Council News & Activities
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Registration will open for the CMC 2020 Merit Badge College at 12:01 am on November 19. Don't delay, sign-up early before all of the classes are filled. CLICK to read more...
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Reminder to all leaders: Annual Youth Protection Training recertification is required for all leaders in Columbia-Montour Council. All leaders may either take the training at their leisure in the comfort of their home or may attend any one of the multitude of classroom opportunities that the council is providing. CLICK to read more and IMPORTANT UPDATES...
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Our council's contingent to the 2021 National Scout Jamboree at The Bechtel Summit Reserve is now FULL. Now that we have 36 Scouts registered, we will begin putting names on a waiting list. CLICK to READ more about the waiting list...
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Please CLICK to read information about special Scout Shop hours for November, December, and January...
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Opportunities to serve Scouting as a member of the Columbia Montour Council’s 2020 camp staff at Camp Lavigne are available to outstanding applicants. Young men and women are needed who are people-oriented, enthusiastic, energetic, willing to teach others, and believe in the principles of the BSA...
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It is not too early to start thinking about the next National Scout Jamboree which will be held in 2021 at The Bechtel Summit Reserve. UPDATE: Deadline for application submission for anyone interested in being a council contingent leader to the 2021 Jamboree has been extended to November 15. CLICK to read more...
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Reminder any current Scout that recruits a new Scout at any time is eligible to get a free patch! CLICK to read more and download the application.
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Click here to view the new Scouting BSA Website that lists the many scholarships available for ALL Scouts (not just Eagle Scouts). There are multiple scholarships listed on the new site with info on how Scouts can apply.
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Effective immediately, ALL REGISTERED SCOUT LEADERS (adults) will need to complete and sign an Additional Confidential Background Check Form in order to renew their membership. CLICK to download/print this new form and find out more information about why the BSA is requiring this new form.
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To clear up all myths, and educate the general public, the BSA has launched a new Youth Safety Website. CLICK to view the easy-to-understand info on this site to explain the steps BSA takes to keep kids safe...
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As the first part of the two-part council website upgrade project, we are happy to announce that we have "thrown the switch" on the ALL NEW AND IMPROVED website event landing page and registration system, which should make initial and subsequent registration updates much easier. Check it out by clicking on the blue DETAILS button for any event...
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New (2020) Order of the Arrow Forms are NOW AVAILABLE. This includes the 2020 OA Visitation Request Form and the all new #Choose OA" Order of the Arrow general Information brochure. CLICK to download and print...
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It's' not too early to start thinking about 2020 Summer Camp at our own beautiful Camp Lavigne Scout Camp! CLICK to view information about our camps in 2020 and to download and print the new summer camp brochure to distribute to your Scouts and families. Unit leaders may also sign-up their unit and reserve their campsite. Remember - campsite reservations are on a first-come, first-serve basis!
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Please CLICK to read an important message from our council regarding a membership fee change...
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The 2019 Recruitment Flyer with a listing of all of the packs in the council sorted by community is is now available for download and printing. CLICK to view and download...
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All of the information distributed to unit leaders at the Fall Product Sale Kickoff meeting(s) is now available on the website. CLICK to review and download any of the forms or information...
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Effective immediately Calendar Feed (commonly known as iCalendar) is now available for all users of our Council's website calendar. This new feature in our website allows you to display our council's calendar events in Apple iCal, Google Calendar, Outlook or any other calendar applications that support iCalendar feeds - including ScoutBook. CLICK to read more about this exciting new feature...
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We need your help! EVERYONE has a special skill, talent, career or hobby that they could share with our Scouts! We are asking all Scouting friends to please consider signing up to be a MERIT BADGE COUNSELOR. We have many badges that have only a few or no counselors. This is the one position that anyone can do, the annual time commitment is small and the cost is FREE! CLICK to find out more...
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