Feb 21, 2020 | Bryan on Scouting
Joseph Merton simply had a knack for leadership. As a Scout on the South Side of Chicago, his talent for rallying the guys in his troop came in handy at meetings and campouts. As a member of the Tuskegee Airmen in World War II, he showed incredible cool while flying... 
Feb 20, 2020 | Bryan on Scouting
Welcome to Scouts Then and Now, a Bryan on Scouting blog series. The premise is simple. We share two photos of the same Scout or Venturer: once in his or her early Scouting years (Cub Scout, younger Scout, younger Venturer) and again in his or her later Scouting... 
Feb 19, 2020 | Boy's Life
Micah Louvierre had used a hammer before, but never like this. “I’ve swung hammers. I just didn’t know how to get it there in the fastest amount of time,” he says. “It took a minute to figure out.” The nail-driving competition... 
Feb 19, 2020 | Boy's Life
Can these explorers keep cool when their eyes play tricks on them and their headlamps go out? The group of Scouts and Venturers from Olney, Maryland, can’t believe their eyes. After making their way deep underground through a cave called Laurel Caverns, they had... 
Feb 19, 2020 | Bryan on Scouting
Shannon Stokes completed all the requirements for the Summit Award — Venturing’s highest honor. And then the U.S. Army came calling. Shannon’s Venturing crew — Crew 32 of Hope Mills, N.C. (Occoneechee Council) — wasn’t able to...