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What's the difference between a graduation and a crossover ceremony? Well, we spoke to Dan Wolboldt who's been doing Cub Scout training for more than 30 years! Dan shares with us some memorable and dignified ways to move our Cub Scouts forward through the ranks.
It started easily enough, my son was Life and looking at Eagle. I was on the District Committee as the Advancement Chair and looking to make a dent in the MBC process. I was the AdChair for my Troop, working my Ticket and helping some Scouts to Eagle.
Get ready for the February theme of Happy Birthday, BSA! In part 1 of the January Cubcast, we get lots of fun ideas for celebrating the big 100th birthday of the BSA from Darlene Sprague, who joined us last spring with some great ideas for Cub Scout recruiting.
A happy and healthy new years to all of my readers! Have a great day!
First, I want to thank everyone for the well wishes and sticking with Scouting News this past year. I've been deployed to Iraq the last year, which has been a hamper on the growth and sometimes timeliness of Scouting News.
Fifth and final entry in a series of thoughts about looking ahead . Do we meet key indicators of effectively presenting our program? The quality unit award (now the centennial quality unit award ) has been the generally accepted standard for assessing unit program.
December was a quiet month between work, travel and of course Scouting (including our big annual ski trip). Here were the Top 10: Wildlife Promise: Be Out There: The Ten Reasons Parents Should Care About Outdoor Time For Kids http://ow.ly/QoE6 Ah… what fun for the boys http://ow.ly/NqcX I love it when Scouters are good sports.
It now appears that Scoutstuff.org has the Video Games Loop and Pin categorized incorrectly, as both Scouting.org and the new edition of Scouting Magazine both list Video Games as an Academics subject, not a Sport. I've reversed the revisions I made a few days ago, and have re-identified the loop and pin under the Cub…
Wishing all of you the very best in this New Year! As we celebrate all that Scouting has given we look ahead to all that Scouting has to offer in the coming years. 2010 is the year for Scouting.. Lets make the very most of it! Have a Great Scouting Year!
For Christmas this year I received a gift that I will definitely be using for many years to come. This year I got a new EMS Trail 70 pack. This is 70 liter pack suitable for weekends and weeklong excursions.
Scouts, Scouters, Alumni, and other interested parties welcome to the year 2010. If you have not heard the big news, this will be the year that the BSA celebrates their 100th birt hday. The Scout movement which began in the UK actually started 3 years earlier than us in 1907 in case you wanted to…
Here is the description of what this 100th anniversary event is all about: Experience Scouting like never before with Adventure Base 100! Created specifically for the 100th Anniversary Celebration, Adventure Base 100 is traveling the country to give people an exciting, hands-on view of the history and future of the Boy Scouts of America.
For the first time in 60 years the National Council of the Boy Scouts of America or more commonly known as corporate BSA for those outside the program, participated in the 2010 Rose Bowl Parade. The BSA ended up winning the float Award of the National Award.
The February 2010 Cub Scout Monthly Theme is " Happy Birthday, B.S.A. " Here is the official BSA theme description: "It's time to celebrate with a big birthday bash . Boy Scouts of America is 100 years old this year. Learn the history of how Scouting came to the United States.
Today was a big day for Scouting, the kick off of the 100th Anniversary celebration! The Boy Scouts of America entered a float in the 2010 Tournament of Roses parade accompanied by 300 Eagle Scouts on foot. (remember the sneak peek of the float we provided back in October?)
Here is the 2010 Scout Sunday participation patch ($1.99) available from BSA Supply Group. This is a very nice-looking emblem featuring Joseph Csatari artwork . Link Posted in CUB SCOUTS, Faith, Patches
I really enjoyed reading Dan's Out with 2009, In with 2010… blog entry over at Scouting News . It was so cool to see that HalfEagle was his #1 referrer in 2009. It's exactly the kind of thing I was hoping HalfEagle would accomplish, sending lots of folks to check out the best Scouting blogs on…
Here are the top 10 most viewed posts for December 2009 (other than those solely about monthly theme items): 2009 New Belt Loops List New 2009 Cub Scout Belt Loops Coming Video Games Belt Loop Requirements 2009-2010 Program Helps Full Download Kindergarten Lions: Pilot Description Belt Loop Guide In Jan 2010 Good Manners Belt Loop…
Sonfire Media, LLC is proud to announce the release of author and Eagle Scout Todd Shaw's latest book, " A Scout is…Values for a Lifetime " (paperback 978-0-9825773-0-1). With a foreword by Zig Ziglar, A Scout Is… explores the influence of Scouting and the principles found in the Scout Oath and Scout Law: principles that define why…
This week's video is part one of a four part series on the history of the bsa. Enjoy! Powered by ScribeFire .
The February ( Happy Birthday B.S.A. ) Program Helps pages from BSA National are available (free) for download. Cub Scout Program Helps is a great resource for crafts, games, activities, and more for pack meetings and activities and Tiger, Wolf, and Bear den meetings. Link (pdf) Posted in 100th Anniversary, CUB SCOUTS, Happy Birthday B.S.A.
New Dutch Oven Recipe for Boy Scouts
The New Year was welcomed with a bang on Jan. 1 as the Boy Scouts of America float had a starring role in the Rose Parade. The float, seen above in a beautiful photo by volunteer Dennis Kuba, was a hit with the thousands who lined the parade route and the millions who watched the…
Twitter was a new tool for me to explore early on in 2009. It was quirky and just beginning to get a lot of press. Folks were trying out if this would be a fad or a solution. I read a lot about how to be a good member of the Twitter community--share information, try…
Today I tried my hand at light painting a type of photography were the photographer sets the camera to a long exposure and sets the camera on the tripod and then waves a small light in front of the open lense.
Yes I know we are on Day 5 of the new year but I just got back to the states and back into the Scoutmaster mode (PLC Tonight). I keep telling the Troop to get ready for a great 2010!
When you opened up the November-December Scouting to page 42 and saw the photo for our "Where Am I?" reader contest, did you recognize the inverted boot kicking its way toward the Texas sky? We received more than 700 responses, but only 133 of them correctly told us the location: Boot Canyon in Big Bend…
I doubt it is in response to complaints about a lack of communication from National about the Jamboree on various unofficial Jamboree email lists, however there is now a national email newsletter for Jamboree participants and staff. According to BSAJamboree.org beginning in January and continuing through July, the Jamboree Navigator will be delivered to each…
4 Vote On Idea I've noticed a few problems with our otherwise nifty online recharter system. It is possible for a leader to be listed in several positions in the same unit. A protocol should be developed that prohibits anyone but the CR to do that.
Every year, each Scout Group has to complete a census. This is information that the Scout Association asks for each year to find out the numbers of young people and leader in each Group. Once the Group has filled in their details, the District then collates the information from each Group in the District and…
During the my last year of tech college my classmates and I would discuss what we wanted to do with our lives once we were out on our own. What kind of job did we hope to get? What kind of community would we like to settle down in?
BSA National has now officially posted the requirements for the new (2009) Cub Scout belt loops (as well as all the other Academics and Sports awards) at this link . The new Guide is still expected to be available around late January or February. Posted in Academics and Sports Program, CUB SCOUTS
Bears, Bears and more Bears….and not the Cub Scout kind…Part Deux I had the opportunity to record a presentation with Cliff Jacobson, avid outdoorsman and canoeist. He tells some stories, some jokes, and how to protect your food and yourself from bears.
2 Vote On Idea Amend the eligibility to participate in the Venturing Program to 14 years of age OR having completed the 8th Grade ((vs. the current requirement of 14 years of age AND having completed the 8th Grade)) Comments (0) Venturing , venturing age requirement
Don't worry if you couldn't make it out to Pasadena, Calif., last week to see the Boy Scouts of America float in the Rose Parade and the unveiling of Adventure Base 100. BSA photographer Michael Roytek has you covered. He was in Pasadena last week, and the BSA Facebook page is where you can see…
From Ryan Dionne at The Gear Junkie Boy Scouts young and old remember the traditional A-frame tent. For many, that tent was a Eureka Timberline. So to commemorate the Boy Scouts of America's 100th anniversary, Eureka has upgraded the Timberline with its Timberline SQ Outfitter model.
5 Vote On Idea I would like to see a button in ScoutNet that allows us to create an Outlook Contact for Scouters in ScoutNet that goes directly to our Outlook account. Unless I add them myself, I have to go into ScoutNet to look up contacts to make calls. Comments (0) Applications & Registration
Adventure Base 100 started its cross-country road trip last week in Pasadena, Calif. Care to go along for the ride? At each stop during AB 100's 11-month journey, the BSA plans to create Webisodes that will showcase both the base itself and the different ways that Scouting is celebrated across America.
During my recent visit to Ireland I had the opportunity to meet up with a Scout Leader and his son (recapped here in an earlier post, look for it) and I noticed broken down to the basics, without the ranks and merit badges, the patches and uniforms, the pomp and the circumstance we shared Scouting's…
3 Vote On Idea Submitted by Jim Bates, Austin, TX With all the issues around global warming and the fact that scouts do work all over the world, why don't the scouts commit to planting 100,000,000 trees over the next 10 years?
Once again Dremel is partnering with Lowe's Home Improvement stores and the Boy Scouts of America to provide the Dremel Pinewood Derby® Days program. This is the second year of this collaborative program to help Scouts create a winning Pinewood Derby car.
PowerFilm has launched a new line of Be Prepared® Solar Chargers inspired by the adventurer in all of us. Whether hiking, camping or completing service work, the "Be Prepared®" motto also applies keeping your convenient, potentially life-saving, electronic devices fully charged!
The new Baloo's Bugle is out. Baloo's Bugle is a cool monthly unofficial newsletter with games, activities, ceremonies, puzzles, crafts, and other ideas for den and pack meetings. This one covers the February 2010 " Happy Birthday B.S.A. " theme. For Webelos Scout den meetings, this Bugle also has activities for the Scholar and Engineer Webelos activity…
Courtesy of Chief Wayne Johnson, we now have a wonderful collection of more than 80 photographs from the 1964 National Jamboree at Valley Forge, PA and scans of all of the twelve regional Scouting patches from 1964. Take a stroll down Scouting's memory lane: 1964 Jamboree Photographs 1964 Regional Patches Copyright - U.S.
Scoutmaster G.B. from Austin, Texas sent me the following: Our troop has a Patrol Leader's Council (PLC) every first Monday. Last Monday the older boys were really acting up. I asked the senior patrol leader (SPL) to get the meeting under control but neither he nor the assistant senior patrol leader responded to my request.
Whatever your Cub Scout-age boys love to do, there's probably a belt loop for it. Whether it's Geology or Golf, Music or Marbles, Science or Soccer-there's plenty for everyone in the 25 Academics and 26 Sports subjects available. We know that as a leader, sorting through requirements for 51 different awards is a daunting task.
In this show Scoutmaster Jerry gets pumped about our heritage and legacy and prepares to celebrate the Centennial! Share your Scouting story or way that you are celebrating the Centennial email Scoutmaster Jerry at [email protected] or find him on Skype and talk about it..
In this show Scoutmaster Jerry gets pumped about our heritage and legacy and prepares to celebrate the Centennial! Share your Scouting story or way that you are celebrating the Centennial email Scoutmaster Jerry at [email protected] or find him on Skype and talk about it..
Join ClassB ® and Scouts all over the country as we plant a living legacy of Scouting's commitment to the conservation of natural resources! Starting January 1st, 2010, make a $10 contribution to plant a tree in the BSA Centennial Forest in Flathead National Forest and ClassB ® will match your contribution to plant a tree at…
Adventure Base 100 is touring America, unfortunately it will not be coming to my Council, but it will be coming to the Chief Seattle Council up North. Fortunately for me I will get to explore Adventure Base 100 at the National Jamboree!
1 Vote On Idea A suggestion from rural volunteers... They would love to see the ability to order and pay for badges as a part of the online advancement system. Comments (0) Technology , advancement , online ordering
0 Vote On Idea Living 2 hours form the office I don't get to see gifts daily as they get mailed to the office or have full access to run ScoutNet reports. I would love to be able to see my latest gifts on my funding dashboard.
OK, when you love camping and you have a little time on your hands.. well this is what happens. Here are a couple videos I slapped together to talk about winter gear and cooking... It just does not get any better than that my friends.
Dickerson Park Zoo in Springfield, Missouri is partnering with Boy Scouts of America's Venturing program for the Zoo Venture Crew. Venturing at Dickerson Park Zoo will provide youth opportunities to understand husbandry of exotic animals. Venture Crew members will assist zookeepers with daily animal feedings and exhibit cleaning.
5 Vote On Idea Customers often ask for affordable Arrow of Light items; epecially Blue/yellow arrows & sticker kits to show each boy's cs career on the arrows; they're available on-line from someone. Customer came to support us, but she'll order from them since we don't have them.
Ok so below is my gear list for gawassa outdoor training this weekend. Please leave comments below of any other items I should bring. The weather will be quite cold with temps in the single digits and below zero. Please note this list does not include clothing.
Let's face it . Earning the rank of Eagle Scout is a very big deal. Only 4% or so of all boys in Boy Scouting earn the highest rank offered in the program. So what do you do for an encore?
For this weekend which Includes January 8 through the 10 Adventure Base 100 will be in San Diego, California. The exact location that of the Westfield Mission Valley Mall in San Diego at the corner of the Macy's and AMC 20 Theater parking lot.
AB100 aka adventure base 100, the Dome Show, which is to help promote and make people realize what scouting is all about. Yours in Scouting Service Mark W Assistant Den Leader Pack 69 Frontier District, Denver Area Council NSJ '05 Youth Participant '10 Subcamp 7 Youth Staff Eagle Scout OA Brotherhood Member WSJ '07 '11…
AB100 Video for the Pasadena, California stop. The first stop of the AB 100 nationwide tour which will end on thanksgiving at the Thanksgiving Macy Days Parade. Yours in Scouting Service Mark W Assistant Den Leader Pack 69 Frontier District, Denver Area Council NSJ '05 Youth Participant '10 Subcamp 7 Youth Staff Eagle Scout OA…
If you saw the Boy Scouts of America float in the Rose Parade this year, you know one thing: It was a work of art. And like any masterpiece, it shouldn't end up in a trash pile. Fortunately, after being paraded in front of the world and winning the award for "Best Depiction of Life…
OK, so it's a bit cold for much of the country. There is still a lot of Scouting going on, just under layers! This week's Patrol Box kicks off a new year! Actually, our first Cub Scout meeting of 2010 started with the Webelos den that will be crossing into our troop this spring, showing…
The National Council of the Boy Scouts of America has granted approval for a large council to host the first ever National Venturing event in conjunction with the 100th anniversary of Scouting. This BSA Centennial Year National Venturing Event will happen in 2010.
Some of you may already know that Mike Wisdom passed away today, January 8, 2010, about 1:00 pm from a heart attack as a result of the cancer treatment he had started undergoing last Saturday. He was a wonderful husband, father and friend and will be greatly missed.
Hey folks!! I'm forwarding an EXCITING event announcment which the National Venturing Cabinet needs our assistance. As you'll read, this does NOT just pertain to Venturing -- they really need the help from ALL of us in Scouting as well as parents and supporters of Scouting in the United States!!
The Pembroke Mariner & Reporter has an article about a 14 year old Scout using his first aid skills to help a next door neighbor. Just days before the holiday break from school, 14-year-old Boy Scout Troop 105 member Ryan Damon was sitting in the basement playing video games with his next-door neighbor, Dakota Draheim.
2 Vote On Idea I do not consider this post to be innovative, rather a helpful suggestion for consideration. It would be very helpful if a column could added to this tool for next year. Unfortunately some board members do not know the status of each item listed.
2 Vote On Idea Venture Transitive verb 1 - to expose to hazard : risk, gamble 2 - to undertake the risks and dangers of : brave 3 - to offer at the risk of rebuff, rejection, or censure Intransitive verb -to proceed especially in the face of danger I would argue that possibly Venture or Venturing doesn't mean anything…
Are you an experienced Cub Scouter ? Do you love seeing boys have active fun in Cub Scouts? Do you have good writing skills ? Do you like to help other Cub Scouters? If so, consider being a KISMIF.org volunteer contributor . KISMIF.org (what you are reading now) is a nonprofit blog dedicated to providing Cub Scouters with…
The Simon Kenton Council Buckeye District roundtable packet for February 2010 is now available. The dedicated people of the Buckeye District assemble a great roundtable packet each month. This one has games, cooking ideas, crafts, songs, skits, ceremonies , and more for the February "Happy Birthday B.S.A."
In the UK, camping in snowy weather is somewhat unusual these days and we don't get the same opportunities to do so as, for example, SM Jerry's Troop . However, the Scouts from my Troop are currently at a weekend camp and are surrounded by snow.
A Hundred Years From Now …..It will not matter what my bank account was, The sort of house I lived in, or the kind of car I drove…. but the world may be different because I was important in the life of a CHILD Mike made a difference in the life of hundreds of young…
It has been non-stop since our return from Ireland Monday night. Tuesday brought our PLC Meeting and my son is the SPL, so we were both there at our 1am planning the rest of the month with the PLC. Come Saturday instead of sleeping in on my day off, I was up at 6am and…
If you saw the Boy Scouts of America float in the Rose Parade this year, you know one thing: It was a work of art. And like any masterpiece, it shouldn't end up in a trash pile. Fortunately, after being paraded in front of the world and winning the award for "Best Depiction of Life…
T his note is more for myself then anyone, but " A Scoutmaster's Blog " reached a total of 150,000 visits yesterday (since the counter began in June 2007). It has only been a little over seven months since it reached 100,000 visits.
Bushcraft is a popular term for wilderness skills in Australia, New Zealand, South Africa and England. Andrew Price presents a series of instructional videos, recorded in Wales, all accessible online or as a DVD. A-Z Bushcraft
I do not know about you, but I thought this was cool. Soon after the Boy Scouts of America was in the national spotlight with their awesome float in the Rose Bowl parade, I hear of a special partnership with an Indy racing team.
Sarah making boxes for employee work stations. Notice the recycled paper boxes! Going green can sometimes be easier than you think. We have taken small steps that have made a huge impact, not only within our company, but also in our community.
Here is a shameless plug for my Troop's website, www.troop199.org . Please visit it. I only say this because of the photo on the front page. This photo is special. Every month I usually get the entire Troop together right before we get in the cars on Sunday afternoon and take a picture.
3 Vote On Idea I think it's time to update most of the Exploring bin items...the photos and color schemes are outdated. The information is organized and presented in an effective way...but I'm embarassed to show them to prospective sponsoring organizations, adult leaders, and most definitely teenagers! Comments (0) Exploring , outdated , exploring , flyers , bin
Eleven scouters and two scouts got certified in in my WFAB session yesterday. WFAB = Wilderness First Aid Basics training from the Red Cross. That will help make 2010 a little safer around here, at least. The two scouts were guys in our troop so I'm happy they've increased their skill level a bit more.
3 Vote On Idea By adding a spot for the receipt number on all registration screens you can track your dollarsbettre and have reports thatgive you thereceipt number so you can reconcile with accounting department. We then would be able to track dollars better. Comments (0) Applications & Registration
Members from Boy Scout Troop 115, part of the Baltimore Area Council, teamed up with Guantanamo Bay's BST 435 to deliver tins of popcorn to Marines with Marine Corps Security Force Company Guantanamo. This distribution of the confectionary corn snack is the first of many which is intended to reach every service member here at…
Amanda Vogt sent a message to the members of Central Region Venturing. -------------------- Subject: First Ever National Venturing Event Announcement That's right. The National Office of the Boy Scouts of America has granted approval for a large council to host the first ever National Venturing Event in conjunction with the 100th Anniversary year.
January 15th at 6:00pm CST, on this Facebook Group (Southern Region Venturing) will be announced the information on the first ever National Venturing Event. Please join our group and invite all your friends to join so that they will be the first to know."".
There will be a National Venturing Event in 2010!! Please join, join your regional section, Stay tuned and also click here http://www.facebook.com/l/4e7a2;www.nationalventuringevent.org Copyright - U.S. Scouting Service Project | Visit us at http://usscouts.org | News at http://usssp.blogspot.com
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The January-February 2010 issue of Scouting magazine is available at the magazine website. This issue has articles of interest to Cub Scouters on the following subjects: The Founders of Boy Scouts of America. Link Historical Overview of Boy Scouts, Cub Scouts, Venture Scouts, and Varsity Scouts.
Subject: Info on the Jan 15 National Venturing event announcement We are very excited about the National Venturing event and it has generated a lot of membership for our regional Facebook group. While we use it rarely at the region level, one nice feature for groups is being able to message all members.
#209-Watchin' You Happy New Year! Tons on the show tonight, including lots of personal Scouting updates, Pinewood Derby news, Pasadena updates, some Innovation Engine items, and a very cool press release from national. Links: Scouting magazine: Cub Scouts help build 100th Anniversary float despite age limit- http://bit.ly/85ROE5 Recession's Emerging Credo – Do More, Buy Less – NYTimes.com…
Soldiers counted down the minutes to Christmas as they tallied donated pogs, small circular paper disks used at the Post Exchange instead of coins, for a North Carolina Boy Scout Troop, Dec. 24. Spc. Rob Campbell with 230th Brigade Support Battalion, 30th Heavy Brigade Combat Team, launched the "Pogs for Presents" campaign by placing gift…
Recently one of the boys in our troop won in a Trails End photography contest. So we are all pumped up now for the new "Boy Scouts of America: Today" photo contest. It is offered to all registered Scouts and their families.
Scout Tracker records individual rank advancement in a Scout's iPhone or iPod touch. The current version includes the January 1, 2010 rank requirements. This simple, utilitarian and welcome way of tracking advancement is another demonstration of how useful an iPod, iPhone or similar device can be in Scouting.
Late in August 2009 Time to Carve: 3 hours? Finishing: 24 hours ----------------------------------- My first slide carved out of pine and had fewer nicks than my fingers. It took one night in front of the TV to complete. I would give you the link but that link doesn't seem to work anymore.
Bob Williams a.k.a. 'Uncle Bob' ClassB was at it again! On Saturday, January 9, 2010, we volunteered to help Bob Williams pack and prepare care packages to send to troops stationed overseas. The early birds arrived at Bob's warehouse and listened to stories in his office.
A merit badge called Computers would sound just a crazy to a 1910 Boy Scout as a merit badge called Tracking sounds to Scouts today. That's because the BSA's list of available merit badges has evolved through the years as the interests of boys have changed.
Historical merit badges help Boy Scouts celebrate Scouting's past A merit badge called Computers would sound just a crazy to a 1910 Boy Scout as a merit badge called Tracking sounds to Scouts today. That's because the BSA's list of available merit badges has evolved through the years as the interests of boys have changed.
BSA Announced today, via the Scouting Magazine Blog at http://blog.scoutingmagazine.org that in honor of the BSA's 100th Anniversary, today's generation of Scouts will get the unique opportunity to experience some of the activities their predecessors enjoyed. That's possible thanks to the BSA's new Historical Merit Badge Program , a set of four discontinued merit badges that…
I popped up to see the Troop tonight as we were pleased to have the District Commissioner join us to give out some awards. First of all, he presented a Chief Scout's Gold award to the first Scout in the Troop to achieve this award since we restarted the Troop in 2007.
Late in August 2009 Carving Time: 5 hrs Finishing Time: 2 hrs ---------------------------------------- It's 11:30 at night. It is pouring outside. I am dry inside my sleeping bag but I can't sleep. (Perhaps 8+ cups of coffee during the all day training might have just been a bit too much.)
