Rebuilding under way at Camp Seminole

Davie Loud machines are mulching up trees at Camp Seminole, clearing away the area Hurricane Wilma wrecked 20 months ago.

Cub Scout soapbox racers go downhill fast

For the most part, Oak Lawn is pretty flat. But near 97th Street and Mayfield Avenue, there's an ever-so-slight hill that runs for nearly half a block.

Police get funding for new Explorers program

The township's new Law Enforcement Explorers Program got a financial shot in the arm this week with the help of a local restaurateur.

Boy Scouts earn money while serving city

They probably made a lot more money selling hot beef sandwiches at the park during North Mankato Fun Days this year, but for the Boy Scouts the annual job of collecting aluminum cans at the end of the Fun Days parade was likely more lucrative than it has been in the past.

County tells Scouts to fire away

Elbert County commissioners on Wednesday gave Boy Scouts the go-ahead to host two weekend shooting-range events, to the dismay of neighbors who say the shotguns are too loud.

Boy Scouts to hike Mt. Kilimanjaro

Four senior members of Boy Scout Troop 175 in Simsbury who carry the same love of the outdoors in their hearts and black Smith and Wesson machetes on their belts are a band of athletic, disciplined teen adventurers who dedicate two out of four weekends a month to hiking rough ter …

Scouts adorn neighborhood with U.S. flags

With the dawn of Independence Day 2007 came a new red, white and blue tradition to Missoula's Lewis and Clark neighborhood.

Scout handbook offers lessons to live by

Carole Schember gave me something to think about when she said "the world would be a better place if everyone read the Boy Scout Handbook." I first met Carole Schember when I was working on a news story about a local scout leader.

Venture crew raffles off playhouse for a cause

When Venture Crew 630 wanted a way to raise money for their favorite cause, Habitat for Humanity, the 15 members decided to build an elaborate playhouse to be raffled off.

Saudi Scouts Team Set to Participate in Centenary Celebrations

A delegation of Saudi Boy Scout Association will leave for London this month to participate in the centenary celebrations of the scouting movement, according to Dr. Abdullah Alfahad, secretary-general of the Saudi Boy Scout Association (SBSA).

Cub Scouts Celebrate Flag Day With Seniors

On June 14, Cub Scout Pack 82's Webelos I den helped residents at Care- One Nursing & Rehabilitation, at Jackson, celebrate Flag Day with a flag ceremony, flag skit and singing of the National Anthem.

Boy Scouts, volunteer rescue injured bald eagle

On April 27, members of the Boy Scout Troop 366 of Oxford encountered a large, injured bird on their hike to Camp Agawa in Lake Orion. They didn't know exactly what it was, but they knew they had to get help.

Vermont Boy Scouts act as watchdogs for park

A group of Boy Scouts from St. Johnsbury will be camping out in Bandstand Park in Lyndonville Friday night.

Texas Scouts welcome home troops

It was standing room only at the Dallas Fort Worth Airport Terminal D on Saturday where a plane full of military troops from Iraq were welcomed home by a cheering crowd of well-wishers.

Boy Scout rock climber falls 30 feet at New River Gorge

A 14-year-old Virginia Boy Scout fell 30 feet while rock climbing in the New River Gorge area Tuesday afternoon, National Park Service officials said.

Scouting out a new camp in Virginia

Starting today, about 10,000 area scouts can call Jamaica home.

Waterloo Scouts heading to jamboree in England

Tarrell Matlock is excited to be traveling overseas this summer, sans parents, with a contingent of the Boy Scouts of America. He'll be going out of the country, something he's never done, and visiting places he's never seen with people he's never met.

Explorers Prepare for Face-Off In National Mock Trial Competition

Over the past three months, 11 teenagers from Brooklyn have devoted hundreds of hours to preparing for a national mock trial competition organized by Learning for Life, a subsidiary program of the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) — but if the nonprofit program doesn't collect enou …

UK Scouts meet outgoing Prime Minister

SCOUTS from Southgate joined a group of 100 of their peers to transform Downing Street into an adventure park last week.

Boy Scouts tap into the "Power of Trees"

Anyone who thinks there's nothing they can do to nurture and protect the environment is, well, barking up the wrong tree.

Dr Sidhu sings praise of Scout movement in India

While observing that the Scouting movement deserves support and encouragement by all, Governor Dr SS Sidhu has expressed confidence that the contribution made by the Manipur State Bharat Scouts and Guides will go a long way towards expansion of the Scouting movement in the State.

Boy Scouts' Lady Liberty returns

It's been 50 years since the original Lady Liberty was dedicated by a group of Boy Scouts, but Sunday's rededication of the statue at Second Street and Boulevard was just as meaningful now as it was the, several scouts said.

Cub Scouts rough it in the backyard

Families across Orange County and the nation this weekend took part in the Great American Backyard Campout, a National Wildlife Federation campaign to save youngsters from what author Richard Louv has called, "Nature deficit disorder.''

Tipi project for Cub Scouts

Assistant Cubmaster of Pack 395 Eric Loos of Carthage didn't quite know what he was getting into when he was asked to make a tepee for the Cub Scout Twilight Camp. Neither did his mother, Linda Loos. Nearly 200 Cub Scouts met at Camp Michaels in Union this week to "Go West."

100-year-old Boy Scout is still a trooper

At 100 years old, Edward Whitehead Sr. can tell you a lot of stories about being a Boy Scout. Like when he was growing up in Georgia and enjoyed the outdoors, but because he was black, he couldn't become a scout.

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