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How Scouting is supposed to work
This post from Shawn Cleary, a Scoutmaster in Green Bay, WI is about correcting a wrong and keeping a Scout in the program. It is amazing to me how wrong a Troop can get a program. It is good that...
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How to pick a Troop
It has been that time for a while for my son, Elliot to figure out what Troop he wants to go to. Quite frankly, he is the only Webelos II to really get started, from what I can tell. He has only...
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Pinewood Derby Saved a Scout
This is not a post about how cool the Pack’s Pinewood Derby race went. That is coming later. This is a post about making it fun for the Scouts and keeping Scouts in the program. A little while ago, I...
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My Thoughts Part II
Back in July 2012, I wrote a post about what I thought on the BSA National re-affirmation of its policy on Gays. I still believe in what I wrote then as I do now. Today, the BSA put out a statement...
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Pin College for Webelos II
This weekend was a Webelos Pin College at Troop 127. Five Webelos II from Pack 221 attended. Last year’s Webelos IIs did the same. I think that four or five Webelos are still there out of seven....
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Changes
During the Pin College, I saw one of my old Webelos II from last year. He was a kid that never wore a shirt and talked back a bit. Now, he’s a good kid and he worked his way through earning...
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Trainer’s EDGE 2013
This weekend was Trainer’s EDGE in Cascade Pacific Council, in the Pioneer District. There were about 26 participants who got either certified or re-certified for three years. Eight of the...
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A Scouting Tradition
This Monday night was the Pack’s Blue & Gold. Our Pack has been around for since 1951. We have had many Blue & Golds celebrations. However, as of late, we have been pretty lax on them. It...
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Blue & Gold
The National Scouting website says this about what a Blue & Gold represents: “The purpose of the blue and gold banquet is to celebrate the pack’s anniversary, thank pack leaders and other adults...
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The Webelos Journey
The Journey of Scouting includes the Journey of Webelos Scouts. It is vastly different from that of the Tiger, Wolf and Bear Cubscouts. First, there is the Webelos Rank itself. Then there is the Arrow...
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The Final Countdown
As I pointed out last week in a post, the Pack Committee submitted me for the Unit Leader of Merit Award as Cubmaster. It is and will always be one of the great highlights within my life to be a part...
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Religion
“A Scout is Reverent. A Scout is reverent toward God. He is faithful in his religious duties. He respects the beliefs of others.” Excerpted from page 47-54, Boy Scout Handbook, 11th Edition, (#33105),...
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The Last Webelos II Den Meeting
Well, the last Webelos II Den Meeting is in the books. We have a hike and a Pack Meeting and then AOL/Crossover. Tonight was the LNT review, how to build a campfire (on school property so, we didn’t...
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The Rope Ladder
The other day Elliot came to me while I was working in my office asking for rope. Oh, wonderful. I wonder what he’s up to now. After several questions, he told me he wanted to build a rope ladder....
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BSA Membership Survey
The Boy Scouts of America have launched their “Voice of the Scout” survey, open to all currently active members of the BSA. The results will be part of BSA’s decision-making process on whether to...
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The 4T Trail Hike
The Webelos II recently took their last outing/hike of their Cubscout career. It was to make sure that everyone got the requirement of taking a Day Hike. Which, really was part of the Outdoorsman...
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Memories
I have just put up a cork board with a lot of my patches from Scouting thus far. All of these patches were either given to me by #Scoutnation (a group of Scouters world-wide), earned through trainings...
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Commissioner Training
March 16th was the Cascade Pacific Council’s Commissioner’s College. I love training and for $10 I got a patch and lunch to boot! I am not a Commissioner, but I went anyway. I went to this...
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2013 Arrow of Light Scouts
Over the weekend, the Tree Scouts of Pack 221 in the Pioneer District of the Cascade Pacific Council celebrated with an Arrow of Light Ceremony and Crossover at Magness Tree Farm. The Webelos II,...
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Knot Again
There are several posts and threads on many different forums on the Internet about Knots. I most recently wrote one in July of 2012. That post and ones linked to it talked about how the Boy Scouts...
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