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Train derailment heroes recognized with BSA lifesaving awards; watch and share this inspiring video

October 28, 2022 5

The honors and recognitions continue to pour in for the Bay-Lakes Council Scouts and Scouters who came to the aid of their fellow travelers in the moments following the June 27, 2022, train derailment near Mendon, Missouri.

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President of BSA’s Flint River Council thriving on U.S. amateur golf tour

October 12, 2022 0

After putting competitive golf aside for more than a decade, Rusty Strawn, president of the Flint River Council, is making up for lost time. Strawn, an Eagle Scout, recently earned titles at both the U.S. Senior Amateur tournament and the Canadian Senior Amateur just two weeks apart.

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An interview with Ernest Green Jr., Eagle Scout and member of the Little Rock Nine

September 24, 2022 0

On Sept. 25, 1957, Eagle Scout Ernest Green Jr. and eight other African-American students walked through the front doors of Little Rock’s Central High School and onto the pages of history.

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Did you notice the Scouts in ‘The Fabelmans’ trailer?

September 16, 2022 8

The Fabelmans is a semi-autobiographical drama written and directed by Steven Spielberg. Although the main character’s name is Sammy Fabelman, the story is based on Spielberg’s life from ages 7-18, when he was living in Arizona and active in his local Scout troop.

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Worth reading: Eagle Scout visits Titanic; plans trip to outer space

September 12, 2022 1

In July, he took part in a dive to explore the wreckage of the RMS Titanic, more than 12,000 feet beneath Atlantic Ocean. And next year, he’s scheduled to fly to space to conduct a suborbital research mission for NASA.

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Eagle Scout’s TV show helps kids learn more about college

August 15, 2022 2

Just as important as going to college is going to the right college. That’s where The College Tour comes in.

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Life Scout takes second place in surfing at Special Olympics

July 25, 2022 0

We were thrilled last summer when Isaiah Vargas, at the time a Star Scout, was selected to compete in the 2022 Special Olympics USA Games in Orlando, Fla. We’re over the moon to report that Isaiah, now a Life Scout, brought home a silver medal from the Games this summer.

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The heroic Scouts from the Missouri train derailment have returned home

July 1, 2022 7

The Scouts and adult volunteers that were onboard the train are heroes who performed brilliantly in an unimaginably difficult situation.

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In this turbulent world, there’s still a lot to learn from the late Gail Halvorsen — ‘Berlin Candy Bomber’ and father of 3 Eagle Scouts

April 19, 2022 0

After talking to one of his three Eagle Scout sons, we can provide a bit of the untold story of Gail Halvorsen, the “Berlin Candy Bomber.”

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William Hanna, half of famed duo that created The Flintstones and Yogi Bear, was an Eagle Scout

March 14, 2022 1

Before he joined Joseph Barbera to form the animation team behind The Jetsons and Yogi Bear, William Hanna became an Eagle Scout.

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