Camp Kern BSA summer camp
This BSA camp was one that was recommended to us by our readers. Scouts will thrive in the beautiful outdoor playground of Huntington Lake, California. Scouts spend quality time outside learning new skills and enjoying engaging outdoor adventures with new and old friends. Camp Kern is a place where Scouts experience a traditional summer camp life as Scouts have since 1939. Huntington Lake (elevation 7,000 feet) is nestled in a remote part of California’s... [More]
By: InsaneScouter On: 2020-02-17About The Kings, Scouting and African-American
Personal Scouting photo collection image Last weekend I attended my Council's Executive Board meeting in Brussels, Belgium. My commitment to the Transatlantic Council -- the primary local Council I am registered through -- calls for me to attend in person at least one Board meeting each year and to participate via teleconference to three of the other four meetings during the year. In exchange, I get to help guide the local Council I grew up... [More]
By: Mike Walton (blackeagle) On: 2020-02-10Alpha Phi Omega (APO)
Image of APO brother at a workshop.Paul asked me if I knew anything about APO:"Hey, Mike!! When I was in Scouts (and you too probably), there was a page and a half in our Scout Handbooks talking about the Scout Fraternity, Alpha Phi Omega. Today, I don't hear about them, don't see them on our campus (University of Minn.) and in talking with many of the Scouts, they don't seem to know about them. What... [More]
By: Mike Walton (blackeagle) On: 2020-02-03Fortune Cookie
Stock image of fortune cookies...message below (purchased Shutterstock image)"Anyone can memorize things, but the important thing is to understand it." -- Fortune cookie messageBefore my emergent gallbladder surgery two months ago now, I would spend every Wednesday having "Chinese food" (actually, it is Cantonese food during the day at the restaurant within the Air Force Materiel Command headquarters building I work at; and it is an Asian food restaurant close to the hotel I reside... [More]
By: Mike Walton (blackeagle) On: 2020-01-30Camp Turrel
This BSA camp was one that was recommended to us by our readers. Camp Turrel is located in the foothills of the Catskill Mountains. With easy access to the Delaware River and other local attractions, Camp Turrell is perfectly located to offer a well-rounded challenge second to none, for Scouts BSA Troops, Venture Crews, and Sea Scout Ships. And with excellent sailing on a 95-acre lake and extensive mountain biking trails, Camp Turrell offers... [More]
By: InsaneScouter On: 2020-01-27Blue & Gold celebration decoration ideas
The Blue and Gold banquet is usually the most significant event that the Cub Scout Pack holds all year. It should be exciting and celebratory. The Blue & Gold banquet celebrates the anniversary of the birth of Scouting. I still remember one of my Blue & Gold meetings from long ago and the fact that I can remember it shows how much effort must have been put into it. The Blue & Gold celebration that... [More]
By: InsaneScouter On: 2020-01-2310 uses for old plastic bags
I’m trying to think of several different uses for those plastic bags I have. Actually, I don’t have any plastic bags to use anymore, but I used to. The municipality where I live now banned their use completely. I used to have lots of those plastic bags laying around. The local municipality banned the use of plastic bags for several reasons. One reason was to keep them from ending up in the ocean. Plastic... [More]
By: InsaneScouter On: 2020-01-20I'm Calling Him Chief Roger
BSA Image used under Fair Usage guidelinesHappy New Year, everyone!!!While many of you were out enjoying the holidays with friends and family, the Boy Scouts of America (BSA)'s National Executive Board met for an important decision. As I stated earlier, the BSA was determined to make the selection and announcement of an interim Chief Scout Executive to replace medically retiring Michael Surbaugh before the end of last year. They did. The following was posted to... [More]
By: Mike Walton (blackeagle) On: 2020-01-13Our Next Chief Scout Executive? Him?
The Honorable Dr. Robert M. Gates (image from the Department of Defense public website) In the history of the Boy Scouts of America, Inc., we have had only 13 Chief Scout Executives, starting with Dr. James E. West in 1911 and currently Michael B Surbaugh, who is currently on medical leave from his role. There is an active search for Mr. Surbaugh's replacement, as while it has not been publically announced yet, those inside the... [More]
By: Mike Walton (blackeagle) On: 2020-01-09Bert Adams BSA Summer Camp
This BSA camp was one that was recommended to us by our readers. Bert Adams has consistently been listed as one of the best scout camps in the United States by Boys Life and Scouting Magazines. The camp is made up of over 1,300 acres and is located just outside of Atlanta, GA. Its best-in-class facilities include an air-conditioned dining hall, swimming pool, rifle, and shotgun ranges and permanent platform tents, many with... [More]
By: InsaneScouter On: 2020-01-06