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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Feb 02, 1985
Page
9
A Boy Scouts heritage caravan will burn state shaped wooden boxes containing ashes from campfires at state capitols. RVs travel through most capitals to the National Scout Jamboree arriving in July. Boxes form a giant U S map and are burned as a symbol of unity while each council takes a tree home to symbolize growth.
The fragment lists assorted terms and images including mini, spy, word, nail, arrow, can opener, scissors, basket, eagle's head, pickle, banana, pie slice, and sailboat, suggesting a collage or wordplay theme rather than a cohesive event. No clear people or organizations are identified.
Cubs sport program expands to 14 activities including golf tennis and basketball. Each pack selects a sport and each den trains with a coach. Packs host tournaments award prizes and give loops to wear on uniforms or letters for sweaters. A den groups 6 to 10 boys forming the neighborhood unit.
The 1985 celebration marks the Boy Scouts of America 75th anniversary with the theme Pride in the Past Footsteps to the Future. Families are urged to camp at Scout campsites as part of the diamond jubilee observance. A new guidebook for Scout family camping accompanies the feature.
The Scouts launch a Tiger Cub program for seven year old boys in second grade with an adult partner. Seventeen Big Ideas guide monthly meetings and home study. Graduates move from Tiger to a Cub Scout pack after completing second grade.
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