Sentinel947

To help reading, I put your questions in "" and put my replies in * Hope that makes reading this block of text easier! "Assuming the SM has done the requisite check up during the week and regardless if the SPL does his, if no one is prepared for his section of the meeting how would you handle? How do you teach both the boys the lesson? The SPL has the responsibility to do the checking up and the boy has the responsibility for program content. What's the best way to make the SPL realize that he needs a backup plan without making him feel at fault AND make the boy realize his respons

Yea, it appears it is, I'd swear there were people younger than that when I went to NYLT 4 years ago. I wonder when that started.

Boys need some guidance. "Boy led" doesn't necessarily mean "boy leads off rails, but it also doesn't mean, "paper boy leaders" are you the Scoutmaster? I assume since you refered to him that you are not, but it's worth clarifying? What is your role within the unit? It is totally within your units best interest for the Scoutmaster to give him a call sometime during the week to discuss his plan for the next meeting. Especially if the Troop is new or the SPL is young or inexperienced. After maybe 2-3 weeks of calling him to remind him about having a meeting planned out and coordinated, I'm

Nice to see another Scouter from the Council. Feel free to jump into any topic, or if you don't see it, start your own. Yours in Scouting. Sentinel947

Rjscout beat me to it, I have nothing to add. There a campsites closer to the program areas, but generally the ones like Lakeview are more private and have better views. If you unit isn't very large, you may end up spliting the site with another smaller unit. If you have any other questions I'm sure rjscout or I can answer them.

Welcome! Always nice to have a real introduction. Don't be shy to jump into any topic here!

Yes. Friedlander does a first year Scout program.

Camp McKee in Kentucky and Blue Ridge Scout Reservation in Virginia

I emailed Terry again for another update. Haven't heard back from him yet. I'll post here if and when I hear from him. Yours in Scouting, Sentinel947

BadenP: If you don't mind my intrusion, where do you live? I haven't seen this at all.

I agree this will be huge, but only if it passes. We still have the vote in May and I hear this is not a done deal. The conservatives are putting on a full court press to stop it. They did a much better job of getting people on their side to get involved and fill out the survey, send letters and emails, etc.. I saw flyers passed out at round table for example. I didn't see any flyers or emails from the progressive side. I thought about handing out a flyer at round table making sure people knew about the survey, but decided it wasn't appropriate. Maybe I was wrong and I should have. I agree. I

If you actually have the ability to start a new thread, go for it, I believe none of the rest of us do. We get an error message when we try.

This is a proposed resolution. Does that mean this is the only resolution?

I'll just leave this here. [url=http://scoutingmagazine.files.wordpress.com/2013/04/proposed-membership-standards-resolution.pdf]http://scoutingmagazine.files.wordpress.com/2013/04/proposed-membership-standards-resolution.pdf[/url=http://scoutingmagazine.files.wordpress.com/2013/04/proposed-membership-standards-resolution.pdf]

Yea, My unit is up in Butler County. This year we decided to take a break from Camp Friedlander, but we'd been there for about 6 years in a row. Wonderful place.

I thought I was going to wear it on the uniform. It's tradition in among the troop leaders in my unit to wear the mentor pins. But I think I will keep it off the uniform. There isn't a proper place for it. I will happily wear it to church, and to other places where formal wear is required. But I'm not going to be that guy who takes it on himself to become the Uniform Police. Yours in Service, Sentinel947

Wow. Way to get that nice anti Catholic dig in there. By that I mean, that's pretty uncalled for. Respectfully, Sentinel947

Based on that, you have my backing, although it doesn't count for anything, but I'm very unfamiliar with OA procedures, since my involvement as an adult leader has been absolutely nothing. Yours in Service, Sentinel947

Mozartbrau: What you are planning is going to ruffle alot of feathers to start with. While the "Tapping" out Ceremony is awesome, it's not necessary for them to attend one in order to go on the ordeal. Unfortunately at least from my very limited understanding of the Order. If they lodge wants to have their own little personal fiefdom, than besides taking the issue to the Lodge Advisor, I think you are kind of at a dead end. Quite frankly, I think there are better uses of you and your boys time than fighting with some tin gods at the lodge. Besides why not take that $300 dollars and put th

I talked to Terry earlier this week. He told me he is getting a new client, and that he hopes to have it resolved in another week. I don't think that is a hard and fast commitment but more of a estimation. As Packsaddle stated, we sign what we delete, and we all agreed to "sign" our work. I've been having some issues with spam down in the web hosting sub forum, where bots are registering to hawk their products and putting up unverifiable and unsecured web links that could hurt our users. I have not been signing my work in that section. As both you (moosetracker) and Packsaddle state

I agree TAHAWK.

Ohio Scouters, have you ever considered attending Camp Friedlander in the Dan Beard Council? If you've been, what are you thoughts on it?

All I can tell you Is I emailed Terry a few days ago. He replied with: " I've engaged a new vendor, and hope this is finally resolved this week." I trust Terry to get the issue resolved. Eagle90 The give and take still continues.

(Disclaimer, I'm Catholic) I find that story disappointing, because I'd prefer the Church didn't do that to people. BUT, she signed a contract with a morality clause with a CATHOLIC PRIVATE school. There was always going to be that possibility. Honestly, if I was her, I wouldn't even consider returning to that school. The one thing that bothered me was the following: "Hale, a practicing Methodist, said she also hopes the reaction to her dismissal spurs Catholic leaders to reconsider their stance on gay relationships." What kind of reconsidering is she looking for? Does she expect the Ch

Moosetracker: I sent an Email to Terry asking for an update on the forum issues. Hopefully I'll hear back from him soon.