Troop 474 Scoutmaster recounts his climb time on Mount Rainier. If your troop harbors a bunch of avid hikers-turned-mountaineers, summiting Mount Rainier could represent a lifetime achievement. But how about 30 consecutive years spent leading
If you think 30 boys getting the Eagle Scout Award at once is impressive today, just imagine that feat happening 51 years ago. In 1960, the accomplishment was so amazing, in fact, that the President
What difference exists between a 13-year-old boy who earns the Eagle Scout award and one who gets there at 17½? That was the subject of a fascinating discussion among your fellow Scouters on our Facebook page
Eagle Scout Alvin Townley has a knack for finding compelling stories. Like Legacy of Honor, his 2007 look at what it means to be an Eagle Scout, told through profiles of some remarkable men. Or Spirit of
John, Patrick, David, and William Goodspeed. (Photo by Phil Grout, Howard County Times) Having quadruplets is rare enough. A woman’s odds of having four babies at once is estimated at somewhere between 1 in 550,000
Last fall, 17-year-old Saun-Shane “Ikaika” Suzuki was diagnosed with a rare form of brain cancer and told he had just three years to live. But Suzuki didn’t let that slow him down. The Boy Scout from
To earn the Boy Scout ranks of Star, Life, and Eagle, a boy has to serve in a position of responsibility for six months (four months for Star rank). But not every position of responsibility