Scouts 293 Stevens Point, WI

On the weekend of January 16 to 18, Scouts from Troop 293 (now a Family Troop for Boys and Girls) attended Hanna Winter Resort at Crystal Lake Scout Reservation in Rhinelander, WI. We had 7 Scouts attend, all challenged at least one merit badge, a few completed all the requirements during the outing. Some Scouts used the afternoon to learn XC Skiing, others did some sledding, all had a great time.

We are now preparing for our next outing to the Wausau area in February for XC Skiing and winter camping at the end of February.

If this is the outdoor fun your youth would be interested in, let us know.

Scout Troop 293 (Combined) in Stevens Point has continued to be very active. In April we participated in the annual Scouting for Food campaign to help provide food for those around us who are less fortunate.

Later in April the local Scouting District held their Spring Camporee. Scouts learned some of the basic skills of Scouting; cooking, woods tool care and safety, maps and land navigation, etc. We had about 80 Scouts and 30 adults attend from all around Portage County.

On May 10th Scouts helped American Legion Berens-Scribner Post 6 with placing flags on veteran's graves at Guardian Angel Cemetery for Memorial Day.

Then on the weekend of 16th our Troop camped locally again. This time we spent the morning at Schmeekle Reserve, specifically Lake Joanis, doing our flat water practice in preparation for canoeing the Flambeau River in June. After we were done there we spent a few hours at the Portage County Safety Days checking things out. Finally we spent the afternoon working on advancements for our newest Scouts.

For more information about Scouting with Pack or Troop 293, contact [email protected]. We are open to all youth from Kindergarten through 18.

On February 22nd Scouts from Pack 293 celebrated Scouting's anniversary with an overnight event at Boston School Forest. After an afternoon of outdoor fun sledding and other activities they had a dinner of spaghetti and meatballs topped off with cupcakes.

After dinner we graduated our Arrow of Light den to Combined Troop 293, we will miss them and hope to see them in the future as they help us with our Pinewood Derby and other activities.

For more information on Cub Scouting with us email [email protected], or find Pack 293 at beascout.org.