Scouts BSA Troop 1053

This weekend is the Jota/Joti...Jamboree on the Air/Jamboree on the Internet event. Members of Troop 1053 spent the night camping and playing games online. We were also able to connect virtually with Scouts from Malaysia as well as friends from Ukraine that we've connected with in the past. It's always a good time meeting Scouts from around the world and learning about Scouting in other countries.

Troops 1053 B and G 2024 UP Adventure photo dump.

Photos courtesy: Mylene Springstead.

Just got word from the Troop camping in the UP. Enjoy....

Dear Mom and Dad,

Our Scoutmaster told us to write to our parents in case you saw the flood on TV and are worried. We are okay. Only one of our tents and 2 sleeping bags got washed away. Luckily, none of us got drowned because we were all up on the mountain looking for Adam when it happened.

Oh yes, please call Adam's mother and tell her he is okay. He can't write because of the cast. I got to ride in one of the search and rescue jeeps. It was neat. We never would have found Adam in the dark if it hadn't been for the lightning.

Scoutmaster Keith got mad at Adam for going on a hike alone without telling anyone. Adam said he did tell him, but it was during the fire so he probably didn't hear him. Did you know that if you put gas on a fire, the gas will blow up? The wet wood didn't burn, but one of the tents did and also some of our clothes. Mathew is going to look weird until his hair grows back.

We will be home on Saturday if Scoutmaster Keith gets the bus fixed. It wasn't his fault about the wreck. The brakes worked okay when we left. Scoutmaster Keith said that with a bus that old you have to expect something to break down; that's probably why he can't get insurance. We think it's a neat bus. He doesn't care if we get it dirty, and if it's hot, sometimes he lets us ride on the fenders. It gets pretty hot with 45 people in a bus. He let us take turns riding in the trailer until the highway patrol man stopped and talked to us.

Scoutmaster Keith is a neat guy. Don't worry, he is a good driver. In fact, he is teaching Jessie how to drive on the mountain roads where there isn't any traffic. All we ever see up there are logging trucks.

This morning all of the guys were diving off the rocks and swimming out in the lake. Scoutmaster Keith wouldn't let me because I can't swim, and Adam was afraid he would sink because of his cast, so he let us take the canoe across the lake. It was great. You can still see some of the trees under the water from the flood.

Scoutmaster Keith isn't crabby like some scoutmasters. He didn't even get mad about the life jackets. He has to spend a lot of time working on the bus so we are trying not to cause him any trouble.

Guess what? We have all passed our first aid merit badges. When Andrew dived into the lake and cut his arm, we got to see how a tourniquet works. Steven and I threw up, but Scoutmaster Keith said it probably was just food poisoning from the leftover chicken. He said they got sick that way with food they ate in prison. I'm so glad he got out and became our scoutmaster. He said he sure figured out how to get things done better while he was doing his time.

I have to go now. We are going to town to mail our letters and buy some more beer. Don't worry about anything. We are fine.

Love, Bobby

! In recognition of Boy Scouts of America's February 8 anniversary, today we participated in morning worship at our charter sponsor, St. Gregory's Episcopal Church. We presented the 2024 annual charters in gratitude for their steadfast support of our character-based youth leadership development program. Scouting is "the game with a purpose."

A few others represented Scouting as they attended their own churches in uniform.

Happy 114th Birthday, Boy Scouts of America! 🎂

Thank you to and Firefighter Steven Chartier of Muskegon Professional Firefighters - IAFF Local 370 for again instructing our Scouts BSA Troop 1053 Scouts on your day off, this time on Merit Badge. We learned plenty and got to see Engine 23 leave and return twice.
📷: ASM C. Wysozan

Congrats to those Troop 1053 Scouts and Scouters who earned the Polar Bear Award at this weekend's 6th Annual Randy Miller Memorial Winter Campout! We had fun in the snow! ❄️☃️

Please join United Way of the Lakeshore in congratulating Mason Schlafer as a Governor's Service Award recipient as Youth Volunteer of the Year! Mason is being recognized for his dedication to service, volunteerism, and philanthropy. All of the honorees will be recognized at a celebration on Tuesday, November 28th, at 7 pm at Fox Theatre in Detroit. To learn more about the Governor's Service Awards and how you can attend, please visit https://ow.ly/zg5T50Q8xuU.

Thank you to City of Muskegon Fire Department Firefighter Steven Chartier-- one of Scouts BSA Troop 1053's own -- for teaching part one of Search and Rescue Merit Badge to our Scouts this evening. We're glad to have you back and appreciate you sharing your knowledge and experience on this important topic!

Cleanup hike along the Lakeshore Trail in honor of .

Scouts, an old ship, and work to be done -- great combo! Troop 1053B&G again visiting an old friend for cleanup prior to the ship museum opening to the public *next* weekend. Sleeping overnight on the decorated WWII ship is a treat for every time! 😁

Young ladies in the southern half of Muskegon County:
Adventure is Calling!

Monday, March 20, 2023 7:00 - 8:30 PM
Mona Shores Middle School Cafeteria
1700 Woodside Rd. 49441

We invite you and your daughter (5th through 12th grade) to join our Scouts BSA female troop! Founded in 2019, we are linked with a well-established Boy Scout troop and have trained volunteers and equipment in place for a great experience! Weeklong summer camp, weekend campouts other times of the year, community service projects, learning and practicing leadership skills, STEM, first aid, survival, and more. Two outstanding young ladies have already earned the ultimate rank of Eagle Scout through Troop 1053G; find out how your daughter can, too!

Bring a friend; meet us and our Scouts!

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Monday, March 20, 2023 7:00 - 8:30 PM
Mona Shores Middle School Cafeteria
1700 Woodside Rd, Norton Shores, MI 49441

Interested in learning leadership, providing community service, and exploring new activities in an outdoor context while instilling lifetime values, having fun, and making friends? We are looking for boys and girls in 5th through 12th grade interested in this adventure. Since 1951, more than 90 boys have earned the rank of Eagle Scout through Troop 1053 (fka 53). And since 2019, two girls in Troop 1053G have, as well. Find out how your son or daughter can, too!

Bring a friend; meet us and our Scouts!

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Received the Peace Light - North America from Shawn Lowing who received it from his wife, Melissa Meesa Lowing, who received it at Ann Arbor Scout Shop from Brian Duane who received it at John F. Kennedy International Airport - JFK from Wolfgang Kerndler (via Austrian Airliines), who flew it from Vienna, Austria, where it was escorted by the 2022 Peace Child, 12 year-old Austrian Scout, Sarah Noska, of Linz, from its source in Bethlehem (yes, that one) in the grotto (hole in the ground) at the Church of the Nativity. The is now heading back to Muskegon. and Peace to all.