Council News & Activities
|
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...
|
|
Please read this important update about the special one-time EAGLE SCOUT EXTENSION for Scouts ages 16-18 who join(ed) Scouts BSA in 2019.
|
|
All Cubs and Scouts will want to participate in our Council's great new Super Summer Passport Program which will give Cubs or Scouts an opportunity to grow, learn, and have fun while doing Scout activities. Within each passport are four different themes, each of which was created to give Scouts a better understanding of themselves and their surroundings. CLICK to download your Summer Passport...
|
|
Reminder to all leaders: Annual Youth Protection Training re-certification 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...
|
|
The Community Day Committee is excited to announce that the Planning has began for the third annual Community Day which is scheduled to be held on on September 14 at the Bloomsburg Airport.
The next planning meeting will be held on May 13 at 6:00 pm at the airport. ALL are invited to attend. CLICK to read more...
|
|
New this year! Camp Lavigne 2019 T-Shirts are available for pre-order. Now that you've registered your unit and Scouts for summer camp, don't wait until you get to camp to get your 2019 T-Shirts, order them now! CLICK here for more information...
|
|
Updated information for Cub Scout & Scouts BSA Summer Camps is now available and individual and MB registration is also now open. Information includes fee sheet, Scouts BSA merit badge offerings, prerequisites and schedule. Navigate to the Council "Camping" web page via the drop-down menu under under "Program" menu item in the blue bar at the top this page to register and pick your campsite...
|
|
All Scouts are invited the the annual Scout Night with the RailRiders at PNC field on Friday, May 31st at 6:35. After the game, Scouts will be able to campout in the outfield and watch a movie and enjoy breakfast in the morning. Limited spots available for camping in the outfield.
|
|
Please join in welcoming Harold Teller as our new Lenni Lenape District Senior District Executive. CLICK to read more...
|
|
Our council is excited to welcome our first Scouts BSA troops for girls in 2019. We have collected information and resources in this article from multiple sources to answer all of your questions and to help simplify the process for getting a Scouts BSA girls troop started. The guidelines in the this article are a great resource for both Scouts BSA all-girl and all-boy troops. CLICK to read on...
|
|
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
|
|
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...
|
|
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...
|
|
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.
|
|
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...
|