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REPORT Your Scouting for Food RESULTS by June 5, 2018
Please take a moment and report your unit’s Scouting for Food Results using the button below by June 5, 2018. Scouting for Food is a week long collection event that can be completed anytime between April 22 -29, 2018. Scouts go door-to-door collecting non-perishable food items for the less fortunate. The food is distributed to local food pantries across…
Read More2018 Council Camp Training Classes – Range Safety Officer, BB Gun/ Archery, Chain Saw, Leave no Trace -Various Dates
GET TRAINED TO TRAIN OTHERS Northern Star Council, through dedicated volunteers, offers multiple supplemental trainings throughout the course of the year. In 2018 the following courses are being offered. Please visit each site for details. For information about a specific training please click on the specified link for all the details and how to register.…
Read MoreMINNESOTA STATE FAIR FIRE RESCUE EXPLORING COMPETITION
AUGUST 24, 2018 Yep, once again we will be participating in the Governor’s Fire Prevention Day at the Minnesota State Fair. This is an all-day exhibit and competition in Dan Patch Park, on the State Fair Grounds, just south of the Grandstand. It is an exciting event, pitting Fire and Rescue Explorer Posts from our…
Read MoreCOOL CUB SCOUT SHIRTS FOR SALE
THEY GLOW IN THE DARK Are you looking for a cool Pack t-shirt? One that can be worn during activities, craft projects, camp and during community service? How about one that GLOWS in the dark! Have we got a deal for you: we have limited quantities of t-shirts left over from the 2017 School Night…
Read MoreDISCOVERY DAY CAMP FOR ALL KIDS
Looking for a week long day camp program for your kids? Well look no further! Discovery Day Camp is a 5 day program open to ALL youth in Kindergarten – 8th grade. We will be offering this program for 7 weeks this summer at 5 different locations! Base Camp (Fort Snelling) Phillippo Scout Reservation (Cannon…
Read MoreCONGRATULATIONS NEW NRA RANGE SAFETY OFFICERS AND INSTRUCTORS
23 MORE VOLUNTEERS In February 2018, 23 Northern Star Scouting adult volunteers took the time, effort and paid to take a course to become a Certified NRA Range Safety Officer (RSO). These leaders now have the ability to run ranges at our camp properties and at other ranges in support of our shooting sports programs.…
Read MoreBSA reaffirms Duty to God aspect of all programs through resolution adopted at 2018 National Annual Meeting
When a young person joins the Boy Scouts of America, one of the first things he or she learns is the Scout Oath, and every member starts the Oath the same way: “On my honor I will do my best to do my duty to God …” The wording was not created at random. Duty…
Read MoreYou can still contribute to the Family Friends of Scouting campaign – CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR UNTS THAT HAVE MET OR EXCEEDED THIER FOS GOALS!
The Family Friends of Scouting campaign makes Scouting happen! Your contributions made possible significant camp improvements at Camp Kiwanis and Camp Stearns, Grey Wolf, and Wood Badge trainings for over 400 participants last year, as well as ongoing support for all of our council camps and the ongoing programs and support our council provides units.…
Read MoreHow Scouts Honored Memorial Day Across the Country
(Photo credit: AP Photo/Richard Vogel) Rooted in the pillars of the Scout Oath to “do my best to do my duty to God and my country,” Boy Scouts of America takes special care in appreciating and honoring the efforts of our service men and women every day of the year. On Memorial Day, Scouts across…
Read MoreHow These Scouts Launched a Balloon Into the Stratosphere
Scouting invites youth to reach new heights – whether they are growing educationally, physically, socially or in a variety of other ways. But some opportunities in Scouting take reaching new heights to a literal extent, like the Scouts from the Chief Seattle Council who launched a high-altitude balloon project more than 100,000 feet up. “My…
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