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Watch History channel’s “Only in America with Larry the Cable Guy” to see Kansas Boy Scouts and Venturers

June 24, 2011 3

Update (11:30 a.m. June 30): The episode, “Larry Beefs Up,” is now available for download on iTunes. Click here for the $1.99 SD version or here for the $2.99 HD version. “It’s not every day you

Relive a fun, frustrating Indy 500 weekend for the BSA Motorsports team

May 31, 2011 0

A Scout is Loyal. So it made sense that BSA IndyCar driver Alex Lloyd, after finishing 19th at the Indianapolis 500, wasted no time in complimenting his teammates in a Twitter post.

Meet the team behind the world’s largest merit badge mosaic

May 26, 2011 3

What can happen when creative people take on Scouting’s inspiring message? Let me put together the pieces for you. But first, you must check out this video. Like the 3,000 people who watched it in its

With minutes to spare, BSA Motorsports snags a spot in the Indy 500

May 23, 2011 2

A thrilling finish by Alex Lloyd? It must be Indy 500 time. The BSA Motorsports driver successfully qualified yesterday for the Indianapolis 500. But getting a spot in the 33-car field wasn’t easy.

Alex Lloyd will again race for the BSA at this month’s Indianapolis 500

May 9, 2011 1

What’s this summer’s hottest sequel? It’s gotta be the big return of BSA IndyCar driver Alex Lloyd, last year’s Rookie of the Year. BSA Motorsports and Dale Coyne Racing announced last week that Lloyd will

Stranded for two days, Louisiana troop survived by being smart and being prepared

May 4, 2011 3

The Scout Motto tells us to “Be Prepared,” and here’s why. A Louisiana troop trapped for two days by a rising river in southwest Arkansas survived by making smart decisions and planning ahead. Officials inside

On World Malaria Day, an important reminder about a preventable killer

April 25, 2011 5

UPDATE (April 25, 2012): Refreshed with 2012 info. You know the names of Mandy Moore, George W. Bush, Dikembe Mutombo, and Ted Turner. But Nathaniel Stafford? His name isn’t as well-known—until now. The Fayetteville, N.C.,

Basketball star Shaquille O’Neal honored at Massachusetts Boy Scout dinner

April 6, 2011 3

Did you hear the big news out of Massachusetts? And I mean big news. As in 7-foot-1, 325 pounds, and size 23 shoes. Shaquille O’Neal, the towering Boston Celtics center, received the Distinguished Citizen Award

Medal of Honor recipient praises Boy Scout who won American Spirit Award

March 31, 2011 0

You know about Jack Pape, the high school junior from Omaha, Neb., who won the American Spirit Award earlier this month, right? He received his award at a special ceremony last week in Washington, D.C.

Boy Scout Jack Pape wins 2011 American Spirit Award

March 22, 2011 4

The voting’s over, and the results are in. The Congressional Medal of Honor Foundation announced today that Jack Pape, a high school junior from Omaha, Neb., has won its American Spirit Award. At a special ceremony