Scouting Media Coverage
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10/16/2023 - Boy Scouts honor Sprig Electric founder with a hoedown at Levi’s Stadium, The Mercury News
11/3/2023 - Three Non-Profits Come Together with a Winning Bid for the Boy Scouts' Beloved Camp Pico Blanco, Monterey County Weekly
12/10/2023 - Santa Cruz County Boy Scout Interviews Rep. Jimmy Panetta, Santa Cruz Sentinel
6/30/23: Spreckels Veterans Memorial Building spruced up for Fourth of July weekend rededication, Monterey Herald
6/9/23: Sold-Out Family Campout, Family Campout a Big Draw in Milpitas (Cover Page, Page 3), Milpitas Post
6/9/23: Milpitas Family Campout is a Sold Out Event, Mercury News
6/2/23: Scouts honor American Heroes, Evergreen Times
5/27/23: Boy Scouts Place Flags on Soldiers' Graves, NBC Bay Area 6PM
5/27/23: Boy Scouts Place Flags on Soldiers' Graves, NBC Bay Area 5PM
5/16/23: Huge Sierra snowpack throws frozen wrench into campers’ plans, Mercury News
5/14/23: Photos: Scout-O-Rama takes over San Jose’s History Park, Mercury News
5/6/23: Condoleezza Rice talks leadership - and social media - at Scout Breakfast, Mercury News
5/4/23: Mayor Matt Mahan - Scout-O-Rama, Facebook Reels
5/4/23: Thousands Attend Scout-O-Rama, NBC Bay Area
5/4/23: The Scouting Lesson That Can Provide an EDGE in Business, Sales and Marketing Management
3/27/23: Loma Prieta District Pinewood Derby: Off To The Races, Santa Cruz Sentinel
3/20/23: Scouts Shine While Kayaking Off The Washington Coast, Scout Life Magazine
2/24/23: New Leadership at Graniterock, Santa Cruz Sentinel
2/21/23: Televerde CEO Chris McGugan to be Honored with Boy Scouts of America Silver Beaver Award, WSPA News
2/21/23: Televerde CEO Chris McGugan to be Honored with Boy Scouts of America Silver Beaver Award, Cision PR Newswire
2/2023: Willow Glen resident Chris McGugan to be honored with America Silver Beaver Award, Willow Glen Times
2/2023: In Recognition of Diane Brandenburg, The Distinguished Citizen Award, Saratoga Spotlight
1/15/23: Recent downtown San Jose closings don’t necessarily spell doom, Mercury News
12/3/22: Scouts throw an arty party at Montalvo to honor Diane Brandenburg, Mercury News
11/7/22: Morongo Scholarship Helps Native American Aviation Student Take Flight, SJSU News
9/27/22: 2022 State Of The City Recognizes Community Award Honorees, The Silicon Valley Voice
9/22/22: Eagle Project Adds Drought-Tolerant Landscaping To The Mission City Memorial Park, The Silicon Valley Voice
9/21/22: Scouting is in deep trouble but is needed more than ever, Mercury News
8/28/22: Community Give Back Day (Wildcat Railroad Donation) Mercury News
8/4/22: Eagle Project in Carmel Valley on page 14A of The Carmel Pine Cone
7/29/22: Presidio of Monterey Fire Department trains Cub Scouts on fire safety: US Army and dvids (Defense Visual Information Distribution Service)
5/8/22: Scout-O-Rama photos on cover of local section Mercury News
5/7/22: Scout-O-Rama returns after 2-year hiatus. NBC Bay Area News
5/6/22: General Jim Mattis speaks at Community Leadership Breakfast: Mercury News Around Town Column by Sal Pizarro
4/26/22: Alex Baum T673 4th generation Eagle Scout: Bryan on Scouting Blog
4/6/22: Monterey County Corporate Pinewood Derby Announcement: KAZU 90.3 radio website Monterey NPR
4/1/22: Camp Pico Blanco for Sale: Carmel Pinecone
3/8/22: Cambell Community Briefs: (The Mercury News) Todd Hauschilt Silver Beaver Recognition
3/11/22: Willow Glen Scouting Vets Win High Honor: Cambrian Resident, SJ Mecury News: Mike Catelani & Bill Jennings Silver Beaver Recognition
11/20/21: Distinguished Citizen Dinner: About Town Column Sal Pizarro
11/8/21: 1st Female Eagle Scout in Monterey County Olivia Pearman, Troop 2090 featured on KSBW Action News
9/29/21: Life Saving Award Willy Maquinalez: Bryan on Scouting Blog
9/19/21: Character Awards Honorees: About Town Column Sal Pizarro
8/6/21: Morgan Hill Life: feature on Scoutmaster & female Scouts BSA
8/3/21: Army Monterey Presidio: Cub Scout Day Camp with Presidio Fire Department
7/6/21: KTVU Channel 2: Summer Camp COVID safe update, 2nd interview with Bruce Lee, Camp Hi-Sierra
4/25/21: KION 5/46 Scouts and City of Marina Clean Up Projectinterview with Scout Sean H.
4/18/21: Mercury News Eagle Project Display Shell Mounds at Heritage Park Museum - Alex Sanchez, Troop 476 Sunnyvale
4/16/21: Bryan on Scouting Eagle Projects Before & After – Ian DaSilva, Morgan Hill
4/2/21: Bryan on Scouting blog feature on Hassnain Malik
3/25/21: Silicon Valley Voice feature on Hassnain Malik
3/25/21: Basis Independent Highschool blog: Laura Sun Eagle Scout
3/25/21: Milpitas Beat feature on Emma Guerrero 1st female Eagle Scout in Milpitas
3/16/21: Santa Cruz Sentinel Fire Department donates boat to Sea Scouts
2/20/21: Scout Life Magazine Bella Krassow Eagle Project feature
2/19/21: Jewish News of Northern California Erin Handelsman Eagle Scout
2/9/21: SingTaoUSA print/online, female Eagle Scouts feature: Carissa Chou, Laura Sun and Lucy Holt
2/8/21: KTVU Ch. 2 Fox, Interview with Maureen Naylor, 5 PM News, 2/9 afternoon news Bay Area Teens Among First Girls to Achieve Eagle Scout Rank
2/8/21: Mercury News print edition, pg 1 Local News: First female Eagle Scouts are making an an impact
2/8/21: Community Newspaper Editor (Mercury News), by Anne Gelhaus: Cupertino Courier & Saratoga News
Local Scout is in first class of female Eagles honored nationally, story on Erin Handelsman
2/6/21: KGO ABC Ch. 7 News Feature: 11 PM and 2/7 5 AM news Inaugural Female Eagle Scouts in SVMBC
2/6/21 The Mercury News online by Sal Pizarro: Silicon Valley’s 1st female Eagle Scouts making history
1/22/21: Morgan Hill Life Women Leaders:Feature on Kianna Nielsen, Eagle Scout Troop 2799
1/7/21: Almanac News (Menlo Park, Atherton, Woodside, Portola Valley) Emerson Domke Eagle Scout
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