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When things started going wrong at our Camp Owasippe (the Council pulling similar stunts), the CAC decided they "needed" to sell the camp, despite the amount of offers of help ($ for repairs & workers to do it for 0), and now we are in the battle to keep this camp... Hope all works out for you. ScouterHelen

I'm looking for BSA National Camp School info for this year... I'm waiting for my council to give me the info, however, I'm one of those volunteers who volunteer alot for a few jobs in various groups, Boy Scouts, Cub Scouts, Girl Scouts, 4-H, school, church, etc. So, I'm looking for the ones that are close to Illinois, so I can make sure that my schedule is free... I'm going for Day Camp Director and want the scouts to have a great experience. Do I have to wait for the council to get the dates? OR does anyone know of a website that has them??? Thanks. ScouterHelen

Hey, the Chicago Area Council runs Camp Owasippe in Michigan. Next year is probably the last year and will be the 95th anniversary of the camp (established in 1911). They have a bid on the camp, sold out from under us scouts & scouters, but it's gorgeous, the camp staff run a bunch of great programs and scouts do earn some merit badges. And it's right near the Manistee Forest. If interested, they are taking reservations now for the summer of 2006.

What about the scout who did something in the past, but in the past year has turned his life around and is living the Oath & Law, became an honor student, SPL and has matured, as well as admitting what happened and where he went wrong and what (scouting) helped straighten him out? This is where the SM is suppose to help, isn't it? Does the SM let the BOR know about it, and does the scout lose because he did something he shouldn't have done?

Hi, I'm a new COR, but I'm not new to scouting. I've been looking for a place to get ideas, and to get suggestions, and this looks like a great place to start!

Ok, I've been reading all your posts about Loosey-Goosey Troops and I can see all the different points of view from all the different "jobs" in scouting I've had. My problem, as a new COR, is that the current SM is just 'making time', but doesn't want to let go... He doesn't follow the training, doesn't want COR or CC interferring, yet we're losing boys and not getting any new ones into the troop. Now, as COR and, with the CC and the Pastor, we want to replace the scoutmaster and we've been trying to find guidelines for this, and I've been reading your posts about Loosey Goosey troops and I thought 'BINGO', here we go and this is part of the problem. I do attend the Church, I'm the COR and I was the CC before, when we first founded the troop. We got off to a great start, and then things happened, and it's been going downhill since then. Now, how do we 'rein' it in and fix the situation... And go back to what the troop was originally aiming for? HG - Chicago