August 11, 2007 by Mike Webb.

Boy Scout Clayton Abrams, 11, of Salt Lake City was at his church trying to earn a merit badge last week when he caught sight - - - To read this entire story, just click here.

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August 3, 2007 by Mike Webb.

Registration for all Cub Scouts will be on Thursday Aug. 23rd at the Methodist Church in Hoopeston from 7:00-8:00 pm.  Existing Cub Scouts will need to re-register ($10.00 fee) and also pick up their new den book and purchase a new shirt if needed.

New Cub Scouts will need to register and pay the $15.95 fee plus they will need to purchase a book and shirt as they are available at time of registration. 

We will have a TV set up with movies for kids while the parents fill out forms.

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August 2, 2007 by Mike Webb.

 LONDON - Scouts around the world celebrated the 100th anniversary of their movement Wednesday, but those at its birthplace couldn’t show off one of their fundamental skills — firebuilding.

Baden-Powell, a lieutenant-general in the British army, organized that camp to teach boys outdoor skills and physical fitness. He detailed the experiences in a book called Scouting For Boys, and the movement gained footing when boys organized themselves into groups, persuaded adults to become their leaders and used Baden-Powell’s ideas as the basis for camps, treks and other activities.

Older girls were allowed to join during the 1970s. Membership was extended to all girls, ages 6 to 25, in 1991.

“When (Baden-Powell) first ran the camp, he brought together different social classes from public schools and less fortunate backgrounds,” said Jon Grimes, 19, a Scout and student at Southampton University. “It was about crossing the social divide and making friends. Our camp this year will be about making friends between people from different cultures.”

But unlike Baden-Powell’s boys, today’s scouts are banned from lighting campfires on Brownsea Island. The National Trust acquired the island in 1962 and forbids fires in order to protect the island’s wildlife.

The campfire ban did not dampen the spirit of the 300 scouts on Brownsea Island who celebrated the centennial canoeing, hiking, making pottery, learning archery and participating in dance and drum workshops.

“Two days ago, I arrived here on a boat with 300 strangers - now they are all my friends,” said Mariama Irele, 17, from Senegal. “If young people around the world can repeat what has happened here today, then we really can help build a more friendly world.”

Some centennial celebrations began as early as Saturday, when Prince William opened the 21st World Scout Jamboree, in eastern England, with 40,000 youngsters from more than 160 countries.

Scouts from around the world are taking part in events. Sunrise ceremonies were celebrated as far afield as Ecuador and Bhutan. Scouts in Romania are forming a human chain around the Parliament building in Bucharest to illustrate the role that young people will play in the future.

About 1,000 scouts are cooking a huge campfire breakfast in Namibia and groups from all over Malawi will be camping at the top of the Mulanje mountain, one of the highest peaks in Africa.

“If Baden-Powell knew just how successful the movement he founded all those years ago had become, he would be delighted,” said Alastair Frankl, 17, from Manchester. “Only Scouting can bring together so many young people from such different backgrounds.” - From Yahoo News

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July 30, 2007 by Mike Webb.

FORT MYERS, Fla. - More than a half-century after he finished the requirements to earn the rank, an 88-year-old man was honored as an Eagle Scout on Saturday, making him possibly the oldest person to ever collect the honor.   Read more by going to the full news release - click here

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July 26, 2007 by Mike Webb.

 

Even though the weather tried to scare us off we held to our mission and ended up with a really fun day at the Tropicanoe Cove Waterpark in Lafayette.  All the scouts that showed up (Trevor Hurt, Kameron Hoskins, Cade Vallero, Trey Houmes, Christopher Webb and Charlie Warner) were ready to make the trip rain or shine.  We had a lunch under one of the shelters and then proceeded to the waterpark where we pretty much had the place to ourselves.  

It was really nice to be able to go down the Banana Peel slide and not have to wait in line.  The water was cold at first, but even I got used to it pretty quick.  The rain stopped just in time for us and we even got a little sunshine during the day.

Looking forward to building the Cub Scout float on August 19th at the Hurt’s house!

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July 20, 2007 by Mike Webb.

Four men are in the hospital waiting room because their wives are having babies. A nurse goes up to the first guy and says, “Congratulations! You’re the father of twins.”

“That’s odd,” answers the man. “I work for the Minnesota Twins!”

A nurse says to the second guy, “Congratulations! You’re the father of triplets!”

“That’s weird,” answers the second man. “I work for the 3M company!”

A nurse tells the third man, “Congratulations! You’re the father of quadruplets!”

“That’s strange,” he answers. “I work for the Four Seasons hotel!”

The last man is groaning and banging his head against the wall. “What’s wrong?” the others ask.

“I work for 7 Up!”

– Submitted by Daniel C., Urbana, Ill.

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July 15, 2007 by Mike Webb.

If you haven’t seen the new Transformers movie then you need to go while it’s still in the theater.  That’s the only way to get the full effect of the robots transforming.  I think the coolest scene is when “Barricade” the decepticon police car, jumps in the air as a robot and then transforms into the police car and hits the ground running.  “Way Cool!”  Bumblebee is an awesome car as well. eBay is talked about quite a bit on the show and now I see they have the actual Bumblebee Camaro that they used in the show, up for sale on eBay.  They are selling it for charity.  I think the price is up to $30,100.00. Anyway if you like action and cars don’t miss Transformers, it’s “more than meets the eye!”

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July 13, 2007 by Mike Webb.

Welcome to the Cub Scout Pack 118 blog.  This is where you will find interesting information about scouting and related issues.

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