a fello scout lynn denner who just passed away was also a brother-in-law we worked together at briggs holesale, and shermerhorns.fished ,drank,hunted together for many years. he will be truly missed by all. 
lynn, bob denner, joe smithers and i took the life saveing course in brockville ontario and won the bronze madalion and a life saveing sertificate officaly life guard material.
lynn, bob denner, joe smithers and i took the life saveing course in brockville ontario and won the bronze madalion and a life saveing sertificate officaly life guard material.del french, paul pray, dave lalonde, and joe smithers were in my patrol, we hiked many miles camped out all summer and even in the dead of winter. 
marching in front of the strand theater in the early 60's, from a tenderfoot to an e-5 specialist in the army in just a few years
back in the sixtys boy scouting was getting you ready for the future , and troop 68 as one of the best troops to be in at the time. reggie shalett and ralph baker were our scout masters , my dad bill powers was asistant scout master . we marched , hiked , campt out , and went to gamborees, done skits in front of city hall was trained in first aid, cooking fire starting surviveal, and many many more fun and great things. we had patrols skunk patrol was were you went if you continued to mess up.we had our meetings in noterdame school, it was a cathlic troop., we camped at camp vigor every summer, rain or shine, went out for the order of the arrow, witch ment you had to live like an indian for a week. learning how to survive and take what ever they handed out not being able to talk to anyone the hole time. scouting got me ready for the army in a lot of ways. i learned how to march read a compas, cook, sew do my laundry and spit shine shoes. build latreens and fight as well as shoot. the army came easy.
our camporee at fort drum. thats rick shattuck trying to get the smoke out of his eyes.
dinning in the great out doors was the best time of my life. thease were the good ol days
it always took me longer to do the dishes when everyone was gone haveing fun .
back in the sixtys boy scouting was getting you ready for the future , and troop 68 as one of the best troops to be in at the time. reggie shalett and ralph baker were our scout masters , my dad bill powers was asistant scout master . we marched , hiked , campt out , and went to gamborees, done skits in front of city hall was trained in first aid, cooking fire starting surviveal, and many many more fun and great things. we had patrols skunk patrol was were you went if you continued to mess up.we had our meetings in noterdame school, it was a cathlic troop., we camped at camp vigor every summer, rain or shine, went out for the order of the arrow, witch ment you had to live like an indian for a week. learning how to survive and take what ever they handed out not being able to talk to anyone the hole time. scouting got me ready for the army in a lot of ways. i learned how to march read a compas, cook, sew do my laundry and spit shine shoes. build latreens and fight as well as shoot. the army came easy.
our camporee at fort drum. thats rick shattuck trying to get the smoke out of his eyes.
dinning in the great out doors was the best time of my life. thease were the good ol days
it always took me longer to do the dishes when everyone was gone haveing fun .
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