{"id":1642,"date":"2019-03-30T11:28:44","date_gmt":"2019-03-30T15:28:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/boyscouttroop200.org\/?p=1642"},"modified":"2019-03-30T11:28:46","modified_gmt":"2019-03-30T15:28:46","slug":"march-19-march-madness","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/boyscouttroop200.org\/?p=1642","title":{"rendered":"March &#8217;19:  March Madness"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The <strong>Council of Ricks Patrol<\/strong> were in charge of this months meeting and they did a great job.  The theme?  <strong>March Madness!<\/strong>  This Patrol consists of 8th graders &#8211; Owen M. (Patrol Leader), Andrew B., Nick C., Jack G., Zach J., Cameron L., John M., Ryan S., Justin V., and Ryan W.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The month kicked off with <strong>Merit Badge Monday<\/strong> &#8211; with a twist, this month the scouts worked on finishing up blue cards including:  communications, dog care, engineering, and citizenship of the world.  In addition, Scouts worked to get some additional requirements signed-off.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Two Patrol Events:  the Venomous Cobras and Border Patrol held a joint Patrol event in Doylestown where they went <strong>indoor rock climbing<\/strong>.  The Council of Ricks organized a troop trip to Shawnee for their annual Scout &amp; Family Day, opening up the event to all Troop 200 Scouts, family and friends.  Unfortunately the weather didn&#8217;t want to cooperate, so they went with plan B and headed to <strong>Freefall Trampoline Park<\/strong> in Bethlehem.  Members of the Titans, Ricks, and Cobras were in attendance and had a great time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-3 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/boyscouttroop200.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/IMG_2588-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"1645\" data-link=\"https:\/\/boyscouttroop200.org\/?attachment_id=1645\" class=\"wp-image-1645\" srcset=\"https:\/\/boyscouttroop200.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/IMG_2588-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/boyscouttroop200.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/IMG_2588-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/boyscouttroop200.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/IMG_2588-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/boyscouttroop200.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/IMG_2588.jpg 1340w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"754\" height=\"1005\" src=\"https:\/\/boyscouttroop200.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/rock-climbing-2019-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"1646\" data-link=\"https:\/\/boyscouttroop200.org\/?attachment_id=1646\" class=\"wp-image-1646\" srcset=\"https:\/\/boyscouttroop200.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/rock-climbing-2019-1.jpg 754w, https:\/\/boyscouttroop200.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/rock-climbing-2019-1-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 754px) 100vw, 754px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"754\" height=\"1005\" src=\"https:\/\/boyscouttroop200.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/rock-climbing-2019-2-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"1652\" data-link=\"https:\/\/boyscouttroop200.org\/?attachment_id=1652\" class=\"wp-image-1652\" srcset=\"https:\/\/boyscouttroop200.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/rock-climbing-2019-2-1.jpg 754w, https:\/\/boyscouttroop200.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/rock-climbing-2019-2-1-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 754px) 100vw, 754px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/boyscouttroop200.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/IMG_2579-1-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"1653\" data-link=\"https:\/\/boyscouttroop200.org\/?attachment_id=1653\" class=\"wp-image-1653\" srcset=\"https:\/\/boyscouttroop200.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/IMG_2579-1-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/boyscouttroop200.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/IMG_2579-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/boyscouttroop200.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/IMG_2579-1-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/boyscouttroop200.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/IMG_2579-1.jpg 1340w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>On the 11th, the Ricks planned an offsite meeting at <strong>Rack-n-Roll<\/strong> in Washington.  After a history lesson and an overview of the game, the Scouts learned about technique, strategy and execution from the owner, Dave before enjoying a few games of billiard.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/boyscouttroop200.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/53786387_10156716005127605_8520734705992073216_o-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1657\" srcset=\"https:\/\/boyscouttroop200.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/53786387_10156716005127605_8520734705992073216_o-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/boyscouttroop200.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/53786387_10156716005127605_8520734705992073216_o-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/boyscouttroop200.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/53786387_10156716005127605_8520734705992073216_o-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/boyscouttroop200.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/53786387_10156716005127605_8520734705992073216_o-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/boyscouttroop200.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/53786387_10156716005127605_8520734705992073216_o-1600x1600.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/boyscouttroop200.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/53786387_10156716005127605_8520734705992073216_o.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Next up on the agenda, our monthly camping trip which took us to Allamuchy  for our <strong>Patriots Camp Out<\/strong>, where we camped Friday and Saturday.  On Saturday we took a hike through <strong>Jockey Hollow <\/strong>and a visit to <strong>Washington&#8217;s Headquarters<\/strong>.  The Boy Scouts have been doing this 10+ mile hike for over 50 years.   We began at the Visitor Center and the Wick House to the Jersey Brigade Trail.  We continued to Stark&#8217;s Brigade, the Soldier Huts and back to the Visitor Center.  At one particular peak we were able to see the New York City Skyline.  We learned that soldiers would be on the lookout for smoke on the horizon (from New York to Monmouth County) which would tell them that something bad had happened and news would soon make it to General Washington.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/boyscouttroop200.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/20190316_133148-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"This image has an empty alt attribute; its file name is 20190316_133148-1024x768.jpg\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Our hike also marked with 239th anniversary of the <strong>St. Patrick&#8217;s Day Encampment<\/strong>.  After an extremely harsh winter, George Washington wanted to give his troops a night off&#8230;it coincided with St. Patrick&#8217;s Day.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-3 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/boyscouttroop200.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/20190316_135305-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"1648\" data-link=\"https:\/\/boyscouttroop200.org\/?attachment_id=1648\" class=\"wp-image-1648\" srcset=\"https:\/\/boyscouttroop200.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/20190316_135305-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/boyscouttroop200.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/20190316_135305-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/boyscouttroop200.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/20190316_135305-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/boyscouttroop200.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/20190316_135305.jpg 1340w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"754\" height=\"1005\" src=\"https:\/\/boyscouttroop200.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/20190316_191937.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"1650\" data-link=\"https:\/\/boyscouttroop200.org\/?attachment_id=1650\" class=\"wp-image-1650\" srcset=\"https:\/\/boyscouttroop200.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/20190316_191937.jpg 754w, https:\/\/boyscouttroop200.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/20190316_191937-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 754px) 100vw, 754px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/boyscouttroop200.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/20190316_122021-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"1654\" data-link=\"https:\/\/boyscouttroop200.org\/?attachment_id=1654\" class=\"wp-image-1654\" srcset=\"https:\/\/boyscouttroop200.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/20190316_122021-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/boyscouttroop200.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/20190316_122021-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/boyscouttroop200.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/20190316_122021-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/boyscouttroop200.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/20190316_122021.jpg 1340w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/boyscouttroop200.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/20190316_153440-1-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"1655\" data-link=\"https:\/\/boyscouttroop200.org\/?attachment_id=1655\" class=\"wp-image-1655\" srcset=\"https:\/\/boyscouttroop200.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/20190316_153440-1-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/boyscouttroop200.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/20190316_153440-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/boyscouttroop200.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/20190316_153440-1-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/boyscouttroop200.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/20190316_153440-1.jpg 1340w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>After the hike we went to Washington&#8217;s HQ in Morristown for a guided tour before heading back to camp.  Our grub master for this camp out was Owen M.  He had planned a great spaghetti and meatball dinner along with cheesey garlic bread.  For dessert, we deep fried oreos and made funnel cakes.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The theme of March Madness continued.  At our next two meetings we had a lot of fun.  We played some serious games of <strong>Manhunt<\/strong> over in the Field of Dreams.  And, held <strong>Patrol Games<\/strong> on the last meeting of the month.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/boyscouttroop200.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/20190325_rank-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1651\" srcset=\"https:\/\/boyscouttroop200.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/20190325_rank-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/boyscouttroop200.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/20190325_rank-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/boyscouttroop200.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/20190325_rank-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/boyscouttroop200.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/20190325_rank-1600x900.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/boyscouttroop200.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/20190325_rank.jpg 1787w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>One special mention &#8211; we had 4 scouts bass their <strong>Boards of Review<\/strong> on March 25th &#8211; congrats to Jack, Ryan, Andrew and Ethan<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We&#8217;re looking forward to April&#8230;the pressure is on the <strong>Titans Patrol<\/strong> to top what the Ricks did in March!<br><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Council of Ricks Patrol were in charge of this months meeting and they did a great job. 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