Hi!
 MF> Greetings all.. Sidewinder BBS in Auckland joins the echo with this
 MF> message...
 MF> I'm a Venturer scout and sysop from Auckland New Zealand... and would
 MF> like to see both SCOUTING and SCOUTER continue...
Welcome from Central Mississippi, USA!
Does your unit have any interesting plans coming up?
Last month, Troop 88 camped out at Holmes County State Park where the Scouts 
worked on their Skating (the park has a roller skating rink) and Cooking 
Merit Badges.  At the meeting before, the three Patrols were asked to develop 
menus.  Two Patrols came up with canned stew and the other came up with 
canned soup.  They were directed to take the "canned" out of the menus.  The 
meals turned out good, but could have used some work in the seasoning 
department.
The facilities at Holmes County are good - full bathhouse with hot water for 
the showers.  Only $2.00 per camper and $2.00 per person to skate, including 
skates.  I only fell down twice.
This month we are going for an overnighter on the U.S.S. Kidd in Baton Rouge. 
 It is the same day as the Christmas parade, which will end at the Kidd.  
There will also be fireworks.
The Scouts are planning the January campout themselves, probably to Rocky 
Springs Camp on the National Park Service's Natchez Trace Parkway, about 35 
miles from here.  Sometime after we get the new boys crossing over from Pack 
88, we will begin work on the Cycling Merit Badge, which will end with a bike 
hike from our Scout Hut to Rocky Springs.
For Summer Camp, we are going to a camp outside of Nashville.
Don
Assistant Scoutmaster, Andrew Jackson Council Troop 88
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