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Scouting app for iPhone and Android helps Scouts track advancement on the go
Scouting adventures can happen anywhere. With the new Scouting app for iPhone and Android, you can track those adventures anywhere, too. The Scouting app, developed by the Boy Scouts of America, allows youth members and their parents to view and track advancement within Cub Scouting, Boy Scouting and Venturing. It’s free and available on iOS…
Read MoreDistrict Committee Meeting – May 8, 2018 – 7PM
Our May District Committee meeting will be held tomorrow, Tuesday May 8th, at the Minnetonka Community Center beginning at 7pm. Please make every effort to attend – the more we come together as a group, the more productive we are as a team. Our big topic this month will follow-up from April’s discussion about district…
Read MoreIf you have a passion for service and can find the time, please consider joining the district volunteer team
Lake Minnetonka Adult Unit Leaders, Just like your troop, pack, or crew, the district also needs volunteers to continue offering service and support to its unit leaders. With the end of the scouting season approaching, we are looking to fill both large and small positions within the district beginning this fall. Every Scouter or parent…
Read More2018 Lodge Officer Elections – Deadline May 15, 2018
2018 Lodge Officer Elections are available online May 1 – 15, 2018 Important: You will receive a personal, unique voting access code (token) by US Mail. Use the access code to vote online using the link above.
Read MoreDo you wear your neckerchief over or under the collar?
The neckerchief is the most underrated part of a Scout’s uniform. Around the globe, this piece of cloth is often the primary identifier that someone is a Scout. (Exhibit A: Bear Grylls, Chief Scout of the U.K.) Within the BSA, there are special neckerchiefs for Eagle Scouts, for each rank in Cub Scouting and for…
Read MoreBSA unveils name of program for older boys and girls, launches ‘Scout Me In’ campaign
The wait is over, and we now know what we’ll call the program for 11- to 17-year-old youth when girls can begin joining during the scheduled launch on Feb. 1, 2019. Let’s hear it for Scouts BSA! Boys and girls who are part of Scouts BSA will be known as Scouts. Just as before, these Scouts will…
Read More2018 SPRING UNIVERSITY OF SCOUTING A SUCCESS!
OVER 500 ATTEND Over 500 Scouts and Scouters participated in the 2018 Spring University of Scouting held at Lakeville South H.S. on Saturday, April 21st. The training extravaganza had classes for everyone! BALOO, IOLS, ScoutBook, Outdoor Cooking, STEM, and School Night for Scouting trainings were certainly some of the highlights. Over 100 volunteers took leader…
Read MoreThe BSA Launches Historic ‘Scout Me In’ Campaign Inviting Girls and Boys to Experience Adventures Through a Cub Scout’s Point of View
‘Scouts BSA’ Also Unveiled as the Name of the Program for Older Boys and Girls to Ensure All Youth Are Welcome and Can See Themselves in Scouting Irving, Texas – May 2, 2018 – The Boy Scouts of America (BSA) made history today by unveiling the new Scout Me In campaign that features girls, as…
Read MoreHazardous Weather Training – Now Required for All Direct Contact Leader Positions
Effective April 30, 2018 new direct contact leaders must complete Hazardous Weather Training to be considered position trained. And here is one story about why this is so important. Imagine as a leader with a group of excited Scouts you arrive at a council camp for a camporee on a rainy Friday afternoon. Saturday morning…
Read MoreNEW BSA MANDATORY YOUTH PROTECTION TRAINING NOW ONLINE
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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