Scouting in the News

Whenever a major organization reaches its 100th birthday, it’s a headline-making story. But when that organization is the Boy Scouts of America, we have a major news event on our hands. To help you sort

You tell your Scouts to "Be Prepared" for anything, but would they know what to do when a model rocket flies off course and into the chest of one of their peers?  Josh Raynes and

Dedicated Scouting volunteers, such as yourself, get their BSA news and information from Scouting magazine and, we hope, right here at the Cracker Barrel blog. But for the uninitiated, the mainstream media often are the

Technology: You gotta love it. It allows Scouters to stay connected and helps the BSA reach new audiences in interesting ways. Most importantly, without technology this blog wouldn’t exist. But when it comes to enjoying

With great Scouting stories from across the country, just waiting to be told, newspapers and other media outlets are catching on. Here are some recent highlights: Looking for a good, inexpensive tent for your new

Great Scouting stories are just waiting to be told. Newspapers and other media outlets across the country are catching on. Check out these recent highlights: Ben Singer, a 14-year-old Life Scout from Fresno, Calif., has

With great Scouting stories from across the country, just waiting to be told, newspapers and other media outlets are catching on. Here are some recent highlights: So much for resting on his laurels. Instead of

There are great Scouting stories to be told across the country every day, and newspapers and other media outlets are catching on. Here are some recent highlights: Stories of heroism are nothing new for the

New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg doesn’t need any additional publicity. The 8 million inhabitants of the largest city in the United States know his name pretty well. So when a student fainted at a