Reunions in Scouting
Last night, a thing happened. The Scouts, Scouters and family in the room saw a medal being presented. For me, the real adventure was...
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Doug Cook
Jul 15, 20221 min read
Windows 10 OfficeMate ExamWriter Fix for slow network access
Symptom: Your ExamWriter is very slow when using your word processor (e.g. WordPad or MS Word) to create and print your reports / exams. ...
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Doug Cook
Feb 20, 20212 min read
An Open Letter to all earning Scouting’s highest awards*
Welcome new Eagle Scout / Summit Award / Quartermaster Award / Gold Award Girl Scout recipient – congratulations on your accomplishment....
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Doug Cook
Apr 20, 20202 min read
We’ve Been Through This Before – What History can Teach Us
History seems to offer a more personal perspective when you see it locally from published news articles in the archives. Headline October...
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Doug Cook
Mar 31, 20203 min read
JOTI Special Edition Quick Tips
JOTI Special Edition Summary of Fun All below is accessible via JOTAJOTI.INFO but you may have to hunt it down on the map. This is a...
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Doug Cook
Jan 20, 20202 min read
24th World Scout Jamboree Tent Repair
Official published information sent to our contingent (Boy Scouts of America) Coleman® Sundome® 6-Person Dome Tent. Technical Details...
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Doug Cook
Mar 1, 20192 min read
Apollo 11 documentary movie
This movie made me realize I have been seeing for 50 years is telecine – barely VHS quality 1970’s analog video. Holy cow. The original...
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Doug Cook
Nov 9, 20182 min read
11th Hour of the 11th Day of the 11th Month…
How the ending of World War 1 creates a new chapter in the history of the Scout Movement In 1907 the founder of the Scout Movement,...
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Doug Cook
Sep 26, 20182 min read
Jamboree Woggle
Here’s a crafting idea for your jamboree meetings or travel activity to keep your scouts busy on the way to the 24th World Scout...
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Doug Cook
Jun 3, 20183 min read
A postscript on Walter Nopper
Walter J Nopper, our Scoutmaster / Guthrie Scout Band director mentioned in my previous post, emigrated from Germany or Switzerland and...
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Doug Cook
Jun 1, 20182 min read
"The Untold Story of The Scout Band of Guthrie (1920 – 1922)"
Guthrie’s scouting history had a time when a coed scout band engaged in events regularly in the early 1920’s. Music playback was limited...
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Doug Cook
May 26, 20181 min read
Memorial Day and Boot Hill in Guthrie – 2018
At the end of the walkthrough of every tombstone, some of our scouts travelled over to a part of the cemetery called “Boot Hill.” A...
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Doug Cook
May 18, 20181 min read
118 years ago Today in Scouting History
Headline of the Guthrie Daily Leader, 19 May 1900 After 216 days of seige of in the second Boer War (1899-1902) Mafeking, a small...
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Doug Cook
Apr 28, 20181 min read
100 years ago today in Guthrie’s Scouting History
100 years ago on 29 April 1918, this advertisement from a local theater appeared showing probably the very first movie about scouting....
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Doug Cook
Dec 21, 20171 min read
Wood Badge Historical Tidbet and Guthrie’s Scouting Touch
The first course director of Wood Badge courses in the United States was William Hillcourt (aka Green Bar Bill). He authored many...
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Doug Cook
Oct 13, 20173 min read
Should Gender Define Scouting?
The Boy Scouts of America announced programs allowing girls into the Scouting program for all levels. The Venturing program has allowed...
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Doug Cook
Sep 19, 20172 min read
Causes of dark circles under the eyes
Most people believe that dark circles under the eyes are due to fatigue, lack of sleep or long hours of watching the computer/TV. Dark...
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Doug Cook
Aug 30, 20160 min read
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Doug Cook
Jul 22, 20161 min read
57.7 MHz Easter Egg in “Star Trek Beyond”
The movie “Star Trek Beyond” has what I believe to be an Easter Egg reference as an homage. The movie references a frequency (57.7 MHz)...
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