News (Scouts)
Virtual Scoutbook Courses offered in Early June!
Ed D’Avignon, Northern Star Scouting Leader and Scoutbook expert, will be teaching 2 Scoutbook courses in early June. If you’re new to Scoutbook, these are the courses to get you started!! Basic Scoutbook will be June 3 at 7:00 PM. Scoutbook for Merit Badge Counselors Jun 10 at 7:00 PM.
Read MoreNorthern Star Scouting Virtual Leader Cracker Barrel – May 17th @ 4:30pm
Join us for our semi-regular Scouting at home leader cracker Barrels on Facebook live. This week’s theme it “potpourri” – we’ll have updates and take comments from a variety of topics The Cracker Barrel is for all leaders, Cub, Scouts BSA, Venturing, etc. Feel free to pass this along to other leaders as well.
Read More2019 NORTHERN STAR COUNCIL HORNADAY RECIPIENTS
Scouts, do you know your conservation-oriented service project may also count towards a Hornaday Award? Hornaday Awards for youth include the badge, and bronze and silver medals. See more at the Scouting.org website by searching for Hornaday. In 2019, one Scout from our Council, Gavin Svensson of Troop 3469 in Bloomington MN, received the youth Hornaday…
Read MoreNorthern 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 MoreYouth Protection Begins with YOU!
The Boy Scouts of America (BSA) places the greatest importance on creating the most secure environment possible for our youth members. One aspect is having our leaders trained in youth protection. The new YPT curriculum was introduced February 1, 2018 and is good for two years. That means that over the next weeks most…
Read MoreKeep on Scouting
There probably are lots of reasons you joined Scouting. It’s a lot of fun. You like hanging out with your friends. You learn cool new stuff. You get to go camping and have fun in the outdoors. The list goes on. One thing for sure: You didn’t join Scouting to hear or read about things…
Read MoreNational BSA Files Chapter 11 — Northern Star Is Separately Incorporated and Financially Sound
National BSA Files Chapter 11 Northern Star Is Separately Incorporated and Financially Sound Posted February 18, 2020 The financial restructuring announced today is limited to the National Council of the Boy Scouts of America organization. Northern Star Scouting is separately incorporated, financially sound and will continue to keep Scouting strong for youth in our area.…
Read MoreRethinking the Blue and Gold Banquet
By Mark Ray Photographs by Michael Roytek From the January-February 2019 issue of Scouting magazine Cub Scout Activities, Cub Scout Corner, Cub Scouts, Magazine, Videos Way back in 1952, The Boy Scout Encyclopedia — yes, there really was such a book — included this description of the pack blue and gold dinner: “Often the mothers…
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,…
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