Jul 24, 2017 | Bryan on Scouting
Over the past few days, anyone at the Jamboree who even resembles a staff member is getting asked the same question from Scouts they don’t know. “Do you know anything about the 101st card?” To the first two groups of Scouts that asked me, I simply said, “Sorry, no... 
Jul 23, 2017 | Bryan on Scouting
They call themselves the Snapboyz. It’s their mission to cover the 2017 National Jamboree in a uniquely 2017 way: on Snapchat. Like all the members of JamboLink, the Snapboyz keep participants and staffers in the loop using whatever online channels the Scouts and... 
Jul 22, 2017 | Bryan on Scouting
The crowd wasn’t the only thing roaring at tonight’s 2017 National Jamboree opening show. Among the night’s highlights was an epic entrance from BSA Chief Scout Executive Mike Surbaugh, who rode an Eagle Scout-themed motorcycle onto the stage. This wasn’t just any... 
Jul 22, 2017 | Bryan on Scouting
No, your ears are not deceiving you. That’s really “Uptown Funk,” the chart-topping Bruno Mars pop hit, being performed by an 80-member marching band. Safe to say the 2017 Jamboree Band is not your grandfather’s Jamboree Band. Tristan Grammar, 16, is a trumpet and... 
Jul 22, 2017 | District News
VA Tennessee Valley Healthcare System Alvin C. York Campus 3400 Lebanon Pike Murfreesboro, TN 37129 Veterans Day Parade The Boy Scouts of America are cordially invited to participate in the 4th Annual Veterans Day Parade to be held on the grounds of the VA Tennessee...