BALOO'S BUGLE Volume 16, Number 6 "Make no small plans. They have no magic to stir men's blood and probably will not themselves be realized." D. Burnham January 2010 Cub Scout Roundtable February 2010 Cub Scout Theme HAPPY BIRTHDAY, BSA Tiger Cub Activities Webelos Scholar and Engineer Be sure to read Sean's Zip-Loc Pack article and factor his FOCUS advice into your B&G Ceremony Planning. No Zip-Loc Cub Scout Roundtable Leaders’ Guide bags for awards. When you give a boy a rank badge, an It's time to celebrate with a big birthday bash! The Boy academics belt loops, a sports pin, a service star, and a Scouts of America is 100 years old this year. Learn the "Leave No Trace" award all in the same bag, all at the same history of how Scouting came to the United States. Play time, he does not see the difference. He does not know he birthday games, make party decorations, and get ready for really achieved something by earning his rank!! your blue and gold banquet, complete with a birthday cake! Just a quick note about Southern NJ Council's Pow Wow CORE VALUES Cub Scout Roundtable Leaders’ Guide Some of the purposes of Cub Scouting developed through this month’s theme are: Character Development, Cub Scouts will develop a sense of pride learning about the history of the Boy Scouts of America and knowing that they are a part of BOB SCOTT FROM NATIONAL'S INNOVATION it. TEAM WILL BE HERE TO TALK ABOUT CUB SCOUTS 2010 Friendly Service, As boys learn about the unknown Scout, they will gain more understanding of the BALOO'S BUGLE'S, COMMISSIONER DAVE, meaning of a Good Tum. WILL BE TALKING ABOUT PACK MEETINGS AND CAMPFIRES, WHAT'S THE DIFF?? AND STAGING Preparation for Boy Scouts, Boys will become more HIS (IN)FAMOUS GARAGE BAND SESSION!! aware of the Scouting movement and will be excited and motivated to continue on to Boy Scouting. See the link and more information in the back of Baloo. The core value highlighted this month is: Cost is only $15.00 Honesty, While exploring the history of the BSA and THANK YOU its founders, Cub Scouts will see the importance of being trustworthy and keeping the Promise. Thanks for all the Pow Wow Books. I don't think I have ever received so many!!! Sam Houston, National Capital Can you think of others??? Hint – look in your Cub Scout Area, Grand Teton, Utah National Parks, Great Salt Program Helps. It lists different ones!! All the items on Lake, Baltimore (one of my favorites. Pat does a great both lists are applicable!! You could probably list all twelve job!), Las Vegas (Two copies - and thanks for all the if you thought about it!! patches. I will get some off to you after my Pow Wow), St COMMISSIONER’S CORNER Louis, and Catalina (Keeping up a tradition of great books I guess I never change - As my Mom said, "The hurrier I go This age of electronic files is wonderful and makes using the behinder I get." I have new computer and MS Office other's work so much easier but we have to be careful not to 2007. Also, since Friday AM (Yes, that is New Year's Day) get too lazy. A Pow Wow Book I received from an eastern I have Adobe Pro 9 and ArcSoft's latest photo software. council had great stuff but all the places to go listed were in Lost many hours of Baloo prep time getting the new TEXAS!! Then I found a few headers that still had the computer in use. Now I just have to learn where all the Texas Council's name. I don't think the eastern leaders want buttons went in the Office 2007 programs. Anyway, the to travel to Texas just to go to a zoo or a museum!!! Please new HP is nice, but I need to get used to it and the newer watch your editing and copying. software. BALOO'S BUGLE Page 2 BSA Float in the Rose Parade Months with similar themes to S'More Summer Fun Dave D. in Illinois You can actually take any February Theme and find Blue & Gold Banquet ideas. CD Month Year Theme February 1942 Birthday Month February 1943 Birthday and Polar Month February 1945 Blue and Gold Month February 1946 Blue and Gold Month February 1947 Blue and Gold Month February 1948 Blue and Gold Month February 1949 Blue and Gold Check out the float at these sites - February 1950 40th Anniv Blue and Gold BSA Float on YouTube February 1951 Blue and Gold http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=scvy-fjSjmw February 1952 Blue and Gold On National's website February 1953 Blue and Gold http://www.scouting.org/Media/PressReleases/2009/200912 February 1954 Blue and Gold 17.aspx February 1958 Blue and Gold And in Scouting Magazine on-line http://blog.scoutingmagazine.org/2009/12/check-out-more- February 1963 Blue and Gold Story photos-of-the-bsas-rose-parade-float.html February 1965 Blue And Gold Birthdays Blue & Golds February 1967 Anniversary Month Was not sure how much to put in for Blue & Gold Banquets. February 1972 Anniversary Month There is so much out there. I ran a good article last month and decided that was enough general information. There are February 1975 Birthday - BSA projects and decorations in this issue. And the How-To February 1977 Blue & Gold book is a great source of information. February 1978 Blue & Gold Traditions Character Connections Ideas from Program Helps February 1979 Happy Birthday to Us Great Salt Lake Council February 1980 Birthday BSA February 1982 Blue N Gold Ideas February 1986 The Blue and the Gold February 1987 Blue N Gold February 1991 Blue & Gold Traditions Honesty February 1994 Blue and Gold Traditions In the Pack: Explain Honesty and the activity. Do the same activity with 3-5 family members. Encourage families February 1996 The Blue and the Gold to continue activity at home to instill value at home. February 1997 The Story of the Blue & Gold In the Den: February 1999 Baloo and Gold Know: Webster says: (noun) Integrity; truthfulness; February 2005 It's A Scouting Celebration sincerity; free from deception; trustworthy. Practice: At beginning of each meeting this month, ask: “who had a situation this week where it was a challenge to be honest?” Boys share what happened. Have “Honesty Under Pressure” awards ready to hand out to all boys in den. Each week will probably increase. Boys will want to earn the award. Commit: Boys fill out journaling page, committing to what they have learned about BALOO'S BUGLE Page 3 carefully prepared foundation that would become the Boy THOUGHTFUL ITEMS FOR Scouts of America. As we look back, we must be thankful SCOUTERS for that “divine spark” that continues to burn one hundred years later. Happy Birthday Boy Scouts of America, and Thanks to Scouter Jim from Bountiful, Utah, who prepares Thank you Lone Scout. this section of Baloo for us each month. You can reach him at [email protected] or through the link to write Boyhood is a wonderful and invaluable asset to the nation, Baloo on www.usscouts.org. CD for in the breast of every boy there is a divine spark, Roundtable Prayer materialists call it the "urge of youth," others call it the CS Roundtable Planning Guide "Christ in man," the Quakers call it the "inner light," but all view it with interest and anxiety, the ignorant with fear and “We are grateful for this opportunity to look back over the the wise with understanding sympathy, but also with a past 100 years of the Boy Scouts of America. We hank feeling akin to awe. those who brought Scouting to America and helped the BSA make a difference in the lives of youth for a century. Help Those of us who think we know boys, feel that this "inner us in our effort to carry on the mission of the BSA. Bless light" illuminating their wonderful powers of imagination, is those who will continue on in the next century.” the compelling force culminating in the vigorous accomplishments of manhood. It is the force which sent A Lone Scout Leads the Way Columbus voyaging over the unknown seas, which sent Scouter Jim, Bountiful UT Captain Cook on his voyage around the world, the same Sometime during 1909, William D Boyce, a wealthy force which carried Lindbergh in his frail airship across the newspaper publisher in London England, during a stop in Atlantic. Yes, it is the sublime force which has inspired London on his way to the British East Africa for a safari, lost physicians and laymen to cheerfully risk and sacrifice their his way in the city. An unknown young man offered to help lives in search of the cause of Yellow Fever, Anthrax, and lead him to his hotel. As was probably his habit, Mr. Hydrophobia and other communicable diseases . no, not Boyce offered a tip to the young man who had come to his for science but for HUMANITY! . aid. The young man refused the tip, explaining he could not No great crusade, no great movement of any kind is one take money for doing a “good turn,” because he was a Scout. man's work, nevertheless, every successful movement must Mr. Boyce must have asked questions about this have one enthusiast in the front rank, one who knows the organization as he was given the address to the Scout trail and comprehensively envisions the objective objectum Headquarters.