Knot News is the news and information website for Troop 256. Troop 256 is a Boy Scouts of America troop based in Henderson, Nevada. We meet most Thursday evenings at 6:30 PM (the last Thursday of every month is reserved for committee meetings) at the International Union of Painters and Allied Trades (IUPAT) Local 159 (commonly referred to as the Painters' Union Hall), which is located at 1701 Whitney Mesa Dr., Henderson, NV 89014.
This website is dedicated to sharing news and information about the troop and it's activities to the general public and to its members. If you are a past or present member of the troop, we encourage you to create an account and participate. If you are interested in the troop, we encourage you to look around at what is available here, and then contact us for more information, or attend a meeting. There is no fee to attend a meeting, so don't let that stop you from joining us.
[This information was posted on Jan.27, 2010 on scoutingnews.org]
The National Council has announced that all rank patches for Cub Scouts and Boy Scouts for 2010 will feature special designs. The patches called the ‘2010 Centennial Rank Advancement Badges’ feature 2010, Boy Scouts of America, and the rank in text. The 2010 Centennial Rank Advancement Badges should be available in Scout Shops by the beginning of February.
View the designs of the 2010 Centennial Rank Advancement Badges by clicking on the small image.
This message was posted Jan. 12, 2010 on the Scouting Magazine web site. It describes how scouts can earn four historical merit badges; Signaling, Tracking, Pathfinding, and Carpentry. To see the complete message go to the "Files and Forms for download" link and look for the 2010 Historical Merit Badge Program files. Note: You will have to be logged into this site to go to the link.
October 13, 2009; a month and a day since I broke my mountain bike helmet and it seems like a good time to let everyone know how I am feeling.
Grateful. (I believe this could have been one of Scoutmaster Russell’s Word of the Year)
[Scoutmaster's note: Many of you may not know that Jeremy was invited to attend a one week session of the BSA National Advanced Youth Leadership Experience (NAYLE) at Philmont Traing Center in New Mexico. The following is an early message about his experience.]
NAYLE ended Saturday!
Troop 256 is known nationwide, as I have found out, for being "That one troop from Vegas that went to Alaska".
To all Troop 256 members, family, & friends,
This year Troop 256 had 14 scouts go to Camp Geronimo, the lowest number in quite a few years. The overall number of scouts at camp was down too; blame it on the Independence Day holiday or the economy but it was nice to be able to walk up to any activity and not wait in line for very long. Even the lines at lunch were so short that one did not have to "hurry up to wait" as everyone would get in to eat with plenty of time to spare (we were on the early meal schedule this year).
