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It’s not your Leave it to Beaver Scouts any more
As its membership declines, new Canadians have started joining in. But can the age-old wilderness movement rise again?

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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.

Read more on The Wenatchee World

Community turns out to welcome home local Marine
NORRISTOWN — Two fire trucks flank Pine Street in Norristown with ladders extended and united by an unfurled American flag whipping in the wind to create an arch. A small parade-size crowd has gathered — waving banners and flags — in what looks more like a Fourth of July celebration then a seemingly ordinary warm August day.

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Verona Scouts clean up
The second grade den from Cub Scout Pack 5 in Verona conducted its second annual clean-up in the woods behind F.N. Brown Elementary School. The clean-up fell during Earth Week this year and the scouts learned about recycling as they collected five large bags full of bottles, cans, and garbage.

Read more on Cedar Grove/Verona Observers

Local Cub Scouts plant tree idea with county
WINTER HAVEN – David Hays admitted that Pack 515 didn’t have anything planned to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Cub Scouts.

Read more on News Chief

Boy Scouts of America turns 100
The Boy Scouts of America organization turns 100 this year,marking a century of teaching boys to “be prepared” and to “do agood turn daily.”

Read more on The Ledger Independent

Morris County Scouts mark 100th anniversary
Do a good turn daily. Over the years, Boy Scouts from Morris County have tried to live by that motto, doing such good deeds as fixing up neglected parks, painting fire hyrants, restoring cemeteries and running food drives including one now for the people of Haiti.

Read more on Daily Record

Boy Scouts of America marks a century of mentoring, service
CENTRAL JERSEY — Boy Scouts of America programs for the past century have nurtured boys through camaraderie and activities that are educational, promote leadership and citizenship, and foster lifelong skills and friendships.

Read more on MyCentralJersey.com

Local Cub Scout pack turns 50
While Boy Scouts of America is celebrating 100 years of service this month, more than 150 people, including past Scouts, Cubmasters and parents, gathered Sunday in Beverly to honor a local pack that recently turned 50.

Read more on The Marietta Times