Many people talk about the F-Talks they got from me, what is an F-talk?  It is a time when I sit down with a Scout, (sometimes an adult)...

So we have done some great trips over the years in Scouting, the High Adventure trips were always a highlight. If we did not go to...

This upcoming meeting will be my son’s final meeting as an active member of Troop 161. He turns 18 on Dec. 24th. I want to thank you for...

Mr. Tom Kiley was a long-time Assistant Scoutmaster with me. He did an OUTSTANDING job working with the new scouts on getting through...

Order of the Arrow Ceremonies were always a big hit at camp, while they have changed a lot over the years, I remember when they used to...

Well is now the time to tell you this it is  all an April Fools Joke, I am not retiring?  Sorry, I cant do that! Not that we did this...

Being part of the Boy Scouts is being part of a team. When I first joined Scouts, I was set into my very own patrol - a team. I quickly...

Troop 161 did a lot of camp LYLE projects while at camp.  Here are just a few of them. Grumpys Pier, The Chapel and Vespers trail, Eco...

This was on a return trip from Philmont.  To set the scene, the boys have been out in the back woods for 13 days with very little...

Austin Miller Scouting How scouting is important to me? It's important to me because it will teach me how to improve my life. It will...

Who can forget the FEASTS we use to have a Camp Lyle, where the Troop would feed the entire camp staff with food that was out of this...

You can read the Journal of two Treks here

A young Tim Falendysz was a member of the Boy Scouts of America where he worked his way through the ranks as many others had done before...

This was one of our High Adventure trips, we biked out to  Edgerton Wisconsin to my parent’s house.  Was a 100 mile bike trip and then we...

One year at Camp Lyle, we had quite a presence at camp, with just over 100 total campers in camp, we had 50+, so we made up for a big sea...

Terry Williams was a great backup signer to my role as Scoutmaster. Terry was ALWAYS there for me, stepped in, and helped all the time....

It was a trip to Philmont that reminds me of one of these experiences that still makes me laugh. We had had a great time at Philmont and...