Mar 9, 2020 | Scouting Magazine
It was the sort of phone call every Cub Scout leader dreads. Mark Beard, the principal of Stone Lake Elementary School, was on the line, calling to notify Robert Rhymes, Pack 255’s committee chair, that someone at the pack’s last meeting had evidently... 
Mar 9, 2020 | Scouting Magazine
Youth Protection policies are central to the BSA’s commitment to keep our members safe. Every adult volunteer must complete Youth Protection Training when they register and must retake the training every two years. Youth and adult handbooks also provide... 
Mar 9, 2020 | Scouting Magazine
Fishing is one of the best things you can do with your Cub Scout pack, Scouts BSA unit, Venturing crew or Sea Scout ship. It gets kids away from their screens. It gets them outdoors. And it gives them opportunities for advancement. At the same time, it doesn’t... 
Mar 9, 2020 | Scouting Magazine
Dallas Wells was ready to give up. After backpacking, canoeing and cycling 67 miles over the past week, the 13-year-old Scout, along with the other members of Troop 141 from Christiansburg, Va., had to get up at 4 a.m. to pedal another 38 miles into Washington, D.C.... 
Feb 26, 2020 | Scouting Magazine
Much of Scouting occurs in the outdoors, where we are the visitors and the animals and insects are perfectly at home. A squirrel, raccoon or other creature might be completely comfortable and healthy hanging out in the same area as bugs and other critters. Humans? Not... 
Dec 17, 2019 | Scouting Magazine
Camp Ma-Ka-Ja-Wan, Northeast Illinois Council, Pearson, Wis. Last summer, a severe thunderstorm hit Ma-Ka-Ja-Wan Scout Reservation, shearing off trees, uprooting tents and sending branches crashing into buildings. Thanks to the help of devoted volunteers, the camp...