North Shore District Newsletter
March 2023 | Volume 9 Issue 3
A Scout is Helpful: “Part sharing, part caring. By helping each other, we help ourselves, not to mention mankind. Be always full of help.” – John Wayne
Scouting Calendar
March 2023
- 2 – District Committee Meeting
- 4 – Stop the Bleed training for adults
- 9 – Roundtable Training
9 – OA Chapter meeting - 11 – OA Ceremonies Workshop
- 12 – NYLT Spring begins – course full – waitlist only
- 22,25 – Natural Area Climbing Instructor Training
- 25 – STEMboree Cub STEM @ Smilin V
- 25 – Council Awards Reception
- 25 – Mason Heritage Festival
April 2023
- 1-2 – Natural Area Climbing Instructor Training
- 6 – District Committee Meeting
- 13 – Roundtable Training
OA Chapter meeting - 14-16 – North Shore Spring Camporee
- 15 – Range Safety Officer Training
- 19,21-23 – COPE Instructor Training Course
- 22 – Sea Scout Spring Splash
- 22 – District Orienteering Challenge
- 29 – Short Term Camp First-time Certification Class
- 29 – Scout Day: Austin FC vs San Jose
Call to Action
Community Event March 25: Opportunity for Recruiting
All Packs, Troops, Crews and Ships: Please ask your unit to staff a booth for at least one hour at the Mason Heritage Festival on March 25, 2023. The event lasts from 10 am - 2 pm and will be broken into four 1-hour slots. Please register your unit by visiting Signup...
Register for Camporee April 14-16: Dinos in the Wild
Hello Troops, Registration is now open! Please join us for our Spring Camporee at Smilin V. April 14-16 Smilin V Registration link: https://scoutingevent.com/564-69359 Please remember to register as a unit. Brotherhood candidates may register online - see link...
District Recruiting Event April 22: Spring Orienteering Challenge
The North Shore District Membership Team is hosting a spring recruitment event on Saturday, April 22, 2023 in Blockhouse Creek starting at 9:00 am. (Block House Creek Pavilion: 2600 S. Block House Creek Dr. Leander, TX 78641) This event is designed for Troops and Cub...
Featured Stories
About Our North Shore District Executive
Justin Brundin was born in Columbia, South Carolina in 1991 to a military family who encouraged him to contribute to society through community service. As a Cub Scout in Copperas Cove, Texas, he responded to the grief of 9/11 by organizing a toy drive for local...
District News
5 Layer Dutch Oven Country Breakfast
This fun recipe combines all the goodness of your favorite breakfast items in one pot. Think breakfast sausage, cheese, hash browns, eggs, more cheese and biscuits to top it all off. It's an easy one-pot Dutch Oven breakfast that can feed an army. Feel free to add...
April 2023 Roundtable Flyer
Next Roundtable: Thursday, April 13, 2023This year we are going all out, offering 3 Cub Scout Topics each month including a committee topic, den leader topic, and a pack leader topic. Of course, Scouts BSA will have a topic appropriate for Scouts BSA leaders also....
Boy Scouts of America Founder: Charles Eastman
Likely one of the least known of Scouting's founders here in America, Charles Eastman was an amazing man and an amazing American. He was the first Native American to be certified in Western medicine and was "one of the most prolific authors and speakers on Sioux...
Eagles – Feb-Mar 2023
Jack Garcia February 28 Troop 201 Alessandro Peck March 8 Troop 271
Cub Scout Spring Recruiting: How To JSN Timeline
Thank you to all of you that came out to the March Roundtable! We had a great discussion about the upcoming spring recruiting season and reviewed how to spruce up your recruiting efforts now that we have a renewed partnership with Leander ISD. For any of you that...
2023: the Return of Day Camps
2023 marks the return of outdoor summer “Cub Scout” fun in the Capitol Area Council… that’s right, Day Camp!
The Road to Summit Bechtel Reserve: March 2023
My "Journey to Jamboree" began several months ago when my granddaughter decided she wanted to go to the Jamboree. We were late in joining and I had a big shock when I found out that it costs $3600 for a Scout to go to Jamboree. Why so much? Well, our council's...
“This is Your Life” Advancement
A new rank advancement ceremony based on the ever-popular radio, then TV, then podcast hit show… “This is Your Life!” This ceremony can be used for any rank, including Cub Scouts or Scouts BSA. Have fun and adapt it as needed.
North Shore Unit Stories
Troop 161 Climbing Lock-In
In February, Troop 161 got into the tradition of visiting Boulders Sport Climbing Center in Harker Heights for their monthly event. Rather than camping, the troop voted for a lock-in instead because they thought it would be cold. This was a TON of fun! From 10 pm to 6...
Friendsgiving: A New Troop Tradition
401 years after the survivors of the Mayflower and Native Americans of the Wampanoag people joined to celebrate the first Thanksgiving, creating a new American tradition, the Scouts and Scouters of Troops 358 and 258 gathered to celebrate the many cultures in their trrops, creating a new troop tradition of Friendsgiving.
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