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Month: September 2015

Health and Safety

How do you handle prescription medication on Scout trips?

September 15, 2015 39

What does your Scout unit do about prescription medication on Scout trips? Share your responses with the Scouting community in this Tuesday Talkback.

Eagle Scout

Parents finish Eagle Scout project for son killed in Afghanistan

September 14, 2015 17

Ryane Clarke’s dream was to build a parking lot and prevent tragedies like the one that killed his childhood friend. His parents had to finish it for him.

Eagle Before & After

Extreme Makeovers, Round 11: Eagle Scout project before-and-after photos

September 14, 2015 0

This week’s batch of 17 projects includes a renovated baseball field, a specialized rabbit cage, a basketball court built in the Philippines and more.

Eagle Scout

Tanner Mangum, BYU’s Hail Mary quarterback, is an Eagle Scout

September 11, 2015 5

Tanner Mangum, the BYU quarterback behind two headline-making Hail Marys: against Nebraska and against Boise State, is an Eagle Scout.

Scouting Tips

Things You Should Know: How to fly a flag at half-staff

September 11, 2015 34

As leaders of Cub Scouts, Scouts BSA members, Sea Scouts and Venturers, it’s important for us to know how to fly a flag at half-staff during times of mourning.

Fun

Walls, a board game devised in Game Design merit badge, now on Kickstarter

September 10, 2015 6

Scouts working on the Game Design merit badge created a board game, Walls, and now their Scoutmaster is turning to Kickstarter to bring it to the world.

Eagle Scout

Lee Berger, headline-making paleoanthropologist, is an Eagle Scout

September 10, 2015 9

Scientists in South Africa have discovered the remains of a new, humanlike creature. And Lee Berger, the man leading the team, is an Eagle Scout.

Sponsored

See’s Candies makes fundraising delicious and profitable

September 9, 2015 Comments Off on See’s Candies makes fundraising delicious and profitable

Sponsored Post: A See’s Candies fundraiser is perfect for packs, troops, teams and crews looking to raise money for Scouting activities.

Merit Badges

Are these the toughest requirements for each merit badge?

September 9, 2015 75

Each merit badge has at least one doozy — a sufficiently sized hurdle standing between a Scout and the merit badge. These are the toughest requirements.

Tuesday Talkbacks

Neckerchief slides: What’s your go-to look?

September 8, 2015 32

With these functional accessories, you and your Scouts are limited only by your imagination. What’s your go-to look for neckerchief slides?

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