Category Archives: Scouting Stuff

Another Blue & Gold and Crossover in the books

Posted on 3/10/2013 by Kevin Devin

Last night was our annual Blue & Gold banquet for the pack.  It was yet another successful B&G and better yet, I was rather removed from the event.  Better only in the fact that the event was in good hands … Continue reading →

Posted in Scouting Stuff | Tagged , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

A Resource for Committee Meetings

Posted on 1/21/2013 by Kevin Devin

One of the things that I’ve prided myself on is the running of an efficient committee meeting.  Part of that ability stems from having a meeting agenda BEFORE the meeting, but even better, using that same agenda for the meeting … Continue reading →

Posted in Scouting Stuff | Tagged | Comments Off

2 Liter Bottle Rockets

Posted on 8/19/2012 by Kevin Devin

I captured this shot at WashJam 2012 where they were letting the boys build some 2 Liter Bottle Rockets and launch them themselves.  I wanted to capture this for an idea on how to build my own set of launchers. … Continue reading →

Posted in Scouting Stuff | Tagged , , | Comments Off

WashJam 2012

Posted on 8/19/2012 by Kevin Devin

Today was the final day of WashJam 2012.  I was pretty impressed with how the whole thing went.  It’s quite a feat to put on such an event of this size and I think the folks from the Pacific Harbors … Continue reading →

Posted in Family Stuff, Scouting Stuff | Tagged | Comments Off

Search and Rescue Merit Badge

Posted on 8/12/2012 by Kevin Devin

For scouts attending WashJam this next week, they will have an opportunity to be some of the first scouts to possibly earn the new Search and Rescue merit badge. Via the WashJam Facebook page, I learned yesterday that one of … Continue reading →

Posted in Scouting Stuff | Tagged , , | 2 Comments

Night Sky iPad App

Posted on 8/12/2012 by Kevin Devin

While watching the meteor shower last night I had the opportunity to try out this free app on the iPad that I learned of via the Scouting Magazine Blog. This is an awesome little app. Simply hold the iPad up … Continue reading →

Posted in Scouting Stuff | Tagged | Comments Off

Summer camp patch

Posted on 8/8/2012 by Kevin Devin

This has to be one of the coolest CSPs I’ve seen. Picked this up at the trading post at Camp Grizzly this year. Now I wonder what sort of patches I’ll be able to score at WashJam.

Posted in Scouting Stuff | Tagged , , | Comments Off

Memorizing the Scout Law

Posted on 5/12/2012 by Kevin Devin

Who would have thought, 2 simple little fuzzy dice would have such an impact? Several months back on the Cub Scout Talk list on YahooGroups the topic came up about the scout law and how to teach Webelos scouts that … Continue reading →

Posted in Scouting Stuff | Tagged , , , , , | Comments Off

BALOO Training

Posted on 5/12/2012 by Kevin Devin

I’ve been meaning to post about this training for a while now, but just now finally getting around to it. A couple of weeks ago our outgoing Cubmaster and I put on our first BALOO training.  I have been wanting … Continue reading →

Posted in Scouting Stuff | Tagged , , , , , , , | Comments Off

Camp Parsons Service Project

Posted on 3/16/2012 by Kevin Devin

file:///SDCard/BlackBerry/pictures/IMG00043-20120316-2017.jpg.rem Arrived at Camp Parsons for a weekend service project with the Troop. 6 scouts and 3 adults in all. Quickly setup the stove and warmed up some stew. All the scouts are now settled in for the night. Eager … Continue reading →

Posted in Scouting Stuff | Tagged , , | Comments Off