This past weekend our Troops plan was to float a portion of the Deschutes River in Central Oregon. We all knew going into this activity that there was risk as well as the opportunity to challenge our selves. What we could never plan for was how well the Scouts did in the adventure leading to [...]
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Challenge
Posted in blog, camping. planning, canoe, Character, High Adventure, Scout, teamwork on September 19, 2011 | 1 Comment »
Whats the Main thing
Posted in blog, Character, Citizenship, Ideals, Leadership, Methods, Scout, Values on September 14, 2011 | 1 Comment »
Monday night another young man joined our Troop. He is a 6th grader, never been in Scouts before and looking for adventure. I met him and his parents and he joined right into the gathering activity fitting in with his new Patrol mates as if he’d been in the Troop for years. His parents had [...]
The age of an Eagle?
Posted in Advancement, blog, Journey to Excellence, Leadership, Methods, Scout, Scouting, Scoutmaster conference, Service, Skills, Summer Camp, Values on July 8, 2011 | 6 Comments »
Funny how time fly’s when you’re having fun. This week has been an amazing week of Scouting and thus, I have not been on the computer much at all. The Outdoor channel is currently filming Scouts from my Troop on an amazing adventure for the series Scouting for Adventure. Last night I sat down with [...]
The First Scoutmaster Conference
Posted in Advancement, Motto, Oath and Law, Scout, Scout Law, Scouting, tagged #100daysStrong on May 23, 2011 | 1 Comment »
A young man sits across from you at a table, he is new to the Troop and seeking that first badge.. the Scout Badge. He sheepishly asked for a Scoutmaster conference, and now he is stepping off on the Trail to Eagle. The first Scoutmaster conference as a Boy Scout can be an intimidating one. [...]
Over Sensitive???
Posted in Scout on January 12, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
As you know I am a sports fan, and because of the nature of my work (Yeah.. I need to work to fund my Scouting habit). I listen to Sports Talk radio.This week we have been bombarded by the sports media on the subject of sensitivity regarding comments made by a reporter for the Golf [...]







Where worlds meet
Posted in Advancement, blog, Character, Citizenship, comments, Ideals, Leadership, Scout, teamwork, Values on January 23, 2012 | 6 Comments »
For those of you that have followed the blog for any given time, you know that I am a fan of sports. I believe that sports do great things in the lives of youth and I also believe that there is room for sports, scouts, academics, and a normal life for our youth. I actually [...]
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