Wednesday night (11/11/09) Rush Limbaugh was in New York to attend the banquet at the Westchester-Putnam Council.     According to Limbaugh, his good friend, Roger Ailes, chairman and CEO of the Fox News Channel, was presented with the council’s “2009 Good Scout Award”.   Limbaugh introduced Ailes.

Limbaugh says this about the Boy Scouts:

…I was a Boy Scout once, for a year.   But one of the reasons I wanted to go was because the values that are the Boy Scouts are American values, traditional American values.   That room last night, as I said in my remarks before presenting Roger, that room was America, and it’s values like that are going to save this country…

Limbaugh also played on his show Thursday a brief quote from Ailes’ acceptance speech:

…Every generation gets called to meet a challenge. This generation will as well. I am heartened to know that what the enemies of America don’t know is that someday they will meet the courage, resilience, dedication of these young Americans we are so proud of, and they will keep America free…

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On this Veterans Day, and the 91st anniversary of the end of World War, please take a few moment to remember those whose service to this country throughout the years helped to preserve and defend this nation.   It’s just a pittance of time.

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The world was a very different place 20 years ago.   Europe was divided between two opposing powers, engaged in a “Cold War” for decades.     Germany was split in two.     A wall split its former capital, helping to make those in East Germany prisoners in their own country.     Then the wall came down and all was changed.

Last Summer those who attended NOAC were told about the Power of One.     In this case, it was the power of a few:   those who dared to dream of freedom for Germany and Europe and who lead others towards that end.

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• New York Lodge Chief Dies
  Posted on Wednesday, November 4th, 2009 in Scouting News – Views: (47)
  I received word that the chief of Ashokwahta lodge, Iroquios Trail Council, died while traveling home from a Scout event. The following announcement was made on the Iroquois Trail Council website:The Council is saddened by the passing of Scouter Austin J. Boyd, who was killed in a traffic accident while traveling home from Wednesday evening’s camp kickoff.
• Shared Items From the Web – November 7, 2009
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• Shared Items From the Web – November 8, 2009
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• Austin was Dedicated to Service

November 6, 2009

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• Where Eagle Scout Medals Come From

November 4, 2009

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I received word that the chief of Ashokwahta lodge, Iroquios Trail Council, died while traveling home from a Scout event. The following announcement was made on the Iroquois Trail Council website:

The Council is saddened by the passing of Scouter Austin J. Boyd, who was killed in a traffic accident while traveling home from Wednesday evening’s camp kickoff. Many of you knew Austin in his role as the current Lodge Chief of the council’s Order of the Arrow Ashokwahta Lodge and from his prominent roles on the summer camp staff over the past several years. An Eagle Scout, Austin was an Assistant Scoutmaster for Troop 59 of Clarendon and a member of Venture Crew 42. Austin will be sorely missed. Austin’s family has asked that we extend this invitation to all Scouts and Scouters: “A memorial service will be held to celebrate the 19 years we shared with Austin James Boyd on Saturday, November 7. The service will be held at Disciples United Methodist Church, 4410 Holley Byron Rd (Route 237) Holley, NY 14470 beginning at 4:00pm.

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• 2009 W-1E Conclave Report
  Posted on Sunday, November 1st, 2009 in Section Conclave Patches – Views: (25)
  2009 marked a big change in the alignment of W-1C.   When the new designations came out, W-1C lost two lodges and became W-1E.   Gone are the two lodges that are home based in Idaho, and that makes W-1E conform to the old borders of 11-C.The conclave this year was held at Camp Fife (Grand Columbia Council), which is in the shadow of Mount Rainier.
• Never Assume
  Posted on Tuesday, October 27th, 2009 in Patch Collecting – Views: (110)
  There is an old adage about what happens if one assumes.     Randy   Holden recently gave me an example of why one shouldn’t assume.A few years ago this privately made patch bearing the name and number of “Unilachtego 107″.     Given the history of lodge 107 and what was already published in Blue Book, and a proclivity for the recycling of some old lodge names, I assumed this was a predecessor lodge to Kon-Kon-Tu 107 that never had an authentic issue.
• Shared Items From the Web – October 31, 2009
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2009 marked a big change in the alignment of W-1C.   When the new designations came out, W-1C lost two lodges and became W-1E.   Gone are the two lodges that are home based in Idaho, and that makes W-1E conform to the old borders of 11-C.

The conclave this year was held at Camp Fife (Grand Columbia Council), which is in the shadow of Mount Rainier.   The first time in awhile that a council camp was used as a conclave site.   It was a great weekend with plenty of sunshine and decent temperatures. (It did get down to below 32 degrees Saturday Night, which caused frost on my windshield.)

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