Boys' Life 1997 - Abstracts

Boys' Life 1997
TitleSubjectAuthors
24 hours on the mountain. (24 Hours of Canaan mountain-bike relay race)(includes related articles on racers Armin Gooden and Gunnar Shogren)General interestJoe Surkiewicz
A bear in the family.(life with a pet black bear)General interestBen Mikaelsen
A champion, no doubt. (swimming phenomenon Bryan Jones)General interestMichael Goldman
A lawn time growing. (new chemical that slows the growth rate of grass)General interestAnn T. Actor
A league of their own.(Reviving Baseball in Inner Cities program)(includes related information on joining)General interestCarl W. Grody
Boy's Life Jamboree guide. (14th National Scout Jamboree)(includes the 1997 National Scout Jamboree Map)General interest 
Buy a bike.General interestDennis Coello
Choose your shoes.(athletic shoes)(includes related information on shoe fitting)(Buyers Guide)General interestTeri Daniels
Close encounters of the trashy kind.(space debris; information on software for astronomers included; Space & Aviation)General interestRichard Haugh
Creep show. (bug pictures, mounting of bugs)General interestCindy Dyson
Danger in the woods. (wild animals)General interestSteve Boga
Digging for dinosaurs. (paleontology; Boy Scout expedition sponsored by Wyoming Dinosaur Center)(includes bibliography and list of camps and expeditions)General interestE.S. Blakey
Dr. Doggie. (Star Scout Bryan Sharkey, who participates in Animal Assisted Activity)General interestW. Bradford SWift
Eating G's with the Blue Angels. (elite flight team of the US Navy)General interestBud Walker
Fantastic feet: meet Wade Bramlitt, 16, one of the best barefoot water skiers in the world.(Cover Story)General interestMark Woods
For the birds: a make-it-yourself feeder will attract lots of feathered friends.General interestWarren Asa
Four days on El Cap. (climbing El Capitan in Yosemite National Park)General interestWilliam B. McMorris
Frozen & fearless. (snow survival school; includes related articles)General interestGeoffrey Norman
Going Dutch. (using a Dutch oven when camping)(includes recipes)General interestMary Ann Dames
Going for the gold. (disabled athlete Curtis Lovejoy)(Interview)General interestSuzanne Emler
'Golf is cool.' (Tiger Woods)General interestSteve Mark
Hang on for channel catfish. (includes related information on night-fishing technique)General interestEd Roset
Jambo magic. (14th National Scout Jamboree at Fort A.P. Hill, VA)General interestJ.D. Owen
Jason and the argonauts: students and scientists work together to explore marine life in the Florida Keys. (Jason Project VII: Adapting to a Changing Sea)(includes related article on Jason Project VIII)General interestRachel Buchholz
Jim Kyte: playing in a silent world.(deaf hockey player)General interestMark Peterson
Learning the ropes. (how to jump rope)General interestKen Solis
Lifesavers in the sky. (includes related information)(My Life's Work: Flight Nurse)General interestToby Rowland-Jones
Lucky Lindy's great adventure.(aviation hero Charles Lindbergh)(includes bibliography and related information on Lindbergh's invention of an artificial heart)General interestRobert E. Hood
Mayday! Mayday! (the life of test pilots; includes related articles)General interestT.A. Heppenheimer
Million-dollar mountains. (Boy Scouts visit the North Cascade Mountains in Washington State)General interestLeo Mullen
Movie magician. (special effects expert Dennis Muren)(includes related articles)General interestJeff Piasky
New look for 'Old Ironsides.' (warship 'U.S.S. Constitution')(includes related article on Boy Scout camp-out on the ship)General interestKevin M. Walsh
Paddle happy: the kayaking Sea Monkeys sprint toward the Olympic Games.(includes a related article on Olympic paddling)General interestFrank Harris
Real troopers; collecting military miniatures is no small hobby.General interestTodd Shyrock
Recycling with class. (some back-to-school tips for students)General interestAnn Hennessey
Reflect on cooking: a homemade reflector oven is lightweight and will be easy to use on your next camp-out.(includes recipe for cheesedog roll-ups)General interestMartin Engel
Rescuing a river.(toxic spillage in California's Sacramento River)General interestJonathan Franks
Riding the wind.(Sandia Classic hang-gliding competition)General interestDonna Pierce
RoboTuna to the rescue. (fish-shaped robotic submarine)General interestSamantha Bonar
Save the Earth: cleaning up the environment starts with you. Here's how to begin.(includes related information)General interestLinda Schwartz
Sculptors race the ocean tide to be ... kings of the sandcastles. (Sandcastle Day at Cannon Beach, OR, June 1996)General interestDavid Higdon
Sea otter rescue.(Monterey Bay Sea Otter Research and Conservation Program, CA)General interestKelly Bennett
Skiing double.General interestJeff Csatari
Star wars: when a blazing star and gravity face off, gravity ultimately wins. And when it does - Boom - supernova!(includes related articles)General interestTimothy R. Gaffney
Tackling your tackle box: taking the right gear turns "fishing" into "catching." (includes related information on tackle-box compartments and essential fishing lures)General interestCurt Garfield
Take the field. (tips for good outfielding in baseball)(includes related articles)General interestMichael Goldman
The American Tour de Sol.(race for vehicles that use alternative fuels)General interestMark C. Tinney
The clown prince of basketball: Paul Gaffney leads America's no. 1 court jesters - the Harlem Globetrotters.(Cover Story)General interestDan Kelly
The fighting men of the 761st.(African-American tank unit 761st Battalion)General interestJohnny T. Boggs
The point men. (point guards in basketball)General interestMark Woods
The shield slide. (how to make a slide styled like a Plains Indian shield)General interestJeff Springer
The show in the sky. (includes related article)General interestTamra Andrews
The snakeman.General interestDoug Dillon
The 'Titanic': found! (includes related articles on senior scientist and salvage efforts)General interestRobert D. Ballard
The tragedy of the 'Titanic.' (shipwreck)General interestRobert D. Ballard
Trekking from Scouting's past to present. (National Scouting Museum)General interestFrank Harris
Tune up your bike.General interestDennis Coello
Winter heat; Death Valley makes California Scouts bake by day, shiver by night.General interestDouglass K. Daniel
Workin' for a livin': with hard work - and a little luck - you can find a job.(includes related information on traits employers want in youthful employees)General interestRobert A. Hall
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