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August 2000 - Summer Recap
VALLEY FORGE
TROOP LEADERS
NEXT YEARS FOCUS
September - Canoeing and Cooking
During the month of September Troop 73 has planned a canoeing trip for the weekend of September 23rd and 24th. The Asst. Senior Patrol Leader - Brian Kaehn, Andrew Bohl estimated cost for the weekend is $40.00. This includes food, Patrol Leaders - Dan Wagner, Owen Kaehn, Iain Riley October - Cooking and Wilderness Survival
This is a great time for us to work on advancements for Second Class, First Class as well as Cooking and Wilderness Survival November - Wilderness Survival and Business
Entrepreneurship
These activities will prepare us for the Christmas Tree Sales coming at the end of November. It is a time were both the troop and the scouts are able to earn money for scout activities. December - Auto Mechanics
THE FIRST MEETING OF THE
John Godlewski will head up this theme, with his current thinking including tours of nearby auto plants. January - Snow Sports
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 6th
Skiing, Snow Boarding, Tubing, Cross Country Skiing, Snow Shoeing. what else can we say it will be great. February - First Aid
A yearly event that prepares us for the Annual First Aid Meet to March - Fire Safety
The PLC met on Wednesday, August 30th and with the input With meetings being held at the Valley Forge Fire House, it is a from the members of Troop 73 developed very exciting themes good opportunity for us to improve our skills to protect against the evils of fire and smoke related disasters. April - Water Sports
A month filled with water sports including white water rafting. May - Biking
1 Next Years Focus
From knowing how to fix up you bike to mountain biking May is a great time to get out on our bikes and explore the world around us. 2 Summer Camp Recap
June - Fishing
3 Maine Trip Recap
Plans for June are very preliminary but our current thinking is a deep sea fishing trip. Get your Dramamine Ready. 4 Eagle Projects
July - Summer Camp
5 First Meeting - September 6
The dates for summer camp has been scheduled for July 15th - 22nd. TROOP 73 - VALLEY FORGE

Recap of Summer Camp
Around 8:40 AM after breakfast the morning chores were completed in preparation for the daily inspection. Getting ready for inspection required some work, our first task was to clean up our bunk From The Village of Valley Forge
houses and then came the tough part of the chores. Each patrol was assigned a duty that had to be to Camp Horseshoe
finished by 9:30. The duties consisted of fire The first day we arrived at camp. We all guard, trails and grounds, or latrine. Several times got settled in our home for the next week and then during camp we got a 35 or 34 on our Inspection. we went to take our swimming test. Most of the This helped lead up to Troop 73 getting the cleanest troop became blue tag swimmers. After the Horseshoe swimming test we all got into our class A’s and headed off to retreat. We were the best marchers at the retreat and held our position throughout the week. Diner was lasagna and salad and for dessert we had an excellent cake with snow white frosting. After diner we all headed to the opening evening camp fire where they did a number of funny and interesting skits and plays. After the camp fire we headed back to our camp site for our first night’s sleep at Camp Horseshoe. Paul Bunyan Field Day
It all started with the suspended flag pole. Then it went on to the knot tying relay then to pancake flipping. But all that matters is that Troop 73 won Paul Bunyan Field Day. There were many competitions ranging from knot tying to ax chopping. Everybody in the troop took place in at least 1 event. Everybody helped the troop to win. Burr!!!!!!!
73 got up at six-thirty in the morning to go swimming. The scouts swam for about twenty minutes in the very cold pool. If the scouts went to the Polar Bear Swim four out of five days they were awarded a segment that goes around their Horseshoe patch. Along with the Polar Bear segment scouts could get several other patches such as the Cope patch and the Special Interest Inspection Time
TROOP 73 - VALLEY FORGE
MAINE RECAP.Interview with Mark Stabb
experience for all those who attended. The trip started with breakfast at the G-Lodge, where we prepared for the weeks worth of activities. Our first stop was Mr. Isieib’s father’s house, where we spent the night. Imagine going down a mountain used during the winter as a ski trail on a sled that rides along a track. The speed and excitement was incredible. Mount Washington was another highlight of the trip. We hiked to the top and once the fog The Silver Buckle
cleared enjoyed the splendid views of three mountains and the valleys in between them. Patrol won the Silver Buckle for Troop 73. The The fourth day included a visit to the Rope Silver Buckle is awarded every year to the scout in Course (Cope Course). This helped the troop by the troop that has helped other scouts the most building team work through activities which required throughout the week at camp. To be eligible you must have stayed the whole week at camp and never have received the award before. The remaining day’s activities were filled with a day trip up Mount Cadillac, a boat trip in Bar Harbor, renting bikes, Duck Tour, and in Freeport, Maine a visit to L.L. Bean where we were able to spend what money we had left. On our last night before the return trip to Valley Forge, we had a great dinner in Boston. The trip was great and will allow us now to sit around the camp fires over the next few years talking about the great experiences we had and how we can’t wait to do it again. Eagle Projects
Davis, Andrew Bohl, and Chris Batzel are all working or in the process of completing their Eagle Projects. Your assistance in helping them complete THANK YOU!
All of the Scouts of Troop 73 would like to extend a sincere THANK YOU to all the parents
who spent time with us at camp. We would
especially like to thank both Mr. Savoy and Mr.
Kaehn for spending the entire week. Your kindness
and willingness to spend the time with us is a very
powerful gift to us as scouts.

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