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Yesterday, we looked at 2008 here at Scouting News , now to the future! "Ring out the old, ring in the new, Ring, happy bells, across the snow: The year is going, let him go; Ring out the false, ring in the true."
Its always fun, and a good idea, to look back at the past year as the New Year approaches. With that in mind, here is a little recap of 2008 here on Scouting News: Top Stories for 2008 1. If You Don't Complete Your Ticket While this video was actually posted on December 29, 2007…
The National Advanced youth Leadership Experience (NAYLE) Website has been updated with information for the 2009 courses. What is NAYLE? The National Advanced Youth Leadership Experience (NAYLE) is a course offered by the Philmont Training Center that is based at the Rocky Mountain Scout Camp.
The National Order of the Arrow (OA) Planning meeting is currently taking place down in Dallas, Texas (TX). Part of the meeting is the election of the 2009 National Officers. These young men will represent the Order of the Arrow across the country for the next year, and will have an integral part of running…
Gerald R. Ford Council is able to thank the heavy snow in Michigan for making a tough property decision easier. The Council was debating whether or not they should expand the main dining hall at their Boy Scout Camp, Gerber Scout Camp.
Welcome to Friday Funny! Every Friday, Scouting News will share a Scouting related joke with our readers. Hopefully you find it just as funny as we did! Sorry this one isn't Scouting related, but it is Christmas related. Rudolph and his wife, Hilga, were shopping in downtown Moscow one day.
Merry Christmas from Scouting News! While things have been quiet on the news front, I just wanted to remind everyone we are still here. Hopefully everyone had a good Christmas Day with family and friends and will have a joyous holiday season!
There were 14 great entries to the first Scouting News Caption Contest . The task at hand was to provide a caption for this photo: After the contest closed yesterday, I worked to narrow down the entries to one winning entry.
Welcome to Friday Funny! Every Friday, Scouting News will share a Scouting related joke with our readers. Hopefully you find it just as funny as we did! An Eagle Scout, a Star Scout, and a Tenderfoot Scout get lost in the woods.
The Boy Scouts of America has released a new Annual Health and Medical Record , a new one stop medical record for your use. This new form will replace the former Class 1, 2, and 3 forms, which will be phased out during 2009.
The National Council Boy Scouts of America has made available another great supplemental training module: Leave No Trace: Preserving the Beauty and Maintaining Our Access to the Land If you haven't checked out the supplemental training modules section of the National Council's website you are missing some great opportunities: Disc Golf in Support of Scouting…
Troop 150, located in the Village of Deerfield, Illinois is celebrating its 50th Anniversary. Troop 150, chartered by the Zion Lutheran Church in Deerfeild, was chartered in 1958 by Vern Swanson, and is part of the Northeast Illinois Council, Boy Scouts of America.
Hat Tip: BoyandGirlScouts.com: Jostens Enters Eagle Ring Battle Jostens will now help Eagle Scouts® celebrate and recognize their significant achievement with customized and personalized rings under license from the Boy Scouts of America®. Eagle Scout is the highest rank that can be achieved as a Boy Scout and only 5% of all Scouts have attained…
After the Scouting News We Are Americans, We Are Scouts Book contest was deemed a success , a few folks have asked for another one. Since its the holiday season and everyone is in a giving mood, why not? We will be giving away a Scouting for Adventure Season One DVD !
The Indian Waters Council is pleased to announce Mr. Douglas W. Stone was selected as their new Scout Executive. Mr. Stone started with the Council on Monday, December 1, 2008. Mr. Stone has been a Scouting professional for nearly 18 years and his most recent service was Director of Field Service for the Heart of…
In 1893, a bounty hunter named Ernest Thompson Seton journeyed to the untamed canyons of New Mexico on a mission to kill a dangerous outlaw. Feared by ranchers throughout the region, the outlaw wasn't a pistol-packing cowboy or train-robbing bandit.
Over 190 youth from 18 high schools gathered at Tuolumne River Park in Stanislaus County on Nov. 15 for a service project. After four hours of intense work the youth had planted 20,000 grass plugs as well as shrubs and trees.
Announcing a Terrific Opportunity for Scouting Youth A Scout Is … has set up an essay contest that hopes to encourage scouts to look at their own lives and those of their fellow scouts. The essays focus on the living of the Scout Law and living Lives of Service.
Yesterday, Jerry over at The Scoutmaster Minute reminded us of the importance of Laughter! With that I would like to announce a new feature of Scouting News, the Friday Funny. Every Friday we will share a Scouting related joke with our readers.
On December 3rd, 2008, Scouting News announced a contest to win a signed copy of We Are Americans, We Are Scouts , today we announce the winner! We Are Americans, We Are Scouts by David C. Scott highlights the words of Theodore Roosevelt that resonate with everything the Scouting movement stands for.
The San Francisco Bay Area Council over the past two summers has invested $1,145,600 in capital improvements at their three camps. At Wente Scout Reservation these improvements have included new waterlines, the Wishbone shower house with flush toilets, renovation of the Handicraft building, replacement of ten tent platforms, building a new nature building and seating…
Boy Scout Troop 113, from Bayport Minnesota, is planning a rather amazing project this holiday season. Scouts are taking part in an International Scouting program to distribute what is called the Peace Light that originates from the grotto manger where Jesus was born in Bethlehem to the rest of the world.
The 2nd Annual Pumpkin Chunkin' at Bayport Scout Reservation.
This story originally appeared on Task Force Mountain on December 2nd, 2008. The article was written and photo taken by Staff Sergent Michael Sauret. On Saturday afternoons, a fenced-in patch of land outside Camp Victory becomes a ground for children to play and participate in their community.
The Boy Scouts involved in the Little Sioux Scout Ranch tornado have been nominated for beliefnet's "Most Inspiring Person of the Year" award . After a tornado ripped through their camp near Blencoe, Iowa, last June, dozens of Boy Scouts, ages 13 to 18, performed bravely and selflessly.
Hat Tip: BoyandGirlScouts.com: BSA McWebsite Sitecore, the leading provider of .NET Web Content Management System (CMS) and portal software, today announced that the Boy Scouts of America (BSA), the nation's foremost youth program of character development and values-based leadership training, has deployed Sitecore's Web CMS for their national and local sites.
The Denver Boy Scouts live the principles of the Scout Oath and Law through community services and "helping other people at all times". The Scout slogan is to "Do a Good Turn Daily". As part of Good Turn Week in November, several Cub Scout Packs and Boy Scout Troops from the Gateway District delivered canned…
Troop 385 participated in a disaster exercise with Paris Fire Department on Wednesday, November 19, 2008. The premise for the exercise was that a set of bleachers collapsed and a mass casualty situation was setup. Over 40 patients and many of the local fire departments responded, including several from Illinois.
Yesterday, we introduced readers to a new book titled, We Are Americans, We Are Scouts from Red Honor Press. "Every Boy Scout should read this collection of Theodore Roosevelt's thoughts." -Ross Perot, Chairman Emeritus, Perot Systems "I truly wish I [could] place this book in the hands o ecery American young person between the ages…
AKD announces the recent acquisition of licensing rights for the Boy Scouts of America. President of AKD, Greg Shafer, states, "We are extremely pleased to have acquired the licensing rights for such a prestigious and well-respected organization as the Boy Scouts of America.
Mid-Iowa Council President, Robert S. DeWaay, is pleased to announce the appointment of Robert E. Hopper to the position of Scout Executive for the Mid-Iowa Council in Des Moines, Iowa. Bob’s Scouting career began in 1978 as District Executive in Owensboro, Kentucky.
Red Honor Press has done it again with their latest title, We Are Americans, We Are Scouts . David C. Scott has found and highlighted the words of Theodore Roosevelt that resonate with everything the Scouting movement stands for. Official Book Description: We Are Americans, We Are Scouts is a superb collection of thoughtfully selected motivational…
You may remember hearing back in May that Boys Life and the Outdoor Channel were teaming together to produce Scouting for Adventure . Scouting for Adventure is an original series based on the Boy Scouts of America and their flagship magazine, Boys' Life.
Reports have been coming in over the past weekend that some Scouts and Scouters who applied to be on the staff for the 2010 National Boy Scout Jamboree have received letters from National that have included their staff patches. Even if you have yet to be selected for a staff position and returned your Letter…
How Scouts around the US are celebrating Thanksgiving this year: Gilbert Boy Scouts to roast 160 turkeys The Thanksgiving tradition for Troop 830, based out of the Maplewood Chapel of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, began more than 30 years ago, Day said.
More than 30,000 Cub Scouts, Boy Scouts and Venturers helped feed the hungry on Saturday, November 22nd, as they collected 2.2 million cans of food during the 2008 Scouting for Food drive. The collection was 6 percent larger than last year's drive.
The Coronado Area Council is pleased to announce the two significant personnel changes. Gary Shoemaker has been promoted to the position of Program and Outreach Director and Rex Lowe has agreed to serve as the 2009 Camp Hansen Director for Boy Scout Resident Camp.
Eagle Honor Co. has introduced a new series of Eagle Scout Honor Rings. The Eagle Honor Ring features a deeply engraved eagle atop a signet style ring. This historic seal type ring has been worn for hundreds of years and carries family crests and other meaningful symbols.
I'd like to introduce all the Scouting News readers to a great project that I was made aware of, and will be participating in. The American Red Cross is partnering with Pitney Bowes this holiday season for the Holiday Mail for Heroes campaign.
Governor Bobby Jindal addressed the Southeast Louisiana Council of the Boy Scouts of America’s award dinner last night where he was presented with the Distinguished Citizens Award. The event was attended by over 300 community leaders who volunteer and financially support the Boy Scout troops in Southeast Louisiana.
You have probably read Mike Rowe of ‘Dirty Jobs’ Eagle Scout Perspective , but there is more! Mike is now writing customized letters to Eagle Scouts. According to Mike's website, he has written a Eagle Scout Congratulations letter that he will personalize and sign for any Eagle Scout that requests it.
Indianapolis is the racing capital of the world, and area Scouts helped spread this legacy by collecting and shipping more than 1,000 Pinewood Derby Cars to send to Scouts in Iraq this summer. The effort was led by First Lt.
An official BSA Licensed Pinewood Derby Computer Game was released at the end of September by Elephant Entertainment. Game Synopsis: Inside a block of wood, a championship race car hides, and it's up to you to set it free. By carefully sanding, painting and polishing, you'll craft a stunning race car that is certain to…
Jeremy Yamaguchi , Order of the Arrow Section W-C2 Chief, was elected to the Placentia City Council. At 19 years-old, he is one of the youngest elected officials in the city's history. According to OC Register, Yamaguchi was the top vote getter with 7,673 followed closely by Connie Underhill with 7,473.
The father of a Scout wrote the host of Discovery Channel's ‘Dirty Jobs' hoping Mike Rowe (An Eagle Scout) would post some words of encouragement to his son who is thinking about quitting scouting and has not yet attained the rank of Eagle Scout.
The International Scouting Collector Association (ISCA) has announced that it will host the 2009 Pre - National Order of the Arrow Conference Trade-O-Ree in partnership with the Order of the Arrow. The Trade-O-Ree will be held on campus (Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana) in the Mellencamp Pavilion, an air conditioned, football sized athletic facility that will be…
Please take " A Pittance of Time " to remember the sacrifices of those who have sacrificed so much for their Country. I've tried for the last five hours to put into words what it means to a Veteran when other Americans show their support, but I couldn't give the topic justice.
On Saturday October 25, 2008, Frederick County’s oldest Eagle Scout, Joseph J. Davis, Sr., passed away at age 96. “Uncle Joe” was a lifetime Boy Scout, having entered the Scouting program in 1924 at age 12 in Troop 39 of Manchester, NY and served as a volunteer and professional until his death – over 84 years…
The National Council has set up a BSA Innovation Engine to manage new ideas for the Scouting Program. You can see a video from Chief Scout Executive Bob Mazzuca that explains the concept, there is also a Frequently Asked Question section.
The World Scout Bureau has released a report titled " Scouting's Gifts for Peace ". The Gifts for Peace report contains truly inspirational projects from over 110 National Scout Organizations, as well as beautiful photos of many of the projects. In case you have no idea what the Scouting's Gift for Peace Project is, here you go…
