 Scout Shop &
Office Hours
Monday: Closed
Tuesday: 9am - 5pm
Wednesday: 1pm - 7pm
Thursday: 9am - 5pm
Friday: Closed
Saturday: Closed
Sunday: Closed
Address, Phone, Fax5 Audubon Court
Bloomsburg, PA 17815
Phone (570) 784-2700
Fax (570) 387-4074 General Email
officestaff@
columbiamontourbsa.org
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Welcome to the Columbia-Montour Council website!CLICK on any headline below or any rotating banner TO READ MORE about a news item or event.
Council News & Activities
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Now available - the limited edition 2018 Camp Lavigne Thank-You Patch! Designed by your 2018 Lavigne Program Director, Nancy Dennehy. One patch has been mailed to every volunteer who helped with the camp flood recovery. A limited quantity is available for purchase as a donation to the ongoing recovery effort. CLICK to view the patch and for more information...
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As February 2019 nears, the BSA has released some guidelines to help you know the right way to refer to Scouts BSA and the girls who will join. CLICK to read more..
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Wyona Lodge, Order of the Arrow, is honored to serve the Columbia-Montour Boy Scout Council. We invite all unit leaders to schedule a visit from Wyona Lodge to your unit. To request a visit, please CLICK to view and download the new OA Visitation Request Form
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Reminder to all Wyona Lodge brothers - 2019 annual OA dues are now due. Arrowmen may pay their 2019 Wyona Lodge dues online via the Council Website, or by downloading the form and delivering it to the Council Service Center. CLICK for more information...
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The Trading Post will be CLOSED for Inventory on Thursday, December 20, 2018 and Friday, December 21, 2018. The Council Office and the Trading Post will be CLOSED Monday, December 24, 2018 through Tuesday, January 1, 2019.
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Design & build a ridiculous, multi-step ‘machine’ to perform one simple task* for judging on April 6, 2019. Register teams by March 15 (grace til March 22). STEAM Challenge teaches hands-on physics of ‘simple machines’ using humor & scientific persistence. Eligible youth grades 1-12. CA$H prizes, Rube Goldberg collector’s patch, free food & winner featured at Children’s Museum Mini Maker Faire.
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Registration is now open for Merit Badge College 2019. Don't delay, sign-up early before all of the classes are filled. CLICK to review this year's merit badges / prerequisites and sign-up for your choice(s).
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Scouting for Food is a door-to-door food drive that began in 1987 as a way of combating hunger in our local communities. Find out how your Pack, Troop, or Crew can participate by collecting food and help fill your neighborhood food bank...
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With tens of thousands of girls already enjoying the Cub Scout program and more young women poised to join the Scouts BSA program when it opens in February of 2019, there’s a lot of excitement around the programs offered by the Boy Scouts of America. CLICK to see the infographic for the right way refer to young women in the Scouts BSA...
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Opportunities to serve Scouting as a member of the Columbia Montour Council’s 2019 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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A new Cub Scout (other than a Lion Cub) should complete their Bobcat award within 30 days of joining. Earning this first badge helps them become part of the Scouting program; allows them them to earn their first recognition and helps the new parents understand their roles and will help keep those new Scout in! Please encourage your Den Leaders, Parents and Cub to make the Bobcat award a priority.
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UPDATE - Registration is closed for our Council's trip to Normandy, France to attend the Transatlantic Council’s Spring Camporee on Omaha Beach. However, A WAITING LIST has been started CLICK for more information...
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All Scouts or Venturers, age 14 and over, are invited to attend Kodiak Challenge. This is an advanced leadership training for young men and women in a high adventure setting, stressing servant leadership, and the practical application of ILS, NYLT and NAYLE skills. This is a hands-on skills course conducted under the open sky, not a classroom. CLICK to read more...
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The Council Service Center is in need of an Office Assistant. Click for more information...
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Attention all unit leaders! Is your BeAScout Pin up to date? Have you updated it to indicate that your pack is accepting girls? Have you checked your unit leader contact information, unit basic information and website information to make sure that it is all correct and up to date? CLICK for more information...
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Just a reminder to all units that as part of our council website package, each unit gets a free (yes that's correct - ABSOLUTELY FREE!) unit website. There are a lot of nice features available to each pack, troop or crew on their OWN unit's website. This is a great place to set up both private and public communications with your Scouts and parents. CLICK for more information...
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By donating $1, $5, or $10 you will be supporting the Columbia-Montour BSA Campership Program. Stop by the Trading Post to participate. Participants may fill out a card which will be hung in the Trading Post Window.
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Did you know? The Order of the Arrow has a special award entitled the "OA Unit of Excellence Award" which recognizes units, and their leaders, who excel at incorporating the OA into their unit's program. CLICK to find out more about this award and download the tracking form...
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