“I know not what course others may take, but as for me, give me liberty or give me death!”  – Patrick Henry, speech in the Virginia Convention, 1775

Join Troop 24 first fall outing to Blackwell Forest Preserve and the Revolutionary War Re-enactment at Cantigny Park in Wheaton, IL.

We will depart RPC on Friday, Sept 8, at 5 PM and return Sunday, Sept 10 at 10:30 AM.
We will camp at Blackwell Forest Preserve in Warrenville, IL  Friday/Saturday night.  Saturday we will spend the day at Cantigny and join The North West Territory Alliance in a Revolutionary War Reenactment and Encampment.  Get a feel for camp life, experience a battle and enjoy the sights and sounds of the 18th century.

The Re-enactment Event Schedule
10 am | Opening colors | Camp
10:30 am | Talk to Musicians | Bandshell
11 am | Artillery / Battle Demonstration | Parade Field
12 pm | Tippecanoe Ancient Fife and Drum Corps | Camp
12:30 pm | Individual tomahawk and bayonet competitions | Camp
12:30 pm | Parade of uniforms | Bandshell
1 pm | Clothing of the rich and poor | Bandshell
1:30 pm | Children’s battle | Camp
1:30 pm | Webb’s Band music | Bandshell
2 pm | Mounted Dragoons demonstration | Camp
2:30 pm | Tippecanoe Ancient Fife and Drum Corps | Camp
3 pm | Artillery demo | Parade Field
3:30 pm | Tactical demonstration | Parade Field
4 pm | Closing colors | Parade Field

There is a preparation meeting for all scouts attending this outing on Wednesday Aug. 30 at 7 pm to prepare menus and equipment/trailer.

The cost for this outing is $40 per scout.
Scouts must wear Class A uniform Saturday while at Cantigny.

Sign up deadline is Aug. 28.  This outing is limited to 20 Scouts, due to the campsite limits.  We anticipate this outing will fill up, so do not wait to sign up if you know you want to attend.

• Scouts register here   (Max 20 scouts)
• Leaders register here  (Max 5 leaders/chaperones)

Please contact Susan Lynch if you have any questions.

We hope you are all having a good August, relaxing and enjoying some family time before the school year and scouts resumes. Troop 24 will have its first meeting of this school year on Thursday, September 7th at 7pm in our usual location, the Riverside Presbyterian Church gym. Following that, we will meet every Thursday at 7pm for the entire school year, with the exception of announced holidays.

Our next campout will take place September 8-10. We will be camping at Blackwell Forest Preserve in Warrenville, Illinois, and attending the Revolutionary War Reenactment at Cantigny Park on Saturday, Sept 9th. Look for sign up information to be posted soon. Scouts who sign up for this campout should plan to meet Tuesday, August 29th at 7pm for menu planning and troop equipment preparations.

The Troop Committee will have its next planning meeting on Tuesday, September 5th at 7pm, and then every first Tuesday of the month for the school year. We meet in the Riverside Presbyterian Church Social Hall. All parents and leaders who would like to help with troop event planning are encouraged to attend.

Looking forward to seeing you on these dates!

Scouts who were assigned to clean and dry a tent or other equipment should return it to the troop trailer on Thursday, July 27th at 7pm. Meet at the Riverside Presbyterian Church driveway. If you have equipment but are unable to attend at that time, contact Scoutmaster Flaherty at jef2004@msn.com.

Troop 24 and the Families of 

Maxwell Hoadley

Kit Kodama

Erik Hartwig

Robert Dunn

Scott Andersen

Cordially invite you to attend their

Eagle Scout Court of Honor

Sunday, July 30, 2017

4 PM

Riverside Presbyterian Church

116 Barrypoint Road, Riverside, IL

Reception following ceremony

Troop 24 scouts departed Camp Tesomas this morning, and will arrive back in Riverside at approximately 3:30pm. Please plan to meet them at the Hauser parking lot at that time. Scouts may be assigned a tent or other equipment to clean and dry.

The bike trailer has already arrived back at Hauser. If they want, parents can pick up their scouts’ bikes before the scouts are back.

Hello Troop 24 Family and Friends,

It’s FRIDAY!!!!!!!  Last Day of Camp and the scouts are in crunch mode to get their merit badges done.  They are squeezing in their last bits of fun amongst packing.  We had a great day on Thursday with open water front swimming, chess tournament, and COPE and climbing.  Today is another great weather day, a cool summer day, slightly overcast with a nice breeze.  Tonight we finish with a Camp wide Campfire and awards ceremony.  The scouts will be sleeping under the stars tonight after enjoying our Troop 24 slide show of the hundreds of photographs taken by the leaders and parents.  We will see you tomorrow late afternoon at the Hauser parking lot.  Camp equipment will be sent home with the scouts for cleaning to be returned on Thursday, July 27 at 7pm at RPC.  Until tomorrow enjoy a few of the photographs………………………….  Smile Tesomas

Good Day Troop 24 Family and Friends,

It’s another glorious day at Camp Tesomas.  The scouts are working hard to finish their merit badges and partaking in everything that Camp has to offer.  We had scouts sailing the calm waters of Crystal Lake as well as diving its depths.  Last night we had the privilege to watch the Order of Arrow Call Out Ceremony.  In February, our very own Pachsegink Lodge conducted elections at Troop 24 and last night the scouts learned the results of the election during the ceremony, much to their suprise.  Congratulations to our Troop 24 Scouts elected to the Order of Arrow, Pachsegink Lodge.

We are winding up our week here at camp.  Tonight we will participate in the Chess tournament and several of our scouts continue to train for the Mile Swim.   Until tomorrow………………..  Smiley Tesomas

Good Day Troop 24 Family & Friends,

It’s a perfect Wednesday at Camp Tesomas.  The weather gods were looking out for Troop 24, parted yesterday’s storms around Camp Tesomas and spared us.  Today it is absolutely perfect, low 80’s and not a cloud in the sky.  Yesterday saw our scouts climbing the tower, shooting clays, building baskets and of course, swimming and sailing the waters of Crystal Lake.  Last night was Pizza night at the campsite followed by free time to take is some shooting sports and watch the chemistry demonstration at the Ecology camp fire.  Some of our leaders were working hard while others are just hanging around.

Everyone is having a great time as you can see from these few photographs.  Until tomorrow……………………  Smiley Tesomas