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Northern Star Council – New Communications
The new Council Communications Committee has established a monthly schedule of targeted emails designed to provide information and resources for our units. They are being sent as follows: eNavigator is sent on the first of every month. Northern Starlight – Cub Scouting is sent during the first full week Northern Starlight – Scouts BSA/Venturing is…
Read MoreScouter Award Nomination due by May 1st! District Dinner moved to June 4th
Greetings to all our Unit Leaders for District M and Legacy Lake Minnetonka District. In light of all the challenges with COVID 19 and our challenges with social distancing, we will be moving our District Dinner date. Our newly scheduled date will be Thursday June 4th at Minnetonka Community Center. Please mark this date on…
Read MoreHelping Children Cope With Changes Resulting From COVID-19
Posted from National Association of School Psychologists Families across the country are adapting to the evolving changes in daily life caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Most schools, places of public gathering, and nonessential businesses are closed, and parents and other caregivers are faced with helping their families adjust to the new normal. This includes trying…
Read MoreScouting Tech: Online Conferencing Tools for Virtual Meetings
Cubmaster Rebekah, of Look Wider Still, wrote an informative piece about Scouting online. (source) We’re navigating some seriously uncharted territory right now, trying to find ways to maintain some normalcy and keep the kids from physically turning into the Fortnite character they’re obsessively playing. It’s been pleasantly surprising to witness the outpouring of knowledge and…
Read MoreWelcome to District “M”
WELCOME to District “M” – I have to admit that that sounds a little like something straight out of James Bond. Your unit is one of the 66 units that compose this new district. As part of the re-alignment of district boundaries by the Council, I have been assigned to serve as the District Executive…
Read More2020 Adult Leader Recognition Dinner and Nomination Forms
2020 Adult Leader Recognition Nomination Forms and District Recognition Dinner Registration Nomination Forms District Award of Merit Position Specific Awards Glowing Ember Award EVENT TIME AND LOCATION Dinner Registration Dinner Flyer The 2020 District Recognition Dinner will be held Thursday, May 7, 2020 at 6:30PM, at the Minnetonka Community Center,14600 Minnetonka Blvd, Minnetonka,…
Read MoreNorthern Star Scouting’s Units First initiative – New District Map
Northern Star Scouting’s Units First initiative took another step forward after several months of planning and input from Scouters across our districts and council committees. On December 18 the Board of Directors approved an initial map of public School Districts contained within the 25 counties of Northern Star, changing the boundaries and the names of all of…
Read MoreHas your Unit turned in a complete Charter? Complete Charters are due by Dec 31st!
Has your unit turned in it’s charter? Check out your status below. Completed, defect-free charters are due by Dec 31st! UNITS WHO DO NOT COMPLETE RECHARTER BY DECEMBER 31ST WILL NEED TO PAY THE INCREASE BSA NATIONAL FEES of $60 (youth) or $36 (Adult). This is a hard deadline — don’t delay, recharter today! For…
Read MoreACTION REQUIRED Background Check Disclosures and Authorization & FAQs
To Our Volunteer Leaders in Lake Minnetonka District Earlier this week, every registered Adult Leader in the Boy Scouts of America should have received an email message, or will receive an email message, from the National BSA Email, [email protected] (You may view the online version of the message). We need your assistance to complete, collect,…
Read MoreTwo Sea Scouts Selected to Join Coast Guard Barque Eagle
This summer two Sea Scouts from Ship 248 Mendota, Zach Hofius and Matthew Verweg, were selected to join the crew of the U.S. Coast Guard Barque Eagle. The Barque Eagle is a 295’ three-masted cutter used to train future officers from the U.S. Coast Guard Academy. Ship 248’s two scouts were selected along with 7…
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