Newsletter | North Shore District

Hiking Merit Badge – Join a Group Here!

by Tim Urban | Sep 7, 2025 | Home Page Articles, NL 2025-09 Unit Stories

Are you looking for help doing the hiking merit badge? Mr. Russell Cassizzi, Scoutmaster of Troop 16, is inviting Scouts from the district to join his hiking merit badge class that will run from 9/6/2025 through 2/7/2026. If you are interested please contact Mr....

North Shore District Awards Moving to June

by Tim Urban | Sep 6, 2025 | Home Page Articles, NL 2025-09 Main

Be Prepared! • North Shore Awards are moving to June. This better accomodates our Cub Packs and the school calendars and aligns with the timeline of our new JTE replacement self-assesment form. • Know of a leader or youth who deserves recognition for outstanding...

Pack 171 Scout Night Success!

by Mehria Smith | Sep 6, 2025 | Cub Scouts, Events, Home Page Articles, How-To, Membership, NL 2025-09 Unit Stories, Recruiting

Pack 171 hosted Join Scouting Nights at three area schools this fall, leaning into the Council theme of “Race into Scouting” by setting up LEGO derbies run by den leaders while their adults heard a brief overview of Cub Scouts and Pack 171. The atmosphere...

Not-So-Famous-But-Amazing Scouts: Derrick Belfall

by Tim Pacl | Sep 5, 2025 | Home Page Articles, NL 2025-09 Featured

In the six hour long air raid on Bristol early in December last Derrick Belfall took a message regardless of his own safety right through the worst danger area of the city with bombs dropping all around him. He got through with his message and he got back, his hands...

Join the Kite & Rocket Festival on September 21

by Tim Urban | Sep 4, 2025 | Home Page Articles, NL 2024-07 Call to Action, NL 2024-08 Call to Action, NL 2024-09 Call to Action, NL 2025-09 Featured

Calling all Cub Scouts and all their friends! Bring everyone grades K-5 to Smilin V in Liberty Hill for the Kite & Rocket Festival on Saturday, September 21. See the flyer below for the registation...