Upcoming events.
YMCA Swim Test March 21st
Details: Trailmen will have the opportunity to complete the Swim Test, which is a yearly test to participate in any in/on-water events with the troop. The only exception to this requirement is if a Navigator or Adventurer completes the Aquatics badge. Those boys working on the Aquatics badge will need to bring clothing that will be worn in the pool for at least a portion of the time: a long sleeve shirt, pair of pants, and regular shoes (as per the badge requirements). Please bring appropriate swimwear also, as these clothes are meant to go on over their swimsuit.
Time: 2 PM
Cost: FREE
YMCA Swim Test March 28th
Details: Trailmen will have the opportunity to complete the Swim Test, which is a yearly test to participate in any in/on-water events with the troop. The only exception to this requirement is if a Navigator or Adventurer completes the Aquatics badge. Those boys working on the Aquatics badge will need to bring clothing that will be worn in the pool for at least a portion of the time: a long sleeve shirt, pair of pants, and regular shoes (as per the badge requirements). Please bring appropriate swimwear also, as these clothes are meant to go on over their swimsuit.
Time: 2 PM
Cost: FREE
General Butler Campout
Details: This will be for all Trailmen. We will be doing a campout at General Butler State Park. We will have opportunities for Trailmen to learn and explore God's Creation. We will meet at Good Shepherd Lutheran before departing.
Cost: $40/person
National Museum of the US Air Force
Details: Join us for a day at Wright-Patterson AFB. We will be visiting the museum and learning about our Air Force and its history.
This event is open to the everyone. Bring mom, dad, guests and all the siblings.
Cost: Free
Church Yard Clean-Up
Before the Air Force Museum trip we are planning to pick up the church yard. Your trailmen will get one service hour for participating.
Navigators/Adventures Cold Weather Campout
Details: This event will be for Navigators and Adventurers only. The cold weather campout will help us practice our survival skills and have a meal to fit the season.
Overnight at Church Gym (Burlington)
Details: Join us for our January lock-in at the Burlington Baptist Church gym.
Cost: $10/person
Mid Year Awards Ceremony + Pizza Party.
Details: This is our end of Mid Year Awards Ceremony + Pizza Party. We will have pizza to celebrate the end of 2025 for our last meeting of the year.
Cost: FREE
Veterans Appreciation at Boonespring Nursing Home
Details: After the flag placement we will go to honor our local veteran's at Boonespring Nursing Home. We will meet in parking lot at designated time. We plan to present a wreath in the common area, thank the Veterans, and possibly decorate the doors of the Veterans.
Cost: Free
Veteran’s Day Flag Placing
Details: We will placing flags at the Beaverlick Christian Church on Veterans Day.
Cost: Free
Trip to PFC Sousley's graveside.
Details: Trip to PFC Sousley's graveside. Franklin Sousley was a United States Marine who was killed in action during the Battle of Iwo Jima in World War II. He was one of the six marines who raised the second of two U.S. flags on top of Mount Suribachi on February 23, 1945, as shown in the iconic photograph Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima.
This event is open to the everyone. Bring mom, dad, guests and all the siblings.
Cost: Free
Daniel Boone Basecamp 101
Details: This is the 9th annual Jim Ramey’s Daniel Boone Basecamp 101 with integrated competition between patrols from different troops: archery tag, 22’s, compass challenge course, pugil sticks, tomahawks, catapult competition, etc.This will be an opportunity for our troop to interact with other like-minded Trail Life troops.
Cost: $35/person
Big Bone Lick Orienteering (Adventurers & Navigators)
Details: We will be teaching Orienteering for those that need it for the Trail Skills badge. Those that already have it will help instruct. Teaching others is part of the requirements for earning the Journey Rank. This event is only for Adventurers and Navigators (Ages 12-18).
Cost: FREE
Trash for Cash 2025
Details: Trash for Cash is our annual fundraiser for our Trail Life troop. On this fundraiser, trailmen and families will pick up trash on a rural stretch of road in Boone County, KY. The more participants we have, the quicker the project will go.
BREAKFAST will be provided - no charge.
Cost: None
Honor Flight Welcome Event
Details: Our troop will be meeting the veteran honor flight return from Washington, D.C. at Cincinnati International Airport. This is a one-night event.
Cost: FREE
Open House Chili Cookoff - Fall 2025
Details: Our Trail Life troop will be holding an open house for new potential troop members. It’s also an opportunity for our troop to get together before our regular meetings start in September. We will have a chili cook-off. Current troop families are encouraged to bring a pot of chili with fixins’ to share with your family and others. The troop will provide drinks.
Interested in joining Troop KY-0316?
Join us at the open house at 6:30 pm.
Cost: FREE
Woodland Trails Skills Day
Details: We will start with basic map work and compass reading. Then we will proceed to conquer the on-site orienteering course. Lunch will NOT be provided, but Trailmen are welcome to bring a sack lunch.
Cost: FREE
Hocking Hills Campout
Details: This will be for all Trailmen. We will be doing a campout at Hocking Hills State Park in Ohio. Campout will include trail skills, camping, and waterfalls. We will have opportunities for Trailmen to learn and explore God's Creation.
Cost: $35/person
Michigan Annual Trip
Details: 5 Day visit to Michigan - We will be leaving the morning of Mon, July 7, and returning home the afternoon of Friday, July 11. We will be staying at D-Bar-A Ranch in Metamora, MI.
Cost: $200
End of Year Awards Ceremony
Details: Join us for our final awards ceremony. Dinner is provided.
Cost: FREE
Memorial Weekend Flag Placement
Details: Memorial Day flag placement on veterans’ graves at Beaverlick Church.
Cost: Free
Ark Encounter Homeschool Experience with Trail Life
Details: This is a 3-day event at the Ark Encounter in Williamstown in front of the life-size Noah’s ark. The Ark Encounter Homeschool Experience is from May 15-17, 2025.
Opportunity: Our troop has been invited to assist with an archery event.
Cost: FREE
Rocketry Day
Details: Build rockets at the church and shoot rockets at the park.
Cost: FREE
Shooting Sports Event
Details: This is a one-day event starting at 8:30 am and ending by 12:00 pm on Saturday. This will give your trailman an overview of firearm safety and shooting sports.
Note: This event is just for Navigators & Adventurers
Cost: FREE
General Butler Campout
Details: This will be for all Trailmen. We will be doing a campout at General Butler State Park. We will have opportunities for Trailmen to learn and explore God's Creation. We will meet at Good Shepherd Lutheran before departing.
Cost: $40/person
Navigators/Adventures Cold Weather Campout
Details: This event will be for Navigators and Adventurers only. The cold weather campout will help us practice our survival skills and have a meal to fit the season.
Cost: FREE
Trail Life Trailblazers' Table Talk (for Dads)
Overview: Trail Life training events for dads.
Cost: FREE
Overnight at Gym (Mission Church of God)
Details: Join us for our January lock-in at the Mission Church of God Family Life Center.
Cost: $10/person
Lock-In: Nerf War, Pizza, Popcorn, & Fun
Details: Join us for our November lock-in with pizza, popcorn, learning, and fun. We will stay warm at the church and learn some useful skills — while having some fun in the process. Bonus: Bring your Nerf Gun — we will have a war for all ages.
Cost: $10/person
Awards + Pizza Party
Details: This is our end of 2024 Awards + Pizza Party. We will have pizza to celebrate the end of 2023 for our last meeting of the year.
Cost: FREE
National Museum of the US Air Force
Details: Join us for a day at Wright-Patterson AFB. We will be visiting the museum and learning about our Air Force and its history.
Cost: Free
Veteran’s Day Flag Placing
Details: We will placing flags at the Beaverlick Christian Church on Veterans Day.
Cost: Free