Camp reports – Did your unit camp this month? Where did you go? Contact Vicki Chase (District Camp Promotion Chairperson) 589 - 6288
District Committee meetings are held at the Scout Office all others are at Snake River Jr. High
September
2 District Committee 6:30
4-11 Tiger Ear Booth
8 Recharter Training 7:30
Roundtable
OA Chapter
VOA
Commissioners
24-25 Leader Specific Training TBA
October
7 District Committee 6:30
13 ReCharter Turn-in 7:30
Rountable OA
VOA
Commissioners
November
4 District Committee 6:30
10 Roundtable 7:30
OA Chapter
VOA
Commissioners
Ben Hansen has kindly provided us with a copy of the current Merit Badge Counselor list for our district. Please refer to the Boy Scout page to reference this list.
As you know, the new scout physical forms are needed for your scouts to participate in activities like the upcoming scout camps and other activites. Please take advantage of this Tuesday where free sport & scout physicals will be offered thru the Blackfoot Medical Center between 5:15 P.M. and 8 P.M. Remember to bring any immunization records and any other pertinent medical history that they can refer to as well for quick documentation.
Many, MANY thanks to the medical staff and professionals of the Blackfoot Medical Center that make this possible each year.
Also thanks to Eric Scott for forwarding this information to us.
Best wishes,
Steven Drake
Boy Scout District Chair
Introducing the 100th Anniversary Historical Merit Badge Program
We are pleased to introduce the Historical Merit Badge program and release supporting materials for the program, which includes four returning merit badges—Signaling, Tracking, Carpentry, and Pathfinding.
With the Historical Merit Badge program, we hope to capitalize on the excitement of the Boy Scouts of America’s 100th Anniversary year. The goal of this program is to help stimulate Boy Scout advancement by adding a limited advancement opportunity; to help today’s Scouts understand what the world might have been like for Scouts in 1910; to make advancement more fun and exciting, and popular to earn; and, to provide unique program opportunities for council and district activities that go beyond traditional program themes.
The BSA Web site will have detailed information about the program for volunteers. Materials include a program announcement/flier, program overview, implementation guide, scans of the original merit badge pamphlets, and supplemental fliers that give the original requirements more meaning and relevancy. See www.scouting.org/BoyScouts/AdvancementandAwards/MeritBadges.aspx.
Councils will find the following resources helpful:
1. Program Overview (www.scouting.org/BoyScouts/AdvancementandAwards/MeritBadges.aspx)
2. Implementation Guide (www.scouting.org/BoyScouts/AdvancementandAwards/MeritBadges.aspx)
3. Camporee Guide (MyBSA/BSA Info)
4. Resident Camp Guide (MyBSA/BSA Info)
5. University of Scouting Session Training Guide (MyBSA/BSA Info)
6. Newsletter/Press Releases (MyBSA/BSA Info)
7. Announcement flier for council web sites (www.scouting.org/BoyScouts/AdvancementandAwards/MeritBadges.aspx)
Following are the codes in ScoutNET PAS that are effective as of 4/1/2010. These codes will expire as of 1/1/2011:
139 – Carpentry (2010 Historical)
140 – Pathfinding (2010 Historical)
141 – Signaling (2010 Historical)
142 – Tracking (2010 Historical)
Please direct any questions or comments to Bill Evans at bill.evans@scouting.org.
"Scouting helps young people put values into their actions."
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