Troop 1970 needs all hands on deck to help out on Friday afternoon and all day Saturday.

Detailed schedule included. Please click on link to view.

We need chase-car drivers, cooks, food servers, truck unloaders, bag haulers, receipt deliverers, and stack counters. In other words, there is something for everyone to do to contribute to this overall team effort. Come help for 2 hours, 4 hours, 8 hours or spend the whole weekend. Read on for the complete schedule.

BSA Troop 1970 — serving the community for 40 years, announces our 16th Annual Spring Mulch Sale! Same prices as last year!

* Premium double shredded & aged oak-bark mulch. 3 cubic feet bags (about 5o lbs) covers 3-foot x 3-foot area 4-inches deep.
* Free curbside delivery in Reston/Herndon/Oakton/Vienna area.
* Mulch delivered during weekend of April 16-18, 2010.
* Tax deductible donation (receipt & quid pro quo disclosure provided).

Download the flyer and print it out. Then fill-out the order form and send it back to us with your check. Make checks payable to: BSA Troop 1970.

By Robert M. Last August, the Venture Patrol went to Ontario, Canada for the Northern Tier high adventure canoe trip. We flew to International Falls, MN and stayed there a couple of nights in a hotel before crossing the border into Canada. While in Minnesota, we went to Voyageurs National Park where we learned about the French Canadian voyageurs that moved furs and other trade across the region’s lakes via canoes.

At the base we checked our gear and slept in a cabin. We set out the next day after getting some training in lifting canoes and assembling our gear. We also learned about 6-ply moss. (Ask your scout.)

The Troop committee has been busy this summer. Vice Chairman (Finance) Neil Bonner has built a new Troop website. The technology is based on WordPress. Most people associated WordPress with blogging software but recent enhancements to the WordPress system has made it a fully functional web content management system.

This means that several adult leaders can perform updates directly themselves without any assistance from a “webmaster”. Power to the people! Leaders can also directly update the online calendar as new meetings and activities crop up.