New River, New Adventures: The Summit National Scout Reserve Unveiled
BSA has formally unveiled their plans for the new permanent National Jamboree site in West Virginia, which I wrote about in September.  ”The Summit: Bechtel Family National Scout Reserve” will encompass over 10,0

Qualities of leadership stamped into Boy Scouts | Medill | Washington
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Scoutmaster Minute—The Station
Hidden away in our mind’s eye is an idyllic vision.  We see ourselves on a long trip spanning the continent.  We are traveling by train.  Through the windows we drink in the passing scene of cars on nearby highways; city skylines and village halls; children waving at a crossing; cattle grazing on a distant hillside; smoke pouring out of a power plant; row upon row of corn and wheat; expanses of

A Stamp to Celebrate Scouting
The US Postal Service is unveiling a ‘Celebrate Scouting‘ stamp recognizing 100 years of Scouting in America at an event Thursday 12 November, 10am EST, at the Smithsonian National Postal Museum

Scoutmaster Minute—Our Flag
  Two upcoming events remind me of the sacrifices we have made for freedom—Veteran’s Day on 11/11 marking the end of the First World War and the Fall of the Berlin Wall on 9 November which many mark as the end of the Cold War.   Our flag stands for freedom and equality. It is the banner of a people who are still willing to lay down their lives in defe