Boy Scouts

Be Prepared

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Mr. Crease was a gentle and quiet older man. He was my first scoutmaster as a new Boy Scout and he had the patience of Job. I never had an aptitude for lines and ropes and strings and hoses. Everything tangled. I had no vision for imagining what happens next when working in three dimensions […]

We Learned It by Heart

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We Learned It by Heart We learned it by heart. “A scout is trustworthy, loyal, helpful, friendly, courteous, kind, obedient, cheerful, thrifty, brave, clean and reverent.” In this refuge from the cold, cold world, Cub Scouts were allowed to be good kids and outstanding citizens …kind of like George Washington… if he had been a […]