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  1. Yep, we're 35 miles south. I heard some minor tibit mentioned on the 5:00 news. I have the 11:00 news on now. At least LeBron being back in Cleveland is ruling the news. LeBron, thanks for taking the publicity & news. off of the BSA. Now go back to Fla. So far, so good. So far we've made it to the Sports without any mention of this guy. I hope he never managed to get his hands on anyone.
  2. In our little acre of paridise we havetwo or three troops between 95-99 years old. According to Council history, there was a functional Troop a few miles south of out town back in 1908, but it vanished in the Teens. Our Troop in Canal Futlon will be 90 years old next year. We were the 5th chartered Troop to the old Massillon Area Council, and are the only one still functioning. Massillon merged the Wooster Council into the fold bringing in one of the 99y/o Troops. Massillon the merged with The McKinley Council bring in the other two old Troops. On another note, Canal Fulton charte
  3. "HERE COME DA BLACK ROBES!!! AH, I MEAN DA JUDGE". Beahvah, one of the problems I'm running into in our DCCS is having to work around the octagenarians entrenched in their ways. one good thimg is that we have not had the problem of priests steppingv up and demanding that we do this or that with the classes held at their parishes. We have encouraged them as IRs to step up and politely ask the SM "how many of our Scouts have worked on their Religious Emblems Award? Oh really!! Why haven't they? Can this be pushed as a Troop improvement this year since a SCOUT IS REVERENT?" Then again, that
  4. Beavah, Way back in my youth (The Protestant Days), I entertained the thought of possibly doing God & Country. I thought (Man, this looks tough. I don't know about tackling this on my own. Maybe if I had a few friends doing it with me, it wouldn't be so bad ". Guess what? I never did it. Fast forward to my Catholic years. Both my sons did AD ALTERE DEI, and the youngest the Pope Pius XII. Son 1 went and did it with a friend & about 12 others. I attended a prayer service they did. That was my total involvement working 3-11 shift. The younger one, I made sure I was off that
  5. Platy, I am hoping to get a few guys from our Lodge or Chapter to go. I have a hand full that want to start ceremonies at the Chapter level, & make their own regalia. No dancers yet. I have a couple band members that are interested in Native drumming. The LA would like to start a drum with singers, and hopefully drum up some interest in dancing. No pun intended. Maybe will meet in Asheville.(This message has been edited by ASM915)
  6. Jblake47, you stated "she lived 15 years". Were you talking about your wife, after she realized you were right, or the dog? LOL. Platy, when ate you running for POTUS? I'll make sure to vote for you. Maybe you can straighten DC out. Like another post stated, & like I informed your SPL in his thread, stay 2 steps ahead of the SM. Hold your covert PLC's, then bring your game an to the PCLC that the SM attends. Have everything ready worked out and assigned out for the unit meetings & next campout. Let the PLs that don't listen & stick to the plan fail. That is the on
  7. Warwick, Advice from someone who is usually very passionate about what I believe in, and who on more then one occassion has let my tongue fly (and I'm talking about going head to head with doctors, and an occassipnal attorney), you have to make sure that you come across diplomatically & respectfully. Sometimes it is very hard to keep those two things in mind. Next time SM blurts out "Hey, I want this or that", imeediately jump in with, " Got it handled Mr SM. John grab the uniform inspection sheets. Jack get them in uniform and lined up." Then run the inspection before he has a
  8. I'll have to head to the basement tomorrow and dig around in the file cabinet. Our troop had several brothers from a large Italian family earn their Eagles starting back in the 70's or early 80's. I don't remember the number of the top of my head, but it was at least 6.
  9. It shoukd depend on where the boys feels most comfortable, as long as the Troop isn't a few hundred miles away Our Troop is going to triple in size over the next 4 months, from 6 to 11, to 19. It will be a challenge for the three older Scouts that will be doing most of the teaching. We will see how much high school & sports interfere. If you have a large group crossing over, something else to consider is what are the parents expectations/intensions. Does the Troop meet those. The group we have coming in, has several parents that are former Scouts. They have an idea how they wan
  10. Thanks John. Happy Thanksgiving to you.
  11. Resqman, A lot of parallels betweens our experiences. I joined as a Cub, and progressed through the levels and ranks. I remember wanting to join Cubs because I thought it would be cool to wear the blue uniform. When we moved, I was able to make instant friends through the new Pack. Boy Scouts was fun. I don't remember who posted about being the knot wiz, but my first camporee, I was the star & constellation wiz. We had just studied astronomy at school. Our patrol just blew that station away. The others were impressed, especially the older ones. OA was a big help. Back then, it too
  12. Our newly merged District (January this year) is planning a AOL Recognition program. This is not AOL Ceremony. The Packs want to do the AOL on their own at this time. The District's plan is to have all second year Webelos attend, and recognize those who have earned & received their AOL award. As the recognition part winds down, the District wants rep's from the. District's Troops present to talk with perspective members & parents. Our OA Chapter has been asked to take a major role in the program. We are discussing creating a new script/program. We do not want to have to much overlap
  13. Scoutwithnecker asked "Why have we here in the USA all but abondoned the universal symbol of Scouting?" Could it be that we in the USA feel that we do not have to follow tradition, that we have to be different, and that we do not care what others think? Sort of reminds me of the book "THE UGLY AMERICAN". I wear my Lodge necker. My youngest wears either his Lodge or his Jambo necker. My oldest (23 y/o) wears his for ceremony, or when it is called for. But when you can't get your leaders to wear a necker, you're not going to get your Scouts to wear them.
  14. GUerin, welcome to the forum. Sorry if I created a stir. I caught what little information that was offered up on the 11:00PM Charleston news, last week while vacationing in your lovely state. Brent, hijack away. I'm easy. I would love to get out to Wounded Knee & Little Bighorn, and offer up some sage, sweetgrass & tobacco. Unfortunately, I live in Ohio, and have to claim Custer as one of hours. Maybe his problem was SAD. We seem to have to many crazies from Ohio. LOL.
  15. Onevoice, Depending on the amount donated, I like Ryan's Scholarship idea. You could create a trust or foundation, invest the money, and use the interest for: 1) A scholarship for youth from the Pack that achieve Eagle. AND/OR 2) Camporships for WRC. If the amount is not large enough for these ideas, another option would be to come up with a memorial in honor of the CM, whether it be a plaque, peace pole, garden, etc. A few years back, we had a youth from our town pass away. He was a Scout in a Troop from the neighboring Council. A few of us from our Tro
  16. See if you can find some old BSHBs from the 30', 40's and 50's and see what else they suggested using the neckers for. Some that cpme to mind are: - to make cravats & bandages. For FA - to use as a bandana around the head when doing service projects - protect the back of your neck - used to cover mouth & nose when the enviroment or weather conditions were bad. Necker is mainly a British term. Yes, a lot of scouts from other countries, mainly Europe, will be running around in jeans & tees with a necker on. You will occassional see some of them dressed like this on this
  17. Onevoice, Welcome to the forum. I'm sorry it is under this situation. I am sorry for your CM's family & the Pack's loss. I know that this advice comes a little late. Anyone involved in Scouting that suffers a loss in their unit, or of a family member of one of their Scouts/Scouters, contact your Council. They may have a grief counseling program set up through their Religious Relations Chaplaincy Program. This may be of great assistance on helping the Pack & and the family get through a similar tragedy. Onevoice, you all are in our prayers. Eric Prathe Meschatama
  18. Moxie, Nah. They'll just have Teddy & the gang sporting newly carved Mousekateer hats come next spring. Maybe Patriots Point could talk with the QE2 group, and discuss changing the museum over to a resort like they have, or small sleep rooms for $100a night like they have in Japan.
  19. For those units planning a future trip to the USS Yorktown,BEWARE!!! On the 11:00PM Charleston news tonight, City Council is looking at the future of Patriots Point & the Naval Museum. I forget what their yearly income is from the museum, but the annual budget for the museum is $10 million. Council is looking into their options with the site. The biggie: If they develop the site (prime waterfront property) with 200 homes, plus businesses,etc, they stand to make between $150-180 million. They would keep the museum, but much reduced in size. In other words, they would have to decid
  20. As a fench jumper, I remember sitting through a wedding Mass back in the 70's when I was a young teen. Interesting to say the least, especially to a non-Catholic, but had a hard0 time figuring out what the Priest was saying. Loved the traditions of the Mass though. Jump forward about 8 years. By the time I started attending Mass with my wife when we were dating, it was being said in the Vulgate. Loved the fact that now I understood what was happening and why. By the time we had to take those lovely premarital classes with the priest, they were all surprised that I knew more about their fait
  21. Thanks for agreeing Scoutnut. Even if she is burnt out, that mindset is simple wrong. If she is Tired, why doesn't she start vetting and training a new CC? When they are trained to her satisfaction, then step down and let new blood get involved, and offer a hand to these youth in this demographic.
  22. Beardad writes "She's the best COR we've had" & that she has stated "That if they can't pass the CBI, we don't need their kind around". Beardad, no disrespect meant, but is the Chartering Org. Pebble Beach or some other elite club or organization? So, if the parents are bad, so follow the children? Sounds a bit elitist, as well as passing judgement without trying to get to know these parents, or understand their situation. She may sound like she is the best COR ever, but is she really doing a diservice to Council, Scouting, and to the boys that may really be able to use the guidance
  23. I've been working at rebuilding oiur Chapter since becoming Advisor almost two years ago. At that time we would have only 3 or 4 members show up for meetings.Meetings were the same night as Roundtable. Over the first year we managed to build the attendence up to around 9-12. Then the Council merged two of the larger Districts together, and split a third District thre ways. Ours was one of the two larger ones. We had 15 troops. The other, the larger had 30 troops, but only 3-4 members showing for their meetings. The RT site was changed. Now we're back to square one with trying to boost att
  24. We have not had this issue arise in our ceremonies yet. The only photos I've seen being taken have been by our Lodge historian, and two adult members who might as well be professionals. We have talked about taping some of the ceremonies to use as critiquing & teaching tools. ASM 915 Bicentennial Eagle Hetuck Co-Chapter Advisor
  25. 9 pages in 22 days guys. Let's see if we can hit page 50 on day 365. We can do it. Summer, PM me and let me know how things are going.
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