The Scoutmaster Minute

As you know, or may not know… much of our camping experiences seem to hover around when the next meal is.   We set camp… have a Cracker Barrel. We wake up… Breakfast. We do an activity until… lunch. We resume activity until it’s time to prepare dinner. And then we clean up the mess [...]

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Last night I was asked to speak at a local Cub Scout Packs meeting/ recruiting event.  It was fun to go hang out with the Cub Scouts a bit, but even more fun to see the young faces of Scouting’s future. The Cubmaster asked me to talk in general terms about the Scouting program and [...]

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A couple weeks ago while at Camporee a group of Scout leaders and I had a discussion regarding discipline in their units.  I had mentioned that our three goals for Camporee this year were to 1. Have Fun, 2.  Drink lots of water, and 3.  Be Disciplined. So the discussion lead to how we maintain discipline within [...]

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Today is Memorial Day! On this Memorial day I would like to share with you a speech.   This speech was delivered by MG (Ret) Robert H. Scales at Gettysburg on Memorial Day 2007. I present this to you as one of the people he is speaking to and of in the speech. I thank [...]

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Tomorrow is Memorial Day. A day to say Thanks to all of those men and women that selflessly serve our Nation. Thursday evening the Scouts of Troop 664 joined the rest of the Thunderbird District at Willamette National Cemetery to participate in the Flag placement Ceremony and then place an small American Flag on the [...]

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In my life time, I have had the opportunity to be honored for many achievements.  Not tooting my horn, but it is fair to say that in 21 years in the Army and many years a Scouter, accolades and recognition comes your way.  I have been honored by our Nation through the Army, I have [...]

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Ok… so based on the title.. where is he going with this?  Pride in the Community?  Pride for ones Community?  Proud to be a part of the Community? None of the above.  Or all of the above. This week is a proud week for me, there are a lot of events and gathering that foster [...]

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He a quick video of a group of Scouts I am extremely proud of. Going into Camporee this year our goal was simply to have fun.  With as many new Scouts as we have, the expectation of Top Troop was unrealistic, and that’s ok. But what happened was the Scouts of 664 showed their motivation [...]

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A real fast and easy backpacking meal.   Chicken Tetrazzini 1 cup water1 pkg mushroom soup mix1 pkg Ramen noodles1 can chicken (5 oz) BEFORE CAMP: Mix dry ingredients at home. (Do not include Ramen noodle sauce mix.) Store in plastic bag.AT CAMP: Boil water. Add noodle mixture. Stir in chicken. Cook until noodles are [...]

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Planning and Preparing for your next out door experience should start with Leave no Trace.Leave No Trace is a Nationally recognized program that has been adopted by the Boy Scouts of America to enhance our out door ethic and reinforce in our Scouts and attitude about good stewardship and respect of our back country. This [...]

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