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Any chance that you're interested in a Cub Day Camp or Resident Camp position? Even if found someone w/ access to the book you might have a hard time getting your hands on one. I rec'd mine at National Camp School for reference use as Program director for Cub Day Camp. And while the text might not be a restricted publication.... "This manual is for the adults who will teach the shooting sports skills of archery and BB shooting to Tiger Cubs.... Archery and BB gun shooting are restreicted to Day Caps / Webelos Scout resident camps, Council magaged family camping programs, or to counci

Hi, Just a coupla observations. new-cb-mom, You haven't indicated whether the units laid back attitude or ndifference is found "around the water cooler" or in Pack Committee / Pack leaders meetinsg.... Does you pack have such eetings? Is there an advancement chair? Perhaps you could offer to pick up the awards for your den or even the whole pack. It sounds as if the DL & CM are not tuned into that at all if you haven't rec'd Bobcats by the end of January. Our patches often go out at a den meeting w'in 3 weeks of the boys joining and he receives his card at the next Pa

Hi, Some thoughts.... Do you have trained ASMs (Assistant Scout Masters)? Who attends Roundtable for your unit? If there is no Un it Commissioner perhaps the District Executive, DE, District Commissioner or Roundtable Commissioner could bring up the "Troop Committee Challenge." Its a training / team building exeercise that might not have been around 15 yrs ago & certainly hasn't been used in your troop recently. Has anyone one on the Committee beeen trained? There is even an orientation for IHs, Institutional Heads, the head of the Chartered organization, a

Hey Unc, I heard that one years ago as a Harvard - Yale joke -- I've been walking out of rest rooms w/out washing my jands for thirty years hoping that someone would stop me so that I could use the line.(Just kidding) Does anyone want to spin off Dish Washing in camp? As I recall failure to rinse well can lead to frequest "trots" to the latrine due to soap residue. Proabably the wrong place to say, "Gee, I love this scouting stuff!" Bob

Gotta have balloon sized dinosaur eggs. Paper mache made in advance or 2 day project... drying time for paper mache & paint. Be careful w/ your color selection. We invited a loacl museum to talk to the boys about fossils & then had them make them out of plaster. One of the curators came out for free-- are there any middle school / high school science teachers you can tap? Colleges or universitites aren't out of the question either. The footprints are a great idea -- especially if you have a naturally muddy area. We were able to cut out several pair that adult wore strpped

Hi, just pulling up a chair before fixing dinner. Actually this is a perfect opportunity to get a Unit Commissioner involved. Put "leadership" on the agenda for the pack Committee meeting or the Pack's monthly / bi-monthly planning meeting & ask the commissioner to make a guest appearance. I won't hijack this thread & will try to post later, but Commissioners should visit every unit at least once a month. That visit should be a regular pack (weekly all dens) meeting, an activity (pinewood, blue gold, etc) or a committee meeting. (Roundtable, phone & e-mail contact

Congratulations on taking a big step in bringing aScout's Duty to God to a new level of visibility. Plan your work & work your plan; and remember the audience. Its okay to enjoy a religious retreat; and you never get a second chance to make a first impression. Enough platitudes. I'm sure that everyone here will keep you in our prayers as your group prepares to offer one of Scoutings gifts to the young people of your area. Bob

Thanks, I'll check in the a.m. unless someone confirms it before I turn in tonight. Bob

Hi, I'm looking for a hand cranked rope making machine that could be clamped or bolted to a table to make 3 strand rope. I've turned up 2 very simple tools (one from troop 28 and an out of print book that features the 3 or 4 strand machine I'm looking for. (I think that the book is called "making rope with a hand operated machine" -- neat title huh?) Though "out of print" a copy may be available from "leahman's kitchen" but I'm under the gun time wise. Any help would be appreciated..... Thanks, Bob

I googled up the following... http://teacher.scholastic.com/researchtools/articlearchives/civics/presid/focus/prchford.htm Question: How did you feel when you received offers to play professional football and why did you turn down the offers? -- Mrs. Hargrove's 6th Grade, Canby Lane School, Decatur, GA. President Ford: Quite frankly, I was overwhelmed to receive two offers to play professional football from the Detroit Lions and the Greenbay Packers. I was tempted because it was during the Depression when there weren't very many jobs available for a college graduate. The nati

Suffolk County Council, BSA ... Eagle Scout, retired NY Giant Football player, and CBS Football Broadcaster Beasley Reese engages in conversation with Yogi Berra, huge supporter of scouting ... www.sccbsa.org/Yogi.html - 3k - Supplemental Result - Cached - Similar pages

Kevin Greene, Carolina Panthers, LB... From Scouting Magazine: Football stars support Scouting At the Del-Mar-Va Council's Sports Spectacular last June, Eagle Scout Aubria R. S. Black, Troop 47, Wilmington, Del., posed with (from left) Indianapolis Colts receiver Marvin Harrison and retired NFL stars Tony Dorsett, Franco Harris, and Kevin Greene. At the eventwhich raised more than $40,000 for ScoutingGreene, a former Carolina Panthers linebacker and an Eagle Scout, urged Scouts to continue to be involvedthat it's possible to be active in Scouting and also pursue athletic interests.

Thanks Shemgren et al, An update.... Our latest Eagle candidtae is on track to work during the next two weeks. (His high School broke for Christmas last Friday.) I've checked w/ council and the leave it up to the Districts. The registrar noted that every project should be logged in at the Council HQ before being picked up by the District rep. In fact two of our Districts have almost instant turnaround since one of several members of their Eagle BoR's is in each week. They review the proposals at the counter & often sign off immediately, although I am assured that no

I'm reminded of a teacher's remonstration that every individual has at least three vocsablaries. 1. The words we use every day. 2. The words & language that we use when writing, especially schoolwork or letters of thanks or introduction. (You remember writing letters don't you?, Complete with Inside addresses, Salutations, Bodies, Closings & Signatures) And 3. the specialzed language, jargon, that is associted with jobs, hobbies etc. A lot of each type of language flies around this forum. (I often slip from one to another... sometimes on purpose.) While I thin

Hi, It sounds as if the Cub camping program is alive & well in you area. If I'm not mistaken Cub Scout Winter camping restrictions are set by council or region and apply to Tent Camping. You can still visit a council camp, stay in a bunk house or cabin and enjoy winter activities in a different setting. I was very interested in a comment in another thread that related how much less work was involved in being a scoutmaster instead of a den leader. Perhaps the Pack leadership needs to be shaken up a little, where are the COR or IH in this picture -- its their unit not the Co

G'day, By way of observation I would give the awards out asap, next Pack meeting. And while I'm not sure exactly what I would say I would address this at the next Cub CoH. Blue /Gold, Scout Sunday , whenever. Explain that in the future the boys will be receiving Immediate Recognition whenever reqs are met, and while some awards will require a trip to the Scout Shop they will also be presented by or at the next Pack meeting. Our unit holds the mothers pins / cards until quarterly COH's so that all boys have a chance to rec. with their parents present. When I came into the pack

Proud Eagle, the names of locally prepared training programs vary by Council, District (and Region, I suppose.) For this reason I would encourage you to raise the question with your local Council Commissioner or Training Chair. I say this because our local "University of Scouting" is really more of a "College of Commissioner Service" with a few other courses thrown in. While it does offer a few short courses, it has never offered a comprehensive daylong training for district or council volunteers. I did not go over the "Baden Powell University" site that was recently mentioned here

Okay, here's the genesis.... I regularly see the head of the Eagle BoR at roundtable and hand delivered a scouts Eagle Leadership Project packet (only project details and before photos as requested by our Eagle BoR chair) signed off by the IH, Scoutmaster & Troop Adv. Chairman to him at Roundtble 3 weeks ago. In the "Details" he included his timetable that called for executing the project over the Christmas holidays.

Not to hi-jack but... just a reminder that it is illegal to operate a cell phone while driving in some statesor even smalller jurisdictions. The laws vary widely from "no-hands" to "no use by anyone under 21 yrs. of age" to "no use ." And remember as SR540Beaver pointed out ignorance of the law is no excuse... and police officers can be effective educators. Bob

I've just scanned the recent threads on Eagle's & Eagle Projects but didn't find anything dead on.... A comment on length of time for approval came close but... (1) How long should it take to get a project approved? (2) Sould the review / approval be more than an evaluation of feasibilty & approiateness of prject or (3) What changes ("suggestions" or "recommendations") should the "District Eagle Board of Review" be making since the candidate is responsible for planning & implementing the project? Feel free to respond re both the real world & the alternate

Gung-Ho, that reminds me of a piece that Doug referenced. The one that comedian Red Skelton used to do. A few thoughts, some may have already been tossed out. ...start by always including tghe Pledge in Pack mtng or Court Of Honor openings. ...if the dens meet in the same location try a joint opening ceremony. Let the the boys (Bears?) who need to conduct a ceremnony for advancement plan it. They will love it. Perhaps the Tigers will begin asking why they don't say it at den meetings. If the leaders are actually avoiding the Pledge think before taking action; actual

As a Catholic Scouter I don't have a dog in this fight, but I appreciate BW's observations and advice. Packsaddle, Which pamphlet are you looking at? (I can't imagine BSA providing material for an emblem program that they don't recognize.) Contact the relationships division in Irving and get the straight scoop. I wouldn't even trust the local council. (Sorry I don't have an e-mail or 800 phone #-- if I find one I'll post it.) I'm also puzzled by the thought that a current scouter w/c/should wear a knot to represent their participation in an emblem program that was not reco

Sorry for the typos Plam should be Palms and inacty becomes inactivity. Scouter Paul did you cut & paste? A question, okay two... Is this in a section referring to Webelos/Arrow of Light recipients or Boy Scout reg. in general? If Arrow of Light then the "they" in the last sentence could make sense. Is it really "my"? (My quotes in the following section,) I would be disappointed if that got by our council's secretary. "In May of 2004, the National Executive Board made the following change: To comply with the 2004 National Bylaw changes, boys younger than 10

This question is akin to what is a boy scout to do once he has earned the eagle. Granted there isn't a Plam system for cubs but... Has the young man earned all of the belt loops, pins and activity badges? Unfortunately the # one thing this scout can do might be to serve as a warning to his leaders. Even if he was eager & competent his adult leaders should have worked to avoid the potential let down that will accompany a period of inacty / lack of advancement or recognition. Bob

Our unit only meets once each month during June, July & August but we have several service projects & camp in June & July. August has a meeting, a planning session for the new year and our Summer COH; and the COH itself. Active is as active does! - not Forrest Gumph