The First Year

This is the first year.And the times are changing.I thought about itand I am all for it! Girls in the Louisiana Boy Scouts? Yes, it's for real! By Kris Wartelle, The Daily Advertiser on WWL-TV.comIn an historic move, The Boy Scouts of America, for the first time in its 108-year history, is inviting both boys and girls to join the Cub Scouts. Boys and girls must be between the ages of 5 and 10 years old. Scouting leaders say all families will now be able to participate in the Cub Scouts, a program renowned for character-building fun and adventure. Each Cub Scout den will be single gender — all boys or all girls. Meanwhile, Cub Scout packs can include any combination of all-boy or all-girl dens. Scouting has seen a decline in membership over the years, said Michelle Copper, committee chair for Cub Scout Pack 451 in Scott. After studying successful programs around the country, the organization found that those run as family programs, which would include girls, were the most successful packs. I chose this story about theLouisiana Boy Scouts because one of myGranddaughtershas just signed up to be in the first ever class of girls joining theBoy Scoutsin that state.Good for her.I am very proud of youLilah!
This is,Being A Proud Papa,Jim Hauenstein,
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“I became a Cub Scout and learned how to salute by bringing my index and middle fingers together and touching my forehead just above my right eyebrow. I could snap a smart salute and did so whenever the occasion arose. My uniform was second hand and already had most of the required patches sewn onto it. It was quite worn and had a faded look, which suited me just fine. It gave the illusion that I had been around a while, and wasn’t just the tenderfoot that I really was.”
- Captain Hank Bracker, -
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