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  1. A big congrats on your project!! I must say it provided a great service to your community. It is also something unique and creative. Most of the projects I see, have to do with building something. Good to see something quite different.
  2. We have to do a bit of shepherding with the first-year campers, but we do have quite a few older 4 and 5 year Scout campers we can delegate that to. We go on several outpost camps during the session and that keeps some of our adults busy. We conduct a lot of Board of Review's at camp which is something else some of our adults can do.
  3. For my part, my last post violated the 6th point of the Scout Law. I apologize. As for TA, (just an educated guess here) I think he clearly expressed the setiments of many 13-15 year old newbies in the Order of the Arrow. I don't think he was stiving for eloquence...he was making a point without mincing words or hiding his true feelings. I wouldn't judge the entire organization based on his comments alone, as he is only been a part of it for a short time. I happen to agree with his overall point, but I'm not a part of that particular honor society, and as an adult, wouldn't have a say i
  4. Since that "press release" is complete fiction....campaign hat will not be served today. I am suprised that so many appear to be enthusiastic in having girls dressing up and playing Indian. Constructive note: I have participated in a couple of threads on this forum that dealt with new honor societies for Venture Scouts being formed. One was in Guam and another in Australia. If I were to suggest something, I think that would be it. It would actually work out better in the long-run, I think, if Venture Scouts could create their own thing, tailored to their age, requirements and gender co
  5. My sincere apologies to the ladies who post here....but I must be honest. The day I see girls under the age of 18 inducted into either the Order of the Arrow or the Tribe of Mic-O-Say, will be the day I eat my campaign hat!! (since that day will probably come sooner than later, can anyone recommend a good wine to go with my hat??)
  6. ......gotta love it!!!! It would be a great one for a camp-fire. As long as the participants don't hop and quack to close to the fire. Roast Duck, anyone??
  7. ......gotta love it!!!! It would be a great one for a camp-fire. As long as the participants don't hop and quack to close to the fire. Roast Duck, anyone??
  8. To Red Feather: How do you manage to get to Philmont every three years. We have been trying for three years and end up on the waiting list every time. If you know any secret code to help us get in...let me know!!!
  9. For Firecrafter info. go to www.firecrafter.org. It is apparently active only in central Indiana. It appears to be a good mix of OA and MOS tradition. It may be very adaptable to a Venture environment. BTW-Bethlehem Penn. is my dad's hometown. His father and his brothers all put in some time at the steel mill. Two of his brother's retired from there about twenty years ago.
  10. I kind of remember seeing it way back when I was a little kid. Every Saturday for a couple of years I went to a kid's matinee movie at a neighborhood theatre, and I'm (almost) positive that was one of the many features I saw. I'll have to go rent it to refresh my lagging memory. Plus I think my SPL son would get a kick out of it. BTW--A couple of months ago I saw an old theatre poster for "Follow Me Boys" out on eBay. WAKWIB
  11. That site is awesome. I'll pass it on!! Thanks.
  12. I would suggest coming up with your own unique society for your district or council. You and your peers best understand what kind of elements of an honor society can best motivate youth to join and continue in Venturing. Good Luck!!
  13. Gee, FOG... Don't hold back, tell us how you really feel!!
  14. Our council wants $1600 for the Jambo Trip with the contingent. There are some extra tours and other things included. I know it's a great opportunity....but the price???
  15. My wife and I have home schooled our kids from the start. Oldest son is now 15, younger son is 9. When my oldest turned 11 we joined just a regular troop chartered by a church in our area. A couple of home-school families we knew had some older boys in the program there. I registered as an assistant scoutmaster. Now my oldest son is the Senior Patrol Leader of the troop (30+ active members). He is doing a fine job, so far. The other home school boys have got Eagle rank and moved on, so at present we are the only home school family in the troop. But it is working out great. The Lon
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  17. Fuzzy Bear writes:"I was told that MOS was allowed to continue because there was a large concentration in the Kansas City/St. Louis area and many who were wealthy supporters of Scouting. I have often wondered about these stories and the dual programs of MOS and the OA." Concerning Mic-O-Say.....It has never existed in St. Louis. But it was started in St. Joseph (which is about 50 miles north of Kansas City) in 1925. The founder, H.Roe Bartle was the Scout Executve for that Council (Pony Express Council). He had come up with the idea while serving as an Executive in Wyoming, where he was
  18. I was wonderin'....are the "pros" required to take some or all of the training that volunteers are encouraged or required to take? In my opinion, if a District Exec. would be required to take the Wood Badge course (and some of the other training), he/she would be: 1}more knowledgeable of how the program operates at the grass roots level. 2}be able to cultivate positive relationships with the volunteers he serves through the shared experiences of the training. Maybe something like this is going on already. If not, it could be something to consider.
  19. Congrats on your 5oth!! Maybe some of the current Scouts could teach and lead a couple of "campfire songs". Especially some that most would find very humourous. And/Or showcase some other talents of your Scouts. Dedicate a "time capsule" in which all who want to can submit something to be included. It is to remain sealed until your 75th Anniversary. (This message has been edited by WAKWIB)
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  21. I do not collect in large quantiies but do become fixated on some of the few items I aquire, but it's mostly Scouting stuff I've received from my involvement in the program. But one can become obsessed with just a few trinkets. If you have seen or read "Lord of the Rings", it took only one little precious ring to push Gollum over the edge (figuratively and literally!!). What if Gollum were a Scouter?? "My precioussss patch...we loves it....puts it on our red vesst...yesss"
  22. My Mic-O-Say tribal name is Sachem Sunlit Valley (Sachem is the "job title" of my present tribal council position). I chose the name Sunlit Valley in reference to the Osage River Valley where the Bartle Scout Reservation is situated. An interesting tradition in MOS at Bartle is for family members to use variations of the same name such as just for example: Big Brown Bear Little Brown Bear Least Brown Bear Son of Little Brown Bear.....You get the idea. If my son is called into the Tribe this summer he is thinking of taking the name "Reflection Of Sunlit Valley".
  23. "The problems come in running the business. There are tasks that need to be organized and we need some objective structure. I am having trouble remembering how the levels and positions in MOS translate. How does one advance in positions and how are offices taken? Must one be a certain level to be elected head honcho for the season? Is there a head honcho for the season? Where is the authority and how does that relate to the average member?" Adrianvs, There are a lot of questions to consider, and I suppose if you're starting from scratch, there is no exact right or wrong way. I'm n
  24. Fuzzy's story brings back memories of similar encounters. Back in my camp staff days, there were several "old-timers" that had the gift for saying the right thing at the right time. It was as if they could look into my mind and knew what I needed to hear, without me even saying a word. Although they are gone from this life, their words of concern, correction, and encouragement still live on in my life.
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