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Our council has a "Toasted Chit" training for pressurized fuel use. I believe this is a local requirement, but I thought the organization of the material might be helpful to anyone doing pressurized fuel instruction. [ This is a content summary only. Click on the article title for full links, other content, and more! ]
TROOP-SPOTTING" Your son's soon going to receive his Arrow of Light badge and graduate from Cub Scouting into the real adventure of BOY SCOUTING! He and his den have already visited at least one Boy Scout troop meeting and one Boy Scout outdoor activity.
The Voice of the Scout survey is set to launch in mid-March, so the Feb. 21-23 training sessions are filling up quickly. A limited number of slots are available for the morning and afternoon webinars (10:30 a.m. and 3 p.m.
Click to open Feb. 1 issue The Feb. 1 issue of the Finance Impact e-Letter has been published and is posted on the department's website. We are off to a great start in 2012. We want to ensure BSA local councils have the necessary tools to start the new year.
IN THIS PODCAST What's a Clinker? Scout leaders need Vision, Perspective & Determination KEEP IN TOUCH Contact Clarke Green Call and leave a voice mail comment or question at (484) 734-0002 Subscribe to the podcast on iTunes Listen on your mobile device with Stitcher Smart Radio Follow us on FACEBOOK – TWITTER Subscribe to blog posts & the…
One of the supplemental plans for February will be the old Turn Back the Clock theme. This one was the program theme at least a couple of times in the past. [ This is a content summary only. Click on the article title for full links, other content, and more! ]
One of the hallmarks of Scouting that sets it apart from other youth activities is its emphasis on youth leadership. Boys form their own patrols and hold elections, govern themselves within the framework of Scouting, decide and plan their own …
You've already seen Venturing Crews 32 and 44 from North Carolina help restore some of the natural habitat near the Gauley River National Recreation Area. And you've seen their fishing and whitewater adventures on the New River. But they aren't done yet!
Hot news: Welding merit badge is almost here! As I told you in November , the BSA turned to the American Welding Society to help create a new merit badge that will teach Scouts about a real-world field where demand for workers exceeds supply.
On most weekends during January through March, the availability of BSA systems will be affected as the National Council facilitates multiple council mergers, consolidations, and the creation of a new council structure in Michigan. If you are a council employee, you will have no access to PAS and fiscals applications during the maintenance.
Our first campout of the new year…our focus for the month was the Winter Camping program and for the most part, we did pretty darn well with it. We met at the Lodge on Friday night and trekked to our site…no, not outside.
The Webmaster posts information about troop outings, service projects, and other events to the troop and/or chartered organization website. [ This is a content summary only. Click on the article title for full links, other content, and more! ]
Last nights Troop meeting was like most Troop meetings following a camp out. A quick run through of lessons learned using the Start, Stop, and Continue program started things off. Our new Scouts learned a lot on their first camp out, but the lesson that they learned the most was to Be Prepared.
In ornithology ‘fledge' generally means independence of the chick from parents; a young bird whose feathers and wing muscles are sufficiently developed for flight. Fledge is also a term that describes raising a young bird. Ornithologists apply the term differently to individual species because individual species develop differently.
The most rewarding part of my journey toward Eagle? Walking across the wooden deck that my fellow Scouts and I built at The Heard Natural Science Museum in McKinney, Tex. My Eagle Scout Service Project was hardly a unique idea - the majority of Eagle projects are construction-based - but it had one key element: It meant…
BSA Contingent to Korea National Jamboree By ScoutingNews Staff This year's 13th Korea National Jamboree will be held in Goseong, which was the 17th World Scout Jamboree campsite and located within the Gangwon Province, Korea. The BSA's International Division is currently seeking nominations from Scouts and Scouters between the ages of 14 and 26 to…
Last day of the month - that means contest winners are chosen tomorrow. Make sure you enter for this month if you haven't yet. As the guy always taking the photos of scouting activities, I have only a handful of shots that I'm in after 8 years and hundreds of days camping and backpacking with the…
