Scouts Enjoy Visiting Museums
SA Scout Troop 270B and 270G didn’t let a campout with bad weather dampen their adventures. They spent the day at the National Security Agencies Cryptologic Museum (pictured above), where they learned how codes started way back in Egypt and have manifested throughout the years and how wars were fought and prevented with codes. Did…
Scouts Conduct Annual Trolley Trail Cleanup
Scouts BSA Troop 270B and 270G did their annual Trolley Trail cleanup in April. Tires, lots of plastic bags, sheets of rusted metal, washing machine tubs, and more were weeded out and brought to the landfill. The Trolley Trail is sponsored by the Thurmont Lions Club. If you would like more information on Scouting, check…
Scouts Host Veteran’s Ice Cream Social
BSA Scouts T270B & G hosted a Veteran’s ice cream social on May 27 at the Thurmont American Legion Post 168. All Veterans were welcomed, and Scouts took the time to talk with our local Veterans and listen to stories. The greatest gift you can give is to be remembered. BSA Scouts from T270B, Mason,…
Scouting For Food
Scouting for Food is an annual food collection, orchestrated by Boy Scouts of America as a community service project since 1985. Cub Scouts, Scouts, Venturers, and Sea Scouts will be placing bags/notes on doors on November 2, to remind people to donate on November 9 (when the Scouts will come by and pick up any…
Scouts Work Together to Place Flags on Graves of Veterans
Boy Scout Troop 270; Venturing Crew 270; Cub Scout Pack 270; Girl Scout Troops 81759, 81178, 81200; and Boy Scout Troop 1011 worked together to place flags on graves of Veterans in preparation for Memorial Day. They also participated in the wreath-laying ceremony on Memorial Day, hosted by The American Legion Post 168 at Memorial…
