Welcome Wyoming County Units!
There has been a "redistricting" of Districts in the Buckskin Council. We extend a warm welcome to our Scouts and Scouters from Wyoming County who are now part of the Mountain Dominion District.
We are looking forward to the best year ever in the Mountain Dominion District and we need YOU to make it happen.
Congratulations to the EAGLE CLASS of 2012:
Charlie Borum - Troop 252
William Culbertson - Troop 61
Joshua Justus - Troop 61
Samuel Kinser - Crew 93
The next District meeting is on February 16, 2012. We meet every third Thursday of the month so come out and let your voice be heard! There are lots more events in the District. Check out the CALENDAR link above so see the latest. We will vote in the new DISTRICT COMMITTEE at the February meeting, hear a progress report from Don Bury regarding the engineering study now underway and being conducted by the Civil Engineering and Architectural Engineering Departments at Bluefield State College, get updates on the Bike Trip (Bill Hanks), Lock In (Tim Wallace), Cave Trip (Dan Trent), and more. You don't want to miss this meeting!
District AWARD of MERIT nominations are open NOW!
Contact David Emanuel to nominate a deserving adult.
Dan Cook has created a terrific video describing how to properly fill out a BLUE CARD. Check it out!
Most Scouts and Scouters enjoy observing and learning about wildlife. I have included a link from ELY, MINNESOTA and the North American Bear Center. There is some "good stuff" there. Perhaps the neatest thing is a real-time look into a BEAR DEN! See inside of a BEAR DEN via a live web cam (actually a den camera).
"Jewell" gave birth to 2 (maybe 3) cubs on Saturday. Click this link to watch them grow!
Upcoming events include the BOY SCOUT WINTER CAMP (February 10-12) and CUB SCOUT KLONDIKE CAMP (February 25). Nancy Lewis has some great events planned so check out the CUB SCOUT link.
We are also planning a DISTRICT BIKE TRIP this Spring (tentatively scheduled for Monday April 9), a "LOCK-IN" (tentatively scheduled for Friday, March 9), a CAVING TRIP, and a HIKING ADVENTURE.
Be sure and attend the next DISTRICT MEETING to keep up with the latest!
And email any information you would like to see here at CampRoland.com to Klondike Dan. He'll get it posted for you!
The BUCKSKIN COUNCIL website is down for a redesign and restructuring. Until they are up again, here are a couple of links:
National Boy Scout Web Site
The Boy Scouts of America and Edison Nation® present an exciting competition designed to showcase the incredible creative ingenuity of today's youth.
Boy Scouts of America, under license to Edison Nation, invites all creative thinkers ages 7 to 21 to submit their ideas to the BSA Innovation Challenge. Edison Nation will spend up to $1 million to develop the products and make them a reality. The idea-to-shelf" product developer will do everything from designing your product, making the prototypes and filing the patents-all you have to do is invent! Imagine... if your invention is selected, you could:
• See your product brought to market!
• Be named as "Inventor" on the patent!
• Earn royalties for the life of the patent!
• Appear on the award-winning Everyday Edisons TV series!
This Challenge is open to all youth inventors - ages 7-21 - boys and girls, Scouts and non-Scouts
SCOUTING MAGAZINE
BOYS LIFE
Thanks to Thomas J. Kozikowski for providing a map with Scout Units meeting places marked to help locate your nearest Pack or Troop. Click HERE to view the map.
Congratulations SILVER BEAVER class of 2011:
Howard Sathre
Greg Godwin
Norma Sowers
Penny Bowles
Don Bury
If you need training contact these folks:
In the Richlands/Tazewell area contact Chris Blankenship (276) 964-2215
In the Bland/Rocky Gap area contact Goldie Kiser (276) 688-3782
In the Matoka/Bluewell area contact Rick Ernest (304) 467-7511
In the Pembroke/Narrows area contact Dan Cook (540)544-7100
Great things are happening in our District - because of YOU and the support you give.
Thank you!
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