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"Well, I think we're definitely crazy guys," Voelz said in 2021 when the troop held the plunge at a frozen Mirror Lake at Camp Stidwell. "The troop is kind of known for that as well and we attract that kind of craziness, having fun regardless of your circumstances. Something the boys have heard me say a million times, is there is no such thing as bad weather, just poor choice in clothing. And so, you know, we got a fire, we can warm back up, we're not going to die — probably. "This is kind of who we are. We do crazy things, you know. And in the midst of not being able to do things, we're still going to do them in a safe way if we can. We're going to find a way to navigate that and still do our crazy stuff." Ah, adventure and fun while managing risk - scouting. More at source: https://bonnercountydailybee.com/news/2022/dec/28/jump-2023-polar-bear-plunge/ 🥶

Update Dec 28, 2022: New Birth of Freedom Council executive board members are negotiating with the Central Pennsylvania Conservancy for the sale of 916 "buffer" acres around Camp Tuckahoe on South Mountain. Does this include March 15, 2021 fire area? More details at sources, except there is no mention of the March 15, 2021 fire which burned 150 acres along South Mountain. https://www.bradfordera.com/news/state/proposed-sale-of-camp-tuckahoe-could-help-local-boy-scout-council-replenish-its-reserves/article_6aa489c0-126e-51a9-955b-5b5323dd41ea.html https://www.news-journal.com/cumberland-county-commissioners-vote-2-1-to-award-grant-for-land-project-on-south-mountain/article_cb2bbad8-f824-57f4-8f39-c09f16e1bb26.html

Segler wanted to be a cowboy when he was a kid growing up in Alabama. Instead, he found his calling as a Western oil painter. “In 1977 I got a job as a cowboy in a living history program at Philmont Scout Ranch in northern New Mexico. I worked in the program for seven years,” he said. “During my time at the ranch, I began painting professionally, particularly cowboy subjects. I signed on with galleries in Ft. Worth and Santa Fe and started showing my work around the Southwest. I still go on cattle drives with them, which continues to inspire my paintings.” ... In 2016, the Eagle Scout who has been involved with scouting for more than 50 years, took on one of his most ambitious and time-consuming projects, one that was very close to his heart. “David Carr, prominent Los Alamos community supporter, approached me about doing a painting that would commemorate the upcoming 100th Anniversary of the Los Alamos Ranch School and Troop 22,” Segler said. “The founders of the Ranch School built their new program on the philosophy of Baden Powell’s fledgling BSA, which was less than 10 years old at the time. Troop 22 sprung out of the Ranch School and was the first and only mounted Scout troop in all of Scouting. Every boy at the school was a member of the troop, and every boy was issued a horse for the duration of their stay at the Ranch School.”... The Boys of Pajarito Plateau More at source, including art show at Karen Wray Gallery : https://ladailypost.com/national-artist-of-the-bsa-jeff-segler-shows-los-alamos-themed-work-at-karen-wray-gallery/

Mid-America Council seeks buyer for Little Sioux Scout Ranch The Iowa Natural Heritage Foundation is campaigning to raise $2 million by Dec 31, 2022 to purchase the almost 1,800 acres of land for wildlife habitat and recreational use. The ranch, spread across the western slope of the Loess Hills, has given Scouts a place to hike, canoe, fish and camp for more than 50 years. The Mid-America Council ...wanted to find a buyer who could do three things: open the property to the public; maintain the memorial to the four boys who died in the tornado; and honor and share the history of the ranch as a Scout camp. More at source: https://omaha.com/news/state-and-regional/iowa-foundation-needs-to-raise-2m-to-buy-little-sioux-scout-ranch-in-western-iowa/article_9502d82a-80a5-11ed-afc0-03d7aca08d9c.html

Update Oct, 2022: Appleton Boy Scouts honored as national heroes.

Good story. Here is a direct link. https://www.kare11.com/article/news/local/land-of-10000-stories/12-year-old-boy-scout-buys-11300-in-christmas-presents-for-foster-kids-he-doesnt-know/89-84b658b7-9bf1-4262-889b-ed3338b8575f

Update 12/21/2022: Camp Trexler, Pocono Heritage Land Trust (PHLT) PHLT plans to put in a bid as soon as the property gets listed for sale in the first quarter of 2023, but one complication in the matter is that the land trust is only allowed to pay the appraised value of a property. So, a win for PHLT might look like someone else buying the property — a hunting club or church group, for example — and partnering with the PHLT to preserve it. “If we can’t buy the property, we want to work with whoever does buy the property to make sure that it’s not developed,” PHLT Executive Director Louise Troutman said. Ideally, that solution would involve public access, but at the very least, PHLT wants it protected by a conservation easement even if it does not become a nature preserve that is open to the public. ... Supporters can sign a petition at phlt.org and pledge money if they are interested in helping fund the purchase. Troutman noted that previous generations of some of the farming families in the Jonas area sold farmland to the Scouts. “They didn’t sell it for development. They sold it for the benefit of the boys,” she said. More at source: https://www.poconorecord.com/story/news/environment/2022/12/21/boy-scout-camp-sale-in-poconos-would-go-towards-victims-of-sex-abuse/69734886007/

Say like Congress requiring delivery of both organizations respective, charter required Report to the Nation to Congress at the same time and location?

FYI, A collection of well researched postings on the early history of scouting in Seattle written by software engineer and historian Rob Ketcherside. An excerpt from Seattle's first patrol leaders Who the patrol leaders represented The patrol leaders represented a diversity of economic backgrounds, and children of immigrants versus descendants of colonists. But, they were all white boys. The religion of some of their families came up in newspapers or records, and in each case they were a denomination of Christianity. However, there was a rabbi involved in the founding of Scouting in Seattle in 1910, so within a month there were Jewish boys in troops as well. Ethnic diversity came within a decade, and it’s possible that the Collins Playfield group had non-white members that same year in September 1910. Gender diversity has taken much longer in Scouting in America. After 8 decades, girls joined BSA Venturing crews in 1995. Then, gay youth openly joined in 2013, and in 2017 transgender youth openly joined. Finally in 2018, the first girls joined BSA troops and packs. BSA troops are currently still separated by gender identification. https://ba-kground.com/tag/scouting/

@LostLeader welcome to scouter.com. @Cambridgeskip

"Widely cited as a model of leadership, she took the scouts out of “the Betty Crocker era,” halting a membership decline and recruiting minority girls." https://blog.girlscouts.org/ https://www.cbsnews.com/news/frances-hesselbein-girl-scouts-ceo-dies-107/ https://www.nytimes.com/2022/12/15/us/frances-hesselbein-dead.html

Agree. An experiential, generic universal approach to citizenship much like scouting.

Update: 12/14/2022 Mark Chapman, 51, of New York was sentenced to two sentences of 12-20 years and 10-15 years, concurrently in prison. He was the first person convicted in the ongoing Boy Scouts of America (BSA) investigation. The sentences also include lifetime sex offender registration, lifetime electronic monitoring, and sex offender counseling. "Regardless how much time has passed, or how difficult the circumstances of a case may be, I am committed to seeing justice delivered for survivors of sexual assault," Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel said. "Today’s sentencing sends a clear message that those who prey upon children will be punished. As our review of allegations made against adults in the Boy Scouts of America continues, I encourage those with information to come forward and share their story with the Department of Attorney General." More at sources: https://patch.com/michigan/stclairshores/ex-macomb-co-boy-scout-leader-sentenced-prison-molesting-boys https://www.metrotimes.com/news/man-sentenced-in-michigan-for-abusing-children-while-he-was-in-the-boy-scouts-and-lds-church-31851464 https://www.fox2detroit.com/news/former-roseville-boy-scout-leader-sentenced-to-prison-for-sexually-assaulting-child

Back in my day, Eagle required Nature merit badge and a badge selected from the Conservation group: Soil Conservation, Wildlife Management, Forestry. Bird Study was once Eagle required. I believe the program thought was to have an understanding of nature, threats to it (man, weather, insects), and conservation. IMHO, Environmental Science is a smaller subset. Civics was a year long 9th grade course back then and scouts selected 3 out the 4 Citizenship badges...easy schoolwork. Perhaps Scouts should petition for the restoration of Civics (and Physics ) in their school curriculum...now that would be a lesson in citizenship. Another $0.02,

Introverts' box is "behind the curtain" and maybe background vocals. We introverts excelled more in the writing and production which complemented the stage presence and theatrical talent of extroverts. So at the start a summer camp week, the camp songmaster would sing a familiar song, e.g., It Ain't Gonna Rain No More Chorus: Oh, it ain't gonna rain no more, no more It ain't gonna rain no more How in the heck can I wash around my neck if it ain't gonna rain no more He then challenged patrols to write new verses... and were off using the Patrol Method to write verses and sing them later in the week. Here are some familiar verses at https://www.boyscouttrail.com/content/song/it_aint_gonna_rain_no_more-446.asp For your amusement, I somewhat remember our efforts from back in the day. My bunk was all netted No bugs could come inside But I completely forgetted That bears like bunks like myde Chorus: My patrol all liked me Always asking about my sister Until the eventful day She dated an Army enlister Chorus: Participate. My 2 verses,

IMHO, community service projects may be a better approach to developing good neighbors and citizens, i.e., part of the program as opposed to part of advancement. My $0.02,

It looks like a Junior Girl Scout (GSUSA) Practice With A Purpose badge https://www.girlscoutshop.com/JUNIOR-PRACTICE-WITH-PURPOSE-BADGE https://blog.girlscouts.org/2018/02/5-athlete-badges-that-change-girls-lives.html https://www.gsksmo.org/content/dam/girlscouts-gsksmo/OtherDocuments/at-home/Junior-Practice-Purpose.pdf

@carter93230 welcome to scouter.com

This Mt. Washington is in New Hampshire White Mountains and it does have a weather observatory at top. https://www.mountwashington.org/ As I understand, a weather observatory (maybe not current structure) was in place when staff measured the world record 231 mph wind in 1934, https://www.mountwashington.org/about-us/history/world-record-wind.aspx

Youth-planned adventure story told by a 13 year old scout. https://www.pressherald.com/2022/11/25/guest-column-a-boy-scout-adventure/ ...We all piled into a stinky but hot, and amazing bunk room. The views from the window of the summit of Mt. Washington above us was incredible. We decided to go out and explore the mountain, being careful not to step on any alpine vegetation. We even decided to swim in the namesake Lakes of the Clouds. We were then encouraged by the adults to go inside the hut as the storms we had been racing had finally arrived. It was one of the coolest moments of the trip watching the entire mountain disappear from the comfort of our bunk room in a matter of seconds...

I enjoyed Christine Weerts short essay. Yes Christine, Boy Scouts still do good. https://thefederalist.com/2022/11/17/boy-scout-troops-still-do-good-though-the-national-organization-is-forever-stained/

Then again... https://www.scoutshop.org/charter-4-digit-unit-numerals-18172.html

You might have to search custom patch suppliers. Here's an example, though I have not purchased from them. https://www.sageventure.com/store/blanket.html

Update 11/03/2022...four years later, a family designed memorial erected Source: https://www.weau.com/2022/11/03/new-memorial-honors-girl-scouts-mom-killed-near-lake-hallie-2018/