This year has been hectic, to say the least — disrupted schedules, cancelled campouts and constant adjustments have become the norm. Any resource to help you keep track of changes and plan accordingly would be welcomed.
Scouting Magazine Update
The latest issue, September-October 2020, is online in a digital format, free to all adults registered with the BSA. Instead of waiting months for fresh content, the Scouting magazine app will be updated every day with something new. The Scouting magazine app is available now in the App Store and Google Play.Click on link below to read more
Changes to My.Scouting.org
Unit management is about to get easier with the retirement of ScoutNET
You’ve been asking for updates to the functionality of BSA tech products. And, with ScoutNet’s retirement, we’ll be better equipped than ever to deliver technology that meets the requests of units and councils to manage registration and rechartering effectively and electronically.
WHAT DOES SCOUTNET’S RETIREMENT MEAN FOR YOU?
Soon, you’ll find the following improvements made to some of your most frequently used tools:
· Registration and charter renewal tools moved to My.Scouting, where our existing online registration site lives.
· New registrar features on My.Scouting, like a new dashboard offering advanced search, person maintenance and additional reporting features.
· For all units with a December 31 renewal date, expect a simplified recharter system for both internet and paper rechartering within Internet Advancement 2.0.
· New unit self-service tools on My.Scouting:
o This month, a new feature called Position Manager will be added to the My.Scouting tools allowing units to change the registration position of anyone in the unit – no paper application required. For example, if a Cubmaster steps down and a unit committee member replaces her, the unit’s chartered organization representative or their designee can adjust her position without delivering paperwork to the council.
o In addition to the inter-unit transfer feature added this winter, parents and volunteers will be able to transfer to a unit in a new council without filling out transfer forms and new applications – and their records will be automatically transferred to the new council.
These are just some of the changes coming your way as My.Scouting continues to grow in supporting the needs of units and councils in the Boy Scouts of America.
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!
Merit Badge Days
A merit badge event lets Scouts learn about sports, crafts, science, trades, business, and future careers.
An event may focus on a single merit badge or a variety of fields that might not normally be available. Observatories, planetariums, parks, museums, ships, colleges, universities, as well as police and fire departments may offer special events available only to Scouts and only one day each year. Scouts might learn first-hand from dentists, veterinarians, doctors, lawyers, financial planners, engineers, chemists, artists, astronomers, scientists, firemen, policemen, and other experts.
Merit badge events may also offer training in Scout Skills through First Class with a schedule similar to an Advancement Campout. Adult training, and youth leader training are often offered as well.
Often certain requirements must be completed outside of the merit badge event either as preparation or with a merit badge counselor at a later date. A merit badge event may focus on a single merit badge or offer a variety of topics such as
Regardless of the setting or topics, the goal is to have fun as you learn new skills and gain knowledge.
Aviation MB Day
WHEN: Saturday, May 20, 2017 – 7 am – 3 pm
WHERE: Fairbanks Aviation Day, UAF CTC Hangar – Fairbanks International Airport
Note: This is a One-Day Merit Badge program for active Scouts. Pre-Registration is required and space is limited!
Sign up at the Scout Office BEFORE May 6th, 2023!
– Scouts must be in uniform
– Bring breakfast of $10 for breakfast
– Bring sack lunch
Flying Permission Slip is required.
Permission form to fly must be brought to the Midnight Sun Council office prior to May 5, 2023 ( download below).
Weight of Scout (for flight planning purposes) must be submitted to Midnight Sun Council office by May 5, 2023.
Scout must bring Aviation Worksheet (download below) and Scout Must read Aviation Merit Badge Pamphlet prior to attendance.
Click here to download Aviation Merit Badge Day Flyer (coming soon)
Click here to download Flying Permission Slip
Click here to download Aviation Day Merit Badge Worksheet
For questions contact :
Melissa Osborn at 907-978-3788,
or
Tasmine Stebbins at 907-452-1976,
We need at least 4 registered adult leaders for this event and please let us know if your child needs a guardian with them during the flight.
MSC Merit Badge Day
2024 SCOUTS BSA AVIATION MERIT BADGE
WHEN: May 18, 2024
The AOC is offering a Scout Aviation MB Day during their Aviation Day community event. Registration information will be available soon. There will be spots available for at least 16 Scouts and then we will put Scouts on a waitlist. We will need at least 3 registered adults for this event.
Note: This is a One-Day Merit Badge program for active Scouts. Pre-Registration is required and space is limited!
Activity Consent form is required.
Consent Form must be brought to the Midnight Sun Council office BEFORE (TBA-download below).
Weight of Scout (for flight planning purposes) must be submitted to Midnight Sun Council office by (TBA).
Scout must bring Aviation Worksheet (download below) and Scout Must read Aviation Merit Badge Pamphlet prior to attendance.
Click here to download Aviation Merit Badge Day Flyer (coming soon)
Click here to download Flying Activity Consent Form
Click here to download Aviation Day Merit Badge Worksheet
For questions contact :
Melissa Osborn at 907-978-3788,
or
Tasmine Stebbins at 907-452-1976,
We need at least 3 registered adult leaders for this event and please let us know if your child needs a guardian with them during the flight.
2024 Medical Merit Badge Day has a new date!
Medical Merit Badge Day will be on April 13 from 8 am to 3 pm at Bassett Community Hospital.
FWW access is being arranged. They are tentatively offering Medical Professions, Dentistry, Public Health and Disability Awareness. As soon as class size is determined, registration information will be provided,
Lion Cub Scout, Scouts BSA Program
LIONS
Starting August 1st, the start of the 2018/2019 program year, Lions will no longer be a pilot program and will be full members of the Cub Scout, Scouts BSA program. There is a lot of excitement coming to the Scouting world this fall, especially in Cub Scouts. Please see the email below and the FAQ attached. Grab something to hold on to, this is going to be a great ride!
Statement Regarding the Integration of the Lion program into the Cub Scout program:
Recognizing the success of the national Lion pilot program, the Boy Scouts of America’s Board of Directors have approved integrating Lions into the Cub Scout program empowering chartered partners with packs to offer the experience to Kindergarten-age children nationwide.
Commissioners
Welcome to the Midnight Sun Council Commissioner Corps!
We are currently in need of unit commissioners to assist with serving the youth of Northern and Interior Alaska!
We currently have 14 commissioners serving the youth of Northern Alaska. Unit commissioners are volunteer Scouters who provide the primary link between their assigned units and the district and council.
They carry out this responsibility by periodic visits to unit meetings and other events, contacts with the unit’s leadership, and interactions with the unit committee and charter partner. They then report these contacts, including assessments of the unit’s health, via my.scouting.org.
Unit commissioners have a role in timely annual unit re-chartering, in urging the development and use of the unit service plan and its associated Journey to Excellence performance evaluation, in assuring stable and effective unit leadership, and in passing news, information and other communication back and forth between the council and the unit.
We invite you to consider joining our commissioner corps! Serve units, serve youth, learn scouting, win awards!
See you on the team!
Contact Larry Bennett, Council Commissioner, benco@alaska.net, 907-479-5118.
District Committee
District Committee
District Committees have four functions: Unit Service, Program, Membership, and Finance. To function in all of these areas, we have many volunteers who care specifically about each of these areas. No matter what your experience or skills, we can use help in a variety of areas and subcommittees. Contact the Council Service Center if you have an interest in volunteering at the District level.
Tanana Valley District Committee Officers:
The Tanana Valley District Committee meets monthly on the 4th Thursday of the month.
District Chair: Hank Bartos
District Vice-Chair: VACANT
District Commissioner: Mike Galloway
District Roundtable Chair: Nathan Platt
District Membership Chair: Ethan Kahl
District Finance Chair: Elad Levy
District Training Chair: VACANT
District Camping and Outdoor Activity Chair: VACANT
District Awards and Advancement Chair: Kenny Grant
District Activities and Service Chair: Kehaulani Widell
Bush District Committee Officers:
The Bush District Committee meets monthly on the 3rd Wednesday of the month.
District Commissioner: VACANT
District Chair: Don Frazier
District Program/Activities Chair: Dean Jazzo
District Vice Chairman: VACANT
District Roundtable and Advancement Chair: Brad Kilburn
