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Agree with @qwazse, drop the pdf and while we are at it, give scouts the option to submit their own free-form project report.

Update: Sacramento scout Andrew Evans was honored with the BSA Medal Of Honor with Crossed Palms for saving lives at Philmont in 2015 , Andrew prevented two tents from being swept away during a flash flood in New Mexico. He was honored by the Sacramento city council and given the highest award in Scouting. Source link below includes video. This report did not mention Philmont by name. http://sacramento.cbslocal.com/video/3790237-sacramento-teen-honored-for-saving-the-lives-of-3-boy-scouts/ From KDAT.com back in Oct, 2015 http://www.koat.com/article/new-details-released-after-fatal-philmont-scout-ranch-flood/5067176 The group was on a 12-day trek across the Philmont Scout Ranch in northern New Mexico when a flash flood overran its camp. Officials said eight of the trek participants were Boy Scouts. One adult ranger and three crew leaders were with the group. Heavy June rains through the night caused a flash flood. "You heard trees snapping in the background and then we got hit with a wall of water," Scout Andrew Evans said. Investigators said the floodwater swept four Scouts away from the campsite, which was situated about 18-20 feet above a small creek that runs through the bottom of Ponil Canyon. The creek is normally 2-3 feet wide and 10-12 inches deep. When the flash flood occurred, water surged through the canyon approximately 20-23 feet deep and about 100 yards wide. Some of the Scouts were able to get out, but the water was rising quickly. "Enough to where you wanted to get out of there as quick as you can," Evans said. The wall of water eventually claimed the life of Alden Brock, 13. "I was in the mud searching, calling his name out," said Ben Heninburg, an adult on the trip. The 13-year-old's body was found a mile away. Law enforcement officials were stunned by the aftermath. The area where the teen's body was found got nearly 7 feet of water. His tentmate, Logan Reed, told police that the two couldn't open the zipper of their tent. Reed found a hole in the tent, but by the time he tried to tell Brock, it was too late.

Ok then. Let's try to stay on the topic here - the race for the first female Eagle scout within the existing requirements for Eagle. Thank you.

Let's be less crude in speculating and describing scenarios that would rarely, if ever, occur. cc: @NJCubScouter , @Sentinel947, @LeCastor

@naranza65 welcome to scouter.com. Is there an older scout who could tutor your son?

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I will have a look. cc: @NJCubScouter , @Sentinel947, @LeCastor I cleared out the strikethrough. I think the text that was copied had text codes which are no longer supported by HTML5. Also text appears to be frames. Better?

Hubris?

This caught my eye. HONG KONG, Asian Licensing Conference explores new opportunities The concurrent Asian Licensing Conference is being held today and tomorrow (8-9 January, 2018), gathering about 30 global licensing experts to explore industry opportunities and challenges.This morning's two plenary sessions focused on location-based entertainment licensing and brand licensing. In the first session, Charles Riotto of LIMA, Viacom International Media Networks (represented brand: Nickelodeon) and Dream Castle (represented brand: Ali the Fox), shared how location-based entertainment can create unique consumer experiences through licensing. In the second session, representatives from Electrolux, Brandgenuity (represented brands: BMW, Banana Boat) and Boy Scouts of America discussed how corporate brand licensing has become a core business development strategy to raise brand popularity and expand their customer base. http://news.sys-con.com/node/4216773 Why? Who? How much did the trip cost?

I may have been lost in the fog at that point, thanks for the reminder. I agree with your earlier prediction - coed dens will be the reality.

Here's a previous similar topic from two years ago. Hope this helps.

The previous treasurer should train his/her replacement and that training period varies. Ask for help from your Troop Committee. Maybe the books should be audited before you take over? @blw2 likely can offer much more advice. It is okay to say NO to this position. Plenty of other places to help out.

Maybe. One article said: Cub Scouts Pack 45 welcomed five girls as members of their unit for the very first time. I assumed they were all in one den, but maybe not.

Sorry to mix metaphors or genres or space-time, but are you out of your Vulcan mind? Spoiler: Leia flying through space was as unseemly as a laughing Vulcan.

The Sunday headline was dramatic Girls Officially Join Boy Scouts for First Time in Massachusetts History "Officially" well that is correct. I expect in the next few days, there will be some argument that other girls and their packs were first. Girls were able to participate as official members of the Boy Scouts on Saturday in Chelmsford for the first time ever in Massachusetts. Cub Scouts Pack 45 welcomed five girls as members of their unit for the very first time. “I think it’s huge. I think it’s a really important moment for Cub Scouts, for Boy Scouts,” said Carrie Wetzel, committee chair for Cub Scouts Pack 45. http://boston.cbslocal.com/2018/01/06/chelmsford-girls-join-boy-scouts-massachusetts-chelmsford/ http://www.bostonherald.com/news/local_coverage/2018/01/mass_girls_rev_their_engines_at_cub_scout_pinewood_derby

Yes along the lines of a "nuclear winter", atmospheric particles (soot) blocking sunlight.

Here is a comment from the power utility spokesperson at the time of the accident. "We are aware of an accident that occurred on Saturday that involved a number of local Boy Scouts. Our heartfelt prayers go out for all of the Scouts, their families, and for the community. We are working to determine what happened, and we are gathering facts as they become available. We are cooperating in the investigation and will assist in the process as it goes forward. As a community together, we continue to pray and stand by to assist as needed." http://www.easttexasmatters.com/news/local-news/upshur-rural-electric-releases-statement-regarding-electrocution-of-three-boy-scouts/784566866 Government agencies, particularly Texas Parks & Wildlife Department, also investigated and gathered facts regarding accident. I would like to read it. https://tpwd.texas.gov/newsmedia/releases/?req=20170806a As I understand, the sailboat had a 27ft? mast. In 1997, after previous sailboat/power line accidents including one at this location, the Army Corp of Engineers issued new regulations regarding power line heights over reservoirs and safety margins - 52ft and 5ft. I would like to read what, if anything, the report said about that. http://www.publications.usace.army.mil/Portals/76/Publications/EngineerRegulations/ER_1110-2-4401.pdf Also in the report should be information about water levels/power line height, warning buoys/signs/line markers, boat construction and specs, operator experience, current map markings, weather. I would like to read it. There are sometimes more to accident causes than what appears to be the obvious - contributing failure factors. I would like to read if there were other failure factors.

More thoughtful consideration, less assumptive, contradictory bickering please. Thanks.

Ok then, we agree to disagree.

...The Mobley family moved into Safe Haven Family Shelter where they found the safety and support systems they needed, and an opportunity they never expected — a chance for Nevaeh to become part of Tennessee's first-ever Girl Scout troop for homeless girls. All of the members of Nashville's Troop 6000 live or once lived at Safe Haven, a small housing unit on the south side of the city that provides a temporary home for families in need. The troop is modeled after a similar troop launched earlier this year in New York City. It is one of just a handful across the country. ... Troop 6000 formed in Nashville in August, with 15 girls ages kindergarten to 8th grade. They are led by three adult volunteers, Tricia Mora, Ami Spicer and Kerri Woodberry, and one high school student, Courtney Rabb — a star soccer player who is earning her Gold Award, the highest Girl Scout honor. The meetings are weekly, every Saturday morning in a community room at Safe Haven. The outings — like a field trip the girls are about to take — are something to look forward to, particularly in a place where few of the girls participate in other activities due to cost or transportation issues. Troops for homeless girls are rare across the country because of how often girls may move locations. ... Nationally, the Girls Scouts of the USA does not track of the number of councils serving homeless girls. But over the past three decades, troops have formed in shelters in Atlanta, Broward County, Fla., and San Pedro, Calif., according to the New York Times. A few others have served girls living in migrant worker camps and public housing, the Times reported. In February, New York City established its first Troop 6000, inspiring Nashville to do the same. The number 6000 emerges from New York's Girl Scout Council. There, troop numbers are determined by the city's five boroughs, according to the Times. The 1000s are in the Bronx, the 2000s are in Brooklyn and so on. Because these girls would not necessarily identify one specific area as their home, Girl Scout leaders extended the numerical sequence, the Times wrote. In Nashville, the name carried forward in companionship. Though the troop may have formed under nontraditional circumstances, the girls do what all other Girl Scout troops do. ... Ready for their field trip, the girls scramble into a van and head across town, amped for a morning filled with activity. Inside the headquarters, they put on their vests and sashes — blue for the younger Daisies, brown for Brownies, and green for the older Girl Scouts — and pose for a picture. The Girl Scouts of Middle Tennessee is covering all costs for Troop 6000, including a $25 membership fee and $75 uniform and badges for each girl; $200 for snacks and troop supplies; and $400 for programs and field trips. Every girl also will go to one of the Girl Scouts local summer camps for a week, normally $350, completely for free. But today, the focus is on the girls giving back. They start the first of the day's three badge-earning activities by making emergency kits for those in need. They fill boxes with flashlights and wet wipes and crackers, and compose hand-written notes for the recipients. "I love myself," 7-year-old Kennedy Washington's writes in crayon. It's meant to be an inspiring message for the person who receives her kit, but for the bubbly girl, it is just as reflective of herself. As they work, Spencer talks with the girls. "Why do you think that it's important as Girl Scouts to help other people?" she asks. "To show we care about other people," Nevaeh Mobley earnestly responds. Just as others care for them. More at Source link: http://www.kentucky.com/news/politics-government/national-politics/article192441869.html

The Tournament of Roses Scout Troop may be just the PR event to publicize new female Eagle Scouts! http://www.tournamenttroop.org/ The Tournament of Roses Troop makes its appearance in the Tournament of Roses Parade every year. Each year a new Troop is formed by selected Eagle Scouts from the Greater Los Angeles Area Council and selected Gold Award Girl Scouts (Girl Scouts) from the Girl Scouts of Greater Los Angeles . P.S. @Stosh great suggestion.

We lived near the Philadelphia Naval Yard. I can't recall seeing a stocked fallout shelter near us. Maybe the government knew there would be no point.

Might not be a bad idea, maybe during the Rose Bowl Parade. Didn't we parade a group of Eagle Scouts a few years ago?

I would rather read the facts from accident report and work from there. This is at least the second time a fatal accident has occurred here. Why? Learn from our mistakes or let this happen again. Maybe we should just agree to disagree.