The Order of the Arrow ( OA )

Hello all!!

Last  Friday/Saturday I had the opportunity to participate in the Order of the Arrow's induction weekend which is called the "Ordeal" and is very hard and fun and is also very rewarding!

By participating and completing this means that I am one of the newest members of the Order of the Arrow!!!!!!

Those of you that don't know what the Order of the Arrow is let me explain: The Order of the Arrow is Scoutings' National Honor Society and is also known as the brotherhood of cheerful service, you can learn more about the Order of the Arrow at their web site:

www.oa-bsa.org

yours in scouting,

the scout boy

THE FRONT PAGE!!!

You guys remember the ADAM 12 post?????

Well ........... That story made the front page in the local news paper!!!

Ok so when the newspaper reporter called me I didn't think it was that big of a deal (maybe in a back page or something like that) But still - the front page!!!!

Oh yeah I forgot to mention that it made the front page HEAD LINES!!!!!


You can read about it here.



Well, until the next adventure....

The Scout Boy

ADAM 12

The story you are about to read is true.  Names have been changed to protect the innocent.

While we were making our rounds this evening to pick-up flags,  we were stopped by a policeman and asked if we were picking up flags, we assured him that we were.

"Well," he said, "One of the flags was stolen and we recovered it in lower city park.  Stop by the police station when you are done and you can pick up your flag and we'll get more information from you."

Allrighty then......

The good news: the flag and pole were recovered but the flag was torn from the pole (the flag itself was not torn).

The really really good news/really really bad news:  the thief (who was from out of state might I add) was apprehended and now is residing in Yamhill County jail.

The officer who caught the guy, told us he saw him running with the flag and said to himself:  "That guy is definitely NOT from the American Legion".

 So..... after picking up the rest of the flags we got to go to the police station and give all sorts of information to the nice officer.  (as a side note, I got so nervous I mixed up my birthdate!)  But once we got all that straightened out, we recovered the flag.

The thief was charged with Theft and Desecration of a Venerated Object.  Punishable by 180 days in jail.

So far, the rest of the night has been quiet.  But.......we shall see.

A Memorial Day to Remember.


The Scout Boy

Memorial Day

Hey every one! It's Memorial Day and as always we put up flags down town and for a few homes as well, it is so great that we have a holiday to remember the soldiers who are serving and who have served our country! So thank you to all the brave soldiers Past and Present whom this day commemorates!  Here are some pics.

Scout Boy

National Scout Jamboree

I am going to the Boy Scout National Jamboree next year!!!!!  For those of you who don't know what it is or want to learn more, let me tell you what is going on.  It will take place at The Summit Bechtel Reserve and it is going to be great!! There will be high adventure courses, patch trading, and a trip to Washington DC! As well as 50,000 scouts!

Here is a link to the National Jamboree website:
Jamboree awesomeness 

As of May 22nd our Wapiti/Eagle Valley Troop has 2 spots open, so hurry and sign up!

Yours in scouting;

The Scout Boy