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(HOLDER) Boy scout lifestyles
Two young men who are members of Boy Scout Troop 604 in Mt. Pleasant had an adventure when they traveled to Fort A.P. Hill, Virginia, for the 2010 National Scout Jamboree.

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Idaho Falls Boy Scout Dedicates War Memorial
It’s been a project several months in the making. Tonight an Idaho Falls Boy Scout showed off a new war memorial with a dedication ceremony.

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Boy Scout Troop 56 Visits National Jamboree
Troop 56 at the Boy Scout National Jamboree in Virginia. This summer scouts from Troop 56 traveled to Virginia to be part of Boy Scout of America’s National Jamboree celebrating 100 years of scouting in America.

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Blueprint Briefly: Items now collected for care packages
Boy Scouts of America Troop 305 is completing an Eagle Scout Leadership Service Project with Operation Sandbox by collecting items for care packages to be sent to military men and women serving in Iraq and Afghanistan .

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Scout troop searching for new quarters
A local Boy Scout troop is looking for a new home. Up until July, the youths in Scout Troop No. 1168 met weekly at The Landing Church of God, at 1640 Hwy. 42 N. in McDonough. But when the church’s financial situation changed last month, the group was asked to find a new place to meet, said Mike Katona, leader of the two-year-old troop.

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Local Scout attends jamboree
Close your eyes with me. Now imagine an open field with the sun beating down to warm the ground and the birds bathing in the nearby lake. Seems peaceful and too good to be true, doesnât it? Not for me, it wasnât. Having the honor and privilege to go to Washington D.C. for the 2010 Boy Scout Jamboree gave me the opportunity to be with nature and away from my parents and sister for a full 10 days …

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Radnor’s Troop 284 goes to National Scout Jamboree
On Monday morning, July 26, at the 2010 National Scout Jamboree at Fort A.P. Hill, Va., the Boy Scouts of America started to celebrate the 100th anniversary of Scouting in the U.S.

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Scout’s Eagle project comes to fruition with orchard
Paul Juhasz’ Eagle Scout project is already bearing fruit — literally. The Wilton High School senior planted the beginnings of an orchard, berry garden and privacy screen at Villa Maria Guadeloupe retreat house run by the Sisters of Life in Stamford, and the harvest has begun.

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Boy Scout staffer dies at Va. Jamboree
BOWLING GREEN, Va. – A 67-year-old Boy Scouts of America staff member was found dead in the final days of the Boy Scout Jamboree.

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Scout pack 161 rocket’s eye view
Cub Scouts’ annual water rocket launch. the 161 scouts took soda bottles (2 liter variety and smaller), and built them into the shape of rockets using duct tape and cardboard

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Marking 100 years, Boy Scouts reach out to more
CLAIRTON, Pa.—It was a scorching afternoon in Millvue Acres, a tidy public housing facility in Clairton. Outside, a few boys rode bicycles in the sun, two to a seat. Inside the Dorothy Davis Learning Center, children sat in the air conditioning and talked, too hot to play.

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Cousins head to Scout Jamboree
FRONT ROYAL — Second cousins Alexander Harrison and Wes Auchmoody are looking forward to heading to Fort A.P. Hill on Monday for the 2010 National Scout Jamboree.

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Cub Scouts earn enthusiasm award
Lonoke Cub Scouts Lee Glover Langdon, Gabe Beard, Aaron Watkins, Anderson Fletcher, Riley Miller and Ryan Cleveland attended the Three Rivers Cub Scouts day camp in Beebe June 14-17.

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CENTENNIAL: Boy Scouts of America celebrates 100 years
The area director for Boy Scouts of American led a fitting tribute to the organization in its centennial year for Henderson Optimist Club’s weekly luncheon program Thursday at ETMC Henderson.

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Local Scouts to attend national jamboree
On July 26 the state of Virginia will add an instant city of more than 55,000 residents. Ten days later the city will be vacant. And that’s important to Dyer County because eight of its residents…

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