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Month: July 2013

National Jamboree

Stand-up Scouters: Teaching paddleboarding, enjoying every minute

July 18, 2013 3

Stand-up paddleboarding is so new that when most of the instructors arrived during staff week, none had set foot on a paddleboard. Not that you could tell this morning when I visited the area staffed

BSA Racing

A real race car: Scouts build it, Scott Lagasse Jr. drives it

July 18, 2013 8

Now this is what I call hands-on fun. Right this second up in the Cloud area at the 2013 National Jamboree, Scouts are building a real race car, rivet by rivet, for Team SLR (Scott

National Jamboree

Scouts go ga-ga for the Israeli version of dodgeball

July 17, 2013 11

Here’s one for the “unexpected jamboree moments” file. Yesterday, I happened upon the scene shown in these photos. As the attached sign informed me, it’s ga-ga, an Israeli version of dodgeball played in an octagonal

National Jamboree

Venturers from Hawaii, Colo. complete day of service with a smile

July 17, 2013 5

Creating and maintaining the Summit Bechtel Reserve brought jobs and money to West Virginia, a state ranked 47th in per-capita personal income last year. But now that the Summit is built, that positive impact on

Eagle Scout

Money for Eagle projects: Lowe’s grant program back for 2013-2014

July 17, 2013 15

Eagle Scout projects make a visible difference in the community, but they aren’t cheap to complete. So that’s why Lowe’s, the home-improvement giant with more than 1,700 stores, has teamed up with the BSA and

National Jamboree

At the K2BSA tent, I go fox hunting with Scouts from N.C.

July 16, 2013 14

The beeping on Bram’s handheld radio intensified, and then: “I’m getting something!” Like a trio of bloodhounds, three Scouts from Troop A120 out of Durham, N.C., were off to follow the digital scent. Eight minutes

Merit Badges

Scouts get a first look at Mining in Society merit badge, coming 2014

July 16, 2013 17

If the packed tent is any early indication, Mining in Society merit badge will be a hit when it debuts in February 2014. Scouts attending the 2013 National Jamboree got a sneak peek at the

National Jamboree

Scouts, Venturers complete the Summit jamboree puzzle

July 16, 2013 0

“Think of the Summit as a puzzle,” said BSA Chief Scout Executive Wayne Brock. “But the final piece was not in place until yesterday. That piece was the Scouts and Venturers of the Boy Scouts

National Jamboree

Jamboree stadium show production team praises BSA volunteers

July 16, 2013 3

Jim Thweatt has been at the helm of some big productions, including the 125th Anniversary celebration of Coca-Cola in Atlanta, presidential inaugural balls, and the tours of Elton John, James Taylor and Journey. He’s even

National Jamboree

The first Venturers arrive at the jamboree, don’t miss a beat

July 15, 2013 11

Early this morning, I watched history be made. For the first time ever, Venturers joined the jamboree fun. As buses streamed in, green-shirted young men and women hauled off their gear and made the uphill

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