Boy Scout Troop 6 of the Dan Beard Council BSA is chartered by the Pleasant Ridge Presbyterian Church in Cincinnati, OH. Troop 6 meets most Monday nights at 7PM in the Scout Room in the basement of the church on Montgomery Road in the village of Pleasant Ridge. The troop generally goes on an outing at least once a month, attends Boy Scout summer camp yearly, and takes one or two high adventure trips each summer. Troop 6 sends crews to Philmont Scout Ranch about every 3 years. Patrol Leader Council Meetings are generally held the Monday night after the monthly outing. The troop's outings often involve backpacking, hiking, canoeing, mountain biking, caving and rock climbing. During the summer months, the troop generally meets earlier (about 6:30PM) for an outdoor activity such as road biking, mountain biking, hiking, canoeing, or rock climbing in the local area, returning to the church before dark. New or prospective scouts should check out the Parent Information Brochure on the Parent Info link to the left for more information.

Good Timber

The tree that never had to fight
For sun and sky and air and light,
That stood out in the open plain,
And always got its share of rain,
Never became a forest king,
But lived and died a scrubby thing.

The man who never had to toil,
Who never had to win his share
Of sun sky and light and air,
Never became a manly man,
But lived and died as he began.

Good timber does not grow in ease.
The stronger wind, the tougher trees,
The farther sky, the greater length,
The more the storm, the more the strength.
By sun and cold, by rain and snows,
In tree or man, good timber grows.

Author - Douglas Malloch