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I remember seeing such a patch in our Scout Shop (NCAC) maybe a few months ago. You might ask your shop to call some of the others, they might have the phone numbers in the back office Well, I called and the NCAC Scout Shop says they have 2 types. Call'em, they can arrange to mail'em, they said. 301.564.1091 Good Scouting to you.

I've seen really impressive candle use in Cub Scout ceremonies.Utilize the older Webeloes in the ceremony. Bare Bones:: Turn the lights off.... One boy reads the Cub Scout promise slowly, LOUDLY, as three candles (blue?) are lit by the (white?)"Scout Spirit" candle: 1)I promise to do my best 2) to do my duty to God and my Country 3) And to obey the Law of the Pack. Then four candles are lit (red?), again by the "Scout Spirit" candle, as a Cub reads, slowly , LOUDLY, the Law of the Pack: 1)A Cub Scout follows Akela 2) A Cub Scout makes the Pack go 3) The

Hear hear... Make sure you have "Classes" for racing, such as: *Cub made *Siblings *Adult Unlimited *Experimental All should be well defined as to Formula Limitations (dimensions, weight, axle and wheel origin and treatment, etc. ). Check the instructions in the box and/or check with District so the boys can qualify in your Pack and in District. Also,make sure you have "extra" awards (not just fast, faster, fastest) and judges thereby, such as: *most colorful *Most Scouty *Realistic *Funny etc. , the goal being that every boy can come away with a prize,

After serving as an Archery RO and Shooting Sports "Consultant", I agree with Oak Tree. But that is only like a "posted speed limit", the guidelines are "ideal" situation limits. Further, if you can, you want a bank of dirt or hillside behind the targets, put and aim your range AWAY from the main traffic routes and areas, and rope/caution tape off the area with TWO warning tapes about 10 or more feet apart.If you can arrange it. And keep your range workers alert to "tourists" who 1)resent being told they can't walk/run wherever they want or 2)want to get closer to "see the action" or 3)want

There once was an Hindu Holy man. He was famous for his mastery of yoga and other esoteric spiritual practices. However, as with all flesh, he had a few, shall we say, weaknesses. For one, he loved Italian food. Especially garlic stuff. The garlic was never strong enough for him. Also, he found marathon running to be an excellent mental discipline. He could peel off 20 or 30 kilometers every day without a problem. Wore out many pairs of shoes. Developed prodigeous blisters. Of course, he had no problem "carbo" loading. Just more garlicy Italian food. But as is true with many such Yogis, his hy

Anyone remember when a Cub Scout was asked to promise to "be square"?...and THEN obey the Law of the Pack?

Good googamooka... Look at the latest "Scouter" The middle has a program help about Lashing Contests. And creating a DRAW BRIDGE!! suspension bridges... Cable stay bridges... Dymaxion tensegrity structures... Buckminster the Cable Guy, we need you...

OOps... I meant Kelty, not Kelly. Surprised no one caught me on that. Then we can talk about pack boards, diamond hitches, commando packs, Alis packs, Haversacks, rucksacks, blackdiamond packs, pack baskets of the Adirondacks, Yuccapacks, aluminum, bamboo, internal, external, yadda yadda yadda.

I will assume your pack frame has a 'Hip Belt'. Get that fitted to your boy first. It should sit on his hip bones, not around his stomach. NOTHING should be on the boys pants belt. Not cell phone or money pouch or knife loop. Find a place in a pack pocket for them. The frame belt should have nothing between it and the boy's hip and not be sinched so tight as to make it hard to breath, either. The hinges that attach the belt to the frame should ideally be at the boys side, adjacent to but not on the hip bones. The belt sits on the hip bones, not the frame. When everything is fitted right,

The County Recreation Dept. uses both 'uniform' t-shirts AND neckerchiefs for their groups. If you sign up for one of their summer camp activities, for your fee you get a colorful T-shirt and a large bandana. The child is expected to wear both when the camp travels on it's field trips to the museums, etc. Makes the groups very distinctive. If I had it to do over again, I would declare my Cub Pack would only wear the yellow necker and ignore the rank appropriate ones. Save $$$. Wear the yellow one with your tshirt or sweater, be distinctive, be a Cub Scout on a trip.

The original post made me think of a few questions, which led to the following experiment: I froze a half dozen eggs over night. The next morning, naturally I couldn't fry or dip bread in them, but I tried boiling them. They were all cracked from the freezing, puffed out a bit. I put three in cold water and brought it to a boil. The cracked areas let out eggy stuff, so the water soon became cloudy. When the water finally boiled, I let it cook for ten minutes. Hard boiled eggs! I believe they even shelled easier than room temp eggs. I chopped them up in a bowl with shredded whole wheat to

Whoa! Really nice. Now, see, that's the kind of PR you need. Betcha this was brought on by a local source, which is where all really good PR has to originate. GOI (Good Ole Irv) can't pay for this kinda exposure. Go and do ye likewise...

The NAME "soccer" is a adaptation of "association football" (English). The game itself developed from various Roman/Aztec/Mayan/Germania (depending where you start)armies kicking their enemies loose heads around... London Bridge... English Crack the Whip...German/Swiss Cat's Cradle... goes waaaay back Google 'em.

Chain of thought... Beaver...teeth...orthodotia...braces...hold pants up...pants too big...need trip to store... spend money... need money... get job...not enough...sue some poor Scouter, from, oh 40 years back...Irving settle out...dues go up... DEs pressured to do more FoS presentations...Blue and Gold dinners...Resentful parents... fewer Cubs...more recruitment...overworked/guilty feeling Commissioners...spouses not home... families split up... loss of family values bemoaned in press...Boy Scouting held up as example of traditional values... families flock to Scouting for a safe place

The Scout knows... Ultimately, he is the one who must deal with the Mom With No Limits. If he has convinced her to let him go to NYLT, then facilitate that. Answer her questions directly and accurately. Do not make it personal. Do not rise to her bait, even if she doesn't know it's bait. Do not attempt to defend yourself from her attacks, it won't matter and she will not admit to the correctness of your comments, if any. Put on your relationship raincoat and let her rants roll off your back. You be there for the boy. Be the bigger person. Learn to say the following : "I'm sorry you

Try a little history... http://www.mountvernon.org/files/GW_and%20Religion.doc

Trev has the right idea... Question... listen and nod... follow the lead of the more experienced BoR members. We do ask to see the boy's Handbook and note all the signatures. "Hi, Tom. This is Mr. Smith and Ms Jones and Mr. Brooke and I'm Mr. Moore. How are you tonite?. Did it rain too much or too little on the Camporee last month?" "You go to Kendall Middle School, right? How is it? " Yeah, my son Jake had trouble with Mr. Gresky's math class too." Say, What was the hardest part of passing this rank? What did you learn new this time?..." Never correct the boy

Note the times... FOUR seconds plus !!

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Bruce...((LOL)) Asbury Park... 10th Avenue Freeze Out... "The screen door slams..." Yeah, there is a difference between Dupont and the Pine Barrens...

You want outdoor video games? Check out http://www.smokeybear.com/kids/games.asp Smoke Jumpers... Swim the raging river... Barbecue critters... Kinda simple, but your boys will think it's fun for a few minutes...

Whoa... Tripped over this in googling... http://www.in.gov/ism/PublicPrograms/SpecialEvents/pwderby.aspx Guinness time? Any bigger tracks??

Frozen eggs... Can't fry'em. Can you boil them after they are frozen? I think I might experiment with that... I know frozen apples can be boiled into apple sauce, but that is an affectation, I guess. Sounds like some real life experience learning. Plan ahead? What if? And how hungry must one be to ignore/work around the pickyness factor?

Went to a baseball game with a friend family. Their boy, "Danny" and my son (both about seven)were great friends back then. "Danny" loved bball. We knew of his allergy and sat way back and avoided the "getcher peanuts here" vendors. Wow! a foul came right to us! Hit the floor, rolled in some peanut shell debris, Danny ran and picked it up and almost immediately started wheezing. We were educated real quick. I had a good friend back in neanderthal Scout days. He had a milk allergy, it was not life threatening, but we drank alot of Tang on camp trips. Treat it seriously as per the previ

Alphonse and Gaston... "Hat Courtesy" is a small but interesting historical item. Way back when, in Britain at least, it was 'expected' that the male would doff/tip/take off his hat (and everyone wore a hat out of the house) to his 'social superior'. If one met the mayor of the town, or the Lord of the manor or a rich merchant or the priest, it was expected that the hat would come off as a sign of respect if not subservience. About 1650, the Quakers decided that if all were equal under God's eye, then hat tipping was contrary to God's will (equality of language: the use of 'thee,