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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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Please note the change in hours for the Scout Office.
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Slides from the Program Launch for 2021/2022!
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We are excited to announce a special promotional rate for campsite rentals at Camp Lavigne on the Weekend of May 15th!
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The 2021 FOS patches are now available! See inside for more details!
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Apply for the 2021 Unit Excellence Awards! More information and prerequisites inside!
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Want to work on a merit badge at home during the COVID-19 stay at home period, but don't have the pamphlet? Many of the Merit Badge Pamphlets are now available for download through Amazon Kindle. CLICK to read more...
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Please see the following updates to the Merit Badge lineup for MB College.
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Scout Shop and Office Hours for Winter 2021 Beginning January 5th.
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Columbia-Montour BSA is seeking applicants for Camp Lavigne Staff in the Summer of 2021.
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Check out the new #ScoutingAtHome website, where there are tons of resources, including the all-new, ScoutingWire TV, which captures and shares Scouting good news. CLICK to read more...
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During the 2020 COVID-19 "Stay at Home" period, the transition from AoL Scouts in a Cub Pack to a Scouts BSA troop may be accomplished electronically. CLICK to read more and download the procedure to do this...
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Reminder to all Wyona Lodge brothers - 2021 annual OA dues are now due. Arrowmen may pay their 2021 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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As new members join Scouting this fall, many units around the country are ensuring they feel warmly welcomed. What’s the best way to make sure those new members start off on the right foot? Encourage a volunteer to become a New Member Coordinator! CLICK here to READ MORE about this exciting new volunteer role...
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Be sure to check out the Family Scouting web site, which can be found at: scouting.org/familyscouting/. You may also quickly navigate to this web page by hovering over the white / blue "Join Scouting" button at the top of our website and clicking on the "Family Scouting" link in the drop-down menu. Lots of great information on the new web page, including an all-new FAQ document.
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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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Attention all unit leaders! Entering into the fall recruiting campaign, it is more important than ever to make sure that 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? CLICK for more information...
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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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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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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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Please CLICK to read an important message from our council regarding a membership fee change...
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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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If you're looking for an Order of the Arrow forms, you've come to the right place. Here you will find the OA Visitation Request link and the #Choose OA" Order of the Arrow general Information brochure.
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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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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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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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All are invited to participate in the 43rd Annual Columbia-Montour Council, Boy Scouts of America Golf Tournament, First Columbia Bank Invitational at the Mill Race Golf and Camping Resort, Benton, PA on Friday September 11th. CLICK for more details...
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The Annual Health and Medical record (aka "Med Form") was revised in November, 2019. Be sure that all Scouts and leaders are using the new form for all 2020 events. The new form will be required for all 2020 council summer camps. CLICK to download the new form...
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The Bridge FOS Campaign is currently underway. There are several opportunities to give in honor of/in memory of someone. Names will be listed on a permanent rock plaque near the new bridge at Camp Lavigne.
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Across the nation, councils are finding ways to help keep their youth members engaged and Scouting. These out-of-the-box, in-home activities are centered around providing advancement-related content to help keep kids safe, engaged and to help them make the best of home time. CLICK to see just a few examples of what other councils are doing...
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Click to read a special message from Roger Mosby, the Chief Executive Officer of the Boy Scouts of America...
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If you where unable to attend the Council Program Launch via ZOOM on May 6, the slides from the PowerPoint presentation including IMPORTANT COVID-19 updates for our council, are available for downloading and printing here...
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The National Executive Committee of the Boy Scouts of America, considering all factors regarding the National Council's budgetary forecasts and what needs to be done to guide the BSA through the bankruptcy with our ability to continue to deliver the mission of Scouting intact, has reluctantly made the decision that a 2020 membership fee increase is necessary. CLICK to see more…
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Hundreds of items available include collectible Scout patches and memorabilia, handmade quilts, gift cards, Hess Toy Trucks, trip to the Outer Banks in North Carolina.
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We have produced an on-line Wyona request form, which replaces the paper edition of years past.
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