Scouting America Troop 75 Bellbrook, OH

10/01/2026

Let me start with: Wow! Last night was definitely a huge chapter of my life closing, but in the most amazing way. It also hit me a lot harder than I expected it to. Because of that, I did not get to do justice to everyone the way in which I would have liked, so let me try to do so now.

Eleven years ago, I started this scouting journey with my boys, and it was truly an amazing ride. There were definitely leaders and scouts along the way who helped shape my path, and it was truly an incredible experience. I experienced things that no scouter would probably experience in a normal career in scouting. The year I came in as a leader, we started in Pack 3 with 30 new Cubs, and this growth continued until 2020. In 2019, Pack 3 introduced girls into the pack. Then 2020, the year of COVID and the year I was Cubmaster, proved to be a unique challenge with online meetings and drive-through rank advancements. In 2022, I took over as Scoutmaster for Troop 75. In 2024, we started our girls' troop in Bellbrook, bringing scouting to all the amazing kids in the community. I have done oh so many campouts and summer camps. I saw five scouts reach Eagle, and three from my inaugural Den (along with four total from Pack 3, and our first female Eagle) are incredibly close to earning theirs—either just an Eagle project or a single badge away. It's been amazing, and I am so thankful for the experience.

Let me start by saying thank you to the other adults who made all of this possible. Without the volunteers who step up in scouting, our youth really would not have a program to run. I don't want to miss anyone, but I do want to extend some overall thanks. First, Chris: I still remember sitting in the library with you and going through Tiger slides. You were my first real interaction with Pack 3, and I appreciate your wisdom and help through it all. Alex: stepping up as my Committee Chair was amazing. Being there whenever we needed you helped out so much, and I appreciate all your support. James: taking on high adventure and our Life-to-Eagle path, and also just being there to step in when I couldn't—I could not have accomplished any of this without you. Beth: stepping in for the girls and becoming their Scoutmaster has been amazing, and I am so appreciative of all that you have done with them. And last but not least of my core team—Vinni: good luck! But really, Troop 75 is a great place to be a Scoutmaster. I am so happy with everything you have done for us so far, and I know the troop is in good hands. I know there are many others to thank, but we would be here for days, so to all my adult volunteers: thank you, thank you, thank you.

Next, the main body: the scouts of Bellbrook, and in particular, Troop 75. Now, I say the scouts of Bellbrook, but what is so amazing is that our troop is actually very diverse. We have scouts from all over the council, and not only is our number of Eagles high and rare, but the fact that we have so many different cities represented in our single troop is pretty rare as well. Sorry, I went down a rabbit hole there! Okay, so to my Scouts: I was always asked by council, “What do you do to recruit?” and my answer was always the same: "Nothing." It's not me who brings in the scouts; it's all of you. We have been asked to help with Council events all the time, our numbers soar, and we have multiple NYLT graduates and Eagles in the troop. Most importantly, this is a youth-led troop. I stress that so much because you guys do the work, you guys put in the hours, and I was simply there as your safety net. So, Scouts, thank you so freaking much for making Troop 75 (B&G) the amazing experience that it was.

Last, and most important in all of this, is my family. First off, my kiddos: y'all are what got me into this and kept me moving forward in scouting. Without you, I would not have known Pack 3, Troop 75B, or even thought about starting 75G. Think about that for a second—it's pretty cool that you guys were the reason I started doing what I did. And last, but always first on my mind, is my loving wife, Wendelyn. I say my kids pushed me, but looking back, I remember sitting in those stands at that first Pack meeting thinking, "I'm not going to be a leader," and you whispering, “Babe, our son needs a leader. Go, go.” Thank you for putting up with my "one hour a week" commitments, letting me take all my leave for Summer Camp, surviving weekends busy with campouts, and never planning anything on Wednesdays because that is scout night. You have been amazing, and I am so grateful for you!

I could keep going, but people say I talk a lot, and this is already more than I said last night! Overall, thank you, Troop 75, for allowing me to mentor these kiddos. It has truly been an amazing experience. I am not going far—I am still an ASM in the troop, and I will still be around for whatever anyone may need.

“May the Great Scoutmaster of all Scouts be with us until we meet again.”

YIS,

Scoutmaster Nathan Muckerheide

08/27/2026

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This year will be 25 years since the events of September 11th, 2001. The Bellbrook JROTC will host a Remembrance Ceremony from 8:30-10:30 a.m. in Bellbrook Stadium. The ceremony will observe six moments of silence to commemorate each of the significant events that occurred that day at the specific time.

Those in attendance will be asked to pick up and wear the name of a victim from the World Trade Center, Pentagon, Airline, or first responder who lost their life that day and the participants' walk, run or stair climbs will be in honor of them. The stair climbing honors the first responders who climbed the stairs in the WTC, attempting to rescue those who were in the building at the time of the crash.

Much of the two-hour ceremony will be those in attendance walking, running or climbing stairs with pauses to observe moments of silence.

The rest of the time, the hope is that those who experienced the day firsthand (parents, teachers, coaches, community members, etc.), can reflect on and share their experience with students and children who were not there.

07/06/2026

Camp friedlander 2026.

-Sunday getting settled in having fun at camp fire
-Monday getting in the groove
-Tuesday long day
Wednesday half way there!

06/25/2026

I feel like after last nights conversation with some of the older scouts I need to print this out and bring it with us to Camp.

06/21/2026

End of week Sea Base Update:

The crew is tired, but in high spirits, and ready to head back home. We are under sail back towards dock and will check out later this morning.

The crew has had 4 full days on the ocean. Snorkeled multiple reefs, sailed the Gulf Stream, fished, played cards, listened to Capt Lance’s tall tales at lights out, and enjoying a quick dip in a pool at our mid-week stop. Capt Lance even showed us some real life sunken treasure, pieces of eight from a Spanish war ship.

We saw amazing variety of sea life. Sharks, rays, reef fish, puffer fish, barracuda, and dolphins. We can’t blackfin tuna, black grouper, mackerel, and briefly hooked a marlin. However, for the most part we caught sargassum w**d, which is in rare form this week and fouls the fishing lines.

Upon boarding the Blue Moon, the crew adopted Perry the Pineapple as the crew’s mascot. Unfortunately during a bout of rougher seas, Perry perished. The crew wasted no time in organizing the memorial and reported that the pineapple was delicious.

Our final day at sea culminated with “the feast” where the crew’s chef prepared a smorgasbord in the catamaran’s galley. We had steak, pan fried grouper (fresh caught), Hawaiian bun sausage sliders, cucumber salad, mac and cheese, and chocolate pudding for dessert.

As a finale, the crew literally sailed into the sunset as we approached our anchorage for the night

06/17/2026

This just in all the way from Florida!

Mid-week update from our Sea Base crew.

Saturday we arrived without incident in Fort Lauderdale, although our flight was delayed by about an hour leading to a long, long wait at the airport.

Sunday we drove to the Keys and ate a good meal at Islamorada Fish Company, anticipating that we would have limited cooking facilities on the boat. We checked in at 1PM, completed paperwork, gear check, and snorkel check by 3:30, and then waited, and waited, and waited.

It ended up that the boat we were scheduled on had mechanical problems and they were looking for a replacement. We ended up on a 48 foot Luxury Leopard Catamaran.

We’ve now had 2 full days of sailing, fishing, and snorkeling.

06/14/2026

Seabase 2026 crew cast off this morning to make some waves and memories!

06/06/2026

Huge congratulations to our latest NYLT graduates.

05/25/2026