Long Beach Area Council Boy Scouts

Tonight's the night! We have more than 20 Troops coming to our visitation night. Perfect opportunity for 4th and 5th graders to check out so many Troops in one location.

Event starts at 6pm and runs through 7:30. Store closes at 8pm! Spacious location, brand new store, beautiful layout! Parking available behind the building, too!

Note we will be on the 3rd floor. Enter through the front doors, you'll see stairs straight ahead of you. Open to anyone looking to join Scouting!

Winter Tech Camp is coming! We have two tracks. One for boys and girls in 2nd-5th grades; the other for registered Scouts to earn merit badges.

The younger group will enjoy science, robotics, engineering, computers, and more. Older youth in Troops will choose from 12+ merit badges including programming, digital tech, and game design.

Registration will open this Thursday. Stay tuned!

Dec 30-31 and Jan 2-3 at the Long Beach Sea Base. (No camp on Wednesday January 1, 2025)

Mornings have been beautiful down here at the Long Beach Sea Base!

AOL and Webelos Scouts! Next week, November 6, we are holding a Troop Visitation Night at the NEW Sports Basement store in the Los Altos shopping center.

This event will give you a preview of 15+ different Troops in our community. Be one of the first to see the opening of this new outdoor adventure store right in our backyard.

See more and contact Heide here: www.longbeachbsa.org/west

Scout Executive Marc Bonner spent the past four days leading 16 District Executives from across the country in their District Operations Basic training. The course took place at the Irvine Ranch Outdoor Education Center.

Sharing some of our favorite Cub BOO Ree photos! This past weekend, nearly 500 people spent the weekend with us camped out at Lakeview Park by Irvine Lake. To put on an event this fun and this big takes many hands, so a resounding *thank you* to all who played a part!

See more photos here: https://flic.kr/s/aHBqjBPgbv

A farewell celebration for Keith & Ruth Benson as they start a new adventure with their family in Wyoming! Sunday October 27, drop in from 1pm to 4pm

Many Scouters and families grew up in Scouting with "Mr. B". We are helping spread the word to those who would like to say "farewell" to Mr. B and Ruth before they leave town.

Location: Arbor Road Church, 5336 E Arbor Rd, Long Beach. Room A110. Sandwiches, beverages, and cake provided.

Hello AOL and Webelos Scouts! Super cool opportunity coming up on Wednesday, November 6 from 6:00pm to 7:30pm. We are holding a Troop Visitation Night at the NEW Sports Basement store in the Los Altos shopping center.

This event will give you a preview of 15+ different Troops in our community. Be one of the first to see the opening of this new outdoor adventure store right in our backyard.

See more: www.longbeachbsa.org/west

🌟 Big Shoutout to Jaime Martinez! 🌟

Jaime has been hard at work recruiting for both Cub Scouts and Scouts! 🚀 He recently spread the word at two major events: the Jog-a-Thon at Our Lady of Refuge on October 4th and the Fest of All on October 12th, an event celebrating culture through music. 🎶🎉 Jaime successfully recruited over 20 new families while showcasing the character-building, adventure, and community spirit that Scouting represents to over 2,000 families!

Thank you, Jaime, for your dedication and for promoting the values of Scouting!

An Eagle Scout playing for the Detroit Lions! You might see David Montgomery playing on Sundays making an impact on the football field, but before he was scoring touchdowns at the highest level, he was earning merit badges.

While David was creating a local name for himself on the high school field in Cincinnati, off the field he was developing important life and leadership skills as a member of Boy Scout Troop 772, eventually earning Eagle Scout status.

Fun facts: David was also a Pinewood Derby champ! Fishing was his favorite merit badge. And his brother Samuel, is also an Eagle Scout!

Last few hours to register for Cub BOO Ree! Registration closes tonight!! Get in while you can, text your friends, email them the link. We have over 350 people registered so far... you won't want to miss this family fun weekend campout.

RVSP: www.longbeachbsa.org/cubbooree

Appreciation post for Mrs. Matus, one of our program leaders in the after-school Scouting program we call ScoutReach.

This Scout was so proud to show off her drawing. Mrs. Matus is the proud mom of an Eagle Scout and continues to give back to Scouting!

Thank you to board member Steve Keesal and his wife Hope for opening their beautiful home today for a nice evening social. Nice to see so many friends and community supporters of Scouting.

Line Fire Update #10: as of late afternoon Thursday 10/3, firefighters have significantly strengthened fire lines and increased containment on the Line Fire despite hot and dry weather.

The attached photo of the fire from Keller Peak shows that any smoke production is well inside the fire’s perimeter. This condition may continue for a month or more as material burns out within the black. This is good news. Control and mop-up efforts will continue for weeks, but with any luck we are starting to see the end game... again!

Line Fire Update #9: yesterday brought optimistic progress. The entire eastern flank of the fire that spans the Santa Ana River drainage now has a constructed fire line in place. The fire edge is cooling on the Big Bear Ridge/south aspect side and firefighters are confident that line will hold.

Firefighters are continuing to extend hose lines on the north aspect/Hwy. 38 side, but it also looks promising.

Given another day of similar progress today, Camp Tahquitz should be back in a pretty good place! Incredibly good work by fire personnel for which we are most thankful.

Earn the law merit badge! We're giving our Facebook friends the first crack at signing up for this class. It's limited to the first 20 Scouts!

This class is coming up soon. Must attend **both** dates, it's not an either/or. Easy RSVP here: igfn.us/form/oR8U5w

Line Fire Update #8: Folks, we're unfortunately back at this. The fire is closing in on 1 to 2 miles from Camp Tahquitz. Dozer crews are currently actively working on camp property.

Yesterday, unexpected offshore winds developed due to very high temperatures over the deserts yesterday morning. While this held the fire from threatening Big Bear, these northerly winds drove fire growth to the south towards Highway 38 by late afternoon. The fire made a hard run around 5PM and bumped SR38 with high intensity about 2 miles east of Angelus Oaks. The fire is 43,492 acres and 76% contained this morning.

Today will be hot and dry again. The wind change will likely reoccur today and may reoccur over the next several days, repeating the wind orientation from yesterday.

There is an alignment of wind, slope, and fuels for additional spread in the Santa Ana drainage towards Camp, both along the river and along SR38.

Camp Tahquitz is in danger, however Joe and Kerry have evacuated and are safe. Please continue to keep everyone in your thoughts and prayers. This is a critical time.

Photo credit: firevalleyphoto

Nice photo! This past weekend, these two Cubs from Pack 371 sold out of all their popcorn during their 2 hour shift!

A fan-favorite every year: the watermelon eating contest! Scouts compete to see who can finish a slice of watermelon first. Just eat it!!

Scout O Rama 2024: Watermelon Eating Contest! Just eat it! Scouts compete to see who can finish the watermelon slice first.

Heads up! Price goes up Tuesday, October 1! Get in now at the current rate for the next 24-ish hours!

Super-fun family camping weekend. Haunted maze, games, outdoor camping, cooking, fishing, astronomy, costumes and more!

RSVP online: longbeachbsa.org/cubbooree

Scout-O-Rama aka Youth Adventure Festival is in the books! A post-pandemic attendance record. So good to see everyone out at LBCC today. Thank you to the event committee and to everyone who participated!

We wanted to share a few of our initial favorite photos. Please send us more, we'd love to add them to our online album here: https://flic.kr/s/aHBqjBKeR9

Scout-O-Rama: tomorrow, Saturday 9/28!! at Long Beach City College, corner of Clark and Carson St.

We expect 8 of our 14 Packs, 22 of 27 Troops, and all 4 Sea Scout Ships to be in attendance. But wait, there's more...

We also look forward to having Surfer Taco food truck, Scooter's Italian Ice, Sender One Climbing, Pigeon Skates, SkateDogs, and more!!

See info on event page: www.longbeachbsa.org/sor

A rather good article posted on Aaron on Scouting today!

"It’s 2024, so when you sign up for something or ask a question online, you probably expect to get a response pretty quickly.

That’s also true for the thousands of people on BeAScout.org looking to join Scouting or get more information on a Scouting unit.

Here’s what you need to know: The BeAScout system isn’t fully automatic. It relies on Scout leaders like you to connect with those people applying or looking for more information." Click to read the full article below!

Here's one of the easiest things you can do to help people join Scouting When you sign up for something online, you expect to get a response quickly. Responding quickly is one of the ways you can help people join Scouting.