It's time to do some research on where we should go for Summer Camp 2021. The guidance from the Troop Committee is that we should keep closer to home than we've done lately. It's about reducing travel time. There are LOTS of great camps in Texas. From historic Worth Ranch on the Brazos River to BTSR in the Davis Mountains to Lost Pines in our own backyard of Bastrop. Do some searching online and see what looks interesting to you. Submit your ideas!

September 2020

Historian Report-Miguel Perez

After six months of not being together, in September, several members of the Troop got together to mountain bike on the Brushy Creek trail while being socially distanced. Some scouts took the advanced trails and some scouts went on the beginner trails. The ride was tough for some of the scouts but everyone finished and had a good time. After the ride, some scouts gathered to help David Z. work on his Eagle project at a park in Avery Ranch. Scouts repaired picnic tables, sanded the tables and repainted them. Everyone wore their mask and did a good job. Once the tables are finished, David will install a little library and fill it with books so people can sit and read at the park. We ended the month with our first ever drive-in style Court of Honor. The meeting was also shared on Zoom. We were going to stay in our cars and get out when our name was called but most of the troop ended up sitting outside spaced apart. We all gathered in the church parking lot to see the new trailer and get our badges, awards and rank pins. Adults and scouts voted for OA. We wore masks, had bags of snacks and saw a slide show. Grant Dzurenko was recognized because he has almost earned every badge.

The Troop is selling fresh holiday evergreens to help scouts earn money for their scout accounts. These accounts can contribute toward covering the costs of scout activities like summer camp and high adventure treks. Below is a recap of what Russ Haecker, troop committee chair, has put together to get sales kicked off:

The Council is planning to hold a reduced-size Winter Camp at Lost Pines. Information is available here. We need to sign up as a troop, so if you are interested, please fill out this form by Wednesday, October 7th @ Noon.

Hi Troop 157,

My name is David Zhou and I am a Life Scout at Troop 157. I will be having my Eagle Scout Project on Saturday, September 19th. My project is made up of two parts:

You want your favorite pet primped and ready for the T157 Virtual Pet Show at the troop meeting on September 14th. Stay tuned for more details on how the show will work, but start working on that talent and runway walk with you pet today.