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Sakiko Wehrman, Santa Clara County Council District Cub Scout Roundtable Commissioner, offers tips for August Century of Scouting activities. Steve Johnson, San Gabriel Valley Council Cub Scout Training Chairman, gives us some solid safety ideas for ensuring an incident-free summer. Plus, a surprise visit from Pedro, the Boys' Life mail burro!
Scouting plays a very big part in my life and also in the lives of many boys who are going to be leaders in this country and leaders in this world. That kind of background and training is ideal and it's what we need today."
Yes, there is a new look here. What do you think? This is my first try at creating my own theme for WordPress. The banner image is from my most recent backpacking trek on the Appalachian Trail. The theme itself is heavily based on my previous theme "Crimson Sunrise".
I know it must be summer! As I sit here, after a great evening of grilling burgers and dogs, I can hear the bang and crackle of fireworks down the street from the house. Happy 4th of July! We finished the end of last month off with a weekend on Scout Hill at Fort Story.
Scouting is a worldwide movement - it is thought that there are only six countries on Earth that have no Scout troops. I've been lucky enough to speak to Scouts all over the world while I've been running this blog. I realised the other day that I've spoken to Scouts on every continent on earth, except…
PROMOTING SCOUTING: MY NEW MISSION BEGINS Some time ago, I made a decision to feature Boy Scout characters in my first novel, VIOLENT NIGHT. Now that I’m about to release my second book, HAUNTED CAMPS: The Campfire Stories of Scoutmaster B.C.
MERIT BADGES CAN LEAD TO BIGGER DREAMS Our second Eagle Scout, Max, took Computers Merit Badge at Camp Post in 1996. Computers weren’t as commonplace then as they are now, but the ranger there had it set up so every Scout could have hands-on experience.
Hello, everyone! Here we are nearly halfway through our summer camp stay. The Scouts are settling into their routines after a rocky start, and everyone is having a great time. The first night we were here, one of our Scouts tested whether his head was harder than his buddy's head.
It's been a couple of weeks since I've written an Opportunity Knocks. Things just kept popping up. I do write these at work and there are times that I just can't get to it. Thanks for all your E-mails asking what happened.
EL RANCHO CIMA’S BATHTUB Once every so often I find myself having to sort through pictures looking for something, and stumble across places I miss. Sam Houston Area Council’s flagship camp is El Rancho Cima, a Texas Hill Country camp along the Blanco River between Wimberley and Blanco.
FRIGHTENING LIGHTNING Although, basically, the Boy Scout program has a great safety record, there remain those situations that make us Scoutmasters nervous. When I was a new leader, I found that the first time any boy tried to use an axe was unsettling.
Here’s one of those situations where the boys temporarily bypass the literal interpretation of the 11th point of the Scout Law. But that’s okay. WHEN SCOUTS ARE ANYTHING BUT “CLEAN” There was a surprise waiting for us at Camp Urland (Three Rivers Council, Woodville, TX).
A Boy Scout Adventure: Solving the mystery of the Marfa Lights Folks shopping for young adult literature without lewd content may want to give THE GHOST OF MOUNT CHINATI a try. This short, innocent novel reads like a Saturday Afternoon Special on PBS.
THE CASE OF THE POWER RINGS It’s so often that bit of silliness that makes a high-adventure trip so memorable. On our way to the Weminuche Wilderness in Colorado, we made a stop at Alabaster Caverns in Oklahoma. The caverns were closed at that time while a new lighting system was being installed, so the…
GOD BLESS THE SIMPSONS: ANECDOTE TO NICHIFICATION When I was a Boy Scout, back in the days of 8-tracks and lava lamps, we used to spend our idle hours on the bus or around the campsite sharing bits of pop culture.
Well, thankfully the rest of the week was a bit less exciting than the first part. A few scrapes, bruises, and bee stings were all we saw. Tempers got a bit short after a few days of 90+ degree weather, but nothing serious.
DISCOVERING CAMP DON: A GREAT SUMMER CAMP By the year 1990, we were weary of our own council camp and nearby councils’ summer camps. I don’t remember how we found out about Camp Don (Golden Spread Council), or even why the boys chose that camp to try.
HORRIBLE CAMPS, PART ONE What’s worse than a Haunted Camp ? How about a Horrible Camp? See if you can top this one: Although we paid a site reservation deposit a year in advance, we arrived to find another troop in our site.
I almost forgot to write about Steve T's Eagle Court of honor on July 20th. It was a joint ECOH with his brother, Michael. What was different about it was the fact that they were in different Troops! Steve is a member of Troop 11 and Michael is in Troop 94.
