Hi!
 
 DB> This evening, we will travel to BSA Hood Scout 
 DB> Reservation for family dinner and campfire program. 
 DG>  
 DG> Where is this camp located?
About an hour south of Clinton/Jackson near Hazelhurst, MS
 DB>  I'm thinking of hitting up Subway for takeout for 
 DB> the family meal.
 DG>  
 DG> Sounds like a good idea!
 DG>  
Subway was closed for the 4th (our Independence Day), so we got Arby's meals. 
 I'm hooked on their Beef'N'Cheddar sandwich.
Paul's troop won the Best Campsite Award.  The Scouters won the staff vs. 
leader volleyball tournament.  There was also a water carnival, wood carving 
contest (somehow no boys entered???), eating food contests (pizza and 
everything), best spirit, troop had "Best Tent", apple peeling and cobbler 
cookoff. They individual boys did their swimming tests, Davy Crockett classes 
(first aid, hiking, camp craft/ nature).  Paul earned his Art, Leatherwork, 
and Swimming Merit Badges.  The campfire featured an OA Call-Out.
Paul had so much fun, I'm having trouble getting him out of his uniform!
 DG> I'm getting my programme together for next year.  I'm 
 DG> just in the early planning stages now.
Hood *always* has ample space.  The regional director has called it the 
"premere" camp of the southeast.  A neat trip would be to ride the City of 
New Orleans Amtrack train down from Chicago - it stops in Hazlehurst.  Local 
transportation to the camp can be arranged!
I ran across a maintenance man at one of my plants who says you can catch 
about 100 8" trout from a boat at Camp Hood lake.  He's offered to let me 
follow him out in Sept.
Troop 88 will probably not summer camp at Hood next year.  This was the 3rd 
year in a row and the Scoutmaster thinks another site is needed to keep the 
boy's interest.
Don
Assistant Scoutmaster, Andrew Jackson Council Troop 88
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