NL 2023-03 | North Shore District

The Road to Summit Bechtel Reserve: March 2023

by Tim Pacl | Mar 12, 2023 | NL 2023-03 Main

My “Journey to Jamboree” began several months ago when my granddaughter decided she wanted to go to the Jamboree. We were late in joining and I had a big shock when I found out that it costs $3600 for a Scout to go to Jamboree. Why so much? Well, our...

“This is Your Life” Advancement

by Tim Pacl | Mar 12, 2023 | Advancement, Cub Scouts, NL 2022-11 Main, NL 2023-03 Main, Resource-CS Program, Resource-SBSA Program, ScoutsBSA

A new rank advancement ceremony based on the ever-popular radio, then TV, then podcast hit show… “This is Your Life!” This ceremony can be used for any rank, including Cub Scouts or Scouts BSA. Have fun and adapt it as needed.

Friendsgiving: A New Troop Tradition

by A. Smith | Mar 12, 2023 | Home Page Articles, NL 2023-03 Unit Stories, ScoutsBSA

401 years after the survivors of the Mayflower and Native Americans of the Wampanoag people joined to celebrate the first Thanksgiving, creating a new American tradition, the Scouts and Scouters of Troops 358 and 258 gathered to celebrate the many cultures in their trrops, creating a new troop tradition of Friendsgiving.