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How Mr. Sewell,Dr. Richards, a Maine Police Chief, an Overdue Library Book
Saved Our Canoe Trip
Canoes put in below Swan Falls but where would scouts camp?
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photo courtesy Bridgton Police
Heat, thunderstorms, gas prices and mosquitoes threatened our June 7 canoe overnighter, but the biggest threat was
downriver at the missing "free" campground!
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Canoe route.
Sat 6/21,Bike Repair & Ride
at Mine Falls, Lincoln Park
Mr. Wright, Cycling Merit Badge Counselor, will be hold a bicycle clinic
at the Lincoln Park entrance of Mine Falls this Saturday at 10 am.
Learn how to:
lubricate your bike
make necessary adjustments
change a flat.
After that, Mr. Wright plans to lead a 10-mile ride for anyone interested but please
don't forget your bike helmet.
Aug 8-10, White Mts. Backpack - Younger Scouts
Scouts will plan the route, determine campsites.
They will make some good decisions and some bad decisions, too.
Adult leaders will assure safety and a fair hiking pace.
Most first and second-year scouts will have only done car camping previously, so
one or more meetings this summer will see that everyone is appropriately packed,
has broken-in hiking boots, and knows what to expect during the trip. Also, because
all scouts on the trip will be under 14 and/or not yet First Class, this will not be an “extreme”
backpacking trip. Contact Mr. Popik.
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After paddling 15 miles, scout leaders were stunned to learn that the "free" campground
was now operated by a new owner and would cost our 11 scouts and 6 adults, a total of $119!
Mr. Sewell thought the Camp Manager had a familiar last name, so he mentioned that he grew up in
Bridgton, Maine and was the Camp Manager related to an old classmate. No, but the Camp
Manager said he had been the Police Chief in Bridgton and that the name Sewell rang a bell!
Mr. Sewell quickly asked if the Camp Manager knew his stepfather Dr. Richards? Indeed he did fondly
know Dr. Richards.
"Good doc that Richards, helped my family. Okay so the scouts can stay for free. Hmmm Sewell ,
now I remember, the only unsolved case in Bridgton Police history - an overdue library book
about chess. Mr. Sewell do you play chess? Mr. Sewell?" The above photo was taken of a disquised
man paddling to New Hampshire."Left the book back in the car..."
Endangered species - the small-footed bat
Reporter: Life Scout Dillon W.
The small-footed bat is endangered in New Hampshire, but is not endangered in the U.S.
This bat weighs less than a quarter of an ounce and is very small in size. It has long yellow fur
and unlike other bats, it has a black "facemask", black ears, and does not have a dark shoulder patch.
It is endangered, because there is only one known hibernation spot (hibernaculum - ed.) in New Hampshire.
It breeds once a year and produces only one offspring. It normally lives in the Midwest United States.
They are typically found in caves but can also be found in rock crevices, loose tree bark, and even buildings
as long as they are near rivers.
Editor: Loss of habitat is one way that a species can become endangered. Disease is another
way. What disease is now threatening New England bats?
Read more .
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Troop Summer Schedule
June 24 Whiffle Ball
July 1 No meeting
July 8 Nashua Pride Baseball Game
July 15 Max's Mini Golf
July 20-26 Camp Bell
July 29 No meeting
Aug 5 Backpack planning
Aug 8-10 Backpack Trip
Aug 12 No meeting
Aug 15-17 Maine Rafting trip?
Aug 19 Greely Park, Frisbee Golf
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Sun Jul 20 - Sat Jul 26
SPL: Scott ASPL/Quartermaster: Jeremy Coordinator: Mr. Yost
Summer Reading:
Personal Equipment List (click here)
but see Patrol Leader as additional items may be
needed for selected programs, e.g., horseback riding requires boots and long pants.
SPL and PL handbook (click here)
Hardcopy already given out in a notebook folder.
Adult Leader handbook (click here)
58 pages which covers just about everything.
Attention:Adults, Dillon W. and Lucas G., we need a current, DOCTOR signed Class 3 Medical form .
Please attach a copy of medical insurance card to this form.
Summer Camp Questions and Answers:
1. Is the troop attending Hidden Valley(HV) this summer?
No, but scouts may attend Hidden Valley as a Provisional Camper(s) during any week.
At the Provisional campsite, camp counselors serve as scoutmasters for the Provisional Troop and scouts
form patrols and elect troop officers on the first day.
To register for HV Provisional Camp,
signup online at the Daniel Webster Council website. Get some scouts together now and register for your preferred week.
2. What gift suggestions do you have for summer camp?
Pack towel - less bulky, more absorbant, quick drying. Size medium or bigger $15-30. Available from
EMS,
REI,
Campmor
LED headlamp - Energizer Head Beam $9-15 Walmart
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