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June 1, 2016
In This IssueGoldpanners GamesResourcesFather's Day2016 Eagle ScoutsNew Summer HoursRound TableFOSDistrict PicnicClean Up DayThank youWood BadgeSummer CampOpportunitiesMagnet WeekKodiak ChallengeCourseThe Circle of Youth AdultTrainingSporting ClaysScouting Family Reunion2016 Golden Eagles
Important Dates
June 2016
1-4 Cub Scout Day Camp
9 - District Picnic
9 - Pre-Camp Leader's Meeting
13-18 - National Youth
NEW SUMMER HOURS!
Starting May 31st, the Scout Shop and Office will beopen on Monday - Friday from 9:00 am - 5:00 pm
Round Table Reminder
This month's Tanana Valley Roundtable will be held on June 2, starting 7:00 p.m. atthe Council Office.The AlCan Roundtable will be held on June15, starting 7:00 p.m. at the Delta ScoutHouse.Please contact Daniel Pons with anyquestions.
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to the following units
for achieving their FOS goal!
Pack 1002 Pack 1003 Pack 1004
Pack 1014 Pack 1016 Pack 1035
Pack 1092 Pack 1551
Leadership Training
20-25 - Staff Week at Lost LakeCamp
21 - Eagle Application of ProjectBook due by 5:00pm
27Jun-2July - Boy Scout Camp- Week 1
28 - Eagle Board of Review andProject Reviews by appointmentonly
July 2016
27Jun-2July - Boy Scout Camp- Week 1
4 - Scout Shop & Office closedin observance of IndependenceDay
5-9 - Lost Lake Magnet Week
10-16 - Boy Scout Camp - Week2
19 - Eagle Application of ProjectBook due by 5:00pm
26 - Eagle Board of Review andProject Reviews by appointmentonly
27 - Venturing OfficersAssociation
August 2016
19-20 - Scout Family Camp
20 - Youth Safety Day
23 - Eagle Application of ProjectBook due by 5:00pm
24 - Venturing OfficerAssociation
26-27 OA Fall Ordeal
30 - Eagle Board of Review andProject Reviews by appointmentonly
Free admission toBaseball Games
Troop 1001 Troop 1002 Troop 1003Troop 1004 Troop 1009 Troop 1016
Troop 1049 Troop 1092 Troop 2075
Crew 1003 (latest update 5/10/2016)
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District Picnic!
On June 9th the TananaValley District will be hosting theirannual district picnic. Please save thedate! There will be food, friendship,and fun! More info will be released as it
becomes available.
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Fairbanks received a hugefacelift on May 7th!
Over 14 tons of trash was picked up byvolunteers across the borough inanticipation of summer and touristseason!
Each year, Clean-Up Day is organized by the Midnight SunCouncil Boy Scouts, United Way of the Tanana Valley, DOT andAdopt a Highway, Green Star of Alaska, Pioneer Park, and TheGreater Fairbanks Chamber of Commerce.
Special thanks to Hallee who volunteered during Council officehours to hand out thousands of bags and to Jess who held downthe membership table during the Trash Bash Thank You Party atPioneer Park.
Thousands of people are involved in Clean-Up Day, but I'd like tohighlight one special group of volunteers this year.
Our Heavy Haulers donate people, time, equipment and gas todriving around and picking up the bags left on the side of theroad. This group includes: Amerigas, A & A Roofing, Alaska Waste,CCI Alliance, Cowles Heating, City of Fairbanks PublicWorks, Floorcraft Carpet One, Frontier Supply Company,Horst Expediting and Remote Operations, MacCheyne'sCarpets Plus, and Karl Gohlke from Mechanical Contractorsof Fairbanks for coordinating the Heavy Hauler group!
These guys have a dirty job, and they do it with a smile ontheir face! We are so very grateful for them!
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THANK YOU!!
A big Thank you toFairbanks CarpentersLocal #1243
for their generousdonation!
Click on links below toprint free admissionletter* with further infoand dates
Goldpanners 17-24Jun16Goldpanners 25-30Jun16
*Time for Sunday gameschanged from 7pm to 3pm!!
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Midnight Sun CouncilSpring/Summer 2016
See link below for furtherinfo and references on:
Lost Lake ResidentCamp, Magnet Week,
Camp StaffApplications, and
LeadershipDevelopment Courses.
Click here for Sign-upand Info Links
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Father's Day is Sunday, June 19!
A big thank you to the LDS Wards and Scouting units thatcame out this past weekend to workin camp, especially on the holidayweekend! Click on the link below to find thePictures on our Facebook page.
MSC Facebook
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Wood Badge
Is Wood Badge a stress-free vacation?No.
But for a vacation that tests your limits, gives meaning to yourtime spent in Scouting and makes your job as a leader easier,just say yes to Scouting's preeminent training course for adults.
Your deluxe six-day, all-inclusive Wood Badge experiencecomes with decades of Scouting knowledge, a skilled and helpfulstaff and a guided tour through the entire Scouting program fromTiger Cubs to Venturing and Sea Scouts. And the price? Lessthan a single night costs at that fancy resort with the pool.
Wood Badge is expertly designed to stress you out, tie you inknots and take you on the same emotional roller coaster we putour Scouts on as they advance in the program.In other words, you might not leave Wood Badge feeling relaxed,but you're guaranteed to be recharged and ready to tackle anyproblem your Scouts throw your way. And it just might be themost fun you'll ever have as a Scout leader.
WHO SHOULD GO? : BSA wants every registered adult toattend Wood Badge within 2 years of registering. This includesvolunteers at all levels and areas of the program. Cub Scout, BoyScout, Varsity Scout, Sea Scout, and Venturing adult leaders.District and Council level volunteers and employees. Youngadults 18 and older in the Venturing and Sea Scout programsmay also participate. A Wood Badge course is more effective witha diverse group of staff and students!
WHEN IS IT?: Midnight Sun Council has tentatively scheduledits course for May 28 through June 3 of 2017.
WHERE IS IT?: Lost Lake Scout Camp outside of Fairbanks,Alaska
HOW MUCH DOES IT COST? : The price will be set tentativelyat $350. This will cover all meals, recognition items, and coursematerials.
Fundraising will be taking place to provide some partialscholarship opportunities. We also encourage units to providepartial scholarships for their volunteers as well, the return on theinvestment will be obvious and immediate after the completion ofthe week-long portion of the course! A payment schedule will bereleased before the end of October 2016.
HOW DO I GO?:1) Fill out this form! MSC Woodbadge20172) Finish Youth Protection and This is Scouting Training! (onlineat: http://my.scouting.org)3) Finishing the training requirements for your position before thecourse starts!
Make Dad Smile!
Buy your Father's Day giftsat smile.amazon.com and Amazon will donate toMidnight Sun Council ofthe Boy Scouts ofAmerica.Use the link below and youwill be directed to greatFather's Day gift ideas insupport of Midnight SunCouncil of the Boy Scouts ofAmerica.
Thank you in advance!
AmazonSmileFather's Day Link: Father's Day Gifts onsmile.amazone
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Congratulations to our2016 Eagle Scouts!!
Crew 11LDS Delta WardJeron Lemons
Troop 11LDS Delta WardTanner MichieLiam Barnard
Troop 42North Star VolunteerFire DepartmentBlake Farnham
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(check what's required of you at: http://tinyurl.com/jcbvf47)4) Save the date! Back to Top
2016 Cub Scout Day Camp
Day Camp starts today! The staff isvery excited to give you the bestprogram possible! Scouts, siblingsand families are all welcome! Ifsiblings wish to participatefully please fill out the tag-a-longform and pay the fee. Day camp is June 1st through 4th. ContactCamp Director Tammy Illguth for more information!
DON'T FORGET!!
The TRADING POST will be OPEN atChena Lakes on Saturday, June 4,from 12:30-4:00 pm.
BRING YOUR SCOUT BUCKS!
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Click here to fill out Interest Form
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2016 Lost Lake Scout Camp
It's still not too late to reserve your site forLost Lake in 2016! Week one is June 27ththrough July 4th, Magnet Week is July 5ththrough July 9th, Week two is July 11ththrough July 16th. Week two is filling upquickly and Week one still has a bit ofspace. Get your slot now! Contact TylerBrooks for more information.
Lost Lake Magnet Week
WHERE IS IT?
* Lost Lake Scout Camp, 56 miles downthe Richardson Highway from Fairbanks. * Point your map app to: 12660 Lost LakeRoad.
WHAT IS MAGNET WEEK?
* Magnet Week is a week of focused program at Lost Lake heldoutside the normal two weeks of Boy Scout resident camp.* Campers can choose to focus on either Shooting Sports,Wilderness First Aid, or Aquatics, with different level coursesavailable depending on the camper's age. * We'll also be offering a basic leadership development coursefor kids totally new to Scouting.* COPE team building/confidence games and challenges will beintegrated into and available to every program track.
WHO CAN GO?
* Any registered Boy Scout, Venturer, Sea Scout, or Explorer,male or female, 12 years of age or older.* If you know a kid who'd like to attend that isn't part of any ofthose programs yet that's easy enough to change. An ExplorerClub is being setup for new campers 12 to 14, and we're happyto connect you with existing Ships, Posts, and Crews!* Attendance is "provisional" which Scout Camp-ese is for "youcan attend individually without your unit".
WHEN IS IT?
* Program will begin the morning of July 5 and end the evening ofJuly 9.
HOW MUCH DOES IT COST?
* There is an early-bird rate of $175 if you register and pay beforeJune 1.* After June 1 the regular rate is $200. * In either case if the camper is attending a normal week of BoyScout resident camp they receive a discount of $25.
WHY SHOULD WE GO?!
* Because it'll be a blast! * We've taken some of our most popular areas and made a wholeweek of camp around them! * There will be tons of opportunities to learn new skills and makenew friends from outside your home island of Scouting!* For older campers (14+) there will be opportunities to shootpistols, large bore rifles, get Wilderness First Aid Certified, oreven get your Red Cross and BSA lifeguard certifications (15+)! * For those Boy Scouts needing to finish up all those Eaglerequired badges, you can do the fun stuff during Magnet Weekand finish up the hard work during a normal week of camp!Sign up online at: tinyurl.com/lostlakemagnetweek20166
Contact Tyler Brooks at the Midnight Sun Council Office for moreinfo (907-452-1976)!
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2016 High Adventure Base
We have five units from places as faraway as Hawaii and Florida joining usfor both Scout Camp and HighAdventure Treks this season. Pleaseshow them your hospitality if you meetthem while they're here! Treks are still
open to local units, but space is disappearing quickly!
We're looking for scouts and scouters to serve on stafffor both the high adventure base the Lost Lake Camp thissummer! Applications are available online at the following
links: Lost Lake and Northern Lights High Adventure.Contact Tyler Brooks for more information!
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Kodiak Challenge Course
The Midnight Sun Council VenturingOfficers Association is putting on aKodiak Challenge LeadershipDevelopment course the second weekof August in Barrow, Alaska. This course expands on the skillstaught in ILS and NYLT and is run while on the trail so theconcepts can be put into practice. The course fee will be $300plus airfare to Barrow (~$300) this includes the cost of food.Travel arrangements will be made by the council. This is a oncein a lifetime opportunity for Scouts and Venturers to experiencelife on the shores of the Arctic Ocean first hand. Fundraising andcampership opportunities will be available. Space is limited to18 Scouts ages 14 through 20. Contact course director JessicaMcLaughlin for more information.
Click here to fill out Interest Form
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The Circle of Youth AdultTraining
Pat Demeritt, our new Tanana ValleyDistrict Committee Leader for Training,and I attended a Course DirectorsConference recently at Camp La-No-Che Florida for National YouthLeadership Training.
One of the most significant thoughts that we took away from theevent is the importance of the cycle of youth and adult leadershiptraining. The two are connected, intertwined, and critical for themutual success of our youth and adults. Both Pat and I are nowcommitted to changing the culture of our council because althoughthe vast majority of our youth and adults in the Midnight SunCouncil are being exposed to some degree of leadership training,it is typically only what is required and advanced training is notvalued. Think of a circle and place untrained youth and adults on oppositesides. The leadership training that is required is the starting pointfor both groups that moves them clockwise around the circle. Ifno advanced leadership training occurs, then progress around thecircle stops. New youth and adults to the circle must also betrained, but there are often times no highly trained leadersavailable in our council to instruct them to their potential. This isthe situation our council now constantly struggles with.
Now imagine that instead our youth and adults choose to continuearound the circle by electing to take the advanced leadershiptraining courses that are readily available or soon will be. Thecircle becomes complete. Our older youth are then highlyqualified, knowledgeable, and skilled to help instruct new adultsto be fantastic unit leaders. And conversely our adults becomeequally adept to launch new youth on the most amazing Scoutexperience imaginable. This is the council we dream of. This isthe council we want. We can now 'See it' so we can now 'Be it'. Pat and I look forward to visiting with units to further explain theimmediate advantages, advanced leadership training can bringand to introduce the training that is available. Remember, even in the Land of the Midnight Sun, a new dawnwill eventually rise. Thank you,Jeffrey A. RogersVice Chair of ProgramTanana Valley DistrictMidnight Sun CouncilBoy Scouts of America.
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5th Annual Midnight Sun CouncilBoy Scouts of AmericaSporting Clays Saturday, August 6, 2016 from 8:30 am - 1:30 pmat Fairbanks Trap Club
For more information and map click on thelink below
Sporting Clays, August 6, 2016
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Scouting FamilyReunion
August 19 to 21 the Midnight Sun Council will be hosting ourannual family camping and alumni fellowship event at Lost Lake! The various areas of camp including the zip-line, shooting sports,boating hiking will be open to all who attend (and meet safetyguidelines). We'll also have a campfire show, as well as a patchtrading/show-off event, and dutch oven and campfire cook-offs. Current BSA members (Scouts of all programs andvolunteers) and their families are invited to attend. We also areexcited to invite any scouting alumni in the communityto attend as well with their spouses and family. We're currentlylooking for volunteers to help make this event a huge success!Contact Tyler Brooks for more info.
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2016 Golden Eagles
The Golden Eagle Club is a group of Scouting Benefactors whocontribute $1000 or more annually to the general operations fundof the Midnight Sun Council. A special Thank You to our 2016
Golden Eagle Club members:Stephen Adamczak Alaska Riverways William Beistline
Larry Bennett Bowers OfficeProducts Inc.
John Brady
Bryant Christensen Tim Cline Skip Cook
Conoco Phillips
Denali State Bank Design Alaska, Inc.
Shane Duval Fairbanks GoldMining Inc.
Vincent HanemanJr.
Paul Hoff Rodger Hughes Robert Hull
Ben Lomond, Inc. Optimist Club ofFairbanks
Nichole Pittman
Prospector Outfitters RasmusonFoundation
Ravn Alaska
Rotary Foundation Stephen Smith Robert Taylor
Toontuk Lodge #549
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Midnight Sun Council | 907-452-1976 | http://www.midnightsunbsa.org/1400 Gilliam Way, Fairbanks, AK 99701
Stephen Smith Scout Executive [email protected]
District Executive
Tasmine Stebbins Senior Learning for Life Executive [email protected]
Tyler Brooks Outreach Director [email protected]
Teresa Knapp Scout Shop Manager/Registrar [email protected]
Richard Baumfalk Lost Lake Camp Ranger [email protected]
Stacy Brandon Office Manager (Accounting) [email protected]
Yvonne Orsini-Boone Office Assistant [email protected]
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