Boy Scouts

Those Heart Machines

Posted by on January 16, 2013 at 8:01 am

This is currently circulating as an email campaign. Unlike most email forwards, I strongly believe that if you have not already received this and clicked on the link to run the simulation, you must do it. Moreover, send it to your Scouts and have them do this. We teach First Aid and lots of lifesaving [...]

Christopher Columbus Awards (Scholarships!)

Posted by on January 14, 2013 at 4:45 pm

The Christopher Columbus Awards is a national, community-based science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) program for middle school students. The program challenges the students to work in teams of three to four, with an adult coach, to identify a problem in their community and apply the scientific method to create an innovative solution to that [...]

Harley Davidson and the Boy Scouts

Posted by on January 13, 2013 at 10:31 am

This weekend the Harley Davidson museum in Milwaukee is hosting the Engineering Merit Badge for Boy Scouts. If you’re reading this early Sunday morning, it is not too late to head on down and enjoy special admission pricing and of course a well laid out course for the boys. It is a terrific program, and [...]

Blue Card, Revised

Posted by on January 11, 2013 at 3:51 pm

The text of this article is taken verbatim from the National Council’s Advancement Newsletter December 2012-January 2013, page 6. A new version of the “Application for Merit Badge,” No. 34124, commonly referred to as the “blue card,” is being released later in January 2013. The availability of the new card will vary locally, and the [...]

Janesville Jets Hockey Night

Posted by on January 10, 2013 at 4:00 pm

Don’t miss out as the Janesville Jets take on the Michigan Warriors on Friday March 15, 2013 at 7:00PM. Let’s pack the stands with Scouts, their family and friends to cheer them on! Ticket Pricing: Children: $5.00 Adults: $6.00 Children under 4: Free You must purchase your tickets by Monday March 11th 2013. Special discounted [...]

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