Carey’s Castle Hike - 5/14/2011
Troop 262 Scouts, Kurtis V, Chris C, Matthew B and Armand C (along with Mr. Connolly and Mr. Philbrook as leaders) completed the 10 mile round trip hike to Carey’s Castle in the Joshua Tree National Park on May 14th. This earned them one of five required 10 mile hikes for their Hiking Merit Badge […]
Robotics Merit Badge
Slowly, the Boy Scouts have developed into a real training ground for budding scientists and engineers. Of the 126 current merit badges offered by the Boy Scouts of America, 31 of them fit under the STEM umbrella. But it’s the newest badge that is generating a lot of interest. This week, the BSA introduced the […]
Learning Morse Code
There is a morse code requirement for the Signaling merit badge. While there are many morse code keys around, and several iPhone apps that will help you learn morse code; here is a graphic image of why the dots and dashes are used for each letter. We hope it helps. Thank you to Mr. Hadden […]
Cubs Can Play Video Games for Badges
Among the newer awards available to Tigers, Cubs or Webelos is the belt loop for Video Games. Yep, you read that correctly. Of course the games must be approved and played with an adult.
Geocaching Merit Badge
It seems that there’s a new Geocaching Merit Badge in honor of the 100th Anniversary of Scouting.
Buckskin Graduation
Foxfire and Buckskin graduation was Saturday, Feb. 13, 2010. Congratulations to the following Scouts: Foxfire Mountain Men: Robert & Alec Buckskin Men: Chase, Taylor, Dalton, Aiden, David, Killian, Chester, & Jack.
Boy Scout Relevancy After 100 Years
Today I saw an article in Wired Magazine by Dave Banks entitled After 100 Years, Are The Boy Scouts Still Relevant? I think the answer lies in the last paragraph. I asked some of my friends from my Scouting experience if they still believed in the Boy Scouts’ mission. “Kids are surrounded by plenty of […]
Buckskin: National Youth Leadership Training
Buckskin: National Youth Leadership Training TWO Course Dates in 2010: (Online registration and flyers will be available soon throught the Council website) The dates are: June 13 - 19, 2010 and August 8 - 14, 2010 New name, new program. But the mission is still the same: Give motivated Scouts the training to become effective […]
Foxfire: Youth Leadership Training
Dates for Summer 2010: June 12 - 19, 2010 (Saturday Morning - Saturday Morning) - Online registration form and flyer are available soon on the Council website. Or you can call the council office and register by phone. Foxfire will take what a Scout learned at Buckskin and bring it to a whole new level. […]
