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Scout Jamboree jubilee one to cherish - Fiftieth anniversary has men remembering their boyhood days.
The Orange County Register ^
| September 20, 2003
| Tom Berg
Posted on 09/21/2003 12:16:28 AM PDT by concentric circles
Edited on 04/14/2004 10:06:24 PM PDT by Jim Robinson.
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Toad gambling. Fireworks burning down tents. The bubonic plague. And the dust from 100,000 trampling feet coating everything.
Those are just a few stories waiting to be rehashed tonight when aging Boy Scouts gather to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the 1953 National Scout Jamboree held where Fashion Island now stands.
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TOPICS: Culture/Society; Extended News; News/Current Events; US: California; US: Minnesota; US: Texas
KEYWORDS: anniversary; boyscoutsofamerica; bsa; california; firemanagement; irvine; jamboree; toadparamutuals
To: concentric circles
Cool !
I grew up in Newport and was always told stories about that jamboree....In the 70's I went to Farragut Idaho for what if I am correct was the 25th anniversary......
Enjoy
To: concentric circles
Fashion Island still has a commemorative plaque, with a map of the grounds showing where each state camped. It's at the mall entrance facing the coast, mounted at the top of the escalators from the parking lot.
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09/21/2003 12:25:28 AM PDT
by
RichInOC
(Two-block the Jolly Roger. Set Condition 1SQ. Commence unrestricted warfare. Arrrrrgggh....)
read for later
To: RichInOC
To be exact, it's the escalators right next to Robinson's May. If you're driving up Newport Center Drive from PCH, they should be easy to see...you'll be headed right for them.
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09/21/2003 12:43:15 AM PDT
by
RichInOC
(Two-block the Jolly Roger. Set Condition 1SQ. Commence unrestricted warfare. Arrrrrgggh....)
To: concentric circles
Instead, they'll meet at the Disneyland Grand Californian Hotel.
Forgetting Disney Corp's battle against the scouts. Have they won? Are there no 'morally straight' scouts?
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09/21/2003 3:12:59 AM PDT
by
dhuffman@awod.com
(The conspiracy of ignorance masquerades as common sense.)
To: concentric circles
This reminds me of that "Flintstones" episode where they meet up with the Boy Scout Jamboree & end up singing, "It's a Small World" with kids in their various languages.
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