Looking for on-air help for a Cub Scout event on September 16th. We will activate Rainbow Scout Reservation (K9RSR) for their annual Family Day event. Family Camp is a Cub Scout event, and there...
Ham Radio and Scouting have a long and successful partnership going back more than a century. Thanks to changes in the Cub Scout program, it is even easier to introduce the hobby to a...
Rainbow Council will host the 2nd Annual Webelos Walkabout on Saturday, April 29th at 9:00 AM. The program will take place at the Forest Preserve District office on Laraway Road in Joliet. The program...
Jamboree on the Air is the world’s largest Scouting event. Each year, more than 1-million Scouters participate from 150 nations. K9RSR is the official Radio Scouting station of Rainbow Council BSA in suburban Chicago....
Jamboree on the Air is the largest Scouting event in the world. It takes place every year with over 1-million Scouts participating from over 150 countries. Scouts take part in Jamboree on the Air...
Dresden Nuclear Power Station, the first privately financed nuclear power plant built in the United States, is located about three miles from Rainbow Scout Reservation near Morris, Illinois. It produces about 850 megawatts of...
In The Complete Beginner’s Guide to Webelos Walkabouts, I described our Council’s program to complete the Webelos Walkabout in its entirety in one day. Our first outing had nearly 50 Scouts. As you would...
For several years now, I have organized a three-mile hike for Cub Scouts. In addition to earning the Hiking Belt Loop, the event gives Webelos the chance to experience life as a Boy Scout...
Rainbow Council held a special training course for Boy Scout Merit Badges here in Joliet. I have been a counselor for several years, but never had any formal training on how to manage the...
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