Another successful Camporee for Troop 140 – 2nd straight year to win best campsite!  First visit back to Camp Mauritz in Ganado in a number of years, with the requisite Buc-ees stop in Wharton on the return.  Final campout for long-term Scouts Avi, Dominic, & Lucas – you’ll be missed.

Please welcome the newest Scouts to Troop 140, Jackson and Austin. They successfully completed their Arrow of Light Award in Cub Scouts and “crossed over” to Boy Scouts this past Tuesday. We look forward to them joining the Nuclear Sharks Patrol.

A group of brave Scouts & adults braved cold temperatures during a 3-day backpacking trip around Little Lake Creek Wilderness area in Sam Houston National Forest just North of Montgomery over 2024’s MLK weekend.  Low temperature Saturday morning was 27F!  The group completed 15.5 miles to check-off one of the short trips for Backpacking Merit Badge.

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Hey Scouts! Grayson Chilcote has an upcoming Eagle Scout Project on June 10th, where he will be heading out to Jenni’s Rescue Ranch to build structures to give the dogs shade! Jenni’s Rescue Ranch is a non-profit organization that seeks to have animals adopted into loving homes and families. So come out and help Grayson earn his Eagle rank!

This was an amazing campout for our Scouts! They got to do many activities and participate in multiple competitions. Troop 140 won best campout and Scouts Lucas Unruh won best Shotgun Shooting, Andrew Nice won best Archery, and JR Major won best .22 Rifle Shooting. Good job Scouts!

Hello Scout families! This weekend is Camporee, a popular and extremely fun campout that all scouts will enjoy! Be on the lookout for photos and videos of your Scouts doing all sorts of activities!

Sea Base is a member of Project Aware and recognized as an NOAA Blue Star Operator. Scuba participants have the opportunity, at their choosing, to participate in special education courses including marine debris education and sharks in peril. Sea Base scuba participants also have the opportunity to participate in fish counts. Data collected is shared with the Reef Environmental Foundation. They attended the Sea Base over spring break and chelped the staff count fish and even managed to pull out an 80-pound lobster trap, and this past weekend managed to finish their conservation project. They also won the SCENE award, a special conservation award that is available from FSB. Here’s a link to learn more about their SCENE Award. https://www.scouting.org/outdoor-programs/conservation-and-environment/national-high-adventure-base-conservation-opportunities/florida-sea-base-conservation-programs/Good job Scouts!

Here Collin Frysinger is giving the Scout sign as he is sworn in as Troop 140’s newest Eagle Scout.

This is a photo of Collin and everyone who has helped him on his journey to Eagle. On the left stands Mr. Major, and the Bradley family. On the right is Collin, his little brother, and the Unruh family.

Make sure to congratulate Collin on an excellent job of achieving Eagle!

Troop 140’s January Campout to Dinosaur Valley is full of mountain biking, horseback riding, and a conservation project, making for the perfect scouting experience that everyone was delighted to be a part of.

Some scouts are carrying heavy buckets across a trail

A team of scouts are hard at work on their project

Scouts are getting ready for their mountain biking expedition