March 29, 2024

James E. West HOST Hike Historian Reports

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James E. West HOST Hike  By Jason J. (Bears Patrol Historian)  On May 23, a group of scouts participated in the HOST hike. We started at St. Francis Church, and we all grouped together at L’Enfant Plaza. Then, we started the hike with each of us having an answer sheet and an information packet to […]

Kevin Devlin’s Eagle Project

BSA Troop 55 – Great Falls, Virginia Kevin Devlin’s Eagle Scout Project Friday, May 22 3:30-6:30 Demolition of Existing Guardrail Saturday, May 23 9:30-6:30 Construction of New Guardrail Sunday, May 24 1:30-6:30 Construction of New Guardrail

Sign up Now – May 23rd Inaugural James E. West H.O.S.T Hike at Washington DC

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This is a 5.5 Mile 4~6 Hour Hike for James E. West History of Scouting Trail (H.O.S.T). All scouts and family members are welcome to participate, we will hike as a group. Scouts must wear Class A uniform since this is a public event.  Please register each participant. Last year for 2014 Inaugural Baden Powell […]

Troop 55 Adopt-A-Highway (3/21/2015)

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DATE: 3/21/2015 (Sat 9:30AM – 11:00AM) LOCATION: Great Falls Walker Rd (North of Rt 193) Troop 55 is the Adopt-a-Highway sponsor for the segment of Walker Road between the Village up to Riverbend Gold and Country Club.  We commit to picking up trash along this route at least four times a year.  The patrols rotate this responsibility […]

December Adopt a Highway

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On Saturday December 6, 2014 the Dragons and Eagles patrols participated in our Troop’s monthly Adopt a Highway. Starting out at 9:30 am behind the Dominos, they planned out how they would complete the segment of Walker Road all the way to approximately River Bend Country Club.  The Dragons and the Eagles patrols split up […]

Honor Our Veterans

When: 11/09/2014 13:00 Where: Boy Scout Memorial, The EllipseWashington, District of Columbia 20502 Contact: Mr. Ye at yejeff [at] hotmail [dot] com if you plan to participate For many years, a great group of Scouts and adults have gathered in Washington DC to salute our veterans. It is essential that all generations of fellow countrymen […]

NOT TOO LATE – October 25-26, 2014 Outing – Dolly Sods Back Packing Trip

Dolly Sods Backpacking Trip October 25-26, 2014   When: October 25-26, 2014 Where: Dolly Sods Wilderness, Monongahela National Forest, WV Time: Arrive at the St. Francis parking lot at 6:30 AM on Saturday morning Saturday, October 25th Return to St. Francis by late afternoon on Sunday, October 26nd   Dolly Sods and its’ environs are […]