Scoutmaster Podcast 211

Scouter John from Troop 358 in Signsville, Indiana shares a 'scary story' about a year with so many snow days that nobody got to go to Scout camp.

Listener mail from Dave Long (ASM, Troop 68, Onalaska WI), Rob Knapp (SM, Troop 348, Reiner VA), David Copeland (Facebook), and James Keith (Troop 25, Martinsburg WV), all offering thanks and encouragement. Clarke promotes Enoch Hysie's Green Bar Life articles and new backers. Clarke previews the interview with Arlen Ward before transitioning with 'Let's get started, shall we?'

Arlen Ward, Scoutmaster of Troop 17 in Colorado, returns to discuss the first full year of his new troop: growing from 6 to 30 Scouts, patrol formation challenges, winter camping decisions by the PLC, finances, advancement, youth leadership development, and how his expectations about troop meetings changed.