Terin Miller
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In Harmony at Camp Harmony Ridge: Troop 5 Cooks Up Competition, Scavenger Hunt
By Peter D. The last weekend in January, we left the staging-area parking lot for Harmony Ridge Campground. When we arrived, we checked in and found our cabins. We went to sleep, excited for tomorrow. After waking up and enjoying our cold breakfast, we received a call to the main lodge for our first task.…
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Sled-Dragging 101: Troop 5 Competes Again in the Klondike Derby
By Peter D. Early in the morning on the first Saturday in February we arrived in the parking lot across from the reservoir at the Oakdale Area in the South Mountain Reservation. Because of not enough participants, we merged some patrols, and then were off to win the competition, dragging our sleds and equipment on…
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Sliding Into Winter Sports Weekend
By Peter D. It was Spring-like weather when we left the parking lot around 7 p.m. to go on our Winter Sports Weekend at Mohawk Mountain Ski Resort. After a long two hours, we arrived at a cabin at the Edmund D. Strang Scout Reservation in Connecticut, where it was colder, and the slope from…
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Summer Means Troop 5 ‘Bivouac’ at Camp Massawipie
By Peter D. Bright and early in the morning, we set off to upstate New York to the beautiful Massawipie Scout Camp for the two-week long Troop 5 summer camp. After 6 long hours of the bus snaking, Scouts watching movies, and waiting, we made it and quickly claimed our tent spots for the next…
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Six Scouts From Troop 5 Maplewood Earn Eagle Scout Award
Six Scouts from Maplewood’s Troop 5 have earned the prestigious Eagle Scout Award, the highest rank in the Boy Scouts of America, symbolizing exceptional character, leadership, and service to their community. The Scouts were honored during an Eagle Scout Court of Honor ceremony held on Saturday, Nov. 30, at Maplewood Middle School, surrounded by family,…
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