November 2014 - On Scouting

Bah, humbug! How do you stop Christmas tree theft?

November 30, 2014 20

Theft is always unacceptable, but this takes “wrong” to a new level. How do you stop Christmas tree theft from your Boy Scout lot?

What Scouters are thankful for

November 27, 2014 0

I asked Scouters on our Facebook page to share — in just a word — what they’re thankful for this year. Here’s what they said.

ScoutStuff.org offering up to 30 percent off for Cyber Monday

November 26, 2014 4

Here’s a way to save a little cash: Shop at ScoutStuff.org or a Scout Shop near you on Black Friday or Cyber Monday.

Decoding the art of merit badges

November 26, 2014 125

Merit badges represent days, weeks or even months of work by Scouts. But what isn’t always clear is what the art on the merit badges themselves represents.

What do you do when a den leader stops pulling his weight?

November 25, 2014 62

A committee member tells you her son’s den, Den 3, has had just one den meeting in the past several months. What do you say to the den leader?

Time running out to vote for Boys’ Life as Hottest Kids/Teen Magazine

November 24, 2014 1

You have just one more week to vote — as many times as you want — for Boys’ Life in the Adweek Hot List Readers’ Choice Awards.

2014 September-October ‘Where Am I?’ winner, location revealed

November 21, 2014 0

See if you guessed correct in our latest geography quiz. Plus, test your knowledge in the newest edition to this challenging contest.

BSA’s Fieldbook wins 2014 National Outdoor Book Award

November 21, 2014 14

The “Fieldbook: Scouting’s Manual of Basic and Advanced Skills for Outdoor Adventure,” has won the National Outdoor Book Awards’ Work of Significance honor.

1940s-era ‘Handbook for Boys’ praised in New York Times Sunday Book Review

November 20, 2014 18

In the New York Times Sunday Book Review, an author and Eagle Scout calls the fourth edition of the “Handbook for Boys” a classic of literature.

Merit badge counselors: Facts about limits and counseling family members

November 19, 2014 64

FAQs about merit badge counselors: Is there a limit to the number of merit badges an individual may counsel? Can someone counsel his own family member?