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Get Big Ones
I grew up on a small family farm in rural Missouri. My world was pretty small … a trip to St Joseph, 32 miles away, was a very big deal. I joined Scouting while in second grade, and loved reading...
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Ultimate Family Event
When you set a goal, it should be challenging. Otherwise, what’s the point? If the goal is easily, quickly obtained, then it’s not a good goal. Don’t waste your time “working” to meet a goal that...
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The Role of Parents in Scouting
A tough campout for parents is to accompany their son on their first Boy Scout camping experience. They find that the rules have changed. No longer are they in charge. No longer are they primarily...
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Irving Berlin’s Gift
The song was written in 1918, and then set aside. Berlin thought it was “not appropriate” for the project he was working on. It sat on a shelf for 20 years. In 1938, Berlin wanted to find a song that...
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John Wayne’s 12 on 12/12/12
One of John Wayne’s last public appearances was at a Scouting fundraiser. His cancer was advanced, but he appeared at this dinner to help fund a new Boy Scout camp which would be called the John Wayne...
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Now we know what she looked like: Catherine Pollard, first woman Scoutmaster
Originally posted on Millard Fillmore's Bathtub:Some weeks ago I was looking for a good photograph of the late Catherine Pollard, the woman who became the first well-known de facto woman Scoutmaster in...
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Ten Essentials
Spring is upon us … and it’s time to go tromping into the back country. I’ll never forget the time a group of boys & Dads from our church decided to do the Half Dome trek in Yosemite National Park...
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A Scout Is Thrifty
More Boy’s Life: Postal Savings For Boy Scouts, Nov 1913, p11. Shorpy Historical Photos
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