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  1. Today on FB and The National Scout Museum's "Artifact of the Week".

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  2. More than one hundred years... Troop 33 of Takoma Park MD

    By SSScout,
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  3. Tom Brokaw: Friends Across Barbed Wire and Politics 1 2

    By RememberSchiff,
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  4. Camp Josepho is lost

    By skeptic,
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  5. Increase Tourism by Marketing Area Scouting Hertitage

    By RememberSchiff,
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  6. Old School Boy Scout Axe

    By OaklandAndy,
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  7. Tragic proceedings - BSA looking to sell precious Norman Rockwell collection 1 2 3

    By The Latin Scot,
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  8. Memories and old Scoutmaster revisited

    By RememberSchiff,
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  9. Cub Scouts in the 50's

    By RememberSchiff,
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  10. CHIN-BE-GOTA revisited 20 years later 1 2 3 4 6

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  11. Donn Fendler, 12 yr old Scout lost in Maine woods, dies

    By RememberSchiff,
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  12. Paul Siple from Scouting Archives online.

    By skeptic,
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  13. Artifact of the Week video; this one on the original conception through B.P. documentations.

    By skeptic,
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  14. Community still cares, but only if they are made aware.

    By skeptic,
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  15. Dr. Martin Griffin, North Bay conservationist credited with halting coastal freeway, dies at 103

    By RememberSchiff,
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  • LATEST POSTS

    • RememberSchiff
      Some Scouts receive treatment for cold injuries at annual West Point Camporee

      By RememberSchiff · Posted

      Found it https://shacbsa.org/coastal-plains-camporee  Looks like Plan A was a scout-run, patrol competition weekend at Camp Brosig. 👍 Details Every troop must send a representative to the Roundtable to help plan the camp-o-ree. Every troop needs run a part of the camp-o-ree (e.g., competition, facilities). This year’s camp-o-ree promises to challenge the youth leadership, as well as stretching everyone else’s comfort zones. These events cannot happen without each Scout’s competitive spirit and participation. Tentative Events Fire-Building Knot Tying Sawing a log Dutch oven cooking Log Hoisting Tent Pitching  Scout Spirit Trail To Eagle Scout Orienteering First Aid  
    • RememberSchiff
      Some Scouts receive treatment for cold injuries at annual West Point Camporee

      By RememberSchiff · Posted

      Another recent Camporee with a severe turn in the weather - sustained winds of 20–25 mph, gusts reaching 45 mph, and a tornado watch. The adults quickly came up with a Plan B  which they called a "Camporee Audible". "Due to weather concerns, the 2025 District Camporee (TX) scheduled for the weekend of April 4 was adjusted at the last minute. Rather than cancel, Troop 1880 (Richmond) and Troop 941 (Fulshear) worked together to hold a one-day merit badge event on Saturday, April 5. The event resulted in 46 merit badges earned by Scouts in areas such as Chess, Coin Collecting, Entrepreneurship, and Traffic Safety." Source: https://www.fbherald.com/community/scouts-show-resilience-as-coastal-plains-district-camporee-shifts-gears-due-to-weather-threat/article_e240b0ba-263b-5030-822f-c57669b92ab7.html P.S. I don't know what the original Camporee program was.
    • fred8033
      Anybody Else Seeing This Trend?

      By fred8033 · Posted

      8 to 11 is "possible" and not "unusual", but it's still far from normal.  ... It's just very doable.  A few independent studies offered by camp.  A few camp special events (such as an afternoon Fingerprinting for the Fingerprinting MB).  Add a pushy parent.  etc, etc, etc.  Heck, you can probably earn one or more Citizen MBs just while at camp if the scout does some self-study before camp.
    • BetterWithCheddar
      Anybody Else Seeing This Trend?

      By BetterWithCheddar · Posted

      Are you serious? How is that possible? My son is Cub-age now, but when I was a council camp staffer in the early 2000s, 4 MBs was the max at summer camp. There were 2 sessions in the morning and 2 sessions in the afternoon. They ran Monday through Thursday with Friday being a "free" day. We were accused of overscheduling kids back then.
    • Eagle94-A1
      Anybody Else Seeing This Trend?

      By Eagle94-A1 · Posted

      Sadly, some of the stuff is not being taught in schools, or well enough for them to remember. When I took a group of Scouts to DC, we did one of the historic trails that had a lot of Citizenship in the Nation info along the trail. Plus all the Scouts, except the visiting Webelos, had Civics in HS. NONE OF THE SCOUTS COULD TELL ME WHAT THE THREE BRANCHES OF GOVERNMENT WERE, THE BILL OF RIGHTS, ETC!!!!!!!!! (bold and caps for major emphasis). Only the homeschooled Weblos could give me the correct info for the MB. When I asked the Scouts if they had civics yet in HS, all said yes, but all they did was watch videos on their laptops. But that is a different topic for another day. Agree 100% My troop has no feeder pack. Every time it seems as if we are going to fold, we get enough transfers to keep it alive another year. We are a hiking, camping, and biking troop. That is how we attract Scouts: focusing on Outdoors. As for growth, we focus on personal growth. We do not push MBs or advancement. If it takes 4 years for First Class, so be it. We let the Scouts grow at their own pace. Which is probably why our Eagles stick around until they turn 18, or go to college.   We are hanging on by a thread, but we are hanging on.

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