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Issue 321 – July 17, 2012

Rule No. 85: o Opinions are never substitutes for facts. ________________________________________ Dear Andy, I’m the Advisor for a Venturing crew. Our council us to start this crew with a group of 13 year-old girls, and we were told that they could do anything Venturing-related so long as they had a parent along with them. Right […]

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Issue 320 – July 8, 2012

Rule No. 84: • If God is indeed watching us, the least we can do is be entertaining. ________________________________________ Dear Andy, Thanks for all the great information you provide. My question’s about BSA trek safety. Reading the GTSS information, it seems to say that all activities now require two adults: one at least age 21, […]

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Issue 319 – July 4, 2012

INDEPENDENCE DAY The usual day we make resolutions for ourselves is January first. I think today—Independence Day—may be even better. Here are my Independence Day resolutions… o As Scoutmaster, I will train and guide the Scouts in my troop to lead themselves. o As Scoutmaster, I will make sure the troop I serve has a […]

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Issue 318 – June 30, 2012

Rule No. 83: o A boy kept from making mistakes is likely to be kept from making anything else. ________________________________________ Dear Andy, I really appreciate your piece on “Working for Pay.” I’ve been getting flack from lots of good people who say I shouldn’t do the NAPS newsletter for free, or go to denominational conferences […]

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Issue 317 – June 24, 2012

DOING A GOOD TURN… OR WORKING FOR PAY? In addition to Scouting, I’m also a Rotarian; been a member of our local Rotary Club for a half-dozen or so years. Our club’s regularly on the lookout for ways we can help our community. Yesterday, I reached out to a local businessman who has organized a […]

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Issue 316 – June 22, 2012

Rule No. 82: • Some volunteers are sort of like Slinkies… not really good for very much, but you can’t help smiling when you see one tumbling down the stairs. ________________________________________ Dear Andy, This is more of a comment rather than a question; however, I’d like your thoughts on the matter… The BSA’s Activity Consent […]

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Issue 315 – June 15, 2012

Rule No. 81: • It takes just one careless match to start a forest fire, but it’ll take a Scout the whole box to start a campfire. ________________________________________ Dear Andy, May I use your Memorial Day piece at an upcoming meeting? (Gary Marquardt) Any number of Scouters like you have asked about this, and the […]

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Issue 314 – June 10, 2012

________________________________________ Rule No. 80: • Change is inevitable, except from a vending machine. ________________________________________ Dear Andy, One of our Scouts is under a time crunch to earn his Eagle. He made First Class on January 30th and will turn 17 in June. The active and leadership requirements for Star are both four months, so I […]

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Issue 313 – June 1, 2012

Rule No. 79: Ready, fire, aim isn’t always the best way to tackle a problem. Dear Andy, I noticed in one of your recent issues that you were sending a fellow Scouter a “Reader’s Digest” version of how a troop should operate.  Any chance I could get a copy as well? We’re also a troop […]

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Issue 312 – MEMORIAL DAY – May 28, 2012

WE ARE AMERICA One hundred million of us, for over a century, have honored our God and served our country in the mercantile and the military, as authors, accountants, and astronauts, as country doctors and congressmen, surgeons and senators, generals and governors, business leaders and barbers, stay-at-home parents and stalwarts of our communities, cooks and […]

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