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Bill Gates receives Scouts’ Silver Buffalo Award
Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates has received the highest award that the Boy Scouts of America bestows on adults for distinguished service to youth.

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Latham Boy Scouts are true NOMADS
LATHAM — Boy Scout Troop 62, the earliest troop chartered in Latham, is helping the Boy Scouts of America to celebrate its 100-year anniversary.

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Scouting night in Vernon
Vernon Cub Scout Packs will hold a Scout Fall Recruitment night at Walnut Ridge School on Wednesday, Sept. 22 in the all purpose room from 7 to 9 p.m.

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Scouts serving others
Cub Scouts ages 6 to 10 from Pack 526 Immanuel Lutheran Church and School met Saturday morning at Shields Park to do the dirty work of picking up cigarette butts, shredded plastic bags and even someone’s leftover pizza. Working in the buddy system,…

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Boy Scouts host induction for Greensburg Scout House
Boy Scout Troop 211 and Cub Scout Pack 210 will induct their new Scout House on Sunday, Aug. 15. The dedication will occur from 2 to 4 p.m. at 219 West Florida Ave. in Greensburg. Refreshments will be served.

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New Cabin For Scouting Another Step For Greensburg
A new building for Scouts has opened in Greensburg, three years after a tornado demolished the old one and much of the town.

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Airstream brings new meaning to phrase ‘roughing it’
LOS ANGELES — Like a lot of Angelenos, I like to ditch the city every once in a while and experience nature. Briefly. My last escape involved 1,000 or so Cub Scouts, a battered, borrowed tent and two days of port-a-potties and pump-station water. This time around I was looking to rough it, but rough it “lite,” during a weekend getaway with my best friend and our two young children.

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Scouting jamboreea busy Friday
A weekend of scouting is underway at the Churchill County Fairgrounds as the Boy Scout 2010 Centennial Jamboree shifts into high gear. The jamboree brings together scout troops from across Northern Nevada and northeastern California.

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Training center hosts scouting fest
ROXANNE BROWN Staff Writer CLERMONT–The National Training Center will host its first ever Family Cub Scout Festival on Saturday from 9 am. to …

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Centenarians Participate in Challenger Learning Center Mission
If you have ever seen a photo of someone participating in a simulated space mission at a Challenger Learning Center, odds are it is someone around 10 years old. Recently a group of women pushed that participant envelope to new heights.

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Toledo man, 47, dies after being shot in vehicle
By ALIYYA SWABY BLADE STAFF WRITER A.J. Escareno said it was “surreal” when he recognized his childhood friend as the victim of a fatal shooting only a block from his home on Caledonia Street Sunday. His friend, Gregory Cerveny, 47, of Toledo, had gone to him whenever he needed help, and Mr. Escareno, 49, said he probably drove to a familiar place after he realized he was in trouble. Cerveny was …

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Scouting light shines on Kaua‘i
LIHU‘E — The Scouting experience started with one light in1928.

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Faith, family and Troop 7
INSPIRATION — Ernie Guy, left, and his wife, Jan, talk with former New England Patriots defensive star Tedy Bruschi, who has recovered following a stroke.

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Producing benefit show takes time and money
No two hobbies bring more joy to South Hills residents Bobby Neumeyer and Justin Fortunato than musical theater and community service.  read more »

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Wearing the uniform proudly, Scouting for Uniform drive continues
Being a Boy Scout leader for 22 years Dick Haus can see what a difference a uniform can make for a scout.

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