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Camp Conewago has two buildings: 10 miles from the Battlefield. Nice folks in this council Main Lodge-21 people- 100 bucks Small Cabin --sleeps 10 -- $40 In 1919, the officers of Conewago Council, which then oversaw Scouting in Hanover, Littlestown, New Oxford, Locust Grove, Abbottstown, and East Berlin, saw the need for a Boy Scout camp in their area. Along with the assistance of other civic-minded citizens, the council solicited funds in the area for a camp. On September 13, 1919, they purchased approximately 25 acres of land in Hamilton Township, Adams County, from George T.

There is somebody on the open discussion board that is ruffling feathers again. I don't agree with much he says but he sure causes alot of dialog. I have had a hard time controling my mouth when it comes to some of his points of discussion. I think boys look good in neckers. I hope they like them. Our numbers are up. I want kids to enjoy Scouting as much as I did. I don't apoligize that I have a Rockwellian view of the world. I live in a small town in Upstate New York. There's not much special about it. It's "my" town. Where I'm from and where I'll die. Scouting meant alot

Brian, You condemn the old ways that are driving lads away from Scouting. Why would you want to wear beads that date from the Boer War. You'd have better luck finding a unicorn than a lad 11-17, not in Scouting, that could point to where the Boer War was fought. The Taupe necker with the Clan MacLaren(sp?)swatch? You hate neckers and have railed against them on many occasions. Will you look dorky(your words not mine) in yours? I have thought many times that you are an internet troll, here only to bother us. Sometimes you misuse some of the WB lingo. Care to publish your numbers s

why is this on the open forum and not on the Wood Badge Forum?

After all you written and said, why in the world would you ever want to wear anything that dates from the Boer War? Just get a big alarm clock and some silver teeth and lead us into the next century, Flava flav is today's modern hero. By the way, when you get your number be sure to publish it here so we can find out if you are real. You number will be on your WB certificate. On Wednesday we'll be playing Kim's game the boys really like it.

Everytime I read about one of these tragedies I harken back about 150 years. Some folks that went west were city dwellers who knew nothing about living outdoors. OTOH, most were from farm stock that were looking for a better life. Look at the farming folks of that day. Killed and cleaned what they needed. Never had used flush toilets,really knew what tools were for, could judge time by the position of the sun(they had slaved under it all day), for the most part had proper clothing,had women folk that were tough as nails. In general they were a lot closer to the land and all that goes wi

Aren't the Scouter.com topics with the most replies the most fun things to discuss. Anybody that gives time to the boys(not money to FOS)cannot be a bad Scouter. Period. I'll agree that a Blue and Gold dinner is not the place to run an FOS pitch. The first time I saw that I did not like it. Let's remember a volunteer asked my DE to be there. I think we'd all agree that it is in the presentation. Some folks will give and some folks won't. Would parents come if we Scouters said. "Hey come to a parnets meeting and part with your cash". So my first plea for help came from our D

Check out camp conewago same council as Camp Tuckahoe. I think the big building is heated. If you are going to the battlefield check out the electric map. Get reservations at General picketts buffet it is worth the money.

How was your FOS doubled? It is a voluntary contribution. Who told you it was doubled? What was it before ? What is it now?

My Scouting experience is not composed of decades long service. I see folks at the district level being people who are dedicated to the program yet no longer have a son in a unit. They have many years of experience. Front line folks should be just that. They should deal with the things that affect their unit. Especially in new units they should not be coming up with all these solutions for the DE. The district folks don't help run the meetings or help the SPL why should you run the district? I do think that Fair share should be presented by unit folks. You know the parents, you ser

The Scouts wear embroidered neckers. And for Brianbuf, neckers don't chase kids away. Sports is our main conflict. The Adults all wear short sleeves. As a Wood Badger I wear just beads most all the time except for more formal stuff. I would wear a Troop necker, however, I'm a fat guy. Fat guys look stupid with short neckers. There needs to be adult sized neckers otherwise adults look silly with a kid sized necker.

Agreed Scoutldr, However in my Disrict, there is a heighten sense of urgency. We are telling people that the status quo has to change. Maybe the next step is to tell people that it is $65 ($11 for national and $53 for Council) to join Scouts. Sure would lower my stress level and time we've spent in TC meetings. Add another $35 for the Troop and we're at $100. Still a tremendous ROE. I think what we're hearing is, if your family income is $90k(nurse at $50k and Police officer at $40k) and you have every electronic gizmo, maybe go on a cruise every other year, that maybe you ne

Saturday, 1935 EDT 12/9 I just called the factory hoping to ask a question and leave a mesage. Mr. Batchelder picked up the phone!!!! I don't have a Scout coat yet but someday when I do I know where I'm going to buy it from!!!!!

CNY, Nobody from our council is asking for multiple donations like that. I would think if you have three Scouting children AND YOU WERE ABLE the Council is asking $156. If you are not able, which is ok, then the Council is asking for whatever you see fit. They would accept $10 per child or even $2. The are asking us to help however we can. Whatever we give, no one is going to ask us idividually what our contribution is, no one is going to deny our kids anything. I will be sure to let all my friends know that the United Way in my liberal area is about $230k shy of what the

CNY, Nobody from our council is asking for multiple donations like that. I would think if you have three Scouting children AND YOU WERE ABLE the Council is asking $156. If you are not able, which is ok, then the Council is asking for whatever you see fit. They would accept $10 per child or even $2. The are asking us to help however we can. Whatever we give, no one is going to ask us idividually what our contribution is, no one is going to deny our kids anything. I will be sure to let all my friends know that the United Way in my liberal area is about $230k shy of what the

Reread some of the posts here and I want to clarify something. I used his calling himself a Baptist as an adjective to describe him. I called him a radical Baptist. I met a few Baptist folks in the Marine Corps and even attended a few services. Mr. Phelp's actions do not resemble anything like the folks I met. Nor would they think that Phelps was helping anyone witness God's love for us. If anything, he drives people from the flock. He poisons the minds of his granddaughters. I apoligize for any offense anyone may have taken (or I said)should they have been offended that I

This guy Phelps is a good reason to bring back that age old tradion of dueling. Even if he gets me he won't make it though all those bikers that go to all those funerals for fallen warriors. Problem solved. PS Define irony: An organization that has been branded as homphobic and hate mongering; that gets sued because we require a religon of some sort, is hated by a radical Baptist that hates homsexuals. Who would think the tragic death of a 9 year old boy would be a reason to rally your friends? too bad NH wasn't the "Make sense or die" state instead of

No Llamas yet. I seem to remember a children's book called "Is your Mama a Llama?" How 'bout Fernado Llamas?

First year as a cub den leader one of the first den meetings I asked a parent for $1 for materials we had used. He said, "Wow, $1 is all you want for watching him all that time", as if I was a babysitter. I wanted to punch him in the teeth. Hard.

I am also in an upstate NY council. FS was proposed at a dollar a week. 52$ a year. About $4.50./ month. We are going to the parents with this now. Eamon, I agree $60 a year is nothing considering my son's ROE. National prohibited our Council from doing that. National's reply was, "It costs $11 in Iowa to be a Scout , it will cost $11 in your council to be a Scout. You get your council funds how ever you must but NO requirement shall be made". You seemed all for it in your early post(12/1) but then posted something different the next day. In 2004 our troop gave fiv

I am also in an upstate NY council. FS was proposed at a dollar a week. 52$ a year. About $4.50./ month. We are going to the parents with this now. Eamon, I agree $60 a year is nothing considering my son's ROE. National prohibited our Council from doing that. National's reply was, "It costs $11 in Iowa to be a Scout , it will cost $11 in your council to be a Scout. You get your council funds how ever you must but NO requirement shall be made". You seemed all for it in your early post(12/1) but then posted something different the next day. In 2004 our troop gave fiv

Update. The young man had his SM conference on Saturday for tenderfoot. He was scared to talk to the SM, but made out fine. Actually lacking only one thing for second class. He made alot of excuses to me about how he remembered none of the requirements. I think alot of his lack of interest was that he genuinely feared the SM conference. Afterwards he said, "That was easy" I said, "Easy? Or did you know your stuff?" Reply was, "Yeah I guess it was easy because I only got one question wrong." I haven't told him about the "dreaded" BOR.

I feel that some of the complaints voiced about the new WB course are valid when you talk about the absence of Scoutcraft. I feel Boy Scout leaders should be at home in the outdoors. I feel that those who are physically able should provide a robust program. I don't feel that a weekend in IOLS is enough. I took the new WB course so I know nothing about the old. Here is the question. What kind of course would you design that gave SM's and ASM's , heck even camping crazy committee members, all the tools necessary to safely give boys the outdoor adventure we all know they crave?

Brian, Today I taught 13 Bears how to make a crystal radio. In the Cub book in 1930. Still in the Bear book. Obsolete as can be. They had a good time and can't wait until we finish them next meeting. I don't think those 8 year olds have read how backwards scouting is on your website. Some even wore neckers.

I've said it before I'll say it again. We could not take the old course if we wanted to. I do see some of Gonzo's points about outdoor skills. The level of Knowledge in scout skills is an individual pursuit. Just like religion, fitness, whatever. What you do with the knowledge after you get it is most important. Do you take intro to Outdoor leadership and figure you're done learning? You are a fool. Do you earn your beads as a Den leader(which I did) and think that Boy Scouts is adult led? You are a fool. Do you not abide by the G2SS? You need to be out on your