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Caren Tamkin, a Unit Commissioner in California, shares great ideas for celebrating November's Indian Nations theme. Bruce Mikkelson, Scout Executive in Weston, Wisconsin, offers insights for Second Chance Recruiting. Plus we're giving away 50 free subscriptions to Boys' Life magazine!
The things that I've done in my lifetime are all because of Scouting. In Scouting you learn how to be a leader, you learn how to take charge of your life."
Denner: Patrick Assistant Denner: DJ Wolf Achievements: #4. Know Your Home and Community #7. Your Living World #9. Be Safe at Home and On the Street Wolf Electives: #16. Family Alert Cub Scout Academics: Wildlife Conservation Belt Loop Emergency Preparedness Award
WE FIGHT, WE FIGHT, WE FIGHT AND FIGHT AND FIGHT… BECAUSE WE ARE FRIENDS! The two Scouts in this photo were both stubborn. They argued about everything. If one said the sky was blue, the other one would claim it was azure, and azure was not blue.
Last Saturday, the Troop and Pack participated in unloading a tractor trailer-load of pumpkins. The pumpkins are trucked in from New Mexico all the way here, to the Virginia coast. The proceeds from the sale of these pumpkins by our Chartering Organization will be used to fund mission trips to Appalachia next summer.
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This is more of an announcement. It gives me great pleasure to announce that a Troop 26 scout has been elected Chapter Chief of the Eagle Chapter of the Ta Tsu Hwa Order of the Arrow. Congratulations to Eagle Scout Zach Vetal, former Troop 26 SPL, who was elected last night at the October Eagle…
GO BOKKE!...
Around May 31, 2007, in an unannounced vote, the Philadelphia City Council voted 16-1 on a bill introduced by Darrell L. Clarke to permit the eviction and terminate the 1928 lease by which the council was allowed the use of the building "in perpetuity."
John Kennaugh in a discussion from uk.rec.scoutin g makes the case for essential Scouting Skills; The skills Baden Powell (BP) instinctively identified as Scouting skills were based on the skills of our ancestors, making camp, putting up a shelter, cooking over a fire, exploring our surroundings without getting lost, learning about the natural world and…
#36-What Am I Supposed To Do Again? A lot of questions seem to arise about what our positions are and what the book says vs. what reality is. Tonight, we talk about Charter Organization Rep, Committee Chair, Cubmaster, Assistant Cubmaster and Den Leader positions.
When Brian Butterfield's raft overturned, his dad's foot got trapped between a rock and a tree in the middle of a raging river. Listen as Brian and his dad describe the dramatic rescue.
As Brian Butterfield, 17, and other Scouts and parents were navigating the rapids of the Deschutes River in Oregon, Brian's raft hit a rock and turned sideways, wrapping itself around a fallen tree. Brian made it to shore, but his father, Bill Butterfield, was trapped.
The Boy Scouts of America has always been a uniformed body. Its uniforms help to create a sense of belonging. They symbolize character development, citizenship training, and personal fitness. Wearing a uniform gives youth and adult members a sense of identification and commitment.
