Scouting for Food begins next week Nov 3, 2009
The Boy Scouts of the Knox Trail Council are gearing up for the 21st Anniversary of Scouting for Food, Good Turn for America, which culminates on Saturday, Nov. 14, with the pick up of donated food from residents throughout MetroWest. More than 4,000 Scouts and leaders will be out collecting food for local food pantries in 21 cities and towns in MetroWest that day. (Framingham TAB, MA)
Cincy teen conference to draw 800-plus Nov 3, 2009
In addition to the YMCA, the other members of the alliance are the Boys and Girls Clubs of Greater Cincinnati, Girl Scouts of Western Ohio and Boy Scouts Dan Beard Council. This week s conference will be held Nov. 5 through Nov. 7 at the Millennium Hotel and Duke Energy Center. (Cincinnati Business Courier, OH)
2010 Lawrence royalty crowned Nov 3, 2009
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Bee to lay off 51 in distribution move Nov 3, 2009
Hatfield serves on the executive boards of the Fresno Zoological Society and the Sequoia Council Boy Scouts of America. Hatfield grew up in Fresno and received a Bachelor of Arts from California State University, Fresno. (Fresno Bee)
EAGLE SCOUT: Clearing a path to Winchesters past Nov 2, 2009
The Boy Scouts of America are a long and storied American institution dating back to 1910, and its members are known for blazing trails through the wilderness. It comes as no surprise, then, that Winchester resident and soon-to-be Eagle Scout Joshua New decided to blaze a trail to the past as part of his Eagle Scout project this summer. (Winchester Star, MA, MA)
Richmond gang rape seen as nearly inevitable Nov 1, 2009
" Deeply caring girl English teacher Jessica Price, who knows the victim and most of the arrested suspects, said the girl has helped in conflict-mediation groups. She told Price she wanted to join the Police Explorers, a Boy Scouts group that lets boys and girls learn law enforcement with local police. "She's an emotional, deeply caring girl, the type who would care so much if this happened to another girl," Price said. The girl and her family have not spoken publicly, but her parents issued a... (San Francisco Chronicle -- Crime)
* CPBL president slams prosecutors Nov 1, 2009
Chao said in Malaysia, where he is attending the Asia Pacific Boy Scouts Jamboree. But Chao said he believed the Brother Elephants could still be salvaged. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Business)
Get Out Events, Hunting & Fishing Calendar: 11/1/09 Nov 1, 2009
The Oct. 22 event was held by the Greater Pittsburgh Council of the Boy Scouts of America. HIKING. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA -- Sports)
Shade race feature debate over fire coverage Nov 1, 2009
The move which ended several years of difficult negotiations with the Central City Volunteer Fire Department was marked by a series of contentious public meetings with residents falling on both sides of the issue (Somerset Daily American, PA)
Our views: Helping the needy Nov 1, 2009
Next Saturday, Nov. 7, Brevard Boy Scouts will drop off empty grocery bags in local neighborhoods for their annual Scouting for Food drive, which helps replenish supplies at food banks across the Space Coast. Residents are asked to fill the bags with canned goods and other nonperishable food items and leave them out 00004000 side their door the morning of Saturday, Nov. 14, for pickup by the scouts. (Florida Today)
Lending a hand Nov 1, 2009
Boy Scouts of Nogales. Casa Hogar de Nuestros Peque os Hermanos de Cristo Rey, IAP A group home for abandoned and abused boys. (Green Valley News & Sun, AZ)
Mobile mining operation pans out for mom, daughters Nov 1, 2009
East Volusia News - newsjournalonline. SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 2009. (Daytona Beach News Journal -- Local)
Montrose voters to choose mayor, 3 city council members on Tuesday Oct 31, 2009
Geyer works with the youth group at his church, has been involved with the Boy Scouts in the past and might get active again. The water project is of course the most important project right now, he said. (Keokuk Daily Gate City, IO)
Two local Boy Scout execs leave Oct 31, 2009
Techau has accepted a job as scout executive for the Atlanta Council of Boy Scouts. He joined the Dan Beard Council as scout executive in 2003, after serving in scouting jobs in St. Paul and Minneapolis, Minn. (Cincinnati Business Courier, OH)
Hawthorn House Student of the Month: Venkata Satyam Oct 31, 2009
Venkata is also very active in our activities and after school programs including Chelmsford Telemedia, the 24-hour relay, Math Team, Science Olympiad, soccer, jazz band, Key Club and participates in the Boy Scouts program where he is working on his Eagle Scout Project. Venkata looks forward to attending college and studying biochemistry or molecular biology as a pre-med student. (Chelmsford Independent, MA)
Bringing the Church to the Courtroom Oct 30, 2009
Its attorneys helped the Boy Scouts win approval of a policy barring gay Scout leaders. The group has been battling embryonic stem cell research in Missouri and won a Supreme Court stay preventing the removal of California's 29-foot Mount Soledad cross. (Yahoo News -- Church-State Issues)
Honors for Weymouth veterans on tap Oct 30, 2009
The marchers will include members of the Weymouth Elks, Masonic Lodge, Sons of Italy, Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts, Cub Scouts, and the South Shore Corvette Club, Burke said. They usually have a parade of cars. (Weymouth News, MA)
Who's Who on the CIA Payroll Oct 30, 2009
"Nobody should expect to find Boy Scouts on the agency's payroll.". Over the years, the CIA has recruited many famous (and infamous) figures for information, cooperation and worse. (Time.com)
Brevard candidates share views Oct 30, 2009
Other experience: Vice-Chairman, Wickham Park Advisory Board; Chairman, Library Advisory Board; Military Affairs Council; Civilian Military Council; Central Brevard Sharing Center; Camp Chance; Boy Scouts of America; Coast Guard Auxiliary and the Navy League. Phone: 403-6960E-mail. (Florida Today)
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VFW Post 70176, assisted by the Boy Scouts, Girls Scouts, and the NJROTC Unit of Escambia County High School, will conduct a Ritual for the Disposal of Unserviceable Flags at 7 p.m. on June 15 behind the Post, located at 206 W. Ashley St.. Since Flag Day is observed annually on June 14, which is on Sunday this year, the Post voted to hold the ceremony one day later. (Atmore Advance, AL)
Hey Cambridge! Exercise your voting rights next week Oct 30, 2009
Weinerman also made news in 2007 for her role in removing Boy Scouts looking for donations for troops from polling places. And just this week, a handful of elderly poll workers say they feel discriminated against after not being asked to work during next week s election, and want to know why. (Cambridge Chronicle, MA)
Run, trick or party your way to the nearest Halloween activity Oct 30, 2009
Brace yourself for a scary walk through the Boy Scouts Troop 103s haunted house. They will have the house set up for all ages starting at 5 p.m. Saturday in Terrys Furniture parking lot. (Gillette News-Record, WY)
Good times in the Dogs-Gators series Oct 30, 2009
I remember rushing back from a Boy Scouts outing to turn the radio on and listen to this one. Late in the game, the two teams were tied 7-7 and after a Georgia drive bogged down at the Gator 5-yard line, the Dogs were going for a field goal when the snap was fumbled. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)
The Old Codger and Olden Days Oct 30, 2009
Let's get away from Slang"The Boy Scouts of America can be aproched in this case!!! they are there to help with community service!!!I remember when I was a boy Sout we did the trash detail!!! and did it for two weeks every month for two years.Then again people that are really concerned about the trash on their streetcan help by picking some trash up..ORGANIZE ORGANIZE ORGANIZE..... ". Submit a Comment. (Klamath Falls Herald & News, OR)
Islamic community at odds over post Oct 30, 2009
"Other members, standing amid a crowd of youths in Red Sox T-shirts and women in headscarves, stood outside the mosque and pointed to the American flag, which was flying high.The flag came down in the spring only because it was tattered and needed to be replaced, said Nabeel Khudairi, a longtime mosque member. While being taken down, it got stuck, and the Sharon Fire Department was called in, a call the department confirmed. The hardware for the new flag didn't match, and it took a little while... (Yahoo News -- Arab and Muslim Americans)
It Happened This Week: Oct. 28th through Nov. 4 Oct 29, 2009
Six Boy Scouts earned the Star rank in scouting ... Boy Scouts Randy Murgula and Larry Cooper earned the rank of Eagle Scout. (Fort Madison Daily Democrat, IO)
Backward Glances Oct 29, 2009
79 YEARS AGO (1930)-Hudson Boy Scouts bugle and drum corps performed at the Hudson High football game at Riverside Park The Park Commissioners were assisted by a group of local boys in clearing stones and otherwise bettering the Apsley Park swimming beach. The place (later known as The Maples) attracted many bathers that summer, including 152 on a single day Newly-registered voters included: W. Haczynski, Charles Charbonneau, Adam Mancini, Gordon Wood, George Tracy, Manuel Moitozo and Helen... (Hudson Sun, MA)
Proud parents off to see Maui's Shane Victorino in World Series Oct 29, 2009
Victorino participated in Boy Scouts from the time he was in grade school and earned the group's highest honor despite a multitude of athletic distractions, his mother said. Winning the 2008 World Series was pretty special, but Mike Victorino recalled the pride he felt when his son was selected for the 1999 Nissan Hawaii High School Hall of Honor recognizing the state's top 12 student-athletes. (Honolulu Advertiser)
IBEW conducts food drive Oct 29, 2009
We have helped with Make-A-Wish, Relay for Life, Boy Scouts, American Diabetes Foundation and Habitat for Humanity just to name a few. In these hard economic times, we want to help in other ways. (Casper Star-Tribune, WY)
Letters to the editor Oct 29, 2009
No wonder gay youths have the highest rate of suicide when organizations such as the Boy Scouts of America tell them they aren't important and they should hide who they are. Boy Scouts of America needs to step into the 21st century, embrace diversity (not just print a manual in Spanish) and truly inspire children to be leaders for futures to come. (Sacramento Bee -- Opinion)
Camping for Dummies II: Things I did wrong! Oct 28, 2009
My husband and son went camping with the Boy Scouts once up in North Carolina at Sugar Moutain in January. My husband, who is definitely not a natural camper, still shudders when he remembers waking up Saturday morning and finding the tent sagging under 4 inches of snowfall during the night. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Living)
Homer, Alaska: Halibut Capital of the World Oct 28, 2009
Every once in a while he interrupts boy scouts, sports and school work and takes his kids fishing, but spending an afternoon untangling lines and baiting hooks is a different kind of fun than fishing trips with buddies. Like most dads, this 47-year-old North Carolina father secretly aches for the old days when out-of-state fishing trips were a normal part of his annual schedule. (ESPN -- Outdoors)
Boy Scouts play national anthem to open festival Oct 28, 2009
Web Search powered by YAHOO. Madison County Boy Scout Troop 377 performs at the Oct. 17 opening ceremony of the ninth annual Danielsville Fall Festival. (Athens Banner-Herald)
• Arthur L. Johnson Sr. Oct 28, 2009
Art grew up in an era of close-knit community, and over the course of his lifetime was active in the Future Farmers of America as a teenager, the Boy Scouts as an adult leader, a member of the American Legion, and rose through the Masonic orders from Blue Lodge to the Knights Templars as well as the Order of the Eastern Star. In civic affairs, Art was a Becket town selectman, an auxiliary police officer, and was active in several Republican campaigns of the early 1960s. (Fredericksburg.com, VA)
Mary Louise Henderson Oct 28, 2009
She also was the first woman to be elected president of a Boy Scout Council in the U.S. Mary Louise deeply valued her associations with The Salvation Army, Newton Wellesley Hospital, The Wellesley Community Center, The Boy Scouts of America, Norumbega Council/Knox Trail Council, American Needlepoint Guild, Wellesley Friendly Aid, House and Garden Club of Wellesley, St. Andrew s Church, Buddy Dog Humane Society, and many others. Her belief was that your life is defined not by what you do for... (Wellesley Townsman, MA)
Local residents raise funds in city Oct 27, 2009
They were assisted by members of the Watertown High School Key Club and some Boy Scouts. Watertown High School members of Teens of Tomorrow spent the windy morning raking and collecting leaves for the elderly living within the city. (Watertown Daily Times, WI)
What's your question: Stopping at Main, Michigan; East Main turn Oct 27, 2009
I ve been thinking about the scariest haunted house I ve ever been through. Click here to predict the winners of 20 high school, college and NFL football games for a chance to win $10. (Klamath Falls Herald & News, OR)
Service Scheduled For Waco Businessman, Philanthropist Paul J. Meyer Oct 27, 2009
The Paul Meyer Family Foundation, which Meyer launched in 1984, has given away at least $65 million, and about 90 percent of it has gone to groups in the Waco area including Baylor University, the Boy Scouts of America and the Passport for Success program, which provides college scholarships for high school graduates from low-income families. Paul Meyers life not only impacted every person he came into contact with but, through his uncompromising generosity, his legacy will continue to touch... (KWTX.com, TX)
Mary Louise Henderson, co-founder of Wellesley Community Center, dies Oct 27, 2009
Among the organizations with which she was associated were the Executive Committee of the Newton-Wellesley Hospital, the Wellesley Visiting Nurses, the Boy Scouts, the Salvation Army, Wellesley Friendly Aid, St. Andrew s Church, the House and Garden Club of Wellesley, and Buddy Dog Humane Society. The Hendersons were co-founders of the Wellesley Community Center. (Wellesley Townsman, MA)
Presbyterian Church in Needham not for sale, no longer option for Senior Center for Needham Oct 27, 2009
As we remain here, this will not only be a center for our own worship and programming, but also will continue to be a home for the many community groups that come here to serve our town and region, including Boy Scouts, Cub Scouts, Brownies, Needham Community Theater, the Retired Men s Club, Alcoholics Anonymous, and special programs of the Needham Community Council, Needham Health Department and the Triad Organization, just to name a few. We are grateful to the town of Needham for providing us... (Needham Tab, MA)
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Thanks to Mr. Meyer, the Boy Scouts need many more like you. YIS, a fellow scouter. (KWTX.com, TX)
The doctor is in the tub Oct 26, 2009
From ages 13 to 18, he was a member of the Boy Scouts and became an Eagle Scout. He attended Evans High School and played on the football team, where he was named Most Valuable Lineman. (The Augusta Chronicle)
Tickets on sale for annual Rotary Pancake Day Nov. 14 Oct 26, 2009
Proceeds from the annual event support local youth initiatives, such as Boy Scouts, Pop Warner Football, the playground at Macedonia Park and scholarships for graduating Maury County high school seniors. Because of fundraisers such as the Pancake Breakfast, the Columbia Noon Rotary Club donates almost 25,000 each year to Maury County youth organizations. (Columbia Daily Herald, TN)
Donnellson moves forward with basketball court (4) Oct 25, 2009
The council was responsive to the idea, and Mayor Bill Young and Ellingboe said they knew of local boy scouts who were looking for projects. The council discussed the city storage buildings' state of disrepair. (Fort Madison Daily Democrat, IO)
Boy Scouts celebrate Saturday in Holliston Oct 25, 2009
Holliston Boy Scouts celebrate the 100th anniversary of Scouting on Saturday, Oct. 24, on the green at the First Congregational Church on Washington Street. The event is hosted by Troop 73. (Holliston Tab, MA)
• Ralph Pool Oct 25, 2009
Contributions may be made to Fredericksburg Boy Scouts. Online guest book is available at covenantfuneral service. (Fredericksburg.com, VA)
Clare House food drive sees increased need Oct 25, 2009
Sewa International, an Indian philanthropic organization, and the Boy Scouts also are having drives that will help until donations to the annual drive begin arriving, she said. Crowds of more than 100 also are showing up at a soup kitchen Clare House operates on Tuesdays and Thursdays at St. Mary's Catholic Church, 527 W. Jackson St., said Sipula. (The Pantagraph newspaper)
Scouts collect food Oct 25, 2009
POCATELLO -- Neither brisk winds nor chilling temperatures could keep local Boy Scouts from their appointed rounds Saturday morning. In fact, the Scouts of the Tendoy District, which includes Pocatello and Chubbuck, collected a little more than 55,000 food items during the local Scouting For Food drive that will be distributed to aid programs throughout Bannock County. (Pocatello Idaho State Journal, ID)
Legion asks support for Iraq troops Oct 25, 2009
In other American Legion news, Boy Scouts will assist in putting flags, for which Clarke Reed donated 500, on veterans graves Nov. 7, beginning at 9 a.m. at the Greenville Cemetery. They will then go to the other cemeteries. (Greenville Delta Democrat Times, MS)
Meeting House Pond makeover? Oct 24, 2009
Two years ago, Merle Brown and the Boy Scouts cleaned out the pond. The job hasn t been done in at least five years and there were four or five feet of leaves and muck, he said. (Cohasset Mariner, MA)
5 competing for mayor's job in Keokuk Oct 24, 2009
Community involvement: Local Pine Wood Derby, working with Boy Scouts, working with local pre-school classes, church, teaching ages from babies to adults, helped influence over 20 local young people going into full time ministry and auto racing (local and nationwide). Family: Linda Blankenship (wife)-38 years; daughter Gina Kester, husband Christ and their sons Christian and Daniel; son Gordon Blankenship, Jr., wife Jamie and their children Gordon Blankenship III, Nathaniel, Paige and Ava. (Keokuk Daily Gate City, IO)
Camping for Dummies: I need your best camping advice! Oct 24, 2009
You are actually going on your son s first campout with the Boy Scouts. See yesterday s topic. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Living)
Local man receives national scouting honor (2) Oct 24, 2009
Ron Molina, Scoutmaster for Port Lavaca Troop 361, is pictured with Tico Perez, national commissioner for the Boy Scouts of America ... He was invited recently to attend the Boy Scouts of America national meeting in Orlando, Fla ... Molina said Boy Scouts of America are breaking new ground by moving forward both in BSA thinking and technology. (Port Lavaca Wave, TX)
Policy urging hiring local workers on certain Braintree projects tabled to Nov. 17 Oct 23, 2009
In other business, the council presented Peter Jardin with a resolution commending him for fulfilling his dream and attaining the Boy Scouts of America s highest award of Eagle Scout, an extraordinary achievement. Peter s Eagle Scout project, which took 257 hours to complete, occurred at South Shore Day Care in Quincy. (Braintree Forum, MA)
Gilbert Ponsness Oct 23, 2009
In Fort Dodge, Gil was a Scout Master for the Boy Scouts for 17 years. Gil liked to camp, dance and travel. (Brainerd Daily Dispatch)
4 council candidates running unopposed Oct 23, 2009
Community involvement: Habitat for Humanity, Boy Scouts of America, Special Olympics, Partners in Education, Corn Belt Lapidary gical Society, Great River Players Community Theatre. Family: I am a single parent of six children: Bryce, Bridget, Brent, Bryan, Brandon and Britina. (Keokuk Daily Gate City, IO)
SVHS royalty Oct 23, 2009
He is also involved with Boy Scouts of America Troop #16. He enjoys waterskiing and backpacking. (Sonoma Index-Tribune, CA)
Quint chosen for Freedom Honor Flight to U.S. Capitol Oct 22, 2009
"They were wishing us well. As we boarded the plane, there was a group of Boy Scouts who were giving us thanks and shaking our hands.". The thanks continued to Washington, D.C., where Quint said they got off the plane to have around 75 people greeting them with "hugs, handshakes and thanks.". (Chetek Alert, WI)
Eagle Scout Hires Lawyer to Appeal Monthlong School Suspension Oct 22, 2009
Whalen, who completed a 10-week Army basic training session over the summer, was taught as an Eagle Scout how to handle tools including the pocketknife, and he instructs Boy Scouts how to safely handle knives. But the school's rule book brands possession of a knife to be "violent" conduct, and leaves it to the discretion of the superintendent to determine the proper punishment. (Fox News)
Vietnam-era marauder comes off maritime scrap heap Oct 22, 2009
The vessel's dramatic history, belied by a busted hull, peeling paint and rotting wood, hooked Robert McCray, who stumbled on it while looking for a vessel to start a program to teach seamanship to Boy Scouts ... It would be part of the national Sea Scout Program, a division of the Boy Scouts of America, that teaches the traditions of the sea based on the U.S. Navy manual, McCray said ... Manned by Boy Scouts of America Sea Scouts and Navy League Sea Cadets, the refurbished boat will anchor at... (Daytona Beach News Journal)
One Size Seldom Fits All (1) Oct 22, 2009
It s one of those combination knife, fork and spoon utensils (with a can opener, to boot) typically used by Cub Scouts and Boy Scouts on camping trips. It s not the most practical utensil in the world, with all the pieces sharing a single handle, but it has the kind of panache that a six-year-old loves. (Bartow Polk County Democrat, FL)
Cycling Classic dedicated to longtime Douglas resident Oct 22, 2009
Curtis received the District Award of Merit from the Cochise County Boy Scouts of America and a Wood Badge for scout leadership. Curtis is being honored because he is not only an outstanding volunteer but a person who cares about the youth in his community , said Sheila Foraker, Cochise Classic event director. (Douglas Daily Dispatch, AZ)
More of this story Oct 22, 2009
Daniels has been and continues to be active in community organizations, such as Leadership Bartlesville, Friends of the Bartlesville Area History Museum, the Discovery 1 Park Project and with the Boy Scouts as a Merit Badge instructor. She is a graduate of the University of Oklahoma and the Tulsa College of Law. (Bartlesville Examiner-Enterprise, OK)
Scouting for food drive starts Nov. 7 Oct 22, 2009
The Marlboro Boy Scouts & Girls Scouts announce the kick off of the annual Scouting For Food Campaign in Marlborough. On Saturday, Nov. 7th the Cub Scouts, Brownies, Girl Scouts & Boy Scouts of Marlborough will fan out through the city to distribute the all too familiar tan plastic bags. (Marlborough Enterprise, MA)
Islamic community at odds over post Oct 21, 2009
"Other members, standing amid a crowd of youths in Red Sox T-shirts and women in headscarves, stood outside the mosque and pointed to the American flag, which was flying high.The flag came down in the spring only because it was tattered and needed to be replaced, said Nabeel Khudairi, a longtime mosque member. While being taken down, it got stuck, and the Sharon Fire Department was called in, a call the department confirmed. The hardware for the new flag didn't match, and it took a little while... (Yahoo News -- Arab and Muslim Americans)
