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Scouting News

Thurmont Troops Take Highest Awards Make It Easy

The Francis Scott Key Courtesy Photo
District encompasses
scouting troops in all of
Frederick County. The The Supermarket Gourmet
district holds an annual
dinner to present awards by Buck Reed
to troops, packs, and
crews, and to thank
volunteers for outstanding
service to scouting.
This year’s Cub Pack
of the Year was Cub Scout What is cheating exactly? In life, product in order to use it to make
Pack 270. Crew of the we are taught not to drive on the things not only easier, but better as
Year was Venturing Crew shoulder to avoid a traffic jam. But well. That goes for working dishes
270, and Outstanding Carie Stafford, associate advisor of Venturing Crew 270, is who is to say that you shouldn’t do made from scratch, as well as using
Unit was awarded to pictured accepting Venturing Crew 270 Crew of the Year Award that? Why can’t we just ignore the a short cut.
Boy Scout Troop 270 from Bill Desmond, District Chairman of Francis Scott Key rules, throw caution to the wind, For instance, take box cake mixes.
for the Francis Scott Key District. and just save ourselves some time There are a lot of mixes that make
District. and keep moving forward? Because cakes, but they are seldom as good
Awards are rigorous and are based on a point-system, on areas of some things are just wrong. The as ones baked from scratch. But, if
administration, advancement of youth, recruitment and retention, program culinary world is no different. There we take a little time and do a little
planning and execution by youth and district, and national participation. are just some things you do not do, research, we will find several ideas
Congratulations to the Thurmont area scouts for their achievements, and and there are some things that are that can kick that mix up a few
thank you to all the adults who make these programs for our youth possible. just not that bad. notches. Try adding an extra egg to
Take Yankee pot roast. I have the mix and using mayonnaise instead
Acknowledging Appreciation a crock pot of it going right now. of vegetable oil. Also try substituting
I could make it from scratch, but I milk for the water, or even better, if
Courtesy Photo Girls Scouts in opted for the Lipton Onion Soup you are making a chocolate cake, use
Frederick County take recipe. This recipe is so standard coffee or cola. Adding a couple of
pride in recognizing for this dish that they don’t even dollops of sour cream will help make
area businesses print the recipe on the box anymore. your cake moist. For the price of a
and community Sure, I can take the time to purchase few extra ingredients, you can have a
organizations that all the ingredients, measure them significantly better product.
support the Girl Scouts out and prepare it from scratch. But Short cuts are no different than
of America program. what would be the point. Lipton lining your pans with aluminum foil
Area businesses makes a product that not only before you turn them into a mess. If
and community makes an okay soup, but a really you learn how to properly use short
organizations allow good pot roast as well. I would cuts, you might find yourself cooking
troops to meet at their go so far as to say a better pot more often. And if these ideas do
Patty Green and local Brownie Troop present a ten-year place of business, giving roast than one made from scratch. save you a little time, use it to look
appreciation plaque to the Lewistown Fire Hall. Accepting the the Girl Scouts a safe Clearly, no one is going to culinary up some ideas for your next short
plaque are Karen and Steve Stull. and comfortable place jail over this dish. cut.
to meet and grow. Is it cheating if it makes a better What is your culinary cheat/
This year, Service Unit 37-4 in Frederick County recognized Lewistown Fire dish or is it a question of having shortcut? Is there a product that
Company for ten years of continued service. Their continued support of the the time we save for something else. comes in a box that helps you
Girl Scout program has allowed for many activities and programs to come to Sometimes, we must take the time in the kitchen? Let me know at
fruition at the Lewiston Fire Hall. The Girl Scouts extend their gratitude for to learn how to properly utilize a [email protected].
ten years of committed service to the Girl Scouts of Frederick County.
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Practice Makes Perfect

Boy Scout Troop 270 participated in the
58 Annual First Aid Meet Competition in
th
Walkersville on March 3, 2018 (pictured
right). The scouts compete against other
youth from troops in the Francis Scott Key
district, which covers all of Frederick County.
The scouts are given hypothetical emergency
scenarios to evaluate, then develop the correct
care plan and respond. The competition
teaches and allows scouts to do practical
first aid as a team, under pressure, making
it as close to a real situation as possible.
Two patrols from Boy Scout Troop 270
participated and took fourth place and
seventh place, respectively, out of twenty-
three competing groups.
Courtesy Photo