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Category Archives: News Item
Younger Eagle Scouts
Periodically, there is a news story about a 12 or 13 year old Scout who completes the requirements for their Eagle Scout Award. Typically, this news item is followed by a brief period of passionate discussion on various Scouting forums … Continue reading
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Tagged Eagle Scout, Scouting, Scouting Ideals
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Belief in God…
Scouting Magazine publishes many interesting articles throughout the year, and the accompanying blog “Bryan on Scouting” is equally interesting. Sometimes they cover issues that arise from controversial decisions or program elements. At the blog site they’ve published an article titled “About … Continue reading
Eagle Scout Heritage Celebration
Michael S. Malone, author of “Four Percent: The Story of Uncommon Youth in a Century of American Life” recently spoke at the National Scout Museum during Eagle Scout Heritage Week. His presentation was captured in a video available at the … Continue reading
Adventure Hacking
Originally posted on Trail Life Troop 113:
According to wikipedia, Life Hacking “…refers to any trick, shortcut, skill, or novelty method that increases productivity and efficiency, in all walks of life…in other words, anything that solves an everyday problem in an…
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When scouting is in the blood, under the skin and hardwired
Scouting has always been a prominent part of my life experience. My father was a Life Scout prior to shipping off to Germany at the close of World War II, and he served as ASM for our local troop. My … Continue reading
Discovertheforest.org
Originally posted on Trail Life Troop 113:
http://www.discovertheforest.org is the home page of a new public service ad campaign being run by the US Forest Service. From their “about us” page it states: “This PSA campaign aims to inspire tweens (aged…
The Day Everything Changed
One year ago, I had been contacted by colleagues that a board meeting would be held in the following week to change membership policy at BSA with no discussion among, input from or consent of thousands of Chartering Organizations. The … Continue reading
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Tagged 4h, Alert Cadets, Alternative to Boy Scouts, Alternative to BSA, Alternative to Girl Scouts, Alternatives to Scouting, Anniversary, Association of Baptists for Scouting, BBYO, Boy Scouts, Boy Scouts of America, Calvinist Cadet Corps, Christian Alternatives to Boy Scouts, Christian Service Brigade, Civil Air Patrol, Faith Based Boys, Faith-Based Scouting, Membership, Pioneer Clubs, Policy Change, royal rangers, Troops of St. George
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2013 Blog Stats in Review (via WordPress)
WordPress.com prepares a “year in review report” for this blog site. Here’s an excerpt from their automated report generator: The concert hall at the Sydney Opera House holds 2,700 people. This blog was viewed about 15,000 times in 2013. If … Continue reading
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Tagged Blog Annual Report, Blog Statistics, Scout Blog, Scouting Blog
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The Shape of Things To Come in BSA?
Acclaimed science fiction writer, HG Wells, published a book called “The Shape of Things to Come” way back in 1933. The book is written from the perspective of a history book that was (would be) published in the year 2106. … Continue reading
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Cooking MB – New Requirements
Bryan on Scouting’s blog has a timely update on Cooking Merit Badge (http://blog.scoutingmagazine.org/2013/12/18/feast-your-eyes-on-the-new-requirements-for-cooking-merit-badge/) Here are some of the highlights: This is important: there are two big, separate changes to Cooking merit badge as you know it. The first is that Cooking … Continue reading
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Tagged Boy Scout, Cooking, Cooking Merit Badge, Eagle Scout, Merit Badges, Scout
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