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Clean Up Day

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2024 CLEAN UP DAY!

When:  May 11th, 2024 

Thank you for your interest in Golden Heart Clean Up Day! At this point if you register below, the information will be used to collect volunteer participation numbers only. Our volunteers that pick up the full trash bags from the roadside (our awesome Heavy Haulers) have been assigned their route and will only be picking up bags from previously registered areas and main roads and intersections. You can still participate! Grab some bags and join the fun. If there are people cleaning an area that you wanted, ask to join in and make new friends. If you clean in an area that is not along a main road please take your full bags to the FNSB landfill and tell them it’s clean up day trash (please secure you load) or get them to a main road or intersection by Saturday afternoon. See below for more information and thank you for your part in making our community a better place.

REGISTER HERE TO TELL US VOLUNTEER NUMBERS 

2024 Clean up Day Flyer 

 

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Clean Up Day Dos and Dont’s

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What is Clean Up Day?

Clean Up Day is a community wide volunteer initiative to clean up the trash uncovered by melting snow in the Fairbanks North Star Borough before tourist season begins.

Who organizes Clean Up Day?
The Clean Up Day Committee is made up from volunteers from many different sponsoring organizations including; United Way of the Tanana Valley; Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities, Adopt a Highway; Green Star of Interior Alaska; Midnight Sun Council, Boy Scouts of America; Greater Fairbanks Chamber of Commerce; Fairbanks North Star Borough, Central Recycling Facility; The Radio Station; Cowles Heating Services; University of Alaska, Advocacy Committee, Alaska Comedy, North Pole Community Chamber of Commerce; and Golden Heart Waste Management

 

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Recycling is Back for 2024

We are excited to offer Green Bags as an option again this year! Green Bags will be passed out at all 5 bag pickup locations. You may fill the bags with #1 and #2 plastic bottles and jugs and aluminum cans. You may leave the green bags along main roads with other Clean Up Day trash and the Heavy Haulers will get it where it needs to go. After Clean Up Day you may take your Green Bags to the Central Recycling Facility, 1855 Marika Road. For a full list of what the Central Recycling Facility accepts, outside of this event, please visit their website https://www.fnsb.gov/294/Central-Recycling-Facility

 

Where to get Clean Up Day bags?

Midnight Sun Council, BSA  –  1400 Gillam Way, Monday – Friday 9 AM to 5 PM

Cowles Heating  –  1675 Richardson Hwy, Monday – Friday 8 AM – 5 PM

Central Recycling Facility  –  1855 Marika Road, Tuesday – Friday 10 AM to 5:30 PM

         and Saturday 9 AM to 5 PM

Green Star of Interior Alaska  –  2134 Texaco Avenue, Tuesday – Friday 10 AM to 5 PM

     and Saturday 1 PM to 5 PM

Golden Heart Waste Management  –  2131 Sheldon Ave, Monday – Friday 8 AM to 5 PM

Who picks up the trash bags from the roadside on Clean Up Day?
The volunteers, who pick up the trash bags from the roads on Clean Up Day and transport them to the landfill, call themselves the “Heavy Haulers.” The crew and the pickup route are organized by Justin at Cowles Heating. Many companies volunteer their time and their trucks to pick up trash bags. Thank you to all our Heavy Haulers; Alaska Waste, Horst Expediting,  Shredway, Golden Heart Waste Management, 907 Diesel, Hydro Tech, Total Toyo, and Cowles Heating.

What if a group picks up an area on a different day than Clean Up Day?
If you organize a clean up crew on a different day than Clean Up Day, you will need to take the yellow bags to the FNSB landfill and let the attendant know you’re there for Clean Up Day. Please secure the Clean Up Day bags in your vehicle! You don’t want your group’s hard work to end up back on our roadways. The Clean Up Day Committee does apply for a tipping fee waiver from the Borough for about a month around Clean Up Day. The bags are weighed, and the landfill keeps track of the tonnage so we can track the community effort. If it is taken to a local transfer station, it is treated as regular household trash and will not be tallied.

ANY TRASH COLLECTED AFTER CLEAN UP DAY MUST BE DROPPED OFF AT THE BOROUGH LANDFILL

Fairbanks North Star Borough Landfill:
455 Sanduri St., Fairbanks, AK 99701
Hours of operation: Monday – Friday 8 AM to 4 PM; Saturday 9 AM to 4 PM; Sunday noon to 4 PM
Click here to view Map to Fairbanks Landfill (https://goo.gl/maps/zr6YxJiURVH2)

 Thank You!

 From all of us on the Clean Up Day Committee, thank you for your commitment to keeping Alaska’s roadsides beautiful.

For more information call 452-7211(United Way) or visit us 

at www.facebook.com/groups/goldenheartcleanupday/

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Where to go camping

Where to go Camping, Hiking or Fishing! 
Day Trips for all Cub Scouts, Boy Scouts and Venturers and Families:

1. Angel Rocks – The 3.5-mile loop starts along the north fork of the Chena River, and can take 2-3 hours to complete. Angel Rocks Handout

2. Wickersham Dome – This 7-mile, out-and-back hike starts out approx. near 28-mile Elliot Hwy (where it splits with the Steese Hwy). The climb might be steep, but the view of the Alaska wilderness is great!

3. Moose Creek Bluff – There is a parking area just off the 1st exit (on the left) off the Richardson Hwy, just past the Chena Flood Control bridge. This hike is considered to be an easy 2-hour hike.

4. Birch Hill Recreation Area – This is a favorite with well-groomed, extensive and challenging trails. The trail system is available exclusively to skiers in the winter, and to mountain bikers, runners, hikers and berry pickers in the summer. Birch Hill Trail Maps

5. Creamer’s Field – This is a unique trail system that allows hikers to see both wild and plant life that would be impossible without it. There are benches and rest stops, and at least two towers to view a majority of Creamer’s Field along the 2-mile trail. Creamer’s Field Map and Info

6. Steese Ponds – These are man-made gravel pits along the Steese Hwy that are stocked annually with grayling and rainbow trout by the Alaska Dept. of Fish & Game.

7. Murphy Dome – Murphy Dome is popular with ATV riders and hikers. It lies about 20-miles outside of Fairbanks, off of Sheep Creek Road.

8. Triple Lakes Trail – This trail is 9.5-miles long, about a 5-hour trip one way. The trail starts off steeply at mile 231 of the Parks Hwy, before evening out. There is an excellent view of the Nenana River and Alaska Range as you hike along three scenic lakes!

9. Lost Lake Campground to Moose Pond – This hike begins at Lost Lake campground and follows along the right side of Lost Lake. Go along the spruce bog about 1.3-miles until you reach Moose Pond. Watch for moose, beavers, and more!

10. Ester Dome – From the top of the domes, take the side trails to the south, and look for blueberries and cranberries.

11. Granite Tors – This trail ranges from moderate to strenuous along the 15-mile loop.

12. Horse Shoe Lake Trail – This is a popular 3-mile (round trip) hike starting at 0.9 mile in Denali Park. The total travel time is around 1 to 1-1/2 hours.

13. Ballaine Lake – This lake is just off of University Ave. on the left (from College Rd.). The Alaska Dept. of Fish & Game stocks this lake with grayling, rainbow trout, and Alaska blackfish.

 

State of Alaska, Dept. of Fish & Game – Southcentral Fishing Regulations
State of Alaska, Dept. of Fish & Game – Licensing & Permit Information

 

 

 

 

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NYLT

National Youth Leadership Training 

 MIDNIGHT SUN COUNCIL PREMIER CO-ED YOUTH TRAINING PROGRAM

 

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National Youth Leadership Training (NYLT) is an exciting, action-packed program designed to provide youth members with leadership skills and experience they can use in their troops and in other situations demanding leadership of self and others.

 

NYLT incorporates the latest leadership ideas and prsents fresh, vital and meaningful training for today’s Scouts.

 
The NYLT course centers around the concepts of what a leader must be, what he/she must know, and what he/she must do. The key elements are then taught with a clear focus on “how to”. The skills come alive during the week as the patrol goes on a Quest for the Meaning of Leadership.
 
Who is Eligible to attend?
All youth leaders in Boy Scouts/Varsity programs, 13 years of age or have completed the 7th grade, be a 1st Class Scout,  and have the Scoutmasters recommendation. 
 
Venturing and Sea Scout youth participants must be 14-20 years old, have completed the online “CrewOfficer Orientation,” and the (VLSC) Venturing Leadership Skills Course, OR the new online (ILSC) Introduction to Leadership Skills for Crews. Sea Scouts must have ILSC and be recommended by their unit adult leader.
 
The fee for this valuable training is $200. There is a non-refundable deposit of $25 due upon sign up at the Earl & Pat Cook Council Service Center.
 
   
 

 

 

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Golden Eagle Reception

The Golden Eagle Reception is a special reception where we thank and recognize those people and organizations that have given $1,000 or more during our annual Friends of Scouting drive. Thank You to all of our donors who make 2022 possible in the Midnight Sun Council. The link to our 2022 Annual Report will be posted here soon. Below is a list of current 2023 Golden Eagles.

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 2023 Golden Eagles

Steve Adams

Carol and Steve Adamczak

Bell Development

Ben Lomond Inc

Bennett Engineering

Andrew Bennett

Larry Bennett

C.B. Bettisworth

Bettisworth North

Mary Binkley

Wade Binkley

Chena Hot Springs Resort

Cold Spot Feeds

Dennis “Skip” Cook

Jeff Cook

 Cooper Family

CSG, Inc

Denali State Bank

Design Alaska

Doyon Utilities LLC

Shelley and Richard Ebenal

Joe Faulhaber

Foundation Health Partners

Fullford Electric

Ghemm Company

Golden Heart Emergency Physicians

Fairbanks Gold Mine

Bob Groseclose

Hale & Associates

Patrick Mechanical

Mt McKinley Bank

 Lotto Alaska

Jim Lund

The Optimist Club of Fairbanks

Karen Perdue

Sani-Can

Mark Simon

Stephen Smith

Brad and Danielle Tilden

Toontuk Lodge

Cathie Tordoff

TOTE Maritime Alaska

Usibelli Foundation

Walsh Kelliher & Sharp

Warwick and Schikora CPA

Women’s Auxiliary Unit 11

 

 

 

GOLDEN EAGLES ARCHIVE

 

 

2022 Golden Eagles
Steve Adams

Alaska Riverways

Larry Bennett

Hank Bartos

Mary Binkley

Chena Hot Springs Resort

Craig Compeau

Skip Cook

Conoco Phillips Alaska

Matt Cooper

Doyon Utilities

 Fairbanks Central Labor Council

Fairbanks Stump Grinders

Robert Groseclose

Michael Helmbrecht

IBEW

Bernie Karl

Kal Kennedy

Benny Linn

Jon Odsather

Optimist Club of Fairbanks

Nenana Ice Classic

 Outdoor Heritage

Rods Alaskan Guide Service

Bill Satterberg

Stephen Smith

Somers and Sotheby’s Realty

Brad Tilden

Leonard Thiltgen

Toontuk Lodge

Cathie Tordoff

Leon Unruh

Jerrie Wagner

 

2021 Golden Eagles

 

 

Steve Adamczak Craig Compeau Wayne Miller
Steve Adams Skip Cook Nenana Ice Classic
Alaska Airlines Matt Cooper Riverboat Discovery
ALCAN Auto &Truck  Doyon Limited Rod’s Alaska Guide
Linda Anderson & Steve Frank Fairbanks Gold Mine Stephen Smith
Bell Development, Inc. Bob Groseclose Technica, LLC
Andrew Bennett GVEA Goodcents Found. The Optimist Club of Fairbanks
Larry Bennett Cathie Harms-Tordoff  Tired Iron
 Bennett Engineering Kal Kennedy  Brad Tilden
 Mary Binkley Ben Lomond VFW Post 10029 North Pole
Mick Braun Jim Lund

 

 

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Annual Dinner Recognition Banquet

2024 Eagle Scout  and  Volunteer Recognition Annual Dinner

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 Saturday, February 17, 2024

Reception—6:00 p.m., Dinner—6:30 p.m.

Binkley Room, Pike’s Waterfront Lodge

$40.00/person (we lowered the price!)

The Midnight Sun Council has a proud tradition of bringing the best possible Scouting experience to the youth of our community.

In 2023 we served 8,898 young people in the interior of Alaska with programs that build character, personal fitness, and citizenship. Each year the Midnight Sun Council recognizes the unselfish, grass-roots service of its volunteers at an annual dinner in their honor. This year we plan on honoring:

•Eagle Scouts from the 2023 Eagle Scout Class

•James E. West Fellowship Award recipients

•Local volunteers for the Council Silver Beaver Award

•Local volunteers for the District Award of Merit

•Veteran Award recipient

•Unit Leader Award of Merit

•Incoming Board and District volunteers

Your participation in this dinner will pay special tribute to these deserving Scouts and Scouters and will underscore the importance of the Scouting program as our council continues a proud history of service to this community. We have a great program planned for the evening.

 

Click here for more information and RSVP

 

Space is limited, reservations are required.

Call 907-452-1976 or visit the Council Office to RSVP by February 7th, 2024

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Order of the arrow

Toontuk Lodge #549 

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For more than 100 years, the Order of the Arrow (OA) has recognized Scouts and Scouters who best exemplify the Scout Oath and Law in their daily lives. This recognition provides encouragement for others to live these ideals as well. Arrowmen are known for maintaining camping traditions and spirit, promoting year-round and long term resident camping, and providing cheerful service to others. OA service, activities, adventures, and training for youth and adults are models of quality leadership development and programming that enrich and help to extend Scouting to America’s youth.

Mission

The mission of the Order of the Arrow is to fulfill its purpose as an integral part of the Boy Scouts of America through positive youth leadership under the guidance of selected and capable adults.

Purpose

As Scouting’s National Honor Society, our purpose is to: Recognize those who best exemplify the Scout Oath and Law in their daily lives and through that recognition cause others to conduct themselved in a way that warrants similar recognition. Promote camping, responsible outdoor adventure and envirionmental stewardship as essential components of every Scout’s experience, in the unit, year-round, and in summer camp. Develop leaders with the willingness, character, spirit and ability to advance the activities of their units, our Brotherhood, Scouting, and ultimately our Nation. Crystallize the Scout habit of helpfulness into a life purpose of leadership in cheerful service to others.

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