Keynoter speaker will be Peggy Rowe, who is the mother of Essex’s Mike Rowe of Dirty Jobs fame. Mike Rowe was a member of Troop 16, chartered to Kenwood Presbyterian Church in Parkville.

Mr. Rowe earned his Eagle Scout in 1979. Mrs. Rowe is an advocate for Scouting and writes a blog on Mike Rowe’s website mikeroweWORKS.com .

Since 1911 there have been more than 2.1 million Scouts who have earned the Eagle Scout Award in the United States. The BAC, BSA which was chartered in 1912, has contributed greatly to the overall number of Eagle Scouts in this country. In the last three years alone (2010 – 2012) the Baltimore Area Council has produced 1,505 Eagle Scouts.

A Scout needs many things before he can achieve the rank of Eagle Scout. However, at the top of the list are great volunteers and a mom / mother figure.

The Eagle Scout Mom Reception wil be Thursday from 6 to 8 p.m. at 6021 University Blvd., Suite 200, Ellicott City.

For more information, contact the Baltimore Baltimore Area Council, BSA.

Baltimore Area Council, BSA (BAC,BSA)- BAC, BSA serves 48,436 youth and adults throughout Central Maryland. In 2012 BAC, BSA produced 525 Eagle Scouts, a record for our Council. All of our Scouts together produced more than 2.5 million hours of community service.

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If you don’t want to be stuck behind a desk CareerBuilder offers some alternatives for you.

By Larry Buhl
Special to CareerBuilder

Spring has arrived, and with it comes longing glances from office windows as employees dream of a chance to work away from fluorescent lights and cubicle warrens. If you’re considering a career change and want it to involve fresh air, here are eight occupations that can be done, at least partly, in the great outdoors.

1. Animal care worker: This job can be done in a variety of settings, such as kennels, zoos, stables, animal shelters, pet stores, veterinary clinics and aquariums. The job can be physically demanding and the pay is generally low. Experience with animals is more important than a specific degree.
Projected job growth, 2010 to 2020: Faster than average
Median pay: $19,780 annually, $9.51 hourly*

2. Archaeologist: Although some archaeologists work in offices or laboratories, others spend time in the field on duties such as assessing the significance of a potential construction site. A master’s degree or doctorate is required.
Projected job growth, 2010 to 2020: Faster than average
Median pay: $54,230 annually, $26.07 hourly

3. Conservation scientist: Sometimes referred to as foresters, these professionals manage and monitor overall land quality of forests, parks and other natural resources. A bachelor’s degree in botany or a related field is expected.
Projected job growth, 2010 to 2020: Slower than average
Median pay: $57,420 annually, $27.60 hourly

4. Construction manager: These workers oversee construction projects through organization, scheduling, budgeting and implementation. A bachelor’s degree and experience in a construction-related field, plus certification, are usually expected.
Projected job growth, 2010 to 2020: About as fast as average
Median pay: $83,860 annually, $40.32 hourly

Find out what other jobs made the list -HERE

“Much too often, those who have given so much to the nation face a difficult transition to civilian life and struggle to find a job that matches their talents,” said acting Secretary of Labor Seth D. Harris. “The grants announced today will help provide support and job assistance for veterans and their families, and open doors for career opportunities.”

Funds for the grants are being awarded on a competitive basis to state and local workforce boards, local public agencies and nonprofit organizations, tribal governments, and faith-based and community organizations. Grantees must be familiar with the areas and populations to be served, and have demonstrated that they can administer effective programs and coordinate their efforts with various local, state and federal social service providers. Homeless female veterans and veterans with families may receive occupational, classroom and on-the-job training, as well as job search and placement assistance, including follow-up services.

The solicitation for grant applications is available at http://www.grants.gov. Potential applicants seeking more information should visit http://www.dol.gov/vets or contact grants officer Cassandra Mitchell at 202-693-4570.

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By request Mike is offering up his “Extra Virgin”…t-shirt and a bonus Red Dirt cap. Both items are signed and come with a certificate of authenticity.

This t-shirt might not be the exact one from the Dirt Shirt episode but it is super custom with the added mikeroweWORKS logo and “Extra Dirty” just to drive the point home.

Size: XL

Signed: “Keep It Dirty” Mike Rowe Dirty Jobs

The proceeds of selling Mike’s C.R.A.P. (Collectibles Rare and Precious) will benefit The mikeroweWORKS Foundation and help fund scholarships for those who take the time to learn a skill and master a trade.

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Plaques acknowledging scholarships from the mikeroweWORKS Foundation are presented to Penn College students Thomas M. DiGeronimo, Verona, N.J. (center), and Derek S. Black, of Trout Run, by Mary A. Sullivan, the college’s dean of natural resources management.

May 13, 2013

Two Pennsylvania College of Technology students are among 54 of America’s top construction-equipment majors to receive tool scholarships from the mikeroweWORKS Foundation.

Scholarships of $1,000 were awarded to Derek S. Black, of Trout Run, and Thomas M. DiGeronimo, of Verona, N.J., who plan to graduate May 18 from the School of Natural Resources Management’s two-year heavy construction equipment technology: technician emphasis major. DiGeronimo also will receive an associate degree in on-site power generation.

They are among two recipients chosen from each of 27 Association of Equipment Distributors-affiliated technical colleges for their high cumulative GPAs as of the end of the Fall 2012 semester.

“This scholarship promotes our programs at a national level and demonstrates a commitment to technical education by the mikeroweWORKS Foundation,” said Mary A. Sullivan, dean of natural resources management at the college. “Due to our AED affiliation, we have had the opportunity to award this tools scholarship for the past three years to Penn College students who have excelled academically.”

The foundation was established by Mike Rowe, creator and host of the “Dirty Jobs” series on the Discovery Channel and a widely recognized commercial spokesman. The tool scholarship – which has benefited five Penn College students in its three-year history – is just one of the many hands-on ways that Rowe and his foundation are addressing workforce-development challenges in the construction industry.

“I’m honored to be presented with this award,” Black said. “I look forward to using this financial scholarship for tools, as in a few short weeks, I will be starting my career and will be able to put these tools to work.”

DiGeronimo is similarly grateful to be selected.

“This was a good way to end my academic career at Penn College,” he said. “It is an honor to be recognized and awarded this AED Tools Scholarship.”

For more information about the School of Natural Resources Management, visit www.pct.edu/schools/nrm or call 570-320-8038.

For more about Penn College, visit www.pct.edu, email admissions@pct.edu or call toll-free 800-367-9222.

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A crane lifted the last of a 408-foot tall spire on top of One World Trade Center on Friday, a capstone to an emotional 12-year effort to replace the twin towers destroyed by terrorists.

The 18-piece silver spire will top out the tower at a symbolic 1,776 feet, a nod to the year America signed the Declaration of Independence. The new building is just north of the original towers, now the hallowed ground known as Ground Zero.

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Railroads hire many veterans returning from war

By Josh Funk
Associated Press

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Mark Major once led a team of soldiers in combat in Iraq. Now he leads a team of railroad employees. The difference, he says, is obvious: “I’m not getting shot at anymore.”

But it’s the similarities between serving in the military and working for the railroad that draw Major and many other former military members to this type of work.

“For a veteran — a person who thrives off excitement, a mission and a chain of command — you tend to seek out companies like that,” said Major, who has worked for Union Pacific for about two years.

As thousands of American soldiers return to the civilian workforce after service in Iraq or Afghanistan, many are finding jobs on the nation’s rail lines. More than 25 percent of all U.S. railroad workers have served in the military.

Veterans have a long history of railroad work. Civil War veterans, for example, helped complete the transcontinental railroad in the 1860s. But railroad opportunities are especially welcome now because the unemployment rate for recent veterans remains higher than for the rest of the nation.

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Mother’s Day 101

A recent national survey concluded that the most popular Mother’s Day gifts are flowers, apparel, and gift cards. How could we get it so wrong? There’s only one thing your mother really wants for Mother’s Day – and that’s you! Talk to her. I speak as the mother of three sons who, for years, communicated only when the need arose: “You need to come to school for a conference; You need to come to traffic court with me; I need a home for my Rottweiler.” Call her, especially if she’s a senior like me whose sons have moved as far away as they can get and still be in the USA. I’m reminded of one woman’s response when she was asked if she knew when Mother’s Day was. “Of course I do,” she said. “Mother’s Day is any day my children call me.”

Ask about her arthritis, and turn the page of your morning paper quietly. Let her tell you again about unreasonable Uncle George — and take her side, even if you agree with Uncle George. Ask how her bridge game is, and cover the receiver when you yawn. Tell her something interesting about your job. Above all, don’t be in a hurry; you have a lot to atone for. Look at all those years your poor mother had to impersonate Perry Mason to learn what was going on in your life. And still, when you won a music award in middle school, she had to hear about it on the streets. The summer you worked as a lifeguard and were a hero, she had to drag it from you like you dragged that drowning man from the bottom of the pool. And imagine your mother having to hide her surprise in choir the Sunday morning her fellow alto said, “Did you ever think that our children would be dating each other? And it looks serious…””

Of course, Mother’s Day is easier if she lives nearby. Just use your imagination. Does she have a car? Wash it. Does she have a garden? Weed it. Does she attend religious services? Accompany her; let her show you off. Better still, arrange with your workplace for a take-your-mom-to-work-day. Why not? There’s a take-your-kid-to-work day. There’s even a take-your-grandparents-to-school-day. She’ll love it! Unless, of course, you’re a crab fisherman on the Bering Sea, or a pilot with the Blue Angels, or a gynecologist. Then you should probably stick with a bouquet of daisies and a box of Whitman’s cream-centers. Better still, cook her some pancakes, but make the first one black on the outside and raw inside. She’ll love it!

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