by Charles Dahlquist | May 10, 2023 | President's Message, Uncategorized
PRESIDENT’S CORNER As I thought about the events of Scouting over the past 8 years, it dawned on me that through those events, while maintaining its core values as embodied in the Scout Oath and Law (and the Scout Motto and Scout Slogan), Scouting has become...
by Charles Dahlquist | Jul 30, 2022 | President's Message
FOLLOW ME, BOYS! Last night I sat in my study and watched one of my all-time favorites, Follow Me, Boys! with Fred MacMurray: And as I watched, I was both inspired and moved to tears. What has always impressed me was that Lem Siddons (Fred McMurray), the over-age sax...
by Charles Dahlquist | Mar 16, 2022 | President's Message
How Will They Know? It was sometime in late 2001. I was sitting in a regional Scouting meeting in Ogden, Utah, that included hundreds of those involved in Scouting in that area. I knew most of those involved due to my involvement in the council leadership for many...
by Charles Dahlquist | Jan 16, 2022 | President's Message
The Chance of A Scouting Lifetime This kid from Idaho has seen his fair share of this wonderful world – from Mexico to Moscow, from Tokyo to Tanzania, and from Vienna to Vladivostok – and, yet, as I think of some of my all-time favorite places in all the world, I...
by Charles Dahlquist | Nov 15, 2021 | President's Message, Uncategorized
Oh, How I LongFor A Good Scouting Ceremony When I was a Scoutmaster, I did the best I could to fill our Courts of Honor with appropriate, fun, and patriotic ceremonies that showed Scout Spirit. For the most part, they went pretty well. But, as with many things,...
by Charles Dahlquist | Sep 4, 2021 | President's Message, Uncategorized
A Scout is Reverent: The Vanguard Religious Awards Just a week ago I had the opportunity to attend and speak at a marvelous Court of Honor in Bountiful, Utah. It was just what you would expect from a great Scout Court of Honor. Marvelous outdoor setting. Seven or...
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