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"On the US Thanksgiving Day November 23, 2023 an all-new Snoopy float will debut - Beagle Scout Snoopy, as announced during the 'Snoopy Lives it Up!' panel here at San Diego Comic-Con 2023. " Source which includes a model of new float. https://www.thepopverse.com/snoopy-peanuts-float-macys-thanksgiving-day-parade-2023 Perhaps another statue in the planning for Summit? Update 2024: Beagle Scouts 50th Anniversary, licensed by YMCA https://www.licenseglobal.com/character/peanuts-worldwide-s-beagle-scouts-50th-anniversary

It appears Congress. https://www.congress.gov/bill/86th-congress/senate-bill/602 https://www.congress.gov/bill/86th-congress/senate-bill/602/text "There are some inscriptions at the Memorial. Running around the rim of the pool is one that says: In grateful tribute to the men and women whose generosity, devotion, and leadership have brought Scouting to the nation’s youth and to honor all members of the Boys Scouts of America who in days of peace and times of peril have done their duty to God and their country this memorial was authorized by the Congress of the United States and erected in recognition of the fiftieth anniversary of the Boy Scouts of America." Source: https://dcphotoguide.com/boy-scout-memorial/

"United States Supreme Court Associate Justice Tom C. Clark is standing at the speaker's podium and is speaking at the dedication of the Boy Scout Memorial located at the Ellipse at 15th and Constitution Avenue, NW, in Washington, D.C. The memorial was sculpted by Donald DeLue and is in full view. At this event, Justice Clark was celebrating the 50th anniversary of his being an Eagle Scout." Source: https://www.trumanlibrary.gov/photograph-records/2012-2316

There's an idea,, replace the two adult figures with two scout figures. 👍 Say if we cannot lose the wings, could we add a left ankle shackle with a broken chain connected to a mint cookie box? I do wonder how much money has been raised by statue sponsorship at Summit. My $0.02,

July 20, 2023: Another statue added. "The Boy Scouts of America announced today that, as part of Scouting’s 3- day “Women of Character” Program, it will unveil and dedicate an original bronze statue to honor and inspire past, current and future generations of girls and women involved in Scouting. Envisioned and created by West Virginia artist Jamie Lester, the 8-foot high, nearly 1,000 pound “Ascending Eagle” statue will be unveiled at a dedication ceremony scheduled for Saturday, July 22nd from 9:30 – 10:15 a.m. at the Norman R. Augustine Twelve Points Ceremonial Plaza, located at the Summit Bechtel Reserve The original concept for creation of a statue to honor women in Scouting was the brainchild of Dave Alexander of Phoenix, Arizona, a Distinguished Eagle Scout, Silver Buffalo Award recipient, National Executive Board member, and a major, lifelong supporter of the organization...." More at press release source: https://www.einnews.com/pr_news/644208339/to-honor-and-inspire-bsa-to-unveil-bronze-statue-recognizing-girls-and-women-in-scouting-at-national-jamboree

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Found this informative link: https://www.natjamboree23.org/ Historical note 50 years ago: 1973 National Jamboree (two locations: Farragut State Park, Idaho and Moraine State Park, Pennsylvania ). A total of 73,610 Scouts participated in this first and only dual Jamboree that featured “home troops” as opposed to the traditional council contingent jamboree troops. “Firsts” that occurred at the two Jamborees were the introduction of a Merit Badge Midway, an Arts and Sciences Expo, and the inclusion of a host of new patrol and individual competitions, including athletic events and an orienteering test. Update 08/03/2023: Added link...which is now behind a paywall August marks 50th anniversary of Scout jamboree held at Moraine State Park "On Aug. 3, 1973, over 44,000 Boy Scouts attended the National Scout Jamboree at the Moraine State Park." https://www.butlereagle.com/20230803/august-marks-50th-anniversary-of-scout-jamboree-held-at-moraine-state-park/

July,2023 (New England) Heavy rain, high water levels and flow rates,..strainers

"National Recreation Trails are existing land-based and water-based trails that provide close to home recreation opportunities on Federal, State and local lands." Map Planning Tool: https://www.nrtapplication.org/trails?usrTrailName=&usrTrailSystem=&usrTrailState=&usrTrailCounty=&usrTrailLength=0&chkNWTS=on&usrTrailUse=&usrTrailUse2=&usrAgency=&usrYearDesignated=&btnDetailedSearch=Search+the+Database Beat the heat paddling a river trail, but check the river level/flow and bacteria alerts when planning! Alabama Scenic River Trail -"Over 6,500 miles have officially been adopted into the trail statewide, most of which flows into the "core" trail. Hundreds of day trip combinations are possible from whitewater to family-friendly fun." Allagash Wilderness Waterway - "92.5-mile, north-flowing river in the northern reaches Maine that ends in Allagash Village.". Resource: Maine High Adventure Base. Bayou Teche Paddle Trails - Bayou Teche runs 135 miles from Port Barre to Ber­wick through St. Landry, St. Martin, Iberia and St. Mary parishes and is easily accessed from several state highways and Interstate 10. The trail has a total of 14 established access points that provide access to paddle trips with town to town segments as short as 6 miles or as long as 12 miles." Chattahoochee River National Water Trail -" The water trail offers 48 miles of river trail within the Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area and is available for raft, canoe, kayak, and motorboat use year round. The trail begins below Buford Dam, offering cold-water trout fishing, class I/II shoals, and many accessible boat ramps to plan any length float. The river remains a cool temperature year-round, rarely getting warmer than 50 degrees Fahrenheit. The National Park Service currently maintains 12 boat ramps along the water trail. Six more are maintained by the cities of Duluth, Roswell, and Sandy Springs; U.S. Army Corps of Engineers; and Georgia Department of Natural Resources." https://garivers.org/water-trails-and-paddling/chattahoochee-river-water-trail/ Delaware River Trail - "Canoe through rapids and quiet pools as the Delaware River winds its way through a valley of swiftly changing scenery or fish amid rolling hills and riverfront villages in one of the finest fishing rivers in the northeastern United States. The clean water of the Delaware, the last major undammed river in the eastern United States, supports a healthy ecosystem and offers tranquility and excitement." For river conditions and recommendation, call the Upper Delaware River Hotline at (845) 252-7100. This recorded message is available 24 hours a day and is updated daily during the boating season. It provides the river height, air and water temperatures, boating conditions and general river safety information. For more information visit www.nps.gov/upde. Northern Forest Canoe Trail (NFCT) - "Stretching from New York to Maine, the 740-mile Northern Forest Canoe Trail is the longest inland water passage in the U.S." https://www.nfctpaddler.com/ https://www.nationalgeographic.com/travel/article/paddle-the-longest-inland-water-trail Tennessee River Blueway - The Tennessee River Blueway flows through Chattanooga and the Tennessee River Gorge, nicknamed the Grand Canyon of Tennessee, for 46 miles from Chickamauga to Nickajack Dam. To plan your trips, always make sure to check current flow conditions: Download the TVA LakeInfo app for smartphones, visit www.TVA.com/environment/lake-levels or call 1-800-238-2264. (work in progress - RS)

Regarding a replacement dryer, maybe go solar - a clothesline. Hot and sunny in California.

Another report states more damage but that the camp's summer program continues Sunday. A staff cabin, a refrigeration unit and the 10,000 square foot program building known as "the Pentagon" were destroyed. Fortunately, the lodge, tenting areas, cabins, restroom facilities and the trading post were not damaged; and that Council will consider rebuilding once insurance is filed. Source: https://www.chicoer.com/2023/07/18/fire-destroys-3-buildings-at-butte-meadow-scout-camp/

"After extinguishing the blaze, Cal Fire said investigators learned the fire was caused by an issue with a dryer appliance. Fortunately, Cal Fire said nobody was seriously injured during this event. Cal Fire says this incident serves as a reminder to maintain and thoroughly clean your dryer vents. They say regularly inspecting and cleaning household appliances, like dryers, can reduce the risk of fires occurring." https://krcrtv.com/news/local/dryer-mishap-ignites-blaze-at-boy-scouts-camp-lassen

"Starting in 1939, a series of Emergency Service programs were put in place for older Boy Scouts (and Explorers). The idea was to have older boys be prepared to assist in various emergency situations by having them be certified in various skills to earn the right to participate. Insignia was created, both for uniform wear and as armbands, and requirements were set to earn the right to wear such insignia. If a unit had a certain number of members certified in Emergency Service, then the unit was considered an Emergency Service Unit. Thus was the Emergency Service programs created. In the beginning, the program grew out of the general need of preparedness for World War II on the home front and from earlier BSA programs. In the postwar years, the program continued with the heightened need for Civil Defense and emergency preparedness. As part of this program, every Boy Scout and Explorer unit were supposed to have a mobilization plan. Starting in the 1960s, the need for these sorts of programs started to decline, in part due to the beginning of Emergency Medical Response systems in most communities, and the program was apparently dropped in the early 90s. However, in part this program continues in the various Search and Rescue and Fire Rescue Explorer Posts and Venturing Crews. It is unfortunate with the increase in various emergency situations around the country (floods, tornados, earthquakes, hurricanes, heat waves, etc.), that the need for these programs is not recognized. Perhaps its the fear of litigation should a Boy Scout or Venturer get injured somehow in performing emergency service work that prevents the BSA from reviving such a program, as well as the increase in profession groups to handle these situations." Source for above quote includes requirements for above patch (many variations over the years https://www.seniorscoutinghistory.org/seniorscoutsite/emergency.html September is National Preparedness Month . How should our scouts help others (victims and professionals) during heat waves, fires, floods, ... Does our insurance cover personal injury during emergency services?

July 15, 2023: Saturday night CAL FIRE, Butte Unit responded to structure fire at Camp Lassen in Butte Meadows. Upon arrival, two shed structures were engulfed in flames threatening a larger 10,000 sq ft structure. CAL FIRE said both shed buildings were destroyed but their firemen controlled the fire in time to spare the third larger building from damage. There were no reported injuries, and the cause of the fire is under investigation. Scout Salute and THANKS to Cal Fire! https://www.actionnewsnow.com/news/cal-fire-crews-respond-to-fire-at-boy-scout-camp-lassen-saturday/article_ccdd78a8-23f8-11ee-9060-d704d5170983.html https://krcrtv.com/news/local/two-buildings-destroyed-following-fire-at-butte-meadows-boy-scout-camp

"It began in 1923 with trips organized by a guy named Carl Chase from the Iron Range Boy Scout council and was at first called Region 10 Canoe Trails. Flash forward to 2023 and it’s now officially called the Charles L. Sommers Wilderness Canoe Base, part of the Northern Tier High Adventure camp network owned and operated by the national office of the Boy Scouts of America. It is the oldest high-adventure camp in the U.S. and has been the base camp from which hundreds of thousands of Scouts have trekked into the wild over the decades — some of them canoeing for the first time, most of them venturing away from roads and civilization for the first time. The numbers are impressive: This summer alone, the camp will send nearly 4,000 kids from across the U.S, into the wilderness, both the BWCAW and Ontario's Quetico Provincial Park that lies just 6 miles up the way. On any given day this summer, the camp will have more than 400 people out on canoe trips. There are 500 canoes (not all are being used) in what’s believed to be the largest private fleet of canoes anywhere in the world...." "Now, the camp is buying dozens of lightweight Wenonah canoes every year, made from Kevlar and weighing just 45 pounds or so. (They use mostly the 18-foot Champlain model.) The Scouts get a good deal from the Winona, Minnesota, manufacturer in part because its founder, Mike Cichanowski, is a Sommers camp alum from 60 years ago, just before he started making canoes." Great article, much more at source along with photos : https://www.echopress.com/sports/northland-outdoors/charles-l-sommers-camp-hits-century-of-sending-scouts-into-the-bwcaw “The Far Northland: A Century of Wilderness High Adventure at Northern Tier” by Dave Kenney

This video is from the excellent Navy Skills for Life - Water Survival Training playlist (5 videos) Note: No belts got wet ,

Well this was an unexpected discovery...but it does further speak to relevance. The only time Jethro actually succeeded in anything is when a group of teenage Girl Scouts visiting the Clampetts' mansion had to jump into the cement pond when they were attacked by ants; Jethro got a "Livesaving badge" for rescuing one of the female scouts. Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Beverly_Hillbillies

A scout is Thrifty. Borrow a pair of larger pants (easy off, larger float).

How birds adapt to an unsafe world? "Humans have made the world less hospitable for birds in many ways. One obvious and intentional example of this can be found in towns and cities worldwide: anti-bird spikes. The pointy wires you might see attached to roofs, ledges, and light poles are meant to deter urban species like pigeons from landing, pooping, and even nesting where people don’t want them to. But in an avian act of poetic justice, a handful of European birds have struck back. Apparently Carrion Crows and Eurasian Magpies are stealing and repurposing the spikes as a nest-building material..." The nest photos are something else. https://www.audubon.org/news/apparently-magpies-and-crows-are-using-anti-bird-spikes-make-their-nests https://www.hetnatuurhistorisch.nl/fileadmin/user_upload/documents-nmr/Publicaties/Deinsea/Deinsea_21/Deinsea_21_17_25_2023_Hiemstra_et_al.pdf

Yes. While in water, your scout will remove pants, cinch pant legs, trap air in pants, and close waist to hold air. IMHO a rope belt would be preferable...worked for Jethro Bodine

Some questions: Will there be patrol competitions in scoutcraft? How much freedom do scouts have with their time while there?

July 8, 2023, Scout Aims for Autism-friendly Ambulances: "Boy Scout Ricardo “Richie” Navarro went before a room of emergency medical service providers, including ambulance and fire personnel, to both present his Eagle Scout project and equip the first responders with tools meant to help patients with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD). ...Richie created “sensory bags” filled with items meant to soothe ASD patients, and those bags were distributed to some of the emergency medical first-responder community during the first base station (911 home base) meeting at Pioneers Memorial Hospital in Brawley on Wednesday, July 5. Richie researched and asked local parents of children on the spectrum what to include in the sensory bags, and with his research he was able to design a sensory bag for local emergency services, according to a press release. The bag includes sound-dampening earmuffs, sunglasses, various “fidget spinners,” and a card that helps first responders communicate with a patient on the spectrum that includes how to assess pain levels." More at source: https://holtvilletribune.com/2023/07/08/imperial-scout-aims-for-autism-friendly-ambulances/ Outstanding, Scout Salute

Officials said late Saturday morning that a Scout died in an accident on Manning Lake (Camp Bell) in Gilmanton,NH on Friday. "On Friday, the New Hampshire Fish and Game Dive Team searched Manning Lake for the victim of a boating accident. The dive team staged at the boat launch on the northeast end of the lake where members and officers boarded an agency boat around 4:30 p.m. and made their way to the far southwest corner of the lake. A person at the boat launch, who declined to identify himself, said he was told that earlier two boats were each pulling a person on a tube when the incident occurred." "We are heartbroken to confirm the death of a Scout yesterday following a tragic accident on Manning Lake in Gilmanton," read a statement from the Daniel Webster Council. "We offer our deepest condolences to the Scout's family and ask everyone to please join in keeping this young man and his loved ones in their thoughts and prayers during this difficult time." Sources: https://www.unionleader.com/news/safety/scout-dies-on-manning-lake-in-gilmanton/article_9ee64a1e-3200-5fe1-983f-2eb07cb7055e.html https://seacoastcurrent.com/boy-scout-dies-in-boating-accident-on-nh-lake/ NH State Police Report: https://www.nhsp.dos.nh.gov/news-and-media/three-deaths-new-hampshire-waters Awaiting NH Fish & Game Rescue Report

Marketing... watching this, maybe marketing should be local.

Jambo “Flood Bucket” service project: "The Flood Bucket cleaning kits – consisting of 15 items ranging from rubber gloves and scrub brushes to scouring pads and towels packed tightly into a 5-gallon bucket – serve as essential “first aid” resources that provide flood victims with the practical and emotional support necessary to begin restoration of their homes and personal belongings. Scouts will assemble at least 5000 bucket kits and include a personalized note to the flood victims. The completed kits, valued at $375,000, will be wrapped and transported to a warehouse and then distributed as needed to flooded areas throughout West Virginia." More here: https://world.einnews.com/pr_news/642188785/15-000-scouts-unite-for-flood-victims-national-jamboree-service-project-to-produce-5-000-flood-bucket-cleaning-kits