2013 National Jamboree Archives - Page 2 of 3

At the jamboree, I run into my blog’s biggest fan

July 20, 2013 18

It’s not every day you see a stranger holding a sign with your name on it. In fact, I can say it’s never happened to me — until today. Strolling near the AT&T Summit Stadium

Take note of time change for tonight’s stadium show, how to watch live online

July 20, 2013 8

With inclement weather forecasted for tonight, the jamboree’s closing stadium show will take place several hours earlier. As first reported in this Jamboree Today story, the show will begin with a preshow at 3 p.m.

Jamboree jazz band plays the lights out in Charleston

July 19, 2013 8

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

New patch-trading app, official seal answer question: ‘Is it authentic?’

July 18, 2013 30

“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

Jamboree Scouts show off their prized patch possessions

July 18, 2013 8

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 Scouters: Teaching paddleboarding, enjoying every minute

July 18, 2013 3

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

A real race car: Scouts build it, Scott Lagasse Jr. drives it

July 18, 2013 8

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

Scouts go ga-ga for the Israeli version of dodgeball

July 17, 2013 11

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

Venturers from Hawaii, Colo. complete day of service with a smile

July 17, 2013 5

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

At the K2BSA tent, I go fox hunting with Scouts from N.C.

July 16, 2013 14

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