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BSA membership resolution passes with more than 60 percent of vote

May 23, 2013 1,432

After an extensive discussion within the organization, the Boy Scouts of America’s approximately 1,400 volunteer voting members chose to adopt the membership policy resolution and remove the restriction denying membership to youth on the basis

Oklahoma Scouts and Scouters ready to assist after tornadoes

May 21, 2013 23

Updated 1:03 p.m. May 14 with info on need for volunteers at May 21 event. See bottom of post. Eldon Fossey, Scoutmaster of Troop 75 in Moore, Okla., was at work when the deadly tornadoes

Photos of BSA IndyCar and driver Justin Wilson will rev you up for Indy 500

May 20, 2013 7

It’s officially race week. Yes, the Indy 500 — aka “The Greatest Spectacle in Racing” — roars to life on Sunday. Fans of racing, fast cars, or major sporting events are probably already planning to tune

10 tips for helping Scouts balance fun and advancement at summer camp

May 14, 2013 10

At summer camp, what’s more important for Scouts, advancement or fun? Trick question. Scouts who attend the best summer camps and have effective Scout leaders guiding them don’t have to choose. For these Scouts, advancement

Boy Scouts of America names its next Chief Scout Executive

May 21, 2012 33

Like rare patches? How about one only 11 men have ever worn? Today, we learned the identity of the next man to join the impressive fraternity of Chief Scout Executives that started with Scouting legend James

PHOTOS: BSA’s IndyCar makes its 2012 debut. And then …

March 27, 2012 1

Let me give you the bad news first. Driver James Jakes and his No. 19 car crashed in Sunday’s race after just 19 laps. So what’s the good news? That St. Petersburg, Fla., event was

Tethered hot-air ballooning and the BSA

March 16, 2012 18

Ready to take your pack, troop, team, or crew to new heights? Schedule a ride in a tethered hot-air balloon. The activity, which previously wasn’t approved, was officially OK’d this week by the BSA’s Health

WATCH: How did our favorite Eagle Scout singer do on ‘The Voice’?

February 14, 2012 11

Pip didn’t just sing last night. He “absolutely blew the roof off the place,” said host Carson Daly. Phillip Arnold, known on the show as Pip, gave a powerful rendition of The Animals’ “House of

The 20 most (and least) earned merit badges of 2011

January 25, 2012 81

What were the hottest merit badges last year? I’ve got the answer. Maybe. So first, a caveat: The friendly folks at the Supply Division tell me there’s no way to determine exact numbers of merit

Major League Soccer and the BSA: A perfect one-two

January 12, 2012 2

Teamwork. As important in Scouting as it is in Major League Soccer. And both organizations strive to Be Prepared for the future. Not a stretch, then, to understand why Scouting and the nation’s top professional