Scouting Builds Ethics and Character
As youth, Scouts are taught to live by a code of conduct exemplified in the 12 points of the Scout Law, and they continue to live by these laws in adulthood. The Scout Law has 12 points. Each is a goal for every Scout. A Scout tries to live up to the Law every day. It is not always easy to do, but a Scout always tries.
A Scout is…
TRUSTWORTHY
LOYAL
HELPFUL
FRIENDLY
COURTEOUS
KIND
OBEDIENT
CHEERFUL
THRIFTY
BRAVE
CLEAN
REVERENT
Eagle Scout is the highest rank that a scout can earn. Earning the rank of Eagle Scout requires a scout to plan, lead, and complete a community service project. Each Geocache in this series will take you to a different Eagle Scout project that was completed by a local scout. My father and I are both very involved in scouts as well as being avid geocachers. I myself am an eagle scout. We wanted to create a series that honored many of my friends and fellow eagle scouts. Many of these projects we personally worked on to help these scouts finish their project.
This cache is the ninth of the series and represents the Ninth Point of the Scout Law…THRIFTY. This cache is placed in honor of the Eagle Scout Project of a scout from a local troop who built and installed the information kiosk near the football fields of Four Corners Park. The posted coordinates will take you to this location. This cache was placed with permission of the Macomb Township Parks and Recreation Department.
The coordinates of the First cache are N 42 42.ABC W 082 55.XYZ. To solve the puzzle you will need to answer the following questions when you arrive at the posted coordinates:
A = The number of rows of shingles on the Kiosk roof.
B = The last digit of scouts troop number PLUS the last digit of the year the project was built.
C = The number lines on the plaque with the scout's name.
X = The number Handicap signs on the north side of the project.
Y = The number football goal posts on the fields MINUS 3.
Z = The first number in the scout's troop number.
We hope you enjoy this series as much as we did in creating it. We hope to challenge and entertain you in the process. Please respect the area and other visitors.