North Shore District Newsletter
May 2023 | Volume 9 Issue 5
A Scout is Courteous: A Scout is polite to everyone regardless of age or position.
They know that using good manners makes it easier for people to get along.
Scouting Calendar
May 2023
- 4 – District Committee Meeting
- 5-7 – Order of the Arrow Spring Assembly
- 6 – Trash the Trash Day
- 11 – Roundtable Training
9 – OA Chapter meeting - 12-13 & 19-20 – Rifle Instructor Training
- 13 – Cub BB & Archery Rangemaster Training
- 13 – Family Day of Reflection
- 19-21 – Mega Training Weekend: BALOO, IOLS, or Wilderness First Aid
- 29 – Memorial Day, Scout shop & office closed
- 31-June 2: Day Camp @ Pioneer Farms
June 2023
- 1 – District Committee Meeting
- 4-10 – Summer NYLT
- 8 – Roundtable Training
OA Chapter meeting - 8-10 – West Day Camp @ VFW Post 4443
- 14 – Flag Day
- 15-17 – South Day Camp @ Cabella’s in Buda
- 19 – Juneteeth – Scout Office, Shop and Camps closed
- 26-30 – Techlab STEAM Camp Week 1
- 26-30 – Wood Badge summer course @ LPSR
- July 5-7 – North Day Camp @ Unity Church
Call to Action
May 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....
Featured Stories
3 Things to Know
Goodbye and Hello: Scouts BSA Roundtable Commissioner
You have almost certainly seen these two characters around the North Shore District before. Both Bianca Beedles and Nicolas Rietsch are Scouters wearing multiple hats in both the district and in North Shore units. They share something else in common as well... they...
District News
Cubmaster Minute: A Scout is Courteous
A Scout is courteous. Courtesy is the gateway to the Scout Law. Each of the 12 points of the Scout Law requires an element of respect, and respect must and should be earned. But, courtesy IS respect. It is that respect due to everyone whether earned or not. It isn't...
Campfire Recipe: Dutch Baby Pancake
Ingredients: Eggs: Try to use room temperature eggs, which seem to work better for this recipe. Scramble thoroughly until completely smooth. Milk: We used room temperature whole milk for this recipe, but it would also work with oat milk. Just opt for the extra creamy...
Campfire Memories in a Baggie
When Lord Robert Baden-Powell conducted the first (experimental) Scout camp on Brownsea Island in England in 1907, he started one of the first Scouting traditions. When the camp was over, he gave each attendee some of the ashes from their camp fire and kept some for...
Eagles – April 2023 (and 3 in 1 Day!)
Grace Hearn April 23, 2023 Troop 358 Cody Connor April 25, 2023 Troop 201 Ian Morris April 30, 2023 Troop 271 Andrew Smaistrla April 30, 2023 Troop 271 Caleb Trollope April 30, 2023 Troop 258
North Shore Unit Stories
Bring Your Unit to the Eclipse!
Join Council for Two-in-a-lifetime Solar Eclipse Events Happening Across Council Properties October 14, 2023: Annular Eclipse at Lost Pines. Spaces Limited! Join the Cub Event or the Scout & Older Youth STEM+Conservation Weekend:...
Unit Info: When and Where is Webelos Woods in November?
Calling all Troops and Webelos - Save the dates for Webelos Woods in November! For Troops, the dates are Friday through Sunday, November 10-12, 2023. For Webelos: dates are Saturday through Sunday, November 11-12, 2023, and Webelos will camp separately from the troops...
Aaron on Scouting
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