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  1. Saying hi at the campfire...

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  2. Returning to Scouting

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  3. new tiger leader

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  5. I'm new and planning to canoe down the Mississippi..

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  6. Eagle Scout Kits

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  7. New form NC

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  8. New Tiger Leader w/no info & and intro

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  9. New Tiger Leader

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  10. council option -- use activity participation patches?

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  11. Eagle Palms

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  12. New noise from Illinois 1 2

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  13. Long Time Scouter needs New Guidance 1 2

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  14. Boy Scout Troop 931 - Ebenezer Church Chicago IL circa 195x

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  15. Eagle Scout of the 1990 Handbook Era returns

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  • LATEST POSTS

    • MattR
      Here's a new one - parent wants son to go from Scout to Eagle by Christmas.

      By MattR · Posted

      My guess is it’s the parent driving this and the scout is just trying to make them happy. I had a parent kind of like this. Long story short is the council made him a lone scout so he’d quit bothering scoutmasters. Technically the scout was the lone scout but he was just a bystander.
    • skeptic
      Bankruptcy Losses

      By skeptic · Posted

      Ventura County Council now has NO camps; the last one is in escrow.  So, the units now have to find other resources, often farther away, raising the expenses to get there.  We technically still have some land above our lost Camp Three Falls, but it is remote and has no upkeep of the few access roads.  Still, perhaps we can find a way to use it, perhaps with water trailers and so on.  Will see.  Found it a bit ironic that the camp now in escrow was sold to a cemetery corporation.  At least they are not going to build houses.    
    • yknot
      Bankruptcy Losses

      By yknot · Posted

      Glad to hear it will still be maintained as an outdoor resource vs. being developed
    • BetterWithCheddar
      Here's a new one - parent wants son to go from Scout to Eagle by Christmas.

      By BetterWithCheddar · Posted

      I'm sure she has her reasons. Maybe the family has encountered some challenges and are searching for meaning. In this case, landing on Scouting seems healthy. It could be the pre-teen equivalent of a middle-aged man deciding he's going to go from his couch to a marathon in less than a year. There are sure to be some missteps in his training, but his goal is still admirable ... It's also possible that you're working with a family of grade-A narcissists who are going to drop into your troop life for a short time and make things miserable for everyone as they try to mow down every obstacle in their perfect little boy's way. 😬
    • skeptic
      Here's a new one - parent wants son to go from Scout to Eagle by Christmas.

      By skeptic · Posted

      It should be noted that the term "earned" with the noted young person is suspect, and the Eagle even more so.  Suffice it to say, the "accomplishment" is seriously tarnished by numerous facts that were overlooked for "legal" reasons.  The real fact is that the entire fiasco should not have been allowed, but a "legal cloud" hung threateningly until it played out and he, and the lawyer father disappeared from the local scene.  It is not a local highlight for the majority, yet he is/was not the real problem, just the instrument, so to speak.  

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