Hometown News Reports
Area Scouts at the National Jamboree Awed by First Arena Show
On July 28 at the 2010 National Scout Jamboree, the first Arena Show was held. The arena is an enormous grass bowl. They set up a huge stage with gigantic TV screens for people in the back to be able to see what is happening on stage. All of the Scouts were entertained by the various speakers and stunts that were done. It made for an amazing kick-off event.
Day 3 at the Jamboree
Day 3 at the National Scout Jamboree started of with a bang. At 9 A.M. the whole Jamboree contingency went to the Arena Area for a spectacular show. Over 50,000 Scouts, Scouters, and Staff members were packed like sardines into the Arena Area. Then when everyone was seated the show began.
Jamboree Activities
Friday July 30th over 25,000 scouts participated in the 5k run/walk held at Fort A.P. Hill in Virginia. A. Dosch, the Senior Patrol leader for Troop 1430, said “It was cool and there were some crazy people that dressed up and ran hard like it was a real race.”
July 29th at the 2010 National Scout Jamboree
On July 29th, at the 2010 National Scout Jamboree in Fort A.P. Hill, VA, it was a hot and sunny day and Scouts were trading patches, playing games and staying hydrated. It was lunch time at Mahone Area near the Action Center, and Scouts were lining up to get their box lunches.
A Scout Troop is His Family
At the 2010 National Scout Jamboree a Scout’s troop is his family. Just like a normal family it has the parents (Scoutmaster and adult leaders), the big brothers (the troop and patrol leaders) and the little siblings. Of course each family has an oddball or two but the family cannot work efficiently without all of its members. Just like a normal family, the kids will fight and argue but for 10 days the troop is all they have. Luckily Williamsburg’s Troop 1741 has a great group of young men that will do their work when asked.
Thunderstorm Hits Fishhook Lake
On the 29th of July, at the 2010 National Scout Jamboree, a thunderstorm struck many places at Fort A.P. Hill, Fishhook Lake included. I was there with over 100 other Scouts. It was like other days, hot and sunny. Everyone was placing their bobbers and hooks into the water, waiting for some fish to bite. As I looked into the sky, however, there were dark, ominous clouds heading straight for us.
The Two Millionth Eagle Scout Experience
Last May, when Anthony Thomas of Minnesota completed his Eagle Scout rank, little did he know what was in store for him in the near future. Soon after his achievement, the Boy Scouts of America asked him if he would do an interview for their website. Believe it or not, that interview was really for who was to be the Boy Scout’s Youth Ambassador. Being the Scout he is, Thomas took the interview, and was later told what the interview was about.