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.
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.
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).
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.
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.
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.
Contact Information
Name: Larry Johnson, Chief Ranger
Last update: Wednesday, 27 August 2008
The Quick 10: 10 People Who Have Attained the Rank of Eagle Scout
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.
