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@@JoeLike welcome to scouter.com and thanks for returning to Scouting.

@ welcome to scouter.com 100% agree prepare your worksite before crew arrives. 100% family funding of your project is allowed, but remember you are part of your family. Your monetary contribution could be from money earned from jobs, returning recyclables, selling some of your possessions - an old bike, video games. My advice: Establish your priorities - family, school,..., Eagle Project... Decide how much time you can spend and when, decide on a project that could fit within those time bounds and your budget. You can be just as passionate and satisfied with a small, low-c

Transporting their 11 scouts, Santa Rosa Troop 125 Scoutmaster Shawn Hanna and Assistant Scoutmaster Miguel Uribarri had just left Camp Whitsett in the southern Sierra Nevada. They were navigating a curvy, two-lane road when one of two motorcycles just ahead failed to make a left-hand bend. The bike dropped and flipped as the rider rolled. alongside the road. After witnessing the accident, Hanna and Uribarri stopped and rushed to examine the fallen rider and assess his injuries. Hanna is an emergency medical technician and Uribarri is a Coast Guardsman who was also an EMT and still i

Signups for baseball, soccer, and hockey are down hereabouts. Traveling teams, coaches who think they are coaching at the pro level, year round commitment, odd game times,...quite the logistical headache and less fun but then their son gets the same trophy as everyone else. Back when I was a DL, parents asked why should they sign their son up for Scouts instead of Little League? I said because we are NOT Little League. In some cases, it worked. Parents were tired of working the refreshment stands, etc. and not seeing their sons play in addition to the above. Oh our town dropped Lit

Seemed shorter, but then it was three years with no popcorn selling.

They have; they just seek resources elsewhere. Girls, properly supervised, are allowed to use power tools. I have seen them using band saws and jig saws to cut Pinewood Derby car\ outlines. Also saw a girl use a Stihl chain saw on her Gold project, Just like they could do at home or school. http://www.gsema.org/content/dam/girlscouts-girlscoutseasternmass/documents/SAC/safety-activity-checkpoint.pdf

But NJ if you go metric, you'll only have to lose 4.5 kilos.

8/28/17 Update: Arrest in Jesup Scout fundraiser theft JESUP – One person has been charged for allegedly stealing money from Jesup Scouts during Farmers Day festivities in July. Jason Charles Cole, 21, of Oelwein, was charged with first-degree theft and third-degree burglary, according to Jesup police. More details at source link. http://wcfcourier.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/update-arrest-in-jesup-scout-fundraiser-theft/article_a62730a9-ee55-5d86-9d22-d40f969c0a98.html

From Greenfield Recorder Edward Goodnow was just 16 and a scout from Troop 14 in Springfield,MA when he drowned in Enfield, Conn., while attempting to save two drowning boys. He saved the first, and died trying to save the second. “A Boy Scout hero who gave his life for another†is inscribed on the Goodnow family monument in the Locust Hill Cemetery in Montague, MA. Goodnow died on Aug. 29, 1917. He and three other boys who died around the same time became the first four Scouts to receive the Boy Scouts’ Gold Honor Award for heroism. The Western Massachusetts Council of Boy Sc

A local Boy Scout historian is leading the effort in Barre, a city known as "the granite center of the world," to complete the project — a granite statue of a scout carrying a person on his shoulders. The original project ceased following the 1941 death of Italian-born artist Carlo Abate, who helped train generations of Barre artists. The Boy Scout sculpture would join three existing works of art that commemorate the city's heritage as a granite center made famous by its immigrants. "We've erected monuments throughout America and even the world and we only have three within the city,

I don't think it's debris or impact crater was ever identified.

After earning Shotgun Merit Badge, my older son joined a local junior trap-shooting team and joined the Amateur Trapshooting Association There are other similar shotgun shooting organizations.

@@Stayseen welcome to scouter.com. No age restriction for Boy Scout shotgun shooting, though some camps may have height/weight minimums for their shotguns. http://www.scouting.org/filestore/pdf/34416_Insert_Web.pdf

That was then ... since then we have had the Mars Climate Orbiter measurement failure and the need for part and tool compatibility in the International Space Station. NASA went metric 10 years ago. https://www.space.com/3332-nasa-finally-metric.html Bought a John Deere tractor and was surprised, yet prepared, that all the fasteners are metric.

Naturally, but scouts would be going green, consider the gallons of water saved from not having to wash virtual uniforms.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wOpIwPmffFo

It does get confusing. Our local camp has female Venture staff members dressed in Native American garb in their weekly OA ceremony. They dance too, mostly as the caboose in the OA dance train. My Sunday morning mixed metaphor.

It reads like another "local option" situation. From the superfluous Scouter Code of Conduct I will not possess, distribute, transport, consume, or use any of the following items prohibited by law or in violation of any Scouting rules, regulations and policies: Alcoholic beverages or controlled substances, including marijuana. Concealed or unconcealed firearms, fireworks, or explosives. Pornography or materials containing words or images inconsistent with Scouting values. My read is if local laws and licensing are followed and the scout facility has no rules regarding alcohol or s

My understanding is the British Explorer Scouts have about 30 merit badges while the BSA has 140? Instead of using a sash, Explorer Scouts sew badges on their sleeve.

This weekend! Former New England Patriot wide receiver, Randy Moss will be there, running and raising money for charity. http://www.wvgazettemail.com/sports/20170825/randy-moss-introduces-spartan-racing-to-west-virginia Hopefully, World Jambo planners are watching.

Allow unit's local sponsors to advertise on scout clothing, etc. ?

@@Cambridgeskip https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WMRUHGnN29s No worry. I thought it was a good topic.

Okay then. I think we agree that many factors, one being membership policy, effect membership numbers.

Maybe a scout carries a RFID with all awards earned. Add a smartphone photo app which reads RFID. Point camera to scout and app superimposes uniform on scout with all earned awards. Virtual uniforms, what a concept.

Yes a stunning amount, the cost of a week at summer camp. Council has said as fewer families donate "their share" , the requested amount has increased. I'm told the majority of families in our troop donate $50 or less to FOS. I should have also mentioned that fatigue over the number of fundraisers was another exit factor.