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Looking ahead when mud season is over, I asked scouts to wear their sneaks (they usually do but I like to think that are doing as I ask ) and bring their boots to meeting. Every scout was currently wearing sneaks at least a size and half larger than his not-so-old boots. In 6 months, three scouts went from a size 9.5 to 11.5. In same period, another scout went from a size 10 to 13, another 9 to 12. I mean old Schiff needed his arches to fall to reach size 12, these scouts haven't reach age 14 yet!

6. Unit merit badge counselor lists shouldn’t be available to Scouts online Section: 7.0.2.3 What’s new: Units can (and maybe even should) establish a list of registered merit badge counselors. But Scouts should get those names and contact info from a Scoutmaster, not from a list made available online. Hah what a joke! Other than summer camp, nearly 99% of our scouts coming for their blue card already know and have decided their MBC; the SM cannot change that, just verify that MBC is still registered. A scout can use any registered MBC from anywhere. Back in the old days, my SM

Maybe these have already been mentioned. Click on Recent Posts and yesterday's post (albeit the most recent) are listed as "Today". So I login say 8am EST, select recent post and see a Recent Post of Today at 11pm which actually occurred yesterday. There's a Beatles song about this penomenom I think. Is there a time limit (hours?) for editting my previous posts? Thanks

Never understood the colors and sounds argument from LNT, but to each their own. I wear blaze (safety) orange and blue year round due to hunters. No white! I like higher visibility tents for safety reasons as well, particulalry in bad weather. I don't bring a boom box but I have clanged a bell along in bear territory. Not like back in the day when scouts practiced "stalking" for a SC requirement and wore a green uniform during hunting season.

Do-over, reboot, accountability? Maybe some (most?) of our MBC's should appear before Fulton County Superior Court Judge Jerry Baxter who is currently sentencing Atlanta school teachers.

Hmmm, I cannot edit my previous post. Here's the correct link http://www.acacamps.org/sites/default/files/images/keystone/PA_Background_Checks_Act_of_2014.pdf For BSA volunteers, the following groups will separately process their own background checks: FBI Pennsylvania State Police Pennsylvania Dept of Human Services BSA Council/National possibly CO, e.g., Catholic Diocese will do a separate background check For scout volunteers, who keeps the records is an interesting question. PA Councils apparently believe the responsibility is on the unit/CO and volunteer.

Laurel Highland Council http://lhc-bsa.org/About%20Us/Risk%20Management From FAQ cited above, non-registered volunteerism appears to be discouraged so that all required background checks are documented. According to http://www.acacamps.org/sites/default/files/images/keystone/PA_Background_Checks_Act_of_2014.pdf Out-of-state volunteer adult leaders spending less than 30 days, say to visit Gettysburg, appear to have an exemption if they provide background check information from their home state? Who they provide this information to is another unanswered question.

Money talks. If the Blue Ridge Council or the VA National Guard could get funding from DOD Innovative Readiness Program, etc,, but even then, it would be too late for this summer camp.

Now that you mention it I recall using that at Philmont in the 60's. I will revisit thanks.

Council is responsible for maintaining their camps and insuring safety not only for campers but for neighbors and the environment. Maybe a trip to the Johnstown Flood Memorial? http://www.nps.gov/jofl/index.htm An update, they seem to be making progress towards opening for summer camp. http://www.southwesttimes.com/2015/04/repairs-at-boy-scout-campground-coming-along/

Apparently I cannot go back and Edit old posts! Anyway this is an update of Camp Hinds shooting program. Gentech is donating suppressors and ammo for Camp Hinds. Great article with photos http://soldiersystems.net/2015/04/15/gemtech-donating-suppressors-ammo-bsa-camp-hinds/ Some excerpts In a partnership with Gemtech, a manufacturer of firearm suppressors and ammunition, the 10 counties in central and southern Maine served by Pine Tree Council at Camp Hinds will have the opportunity to use state of the art equipment while learning gun safety. The Scouts use the National Rifle Ass

Agreed. Around here at the unit level, this is viewed as "none of our business". I think our Council is on the same wavelength.

http://patch.com/rhode-island/eastgreenwich/famous-tall-ship-arrives-its-new-home-east-greenwich Famous Tall Ship Arrives at its New Home in East Greenwich Tall Ship Starbound has a storied history, has twice sailed around the globe and was once owned by Burl Ives. By Mark Schieldrop (Patch Staff) March 30, 2015 Starbound, a famous Tall Ship known for twice circumnavigating the globe, has recently completed a 225-mile journey from Maine to its new home here in Rhode Island waters. Starbound, originally built in 1950, is undergoing inspection right now at Wickford Shipy

Tick infestation is a consideration in our planning. Wide trails and roads where hikers are less likely to contact brush, rocky upclimb trails where deer are less likely, and mature forest areas with little undergrowth are preferred. Still we do tick checks and for any tick bites (removed ticks), we urge parents to contact doctor. A 10% disease case fatality, puts Powassan virus in some unpleasant company http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_human_disease_case_fatality_rates

http://www.roanoke.com/news/dam-repairs-at-blue-ridge-scout-reservation-could-put-summer/article_ea1ff901-6ecd-5b4a-9420-5db18505f465.html “The Boy Scouts were very badly behind on their inspections,†Tom Roberts, a dam safety engineer with the Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation said. “They haven’t been maintaining their dam and it badly needs this work.†Dams have to be inspected yearly and regulations put in place in 2008 better take into account people and properties located downstream and how they would be affected if dams were to fail. The Powhatan dam is c

I'm curious are these features that we had with the previous software not available? - survey poll - inserting youtube video

Update: April 3, 2015 Three arrested!! http://www.kait8.com/story/28713008/guns-valued-at-14k-stolen-from-mcdowell-co-boy-scout-camp The McDowell County Sheriff's Office said three men are facing charges after 21 firearms were stolen from a Boy Scout camp in December. Detective Andy Manis said Richard Eugene McKinney, 22, Joel Alan Smith, 42, and Sonny Isaiah Smith, 19, have been charged with felony breaking and entering and larceny after an incident that took place during the weekend of Dec. 15. Manis said the three are accused of breaking into the Boy Scout reservation on Ve

Oh I see you are already aware, sorry I missed that. Thanks for migrating. "The forum migration is missing the last ten days of content. We're sorry for that, and will work to import that content at some point. In the meantime, please just start new threads."

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There might be a smart ad campaign for the BSA here around us building the next generation of better leaders. Take photos of scouts asking questions to candidates. No face shot of the candidate, maybe a subtle clues - pant suit must be Hillary, large and in charge must be Christie...

A more detailed write-up here http://www.nj.com/politics/index.ssf..._den_moth.html The above write-up concludes from the family's perspective "There's not a lot of space (in camper) to do homework," Zachary said, adding that while he doesn't miss the things that were lost to Sandy, he is tired of "things getting ruined from mold, because the walls are kinda wet." Kathleen, who with her husband Andrew Seemar, Sr. runs a commercial bait fish business, says that she's been shoveling snow off their camper's roof all winter, and is keenly looking forward to the day when she doesn'

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/0...n_6902060.html The question going into the 2016 Republican presidential primary is whether the prospective contender is strong enough to withstand the persistent criticism over his handling of the state's recovery (following Hurricane Sandy). Protesters recently followed the governor to Iowa, and on Tuesday, a Boy Scout confronted Christie at a town hall meeting in Freehold, New Jersey. The 12-year-old, Zachary Seemar, has been living in a trailer for the past two and a half years with his parents and older brother. According to news accounts, t

“Everything in camp is now powered by solar,†said Robert Nakagawa, executive director for the Maui chapter of the organization in a press release announcement. “The camp went solar to not only save money and be environmentally friendly, but, to also be a model for our sustainability merit badge and other programs we have.†The annual savings will help Maui County Council to maintain a professional staff person on the island when its capacity building grant expires. Camp Maluhia has 16 cabins that can sleep 230 people. While it is a Boy Scout property, the camp

So can one skip job history on the application as well so as not to list prison time?