KurtB

( long post alert ) Let's see if I understand this... - This is not a "Troop Function". - The money is being donated to the Troop, after the fact, by a 3rd party. - The labor for the beer booth is being provided by Adults with something in common (scouts, beer, fun, etc.), NOT because they are Scout Leaders. - The labor for the soda booth is provided by Kids of scouting age (not scouts, but childen between the ages of 14 and 18). - There is no promotion of Scouting (uniforms, signs, etc.). Assuming all of this is correct... - The CO would have no say in the event.

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Juris, I went back and read all 8 of your current posts (including the one where you referred to another member of this community as a 'jerk'). It appears that the #1 thing that was done to increase your program was to working with the sports teams to keep the schedules from interfering with your troop plans. What I don't understand is... You claim to have had a "waiting list" of scouts wanting to join that caused your district/council to split your troop. I was not aware that there was a limit on the number of scouts a troop could have. Or was that one of the things th

I bridged from Webelos to Boy Scouts in 1979. I still have all of my Cub Scout uniform patches (Rank, Arrow points, AOL, etc.). Up until I got married 12 years ago, they were hanging in my house, but not on the Shirt. The shirt got passed on to another cub scout, the same way as how I came to have the shirt. The wife of our Webelos den leader made each scout a wall hanging consisting of all of our badges, sewn onto "cub scout blue" fabric - the fabric was then hung via 3 loops on an arrow. There were no "panted arrows" or anything like what have seen done now, just a square piece of f

B&G is the birthday party for Cub Scouting. Why does anybody not do their B&G in February? That is sort of like celebrating my November birthday in June...

Blue and Gold is a birthday party for the Cub Scout program, complete with cake, clowns, and pony rides (actually no pony rides, but some other form of entertainment is a must). Ranks are awarded as they are earned. We do crossover and AOL ceremonies, at B&G if the cubs are ready. Because this is a "goal" for the scouts and the W2 den - we have very few that are not ready. This past year, we did have one boy that was not able to complete the AOL work by B&G. He elected not to cross over, and to work on the remainder of the AOL requirements. I have not checked with the DL

This is a "sticky subject" that has been discussed quite a bit on the board (sorry, could not pass up the obvious pun). I use BadgeMagic for the "temporary" patches that will be replaced periodically (Quality Unit, Badge of Office, etc). I made the decision having seen the edges of the patches on other Scouter uniforms start to loosen up over time. So if it is staying on the uniform more than a year, (two at the most) then I sew it on. For my son's red "Brag Vest", all of the patches & segments are sewn on. It is a little more work, and takes a little longer, but should keep them

The main problem with soap is not taste (unless you are soaking your DO in hot soapy water for hours at a time, and even that will not be a big problem). The problem with soap is that the soap takes off the protective coating provided by the process of seasoning the Dutch Oven. If cast iron absorbing tase was really an issue, lets all hope we are keeping seperate ovens for "hot and spicy", "Garlic", "Sweet Stuff", etc. as any of these types of dishes, when cooked for the hours that are sometimes required, would give the cast iron more than enough time to absorb the taste (garlic cake anybody

I have not seen it as I cannot find anywhere in the Chicago area showing it. The official web site did not list a single theater in Illinois or Wisconsin that is showing it. As for playing Roger Ebert... He did review it on TV (Sunday) here in Chicagoland both he and Richard Roper thought it was terrible. They said that the acting was shallow (equated it to reading the Dagwood comic strip), and the story line was lacking - paraphrasing the review "How can an adult get so worked up over racing a little wood car? It is just not believable." They also said "the younger the person watchi

I would rather have a Playboy reader lead my sons troop than I would a smoker. At least he doesn't bring his Playboy on camping trips and read it around the campfire or sneak out to his truck every 30 minutes to gaze at the centerfold. Based on the original scenario, the magazine was sitting on the bathroom counter, not hidden under the sink, while a commitee meeting was going on. I took this as an indication that Mr. Z did not care if other people knew of his interest in pornography. Certinaly if he cared, he would have put the magazine away for the evening. Of course, hiding it bri

All of the Web sites that I designed are scaled to fit on a 800x600 display. My PC settings are: 1024x768 on the laptop (no external monitor) 1280x1024 on the laptop (17" monitor attached) 1600x1200 on the desktop computer (19" monitor) That way I have more desktop area to work with. I usually have IE, Firefor, Dreamweaver, and something else open at the same time. So far, the eyes can handle it, but I am sure that will change eventually. Kurt

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I am a new ACM. When going through training last month, either at NLE or the Cub Specific, the issue of uniforms came up in a power point presentation. Plain as day up on the screen, the pants, socks, and hat for the Cub Scout uniform were listed as "Optional". There must have been a shocked look on my face, becuase the trainer asked me about it after the training session. I mentioned that I have been out of scouting for a while, but I thought that at least the pants & socks were still considered required. The "Welcome to Scouting" paperwork that our Pack gives to the new cub scou

I think this is the correct link to the store: http://www.worldscoutshop.org/ And this is the link to the WOSM web site: http://www.scout.org/front/index.shtml I could be wrong on both, but this is what I had bookmarked... Kurt

BW, I agree with a large portion of what you said, however, reality says that the BSA will at some point seek legal advise. You are correct in the fact that they were just the employer. You asked if my employer would seek out a lawyer if I stole a car. If I was employed as an auto mechanic (quick examples of semi-related industries that came to mind), and there is even a remote chance that what I did may have taken place "on the clock" - I don't know of a responsible employer that would NOT seek council (at least for advise). We do not know the full story. We may NEVER know the f

With the sale of the Hoover Education Center in Yorkville, we will be looking for a new home for our annual Spring Camping trip. I will keep that phone number handy when we start working on the schedule.

Thanks for the warm welcome. With the snow flying around today (Ah, spring in Chicago - can't beat it), I sure am glad that the fire is toasty, and the coffee is hot...

well....probably a little bit more lurking, but after hanging around here for 6 months, I figured I should introduce myself. I will be around a little more often and posting a bit as I am a new Assistant Cub Master for my son's Pack - with a lot to learn. My name is Kurt and my son is a Tiger that will be moving to Wolf soon. I was a cub scout from Wolf through AOL, and then a boy scout for about 6 months (unfortunately, the troop that I was in was not very good, and I quickly lost interest). Cub Scouting was one of the best times I ever had, and I am relly excited to see how much my s