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Archive for February, 2008

February 29th

Posted in Oath and Law on February 29, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

Today we get an extra day. So what are you going to do with it. Wouldn’t it be great if we took this extra day and made it special, For someone else. Today would be a great day to try to demonstrate the Scout Law to someone. Be Helpful and Kind, Be Courteous and Brave, [...]

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Poodling

Posted in Just fun on February 28, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

An interesting observation of our Scouts these days, first let me say that they are all great kids, but they have a tendency to stray. Now I can’t recall exactly how I acted as a 13-14 year old, but I know for a fact that it was probably not like these guys today.You see, our [...]

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A small fish tale

Posted in stories on February 27, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

Summer camp of 2006 took Troop 664 into the Jefferson Wilderness area and Camp Pioneer owned and operated by a great staff of the Cascade Pacific Council. The weather for the week was fantastic and we loaded up and headed to to Camp.When we arrived at camp, we went through the usual tour of camp, [...]

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Tips for a good Scoutmaster Conference

Posted in Advancement, Scoutmaster conference on February 26, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

There are two different Scoutmaster Conferences. The First is when a Scout needs to fulfill a requirement to advance, the other is when a Scout needs your undivided attention. The advancement conferences are pretty straight forward, but allot can be learned in a few minutes sitting with a Scout. A review of his book to [...]

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Governed by "DO" not "DON’T"

Posted in Scout Law on February 25, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

Baden Powell understood young men, he had a connection with the way they learned, developed and reacted to teaching styles and learning environments. In the following excerpt from the Lessons from the Varsity life by Lord Baden Powell of Gilwell he discusses the Scout law. “The Scout Law.So the Scout Law was not framed as [...]

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Why Leave no Trace is important

Posted in Leave no trace on February 24, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

The Outdoor Code of the BSA should be enough…. Right? Well that is if we all lived it. The Leave No Trace principles lead us down a trail to being good stewards of the our wilderness. As Boy Scouts we should just be all of those things, but we all know that the wrong way [...]

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Baden Powell documentary

Posted in Scouting on February 24, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

Hey all… this is floating around the net. Thought I’d drop it into the blog to share with you.Baden Powell was a visionary. Take 4 minutes and learn a bit more about the man that started this thing we call Scouting! Happy Scouting!

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Citizenship in our Nation

Posted in Citizenship, Leadership on February 23, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

Today I was listening to a local talk show, the show focuses on issues that are of interest to conservatives in the Northwest. Some times the host is dead on, while at other times he can get out there, I think mainly to get a reaction or to cause one to think.On today’s show he [...]

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LNT- Minimize Campfire Impacts

Posted in Leave no trace on February 19, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

Campfires have always been a part of Scouting. There is nothing like sitting around the campfire with the guys, laughing, telling stories, or just being mesmerized by the embers as they glow. And just because we practice leave no trace, does not mean that we need not have that experience. We do however need to [...]

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Red Skelton’s Pledge of Allegiance

Posted in Citizenship on February 17, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

This should be required for all students in America… in fact, we all should pay attention to this explination. Enjoy! Happy Scouting!

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