Turkey Roast 11/11-11/12

 

11/11: At 8:30 a.m. fire building was taught to those who attended. Six turkeys were placed on the spits around 10:00 a.m. The scouts had activities such as football, kill the carrier, and capture the flag. Then, when it was dark, they played manhunt and capture the flag. The dinner and turkeys were excellent, a credit to Mr. Hickey. There was stuffing, gravy, string beans, (turkey), biscuits, and potatoes. The dessert followed with pies, cheesecakes, cookies, and brownies. Intermixed with the desserts were pies that were baked in a Dutch oven. 

 

11/12: The scouts broke camp and headed home.

Reporting,
Domenic Casinelli
Troop Scribe

Mt. Algo

 

11/4: We drove for about two hours to the north-western part of CT.  Once there, we put on our day packs and ascended the ledges. This was a perfect day and it was an easy hike. There were a few scenic places and overlooks where the majority of the scouts and adults stopped to look and take pictures. At one place, most of the group stopped to hear the cows moo! This ticked off the lead hikers immensely. The hike was approximately five miles long and took only a few hours to finish. On the last part of the trail, we passed through a pasture where cows were grazing. When we reached the cars, we took off our daypacks and transferred them to our backpacks. Then we hiked 800ft. upwards to our campsite. There was one lean-to which the senior patrol slept in. Some other hikers slept in that area also.

 

11/5: Some of the senior patrol members played "sleeping bag sumo". Then the younger scouts tried to join in but stood no chance against the champion Greg Laird. So we broke camp and drove back to Guilford.

Reporting,
Domenic Casinelli
Troop Scribe

Scribes Report - Fall Camporee 05

On October 8 – 9, 2005 a group of scouts and leaders from Troop 474 went to the Lighthouse District Fall Camporee at Hammonasset State Park.  We slept over Saturday to Sunday and some people also slept over Friday to Saturday.  We arrived around 8:00 A.M.  At around 11:30 some rode bikes and some drove their cars to the Indian Festival at Meig’s Point.  There was Native American dancing, singing and good food.  It was very rainy.  It rained for 85% of the time (maybe more).  Due to the rain we got a lot of card playing in.  Brand new players to Bum, Egyptian Rat and more are now masters.  Challenging these people would not be the brightest idea.  The Flaming Seagulls were even  able to create a yell.  Maybe it will become a patrol yell.  Special thanks to all of the adults, Mrs. Jagielski, Mr. P., Mr. Terwilliger, Mr. Acampora, Mr. Wall, Mr. Van Steenbergen and Mr. Clark.  If I forgot anyone I apologize.  Thanks to Mr. Wall, Mrs. Jagielski and Mr. P. for cooking.  The food was awesome.  I think everyone was filled to the brim after dinner.  I was!!!  Thanks to Mr. Van Steenbergen for the fire.  We also got to ride bikes and play manhunt.  A good time was had by all.

 

YIS,

Andrew McCloskey

Troop Scribe

Troop 474

Mr. and Mrs. Pecoraro, Matt and Emily Pecoraro,

Derek Malinowski,

Dr. Casinelli, Adam and Domenic Casinelli,

Greg Laird,

Mike Mayor,

Alex Gemmell,

Mr. Carroll and James Carroll,

Andrew McCloskey,

Mrs. Jagielski and Alex Jagielski,

Nate Braccio,

Mike and Kristen Ficorilli,

Mr. Heinemann and Mike Heinemann,

Mr. Clark, Adam and Taylor Clark,

Henry Aery,

and Will Ferrall.

 

The things we did were move a bridge, move a tree, put in a water stand, made a connection between two trails, went over some trail markers, and put down logs on a trail to prevent erosion.  The work was hard, but we all had fun.  Thank-you to all that helped out.  We did a good thing to help our community.

  By: Andrew

                       McCloskey

Gettysburg - Scribes Report

        On October 9-11, 2004 our scout troop went to Gettysburg National Military Park in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.  When we first got there we went to the Electric Map presentation that explains about all of the events that happened during the Battle of Gettysburg, July 1-3, 1863.  After that we went on a three-mile hike.  It gave us a chance to see how good it was to control certain parts of the battlefield.  It also gave us a chance to feel like the soldiers did running down hills during the battle.  After we successfully completed the hike we went to find our campsite.  It ended up being right behind the Confederate Army’s line.  The next day, Sunday, we went on a 9-mile hike.  We got to see what it was like to go uphill when you know that there are enemy troops are shooting down on you.  We also got to feel how scary it must have been to be walking around knowing that enemy’s troops could be anywhere.  On Monday, some people had left but the rest of us went to the Cyclorama program and went on a walk around the Town of Gettysburg.  We got to see some hospitals and original buildings from the battle.  We also got to see former President Dwight D. Eisenhower’s farm at the Eisenhower National Historic Site.  On the way home we stopped at Cabela’s, an awesome outdoor superstore in Hamburg, Pennsylvania.    The people that went were:

Greg and Mr. Laird,

Henry and Mr. Aery,

Taylor, Adam and Mr. Clark,

Mike and Mr. Heinemann,

Jon, Caleb, Andrew and Mr. Dudley,

Nate and Mr. Braccio,

Chris and Andrew McCloskey,

Adam, Domenic, Mr. and Mrs. Casinelli,

Alex and Mrs. Jagielski,

Alex Gemmell,

Michael Mayor,

Will Ferrell,

and Matt Brechlin.

 

            Thank you to Mr. Laird for organizing this trip.  Thank you Mr. Aery for getting the food, helping prepare the meals and teaching the Cooking Merit Badge.  Thank you Mr. Clark for making and watching over the fires.  Thank you Mrs. Jagielski for also getting and helping prepare the meals.  Thank you Mr. Casinelli for being such a great tour guide.  And lastly, thank you to the entire cooking merit badge crew for preparing and cooking the meals.  This Gettysburg trip was very, very fun and a great learning experience.

                                                                        By: Andrew McCloskey

                                                                               Troop Scribe

Gettysburg 10 04 - Pictures

 

YAWGOOG 2013

            Yawgoog this year began on Sunday July 7^th, and ended Sunday July 14^th.  On the first night, we had to provide our dinner, and instead of the usual hotdogs on the fire, we had meatball grinders. 

            Monday began with breakfast, then the usual first day routine of photos, swim tests.  We then had lunch followed by waterfront orientation.  This orientation introduces first-time scouts to the procedures at the waterfront and reminds returning scouts of the rules.  Shortly after that, we had our first merit badge classes.  The afternoon classes begin on Monday and end Friday, whereas the morning classes begin Tuesday and end Friday or sometimes Saturday.  Then there was dinner and we went to bed.

            Tuesday was the first day of morning classes.  We continued afternoon classes, and began the daily routine, which continued for the rest of the week.   

            This year, the troop’s spin-off of Minute-to-win-it, a.k.a. Wood duck Games, continued.  Teams of three were assembled at the beginning of the week, and stayed together for the rest of the nights.  Each night, there would be three surprise games, one per each team member, and points would be appropriately awarded to each team. 

            Also continued this year was the chain mail tradition.  With two pairs of pliers and some metal rings, scouts have created anything from necklaces to neckties to headdresses to gloves to full vests. 

            In contrast to last year’s high participation, the mile-swim was less populated by our troop this year.  More people are encouraged to participate in this fun event next year.

YIS,
Eric Weidman

Hamden Bike Trip 9/15/2012

Since the participation level and weather forecast were questionable, the bike trip location was changed this year, from Cape Cod to a more local trail in Hamden .  We all met at the Hamden Middle School . The turnout was much larger than it would have been had we gone out of state.  We rode out about 10 miles to the end of the bike trail, with a few breaks along the way.  At the end of the trail, we regrouped and decided what to do next.  Everyone rode a couple miles back to a cool area for lunch.  After lunch, we decided to ride back to the starting place, then ride an additional 3 miles out then back in order to successfully complete 25 miles.  Everyone had a great time and there only two flat tires!  To top it off, we stopped at Dairy Queen on the way back to Guilford !  This day trip is a great alternative to an impractical overnight trip.

                                                YIS,

                                                    Eric Weidman