what I have been done in the past, I have done a lot for Scouting and outside of Scouting as well. May...

I did some math, and I believe this to be pretty factual I have participated in .... ·         1600 Troop meetings ·         400...

by Alex Krupp When people think of Philmont, they usually think of a crew that works together to get through it. Scouting helps those on...