The Lakeshore District Beltloop Camp will be on Sat Jun 13 from 10 am to 4 pm. Boys can earn a beltloop and hour (for a maximum of 6 beltloops) and there are 9 different beltloops to choose from.

Much more information can be found at http://www.pack3024.org/BeltloopCamp.html

Currently planned beltloops are

Volleyball, Badminton, Fishing, Tennis, Basketball, Ultimate, Chess, Map & Compass and Astronomy 

Right now the cost is yet to be determinded, but, if I had to hedge my bets it would be about $5 for team players and $10 for non team players.  There is no pre-registration (so, all you have to do is show up...and pray for good weather).

This information was recently posted on the Cub-Scout-Talk mailing list.  Other Scouters have confirmed that this info is correct.  It appears that the requirements for these have not been made public yet and will be in a forth-coming revision of the Cub Scout Academic and Sports Program Guide.

Here is the listing of the New Cub Scout Belt Loops and Pins Coming Soon to your Local Council Service Center and Scout Shop

Coming Soon:

1. Abilities Awareness (17861-Loop, 14700-Pin)
2. Family Travel (17862-Loop, 14701-Pin)
3. Good Manners (17863 - Loop, 14702-Pin)
4. Hiking (17865-Loop, 14707-Pin)
5. Hockey (17864-Loop, 14706-Pin)
6. Horseback Riding 17866 - Loop, 14708 Pin)
7. Pet Care (17869 - Loop, 14703-Pin
8. Photography, (17870 - Loop, 14704-Pin)
9. Reading and Writing, (17871-Loop, 14705-Pin)
10. Skateboarding, (17867-Loop, 14709 - Pin)
11. Video Game (NO JOKE) (17868 - Loop, 14710-Pin)

All Information is taken from the New 2009-2010 Insignia Guide #33066 2009
Printing Page 12.

Time is running out!  Get your Award applications turned in by April 15!

 You can:

• Drop off or mail to Council
• Drop off at Round Table
  
• Email to: debi [dot] loudin [at] yahoo [dot] com or brent [dot] loudin [at] yahoo [dot] com

2nd Annual Lakeshore District Awards Banquet

May 9th, 2009.

We want to recognize YOU  for your

Exceptional Dedication and Service to our

Scouting program!

Don't miss this summer's adventure - Searching for Lost Dinosaurs, Return to Camp Jurassic!
Get your boys signed up today while space is available!

The roof of the Merrill dining hall at Camp Gerber collapsed on Christmas Eve. No one was injured in the mishap, but a visibly shaken Santa Claus has vowed to eat fewer cookies while on his annual around-the-world trip bringing toys to all the good little scouts.

Here's the "official" results from the Lakeshore District Cub Scout Roundtable Pinewood Derby held on Thursday...

Leaders;

Attached are the flyers and a letter pushing 2009 treks to Philmont and Seabase [and the National Jamboree]. There are 6 youth and 1 adult spots left on the Seabase, and around 7 spots to Phlimont. Please share this at your meetings and unit kickoff’s (flyers coming in RT Packet) and these electronic files in your emails to all Scouts and Venturers!

Thank you!

Ryan Kriesch
District Executive

April 17, 2008

Dear Cub Scouter,

Last year the Central Region, BSA, introduced a Cub Scout advancement pilot program for a selected number of packs to try which focused on advancement happening in the den meeting with home reinforcement. This year the Central Region, BSA, has approved this new advancement pilot program to go to phase 2. This means that 20% of the packs can try this pilot program.

Here are some informational points:

If you answer yes to any of the following questions, Fast Tracks is just the program for you!

• Do you often find it difficult to develop a high-quality program that holds boys’ interest?
• Do the challenges facing today’s busy families mean missed advancement opportunities at home for your Cub Scouts?
• Have you had boys drop out of Scouting because they were not progressing at a rate consistent with their peers?
• Do you find yourself wading through a huge pile of books and materials each month to create a dynamic meeting?

 read more »

2007 Ottawa County Points of Pride

• 374 Scouts participated in collecting 8838 food items for local food banks.

• 25 Scouts earned the rank of Eagle Scout out of 502 Boy Scouts. This represents 5% which exceeds the National percentage of 2%.

• Through these Eagle projects 2,582 community service hours, or a total of 107 days, were provided to the county. This does not include the numerous of hours of community service given to by all Scouts in Ottawa County.

• 133 Scouts and leaders participated in the September 11th salute to honor the memory of those who gave their life for our county on this fateful day.

• 121 promising youth with challenging situations participated in our after school Scouting experience through our Scoutreach program. This program is completely funded by our Council with no cost to the youth.

• 200 youth participated in our summer Scouting program. These youth were involved in the West Ottawa Summer Migrant program, Holland Parks and Recreation and Boy’s and Girl’s Club summer program. This program is completely funded by our Council and is no cost to the youth.

• Ottawa County Scouts continued it’s collaboration with the American Red Cross by sponsoring a Holiday Heroes blood drive in December and collected 40 pints of blood to help the community supply. Scouts recruited donors and volunteered at the drive.

The Roman Catholic Church has used the Scouting program since the early days of the Boy Scouts of America. It is one of the most extensive users of the BSA program. There are more than 330,000 Cub Scouts, Boy Scouts, and Venturers in more than 9,600 packs, troops, and crews under Catholic auspices, and an equal number of youth members in other Scouting units. Scouting is used in about one-third of the parishes in the United States and Religious emblems were developed to promote the spiritual phase of Scouting.

Scouts interested in earning their Catholic awards may purchase their activity books at the Scout shop, however for the Ad Altare Dei and Pope Pius XII awards, Boy Scouts and Venturers will need prior approval. Please contact Deacon Leo Ferguson at lferguson [at] saparish [dot] com or 616.453.8229 x105 to have a religious counselor assigned to you.

The Catholic religious emblems available to Scouts are: