Posts Tagged ‘Brian On Scouting’

Anyone who has tried to fit four Scouts and all their camping gear into a compact SUV knows that packing a vehicle can be as frustrating as a thousand-piece puzzle. But when that puzzle is solved? When each piece is in its proper position? That perfectly packed car is a work of art. OK, but how do you become a master packer? Our friends at Yakima have…

Those less familiar with Scouting know all about the camping and fishing and hiking that young men and young women enjoy in our program. They know that Scouts and Venturers are kind and do good deeds. “That’s a good start,” says longtime volunteer Ray Capp, “but there is so much more.” So Capp asked some former Scouts — ages 30 to…

Getting trained for your Scouting position is its own reward. But the Scouter who completes the 1 millionth module in the BSA Learn Center will get an additional reward: free registration for a conference at the Philmont Training Center — up to $540 in value. The BSA Learn Center’s web-based training courses, created in response to feedback from leaders saying…

It’s the third-annual High-Adventure Week here on Bryan on Scouting. It’s time to celebrate the once-in-a-lifetime experiences offered at the BSA’s four national high-adventure bases — and give you tips on how to secure your spot in 2017, 2018 and beyond. The sentiment is so common they had to put it on a bumper sticker: IWGBTP. I Wanna…

It’s the third-annual High-Adventure Week here on Bryan on Scouting. It’s time to celebrate the once-in-a-lifetime experiences offered at the BSA’s four national high-adventure bases — and give you tips on how to secure your spot in 2017, 2018 and beyond. If your skills on the high seas don’t quite rival those of Jack Sparrow, fear not. At…

Mordecai Brown, Frank Chance, Johnny Evers and the rest of the World Series champion Chicago Cubs were never Boy Scouts. How do we know? Because in 1908, the year they won the World Series, the Boy Scouts of America didn’t yet exist. The future Hall of Famers were 31, 32 and 27, respectively, the last time the Cubs won…

When I got the email, I did a double take. Betsy Hough, committee chairwoman of Troop 48 out of Lake Forest, Ill., wrote that 43 Scouts from her troop — nearly half the troop’s youth members — are registered for the 2017 National Jamboree at the Summit Bechtel Reserve in West Virginia. Forty-three Scouts. That’s enough to…

Did you hear the news? Whether you’re a working journalist helping inform the public or simply a fan of the world’s greatest magazine for boys, you are formally invited to join the Boys’ Life team at the 2017 National Jamboree. Boys’ Life is looking for any of the following: Journalism merit badge counselors. Anyone with knowledge and…

Donn Fendler, who says his Scout training and faith in God helped him survive nine days lost in the woods of Maine at age 12, died Monday. He was 90. Fendler’s story, recounted in his 1978 book Lost on a Mountain in Maine, seems almost unbelievable. In July 1939, the Second Class Scout from Troop 2 of Rye,…

The building, with its striking design in a breathtaking setting, looks almost too nice to use. Fortunately for the Scouts and Scouters of Utah, though, the Thomas S. Monson Lodge has as much function as form. The 18,000-square-foot Scouting masterpiece is the newest addition to Hinckley Scout Ranch east of Salt Lake City. The $6 million facility was paid for through donations to…