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I thought this might be interesting discussion material. Scoutmaster Fred Young recruited Jakayla Armstrong to their church’s troop in 2019. At the time, he had to register Armstrong as a Lone Scout, since she was the only girl in the troop. He had faith that Armstrong could handle scouting with 10 other boys, he said, but he was wary at first. “Some boys didn’t want girls in the Boy Scouts,” he said. “And you have to be prepared for that.” Young said a handful of girls have joined other troops in the area, but none are African American – and his troop is the only all-Black troop in the region. “She had to do everything the boys did: building fires, and sleeping out in the grass without a tent in a sleeping bag at night...She would never let them intimidate her. She knew what she wanted, and she wanted to be an Eagle Scout.” She was the only Black girl at the summer camp, where Scouts spend a couple of weeks bonding and taking classes together. And as she took on more leadership roles, Armstrong said she also struggled to gain respect from the boys, who sometimes called her “bossy.” “I was really looked at as an outsider,” she said. “It was hard enough to keep up with my classes, let alone [the boys’]. It was a hard experience, but I’m also glad for that experience because it taught me a lot.” Three years later, she’d become the first Black girl in Alabama to earn an Eagle Scout badge. Young believes the program has the potential to truly teach children how to accept and appreciate their differences, especially when various troops come together at camp. “One thing that we try to instill in our kids is diversity,” SM Young said. “That’s where you get to meet new friends, new people, you get to see different personalities. And you learn to deal with that because you’re with these people for a week at a time.” Armstrong said she hopes the program will do more to let girls know that scouting isn’t just for boys. She also has some advice for other girls who might follow in her footsteps: “Don’t give up,” she said, and “aim high.” “Don’t let people saying ‘Boy Scouts’ discourage you from joining scouting,” she said. “Because it’s full of great opportunities.” Scout salute to Eagle Scout Jakayla Armstrong. More interesting details at source: https://www.al.com/educationlab/2022/05/mobile-student-is-the-first-black-female-eagle-scout-in-alabama-a-lot-of-people-are-looking-at-me.html

If national begins CH7, would CH11 local lawsuit stays, some over 2 years old, be immediately (automatically?) released?

Back in the day, I came home after a week at Provisional with just 2 incomplete blue cards, Rowing and Canoeing. I had a great time outdoors and that was fine with my parents and scoutmaster.

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They probably just store it at the Council STEM (Store Troop Equipment Materials) warehouse. You know the Council building that was useful and did not cost over a million. I hear some units rent their tracks from the Council STEM warehouse with the OA assembling the track for a small donation. Of course, the warehouse also stocks smoke-shifters, dehydrated water packets, and knee socks garters and tassles to match your epaulets.

Silicon Valley Monterey Bay Council (CA): Camp Pico Blanco in Big Sur Council is asking $1.8 million and a set of conditions for the sale of Camp Pico Blanco, and $1.6 million for an adjacent 350 acres of undeveloped wilderness area. Eric Tarbox, deputy scout executive, says a volunteer group will grade each bid against the same criteria, which includes: plans for the land; whether the new owner will allow future access to scout programming (the Esselen Tribe has included this in its proposal); and how much money the bidder is willing to spend for the land. Tarbox says the vision for the land and accessibility to future scout programming will weigh heaviest for the council’s executive board in selecting the winning bid. Peter Baird, managing partner at real estate firm Mahoney & Associates, which is handling the listing and a member of council’s executive board, says that $1.6 million adjacent property does not need an in-depth proposal because the scouts need to dispatch it and collect the money as quickly as possible. Local scouts will see none of the money – every penny will be funneled to the national council and placed into the new sexual abuse settlement fund, last valued at $2.7 billion, $515 million of which will come in cash and property from local councils. Baird says the property value will cover some of the local council’s required contribution to help settle the more than 82,000 claims of sexual abuse against the Boy Scouts of America. If the local council cannot sell the wilderness parcels in time, they can transfer the real estate assets to the national council. More at source: https://www.montereycountyweekly.com/news/local_news/the-boy-scouts-put-their-slice-of-big-sur-on-the-market-and-the-esselen/article_e864e588-d15c-11ec-ab58-1ffe5d6bf3e2.html

THE TRACK — Boy Scout Troop 83 at the First United Methodist Church in Fort Collins, Colorado, may have had the coolest Pinewood Derby track ever made. They teamed up with popular YouTuber Taylor Calmus, known as "Dude Dad," who made a track with a loop that is taller than many, if not all, of the Boy Scouts in the troop. He says at the start of the video that it could be the Dude Dad's "most epic project yet." Loops are not unheard of in Pinewood Derby tracks. One Pinewood Derby service advertises "circles of death," which is a loop system typically added after the competition races are completed as an additional challenge for the cars. Most loops I saw online are less than a foot high and are added to the traditional metal tracks; and, most videos showed at least one car not surviving the obstacle. ...more at link below or just watch video..enjoy Source: https://www.ksl.com/article/50403200/have-you-seen-this-dude-dad-creates-epic-pinewood-derby-track

My preference, Boy Scout camps provide secure pantry and refrigerator space and loaner cookware for attending units . Units/patrols bring their own food according to their needs. The only food ordered by a camp would be for their provisional camp. Mess halls for Cubs. My $0.02,

May 4, 2022, New Jersey: Seventy-five youths from the Plast Ukrainian Scout Organization and Scout troops from Parsippany (NJ) packaged hundreds of first-aid kits for shipment to war-torn Ukraine. Many Plast Scouts have family in Ukraine, and they emphasized the necessity of such aid as the Russian invasion continues for a third bloody month. In Ukrainian, a plastun refers to a Cossack scout, or sentry. Ukrainian Scouts refer to themselves as Plast Scouts. The Soviet Union banned the organization. Ukrainians who fled their homeland after World War II took Plast with them. It grew roots in Australia, Argentina, Canada, Great Britain, Germany and the United States. The organization combines Scouting with Ukrainian traditions. When Russia invaded Ukraine in February, Plast USA began providing support to Ukraine. Plast Ukraine requested 500,000 personal first aid kits (PFAKs), with disposable gloves, bandages, gauze, and other basic medical supplies. Some 40,000 of these kits have been completed by Plast Scouts thus far. ...more at source https://morristowngreen.com/2022/05/05/scouts-from-varied-cultures-join-forces-in-whippany-to-help-ukraine/

Cooks Peak Fire Update May5, 2022, 8:30 AM MDT The Cooks Peak Fire is estimated at 59,359 acres and is 97% contained. 278 personnel assigned. Wind today with gusts 25+ mph. This is the first day in May without a red flag warning. Future forecasts show red flag warnings beginning this weekend. Today is the day of the transition from a Type 2 to a Type 3 team. Philmont is thankful to be hosting the Type 3 team of 85 personnel at the Philmont Training Center. A very special thanks to the Type 2 team. Many will be moving to the Calf Canyon/Hermits Peak Fire just to our south. We are grateful for all personnel on these fires and their continued safety as they continue to protect Philmont and our surrounding communities. Please look for the next Cooks Peak Fire Update on Monday, May 9, 2022. This will include an evaluation of Philmont property damaged or threatened by the fire. To donate to the Fire Recovery and Mitigation Fund click below. 100% of your donation will go to Philmont: https://bit.ly/PhilmontFireRecovery During this time of financial restructuring, we are not permitted to accept donations from the following states: California, District of Columbia, Illinois, Kansas, Mississippi, New Jersey, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, Tennessee, Virgin Islands or Wisconsin. When you click on above link you eventually reach the Boy Scouts of America, National Council, Philmont Fire Recovery & Mitigation Fund webpage with this popup: https://www.philmontscoutranch.org/cooks-peak-fire-updates/

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Update May 6, 2022: Former Dutchess County Legislator Michael Kelsey (R-Pleasant Valley), convicted in 2016 for sexually abusing boy scouts in 2014, has been released from prison. The former lawmaker was released on Thursday, May 5, 2022. Kelsey, 38 at the time was found guilty on May 12, 2016, on all counts of a felony indictment charging him with sexual abuse and attempted sexual assault. He also was indicted on misdemeanor counts of forcible touching and two counts of endangering the welfare of a child. A jury determined that Kelsey had sexual contact with one teen and attempted to have sexual contact with a second between August 13 and 20, 2014, when he was leading a Boy Scout troop from Fishkill on a week-long 50-mile hike and outdoor excursion. They stayed at upstate scout camps. Upon his release from state prison in Hudson, he is under the supervision of the New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision’s Dutchess County office, with conditions. His parole is scheduled to expire in 2032. https://midhudsonnews.com/2022/05/06/former-dutchess-legislator-convicted-of-sex-crimes-released-from-prison/

There are good arguments being made here, lets refrain from personal attacks. Thanks, RS

Norman Y. Mineta, a son of Japanese immigrants who was held in an internment camp during World War II and later became one of the country’s highest-profile Asian American political leaders, as San Jose mayor, a 10-term congressman, and as Transportation Secretary who ordered commercial flights grounded after the 9/11 terror attacks , died May 3 at his home in Edgewater, Md. He was 90. Sources: https://www.npr.org/2022/05/03/1096440480/norman-mineta-first-asian-american-cabinet-secretary-dies-at-age-90 https://www.truckinginfo.com/10169918/norm-mineta-a-uniquely-american-story https://www.washingtonpost.com/obituaries/2022/05/03/norm-mineta-congress-transportation-dead/ Scout Salute and Farewell, CC: @T2Eagle

White House Press Briefing May 4, 2022: (Note Philmont Scout Ranch is in Colfax County.) Today, President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. declared that a major disaster exists in the State of New Mexico and ordered Federal aid to supplement State and local recovery efforts in the areas affected by wildfires and straight-line winds beginning on April 5, 2022, and continuing. The President’s action makes Federal funding available to affected individuals in the counties of Colfax, Lincoln, Mora, San Miguel, and Valencia. Assistance can include grants for temporary housing and home repairs, low-cost loans to cover uninsured property losses, and other programs to help individuals and business owners recover from the effects of the disaster. Federal funding also is available to State and eligible local governments and certain private nonprofit organizations on a cost-sharing basis for emergency protective measures (Category B), limited to direct federal assistance and reimbursement for mass care including evacuation and shelter support in the counties of Colfax, Lincoln, Mora, San Miguel, and Valencia. ... More at source: https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2022/05/04/president-joseph-r-biden-jr-approves-new-mexico-disaster-declaration/

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Bachelor Degree Capstone/Thesis Project at Mahurin Honors College, Western Kentucky University May, 2022 Servant Leadership and Adult Volunteers in the Boy Scouts of America Andrew Koontz (check VITA, page v for Scouting experience) https://digitalcommons.wku.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1976&context=stu_hon_theses His research references start at page 142.

Interesting listen (13min) Professor Tyler Ochoa, Santa Clara University School of Law, discusses the judge's decision to toss the Girl Scouts' trademark lawsuit. Prof Ocho at 9.25/13.03 speaks of trademark dilution and the judge's mistaken? use of 6 factor test of NY State law instead of the different 6 factor test in Federal law. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/audio/2022-04-18/judge-tosses-girl-scouts-suit-against-boy-scouts-podcast

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Update Deer Lake 05/01/2022: The other known bid on the property comes from Fortitude Capital LLC from New York City. Fortitude is reportedly interested in making a housing development on the property. The CEO of Fortitude is Margaret Streicker, who also sits on the Board of the Connecticut Yankee Boy Scout Council, the group that will ultimately choose the winning bid on the land. https://www.wfsb.com/2022/05/01/nonprofit-fights-save-deer-lake-camp/ From my search, Margaret Streicker joined the Connecticut Yankee Council Executive Board after 2019 as her name is not listed for the 2019 members. Ms. Streicker founded Fortitude Capital in Jan, 2020. Also, I found no mention of her involvement with Connecticut Yankee Council or Boy Scouts during her unsuccessful bid for Connecticut's 3rd U.S. Congressional seat in 2020. https://www.ctyankee.org/council/council-staff-and-leadership/board-of-directors/2019-council-board/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/margaret-streicker-porres-975a8513a

I wonder how many real estate developers joined LC Executive Boards after Feb 20, 2020.

Deer Lake (CT) Update 4/30/2022 Connecticut Yankee Council rejected Pathfinder's second offer on Friday (National Arbor Day?) which was supposedly a "superior offer" to the accepted $4.6 million bid made by private developer Margaret Streicker, who is a member of the Council Executive Board. Apparently Pathfinders' Friday offer was not "superior" enough. Council was asking for $5 million for the parcel, which included a $400,000 kill fee; they had agreed earlier to sell to a developer for $4.6 million. The fee is to break that contract. Saturday, Pathfinders then made a third offer, less than a day before the May 1, deadline. “The Pathfinders made a solid offer, it’s in the hands of the Yankee Council to accept that in keeping with the spirit of conservationism and move forward,” Killingworth First Selectman Nancy Gorski said. “I am hoping that the Yankee Council stops putting hurdles in the way of Pathfinders acquiring this property,” Gorski said. “I hope they will accept the offer.” “They adjusted their offer to meet the demands of Yankee Council and I am at my wit’s end with Yankee Council right now,” Gorski said. “The Yankee Council is putting up stipulations around how the offer will be put together, so I am hoping they accept it,” she said. Gorski said she does not know the final number Pathfinders offered. ... More details at source https://www.ctinsider.com/shoreline/article/Pathfinders-makes-offer-on-Deer-Lake-Scout-17139157.php

Someone contact Steve Hartman at CBS to report this story Christian Heiden was a 16-year-old student at Northwest Catholic High School in 2016 when he decided that he wanted to grow food in Haiti, a notorious food desert, through hydroponic technology, which enables farming without soil. “Social justice and service has been a fundamental part of my upbringing,” Heiden said. “The emphasis on social justice and creating systems that work for everyone and serving is really important throughout my childhood.” The Boy Scouts nixed the idea because, among other things, it wasn’t practical to send a teenager to Haiti to build hydroponic farming systems. (Heiden wound up building a hydroponic greenhouse at his high school for his Eagle Project.) But Scout Heiden could not let go of his original Eagle Project idea...the rest of the story at source https://www.courant.com/community/hartford/hc-news-hartford-levo-vertical-farming-20220429-jwzh7rrhn5fflkkg6wqfzxpz2i-story.html P.S. “The overall maintenance of the system is less than five minutes,” Heiden said. “There’s no bending over, there’s no weeding. It’s compact.” 👍