From Left to Right
Row 1: Kyle Bl., Alex (C-179), Jeff, Joel (T-179), Carter, Michael, Miles, Chris, Harrison, Quincy
Row 2: Tinh (C-179), James, Garrett, Andrew, Frank, Hari, Andrew (C-179), Gurpal, Ido, Kyle Ba., Kyle W., Sam
Row 3: Tom B., Joseph, Jake, Big Tom, Paul, Rebecca, Brandan L., Leigh, Bruce L., Val H. (C-179), Derrick, Nick
Wednesday, August 1, 2007
C-179 joins T-394 Hi-Sierra Summer Camp 2007 (Jul 29-Aug 4)
Monday, July 16, 2007
Troop 179 at Hi-Sierra Camp 2007 (July 15)
Photojournalism by Crew 179 members Andrew, Alex (reporting, editing), and Crew Advisor Val T. Hoang (photography)
The Council purchased the camp's one hundred acres in1949 for $10.00 an acre. The first regular camping season was 1951, and from that summer to the present. Today, Scouts can enjoy the many wonders of wildlife, wildflowers, lofty mountain peaks, and beautiful forests. This is why Camp Hi-Sierra is a rich setting for your Scouts to have a real Scouting experience.
"Handicraft Program Area" - leatherworking, basketry, and pottery
"The Nature Center Program Area" - all things involving nature
"Scoutcraft Program Area" - knots, orienteering, camping skills, cooking, etc.
" The Waterfront Program Area (Aquatics)" - swimming, canoeing, rowing, etc. The North Fork of the Tuolumne River flows through the camp and provides this waterfront lake of endless enjoyment.
"The Archery Range"
"High Adventure Program Area" - The Climbing Wall
After orientation camp tour and other medical checkup procedures, scouts get ready to move to their campsite
All participating troops gather with summer camp staff (Venturing leaders in green shirts) for flag ceremony at the end of the first day and get ready for first dinner of the week.
Scouts must drink a lot of water, a lot of water, and a lot of water during the summer camp, and obviously they did very well on the first day. Look at their pitchers and glasses on the table. Good job, big guys!
Here, scouts are eating with a Scoutmaster that serves as the chaplain of the Hi-Sierra summer camp.
Pleasant faces with completely clean dishes. After the dinner, the photographer asked a participating adult camper as scout parent (in grey shirt, father of Nhu-Hao) if he enjoyed his meal and had any comment. "A little better than my wife's (chị Mười) cooking!" he replied with a big smile to his ears, then whispering, "I only say this to you at this time and at this place, but her dish "Cháo Lòng" (Vietnamese beef porridge) still stays number ONE, unbeatable".
Happy faces! They must be well fed and happy with first delicious meal of their week long summer camp.
"Dinning Hall" - Scouts need to take their hats off at entering the hall, except the staff to show the respect.
What a great time to have dinner with fellow scouts from other troop that makes us thinking scouting is indeed a global brotherhood. What a feeling!
Wednesday, May 16, 2007
FIND YOUR WAY WITHOUT A COMPASS
AT DAYTIME
Standard trees often lean towards the East because of the west wind.
Treetops are usually most developed towards the South.
Trees and stones have moss on the shady side, often the North side.
Anthills are normally found to the South of the tree trunk.
At noon the sun is due South.
At 6 AM the sun is due East.
At 6 PM. the sun is due West.
YOUR WATCH
You can use your watch as a compass. Hold your watch horizontally. The hour hand has to point towards the sun. With a straw or something else you half the angle between the hour hand and 12 o’clock. The straw now points South – North. Knowing this you shouldn’t get lost. Try them out!
Monday, April 30, 2007
Diễn Văn viết và đọc bởi Venturer 179 Huân Huỳnh trong lễ Giổ Tổ Hùng Vương 2007.
Hang nam cu den ngay mong muoi thang ba am lich, tat ca moi nguoi Viet chung ta trong nuoc cung nhu o hai ngoai deu to chuc Le Gio To Hung Vuong de tuong nho cong lao dung nuoc va giu nuoc cua 18 doi vua Hung dong thoi cung de noi len niem tu hao ve nguon goc con Rong chau Tien cua nguoi Viet.
Trong tinh than ay, hom nay Lien Doan Bach Viet duoc tham du buoi le tuong niem cac vua Hung. Em xin thay mat cac huong dao sinh dung len phat bieu doi dong ve nguon goc Viet Nam.
Theo truyen thuyet, khai mo ho Hong Bang la Kinh Duong Vuong Loc Tuc, con trai cua vua De Minh, lam vua nuoc Xich Quy( vao khoang nam 2879 truoc Tay lich) lay nguoi con gai cua Dong Dinh Quan la Long Nu, sinh ra Lac Long Quan Sung Lam.
Lac Long Quan lay nang Au Co, sinh ra mot lan duoc 100 nguoi con trai. Au Co la giong tien nen dem 50 con len nui. Lac Long Quan la giong rong nen da dem 50 con xuong bien Nam Hai roi phong cho nguoi con truong lam vua, lay ten nuoc la Van Lang, xung la Hung Vuong, tuc Quoc To cua dan toc Viet Nam ngay nay. Ho Hong Bang lam vua duoc 18 doi, dong do o Phong Chau nay thuoc dia phan huyen Bach Hac, tinh Vinh Yen, Bac Viet duoc coi la noi xuat phat dau tien cua nhung sac dan da kien tao ra nguoi Viet Nam.
Den tho Quoc To Hung Vuong duoc xay o phu Lam Thao, tinh Phu Tho, Bac Viet tu doi vua Thuc. Hang nam dan chung dia Phuong deu no nuc di tray hoi den Hung rat dong duc.
De nhac nho con dan Viet Nam nho den nguon coi cua minh, Viet Nam ta co cau “Du ai di nguoc ve xuoi. Nho ngay gio to mong muoi thang ba”. Du hien nay chung ta dang song o xu nguoi, nhung chung ta van khong quen nguon coi cua minh va nen song HUONG THIEN de luon hanh dien minh la nguoi VIET NAM.
Tran trong kinh chao.
Sunday, April 29, 2007
LỄ GIỔ TỔ HÙNG VƯƠNG (Apr 29, 2007) - Photojournalism by Tina Le (photo), Andrew & Alex Hoang (text)
A mural painted by the seniors of Andrew Hill High School, honoring the class of 2007. In the center of the picture are the flags of America, Vietnam, and Vietnamese Scouts.
Venturers Dillion, Zandra, Tinh, Johnee, Thy, and Vu are helping to hold up traditional Vietnamese umbrellas for a march that is soon to begin.Vu is getting a little too excited about the upcoming march.
Presenting the Hung Vuong Martial Arts Group, decorated with authentic Vietnamese warrior uniforms from 1000 B.C.
This is the ceremonial march towards the auditorium where the celebration took place.
The Martial Arts Group is marching while holding multi-colored flags representing the ideals of Vietnam.