Council News & Activities
There are still open youth slots for The 24th World Scout Jamboree which will be held in 2019 at the BSA’s new permanent Jamboree home: the Summit Bechtel Reserve in West Virginia. It will be co-hosted by three Scout organizations: the Boy Scouts of America, Scouts Canada and Asociación de Scouts de México. CLICK on the headline, for updated information, including the new official Blogs...
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All are invited to our Council's annual Eagle Scout Banquet on Tuesday, May 22, at The Lighthouse in Lightstreet, where we will be recognizing the 2017 Eagle Scout Class as well as the Eagle Class Honorees and this year's recipients of the prestigious National Outstanding Eagle Scout Award.
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All Scoutmasters, Assistant Scoutmasters, and Venturing Leaders are invited to attend the 2018 Introduction to Outdoor Leader Skills Training course which will be held May 11-12 at Camp Lavigne . This program will offer practical outdoor skills needed to effectively lead Scouts in the outdoors. Attendees will learn how to teach skills from Tenderfoot through First Class.
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All supporters of the Columbia-Montour Council are cordially invited to attend our 2018 Leadership Dinner on April 26, at the Pine Barn Inn, where the Council will be honoring the Nespoli Brothers with our Distinguished Citizen Award, The Press Enterprise with the Distinguished Corporate Citizen Award, and Robert Stoudt with our Volunteer of the Year Award.
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REMINDER: Background clearances are required for all PA Scout volunteers. As part of these clearances, a FBI Fingerprint-Based Criminal History Check is required for all who have not lived in PA for the past 10 years. PLEASE BE ADVISED that the vendor for the fingerprint-based checks has changed. Updated information about the new vendor is available on the council PA Child Protection Act webpage.
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Columbia-Montour Council is pleased to announce the promotion of Kathy Price to the position of Senior District Executive.
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Registration for the 2018 Boy Scout Spring Camporee is now closed. Scouts will visit the Reading Railroad Heritage Museum and ride the Hawk Mountain WK&S Railroad to fulfill the requirements for RAILROADING Merit Badge. The schedule, details about the event and the RR MB workbook may be viewed by CLICKING on the RESOURCES tab on event DETAILS page.
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There are three EXCITING options for Boy Scout Summer Camp in 2018 at Camp Lavigne! In addition to "regular" Boy Scout Summer Camp, and Wilderness Living Camp, this year Scouts will also have the option to attend a new "Specialty Camp". UPDATE: "How To Register Guides" have been added to the documents list and RESOURCES tabs for Summer Camp Weeks 1 & 2.
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Like other years there are three GREAT options for Cub Scout Summer Camp at Camp Lavigne in 2018 - Cub Scout Day Camp, Cub Scout Resident Camp and Webelos Resident Camp. The theme for Cub Scout Camping at Camp Lavigne this summer is HARRY POTTER. UPDATE: "How To Register Guides" have been added to the documents list and RESOURCES tabs for Cub and Webelos Resident Camps.
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All Columbia-Montour Council Cubs and their parents are invited
to attend this year's Cub Skill Weekend which will held May 18, 19, 20, 2018 at Camp Lavigne.
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Riverside Pack 33 is once again hosting their annual Cub Mobile on May 6th, 2018 on Mill Street in Danville. All cubs are welcome to build a car and race!
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Even those Scout leaders who took the previous version of Youth Protection training must log into My.Scouting.org and complete the new Youth Protection course. You have until Oct. 1, 2018, to do so.
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Help make Camp Lavigne look its best! All Cub Scouts, Boy Scouts, Venturers and Explorer, Leaders, Friends and Parents are invited to
Come out to Camp Improvement Days on March 24, April 28 and May 12.
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Two new and hopefully, very useful, web pages have been added to the Advancement Section of our Council's website: "Trail to Eagle", and "Merit Badge Counselor Information". The Council Advancement web page may be accessed via the "Advancement" link under the "Program" link in the blue menu at the top of this (and every) web page. Check it out...
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At Adult Adventure Weekend, to be held June 20 to 24, 2018, at the Summit Bechtel Reserve in West Virginia, adults will get to unleash their inner Scout. This first-of-its-kind event invites adults to try SBR activities usually reserved for Scouts and Venturers...
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After roaring success, the Lion program will move from pilot to a full-time part of Cub Scouting. Starting in the fall of 2018, Lion will join Tiger, Wolf, Bear, and Webelos as an official rank in the Cub Scout program...
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