When people think of Scouts doing service, they usually picture Scouts holding hammers and shovels, not trombones and trumpets. George Pinchock wants to change that. The band director for the 2013 National Jamboree Jazz Band
“No, dude, I swear,” a Scout said. “There were only 500 of these patches ever made.” I heard similar claims all throughout the patch trading bazaar that has cropped up under the overhangs at the
Like the dinner menu, a Scout’s favorite patch changes daily at the jamboree. But this afternoon, I walked around asking Scouts to show off what they consider their coolest patch — for today, at least.
Stand-up paddleboarding is so new that when most of the instructors arrived during staff week, none had set foot on a paddleboard. Not that you could tell this morning when I visited the area staffed
Now this is what I call hands-on fun. Right this second up in the Cloud area at the 2013 National Jamboree, Scouts are building a real race car, rivet by rivet, for Team SLR (Scott
Here’s one for the “unexpected jamboree moments” file. Yesterday, I happened upon the scene shown in these photos. As the attached sign informed me, it’s ga-ga, an Israeli version of dodgeball played in an octagonal
Creating and maintaining the Summit Bechtel Reserve brought jobs and money to West Virginia, a state ranked 47th in per-capita personal income last year. But now that the Summit is built, that positive impact on
Eagle Scout projects make a visible difference in the community, but they aren’t cheap to complete. So that’s why Lowe’s, the home-improvement giant with more than 1,700 stores, has teamed up with the BSA and
The beeping on Bram’s handheld radio intensified, and then: “I’m getting something!” Like a trio of bloodhounds, three Scouts from Troop A120 out of Durham, N.C., were off to follow the digital scent. Eight minutes
If the packed tent is any early indication, Mining in Society merit badge will be a hit when it debuts in February 2014. Scouts attending the 2013 National Jamboree got a sneak peek at the