East Cleveland leader. [volume] (East Cleveland, Ohio) 1942-1970, 1962-05-31
Troop 10S

Trip 10 MdIIlIIlOLH SdNCf HSA
lucky, scouts of Troop 10S took
its annual 50-mile bicycle hike
May 19th-2Oth to South Cha
grin Scout Camp at Bentley
vile, Ohio.
Going on Saturday took six
and a half hours and the trip
home Sunday only took five.
They spent the night in tents
which had been brought out by
car by Stan Downs who stayed
with the boys overnight and
drove the camping gear back on
Sunday.
The longer time going out
was necessary because of flat
tire on the bike of Reinnie Erie
bertshauser in the vicinity OF
Gates Mills along the Chagrln
River.
He and Richard Stable had
to peddle back to Gates Mills to
finish filling the tire with air
after they patched it because
the small pump attached to the
bike just wouldn't furnish
enough air for the long ride
ahead.
Also, the scoutmaster, Jesse
Hart. found that the scheduled
1O-minute breaks after every
half-hour of riding eventually
became a half-hour break every
ten minutes to allow him to
keep up with the scouts.
While at camp, the boys
cooked their own meals over
their own fires, enjoyed camp
fire Saturday night with other
troops of the Western Reserve
District led by Al Delanis,
camping commissioner and at
tended a worship service Sum
day morning led by Rev. Will
liam Fortner of Epworth-Euclid
Methodist Church. Downs drove
the Catholic scouts to Solon for
Mass.
While cycling home Sunday
afternoon. the scouts passed a
home with a lake in the back .
yard and the owner, Louis j.
Starman, 4189 Lander rd. in
vited them to stop and take a
swim.
They lost no time going be-
hind his barn and taking off
heir clothes for a half-hour
swim in their shorts in the cool,
springfield pond. After their
swim, Starman brought the
boys towels to dry off with and
then his wife made lemonade
for the troop.
1t was an experience the boys
will long remember for it
wasn't planned and the sun was
really hot at the time. The I
scouts were most profuse in
their thanks as they mounted
their bikes for the rest of the
journey.
Throughout the trip, the
scouts took turns remaining 500
yards behind the column to slow
down the cars approaching the
troop from the rear. Motorists
were very good about slowing
down as they passed the cy-
clists. On the trip out along
Chagrin River Road. a patrol
man followed the boys and
stopped traffic at busy inter
sections so the troop could get
across safely.
Scouts who made the trip to
complete part Of their Cycling
Merit Badge requirements in
cluded Bill Blunt, Mike Sabol,
Barry Downs, Dan Hart, Bob
Benz, Joe Petit, Chris Hart, Jim
Wardle David Accetta and Bob
Mahoney.
The next big event will be
the District Camporee to be
held at Harper Ridge in the
Metropolitan Park near South
Chagrin the weekend of June
9th. 10th and 18th. All who at
tend this year will receive
special District Camporee patch
to wear on their uniform.
Pack 336 had It's monthly
meeting May 18th at Chambers
School. The boys and parents
all square danced to Mr.. Jack
Barry's calls. The dancing was
a surprise to the parents as 1t
was kept quite secret. The only
request was for more, possibly
this winter.
The Pack received new
boy, Donald Varranese. Wayne
Schmidt and Jim Larner became