2000-2001
Camping in 2000-2001
Here's a list of where Troop 505 went camping in 2000-2001:
Camp Strake (Catholic Retreat
Almost Heaven Campground
Camp Strake (Winter Camp)
Camp Karankawa
Holubec ranch
Camporee 2001 - "Two Waters"
Inks Lake State Park
Shady Grove Camp Ground, Martindale
El Rancho Cima
Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness
Service Hours 2000-2001
Here's a partial list of how Troop 505 Scouts earned service hours in 2000-2001:
Restore 600' of fence at Corpus Christi Catholic Church (Sep. '00)
Collect donations of toiletry items etc. for VA Hospital (Nov. '00)
Improve landscape, fix drainage, repair benches at St. Anthony Center (Feb. '01)
Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness - July, 2001
Fourteen Scouts and ten adults travelled to Minnesota's Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness July 21-27, 2001. Because of crew size restrictions, they split up into four crews of six persons each. Here are some photos of one crew's trip.
Inks Lake State Park - April 2001
Troop 505's April 2001 campout was at Inks Lake State Park, where the Scouts worked on Canoeing and Motorboating merit badges. Here are some photos from our trip.
2001 Diocesan Catholic Committee on Scouting Adult Recognition and Award Dinner
Jock Mueller (our Chartered Organization Representative) received special recognition for 60 years of involvement with Catholic Scouting at the 2001 Adult Recognition and Award dinner held at St. Cecilia's on February 25. This is the annual dinner to recognize and honor adults who have been instrumental in the operation of the Catholic Committee and interaction with youth as Scout leaders and religious emblems counselors.
2001 Diocesan Scout Sunday Ceremony at St. Rose of Lima
Five Troop 505 Scouts (Chris C., Alan W., Erich W., Bradley H., and John P.) are the first since 1995 to earn their Ad Altare Dei religious emblems. The emblems were presented at a special Mass held at St. Rose of Lima on February 4.
2000 Catholic Retreat at Camp Strake
Scouts who attended the Catholic Retreat received this patch to add to their respective collections. The Latin inscription reads Christ Yesterday, Today, Forever.