Due to Lack of Registration the Cub Scout Basic Training Event on Jan 27, 2018 has been CANCELLED.
COPE
Lost Lake Scout Camp
Midnight Sun Council, BSA Cope/Zipline/Climbing
COPE Information
Initiative Games – Games of 10-15 Minutes / team challenges requiring the group to plan and work together to solve a problem and/or accomplish a goal. They can also require the group to actively look out for each other through spotting, which increases group trust. (No age requirement)
Low COPE – The area has (10) elements from a wall, trust fall, beams, etc. to teach team work & communication (Age 8 and above)
Climbing wall/tower – A 40’ tower with climbing faces and (2) rappeling walls Age 8 (shoulder height only applicable to climbing only) (Age 10 and above)
Zipline – A 300 foot zipline for the brave (Age 10 and above)
High Cope – High Ropes (30’ above ground) course. This course will challenge even your best climbers! (Age 10 and above)
Note: BSA age requirements are utilized from the “The Guide to Safe Scouting”. (Age 8 & up) Bouldering or Climbing no higher than the climbers shoulder. (Age 10 & up) Climbing, Rappelling and zip lining.
Costs:
Initiative games: $5 per person depending on participant numbers
Low COPE: $10 per participant (3-4hrs)
Climbing/Rappelling wall: $20 per participant (3-4hrs)
Zip line: $10 first zip $5 per zip after first zip line experience
High COPE: $40 per participant (3-4hrs)
Staffing– All activities are managed by a BSA certified course director. Certain help from adults is expected
Equipment/Course – All ropes and hardware are purchased, logged and retired on schedule. Safety equipment includes helmets, harness and gloves when needed. The course is inspected and certified each year by an outside agency
Activity Consent Form and Parent/Legal Guardian signature required to be on file prior to activity (Pg. 3 of COPE Packet).
For appointment scheduling contact the Midnight Sun Council by phone at (907) 452-1976 or stop by the Earl & Pat Service Center located at 1400 Gillam Way Fairbanks, AK 99701. Questions can also be E-mailed to Stephen Smith at the following email address stephen.smith@scouting.org
Click on the links below to view and download COPE Packet:
Activity Consent Form and Parents/Legal Guardian signature (page 3)
Cub Scout Basic 101
Cub Scout Basic 101
Who: All Cub Scout Leaders
What: Cub Scout Leader Basic Training
When: 9 am to 3 pm Saturday, January 27, 2018 (Bring a sack lunch)
Where: Midnight Sun Council, BSA office
Why: Growing Scouting in your Program
Cost: $5.00
Pre- Registration ends on January 26, 2018 by close of business
RSVP to the Midnight Sun Council office
(to help facilitate planning/copies/light snacks)
For more info contact BSA office at 452-1976
or via email at john.daly@scouting.org
Jack Daly cell: 907-385-5011
Overnight Camping Requirements for Second Class, First Class to Change
The number of overnight campouts required for a young man to earn the Second Class and First Class ranks will be reduced under new requirements that take effect Aug. 1, 2017.
But the total number of camping nights a Boy Scout will experience in the program as he progresses toward the rank of Eagle Scout will not change.
In 2016, alongside the release of the 13th edition of the Boy Scout Handbook, the BSA increased the number of campouts required for Second Class to three since joining from two. It increased the number of campouts required for First Class to six since joining from three.
The August 1, 2017, revisions return the number of overnight campouts to pre-2016 levels but preserve the amount of time spent outdoors.
The change maintains a focus on life-changing outdoors experiences while recognizing that not all outdoor activities need to include overnight camping. For more, read a full explanation in “Bryan on Scouting.”
Merit Badge Counselors and Adult Members
Youth Protection Training! Remember that all leaders need to keep up with this important annual training!
We are updating our list of trained adult leaders and merit badge counselors and in doing this we have discovered that some of the trainings have not been completed. One major training that seems to be missing is the Youth Protection Training that is required of all registered adults of the Boy Scouts of America.
We are asking that all adult members and merit badge counselor’s take Youth Protection (YP) training to comply with the National Boy Scouts of America and the Midnight Sun Council’s rules and regulations. The Youth Protection Training is to be completed on a yearly basis to comply with the Midnight Sun Council’s board of director’s rules and regulations.
We are asking that you complete the Youth Protection Training, to avoid being dropped as a registered member of the Boy Scouts of America and this could have a big impact on continuing in your Scouting unit that you are registered with, as well as being a merit badge counselor.
You can complete this training online at the following website https://my.scouting.org where you will sign into your my scouting account or if you are new to my scouting and do not have an account you will need to create an account using your member id number. If you do not remember or know your member number, contact our registrar at 907-452-1976.
When you get into your account go to the upper left corner and click on Menu then my dashboard, then my training and the Youth Protection Training will pop up. Chose the (YP) training that applies to your Unit. Cub Scout/Boy Scout is the first (YP) training. If you are a merit badge counselor you will take the Cub Scout/Boy Scout YP training. If you are registered with a Crew you will take the Venturing YP training. If you are registered with a Post you will take the Exploring YP training.
After you have completed the training please print your certificate and email a copy to yvonne.orsini-boone2@scouting.org so that it can be added to your profile.
Thank you,
Registrar
Midnight Sun Council, BSA
Phone: 907-452-1976 Fax: 907-452-1977
American Wood Badge Alumni
New Affinity Group Targets Wood Badgers 
For nearly seven decades, Wood Badge has been Scouting’s premier training course for adult leaders. In every BSA council, Wood Badge-trained Scouters are known by their beads, their tartan neckerchiefs, their theme song (“Back to Gilwell”), and their commitment to providing the best possible program for Scouts.
Now, 69 years after the first American Wood Badge course, Scouting Alumni and Friends has created an affinity group, American Wood Badge Alumni (AWBA), to connect Wood Badgers with each other and with the BSA. Its mission is to build a network of alumni for the betterment of American Wood Badge, the Boy Scouts of America, and especially local Scout councils.
“Two of our most prominent and largest affinity groups, Eagle Scouts and members of the Order of the Arrow, already have a well-defined alumni program,” says SAF Senior Vice-chair Rick Bragga. “What better group to go to next than Wood Badgers?”
One advantage of creating the new network is that Wood Badgers tend to be among the most spirited and committed of Scouters. Another advantage is that they’ve all had a similar experience, no matter when or where they took the course. Bragga knows that firsthand. He took Wood Badge in Wisconsin in 1970, even though he lived in Illinois. He then reconnected with the course in Oklahoma, where he attended law school, and Virginia, where he now lives. “The spirit and the purpose of it I think transcend course and place,” he says.
As the AWBA mission statement says, a key purpose of the group is to support local councils. To that end, the group’s website, www.americanwoodbadge.org, offers information on how local councils can engage with and re-engage Wood Badgers. Ideas include everything from planning service projects at local camps to promoting upcoming courses to holding Wood Badge reunions. “As with all of our alumni programs, we want the opportunity to have them tell their story, and then we want an opportunity to tell the BSA story,” he says.
Bragga thinks reunions will be a key entry point. “Are we going to have a feast? Well, we’re going to have a mini-feast. Are we going to sing the song? You bet. Are we going to have a fire? Absolutely. Are we going to swap stories? Oh my gosh, the stories that will be swapped!” Bragga says. “But all of that leads to an ending which is purposeful: to allow people to feel good about it and to find ways for them to stay connected or to reconnect with a local council.
To join AWBA, a Wood Badger must first join Scouting Alumni and Friends at www.scoutingalumni.org, either as a Hiker (free) or Pathfinder ($35) member. From there, they simply set up a profile and choose the appropriate Wood Badge patrol critter.
For more information, visit www.americanwoodbadge.org or www.facebook.com/WoodBadgeAlumni/.
OA Summer Picnic
Cub Scout/ Order of the Arrow Summer Picnic
When: AUGUST 12TH, 2017 10 am – 4 pm
Where: Lost Lake Camp, 12660 Lost Lake Rd
Fee: $10.00 per person due by August 9, 2017
Early Registration Fee is $5.00 per person if paid by August 3, 2017
Bring the family and join the Order of the Arrow for fun in the sun and food at Lost Lake Camp!
Pack/Troop Contact Information
CLICK HERE TO VIEW/DOWNLOAD PACK/TROOP POINT OF CONTACT AND MEETING TIME ROSTER
Cub Scouts, Scouting America Programs for Grades K through 5:
Kindergarten: Lions 1st grade: Tiger 2nd grade: Wolf
3rd grade: Bear 4th grade: /5th grade: Arrow of Light
Tanana Valley Cub Scout Packs contact information
| Pack # | Area | Chartered Organization / Position | Contact | |
| 6/1006 | Fort Wainwright | American Legion Post 11 | Maggie Bean | fwapack6@gmail.com |
| 20/1020 | Goldstream | Goldstream Lions | Bruno Grunau | pack20fai@gmail.com |
| 25/1025 | Downtown | Rotary Club of Fbks | Bryan Showalter | bshow88@gmail.com |
| 42/1142 | North Pole | Moose Lodge #306 | Tyler Cunningham | tc9095@gmail.com |
| 49/1049 | Jessica Hunneyman | pack49alaska@gmail.com | ||
| 92/1092 | West Fbks | Fairbanks Kiwanis Club | Jeff Muehlbauer | kiwanispack92@gmail.com |
Bush District Cub Scout Packs contact information
| Pack # | Area | Chartered Organization / Position | Contact | |
| 2076 | Delta | Midnight Sun Council | Sharon Capporelli | sharoncapp.scout@gmail.com |
| 865 | Vanessa West | vwest@agsd.us |
Scouts Troops, Scouting America Programs for Grades 6 through 12:
Scout Tenderfoot 1s t Class 2nd Class Star Life
Tanana Valley Scout Troop contact information
| Troop # | Chartered Organization | Area | Contact | |
| 1 BT/1001 BT | Rotary of Fairbanks | Fairbanks | Michael Lopez | troop1fai@gmail.com |
1GT/1001GT Troop | Rotary of Fairbanks | Fairbanks | Amanda Tate | atraver1@yahoo.com |
20Co-ed/ 1020 Co-ed | Goldstream Lions | Fairbanks | Mark Smurda | Troop20AK@gmail.com |
38 BT / 1138 BT | Masonic Lodge Tanana #3 | Fairbanks | James Johnson | alaskajames76@gmail.com |
38 GT / 1138 GT | Masonic Lodge Tanana #3 | Fairbanks | Michelle Mondelli | troop1138fairbanks@gmail.com |
| 42/1042 BT | North Star Vol. Fire Dept | North Pole | Sara Waller | saradoll57@gmail.com |
| 47/1047 BT | American Legion Dorman H Baker Post 11 | Fairbanks | Kyle Green | troop47.fairbanks@gmail.com |
| 78/1078 BT | Chena Kiwanis | Fairbanks | Wade Jones | fairbankstroop78@gmail.com |
Bush District Scout Troop contact information
| Troop# | Chartered Organization / Position | Area | Contact | |
| 56/2056BT | Delta Lion’s Club | Delta | Steven Meurer | Troop2056AK@gmail.com |
| 65/2065GT | Delta Lion’s Club | Delta | Julia Phelan | Juliaphelan@gmail.com |
Venturing Crew, Scouting America Program for Ages 14 to 21 or 13 and completed the eighth grade
| Crew# | Area | Contact | |
| Crew 1000 | Fairbanks | Matt Cooper | alaskascouter@@gmail.com |
| Call for Venturing Crew meeting time and location | |||
| Ship# | Area | Contact | |
| 907 | Fairbanks | James Hill | ship907ak@gmail.com |
Email for Ship meeting time and location Click here to view/download Sea Scout flyer
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From the Registrar
Please check with your members to make sure their most current information is listed so our records stay up to date.
IMPORTANT NOTICE:
Effective July 12, 2021 all merit badge counselors who are not officially approved by their council to counsel a badge will have that badge removed from their approved list of badges to counsel in Scoutbook. If a merit badge counselor is connected to a Scout to counsel an affected badge that connection will be removed. The only changes to Scouts would be to drop the merit badge counselor connection for the affected badges. Scoutbook will not remove any MB progress approved by the affected merit badge counselors.
Merit Badge Counselors can check if the badge they are counseling in Scoutbook is approved by their council by going to My Dashboard, Administration, My Account, My Positions: their positions and if the badge has a blue checkmark it is approved; if the badge has a green checkmark it is not approved and you should contact your council to continue counseling that badge. Click here for more information in Scouting Forums.
New in Online Registration: The ability for parents and/or volunteers to transfer between councils using the online registration system is live now. Click HERE to view/download a user guide for how it works. This allows one to login and transfer from one council to another, and once the application is approved and the overnight sync is run all the training and advancement records for the member will follow.
Now possible to contain different Member ID numbers in My.Scouting. Your ID number from other councils and your ID number from the Midnight Sun Council can now all be listed on your account.
New Background Check Forms came out in 2019!
The 2019 Background Check Forms must be used. Please make sure new applicants use the new form, as registrations cannot be processed without them.
Youth Protection is a serious part of scouting and our council requires all adults to renew their certification each year. Registrations cannot be processed without a current certificate.
Merit Badge Counselors – Please turn in a new adult application with a 2019 updated background check form and current YPT certificate as we are updating our records. Please include a new merit badge application so we can record the merit badges you want to be a counselor for.
Please view the “Be a Scout” logo at the bottom of the webpage
Be Sure to Update BeAScout Pins to Reflect Status
Updating unit pins with early-adopter status on BeAScout is an important step in helping prospective Scouts and their families get in touch with units in your council.
Early-adopter councils: BeAScout is open for units to indicate boy-only (default), family pack, or girl-only (no date; open for business now) status.
Non early-adopter councils: BeAScout is open for units to indicate boy-only (default), family pack, or girl-only AND the date that they will begin accepting female applications.
1. Log in to your My.Scouting account select Menu at the top left
2. From the drop-down menu, select your unit
3. Select Organization Manager
4. Select the Settings tab
5. Scroll to Family Scouting
6. If remaining boy-only, do nothing (this is the default setting); otherwise, select girls only or boys and girls
7. Click Commit
Please note: Online registration is now open for EA councils to accommodate fall recruiting.
PLEASE CLICK HERE FOR INSTRUCTIONS on how to update unit pins for the full FAMILY PROGRAM
Units will need to manage their own account by determining if their unit contact information is correct. Units can find information on how to manage their account by clicking here or contacting the BSA office at 907-452-1976
Essentials of Merit Badge Counseling
The Essentials of Merit Badge Counseling
This PowerPoint presentation with speaker notes covers the required procedures for merit badge counseling, clarifies the role of counselors in the BSA advancement program, and discusses the appropriate approaches to use in working with Scouts. It is intended as an instructor-led presentation to counselors of any experience level and takes 60 to 90 minutes to complete.
Click here to Download PowerPoint Presentation