Saturday, November 29, 2014

Troop 626 Tree Lot is Now Open!

Troop 626  is now selling Christmas trees for its 32nd year in a row at the Newport Hills Swim and Tennis Club!  Buy either a Noble or Douglas fir from sizes ranging from 5 to 10 feet tall. These trees are kept in water and cut fresh on the spot. We will help you chose a tree which best fits your needs, bale it, and tie it to your car for no additional cost. All proceeds fund our troop and any future events or camp outs.
Hours: 9am - 8pm Saturday & Sunday,
5-8pm Tuesday - Friday
Address: 5464 119th Ave SE, Bellevue, WA 98006

Monday, November 17, 2014

Pumpkin Carving

On October 21, 2014, our troop carved pumpkins for a meeting! It was a lot of fun, and there were many cool designs, including a snowman, a cat and many others. It was a little cold outside, but in the end it was worth it. Everyone took home their pumpkins, and used them for Halloween.



Sunday, September 14, 2014

Philmont Trip 2014

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This summer, 6 scouts and 3 adults from the troop went to Philmont, a high adventure camp. For more information on their trip, visit this website.




Luc Carbon,
Troop Historian

Cycling Merit Badge 22 Mile Ride

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This summer a half-dozen scouts from the troop worked on completing the mountain bike portion of the cycling merit badge. In order to complete the requirements, scouts had to ride several different distances, the longest of which was 22 miles long. This ride was completed on 8/24 and was a  grueling, 6-hour ride. They started by riding the entire Grand Ridge Trail system from the bottom up to Duthie Hill mountain bike park, where they took the Boot Camp trail, then they rode up to Cascade Ridge elementary school where they took a short pit stop. After that they continued to Soaring Eagle park, where they rode the Pipeline trail to its end. From there, they turned around and headed back to the bottom of the Grand Ridge Trail the way they came, stopping again at Cascade Ridge elementary school for a short rest. Thanks to Mr. Hanley for organizing this fun but tiring ride!



Luc Carbon,
Troop Historian

Saturday, September 13, 2014

Camp Fife

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Every year Troop 626 goes to summer camp, and this year we went to Camp Fife. Summer camp offers a good chance to earn merit badges, and most people got 3 or 4. It was a fun experience and the best day was adventure day. Adventure day is on Wednesday, no one had merit badge classes and the entire day was troop time. So we all hiked around the lake, stopping to swim and canoe. The food was good and we all had fun, so I hope we can go back.



Luc Carbon,
Troop Historian

John Thackray's eagle project

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On the 7/19, John Thackray had his eagle project, which was to remove invasive species from the Mercer Slough.


Luc Carbon,
Troop Historian

End of Year BBQ

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To celebrate the end of every scouting year Troop 626 holds a barbeque. This year it was held at Newcastle Beach Park on 6/17.



Luc Carbon,
Troop Historian

Max Orth's Eagle Project

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On June 21st, Max Orth had his eagle project removing invasive species from Chism Beach Park. The scouts learned about invasive species and about active restoration. It was a great success and the Bellevue Parks Department was pleased with the results.


Luc Carbon,
Troop 626 Historian

Wednesday, June 4, 2014

Alex Wheatley Eagle Project

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On Saturday, May 24th, Alex Wheatley had his Eagle Scout project, which was to install dog waste bag dispensers along a trail system at the Seattle Humane Society facility in Bellevue. Thirty eight volunteers came to help out. The group received compliments from the Humane Society staff.

           Luc Carbon
           Troop Historian        

Tuesday, June 3, 2014

Scouting for Food

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On March 15th and 22nd, scouts met at St. Madeleine Sophie to participated in our annual Scouting for Food event, which benefits Hopelink. It was organized by our assistant scout master, Mr. Chu. On the first day they drove around the Newport neighborhood handing out flyers so the next week they could come and collect any food donations. All told, the troop collected 450 lbs. of food that goes to families in need.





         Luc Carbon
         Troop Historian

Saturday, May 31, 2014

Bike Outings

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On May 10th and 26th, a group of scouts met to work on the cycling merit badge. We met at Cascade Ridge Elementary School, where we biked to Duthie Hill Mountain Bike Park and went on the Boot Camp and Grand Ridge trails, while learning a lot of important skills to use while mountain biking. They were very fun outings, organized by Mr. Hanley.



                 Luc Carbon

Monday, April 28, 2014

Dmytro Banin Eagle Project

Hey guys, as some of you may now, I had my Eagle Project recently on April 19 and April 27.

We collected food donations for the Seattle Humane Society and overall came up with 300$ worth in donations!

We were passing out flyers in the Newport Shores area one weekend, and the next continued to collect the donations.

I would like to thank everyone who helped out, and made this project possible. There were heap loads of donations and without everyone from the troop who came to help out whether they were a driver or a scout this project would not have been possible.

Thank you everyone for a great two weekends of community service!


Dmytro Banin

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Sunday, March 2, 2014

Igor Banin Eagle Scout Project.

On February 8th I had my Eagle Scout project. A total of 16 people came to help me put together and implement 9 birdhouses at Hazelwood Park.
The project started off at 9am, where we put together the birdhouses at the Lake Boren Park shelter. It was a little chilly, but we finished putting all the birdhouses together by 10 am. About half the people left and the other half got into a carpool to get to Hazelwood Park. By the time we got everyone who was left over to Hazelwood Park it was about 10:30 am, we quickly got the gear and set out to walk the trail and put up all the birdhouses. We finished putting up the last birdhouse and got back to the parking lot about noon.

We then had some pizza and everyone  got in their cars and drove off home.

Thanks to everyone who came to this Eagle Project, all the help was greatly appreciated.

Here is a map of all the birdhouses.


Igor Banin.
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Monday, January 27, 2014

Tiki Torch Snow Outing

On January 18 through 19, a group of scouts went to Snowqualmie pass for their annual Tiki Torch campout. There they set up tents, and went sledding for most of the day. For dinner, they cooked their meal with brand new stoves, and sat by the fire. A few went out on a short hike to explore the rest of the terrain, and others went sledding. Went they woke up the next day, they took down their tents and left. Overall the campout was a success, and it was very fun, except for the cold.