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ET LNT!!! Sorry guys, the MIB handle that. GWD, you could probably make a killing on EBAY with those beanies, and your hubbie could retire early. Packsaddle, being an academian, ever read John Mack PhD, from either Yale or Harvard School of Psychiatry (I can't remember which one)? They are not little metal chips, they are bio-chips. That way they are undetectable by modern medical equipment. NEXT ON JERRY SPRINGER - "My baby's daddie was an alien". FOX & SCULLEY where are you when we need you?

162, Were they Homing pigeons? Talk about flying home for dinner!! 915

emb, Animal Science merged: BEEF PRODUCTION DAIRY FARMING HOG & PIG PRODUCTION POULTRY FARMING SHEEP FARMING and tossed in HORSE OPTION, guess we could also consider them a food option. ASM 162, no more squab for dinner, eh?

To my fellow Bicentennial Eagle, welcome to the forum. So you have a Jerry signature also. Correct me if I'm wrong, but don't forget your time as a Scout. That counts also. That could add an additional 11 years to the total, or 12 depending when they started Tiger Cubs. To bad I took a 20 year Sabbatical. I would be going for 40 years instead of 20. Good luck. I hope they change their minds.

HAPPY CHANULAH to our Jewish Scouting brothers. May the light burn bright. Let's not forget the 12 point of the Scout Law. How about some Chanukah stories relating to Scouting. Eric P.

inspired Just talked with my 21y/o Eagle ASM. Eamonn, he just read your post. he respectful disagrees. He feels that we need to find a way to inspire the Scouts of today, not just offer incentives if they advance. "Here's a Slushy, candy bar, a free camping trip." The incentives appear lame. He stated he was inspired to become Eagle because I was one and he had heard some of the stories about my experiences. He joined at 15. He then wasn't thrilled about how his Troop was being run. This inspired him to push forward with Eagle advancement, to get POR and try to make changes. Once he

Chris, Congratulations and welcome to the forum. LongHaul, John and Beav have great advice. Follow your passions, but watch your time. If you are older and have a limited amount of time before becoming 18, the project may have to be more meaningful project, then a challenging one that might take longer. If you have time on your side, 2 or 3 years, take your time with the project. If it extends over several months, and you can keep things moving forward and interesting for those involved, it will show your leadership. If your passion is the great outdoors, look into the Hornaday prog

How about some of you Scouts(er) who have been to Haliburton, or other Canadian summer-camps give us a comparison on the programing differences. I here those up north have more of an emphasize on programing, not MB's and advancement.

helper2 There are always two ways of looking at a situation. For example: Viewpoint 1) My pad need some maintenance. There is problems with the water pressure at the tap. It would be easier to do a shampoo and rinse by sticking my head in the toilet and flushing. There is the broken window that allows the pad to have 7/24 365 year round AC. And the hole in the entry way. if my young lad gets to close, it might swallow him up. It wasn't like this tow years ago. The landlord just ignores us. I'll start putting the rent into escrow and hold it there until he handles our concerns.

Insane, That's the next project, to see what troop old timers we can find. Hopefully they will have pictures, records,etc. We already have most of the charters back to the early 60's or late 50's. It would be nice to put a scrapbook together or actually print a book with a limited number of copies (preordered) as a fundraiser.

Here's an almost belated HAPPY BIRTHDAY to Buckeye Council's Troop 915 (old Canal Fulton Troop 15). Our Troop was the second chartered Troop to the Massillon Area Scout Council in September 1921 and started functioning in 1922, making us a YOUNG 85 YEARS OLD, possibly the oldest still functioning chartered Troop in the Buckeye Council. Special thanks to the University of Akron Archives Department for helping with finding this information. I'm now going out and celebrating.

Thank you John and Avid. Everyone seems to have gotten hung up on the word BULLYING. Look outside the box. It's about the whole realm of YP, not just bullying. Avid, at least your Troop show the video yearly. How many other SM's reading this thread do likewise? And as John stated, "Isn't that part of why BSA exists?" and Avid, "They only serve to educate the boys about the dangers they may face in the real world." The real world today is in the schools, streets and homes. The wilderness is now the fantasy world for most boys. We are suppose to be teaching them to also be good c

This afternoon while on the way to work, there was a discussion on NPR's "TALK OF THE NATION". The person being interviewed had written a book about child predators. How did the interview relate to this thread? The person being interviewed stated that it didn't matter how much was spent on background checks, that the background checks would only reveal the predators that had been caught, not the 1000's to 10,000's that were smart enough to fly under the radar. She stated that the monies being spent on the background checks would be better spent on educating the kids and parents on

Our Troop is lucky to have a cinder block Scout House in the local park. The 5 years that I've been involved with our Troop the local VFW has been our CO. The COR has been involved with the Troop for the last 7 years, but less over the last 2 years. The IH (a gent in his 70'2) is very interested in the Troop. He attends our COH's, ECOH's and any meetings that we request his presents at. The VFW supplies flags and poles for any projects that we do that need the items. Other money to us is dependent on their budget. The IH supplies all of our new Eagles with paperwork for the VFW Sc

LongHaul, I concur about the Feb. crossover. I've been trying to get the local pack to move it to March or April, but they want the boys prepared for summer camp. We almost lost 3 of our 4 crossovers last spring. The first campout was on St Patties weekend. 20's for the low and 30's for the high, plus 2-3 inches of snow when they woke up in the morning. We tried to prepare them for cold weather camping, but you know how kids are. Jeff, I agree. It would be nice to get him on another outing, if possible.

spinnaker, Go with Beavah's suggestions. They are on the mark. Problems I see with the whole thing, both sides, Mr G's and your sons, Sons: 1) Death bed Eagle - but I have one of those too. 2) Sending his brother with the paperwork, unless this had been pre-approve as alright with the SM. The SM should have notified the CC of the plan. 4) Why the sibling? The clean up, was it a grounding or punishment, or was his brawn and strength needed? 5) Did he approach any of the leaders for help with the paperwork? 6) The thing he did do right was drop everything he was doing, res

Lee, Welcome. Wear them proudly, and like ScoutDad, have a place in your heart for the ones you recognize others with. I wear my Eagle with it's Palm, AoL, Adult Religious Award and Scouter Training, the last two being submitted by others. I submitted a fellow scouter for the DAM and was honored with presenting it to him last year. He has been involved for a while. Love to talk, but never about anything he has done. It took 6 months to drag up any information to put on the nomination form. The District Advancement Chairperson informed my son when interviewing him for the H

epalmer, Thanks for thr information.

So has anyone heard the outcome of the big meeting in Cairo yesterday?

The knots contest was fun. How about all the merit badges that have vanished or been merged with other badges? How many can we come up with? You old timers should have fun with this one.

Everyone duck!!! The Okpik and Happy Feet references that flew over most heads were to clue people in on verrrry cooold weather, and hopefully someone would put two and two together to come up with the Antarctic Award Knot. I don't know if it is obsolete, or if the luck Eagle that gets chosen to participate in the yearly Eagle Scout Antarctic Program can still get and sport the knot on his uniform. Okay, how about bygone Merit Badges that have vanished or been merged into other merit badges?

For the Medal of Honor #24, there is also one for the Medal of Honor with Crossed Palms (Very Rare). There is another one that only deranged Eagles who liked Okpik training and have an affinity to the movie Happy Feet can get. Just think "Damned penguins raided my hot chocolate supply again". I can't remember the knot colors, but it is/was on a lite purple background.

For the Medal of Honor #24, there is also one for the Medal of Honor with Crossed Palms (Very Rare). There is another one that only deranged Eagles who liked Okpik training and have an affinity to the movie Happy Feet can get. Just think "Damned penguins raided my hot chocolate supply again". I can't remember the knot colors, but it is/was on a lite purple background.

Yep, You got it Kraut. ScoutDad, where is our count now?

ScoutDad, I attended the'75 NOAC as a Eagle/Brotherhood Scout, and the '06 as a leader with my then 19 year old Eagle/Ordeal. I don't remember a lot about '75, darned Alzheimers. I rmember having fun though. Last year I had a great time. They had great classes, exhibits, shows and people to meet. I think the next one is in Evansville Indiana. And the dorm rooms WILL BE AIRCONDITIONED, unlike MSU. You have to go. It is a blast seeing what these boy leaders manage to put together for NOAC. Hopefully we'll meet at the next one. i plan on being there either as a leader or on staff.