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Any update to this story? Was the suspension revoked? What his school record cleared? Was he allowed to take his state exams with his classmates?

Scout: Second Class, eighth grade Nebraskan. Height and weight not recorded. Fish: Large Mouth Bass. 21.5 inches, qualifies for a Master Angler award for length. A weight was not recorded. Scout will get a certificate from the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission. More at source: https://www.journaldemocrat.com/2022/07/14/syracuse-scout-hooks-master-angler-fish/

@mrbshoff welcome to scouter.com. New members who mention code: Patrol Method in their first post, receive an extra large slice of virtual peach cobbler from @SSScout and coffee from ...hmm have to check patrol roster. Who is CoffeeMan today?

Update 7/13/2022 "The future of Deer Lake in Killingworth, Connecticut, is still unclear two months after a May deadline for bids for the property." - Connecticut Yankee Council (CYC) still in negotiation with two buyers - a developer (CYC Executive Board member) and a non-profit conservation group. - ongoing lawsuit "whether there is a public trust in a dedicated bird sanctuary at Deer Lake"...“They were looking into the propriety of the charitable organization selling the property to a board member, an insider,” he said. “There’s a public aspect to [a charitably deductible, tax-deductible organization] operation, and private benefit to an insider is something that the [state] Attorney General’s office enforces.” - "Connecticut AG office has an open investigation into the legality of the sale." Source link: https://www.wshu.org/connecticut-news/2022-07-13/months-later-deer-lake-sale-still-in-limbo

Let's discuss the facts in a scoutlike way without direct or by innuendo personal attacks. Thank you, @Eagle1993 @MattR @T2Eagle @gpurlee @elitts

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This is the way. A win-win for scout and parent.

Thanks for your detailed report, wish it had gone better for your crew. Scout salute to "The guy who is in charge of Ponil put us in a workshop, dried our clothes and fed us Elk spaghetti. We will be forever grateful."

Walking the rocky Maine shores, I encountered some dead and dying sea gulls. Awful, steer clear. Local and federal health officials state the cause as avian influenza (bird flu), specifically, the highly pathogenic strain Eurasian H5N1. The virus is deadly and can spread quickly throughout a flock by means of body fluids, such as bird droppings, mucus or even contact with eggs. Symptoms of a bird that has been sickened by the virus include swollen heads, blue coloration of combs and wattles, lack of appetite, respiratory distress and diarrhea with a significant drop in egg production. These symptoms are particularly severe in chickens and turkeys. However, the highly transmittable H5N1 is not considered a danger to humans and should not raise alarm about poultry-to-human transmission of the virus. However...There has been concern of a spillover of the virus to predator mammals. Surprisingly, the first mammals detected with the virus were four dead seals (gray and harbor). The current rate of dead seal strandings is roughly three times as high as normal, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Other stranded seals were ill, with symptoms that included lethargy, sneezing and coughing. Some also had seizures — a symptom that has been reported in fox kits infected with avian influenza. https://www.bangordailynews.com/what-to-know-about-avian-flu-in-maine/ https://www.nytimes.com/2022/07/06/science/bird-flu-seals.html

Topic re-opened for postings regarding OP: Post Confirmation Hearings, Judge ruling. Off-topic posts will be removed or topic locked. Feel free to start new topics as desired. Thank you. Omnibus Hearings: August 24, 2022 11:00 AM September 29, 2022 10:00AM October 27, 2022 10:00AM https://casedocs.omniagentsolutions.com/cmsvol2/pub_47373/bfbf1a9c-a74b-48ac-ab60-c879ce336a00_10033.pdf @Eagle1993

July 1, 2022 Madison Square Boys & Girls Club, which operates six youth centers in New York City, told told U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Sean Lane on Friday that it intends to use its Chapter 11 case to mediate more than a hundred sexual abuse claims involving a doctor who volunteered at the centers decades ago. "We're here to fairly and equitably compensate survivors of what they describe as hideous sexual abuse that took place many years ago at Madison's former premises," attorney Alan Kornberg said. Without bankruptcy protections, the 138-year-old youth organization would likely run out of money in 60 days and be forced to liquidate, Kornberg said. Nearly all of the abuse claims stem from the conduct of a single doctor, Reginald Archibald, who volunteered at Madison from the 1940s to the 1980s. Archibald, who died in 2007, also worked as a pediatric endocrinologist at Rockefeller University Hospital, which revealed Archibald’s history of sexual misconduct in a 2018 investigation. More at source: https://www.reuters.com/legal/litigation/new-york-youth-club-seeks-mediate-140-sex-abuse-claims-bankruptcy-2022-07-01/ May 22, and June 16, 2022 For decades, complaints of sex abuse by pastors and staff in the largest U.S. Protestant denomination, the Southern Baptist Convention, were either ignored or covered up by top clergy, according to an internal report released on Sunday. The nearly 300-page report details how complaints were kept as "closely guarded information" within the Convention to avoid liability, "to exclusion of all other considerations," it said. ... Southern Baptist Convention members voted on Wednesday to set up an independent task force to investigate allegations of sexual abuse by pastors and volunteers, including the response to accusations by the religious body's executive committee. https://www.reuters.com/world/us/southern-baptists-set-up-task-force-probe-sexual-abuse-claims-2021-06-16/

Yes, we have our less loaded, nonsensical Language of Scouting. No doubt, we are working diligently to close the gap.

So don’t use "Down Under" to refer to Australia or New Zealand, however, using "Across the Pond" to refer to the United States is not restricted.

For your amusement July 5, 2022 Scouts in Britain have been told to stop referring to New Zealand and Australia as "Down Under" as part of a wide-ranging series of rulings, prompting howls of laughter on the West Coast this morning. Several British newspapers reported on the new Scout style guide, which now bans children from using the terms "falling on deaf ears", "man made" (Use artificial or synthetic instead.), and also "maiden name" and "Christian name". Source: https://www.odt.co.nz/regions/west-coast/woke-new-scout-style-met-laughter Style Guide: https://www.scouts.org.uk/volunteers/running-things-locally/local-media-and-member-communications/our-brand/scouts-style-guide/scouts-style-guide/

William is the son of Steve Chamberlain and Sylvia Chamberlain, both special education educators. Together they created the Buddy Summer Camp Eagle project that started with a GoFundMe page to cover expenses for 11 children. The page fell short of its target but not of its goal. Fellow Boy Scouts and some of William’s friends joined the project to volunteer as a buddy, but when they didn’t have enough people they reached out to the Girl Scouts who, in line with their “do a good turn daily” motto, responded quickly and filled out the rest of the empty slots. ... Visual aids, sensory breaks, accommodating schedules are all useful resources but were no substitute for the benefits of experiencing friendship. ... Skeptics of the strategy of pairing young, inexperienced volunteers with autistic children were converted after realizing the potency of true affection on children rarely shown comprehension and friendship. ... “‘I feel like I failed,’ a volunteer said, because he couldn’t get him to do something,” Rocio said she overheard one day. “My heart went out to him, because I feel like that every day. But to hear somebody say that … they care.” Small steps, more details at source: https://myrgv.com/local-news/2022/07/03/small-miracles-one-boy-scouts-project-inspires-unexpected-transformation/

I have no SCUBA experience, I just have worn thin wool hiker socks with neoprene booties (not fins). Anyway, did some research into dive socks: Dive socks (also called water socks or fin socks) are exactly what they sound like: Slip-on coverings for your feet made with lycra or neoprene. The main purpose of dive socks is to provide comfort and a snugger fit while wearing full-foot fins. Even with a well-fit fin, you can get excessive chafing and rubbing around your toes and ankles that can cause blisters. This is especially true if you wear fins for long periods of time. For hiking boots, that’s why a good pair of hiking socks (and maybe some Moleskin!) is essential. The same is true for fins! Maybe @mashmaster, @Bowline, @fred8033would be more help, no doubt there are other experienced members.

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An example of transparency from Lasalle Council : a public announcement of new members and their backgrounds as well as public listing of all board members on their website. I wish National would follow this and other LC's example of leadership transparency. June 24, 2022 The Boy Scouts of America LaSalle Council elected and approved seven new business and community leaders to serve on its Board of Directors during its 2022 annual council meeting. The newly appointed members each join the council with unique backgrounds that will strengthen the programming offered by the Boy Scouts throughout Northern Indiana and Southern Michigan. Also, several of the new board members are deeply familiar with the organization’s philosophies. For example, three of the new members have previously attained Eagle Scout status, and another is a parent of two Eagle Scouts... more at source: https://buildingindiana.com/experienced-leaders-eagle-scouts-appointed-to-boy-scouts-lasalle-council-board/ https://www.lasallecouncilbsa.org/leadership

Here's an interview with one of the hospitalized scout leaders, Jonathan Awe who is an Appleton school teacher. He was still hospitalized Thursday morning, June 30 Awe, who suffered three fractured vertebrae, must have had a phrase from the Boy Scout Oath in mind immediately after the crash, “to help other people at all times.” Re-assuming his role as the Boy Scout troop’s activities adviser during the trip, he began sending texts to a group of parents letting them know they had been in a train wreck. “I kind of drug myself to the back of the train to get out of the way,” said Awe, adding that a fellow troop leader, Dr. Sanjay Chopra, an ER physician back in Wisconsin, was screaming on the floor. “He has broken ribs, bruised lungs and possibly a broken wrist. And a woman, I think her name was Aurora, wound up completely in the overhead luggage bin. Another woman — I don’t know her name — was in her 70s; she was moaning. She was hurt pretty bad. There were lots of people who were a lot worse off,” said Awe. Awe said after he was carried out of the caboose on a backboard, he was laid across the rails, and he could see more of the Boy Scout troops helping other people. Again, to ensure the parents back in Wisconsin knew their sons were okay, he asked each boy to come to him so he could text their parent or have them call home. ... Luckily, according to Marshall physician Jack Uhrig, M.D., Awe is not expected to experience any paralysis and will likely not require surgery for his injuries. Awe is planning to see a spine specialist upon his return home and was expected to be discharged in a specially fitted back brace. Dr. Uhrig developed a special “Boy Scout bond” with Awe as he was evaluating him after his admission to Fitzgibbon. “I was trying to obtain some information and get a feel for what had happened. Knowing he had been to Philmont and hiking in the mountains just days before, and now he was in such pain. He’s got something really wrong,” said Uhrig. “Having been a scoutmaster myself, even for a very brief time, and having been to Philmont with my own dad, I can relate.” After the initial evaluation on Monday night, Uhrig brought some of his own old Boy Scout badges to Awe the next morning and asked him to share them with troop members as recognition of their courage through the ordeal. After suggesting that it appeared Awe seemed to always be helping others — even in the midst of the chaos of the disaster — he again fought back tears. “I just know what it was like … even for those few minutes … when I didn’t know that my kids were OK. And I just wanted to let all the other parents know,” he said. More at source: https://www.marshallnews.com/2022/06/30/boy-scout-activities-adviser-recounts-personal-account-of-train-derailment/ @Eagledad

Scout's mother credits ...years of swim lessons, water safety, and his experience as an Eagle Scout...he's had some training...what to do in an emergency... a life saved.

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Helping the scouts after the trauma... "All of those boys that were there, to the extent that they were allowed to, really impressed a lot of folks. As their scout master, I'm incredibly proud. They all stayed calm, and were part of the solution rather than adding to the chaos," Skyrpczak said. "Our prayers and thoughts are, of course, with the families of the now four confirmed victims." Counselors from the Appleton Area School District will be available for all of the Scouts after their return home, Skrypczak said. Passenger Larry Brown commended the scouts for helping others get out of the train. “Very mature for their age,” Brown told Kansas City TV station KCTV Monday. “Whatever they are teaching them in the Scouts, it paid off today.” All 15 kids and seven adults were evaluated Monday at four different hospitals. Three adults and one Scout were admitted to hospitals overnight, Skrypczak said. The Boy Scout and one of the troop leaders were discharged Tuesday. The Boy Scouts spent Monday night at a hotel in Columbia. Local families involved with the Great Rivers Council of Boy Scouts located in Columbia, Missouri, stepped up to help the Appleton troops after Sarah Berken, whose son Isaac was on the trip, connected with parents over Facebook. The local Scout families provided food and water Monday night, breakfast and lunch Tuesday, and supplies like clothing and toiletries, since many bags and supplies remained on the derailed train. "More and more stories are coming out about how well these kids did under duress — (we're) just really proud of everything they were able to accomplish on the scene," Armstrong said. "I've always thought, if the going gets tough, having a Scout troop or two around makes things a lot easier, and they certainly proved it yesterday." and more at source: https://www.postcrescent.com/story/news/local/2022/06/28/appleton-boy-scouts-return-planned-two-adults-remain-hospital/7757797001/