Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
April 20th-23rd, 2006
 
Scouts in Troop 83 earned the Gettysburg Historic Trails Award by hiking approximately 19 miles in two days. Scouts visited major landmarks on the battlefield, climbed to the summit of Little Roundtop and re-enacted Pickett's Charge. Troop 83 was hosted during our visit at Camp Tuckahoe, the main campground for the York-Adams Area Council.

Scouts who visited the Gettysburg include:

Corey Comiskey Luke Davis Michael Deaton
Joshua Grass Luke Hill Ben Houston
Lance Hunter MJ Jones Stephen Jones
Trae Means Dayne Miller Jonathan Myers
Amanda Pannell William Pannell Tommy Parker
Andrew Perrin Alex Reeves Michael Settle
Ricky Shelby Sean Sullivan

Thanks to Mrs. Crane, Mrs. Davis, Mr. Houston, Mr. & Mrs. Parker, Mrs. Roseman, Mr. Sullivan and Ms. Hadfield for providing supervision during the trip.

 
Parris Island, South Carolina
January 13th-15th, 2006
 
Troop 83 visited the United States Marine Corps Recruit Depot and spent the weekend with off-duty Drill Instructors. Scouts were introduced to marching in formation, making their beds the military way, and the obstacle course. They also had an opportunity to observe recruits at various stages of their training.

Scouts who visited the Parris Island include:

Jonny Bryant Charles Bunting Christa Bunting
Michael Deaton Michael Furr George Glass
Adam Heim Luke Hill Lance Hunter
Margaret Jones Stephen Jones Jake Krug
Jesse Krug Lora McCachren Trae Means
Dayne Miller Jacob Murray Jonathan Myers
Amanda Pannell William Pannell Tommy Parker
Andrew Perrin Aaron Quonies Alex Reeves
Ben Roberts Wesley Vance Joseph Wilkins

Thanks to Mr. Bryant, Mr. & Mrs. Crane, Mr. & Mrs. Parker, Mrs. Vance, Mr. Roberts and Ms. Hadfield for providing supervision during the trip.

 
Beach Cleaning Bash, Ocean Isle Beach
September 31st-October 2nd, 2005
 
We visited Ocean Isle Beach, NC and helped with the Beach Cleaning Bash. Scouts also enjoyed swimming and playing on the beach. On Sunday, scouts were treated to a tour of the Museum of Costal Carolina

Scouts who visited the beach include:

Charles Bunting Christa Bunting Michael Furr
Adam Heim Luke Hill Lance Hunter
Margaret Jones Stephen Jones Jake Krug
Jesse Krug Lora McCachren Trae Means
Dayne Miller Amanda Pannell William Pannell
Tommy Parker Andrew Perrin Sean Sullivan

Thanks to Pat and Hayden O'Neil for making this trip possible. Also, thanks to Mr. & Mrs. Parker, Mr. & Mrs. Bunting, Mrs. Krug, Mr. Sullivan & Ms. Hadfield for providing supervision during the trip.

 
Washington DC Trip
March 31st - April 2nd, 2005
 
Troop 83 visited Washington DC during Spring Break. The scouts were hosted by Congressman Hayes' office for a tour of the House of Representatives. Later, the troop visited Arlington National Cemetary and watched the changing of the guard at the tomb of the unknown soldier.

The troop also toured many of the Smithsonian Museums, the Lincoln Memorial and the Mall. Scouts did most of the visit on foot and hiked about 15 miles during our stay in our nations capital.

Scouts visiting Washington include:

Charles Bunting Christa Bunting
Michael Furr Luke Hill
Lance Hunter Margaret Jones
Stephen Jones Jake Krug
Jesse Krug Lora McCachren
Patrick McCachren Trae Means
Dayne Miller Jacob Murray
Tommy Parker Branden Price
Michael Settle Jackie Shives
Jordan Van Etten Joshua Vance
Wesley Vance Joseph Wilkins

We had a great trip and thank the following leaders: Mr & Mrs Krug, Mr & Mrs Parker, Mrs Miller, Mrs Vance, and Mr & Mrs Jones.

 
Fort Bragg Trip
January 7th-9th, 2005
 
Troop 83 visited Fort Bragg and had a very busy weekend. The scouts met with soldiers from the 5th PSYOPs unit, visited the shotgun range, ate Army chow and spent their evenings in an Army recreation center.

Scouts visiting Fort Bragg include:

Charles Bunting Christa Bunting
Michael Furr Luke Hill
Kellas Hoyle Lance Hunter
Margaret Jones Stephen Jones
Jake Krug Lora McCachren
Patrick McCachren Trae Means
Dayne Miller Jacob Murray
Alex Ossowski Adam Pannell
Tommy Parker Branden Price
Ben Roberts Michael Settle
Sean Sullivan Joseph Wilkins

Thanks to the leaders who made this trip possible.

 
Beach Cleaning Bash, Ocean Isle Beach
September 17th-19th, 2005
 
We visited Ocean Isle Beach, NC and helped with the Beach Cleaning Bash. This event was Tommy and Dayne's Star service project. Scouts visited a planetarium and worked on the Astronomy Merit Badge.

Scouts for the beach trip include:

Margaret Jones Stephen Jones
Jake Krug Dayne Miller
Tommy Parker Ben Roberts
Wesley Vance  

Thanks to Mr. Parker for finding a place to stay. Thanks also to the adult leaders who made this trip possible.

 
Grandfather Mountain Hike
August 15th-17th, 2004

 
Troop 83 visited Grandfather Mountain near Boone, NC the weekend of August 15th-17th. We hiked over 5 miles with a 2,800 foot change in elevation. The following scouts completed the trek:

Lance Hunter Stephen Jones
Jake Krug Patrick McCachren
Dayne Miller Trae Means
Tommy Parker Ben Roberts

Special thanks to Mr. Parker for planning the trip and to all the parents who helped with meal preparation.

 
New River Trail - 50 Mile Cycling
May 21st-23rd, 2004

 
The following scouts successfully completed the 50 mile cycling event at the New River State Park in Virginia:

Matthew Ballaro Josh Hill
Lance Hunter Stephen Jones
Brian Kachmarik
Patrick McCachren
Trea Means Dayne Miller
Adam Pannell Tommy Parker

Special thanks to Mr. & Mrs. Parker, Mr. Crane, Matt Parker, Lora McCachren and Margaret Jones for riding with us. Also, thanks to Mrs. Miller, Mrs. Hill, Mrs. Crane, Ms. Hadfield, Mr. & Mrs. McCachren for transporting and feeding us during our trip. We really had fun.