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Featherbedding? I see little need here. Are there any safety issues? any complaints? any units asking for this? I predict little interest from volunteers. There are plenty of other places to camp. "The NCAP Local Council Authorization and Assessment Declaration also asks each camp to indicate the purpose of the camp. We think that camps should be able to articulate why the camp is being held and make sure that like Baden Powell said, what we do has a purpose." Good grief. We already have ACA and state regulatory organizations overseeing camp safety and operation, no need for redundancy. NCAP should just focus on training staff and volunteers to insure Program quality. My $0.02,

$0 as in person fired, position eliminated, or ... restructured and filled by a volunteer? Some of those executives received large increases in just one year. Compare to 2017 Schedule J (page 93) Also of note (page 17) Also of note Schedule F - Activities Outside the United States, Grants and Assistance to Individuals Outside the U S (pages 52-69). Some serious scout bucks to "Support International Scouting".

Nationally yes, but the "first female Eagle Scout" acknowledgment appears in smaller circles - state, county, town ...which IMHO is only natural. Don't many of us find a "first" angle in our own or our children's accomplishments. My SECOND son was my FIRST son to earn Eagle. A handful of women in other states have already become Eagle Scouts, but on Wednesday evening, in the parish hall of St. Andrew’s Anglican Church, the local Eagle Review Board voted to make Taylor the first female Eagle Scout in Wyoming. The Doña Ana County Commission declared Aug. 25 Valerie del Plain Day in recognition of her becoming the first female Eagle Scout in Las Cruces, media and public communications manager Catherine Zaharko said. But back to nationally, how many Eagles will be in this Inaugural Class of Female Eagle Scouts? I guess we will have to wait until Feb, 2021 award ceremony? Will the venue be the Super Bowl? My $0.02,

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Update 9/24/2020: After 27 days and 272 miles, Camp Director Clint Buxton completed his fundraising hike and raised $30,000. Buxton had been conditioning throughout the summer by hiking Camel's Hump and other favorite trails. But suddenly, with less than two weeks to go, he found himself taking a crash course in social media and grass roots community organizing. Buxton quickly got up to speed and had a support team of friends and family behind him as he stepped onto the trail and adopted the trail name ‘Hawkeye’ in August. Along the way, dozens of Scout Packs and Troops linked up with Clint as he made his way toward the Canadian border. Others joined in virtually by hitting a local trail and posting their adventures with a ‘Flat Buxton’ cutout on social media using the #BuxtonHikesLT hashtag. More details at source: https://vermontbiz.com/news/2020/september/24/trail-magic-‘unemployed’-scout-camp-director’s-long-trail-trek-raises-30000

Some good news for a change?

@skeptic link appears to be broken.

@Eagle94-A1 got it. https://books.google.com/books?id=OewRADmIubAC&pg=PA42&lpg=PA42&dq="Scouts+in+Action"+%2B"July+1947"&source=bl&ots=1Lb2GW3iqa&sig=ACfU3U11r9RCgW7KZV-3iOFrsaOiANCOIg&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjkhrfTmvPrAhURVN8KHdvGBtIQ6AEwAnoECAcQAQ#v=onepage&q="Scouts in Action" %2B"July 1947"&f=false

Boys Life July, 1947. https://boyslife.org/scouts-in-action/sia-database/ LIfesaving MB pamphlet mentions that Boys Life started Scouting in Action in 1947. https://www.troop325.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Lifesaving-c2019-p2019.pdf

I looked at Boys Life SCOUTS IN ACTION archive which starts from 2012, but did not find it. https://boyslife.org/scouts-in-action/ https://boyslife.org/more-scouts-in-action/ A little confusing as each above link shows a different comic for the given month,year.

But doesn't your "provider" have to be a FAA approved Aviation Medical Examiner (AME) for this online system?

...On Dec. 23, 1942, John W. Chew Jr. flew over Rehoboth Beach (DE) with Howard Carter aboard as an observer. On this particular flight, they were testing signal flares. As the CAP plane flew along the coast, Chew and Carter methodically dropped the flares and watched as the fiery signals descended to the water. Without warning, their plane also began to drop, and a few moments later, it crashed into the chilly water 100 yards from the beach. Chew and Carter were alive in the aircraft, but the men were stunned, injured and swamped by the icy water. On the beach, four Sea Scouts, William Massey, William Hamilton, Keith Coddington, and Frank Small, saw the aircraft plunge into the waves; and they reacted instantly. A crowd of spectators had gathered to watch as the two pilots struggled to free themselves from the damaged plane. Without hesitation, the four teenagers pushed their way through the spectators, shed their clothes, and sprinted toward the surf. Swimming through the rolling waves, the scouts reached the plane and pulled the two pilots from the wreckage. Neither Chew or Carter were in much condition to swim; but the four teenagers were able to ferry the two pilots ashore... More at source: Michael Morgan https://www.delmarvanow.com/story/news/local/delaware/2020/09/12/sea-scouts-swim-rescue-world-war-ii-civil-air-patrol-pilots/5702394002/

...In his 94 years, Bill created a towering legacy as a lawyer, philanthropist, and activist. To his family, he was a beloved husband, father, and grandfather who was an example of what it means to be a model citizen and a profoundly decent man. To many in the community, he was an inspiring role model, trusted advisor, and loyal friend. His sincerity, humor, approach-ability, and thoughtfulness won him legions of admirers and made him highly effective in his work and his civic and philanthropic endeavors.Bill was born on November 30, 1925 and grew up in the Navy town of Bremerton. His father owned a furniture store and neither of his parents went to high school. Bill went to Bremerton High School and was active in Boy Scouts, where his troop spent three summers building a log cabin from the ground up, and he learned his first lesson about the power of people working toward a common goal... Source: https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/latimes/obituary.aspx?n=william-henry-gates&pid=196816306

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Supplemental Order: Establishing deadlines for filing proof of claims Establishing the form and manner of notice thereof Approving procedures for providing notice of bar date and other important information to abuse survivors Approving confidentiality procedures for abuse survivors https://casedocs.omniagentsolutions.com/cmsvol2/pub_47373/849049_1331.pdf Ugh, apparently once again, rather than convert their created text document into a pdf, court officers decided to image scan it into a pdf, thus disabling cut and pasting text. So, I will quote document by snipping screen images.

Eagle Scout Bill Gates Sr. passes at age 94. https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/obituaries/william-gates-sr-a-guiding-hand-of-bill-and-melinda-gates-foundation-dies-at-94/2020/09/15/4715b8c8-9456-11ea-91d7-cf4423d47683_story.html https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/obituaries/bill-gates-sr-civic-figure-and-father-of-microsoft-co-founder-dies-at-94/ Scout salute and farewell,

Update: MidAmerican Energy announced Friday it will donate $125,000 to build another two shelters at the reservation. Scout executive and CEO Matt Hill said since becoming CEO in 2018, one of his priorities has been adding shelters to the camp, but his attention diverted when the pandemic started. "When the weather event (derecho) happened, then that kind of re-sparked the momentum I guess for it," Hill said. "It's unfortunate that a weather event like that could have been a tragedy is what it takes to get this going. But at the same time, I guess it's a silver lining." As a result of the derecho, the Mid-Iowa Council needs to raise $1.2 million to cover the damages, spokesman Dan Gelis said. The building with the most damage was the Blank Dining Hall which had extensive roof damage, Gelis said. Source with storm damage photos: https://www.amestrib.com/story/news/2020/09/11/companies-donate-shelters-after-derecho-hits-boy-scout-camp-week-after-campers-leave/3469584001/

Tolerance, compromise...thinking before you speak and slower to take offense might help. To some, Democratic Senate candidate Mark Kelly, a retired NASA astronaut, made an offensive remark during a 2018 appearance before the Northern New Jersey Council, BSA. During a question-and-answer portion, Kelly was asked if he thought there would be a time in which Mars was colonized. Kelly said his brother Scott, also an astronaut, went aboard the space station for a year and that his DNA was altered from either radiation or zero-gravity. “I think the word hasn’t gotten out how bad it is for him,” Kelly said. “You know, it’s gotten so bad, that we recently had to release him back into the wild,” he continued to a laughing crowd. “He’s like halfway between an orangutan and a Howler Monkey. We’ve even changed his name to Rodrigo. He lives in the woods. He lives in Eagle Rock Reservation,” a reference to a New Jersey forest reserve and recreational park. ... “Shameful video of Mark Kelly making a racist joke to an all-white crowd,” responded Moses Sanchez, a Republican businessman and Navy veteran who unsuccessfully ran for Phoenix mayor in 2018. It is unclear if the crowd was all white. “He must think people named Rodrigo look like monkeys. Time to move past this type of racism & time for the media to scrutinize Mark Kelly more thoroughly like they would a Republican," Sanchez wrote. Kelly apologized for his remarks Thursday after The Arizona Republic asked about them. https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/politics/elections/2020/09/10/democratic-senate-candidate-mark-kelly-apologizes-offensive-joke/3457056001/ https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/meet-the-press/blog/meet-press-blog-latest-news-analysis-data-driving-political-discussion-n988541/ncrd1239799#blogHeader Above link includes speech video, at 10:00 Mr. Kelly answers Mars question

Scout Salute,

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For this topic, let's wait and watch. For those who want to discuss eligibility, this previous topic comes to mind. Thanks

Update 9/8/20: Boy Scouts were also a part of commemorating history at the Geauga County Airport. The scouts delivered postcards to be included in the airmail and to be delivered to other scouts across the country, said Jarrod Blundy, program executive for the Lake Erie Council. "We are a national organization, so being able to connect with scouts from all over the country is pretty cool," Blundy said. "We enjoy exposing to a wide variety of backgrounds and something like this is pretty unique." ... The significance of the airmail route is it being passed on to the younger generation, Grof said. https://www.news-herald.com/news/geauga-county/volunteer-pilots-re-enact-1920-airmail-route-spend-time-at-geauga-county-airport/article_b34c106a-f1fc-11ea-a745-23f431c10c11.html

August 10,2020: derecho heavily damaged Camp Mitigwa (Mid-Iowa Council) just eight days after the last campers left. Sept 5, 2020: two construction companies Fareway and Dean Snyder Construction have each committed to fully fund ($40K) construction of a new storm shelter at Mitigwa. Each shelter will have a capacity of 40 campers. Mitigwa was the only Scout summer camp open in Iowa this year, hosting nearly 1,000 boys, girls and adult leaders without any COVID cases. An additional 10 storm shelters are needed to sustain campers when Mitigwa is at full capacity. https://www.businessrecord.com/Content/Culture/Culture/Article/Boy-Scouts-receive-storm-shelter-donations-from-Fareway-Dean-Snyder-Construction-/170/832/91199 I had thought building camp tornado shelters were a priority these past 12 years after the Little Sioux Scout Ranch tragedy which also occurred in Iowa. June 11, 2008: Four scouts died when a 165 mph tornado tore through the Little Sioux Scout Ranch in western Iowa. There was no basement or in-ground shelter at the camp when the tornado hit. 2009: Mid-America Council launched a major fundraising campaign to build emergency shelters at all of its camps. 2009: National acquires West Virginia property - Summit Bechtel Reserve 2013: two tornado shelters built at Little Sioux and a siren was added. The new structures have concrete walls, steel shutters and doors and emergency power backup, and were built to withstand an EF5 tornado. 2013: 18th National Scout Jamboree held at Summit Bechtel Be prepared.

FYI, according to last night's CBS Evening News, a report on a female Eagle Scout candidate is scheduled for tonight.