Troop 344 Newsfeed
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OA Elections
At the Shawnee Lodge Fall Reunion on September 9, the Order of the Arrow members elected Carson Lee, Brandon Barrett, and Nathan King to serve as First Vice-Chief, Second Vice-Chief, and Secretary, respectively, for the Pathfinder Chapter for 2023-2024. Read more
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Philmont 2023
On July 2, 2023 both Philmont crews from troop 344 left for New Mexico on a trainfrom Kirkwood station. We arrived in New Mexico on July 3rd and spent a day atBase Camp to get acclimated to the elevation. On July 4th, we split into our twocrews and boarded separate buses to start our treks… Read more
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Heroism Awards
Christine Karslake, assistant scoutmaster with Troop 344, received the BSA’s Heroism Award for an incident in 2022 when she provided CPR to a little girl who had been drowning in a swimming pool. A story appeared in the official Scouting Magazine blog called Aaron on Scouting. Thank you to Mrs. Karslake! Read more
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Summer Camp 2023
Recently, from June 18-24, Troop 344 went to summer camp at sunny Camp Gamble. Scouts did merit badges and other activities such as the troops canoe night and the camp wide aquathon, which held many water related contests such as sandcastle building, a relay race in the water, and best of all, the scoutmaster bellyflop.… Read more
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Philmont 2023: North Country Trek
On July 2nd, twenty one scouts and advisors left Kirkwood station for Raton, New Mexico. We arrived in Kansas City for a layover around 4:00. We ate BBQ at Jack Stack’s Barbecue and watched the new Indiana Jones movie. The train to Raton arrived on time and we were off around 11:00. This year, we… Read more
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Montauk Fishing Trip
The camp out, although cold, was great. It was unfortunately a slow day of fishing, but the younger, less experienced scouts had a fun time. The powerbait was easy enough to use without any real prior experience. The wind did make for a long day of fly fishing but after we had caught enough fish… Read more
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