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Published: Jun 20, 2019

 

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Q: I keep getting attacked by ticks on hikes! What can I do?— Kevin, Nevada, Iowa A: Try to stay in the middle of well-established trails. Ticks like to climb up your legs, so as soon as you go walking through tall grasses or bushwhacking through the brush, you’re bound to get some ticks hitching a ride. If you know you’re going to encounter tick-heavy areas, wear long pants tucked into tall socks and a long-sleeved shirt. Also, use bug repellent with 10-to 30-percent concentration of DEET. Once you’re home, take a shower and do a full tick check. Be ......
 


Article contributed by Laura Clay, Western Los Angeles County Council Are you a Scouting professional who wants to know the secret to hitting year-end growth, raising more money, and increasing participation in program? With a bit of planning and proactive work, these goals are achievable through a successful fall membership campaign. How Sign-Up Nights Can Help You Get There Every pack should be holding a sign-up night! Sign-up nights have two goals: to register youth who have been recruited and to make sure parents have information for upcoming events. Parents typically go to a sign-up event wanting to know how ......
 


Braxton Moral, a Life Scout with Troop 186 in Ulysses, Kan., isn’t your typical high school graduate. He walked the stage at Ulysses High School in May; a couple of weeks later, he did the same at Harvard University. Braxton, 17, now with a high school diploma and a bachelor’s degree in government with a minor in English, showed signs of his future academic success early on. He skipped the fourth grade, and at age 10, his parents looked at enrolling him at a nearby public college. It wasn’t challenging enough for him. So, he shifted his focus to Harvard’s ......
 


Our kids need to know how and when to call 911. These fun activities include tips and ideas on teaching this emergency preparedness life skill....
 


Article contributed by Steve Yackel, Scouting U Team Lead One of the most effective methods to market your youth recruitment meetings (“School Night for Scouting, ” “Join Scouting Night, ” etc.) is the school-based youth talk. Professional Scouters have been conducting youth talks in schools for almost 100 years. If done well, they are a great way to promote your recruitment meetings. Youth talks should be scheduled well in advance through the school principal or administrative staff. There are two basic methods for the talk—the classroom-to-classroom visit and the larger group talk. The classroom-to-classroom visit is often the most effective, ......
 

Hi Andy, I’m our troop’s Committee Chair and the father of a Scout in the troop. I just found out that, while on a troop campout, a 15 year-old Life Scout in my troop vaping with—of all Scouts!—my own 17 year-old Life Scout son! This report came from multiple Scouts in the troop as well as several adult leaders who’d been at the campout. My dilemma is that, if I punish these two Scouts for their infraction, my son will age out before making Eagle if I punish them in any way. I see no course of action helpful to ......

 
News
 


The Girl Scouts of the USA has pledged to put 2.5 two million girls nationwide in the STEM pipeline by 2025, a new all-girls STEM school here in Indiana could help reach that goal. We’ll get details ......
 


CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Cebu City Council is considering naming the Mambaling bridge, which connects the Francisco Vestil Street to the South Road Properties (SRP), after a Cebuano scoutmaster. ......
 

Girl Scouts of all ages can knock out a variety of activities for their ... Wednesday for Boy Scout sailing academy June 24-28, Abilene Sailing ......
 


A group of Girl Scouts is heading down to the Dominican Republic, telling their local TV station that they’ve been waiting “months” to take the trip — and couldn’t care less about the ......
 

At a recent Eagle Scout Court of Honor, five members of Cambria’s Troop 217 achieved scouting’s highest honor. From left, Scoutmaster: Dave Ehlers and Eagle Scouts David May, Gio Espinoza, Nate Ehlers ......
 


Family and friends witnessed as even scouts gained their wings last weekend. High school seniors of Hermosa Beach’s Boy Scout Troop 860 were honored during a Courts of Honor ceremony Sunday, June 9, ......

 
Podcasts
 


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McGimsey Scout Park is a 140 acre camp in North Central San Antonio. McGimsey hosts Cub Scout Day Camps, Spring and Fall Family Camps, Tiger Cub Fun Days, and numerous youth and adult leader training courses throughout the Scouting program. A full C.O.P.E. course with a Zip-line is located in the Park. The site is also available to all Boy Scouts of America families for unit camping and events with rental reservations. Click HERE or below to search for rentals to “Build Your Adventure”. For more information, email the McGimsey Scout Park team at McGimsey@AlamoAreaBSA.org. ......
 


The tent stake is stuck, and neither man nor woman nor machine nor Alaskan sled dog can remove it. What will M-Gold use to make her famous Tofu Teriyaki Shish Kabobs? LEARN MORE: Meet your new best friends and see past episodes about classic rock and popcorn and astronaut cats and pizza and dancing bears and prime ministers at http://go.boyslife.org/campfiretales...
 


Join Mark and Nettie Francis as they share key reasons why their family will Still be Scouting in 2020 and beyond!...
 


The Sam Houston Area Council Boy Scouts of America recognizes that the diversity of Southeast Texas makes our community and our Scouting programs strong and special. The values, skills, and leadership learned in Scouting benefits all youth and all communities. The council wants all families of every culture to know that their children are welcome in Scouting. The World of Scouting Reception, presented by Allegiance Bank and HEB Tournament of Champions, is a community and business leader networking event which celebrates African-American, Asian and Hispanic cultures. The event highlights the wonderful and unique food, beverages, dress and customs ......

 
Jobs
 

A commitment and passion for the Girl Scout Mission and an ability to effectively promote and communicate the Mission and Vision to external and internal...From EASiHR - Wed, 19 Jun 2019 00:59:30 GMT - View all Fort Wayne, IN jobs...
 

Girl Scouts of Western Washington. Girl Scouts of Western Washington values diversity. Knowledge of Girl Scout program helpful, but not required.... $50, 765 a yearFrom Indeed - Fri, 14 Jun 2019 23:48:26 GMT - View all Everett, WA jobs...
 

Girl Scouts of Western Washington. Girl Scouts of Western Washington values diversity. Knowledge of Girl Scout program preferred and ability to learn required.... $20.52 an hourFrom Indeed - Fri, 14 Jun 2019 19:03:41 GMT - View all Seattle, WA jobs...
 

Assist members with information as they progress through the Girl Scout membership and/or program registration process....From EASiHR - Thu, 13 Jun 2019 19:00:36 GMT - View all Granger, IN jobs...

 
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