(AP Photo/Ted S. Warren, File)IRVING, Texas (AP) — The Boy Scouts of America is changing its name for the first time in its 114-year history and will become Scouting America. It’s a significant shift as the organization emerges from bankruptcy following a flood of sexual abuse claims. The organization steeped in tradition has made seismic changes after decades of turmoil,…
WEST FARGO, N.D.- West Fargo’s VFW put on its annual Veteran’s Day program at the POW MIA Plaza on Sheyenne Street. It started by the VFW’s Color Guard and Boy Scouts Troop 232. After flag raising, the group came inside the VFW building for the ceremony. It included speakers, rifle volley salute by the VFW Honor Guard and the playing…
FARGO, N.D. — Steve Scheel is awarded the 2020 Legacy Leader award at the Chamber’s 10th Annual Celebration. The annual event recognizes all that the organization has accomplished over the past year, as well as the people who have made an impact in the community. Born and raised in Fargo, Scheel is CEO of Scheels, one of the fifteen largest…
Barraged by hundreds of sex-abuse lawsuits, the Boy Scouts of America filed for bankruptcy protection Tuesday in hopes of working out a potentially mammoth victim compensation plan that will allow the hallowed, 110-year-old organization to carry on. The Chapter 11 filing in federal bankruptcy court in Wilmington, Delaware, sets in motion what could be one of the biggest, most complex…
FARGO, N.D. – Local boy scouts are selling Christmas trees in the parking lot of Fargo’s Faith United Methodist Church. Boy scouts of troop #214 are using the money from their tree sale to help with summer camp funding. The sale offers four different types of trees including white pine, scotch pine, balsam fir, and fraser fir. Troop #214 has…
KVRR’s Maggie LaMere visits the tree sale of Boy Scout troop #214 at Fargo’s Faith United Methodist Church. You can purchase Christmas trees at the church on weekdays from 5-8pm and on weekends from 10am-7pm. Categories: Morning – In The Community Tags: BOY SCOUTS, CHRISTMAS TREE, Faith United Methodist Church
Kevin Mehrer, District Director for the Northern Light Council of the Boy Scouts of America joins Adam to talk about some big changes in local scouting. Starting this fall, girls will be able to join Boy Scouts for the first time. Elementary school-aged girls will form their own dens, but meet with male Cub Scouts twice a month. Older…
FARGO, ND — If you’re in the market for a Christmas tree and want to give back to a great organization at the same time, be sure to stop by Faith United Methodist Church in Fargo. Boy Scout troop #214 is selling four different types of Christmas trees along with wreaths. The money raised from the trees go to the…
KVRR’s Jackie Kelly learns more about the Christmas trees sold at Faith United Methodist Church by Boy Scout Troop 214. They are being sold weekdays 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. and weekends 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. The trees will be sold until they run out. Categories: Morning – Features, Morning – In The Community Tags: BOY SCOUTS, Christmas trees, Faith United…
NATIONAL — The Boy Scouts of America are now allowing girls to join Cub Scouts starting next year. The board of directors for the organization met at their headquarters in Texas and unanimously voted to allow the change. They hope to establish a new program by next year for older girls, using the same curriculum as the Boy Scouts,…
