Scoutmaster Shane’s Troop 560

On Wednesday evening we met at Brother Layton’s house for what has become a bi-annual video game night.  We had 4-player "Test Drive: Eve of Destruction" going on the big screen.  This game is commonly referred to as "Chicken Bombs" because you get to shoot exploding chickens from the grill of your car and wipe out other drivers in a destruction derby event.  It’s a favorite of all the boys…and the adults.  On the other TV we had "Guitar Hero I and II" going and Daniel Peterson schooled us all in the finer points of guitar work - broken hip and all.  Some of the boys played the gameboy DS and Connor’s PSP.  Everyone brought goodies and treats to snack on and the McCooks even brought a pizza!  And JT topped everything off by bringing eggnog.  What a blast!


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Three of our deacons, one teacher and two 11-year old scouts came to Merit Badge Advancement Day this morning.  Best of all, Daniel Peterson came!  Wearing a body brace and sitting in a wheelchair Daniel came to pass off Emergency Preparedness along with Brandon and J.T.  Ironically, all 3 boys actually passed off 2 prerequisites for the merit badge the night that Daniel broke his hip.  The requirements had to do with running an emergency drill with the troop - we just didn’t realize that we were going to do it for real.  Kaleb and Cameron passed off their First Aid merit badge so they will be all set for scouts when they turn 12.  We even got to see Drew Crawford - see if you can find him in one of the pictures below. And with all of the hot dogs, candy and pop the boys ate at the snack bar (it was a zoo) we are just glad they made it home - stomaches intact.