“The scouts learn the outdoor skills, but they also learn other mental skills, such as team-building, getting along with others, and working together. Both aspects are important. The character building that comes out all of this makes a better-rounded individual.”
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by Leon Pantenburg Bend, Or. – If you get caught in the woods in deep snow and a storm is headed toward you, there won’t be much time to take shelter. You will need to know where to get out of the wind, how to make or find a quick shelter and how to ensure [...]
Read the rest of this entry »By CRYSTAL SCHELLE, The Herald-Mail, Hagerstown, Maryland January 18, 2010 Although the Tri-State area has seen recent temperatures in the 50s, no matter what a certain groundhog decides next month we officially have several more weeks of winter. That’s why Scott Smoot, vice president of the Mason-Dixon Council of Boy Scouts of America, said it’s [...]
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