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Journey To Excellence
Gold Award 2011-2012, 2016-2017
Centennial Quality 2007-2010
Silver Award 2016
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The August Roundtable is the kick-off for the 2018 – 2019 membership program year and it’s just around the corner! That also means burgers and hot dogs and buckets of BEANS! Can one ever have enough BEANS? This is an “all you can eat” event, so while you are filling your brain with some very…
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Despite being one of the smallest patches in Scouting, square knots tell a big story. Many of these tiny, colorful rectangles represent an award earned as a youth or adult. Others symbolize a volunteer’s efforts to get trained, help others or improve Scouting in some significant way. In cases like the Silver Beaver Award, a…
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2018 Pinewood Derby District Finals – Results and Photos – April 14, 2018 – Council Pinewood Derby Results Added Event Details – Continued Despite the ‘once in a generation’ blizzard dumping eighteen inches of snow, closing many roads and making for whiteout conditions most of the day, the Cub Scouts from Lake Minnetonka District…
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Membership Recruitment – more than once a year event! Each unit should have a recruitment strategy for bringing in new members throughout the year. That could be a bring-a-friend event at you pack, troop, or crew, participating in a parade or other community events, or doing service projects. When we are out in the community…
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Going camping with Scouts gets you out of your comfort zone, but that doesn’t mean your campsite needs to be uncomfortable. After a full day of Scouting adventures, you’re ready to relax at camp. By following the five tips below, powered by our friends at Thermacell, you can make roughing it a little less rough. Most…
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NEW VIDEOS AND TRAINING Lake Minetonka Distict will be offering training classes prior to the October 1, 2018 deadline. The Boy Scouts of America’s updated Youth Protection Training is mandatory for all registered adult leaders in all BSA programs. Other adults participating in Scouting are strongly encouraged to take this one-hour online training. The prior…
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Minnesota Summer is just around the corner – not the weather or the end of the school year but the lake and vacation season. We Minnesotans have a tendency to put everything else on “hold” during Minnesota Summer. And yet in Scouting the fall season lies just beyond. I would like to get a head…
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YOU WON’T WANT TO MISS OUT ON THE FUN AT CUB SCOUT SUMMER CAMP! It’s a new year and that means it is time to start planning for another great year of Cub Scout Summer Programs! The 2018 summer season will include all of the following programs: Tiger Day Camp (1 day) Cub Scout Summer Camp (3…
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Coaster Cart Derby Saturday, September 8, 2018 You are invited to the James J. Hill Days Coaster Cart Derby – presented by the Wayzata Chamber of Commerce and sponsored by Lake Minnetonka District – Saturday, Sep 8, 2018. This event is open to boys and girls, scouts and non-scouts, ages 6 -14 years old. If…
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The importance of keeping the “Unit Map” information current is critical. This contact information is vital for the Unit Key 3 positions – Unit Leader, Committee Chair, and Charter Org Rep. This is the contact information we use to communicate to our unit leaders by email and telephone. It is also used by parents who…
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Join Our Adventure Summit REPRESENT SCOUTING AND VOLUNTEER WITH US AT THE FAIR! The Minnesota State Fair is always a blast and a great way to end the summer! Of course, one of the best activities at the fair is our very own Adventure Summit In order for the Adventure Summit to run smoothly, we…
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2018 Pinewood Derby District Finals – Results and Photos – April 14, 2018 – Council Pinewood Derby Results Added Event Details – Continued Despite the ‘once in a generation’ blizzard dumping eighteen inches of snow, closing many roads and making for whiteout conditions most of the day, the Cub Scouts from Lake Minnetonka District…
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There will be a group of Saudi Scouters at Camp Stearns this week. It’s impressive – over 60 adults traveled from Saudi Arabia to put on their own Wood Badge course for themselves here in our council! While visiting with Hamad, their group leader, yesterday, he asked me to extend an invitation to all of…
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Addison Foli thought he should head for a career in marine biology, but after one semester, he realized college wasn’t for him. Back to the drawing board. What job should the Gainesville, Fla., Eagle Scout pursue? His godfather — an electrician — suggested he look into a trade field. That’s when his family reminded him…
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Help promote School Night for Scouting at JJ Hill Days! We need adults and Scouts* to help run our awesome inflatable archery booth at JJ Hill days. This event will be free to the public and will be a great opportunity to promote scouting to families in the area. Sign up to work a shift or…
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