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Spring Camporee Volunteers, Host Units, their Unit Commissioners, Interested Vendors, Activities Committee Members, and District Committee Members: Spring Camporee Planning Meeting Host Troop Schedule *posted on camporee page of the district website Please join us Thursday, March 14, 2019 at  7:00PM Ridgedale Public Library Aster Room 276 12601 Ridgedale Drive, Minnetonka, MN 55305 It’s now time to continue planning for…

HARLEM GLOBETROTTERS March 30 | 1PM March 31 | 2PM The Original Harlem Globetrotters are preparing for their action-packed 2019 World Tour! A star-studded roster will have fans on the edge of their seats to witness the ball handling wizardry, basketball artistry and one-of-a-kind family entertainment that thrills fans of all ages. ALL BOY SCOUTS RECEIVE AN EXCLUSIVE…

Target Center Join Mickey Mouse and his friends at Disney On Ice presents Mickey’s Search Party, a brand-new adventure filled with world-class skating, high-flying acrobatics and unexpected stunts! Help them follow Captain Hook’s treasure map and look for clues in the search for Tinker Bell in immersive, fantastic worlds. Explore the colorful spirit realm of Coco in Miguel’s Disney On Ice debut, sail…

NEW COUNCIL PATCH POLL RESULTS ARE IN A big thank you to all those who participated in our online Council Patch Poll! Your top two choice picks and related comments will greatly help in the final selection. In all, there were 808 votes cast with the top choices in order (based on the totals of…

A new book published by the Boy Scouts of America tracks the fascinating history of Wood Badge, from its founding by Lord Baden-Powell in 1919 to its current role as the BSA’s essential training program for adult leaders. The book, A History of Wood Badge in the United States by Kenneth P. Davis, is available through…

Only a few spots remain for Scouts to participate in the upcoming World Jamboree! World Jamborees are held every four years, and this year, the United States, Mexico and Canada are hosting!  For Scouts aged 14-17 (born between July 22, 2001, and July 21, 2005) this will be the only chance to ever attend a…

GOOD NEWS! Your Pack CAN earn Crayola Experience tickets in 2019. You should have recently received your Pack Growth Incentive sheet. After these were mailed, the Council Membership Committee discovered that the goals/stretch goals had been miscalculated. Please refer to the attached sheet to discover your new, and totally attainable, Crayola goals. Happy Recruiting! Yours…

Twenty-Six (26) units have completed their presentations and have currently raised $23,444 or 20% to our district goal. We have three (3) units that will give their FOS presentations this month! Let’s raise that thermometer to $30,000 by the end of February! Check your Unit’s Goal Status  more Congratulations to the following units on a great…

Jason Jenkins Feb 20, 2019  (printed with permission) Wayzata Troop 283 has officially welcomed its first group of girls after the Boy Scouts of America’s decision to lift the rule that the youth organization was exclusively for boys. Feb. 1 marked the change for the 109-year-old Boy Scouts, which is now called Scouts BSA. Boys…

Unit Commissioners: We have an opportunity to get Scouting out of the church basements and into the center of the community on Saturday, March 16, 2019. I need your help to make this happen. I am asking you to call your key pack and troop leaders today and let them know that we need their…