2007-2008 Calendar of Events

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District Pinewood Derby
Saturday April 19th
First Christian Church
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2008Oregon Trail Camporee

Bing Canyon Pioneer Park, Patterson, WA

Don’t miss out on this year’s annual Spring Camporee! It is going to be a great opportunity to learn Scout skills, compete against other patrols and fellowship with Scouters from all over the district.

When:  April 25-26^th

Where:  Bing Canyon Pioneer Camp, AgNW Farms, Patterson, WA

Check-in: Friday,  starts at 5pm

Check-out:  Saturday, at 5pm, or may stay till Sunday (check-out by noon)

Download the registration packet now!

Download the Camporee Handout with full event details.

Registration forms & fees should be turned into the Scout Office by April 18^th.

Questions? Contact Michelle McAllister  at 922-7487 or mmcallis@bsamail.org or Tom Lewis at 376-8312.

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Please join the Oregon Trail Cub Scouts at an exciting evening of magic!!

When:     Thursday, April 24^th

Time:       6:30pm

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The best in Adult Leader Training
Bighorn 2008 Sign Up Today!
   Registration due by April 25th

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National Youth Leadership Training
Eagle Cap Credentials
  Troop/Team Training for Youth in
           Leadership
  Nominations Due May 15th
  Download Nomination Form

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2010 National Scout Jamboree
Contingency and Staffing Information

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Blue Mountain Council
Annual Recognition Reception
May 3, 2008
4:00pm
Pasco LDS Stake Center
2004 Road 24
Pasco, WA 99301
Please RSVP Here

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Webelos Woods April 25-26th

News:

Webelos to Scout Transition is an important step not to forget.  Learn More.

Unit Program Planning—A sure way to strengthen your unit!

Imagine a single activity that your unit could conduct and take a big step toward fulfilling the qualifications for your Quality Unit Award. The activity? Developing an effective unit program plan.

Unit program planning is an opportunity for every unit to develop a plan for all activities for the year, as well as an accurate agenda for carrying out the plan. As a unit leader, an effective plan can save us from acting at the last minute and helps us feel more prepared and more proactive which leads to better program. It also allows our youth leadership to plan ahead for meetings as well. Including our youth leadership in program planning gives them ownership of the unit program plan and increases their buy-in too.

A good program plan can also help us recruit more youth. If boys can see what is going on, they are more likely to join. And it leads to boys staying in the program longer if they see an upcoming event they would like to attend.

As you set out to plan your year-round program, take a look at the following resources:

• District calendar
• School & Religious holiday calendars
• Copies of Cub Scout Program Helps or a List of the Boys’ Life monthly themes for the year
• Outdoor program guides

Scouts of Scouting

These are pictures from the Spring Camporee, the service project that we did at Bing Canyon Pioneer Camp was to make picnic tables for the new camp ground.   The rock wall was something fun that the boys enjoyed climbing and putting their strength to the test.