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Written by Xander S. Hiked into Sky Meadow State park and set up camp. That night we went to a star gazing event hosted by the park and we learned a lot from the speaker from the Jet Propulsion Laboratory and from the NASA speaker. There was 200+ people there and some had some great telescopes that they let us look through. It was the first time any of us had actually seen the rings of Saturn and 4 of its moons! We hiked back the next day for a total of 10 miles round trip.

Written by Ben D. On October 13, 2023, our troop went on a hike on the C&O canal. We started at the Paw Paw Campground and stayed the night there. The next day, we cooked breakfast, packed our backpacks, and prepared for the main experience of the outing: the Paw Paw Tunnel. The Paw Paw Tunnel was about one-third of a mile away from the campsite and the tunnel itself was about 1 kilometer long. We hiked there without our backpacks on. When we got to the tunnel we could feel the cold air lingering around us. While we were inside the tunnel, it felt like the end of the tunnel was constantly getting farther away. At the end of the tunnel, we took a stairway up to the top of the tunnel, took some pictures, and went back through the tunnel to the campsite. When we got back to the campsite, we put our backpacks on and hiked 8 flat and easy miles to the next campsite. This campsite was at Potomac Forks, it had a shelter and canal lock. We were exhausted from the 8-mile hike, but we had to set up camp before it started raining. We quickly set up camp, cooked, and had dinner. The next morning, it was raining, so we quickly packed our tents, started cooking, and ate. We then left the campsite to go home. When we got to the cars we had lunch and left.

Written by Eamon W. The Scouts of Troop 1910 have participated in Summer Camps for a very long time. For the past 24 years, we have gone to the Henson Scout Reservation on the Maryland/Delaware border, and during those years, we have maintained several traditions. During the week, scouts have different schedules. Those attending for the first time attend Brownsea Swimming and Nature, where they learn basic scout skills such as safe knife handling and knots. Brownsea Swimming and Nature are both Merit Badges. All of the non-Brownsea scouts can choose up to four Merit Badges to work on at Summer camp. These range from cooking to kayaking, welding to orienteering, and communication to camping. However, that is not all there is to do at summer camp. Other troop activities include swimming (in the early morning Frigid Frog Swim), tubing in the Marshyhope Creek, the Scoutmaster Splash, and Campwide Games. The last activity is the closing campfire, at which each troop has to perform a skit. Every scout looks forward to the Summer Camp experience! From the opportunities to learn and grow, to the great amount of fun to be had during the event, there is something for everyone at Boy Scout Summer Camp.

Written by Ben D. On July 19, 2023, four of our scouts went to the National Scout Jamboree. The National Scout Jamboree is a gathering of over 17,000 scouts from all over the country. It is held every four years at the Summit Bechtel Reserve in West Virginia. Scouts from different troops in the same council came together to form a Jamboree troop. The Jamboree troops met together for three months before the Jamboree. The troops also went on a campout to learn more about each other. On the bus, the scouts enjoyed playing card games, eating lunch, and many other activities. When they finally got to the Summit Bechtel Reserve, they unpacked and set up camp. The next day they were free to do any activity they wanted. One of our scouts enjoyed going fishing at the lake. Some of the species of fish in the lake include catfish, grass carp, bluegill, and many others. He caught four catfish. Another thing the scouts enjoyed was archery. There were many different types of archery, including 3D archery, crossbows, 90-meter archery, and standard archery. The favorite of the four was crossbows. SBR is the only scouting reservation in the U.S.A where you can shoot a crossbow. The scouts shot many times. A popular thing the scouts did was trade patches. They traded some of their council patches for other council patches from other states. They even set up patch trading posts around camp. One last thing the scouts enjoyed was shooting sports. There were three types of shooting sports at the Jamboree, pistol, rifle, and shotgun. The favorite of the three was shotgun. The scouts shot clay discs, called clay pigeons. The goal was to shoot the clay pigeons and get a high score. Other activities at the Jamboree included a water obstacle course, kayaking, BMX, mountain biking, skateboarding, ziplining, rock climbing, lots of merit badges, paintball, and pioneering courses. After spending ten days doing all that and more, it was time to leave. We took down the tents, packed our bags, got back on the bus, and went home.. 1910 Foursome Jamboree Troop Setting Up Camp Shotgun Bull’s eye Patch Trading Patch Set Skateboarding Science Behind the Sport Suspension Bridge Scout with Catfish Meal with the Jamboree Troop Service Project: Filling Flood Buckets SBR Sign Jambo Sign The Big Zip Scout Law Standee

Written by Kay Q. On Sunday, June 4, we and many of our Troop 1910 families, past & present, celebrated the 25th birthday of this amazing group of individuals.  25 years of tremendous accomplishments, generous contributions of time and talents, lots of planning, re-planning, execution of amazing outings and adventures, new and continuing friendships and a life long list of memories that make you smile. We are extremely grateful, appreciative & humbled by all who shared in this day and came to visit for a while.  To those who organized, coordinated, planned and executed this event – Thank You doesn’t describe how much your efforts are appreciated.  Troop 1910, past, present & future members & families are OUR  2nd family and will always be family.  Come and sit awhile & let’s catch up on your amazing lives.  We’re not going anywhere any time soon. To our amazing Troop 1910 Family – THANK YOU Matt & Kay The Troop On the 25th Anniversary

The spring 2023 issue of Lucketts News and Notes contains three articles about Troop 1910. The first article, Mulch Mulch Mulch talks about how our troop sold mulch. We sold over 3,800 bags of mulch. The second article, Mission Impossible, is about the March 2023 outing, Mission Impossible. Our troop went camping for two nights. The final article, Twenty-five Years of Scouting in Lucketts, talks about the 25th anniversary of our troop.

Written by Ben D. On April 15 and 16, in 2023, we went on the Caving Outing. The Caving outing was an outing on which we went into a cave and took a tour. We also went on a 5 mile hike. We started off the outing at the Lucketts Community Center, where we got all the troop gear and backpacks ready. Then we got into the cars and drove to the cave. When we got to the cave they weren’t open yet, so we had to wait half an hour. When they opened, we went down into the cave, being led by a tour guide, and started looking at all the different structures down there. We saw things like stalactites and stalagmites, bacon*, ribbons, calcite structures, and more! I learned that calcite becomes more sparkly the purer it is. The tour was super cool and I hope we can do something like that again as a troop. When we got out of the cave, we planned our route for the 5 mile hike we were going to take, then headed for the campsite. When we got to a restaurant near the campsite we got out of the cars and hiked less than 0.25 miles from the parking lot to the campsite. When we got to the campsite we set up camp and had lunch. Then we started going to where the start of the 5 mile hike was. The 5 mile hike was on the Appalachian trail and covered 2.5 miles each way. We hiked mostly uphill to the Washington Monument in Boonsboro, Maryland. The view was really good from the top of the monument. When we finished getting our great view and great pictures, we headed back to the campsite. When we got back to the campsite, we had 10 minutes before it was time to cook dinner. After dinner and a “few” Oreos each, we had to clean. When we were done cleaning, we built a fire. After the fire was going for a while, it was time to put it out. Once we had put out the fire, We went to bed. When we woke up in the morning we started cleaning out and packing up our tents. We made pancakes and bacon for breakfast and they were decent. When we finished cleaning, packing, and cooking, we played the game in which you pick up trash that you and others left behind. When we were finished with all of that, we hiked back to the cars and drove back to the Community Center. *Bacon is the technical term for it Caving Tour Caving Tour Monument View Church

Written by Kay Q. Mulch, mulch, mulch With the arrival of Spring, the new venture of Troop 1910 was a Mulch Sale. Scouts spent almost 2.5 weeks going door-to-door in their neighborhoods offering mulch sales AND delivery! The response was almost overwhelming. When the “mulch” settled, almost 3800 bags had been purchased from just under 190 households. On delivery, the bags were neatly stacked at Fabbioli Cellars parking lot (THANK YOU Doug Fabbioli & Colleen Berg) Now – game on!! Providing significant and very important help from two talented Adults, routes were charted and coordinated for the delivery. Approximately 12 adults, numerous trucks & trailers, and 20 scouts took to the roads over 2 days in the Lucketts and Leesburg area and a few points beyond to deliver all orders. Our Scouts & Troop have benefitted greatly from this venture and we are very appreciative of all have supported us with their purchases. Now, on to Summer Camp! 1 of 4 Trucks Brown and Natural Mulch

On February 15th the Loudoun County Board of Supervisors met to discuss whether or not they should allow exotic pets in people’s homes. If you want to learn more about this subject click here. Five of our scouts went to this meeting. The scouts met up with the Catoctin District Supervisor, Caleb Kershner. They went to the meeting to complete requirements 3a and 3b for the Citizenship in the Community Merit Badge. /*! elementor – v3.11.2 – 22-02-2023 */ .elementor-image-gallery .gallery-item{display:inline-block;text-align:center;vertical-align:top;width:100%;max-width:100%;margin:0 auto}.elementor-image-gallery .gallery-item img{margin:0 auto}.elementor-image-gallery .gallery-item .gallery-caption{margin:0}.elementor-image-gallery figure img{display:block}.elementor-image-gallery figure figcaption{width:100%}.gallery-spacing-custom .elementor-image-gallery .gallery-icon{padding:0}@media (min-width:768px){.elementor-image-gallery .gallery-columns-2 .gallery-item{max-width:50%}.elementor-image-gallery .gallery-columns-3 .gallery-item{max-width:33.33%}.elementor-image-gallery .gallery-columns-4 .gallery-item{max-width:25%}.elementor-image-gallery .gallery-columns-5 .gallery-item{max-width:20%}.elementor-image-gallery .gallery-columns-6 .gallery-item{max-width:16.666%}.elementor-image-gallery .gallery-columns-7 .gallery-item{max-width:14.28%}.elementor-image-gallery .gallery-columns-8 .gallery-item{max-width:12.5%}.elementor-image-gallery .gallery-columns-9 .gallery-item{max-width:11.11%}.elementor-image-gallery .gallery-columns-10 .gallery-item{max-width:10%}}@media (min-width:480px) and (max-width:767px){.elementor-image-gallery .gallery.gallery-columns-2 .gallery-item,.elementor-image-gallery .gallery.gallery-columns-3 .gallery-item,.elementor-image-gallery .gallery.gallery-columns-4 .gallery-item,.elementor-image-gallery .gallery.gallery-columns-5 .gallery-item,.elementor-image-gallery .gallery.gallery-columns-6 .gallery-item,.elementor-image-gallery .gallery.gallery-columns-7 .gallery-item,.elementor-image-gallery .gallery.gallery-columns-8 .gallery-item,.elementor-image-gallery .gallery.gallery-columns-9 .gallery-item,.elementor-image-gallery .gallery.gallery-columns-10 .gallery-item{max-width:50%}}@media (max-width:479px){.elementor-image-gallery .gallery.gallery-columns-2 .gallery-item,.elementor-image-gallery .gallery.gallery-columns-3 .gallery-item,.elementor-image-gallery .gallery.gallery-columns-4 .gallery-item,.elementor-image-gallery .gallery.gallery-columns-5 .gallery-item,.elementor-image-gallery .gallery.gallery-columns-6 .gallery-item,.elementor-image-gallery .gallery.gallery-columns-7 .gallery-item,.elementor-image-gallery .gallery.gallery-columns-8 .gallery-item,.elementor-image-gallery .gallery.gallery-columns-9 .gallery-item,.elementor-image-gallery .gallery.gallery-columns-10 .gallery-item{max-width:100%}}

The fall issue of Lucketts News and Notes contains three articles about Troop 1910. The first article, Summer Fun talks about summer camp at Camp Nanticoke where we earned 135+ merit badges. It also talks about Philmont at the Philmont Scout Ranch where ten scouts hiked 50 – 120 miles over 7 – 12 days. The second article, Eagles Flying Once Again, is about three scouts who all earned their Eagle Scout rank, the highest rank in scouting. Congratulations to Daniel T., Ryan DA., and Mateo M.! The final article, Lucketts Community Steps up to Help Neighbors, talks about Scouting for Food. We delivered a whopping 850 pounds of food to the Lucketts Community Food Pantry! Summer Camp Philmont Crew Photo Philmont Philmont Daniel T. Ryan DA. Mateo M.