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• Plan to swap Camp Easton spurs Boy Scouts to protest

  February 26, 2012 in City on Page B1 About 70 Boy Scouts on Saturday gathered outside the Inland Northwest Council Boy Scouts of America’s Spokane headquarters to protest a plan to sell Camp Easton on Lake Coeur d’Alene … 9

• Survey shows support for selling Boy Scouts camp

  January 20, 2012 in Business on Page A5 A majority of people answering a Boy Scouts survey on the future of Camp Easton say they think selling it to build a new camp is a good idea. Earlier … 4

• Projects earn Scouts honors

  November 17, 2011 in Washington Voices on Page V2 Eagle Scouts Zachary Taylor and Christopher Taylor of Boy Scout Troop 340 were honored with the 2011 Outstanding Patriotic Service Award, given by the Governor’s Council on Veterans Affairs. They …

• Charities look to stock up as holiday season approaches

  November 13, 2011 in City, Idaho on Page B1 For many, the holiday season is a time to gather with family and friends and share a special meal. A warm holiday meal might be even more special to those …

• Scouts transform Dishman Hills into an unnatural area

  October 30, 2011 in City on Page B1 As he caught sight of a menacing figure slinking away ahead of him, one young boy exclaimed, “Oh brother, a chain saw!” As his group continued down the path through … 1

• Raising a flagpole, saving a life

  October 13, 2011 in Washington Voices on Page V4 Chris Bailey, a student at the Mead Educational Alternative Division High School and a member of Boy Scout Troop 288 at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Colbert, wanted to give …

• Scouts board waits for developer’s offer

  August 25, 2011 in Business, City, Idaho on Page A5 The Spokane office of the Boy Scouts of America is awaiting a formal offer from a North Idaho developer before considering whether to sell Camp Easton, a 380-acre camp it …

• Boy Scouts await formal offer on Camp Easton

  August 24, 2011 in City, Idaho The Spokane office of the Boy Scouts of America is awaiting a formal offer from a North Idaho developer before considering whether to sell Camp Easton, a 380-acre camp it … 1

• Boy Scouts honor flag with Spokane parade

  June 18, 2011 in City Onlookers in red, white and blue watched as Spokane’s new Flag Day Parade passed through downtown Saturday. The Flag Day Parade and Celebration began at the Convention Center and ended …

• Boy Scouts tackle camp improvement

  May 15, 2011 in City on Page B1 Thousands of Boy Scouts spent Saturday morning clearing, cleaning and preparing a vast area of land for a massive encampment next year. The 66-acre site, Camp Sunrise, is located on … 2

• Mad scramble at Riverfront Park egg hunt

  April 24, 2011 in City on Page B1 Ezra Buck lowered himself to the ground, crouched in a sprinter’s position, his gaze fixed ahead, ready to run when the countdown reached zero. His eagerness was almost palpable. 1

• Scout restores cabin at Liberty Lake park

  November 18, 2010 in Washington Voices on Page N4 Jared Dineen knows what he’s talking about when he says he tends to bite off more than he can chew. The 17-year-old senior at Lewis and Clark High School is …

• Idaho Boy Scout falls during hike, left overnight

  August 11, 2010 in Idaho Boy Scout leaders say they are looking into how an Idaho teen tumbled several hundred feet during a hike on Mount Borah with his troop and was left unconscious overnight. 1

• Colville 8th-grader earns Eagle Scout

  June 10, 2010 in City on Page C7 Ryan Lytle, a member of Troop 959, was awarded the rank of Eagle Scout, the highest in the Boy Scouts. Lytle’s project included organizing a group to make improvements at …

• Area Boy Scouts celebrate organization’s 100th year

    May 22, 2010 in City Dakota Smith had no idea welding had anything to do with the Boy Scouts. “I thought it was all outdoors and stuff,” the 10-year-old from Spokane said. There was the … 2

• Boy Scouts found negligent in Oregon

  April 14, 2010 in City on Page A6 PORTLAND – A jury delivered an embarrassing rebuke to the Boy Scouts of America on Tuesday when it found that the organization failed to protect a man who was molested …

• Boy Scouts found negligent, victim awarded $1.4 million

  April 13, 2010 in Region Jurors today found the Boy Scouts of America negligent and awarded $1.4 million to a former Portland man who was abused by an assistant Scoutmaster in the early 1980s, following …

• Statue honors those who serve youth, community

  September 28, 2009 in City on Page A1 A bronze sculpture recognizing the contributions of Scouting in Spokane now stands near the north end of the Monroe Street Bridge after a three-year campaign to finance its casting. The … 1

• Boy Scouts hosting breakfast

  February 19, 2009 in Washington Voices on Page N13 The Inland Northwest Council Boy Scouts of America will host the annual Leadership Breakfast on Feb. 27 at the Spokane Convention Center, in the main ballroom at 7:30 a.m. The …

• Boy Scouts become snow angels

  January 8, 2009 in Washington Voices on Page S1 The phones are ringing off the hook at the Inland Northwest Council of Boy Scouts of America. Since Dec. 22 nearly 150 people have called asking for help with snow …

• Boy Scouts look to recruit Hispanics

  January 5, 2009 in Features on Page B5 SAN JOSE, Calif. – As it prepares to turn 100, the Boy Scouts of America is honing its survival skills for what might be its biggest test yet: drawing Hispanics …

• Scoutmaster, businessman Dean Dinnison, 85, dies

  October 17, 2008 in Business on Page B1 Longtime Spokane Scoutmaster, businessman and World War II veteran Dean Dinnison died at his ranch outside Spokane last weekend at the age of 85. He mentored scores of boys and …

• Advocates unable to save Finch Lodge … so far

  June 4, 2007 in City on Page A8 A historic Boy Scout lodge on Diamond Lake is headed for demolition, despite being named one of Washington state’s most-endangered buildings. Finch Lodge, located at the Cowles Scout Reservation, was …