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• Helping Haiti

  Members of Girl Scout troops in the Lake-Lehman School District gathered recently to assemble packages for earthquake victims in Haiti. Troops #3605, #2672, #3855 and #3600 participated. The project was organized by Amy Spess of Troop #3605 and Donna Supe...

• Sledding Accident

   A 12-year-old Montgomery County boy has died of injuries suffered in a sledding accident at a ski resort in north-central Pennsylvania.Potter County Coroner Kevin Dusenbury says Ian Miller, of Pottstown, was hurt when his plastic, saucer-shaped sled...

• Winter Camping in style

  Getting a fire going was one of the first things on the agenda Friday as members of Boy Scout Troop 68 from Taylorville set up for a weekend of winter camping. The Polar Bear Camporee/Klondike Derby is an annual event for the Abraham Lincoln Council of th...

• Dr. Laszlo Nagy - RIP

  It is with deep sorrow that we announce the death of Dr. Laszlo Nagy, former Secretary General of WOSM, on Friday 18 December in Geneva. He played a vital role in reforming World Scouting and his memory will remain w...

• Haiti Appeal

  Scouting Radio hope that all our listeners will take a moment to donate money for much needed food, water and medication needed after the Haiti earthquake that has killed and injured thousands and orphaned many young children.  After the violent quake wh...

• KISC Update

  Another important step has been recently taken to give to more Scouts the chance to visit Kandersteg International Scout Centre and experience the Permanent Mini-Jamboree! KISC and the WOSM European Sco...

• New Silver Dollar

  Heads up, coin collectors! The U.S. Mint has unveiled its final design for the Boy Scouts of America’s Centennial Silver Dollar.The obverse (heads) side shows a Cub Scout, Boy Scout, and Venturer, and the reverse (tails) side depicts the BSA’s iconic ...

• Salt Lake CityScouts Help Santa

  Santa has a lot of help - a half dozen boy scouts and a handful of volunteer pilots.  They all gathered at Salt Lake City Airport number two in West Jordan to get ready for an early Christmas delivery to disadvantaged students at an elementary school...

• Peace Light from Bethlehem to Minnesota

   Boy Scout Troop 113, from Bayport Minnesota, is planning a rather amazing project this holiday season. Scouts are taking part in an International Scouting program to distribute what is called the Peace Light that originates from the grotto manger wh...

• Triple Crown Award

  Three scouts earn the Triple Crown for addending 3 High Adventure Bases within 2 years time.Scouts Bobby Stewart, 18, Kyle Blanton, 16, and Dylan Henderson, 16, earned the Triple Crown Award.  The Triple Crown award signifies a scout has successfully com...

• Centennial Ring Emblem

  A new emblem released for the 100th anniversary is flying off Scout Shop shelves! The emblem designed to be placed around the World Crest emblem, went on sale last week.The Embroidered Centennial Ring Emblem, is being sold for $1.49 and is available onlin...

• 10 yrs. after the Tragic Texas A & M Fire

  This week marked the 10 year anniversary of the Texas A and M Bonfire tragedy. The bonfire was an Aggie tradition since 1909, and was a symbol of the burning desire of Texas A and M to beat the University of Texas longhorns. On November 18th, 1999, at 2:4...

• Eating Worms

  Cubmaster Dave Nelson bet his scouts to come out in full force to help collect donated food items for the local food pantries.  If the scouts made good on their part, Cubmaster Nelson said he would wear a dress and eat some worms keeping his part of the ...

• Diabled Scout Earns Eagle

   Jonathan McGee, 21, will receive his Eagle Scout rank on Sunday during a 2 p.m. ceremony at the First United Methodist Church in Maryville. He will join an elite few that only 2 percent of Boy Scouts ever reach.What makes the William Blount High School ...

• CA Woman Honored

   The 85-year-old Overholt started volunteering for the Boy Scouts to fill a need -- her eldest son had just signed up for Cub Scouts when the leader quit in late 1958. ”I was involved with the program before, but nothing like that,” she said. Her...

• Union Challenges Boys Scout

   A union leader in Pennsylvania and seven of his officers have resigned after threatening legal action over a Boy Scout's volunteer project.A 17-year-old Eagle Scout named Kevin Anderson recently came under fire from the local chapter of the SEIU for...

• Bob Mazzuca now Eagle

   I could not be more proud to share with you some very special news. Last night at a ceremony in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Chief Scout Executive Bob Mazzuca received one of Scouting’s highest honors — the Distinguished Eagle Scout Award. The awar...

• First Scout Centre in Rome

  AGESCI launches the first Scout Centre in RomeAGESCI launches Roma Scout Centre, a guest house providing accommodation for more than 120 people and a number of meeting rooms for conferences and seminars from 20 to 250/300 people.The Centre welcomes youn...

• AJ 2010

  It happens every 3 years. Last jamboree was 2007 and we were there to cover the event in the centenial year. This time is bigger, bigger BIGGER!AJ2010 will be held at the Cataract Scout Park located on the edge of Cataract Lake (or Dam... depends how you ...

• What is the Scout Post

  What exactly is the Scout Post? Everyone is used to the idea of scouts doing their bit. But perhaps not everybody is aware that in many areas of the country scout groups provide an alternative postal service at Christmas. The Postal Services Act of 2000...