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By Jay Edgar, on Thursday, 07 May 2009

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  • 5/9/09 Mother's Day Flower Sale, Sam's Club Freehold 10-4

  • 5/25/09 Freehold Memorial Day Parade

  • 6/12-6/13/09 Camping/Canoing Trip. Valley View Group Site

Our calendar has been updated. You can download it here.


Last update: Thursday, 07 May 2009

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Hartshorne Trip Information

By Jay Edgar, on Monday, 16 March 2009

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We'll be arriving around 6 PM on Friday 3/20.

From Route 35 in Middletown
Take Kings Highway east to Monmouth Avenue. Monmouth Avenue becomes Hartshorne Road. At Washington Avenue make a right to stay on Hartshorne Road. In about 1 mile make a left (after Van Tat Road) onto entrance for Group Cabin. Note that when I was last there, there is a sign that says Park Administration only. You can safely ignore that sign.


Last update: Monday, 06 April 2009

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Troop Calendar updated

By Jay Edgar, on Tuesday, 24 February 2009

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Our Calendar has been updated. Download it here.


Last update: Tuesday, 14 April 2009

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Upcoming Events February/March

By Jay Edgar, on Tuesday, 17 February 2009

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On February 21st we are meeting at 8:30 AM at Quail Hill Scout reservation for the annual Battleground District Klondike derby. Wear appropriate clothing! Sneakers are not allowed.

 

On March 20th - 22nd we are camping in the group cabin at Hartshorne Woods.


Last update: Monday, 16 March 2009

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Events for November and December

By Jay Edgar, on Monday, 17 November 2008

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We have two upcoming events.

 

This Saturday their MAY be a chance to do a service project. The AT&T Pioneers are building a handicapped ramp for the Blind Citizens Association in Leonardo. They can't handle the entire troop, but if some of us want to help this Saturday for a few hours starting sometime in the morning let me know ASAP. They want to know how many people before committing to having work for us to do.

 

The second event is on December 6th. We are having a day trip to the Howell Living History Farm in Titusville, NJ. See Howell Farm for directions. We'll be spending the day at the farm and we will be making lunch there.


See you at the next meeting on December 2nd. (no meeting either the 16th or the 25th).


Last update: Tuesday, 17 February 2009

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September 23rd Open House

By Jay Edgar, on Sunday, 02 September 2007

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We will be having an open house on Tuesday September 23rd.  Invite your friends and classmates!  A flyer suitable for printing can be found here: TroopOpenHouse.doc.


Last update: Thursday, 04 September 2008

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Sandy Hook Camping Trip Info

By Jay Edgar, on Friday, 29 August 2008

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UPDATE: Unfortunately due to Hannah set to hit us on Friday evening we have canceled this trip. I'm talking to the National Park Service about possibly scheduling for another weekend this month.

We are camping at Sandy Hook on September 5-7. I'll be getting there around 7:30. Have dinner before you arrive, or bring something with you.

We are camping in the group camping area. Its 1.5 miles past the Ranger Station, right across from the Horseshoe Cove salt marsh.


Last update: Thursday, 04 September 2008

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Troop Calendar

By Jay Edgar, on Friday, 29 August 2008

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I've put together a troop calendar for this new year. It starts from now until January.  Click HERE to download.

Last update: Saturday, 30 August 2008

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Rangers, Scouts And Others Rescue Seriously Ill Hiker

By Jay Edgar, on Wednesday, 27 August 2008

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From the National Park Service Digest of August 26th.:

On the afternoon of July 26th, North Manitou Island ranger Luke Hunter received a cell phone call from a hiker reporting that a man was unconscious and having a seizure about six miles from the ranger station on the west side of this 15,000-acre Lake Michigan island.

The reporting party, Trent Faulkner, a solo hiker not affiliated with the group, said that the victim had been actively seizing and vomiting for over three hours. Hunter, a medical first responder, gave the caller some first aid directions, then notified park dispatcher Tom Davison, who requested assistance from the Coast Guard Air Station at Traverse City. Davison also notified ranger Pat Reimann, who was on backcountry patrol on the island about four miles from the scene.

A Coast Guard HH65-C Dolphin helicopter flew to the island. The crew was unable to locate the victim from the air, though, so flew to the ranger station to pick up Hunter. They soon found the victim, but couldn’t land due to thick forest cover. Finding a clearing along the west shore, the helicopter landed and dropped off Hunter and a Coast Guard rescue swimmer, who ran about a mile to the victim, 42 year-old Richard Nielson of Grosse Isle, Michigan.

Nielson was unconscious and was being assisted by Faulkner, some Boy Scouts who were hiking with Nielson, and another group of passing hikers. Hunter and the rescue swimmer began treatment and applied oxygen and were preparing to carry Nielson out just as Reimann arrived. One of the hikers identified himself as an Eagle Scout and suggested building a litter to carry Nielson, so a makeshift stretcher using hiking sticks and clothing was built by the Scouts and Nielson was carried a half-mile through the brush to the waiting helicopter.  

Nielson was flown to Munson Medical Center in Traverse City, where he was admitted, treated, and released. Faulkner later had this to say about the rescue:  “I was impressed with how a group of different people were able to form a team and work efficiently. The Coast Guard swimmer was the leader and primary caregiver. The rangers knew the lay of the land and provided accurate directions (they were absolutely correct about the bushwhack being the most efficient way to get to the open field). The Eagle Scout had the leadership skills to step up and recommend building the litter (I also credit the swimmer for being open to the idea). The rangers, swimmer, and the college kids did all the carrying.”   

Faulkner and the other hikers who assisted in the rescue were later presented with National Park Service search and rescue award pins and letters of commendation from the park superintendent.

 


Name: Larry Johnson, Chief Ranger


Last update: Wednesday, 27 August 2008

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The Quick 10: 10 People Who Have Attained the Rank of Eagle Scout

By Jay Edgar, on Friday, 01 August 2008

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The Eagle Scout honor has been handed out in the Boy Scouts of America since 1912. It’s no easy feat – requirements include earning at least 21 merit badges, exemplifying the core Scout qualities and completing a pretty hefty service project.

Read the full article here.


Last update: Friday, 01 August 2008

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