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This District Scrapbook page covers district events in 2010-12 Sea Scout Ship 25 in Puerto RicoThe SSS Spear, Ship 25,
spent their Christmas 2012 holidays in Puerto Rico.
Congratulations
to Yvonne Plesnar on earning
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 Ship Committee Chair and District Chairman Jim Graney received a Monkey's Fist (ask Jim) |
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"Well done" to Yvonne and Ship 25!
Congratulations to Eagle Scout Duncan Fuller, Troop 48
October 20, 2012
 ASM Roger Garnett presents Eagle medal |
 How many Eagle Courts of Honor feature a tuba sing-a-long? |
Sea Scouts rescued 4 stranded boaters
on Cayuga Lake in rough seas and high wind
Just wanted to give you some good news about our program. On Thursday October 18, 2012, around 5:00PM the Sea Scouts and leaders of Ship 25 rescued four boaters whose small sailboat was in rough seas with high winds. There was, rain and thunder in the forecast for overnight and their motor had died. They were adrift on Cayuga Lake about four miles from the inlet being blown north into rougher seas. These were very freaked out people.
We were able to tow them back and get them safely to dock.
I understand from the people at the marina who I spoke to today that
these people are very inexperienced and might not have made it if we
hadn't been there. Seriously though, it was intense.
Jim Graney, Ship 25
Search and Rescue Fall Camporee
Scouts from six District troops attended our District Fall Camporee in Harford on October 12th-14th. The Scouts competed at four stations, and learned the basics of Search and Rescue techniques.
 The Scouts did two practice searches, on in the afternoon and one at night. |
 After-action review - Mike Homrighaus goes over the search with the Scouts. |
 That's one rubber duckie rescued! |
 (Scouts + rocks + pond) = stone skipping Of course. What else? |
Our Cubs were scared... or not
at "Boo at Barton"
2012's Barton Fall Cub Adventure Weekend
See more pictures here.
Congratulations to Eagle Scouts
Anton Volkmann and Thomas Murphy
Troop 55 Ithaca - September 16, 2012
 Anton Volkmann |
 Tommy Murphy |
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65 Cubs became Knights at the
2012 Barton Cub Resident Camp
The Quest for the Barton Grail
Packs 24 and 46 Rocket Derby
June 15, 2012
Pack 24 Dryden and Pack 46 Freeville got together and ran a joint Rocket Derby at the Dryden VFW on June 15, 2012. We've got a web page of pictures from the Rocket Derby - take a look!
Congratulations to Eagle Scout Dennis Baldwin - Troop 4
June 9, 2012
Congratulations to Eagle Scout
Nick Grantham - Troop 94
June 1, 2012
Nick and his parents, Carl and Dee Grantham at the ceremony at Lime Hollow
Nature Center
200 Scouts attended our 2012 District Fly-o-Ree!
The District Fly-o-Ree on May 18-20, 2012, was a great success, and we'd like to express our thanks to all of the Scouters, EAA pilot members and East Hill Flying Club pilots who made it possible.
For the story of the Fly-o-Ree and more pictures, see this picture gallery page.
Congratulations Matt Schrader - Troop 79 Eagle - February 2012
2012 Winter-Ree at Camp Barton:
Robots, Engineering and more!
1851 - Barton Flats, California...
it's the 2011 Camp Barton Cub Resident Camp!
Congratulations to 2011 District Awards Recipients!
Sheldon Craig and Katrina Overton
2011 District Award of Merit
On April 29th, many Taughannock District Scouters and Scouts received awards at our 2011 Scouting Awards Dinner. The awards included national training and performance awards (a/k/a knots) through local awards like the Sparkplug, Old Guard, Patriot Patrol, 76'ers and others. Two District Scouters - Sheldon Craig and Katrina Overton - were given the highest award a district can give, the District Award of Merit. Congratulations to all!
 Tom Sorenson and Will Newman give a training award to Chaz Stanton. |
 The Founder's Award - a medal on a blue and red ribbon - was first given by Charles Newman, founder of Troop 4 in Ithaca in the 1920's. In recent years, the Taughannock District has given the Founder's Award to long-term Scouters. This year's award went to Jim Bugh, a 60-year veteran and long-time Scoutmaster of BOCES Troop 81 in Cortland. |
 The Patriot Patrol recognizes Scouters who have helped the Taughannock District over the last year. This year's Patriot was John Muir, father of our National Park system. |
 Our MC for the dinner, Liam Murphy |
 It was a dinner, after all, and a good one at that... |
 We had a good representation by the Sea Scouts this year. |
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And finally, why we're doing this in the first
place - our youth members. |
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District Cubs, Scouts, and
Venturers
showed the World of Scouting at the Ithaca Mall
The District held its 2011 Mall Show at the Shops at Ithaca Mall on February 19th. There was a Pinewood Derby for Cubs, and various Packs and Troops and the new Sea Scout Ship all had displays to show the public about the World of Scouting. Also present were the Camp Barton Alumni Association, Duty to God Committee, a display on the Blair Atholl Jamborette and Scouting internationally, and a display by the Council.
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(at left) Ship 25 had a demonstration of knot tying |
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(left) Pack 46 had the Cubs building Rube Goldberg gadgets. |
 Ship 25 set up a Raingutter Regatta |
 Troop 2's Scouts demonstrated pioneering skills with a tripod bridge |
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Needless to say, a Good Time was had by all. |
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(right) Troop 48 with a knot board |
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(left) Troop 34 Scouts threw cloth birdies |
Everyone loves patches...
Visit the Taughannock District
Virtual Patch Collection!
Unseen for half a century...
Look at some recently discovered pictures from the 1960 Cortland Armory Scout Show and the 1961 Barton Hall Scout-a-Rama.
Want to see more District activities? See our current Scrapbook Page - We have a Scrapbook Page for 2009 and earlier, too!