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Your Weekly Newsletter Update from Columbia-Montour Council

We’ve designed a newsletter to be delivered straight to you once a week highlighting important details to keep in mind! This newsletter does not highlight monthly reoccurring meetings, please do refer to our council website calendar below for those if you need.

Council Calendar

Important Updates

The Bloomsburg Fair is offering Scout night at the Bloomsburg Fair raceway on Thursday, June 2nd, to honor our local Scouts from Columbia and Montour Council. All leaders and scouts in uniform will get in for free that night. The race starts at 7pm, gates open at 5pm. You may want to bring ear plugs during certain actual race times, if you desire. That night USAC East Coast Sprint Cars will be racing along with ARDC Midget Cars.

Wilderness Living program is back this summer at Camp Lavigne July 10th-16th. Come advance your wilderness survival skills to the highest levels! Keep an eye out here on the website for registration. It’s open to all scouts that are at least 14 years old and first class rank. Scouters are welcome too!

Scouts are invited to march in the Memorial Day parade on May 30th and attend the Memorial Day ceremony in Memorial Park. The parade starts forming on West Front Street around 9am. The bridge ceremony kicks off at 10am. The parade starts around 10:15 and marches down Mill St up to Memorial Park.

Upcoming Events

Cub Skill Weekend (May 20-22, 2022): Cub Skill Weekend will be held from May 20-May 22. Registration for this event opens on April 6th. To register, or see more information about this weekend please follow this link: https://mycouncil.columbiamontourbsa.org/Event/2232

Summer Camp (June/July 2022): Scout resident camp, Cub/Webelos camp, and the Cub Scout Day camp are all open for registration. Registration details can be found by following this link: http://www.columbiamontourbsa.org/Camping/CampingNews/CLRegAd220124

Program launch (June 1, 2022): Program launch will take place at the Lightstreet United Methodist Church on June 1st at 7pm. The launch will highlight this years events, activities, and plans for the year. We will also be revealing the long awaited new website!

Scout Night (June 2, 2022): Scout night will take place at the Bloomsburg Fair raceway on Thursday, June 2nd. Gates open at 5pm, races start at 7pm. All leaders and scouts in uniform will get in for free that night.

Annual Eagle Scout Recognition Ceremony (June 18, 2022): The Eagle Scout Recognition Ceremony will be held at Camp Lavigne on Saturday, June 18th. This event will honor several different individuals such as Dr. Victor Marks and Richard Baker for the Outstanding Eagle Award. There will be many other honorees at this event you won’t want to miss being recognized.

National Jamboree (July 19-28, 2023): 2023 National Scout Jamboree will be held from July 19 to July 28 at the Bechtel Summit Reserve in West Virginia. For more information and registration details visit this link. http://www.columbiamontourbsa.org/News/RegistrationNationalJamboree

Upcoming Due Dates/ Last Days to Register

Cub Skill Weekend: Cub Skill Weekend registration will be open until May 13th with no late fee. Registration will officially close, with a late fee, by May 18th. To register please visit this link: https://mycouncil.columbiamontourbsa.org/Event/2232

Summer Camp: Summer camp registration will be open until June 15, 2022. However, there will be a late fee if you register after May 15, 2022. http://www.columbiamontourbsa.org/Camping/CampingNews/CLRegAd220124

Upcoming Training Courses (Adult & Youth)

Adult

BALOO (Basic Adult Leader Outdoor Orientation): There are several locations the BALOO training is being taught, similarly there are several different days in April or May to choose from. For more information on locations, dates, times, and registration visit this link: http://www.columbiamontourbsa.org/News/BalooTraining

Wood Badge National Leadership Course: There are several locations the WNLC is being taught, similarly there are several different days in April or May to choose from. For more information on locations, dates, times, and registration visit this link: http://www.columbiamontourbsa.org/News/WoodBadge

Youth

This section will be updated as trainings are available.

“What Scouting says to people is: Every child has a right to have an adventure. Life is about grabbing opportunities” ~ Bear Grylls