The Scoutmaster Minute

I could not have said it better.This is Baxter Black, my kinda guy… Just a guy in love with America just like me.Enjoy!Learn more about Mr. Black at his website. www.baxterblack.com http://www.youtube.com/get_player And for those of you that love the pork as much as I… here is a must see download. Have a Great Scouting [...]

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It is the morning after another great Thanksgiving. What made this Thanksgiving great for me this year was the simplicity. Now I don’t want to start sounding like a old fuddy duddy…But, coupled with the fact the leading up to Thanksgiving I was on the “impact” subject and did a lot of soul searching finding [...]

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I would like to wish all of my Friends in Scouting a very blessed Thanksgiving.As you have read my blog over the last year you know a bit about who I am and I have shared on many occassions just how thankful I am.Today is a day set aside to give thanks.Thank you. For FoodFor [...]

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“It’s time to take our destiny and our definition back into our own hands,” Mazzuca said. “We have such a positive story to tell.” I don’t know why, but sometimes things happen and it seems to hover. Lately, it seems that the subject of our impact or legacy as Scouts and Scouters has been on [...]

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Last night the Troop held it’s monthly fun night after the PLC meeting. This month the Scouts elected to play Basketball over at the Church gym as the darkness is falling earlier and its getting cold outside.So they held their PLC meeting focusing on the January Camp out and discussing the events of December that [...]

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Fuel consumption in the cold.No matter which type of fuel you use for cooking, in the winter you need to plan for more.This is an important part of planning your Patrol’s meals, as you need to account for the amount of fuel you will burn, which impacts the amount of fuel you need to carry.Plan [...]

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As we repeat the Scout Oath each week at our meetings and try every day to live the values and promises it contains, sometimes it is worth putting it in perspective and coming to a better understanding of what we promise when we say those words that begin with ON MY HONOR. To keep myself [...]

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I am not one to just promote something for the sake of promotion.. and since I don’t get paid to do this Scouting stuff when I do promote something, it is because I believe in it and think it is worth while and worth passing on. I received an email from Alvin Townley, the author [...]

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As most of you are already aware, Mike Rowe, host of the TV series Dirty Jobs posted a great letter on his blog.My good buddy Steve posted something about it, as did a new friend in Scouting JeffYou can read their posts here: STEVE and JEFF. There is not much I can add that has [...]

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Troop Junior Leader Training. A valuable tool to give the Youth leaders of your troop. A must do every year to insure you have effective leaders that can provide Purpose, Direction, and Motivation.This show is a discussion of how our Troop (Troop 664) conducts TJLT annually.Enjoy. Listen or Download here Standard Podcast [27:09m] mp3 format [...]

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