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A New Scout on the Old Trail ... the spirit of adventure. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/Research/Digital-Library/Record/ImageViewer?libID=o285595 A young "Boy Scout" standing outside his tent meets "Davy Crockett, Buffalo Bill, Texas Jack [Omohundro], Kit Carson, California Joe, [and] Dan'l Boone." Caption: "Put it thar, Pard! Yer do us proud!" Artist Will Crawford 1869-1944

IMHO. Easier to seal a document than redact. During the course of this case, requests for sealing court proceedings appear automatically granted (good luck getting the minutes of hearings). And other anticipated bench rulings have been deferred to continued mediation. Despite his compensation, I would not be surprised if mediator Paul Finn resigned due to frustration with work load. My $0.01

So ordered https://casedocs.omniagentsolutions.com/cmsvol2/pub_47373/1c19f2b8-7e01-4c75-a187-620fa4f4d081_7401.pdf

Health Care Professions requirements were released Nov 15. IMHO mostly talk, another easy MBU badge. https://filestore.scouting.org/filestore/Merit_Badge_ReqandRes/35975(21)-HealthCare-WEB-Requirements.pdf?_gl=1*mwfrjh*_ga*MzkyNTAzNzAyLjE2MzYyNDE0NTY.*_ga_20G0JHESG4*MTYzNjU1MDM4OC4yODMuMS4xNjM2NTU4MDAxLjE0

Coalition of Abused Scouts for Justice announced that some local councils will have survivors on their respective Boards. https://ritzherald.com/coalition-of-abused-scouts-for-justice-secures-support-from-ad-hoc-committee-to-appoint-survivors-to-local-council-boards/

Richard M. Pachulski, co-founder of PSZJ, is now lead counsel for Torts Claimants' Committee. from lead of an article, the remainder of which requires subscription. https://www.law360.com/pulse/articles/1442306/pachulski-founder-takes-reins-after-scouts-ch-11-email-row second source: https://casedocs.omniagentsolutions.com/cmsvol2/pub_47373/7e4cb9fb-2b3b-4e18-bc02-41b997dcfa92_7372.pdf As I understand Jim Stang had been lead counsel for TCC.

Boy Scout Troop 123 was formed 40 years ago for scouts with developmental disabilities by Bob Sliney who has been the one and only Scoutmaster. Mr. Sliney retired as a special education teacher in 2015 after 30 years. https://www.mansfieldnewsjournal.com/story/news/2021/11/19/bob-sliney-marks-40-years-leading-special-needs-troop/8625846002/ Scout Salute,

And another Boy Scouts in the White Mountains, The Story of a Long Hike by Walter Prichard Eaton. Illustrated by Frank T. Merrill https://www.gutenberg.org/files/65539/65539-h/65539-h.htm

BSA Troop 120 officially completed its goal of visiting 120 state parks. They traveled over 8,000 miles during the course of five years, the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR) announced Wednesday. More at source link https://www.wearecentralpa.com/news/regional-news/boy-scout-troop-honored-for-visiting-120-pennsylvania-state-parks/

Interesting article about John Zane 84 who is celebrating 75 years as a Boy Scout and he’s writing a book about it - titled “Ever a Scout,” Jonathan Glassman, Boy Scouts of America District Director for Connecticut Yankee Council, said there’s no official label that says Zane has been in scouting longer than anyone else in the Connecticut Yankee Council, but he said Zane is “always the last man standing,” when they have longtime scouts stand up at the annual dinner, asking them to be seated in five-year increments. Some topic-related quotes: “I hate to think it’s just a history book without inspiration to the younger scouts,” he said. “It (Scouting) kept a lot of kids off the street, kept them physically active, intellectually. Boys say their teachers would ask, ‘Where do you learn this stuff?’ The Boy Scouts, of course.” 👍 He recalls the value of mentors on many occasions, including in earning the bird study badge . Zane needed to identify 35 birds and couldn’t find the last one - the yellow-bellied sap sucker. One of mentors at camp said, “The woods are full of them.” It would turn out he was seeing them, but thought it was a cardinal, as they looked similar. https://www.nhregister.com/news/article/Ever-a-Scout-North-Branford-man-celebrates-16630350.php

Thanks, I edited the Topic title to be more inclusive of posts herein. Bird Study MB and Climate Change and Outdoor Code

http://npshistory.com/publications/management/national-scout-jamboree-1935.pdf Some 352 pages, published by BSA with this timeless Forward

Sure. Here's another http://npshistory.com/books/boy-scouts-crater-lake.pdf

"A lawyer for sex abuse survivors in the Boy Scouts of America's bankruptcy said on Wednesday that two attorneys for the official committee representing survivors' interests in the case should be disqualified after the committee sent an "inflammatory" email about the BSA's proposed reorganization plan and sex abuse litigation settlement." https://www.reuters.com/legal/transactional/boy-scouts-survivor-committee-lawyers-face-call-dismissal-bankruptcy-2021-11-17/

Nov 16, 2021: The Court was advised that Paul A. Finn has resigned his position as a mediator. https://casedocs.omniagentsolutions.com/cmsvol2/pub_47373/30ea6aeb-87e1-4be2-bbc1-603b30860a28_7283.pdf Two mediators remain.

http://npshistory.com/books/boy-scouts-grand-canyon.pdf

Roadrunner migration route from Nevada to Maine? https://www.npr.org/2021/11/16/1056191659/roadrunner-stowaway-moving-van-las-vegas-maine

The Court has released a status report (link below) regarding the TCC/Kosnoff email error , future TCC communications protocols, answers to discovery questions, emails between TCC and Kosnoff, Debtor voting concerns, PSZJ billing restrictions, opening for additional remedies, the initial Agreed Proposed Interim Order (Exhibit 1), and the amended Red-lined Agreed Proposed Interim Order (Exhibit 2). There is a lot here, recommend having aspirin handy. The hearing continues tomorrow. https://casedocs.omniagentsolutions.com/cmsvol2/pub_47373/0d43cbe0-bbfb-451a-8e05-6d5045dce066_7250.pdf

11/12/21 Update from the North Georgia Conference of the United Methodist Church: "The BSA is mailing the packets to all known chartered organizations. The packet is expected to include an “opt out” form related to chartered organizations’ options. In addition, churches that filed a “proof of claim” with the bankruptcy court during the designated timeframe will also receive a ballot. The United Methodist Ad Hoc Committee, which advocates for United Methodist interests within the bankruptcy process, has advised that churches that receive the packet should not take any action at this time and should not fill out the opt-out form under any circumstances..." More information in source link below: https://www.ngumc.org/newsdetail/bsa-bankruptcy-update-november-12-2011-15762878 Similar information from North Carolina Conference https://nccumc.org/news/2021/11/next-steps-in-the-boy-scouts-of-america-bankruptcy-case/

add to that the "Notice Requirement" imposed on the TCC in the current Agreed Interim Order and potentially you have the TCC silenced from sending general notices 48 hours before the voting deadline. Another $0.01 P.S. IMHO, the TCC should argue the Notice Requirement expire a week before voting deadline.

STATEMENT OF THE TORT CLAIMANTS’ COMMITTEE WITH RESPECT TO DEBTORS’ MOTION FOR ENTRY OF AN ORDER (I) ENFORCING THE SOLICITATION PROCEDURES ORDER, (II) ENFORCING SECTION 1103 OF THE BANKRUPTCY CODE AGAINST TORT CLAIMANTS’ COMMITTEE, AND (III) GRANTING RELATED RELIEF https://casedocs.omniagentsolutions.com/cmsvol2/pub_47373/2b91f52b-5b99-47de-9089-24c1725498f7_7216.pdf Above also includes the Agreed Interim Order in Exhibit A. Nov 17, Hearing https://casedocs.omniagentsolutions.com/cmsvol2/pub_47373/9560bec6-f6b7-43a6-81f6-5aff038b3489_7215.pdf Discussion of possible additions to interim order? Debtors’ Emergency Motion for Entry of an Order (I) Enforcing the Solicitation Procedures Order, (II) Enforcing Section 1103 of the Bankruptcy Code Against the Tort Claimants’ Committee, and (III) Granting Related Relief (D.I. 7118, filed 11/10/21)

THE ROMAN CATHOLIC AND UNITED METHODIST AD HOC COMMITTEES’ NOTICE OF IDENTIFICATION OF TOPICS FOR WHICH THEY INTEND TO OFFER EXPERT TESTIMONY ...the Roman Catholic and United Methodist Ad Hoc Committees intend to offer expert testimony on the following topics: 1. The feasibility of the Debtors’ Plan of Reorganization, including but not limited to the achievability of the Debtors’ financial projections set forth in Exhibit E to the Disclosure Statement; and 2. The historical quantum of insurance coverage purchased by the Debtors and the Local Councils and the extent to which such insurance coverage extends to Chartered Organization https://casedocs.omniagentsolutions.com/cmsvol2/pub_47373/2b0cded0-bbe1-4aed-a919-41851a746a68_7228.pdf

I wanted to expand my comment about STEM. In the back of merit badge pamphlets there is a useful bibliography and list of merit badge committee (or is it subcommittee?) members (experts) who authored the content and requirements. In the field, we have merit badge counselors whose expertise ranges from hobbyist to expert with perhaps a few wannabees. Never shall the two groups communicate directly. Sure a MBC could fill in Form 512-130 with her/her comments, send it to National, and ... But why not set up a direct online dialog between the Committee members who authored the merit badge and those who counsel it? Try a pilot of two or three merit badges to start. "Merit" badges - STEM them UP, not dumb them down. Another $0.02,

"Our youth should be seen as our training ground, where we try, and we fail, and we learn to get back up. Our young years are where we build our resilience and thirst for life." From an interview on Daily Mail about his new book.

In the 80's the BSA did just that when we worked with the Bureau of Land Management to formulate Leave No Trace (LNT). The BSA had the opportunity to lead LNT but did not. In the 90's, NOLS (National Outdoor Leadership School) took over LNT with the US Forest Service. Other government partners joined. Government funding of these education programs was always a problem. which lead to the creation in 1994 of LNT, a non-profit educational program which marketed courses to many groups including the BSA. More details at this link https://lnt.org/sites/default/files/Leave_No_Trace_History_Paper.pdf