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2018 Fall Camporee Planning Meeting – HORSE RANCH CAMPOUT – May 10, 2018
2018 Fall Camporee Host Units: It is time to start thinking about Fall Camporee 2018! As you probably know, your troop is one of the host units for the upcoming fall camporee, including Troops 174, 303, 330, 409, 589, and 702. I have included the Host Unit Schedule from our website’s camping page. The theme…
Read MoreFamily Scouting success stories: Meet 5 packs that have welcomed girls
In California, a 7-year-old girl screamed with delight when she learned she could become an official member of her brother’s Cub Scout pack. In Tennessee, a Cubmaster approached his chartered organization about becoming an early adopter pack and welcoming girls, and the church leader told him “we’re right behind you.” And in Washington state, a…
Read MoreANOTHER GREAT COUNCIL RECOGNITION DINNER 2018
ON MARCH 24, A FEW HUNDRED VOLUNTEERS GATHERED Over 300 Scouters gathered on March 24 for the annual Council Recognition Dinner at the Golden Valley Country Club to celebrate our 17 Silver Beaver recipients and 7 Eagle Scout Scholarship recipients. We were also able to highlight some of the other awards given out throughout the…
Read MoreAt SeaBreak, Arrowmen spend their spring break helping rebuild Florida camp
Cheerful service doesn’t take a week off — not even for spring break. Arrowmen from as far away as Minnesota and Colorado traveled to the Florida Sea Base in March to complete a week of hurricane cleanup. They called this giant spring break service project SeaBreak. You might have read about it back in January when…
Read MorePlease identify your Pack SNFS Leader and your Pack or Troop Popcorn Leader – July 15th Deadline
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…
Read MoreOA at At District Awards Dinner
Dear OA Brothers, We have several exciting opportunities coming up! We have our OA callouts at summer camps. We have Section Conclave the weekend of September 7th to the 9th. We also have our Chapter Conclave, September 28th to the 30th. We have the District Camporee this weekend and I would like to personally meet…
Read MoreYour efforts are making a difference in our Friends of Scouting program!
Your efforts are making a difference in our Friends of Scouting program! In the last two weeks, we received over $10,000 in additional contributions. Thank you! Congrats Troop 174 for exceeding their FOS goal this week, joining Packs 209, 537, and Troops 209, 283, and 570, and Crew 283 who have all met or exceeded their…
Read MoreThe deadline for completion of JTE Guidepost 1, Review and Reflect, is April 30, 2018
Unit Leaders, The deadline for completion of JTE Guidepost 1, Review and Reflect, is April 30, 2018. At this point, if you have not completed the Guidepost or Heard from your Unit Commissioner, please contact me by the 30th so that we can arrange for you to complete the Guidepost under special consideration. Yours In…
Read MoreALL ABOUT OUR MOVE TO BASE CAMP
OFFICES IN THE LEADERSHIP CENTER Northern Star Scouting’s Base Camp is now the home to TWO fantastic facilities – the historic red brick TeamBuilding Center and the slate gray Leadership Center. Each building serves multiple purposes and needs within Scouting and our community. Let’s explore the campus! The below links lead to “ready to print”…
Read MoreHigher score, lower price: Get cheap SAT and ACT test-prep software
Pay attention, because there’ll be a test later. Boy Scout families — both current and former — can score $350 SAT or ACT test-prep computer programs for $20. That means the study materials, instructor-led videos and multimedia lessons can be yours for about half what it costs to take the actual tests themselves. It’s $20 for…
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