– Bryan On Scouting

Every time he drove by the Sumner County Veterans Home, Mason Wettengel couldn’t help but think about the sacrifice of the veterans inside. And he couldn’t help but notice something else about the place. “I could tell that the converted 1950s motel could probably use some extra help,” Mason says. One day, Mason parked his…

The heroes: Robert Shaw, Roy Scheider and Richard Dreyfuss (left to right). It was a relatively low-budget movie directed by a young man with only two feature films to his credit who also happened to be an Eagle Scout. It ended up being the biggest blockbuster of the year and would remain the highest grossing…

The motto of Venturing, the BSA’s program for older youth, is “Lead the Adventure.” Jadah Foltz doesn’t just recite that motto at crew meetings. She lives it every single day. Jadah, a member of Crew 288 of the BSA’s North Florida Council, is the first person in the history of her council to receive the…

Six young men from Troop 746 became Eagle Scouts on the same day in January. The group of six includes five cousins (from right): Jeffrey Dangl, Tyler Gilmore, Caleb Wheeler, Brian Gilmore and Spencer Kettley. They’re joined by longtime family friend Elliott Streiff, left. Every Scouting journey is unique. A group of Scouts can go…

Bu Wei He (wearing hat) teaches chess. Both photos were taken Jan. 31, 2020. Eagle Scout service projects, like a lot of things in life, don’t always go as planned. But when a Scout learns to stand tall, to pivot, to find a way forward, the lessons learned could be some of the most important…

When students at the Dayton Regional STEM School would go outside for recess or an outdoor lesson, they had to sit on the ground. Alex Arehart, a sophomore at the school, noticed the lack of seating and other improvements that could be made to the fledgling campus. “I knew I wanted to do something for the…

It’s just an old photo, but it packs a perfect one-two punch. First, it’s a cool snapshot of two famous boxers meeting with Scouts more than a half-century ago. But second, it’s the beginning of a photographic treasure hunt to determine more info about the picture. Naturally, as with any good Scouting mystery, I thought…

The Scout Shop is here to make sure that you are ready to camp this year, whether you’re heading off to summer camp or staying home for a backyard campout. First, you can visit Scoutshop.org or your local Scout Shop, and get up to a 20% discount from this Saturday, June 13 through Saturday, June…

We can never say it enough, but that won’t stop Scouts from trying: Thank you, essential workers. In an effort devised and executed by the Scouts themselves, Troop 394 of Interlachen, Fla. (North Florida Council), created homemade signs to thank essential workers in their community. “They have to work so hard during this pandemic and…

They’re leaders in their cities, in their businesses, in their faith communities and in Scouting. This year’s Silver Buffalo Award class combined has given more than 400 years of service to Scouting. These outstanding men and women join a long list of distinguished adult leaders dating back nearly 100 years. The Silver Buffalo Award is…