eagle90

Congratulations Brian! Welcome to the brotherhood!

When my dad passed away two years ago this week, my troop came to the wake en masse in full uniform. It was a great tribute to my dad and me, and brought many int he room to tears. I would recommend it.

We do a very similar ceremony to the one above. The candleholders we use are probably over 50 years old! Dale

I am stepping down at the end of the year after a long tenure as Scoutmaster. I have been SM longer than all my scouts have been alive, and some of their parents too! I plan to stay active with the troop in any way that I can, but it will be a difficult transition for me. I don't want to impede the new regime, but still want to help out. Any advice from anyone who has been thru this situation or had their troop go thru it? Thanks for your help!

Very well said, Eagle 94A1. I'm going to use those words to my troop! Dale

Problem is they will get lost. This happened to our council when merged with a much larger council. We are the red headed step child. Three camps were closed, and all leadership at the council level is from the big council.

35-mile bicycle trip along the Illinois & Michigan Canal Trail Combined campout with Webelos II Indoor Rock Climbing Orienteering campout at a state park First troop meeting is tonight

Well said, Jameson! Dale

I thought it was just me. Glad to hear I'm not alone. The majority of the photos, no matter what the topic had girls in them too. Overkill is the right word. Kind of like shoving the concept down our throats.

Ed Bryant Scout Reservation in Mauston, WI, run by Glacier's Edge Council in Madison is within an hour.

Sounds like a wonderful trip. What did the trip cost per scout?

Hundreds of memories, but the one that stands out is the 1997 Jamboree closing ceremony after the unbelievable fireworks display, with 40,000 people holding lighted candles, repeating the scout oath while a recording of Lee Greenwood's God Bless the USA was playing. I was crying like a baby! Dale

Help! I washed my uniform shirt and tossed it the dryer. Unfortunately I left a ballpoint pen in the pocket, which exploded in the dryer, staining the shirt quite a bit. Anyone have a suggestion for removing ballpoint pen ink. especially after it has been in the dryer? I sure don't want to have to purchase a new uniform and have all the patches sewn on again! Thanks for any help. Dale

I'm envious! We leave Thursday for a week's houseboating adventure on Lake Cumberland in south central Kentucky Dale

Before moving to Dallas the National Scouting Museum was in Murray, KY, on the campus of Murray State University.