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How to Build a PVC Sprinkler for Summertime Fun
Cool off with this backyard summertime sprinkler system made from PVC pipes. WHAT YOU’LL NEED Five 3⁄4″ x 10′ PVC pipes Following the cutting diagram below, cut the following lengths…
Read MoreCanoe or Kayak? Which is the Better Choice?
When planning an aquatic trek, you’ll need the right vessel to carry you and your gear. That decision depends on how you want to travel and what kind of water…
Read MoreScouts Race Down a Tennessee River on Homemade Rafts
As they prepared for the 42nd annual Great Hiwassee River Raft Race, the Scouts from Troop 10 in Cleveland, Tennessee, had a plan: Finish with the fastest time. The Scouts…
Read MoreScouters in Action: He Saved A Woman Trapped In Her House!
Robert Siemann, 18, was at his home in Albertson, N.Y., when he heard loud noises coming from outside. Siemann and his father ran to investigate and saw that a garbage…
Read MoreTips for a SAFEr summer
Scouts and their parents expect all Boy Scouts of America activities to be conducted safely this summer. A summer of safe Scouting begins before the first arrow is launched and…
Read MoreGet to know the BSA’s founding fathers
Their names are splashed across Scout councils, camps, museums and awards, but who were the men who helped create the Scouting program? Robert Stephenson Smyth Baden-Powell (1857-1941) In October 1899, several…
Read MoreWrite a Funny Caption For This Photo
What’s going on in this picture? What is that soccer player doing or thinking? If you can think of a funny caption for this photo, just post it in the…
Read MoreMerit Badge Clinic: Chess
Ten years after helping develop the Chess merit badge, the Saint Louis Chess Club continues teaching the badge to hundreds of Scouts every year. In 2020, when the pandemic forced…
Read MoreWorkouts to keep your blood sugar in check
More than one in three American adults — about 88 million — have prediabetes (higher than normal blood sugar levels), and most are unaware they have the condition. It’s a…
Read MoreRecruit families to your pack using a blend of online and real-world means
Picture a stack of 174 newspapers, each 85 pages thick. Back in 2007, researcher Martin Hilbert calculated that’s how much information the average person received every single day. And that…
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