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Coleman® no longer makes hard shell boats, kayaks and canoes. That division was sold to Pelican in July of 2000. Serial numbers of canoes manufactured by Coleman® prior to 2000 begin with "CNP" or "CP". Parts and accessories for the Coleman® manufactured canoes are no longer available. http://coleman.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/39/~/information-about-a-coleman%E2%AE-canoe

Now 2,139 supporters, but 361 more signers are needed! https://www.change.org/petitions/boy-scouts-of-america-northeast-region-save-nantucket-s-camp-richard

Yes and a great "What I did over the summer." story in time for back to school recruiting.

Scouts from West Salem’s Boy Scout Troop 150 were packed and ready to leave their camping spot at Marion Lake on Sunday when a single engine Cessna 172B came over the ridge and dropped down over the trees. Troop leader Matt Matthews said two of the scouts watched as the plane got closer to the water. “One of them said, ‘How is he gonna land that?’ †Matthews said, “and the other said, ‘I think he’s crashing, not landing.’ †The plane landed in the water, about 200 feet from the shore where the scouts were sitting... rest of the story and photos here http://www.statesmanjournal.com/article/20130820/NEWS/308200017/Camping-Boy-Scouts-help-passengers-after-plane-crashes-lake Scout salute to scouts of Troop 150.

14 minute Youtube video How Boy Scouts of America Listens to Members & Improves https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gfv_UvKSH98&feature=player_embedded My $0.02 - a non-random sample of members-only with response rate below 10% makes data analysis questionable.

Interesting but too brief article on a Venturing Crew teaching Sustainability MB. Likes: discussion on need for engineers, changing the world, pervious concrete and LEDs Dislikes: CFLs http://www.carrollcountytimes.com/ne...3549ccfb3.html I tried to append this to a previous ( 2 months ago?) topic thread on Sustainability but could not get there! I was logged in. I used Search and found the thread. There were links to author and the forum Advancement resources but not to the thread itself. I tried Googling from outside but apparently Google has not searched the new scouter.com. As Kudu reminded us, we cannot access old posts on this new scouter.com publicly or as members! So I will post this, then edit in a traceback link (I hope) to aid future searches. http://www.scouter.com/forum/advance...tainability-mb My $0.01

Some thoughts, questions: - the interim agreement gives the impression that the disputing parties are equal owners. They are not. “It is a well established principle in Scouting that land belongs to the local Council regardless of what may be stated on the instrument transferring the property,†is laughable. Council website needs to be corrected. - As a practical matter, only one group (Nantucket) should handle camp reservations. - how much money has Council spent on Camp Richard over the past year. ten years? What improvements has Council initiated? - Council should be admonished for locking down camp (that they neither own nor control) and expelling scouters. - WHAT HAPPENS WHEN COUNCIL MERGES NANTUCKET COUNCIL WITH AN ON-SHORE DISTRICT INCLUDING SOME OF THEIR COUNCIL CRONIES? - did Council restore all scouter memberships? - GET ZONING PROTECTION - This Scout Executive should to be fired My $0.02,

I am reminded of the movie, Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, where young Senator Smith (Jimmy Stewart) fought for a scout camp against greedy politicians (Council) and developers. Here's a youtube clip of that movie. Scout salute to those in Nantucket District who are fighting for scouts and Camp Richard. I hope "Scoutmaster Mike", aka Council Scout Executive Mike Riley, goes on ten mile south hike into Atlantic Ocean!

Cape Cod Times - Sat Aug 17 update http://www.capecodonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20130817/NEWS/308170324 On Friday, the Cape Cod & Islands Council of the Boy Scouts of America and the Camp Richard Campers Association, which runs the camp for the Nantucket District Committee of the Boy Scouts of America, filed a memorandum of understanding in Barnstable Superior Court. The memorandum "doesn't go to the ultimate ownership, and there's a sharp disagreement on that," attorney David Kelston, who represented members of the Camp Richard Campers Association, said. Under Friday's agreement, the Camp Richard association is barred from transferring or selling the property. But discussions with the developer about those 30 acres aren't off the table, attorney Thomas Perrino, who represents the Cape council, said. "I can say there are still some discussions concerning that," he said. The Nantucket district, however, believes the sale of those parcels is at least on hold until the land disagreement is settled, either by the two parties or through the courts. "We're not going to do anything with any part of the land. But nobody else can either, because we own it," Kelston said. The Cape Cod Times article further adds a time line. Interesting reading.

Link to map showing the 3 parcels (30 acres) of Camp Richard that Cape Cod Council wants to sell. Most disturbing is this map shows Camp Richard divided into 9 parcels! What could Council be thinking? http://www.capecodonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20130817/NEWS/308170324&Template=photos

http://www.ack.net/AmidLawsuitIsland...ampRichard.htm - Nantucket Inquirer and Mirror, Friday Aug 16 update. An interim agreement was reached today with the following stipulations: • The operation, management and oversight of Camp Richard will be conducted jointly by the Cape Cod & Islands Council and the Camp Richards Campers Association. • A four-member committee, including two members of the campers association and two members of the Cape Cod Council, will be formed and meet monthly at Camp Richard or by telephone to ensure the operation of the property. • The campers association agreed to immediately turn over all records regarding current and future reservations, financial documents, and scouting unit contact information. • Future reservations to utilize the campground may be made with either party, provided there is notification to all involved. • All funds collected from the use of Camp Richard will be held in a separate escrow account by the campers association. • The Council agreed to provide to the campers association keys and/or combinations to the new locks that were installed at Camp Richard last weekend. • The campers association will continue to provide "campmasters" at the property. • Portions of the temporary restraining order against the campers association were lifted, including the order barring them from the campground. • Both parties agreed they will not destroy or alter any records pertaining to the ownership of the property. "The Council has also reinstated Michael Wilson, an island attorney, Eagle Scout and volunteer Cub Scout leader who had been stripped of his membership in the Boy Scouts of America by the Council as the rift over Camp Richard deepened."

Congratulations to your grand nephew. Maybe he will consider making Follow Me Boys 2 for a future film project I googled CHOC = Childrens Hospital of Orange County?

1.470 supporters to petition so far! https://www.change.org/petitions/boy-scouts-of-america-northeast-region-save-nantucket-s-camp-richard

Recently, the Wall Street Journal stated the BSA earned a "Profit Merit Badge" in selling a camp outside of Houston. I would add the BSA is a business pretending to be a conservationist.

Good ones! NurseMom - we had a RN mom who handled all the medical forms, meds, first aid , etc. Heaven.

$3.5 million for 30 island acres does sound on the cheap, but I have not found a map detailing the portion to be sold. This October, the Cape Cod & Islands Council is hosting MassJam http://www.scoutscapecod.org/calendar/211/2033-MassJam.html. Our attendance is becoming more doubtful.

Difference of opinion? Council website: http://www.scoutscapecod.org/camp/camp-richard.html Camp Richard is a year round camping facility for the use of all Cub Scouts, Boy Scouts and Venturers. It is owned and operated by Cape Cod and Islands Council #224. While there is no program offered, Camp Richard provides all the necessary facilities to camp and enjoy historic Nantucket. District website: http://www.camprichard.org/ Camp Richard is owned and operated by the Nantucket District BSA. We provide a year round camping facility for the use of all Boy Scouts and Cub Scouts. We do not offer any program; however, we do provide all the necessary facilities to camp and enjoy historic Nantucket.

http://www.camprichard.org/map.html Yes, there are houses around it, but close to southern beach (Atlantic Ocean) and Nantucket Airport (east)

They may or may not be registered adult leaders. More often I think, they are just skilled parents who step in and fill a short term need. They need no uniform, patch , or beads. They are Morning Coffee Maker - a scout is trustworthy but at coffee I draw a line. a thick line. Making coffee, like setting a fracture, building a skyscraper, requires an experienced, skilled professional. We have one adult in our unit so qualified that the mere brewing awakens sleeping adults more surely than the loudest Reveille. Stove Guy - gets the most stubborn stoves to work under the worse conditions. Outdoors Guy - usually has a Bass Pro, Cabelas cap and wears camo. Knows how to spin cast, start an outboard, handle boat trailer, setup camp kitchen, catch and cook game, makes jerky, has the most comfortable and functional camp chairs. If he setups his satellite dish, he is likely watching Duck Dynasty by campfire. Trailer backup man - can backup the troop trailer through an obstacle course of trees and boulders. Graphic Arts Guy - need lettering on a trailer or a banner, printing done And I'm sure there are more...

Many New England scout troops schedule a Nantucket bike trip, for some it is an annual trip. Take the ferry, rent or take bikes, bike around island, go to the beach, and thriftily tent at Camp Richard, a 100 acre scout camp gifted to the island Boy Scouts in the early 1970s by the Nantucket Civic League "Cape Cod & Islands Council received a $3.5 million offer from Atlantic Development to purchase 30 acres within Camp Richard, according to Bob Graves, the president of the Nantucket District Committee of the Boy Scouts of America." Local scout leaders (Nantucket District Committee) are attempting to block to sale by transferring deed ownership to Camp Richard Campers Association Barnstable Superior Court judge Gary Nickerson is hearing the lawsuit filed by Council against scout leaders trying to block the sale of part of Camp Richards. In Mass, deed restrictions expire in 30 years unless reinstated. "The deed transfer from the Nantucket District Committee to the Camp Richard Campers Association sought to reinstate the restriction." http://www.ack.net/JudgedeniesLandCo...ment081313.htm

This is like hoping to restart a fire by throwing a bucket of ice water on fading embers. Even more puzzling, the success/failure to reverse declining Venturing membership will be unmeasurable since Part 4 Change in Membership Reporting now counts Venturing, Varsity, and Sea Scouts together!

“I felt proud…†That was the response 15 year old Masyn Buchanan gave when asked how he felt after receiving the Summit Navy SEAL Challenge Award at the 2013 National Jamboree. ...The PST (Physical Screening Test, which is the same test given to all Navy personnel attempting to become a SEAL) consists of a 500 yard swim within 12 minutes, 30 seconds; 50-90 push-up within 2 minutes; 50 curl-ups in less than 2 minutes; 10 pull-ups; and a 1.5 mile run within 9 minutes 30 seconds. http://buford.patch.com/groups/announcements/p/summit-navy-seal-challenge. Congratulations Masyn. Well done. Note: According to this article, 44 Scouts and Venturers earned the award

Google Treasure Island site(place colon here)old.scouter.com if I type a colon and o, a emoticon face is displayed Here are some links from above search http://old.scouter.com/forums/viewTh...hreadID=282589 http://old.scouter.com/Forums/viewTh...hreadID=209870 http://old.scouter.com/forums/viewTh...hreadID=115084 http://old.scouter.com/forums/viewTh...hreadID=338891 Hope this helps...

Yes. Not to worry a USA Archery/NFAA Level 1 is a basic introductory course - safety, terminology, FORM, and FUN. Many taking the course are teenage camp counselors with little or no experience. That said, pay attention as there will be a quiz at the end of class to complete certification on information presented. Relax and have fun.

Thanks for the info. I look forward to reading Jambo's "incident reports". I was aware of one fatality but not a second.