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September 2018 Time to make: 5 hours Boys Life "Slide of the Month" May 1985, page 65 Original design: Lew Weston It's funny when my son first saw this slide, he instantly thought it was Pedro from Boy's Life and looking at it now I can see the resemblance.
Note: This is the 23rd in an occasional series where I share Eagle Scout project before-and-after photos. See the complete collection here . To fully understand the impact Eagle Scout projects have on communities, you need to see to believe. That’s why I asked to see Eagle Scout project before-and-after photos — the same photos prospective Eagles…
In 2011, Beck Garnett was just a 7-year-old Tiger Scout when he sold $1,800 worth of popcorn — a pack record. A year later, he extended the record with more than $3,000 in sales. Up and up the sales numbers went until 2017, when Beck sold a staggering $51,420 in popcorn.
After Scout volunteer Don Harter retired from the University of Missouri power plant, he planned to spend a lot more time on his bike. What he didn’t anticipate: blogging from a new smart phone. But people wanted to know how his first retirement endeavor was going — a cycling trip that took him 4,300 miles from…
Matthew Qualls awoke with a start. Someone was screaming in his neighbor’s backyard. Matthew looked out his window and saw smoke. That’s when adrenaline — and Matthew’s Scout training — kicked in. On Aug. 15, a fire broke out in Matthew’s apartment building.
You shouldn’t judge a book by its cover, but I definitely judge a restaurant by its website. If I’m looking to try somewhere new, my first step is to find the eatery’s official site. I’ll scroll the menu, browse photos and confirm that it’s open when I want to eat.
This fall, we’ll be joined by families new to Scouting. Curious about the flyer they might have picked up at a school assembly or by what their excited son or daughter told them about Cub Scouts, they’ll be walking through our doors into what – for them – is a great unknown.
Already planning your calendar for 2019? You aren’t alone. Sandie Graber of Troop 349 in Macomb, Mich., emailed me last week to ask about Scout Sunday 2019. Her seemingly simple question — when is Scout Sunday 2019? — has a somewhat complex answer.
During this hurricane season, many could be impacted by storms, including those in our Scouting family. As such, it’s more important than ever to Be Prepared. Please review these resources from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and make sure you know what to do before, during, and after a storm: Prepare: When a hurricane…
Updated July 2024 Service to the community is often what Scouts are known for, but disaster relief can be hazardous, and it’s best to enlist Scouts only in supportive efforts where attention to safety can be ensured. But for adult Scouters looking to help communities affected by hurricanes and other flooding disasters, here are five…
The BSA and the U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary announced a new agreement to make Sea Scouts the official youth program of the Auxiliary, the uniformed volunteer component of the U.S. Coast Guard. The new agreement, which is an enhancement of the longtime friendship between these two organizations, will benefit both parties.
I get lots of email questions about… … troop conflicts. It may be volunteers arguing with each other, parents arguing with Scouters, volunteers arguing with Scouts, they all have a common thread, and most have a common answer. I also offer my simple advice for welcoming girls into troops, so simple you may not like it…
On a recent campout, Scoutmaster Tim sat down to talk with Second Class Scout Jacob for a Scoutmaster conference. After he scribbled his initials in Jacob’s handbook, the Scoutmaster looked around and realized something: almost all of the campers were below the First Class rank.
________________________________________ I’ve just read a cautionary tale of—yes!—a misguided Commissioner! Seems the Scoutmasters and other volunteers of troops he’s assigned to can’t stand the guy. He’s taken it upon himself to dictate to these troops, giving orders instead of suggestions, telling Scoutmasters they have to “toe-the-line” or they’re out , stepping “inside” troops to reorganize their patrols…
Having a cool display is a great way to get folks' attention during Cub Scout recruiting events. Check out these 10 awesome Cub Scout recruitment displays.
Updated Sept. 14 : The Summit Bechtel Reserve and more councils have extended this offer to displaced families. Several Boy Scouts of America camps in Tennessee and Georgia will open their camps to Hurricane Florence evacuees who need a place to stay during the storm.
West Virginia University, which has demonstrated its commitment to Scouting through its partnership with the nearby Summit Bechtel Reserve, will offer two new degree programs to train future leaders of organizations like the BSA. WVU’s bachelor’s degree in organizational leadership , set to debut in Spring 2019, will prepare students for careers leading nonprofit organizations.
J.J. Abrams calls The Nebula Secret “a fun, exciting and action-packed ride that kids will love.” But as much as I trust Abrams’ opinion — especially as a Lost superfan — I’m even more interested in hearing what Scouts said about the book.
Nobody recruits Cub Scouts better than other Cub Scouts. It’s in that spirit the BSA released a refreshing new recruiting video featuring boys and girls talking about why they love Cub Scouting so much. “You get to go to parks, you get to ride your bike, you get to pet a bug,” one Tiger Scout…
A Law Enforcement Explorer from Georgia is credited with saving the lives of two Target coworkers who were stabbed during a robbery at the store. The young man, 17-year-old Mario Alexander, says he knew exactly what to do because of the first-aid training he received in Exploring , the BSA’s career-development program for young men and…
September 2018 Time to print: 4 hours Finishing: 2 hours Thingiverse July 13, 2011 Design: 7777773 Try it yourself On December 17, 2003, the 100th anniversary of the Wight Brothers first manned flight, SpaceShipOne became the first private craft to achieve supersonic flight.
Paul Salopek (left) and Christopher Sherman (yellow hat) talk with some residents (and a camel) during their adventure. Photo by Chris Sawyer. Scouts and Venturers who participated in summer 2018 programs at the Summit Bechtel Reserve or Northern Tier, plus young people who had their 2018 Philmont program canceled because of backcountry fires , are invited…
On Nov. 11, 1919, 500 Boy Scouts in uniform served as greeters and runners during the first national convention of the American Legion in Minneapolis. On Aug. 26, 2018, 100 Scouts and Scouters in uniform did pretty much the same at the American Legion’s 100th national convention , also in Minneapolis.
He may be famous for his tough-guy TV and movie characters, but Mr. T has a heart of gold. The star of The A-Team and Rocky III was shopping for groceries on Saturday in Sherman Oaks, Calif., when he encountered some Cub Scouts from Pack 311.
Did you take our May-June Scouting Safety Quiz on aquatic safety? More than 340 people did, and we selected one entrant at random to win a $100 Scout Shop gift card. And that winner is Lisa Hemmingson, Assistant Scoutmaster of Troop 60 in Canton, S.D.
CORRECTION On August 2 nd (Issue 572), I responded to Tom DiGuido’s letter that said, in part, “I’ve discovered in an article that the camping nights from Cub Scouts are to be counted in the National Outdoor Camping segment. I can’t see why this would be accurate.
Article produced with the help of Angel Martinez, director of Scouting relations and communications at the Alamo Area Council . The Alamo Area Council began using the BSA online registration system in 2016. During that time, the council team has seen positive results in terms of happy Scout families, volunteers whose lives are easier, and greater…
Note: This is the 24th in an occasional series where I share Eagle Scout project before-and-after photos. See the complete collection here . To fully understand the impact Eagle Scout projects have on communities, you need to see to believe. That’s why I asked to see Eagle Scout project before-and-after photos — the same photos prospective Eagles…
Swedish Torch, Canadian Candle, or whatever you call it, burning an upright log or bundle of wood is a fun twist on your normal campfire. Instead of laying wood on the ground, lighting it, coaxing it to flame, and waiting for embers to cook on, this alternative fire style has some benefits.
Chuck Eaton (left) and Kevin Conolly, a fellow Storer Scout Reservation staffer and the best man at Chuck's wedding. Chuck Eaton was a 17-year-old camp staffer when he got news no teenager should face. It was the summer of 1987 at T.L.
Exploring is helping to expand the horizons of the aviation profession, and who better to help tell the story of an evolving industry than Forbes? Thanks to a new partnership with Reach Higher , part of the Better Make Room initiative , Aviation Exploring landed a recent post in the online business journal’s Civic Nation BRANDVOICE.
Join us as we congratulate Philip Mba Wright, who will serve as Scout executive of Cherokee Area Council in Bartlesville, Oklahoma, effective October 16, 2018. Philip began his Scouting career as a para-professional in Scoutreach at Pine Burr Area Council in Hattiesburg, Mississippi.
New Award for Boy Scouts
In this group, young people occupy all the top leadership roles, teach skills to newer members, and give back to their community. They wear uniforms and live by a code. When Eagle Scout Andrew Jarocki discovered these facts about Notre Dame’s Band of the Fighting Irish , his reaction was immediate.
By now, you should have taken the new Youth Protection Training course online to bring your training current. As we’ve discussed before, everyone must take the new course, which was released in February, regardless of the expiration date of your YPT.
Ever since he was 5 and served as a mock victim in rescue drills, Koren Ernst has been passionate about the fire service. That interest continued into Scouting when Ernst, now 20, joined Troop 1188 and Fire Explorer Post 1.
A steel-and-wood chess set crafted at summer camp by a Scout working on his Metalwork merit badge is now in the World Chess Hall of Fame. The one-of-a-kind creation is the work of Boy Scout Chandler Francis, who crafted the piece this summer at Lake of the Ozarks Scout Reservation in Gravois Mills, Mo., part…
It’s the third day of summer camp, and everything has been going swimmingly. That is, until Patrol Leader Xavier notices a few of the younger Scouts tossing trash into the fire pit. He looks around the campsite and notices their gear has been carelessly strewn around, too.
It’s one of the first thing Cub Scouts learn about flag etiquette : Don’t ever let the flag touch the ground. Jack LeBreck, a Cub Scout from Hayden, Idaho, took that responsibility very seriously on an especially windy day last week.
New Cub Scout families have a lot of things to learn, and it can be confusing! Read up on 5 important things that every Cub Scout parent should know.
More than 600 people, including New Mexico Gov. Susana Martinez and BSA Chief Scout Executive Mike Surbaugh, helped formally dedicate the National Scouting Museum – Philmont Scout Ranch on Saturday in Cimarron, N.M. In attendance were BSA volunteers and professionals, families from nearby towns, members of the media, and donors whose generosity made the museum possible…
By now you’ve heard that everyone must take the updated, online Youth Protection training course in order for their unit to recharter. This includes any registered leaders who took Youth Protection training — online or in person — before Feb. 1, 2018.
New Award for Boy Scouts
“Oh no, we missed it!” Parents across the country may be having this realization right now. Others may have attended a local sign-up night but didn’t register. These families deserve a second chance to join our life-changing program. Host a Second-chance Recruitment Event Don’t be scared by the word “event.”
In the past few months, the Scouting family has been hit with a one-two punch of natural disasters. In the spirit of doing a Good Turn, many of you have reached out asking how you can help. In July, wildfires in New Mexico damaged 27,000 acres at Philmont Scout Ranch, forcing the ranch to cancel…
The BSA Scout Shop has issued a voluntary recall of some Cub Scout neckerchief slides: On September 27, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with the Boy Scouts of America, announced a voluntary recall of certain units of the Wolf, Bear, Lion, and Webelos neckerchief slides sold between February 2018 and August 2018.
Over the past weekend, I had the opportunity to hike the Grand Canyon from rim to rim for the second time (north to south this time)! What another grand experience – even after having done it before. I would even say it’s better the second time around because you can take it all in with far…
The Boy Scouts of America on Thursday announced a voluntary recall of Cub Scout neckerchief slides sold between February 2018 and August 2018. The affected products include the yellow Lion, red Wolf, green Bear and blue Webelos slides. The $6 slides were sold at local Scout Shops, authorized BSA distributors and online at scoutshop.org .
Jordan Parkes was 13 when she first heard about Venturing. Her brother had just crossed over from Cub Scouts into Boy Scouts when someone told her about the green-shirt-wearing, adventure-packed program for young men and young women ages 14 (or 13 and finished with eighth grade) to 21.
One look at the requirements, and you’ll see why Invention was the least-earned merit badge in the history of the BSA. To earn it, Scouts had to “invent and patent some useful article” and “show a working drawing or model of the same.”
Join us as we congratulate Todd Lamison, who will serve as Scout executive of Heart of New England Council in Lancaster/Worcester, Massachusetts, effective November 1, 2018. Todd began his Scouting career as a special projects executive at Patriots’ Path Council in Florham Park, New Jersey.
