Scouter Blog

David Bauer, our Ranger at Camp Barstow, was recently diagnosed with a serious medical condition. I write to provide an update and an opportunity to express support.

David was diagnosed with Anaplastic Oligodendroglioma, a cancerous tumor pressing against the brain tissue.

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We let the boys put on old Cub Scout uniform shirts from the 30′s, 40′s, 50′s, 60′s, and even mine from the 70′s. Those who didn’t get to wear old uniforms got to wear old Cub Scout and Boy Scout hats of different generations and types. They all got to look at old Cub Books, Boy Scout Handbooks, look at examples of old rank patches, and were very interested in the whole Lion/Webelos transition.

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Scouting is a Volunteer organization. Are Professional Scouters Necessary? A volunteer scout doesn’t see the value that professional scouters bring to the table…what is your experience?

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Blake Cortright, a 16-year-old Eagle Scout, recently produced The First Encampment, a documentary telling the story of the first Boy Scout camp held in the United States. I was able to get him to answer a few questions

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Blake Cortright is a young film maker who recently wrapped production on “The First Encampment”, a 30-minute documentary telling the story of the first Boy Scout camp in the United States, held in August 1910 at Silver Bay YMCA Camp in the Adirondacks.

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Heard on the Hill: A Scout’s Honor for the Scouts May 19, 2010 By Emily Heil and Elizabeth Brotherton Roll Call Staff We’re sure Rep. Bart Stupak (D – Michigan) is proud to be a Member of Congress, but we think he’s just as proud to be an Eagle Scout. The Michigan Democrat took to [...]

FIRST-CLASS SCOUT

Before being awarded a first-class scout’s badge a scout must pass the following tests, in addition to the tests laid down for second-class scouts:

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Past generations of Scouters would have never proposed something so radical as to so drastically change the Boy Scout Advancement program by eliminating the set of standards for advancement that have become the hallmark of the Boy Scout program.

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