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District & Council Dates MAY 2018 1 Flickertail 5 Scout Show & Pinewood Derby 10 District Committee meeting 10 18-20 Camp Grafton Merit Badge weekend 11 Tomahawk District 3 Commissioner meeting 3 17 Hooked on Scouting 18-20 Camp Grafton Merit Badge weekend 31 District Committee meeting 12 Voyageur Trails District Oxcart Trails District 3 District Committee meeting 3, Augustana Lutheran, 7:00 5 4-6 Spring Camporee 3 District Committee meeting 10 10 10 18-20 Spring Camporee 31 4 Lakes District Frontier Trails District 1 Roundtable for Cub & Boy Scout Leaders, 1 1 6:3 4-6 8 FOAM - Fun OA 15 Commissio 8:00 pm, GTM 22 OA Ceremony Lutheran, 6 5 Northern Sky District 3 10 Eagle Boards of Reviews 17 OA chapter meeting 17 Commissioner meeting 1 District Committee meeting 3 3 Cub Scout Leader training 18-20 Camp Grafton Merit Badge weekend 24 Commissioner meeting 14 Great Plains District 1 District Committee meeting 5 Spring Recruitment 8 Commissioner Meeting 8 Roundtable & Commissioner Meeting 18-20 Camp Grafton Merit Badge weekend Northern Lights Council 8 Lake Agassiz District 3 District Committee meeting 10 10 10, 7:00 pm, Holy Family Church 10 Eagle Board of Review/Proj 18-20 Spring Camporee 31 Commissioner meeting 10 Roughrider District 1 District Committee meeting 8 1 Campsite reservations open for 2019 summer camp 1 Campership applications due 1 in full 1 Boy Scout summer camp early bird payment due 2 FOS Rally 4-6 4-6 11-13 OA Spring Conclave 15 Spring Product Sale 15 Cub Scout Resident Camp Regular Fee deadline 18 Executive Committee meeting 18-20 Camp Grafton Merit Badge weekend 18-20 18-20 OA Spring Conclave Big 4 22 22 23 Council Staff meeting 23-25 National Annual Meeting 28 31 32
May 2018 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Mother s Day 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 Offices Closed (Memorial Day) 29 30 31 District & Council Dates 33
District & Council Dates JUNE 2018 1 Flickertail 7 District Committee meeting 7 9 Oxcart Trails District 11 Tomahawk District 1-3 7 7 9 29 Commissioner meeting District Committee meeting 7 District Social/Potluck 16 Fergus Falls 4 Lakes District 2 Cub Scout Day Camp 5, 6:30 pm 5 OA chap 12 FOAM - Fun OA 19 Commissio 8:00 pm, GTM 26 OA Ceremony 5 Northern Sky District 2 Day Camp 14 Eagle Boards of Review 21 Commissioner meeting 8 Lake Agassiz District 7 District Steak Fry 14 Cub Scout Day Camp 14 28 10 Roughrider District 1-3 2 5 10-16 12 30 District Committee meeting Parade 12 Voyageur Trails District 7 District Steak Fry 14 14 28 Frontier Trails District 1-3 Boy Scout Leader Training 1-3 Wilderness First Aid 4 District Committee Summer Gathering 22-24 14 Great Plains District 1-3 5 9 12 12 District Committee meeting Cub Scout Day Camp Commissioner meeting Northern Lights Council 10-16 15 17-23 17-20 19 20-23 22-24 24-27 24-30 27-28 Council Staff Meeting & Popcorn Seminar 34
June 2018 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1 2 See specific dates for Boy Scout Summer Camp and Cub Scout Resident Camp sessions listed above 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Flag Day 15 16 17 Father s Day Boy Scout Summer Camp season begins 18 19 20 Cub Scout Resident Camp season begins 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 District & Council Dates 35
District & Council Dates JULY 2018 1 Flickertail 12 District Committee meeting Oxcart Trails District No meetings or events scheduled 4 Lakes District 10 FOAM - Fun OA Location TBA, 6:30 17 Commissio 8:00 pm, GTM 24 OA Ceremony 11 Tomahawk District 6-7 12 Voyageur Trails District 12 12 26 Frontier Trails District 11 Cub Scout Day Camp 5 Northern Sky District 14 Great Plains District 12 Eagle Boards of Review 8 Lake Agassiz District 3 10 10 District Committee Meeting Commissioner meeting 12 Eagle Board of Reviews/Project Approv 26 10 Roughrider District 6-7 Northern Lights Council 2 Popcorn Sale Unit registration due 11-14 14 22-28 22-25 25-28 36
July 2018 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1 2 Popcorn Sale - unit registration due 3 4 Offices Closed (Independence Day) 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 Resident & Summer Camp season ends 29 30 31 See specific dates for Boy Scout Summer Camp and Cub Scout Resident Camp sessions listed above District & Council Dates 37
District & Council Dates AUGUST 2018 1 Flickertail 11 Tomahawk District 9 District Committee meeting 9 Fall Recruiting/Popcorn Sale Kickoff Oxcart Trails District 9 9 23 Popcorn v 4 Lakes District 7 Cub Scout Fall Recruitment Kickoff & Roundtable Boy Scout Leaders, 7 7 6:3 14 FOAM - Fun OA Location TBD 21 21 Commissioner meetin 8:00 pm, GTM 26 28 OA Ceremony 5 Northern Sky District 2 Fall Membership Kick-off 9 Eagle Boards of Review 16 OA chapter meeting 16 Commissioner meeting 16 Popcorn Kickoff 17 Popcorn Kickoff 8 Lake Agassiz District 2 Commissioner meeting 2 11 Cub Scout Day Camp 16 Popcorn Kickoff Training 30 District Committee meeting 12 Voyageur Trails District 2 9 9 Fall Recr or GTM 9 9 or GTM 30 Frontier Trails District 2 7 District Committee meeting 8 Cub Scout Day Camp 1-14 Boy Scout Fall Camporee Popcorn Kickoff 23 Commissioner meeting 14 Great Plains District 7 District Committee meeting 14 Commissioner meeting 14 14 Popcorn Kickoff 2 District Committee meeting 9 9 Order of the 9 7:30 pm, Holy Family Church 9 30 Commissioner meeting 10 Roughrider District Northern Lights Council 4 Scout Night with the RedHawks 10-12 HBSR 15 Council Staff meeting 16 17 Executive Board meeting 28 4 Swim Day 7 District Committee meeting 14 18 21 Popcorn Kickoff 38
August 2018 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1 2 3 4 Scout Night with the RedHawks 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 District & Council Dates 39
District & Council Dates SEPTEMBER 2018 1 Flickertail 11 Tomahawk District 13 District Committee meeting 13 Oxcart Trails District 6 Commissioner meeting 6 7-9 Fall Camporee 27 District Committee meeting 6 District Committee meeting pm 6 22 22 25 Augustana Lutheran, 6:30 pm 4 Lakes District 4 Roundtable for Cub & Boy Scout Leaders, 4 4 OA chap 11 FOAM - Fun OA 18 Commissio 8:00 pm, GTM 25 OA Ceremony 28-30 Fall Camporee 5 Northern Sky District 6 13 Eagle Boards of Review 20 OA chapter meeting 20 Commissioner meeting 28-30 Fall Camporee 8 Lake Agassiz District 6 13 13 13 13 Roundtable 20 22 Potato Bowl Parade 27 Commissioner meeting 28-30 Fall Camporee 10 Roughrider District 4 District Committee meeting 8 Cub Scout Fall Fun Day 11 Cub & Boy Scout Leaders 12 Voyageur Trails District 6 13 13, 13 Roundtable 13, 20 22 Potato Bowl Parade 27 28-30 Fall Camporee Frontier Trails District 4 District Committee meeting 6 13 Fall Recruitment 27 Commissioner meeting 30 Teddy Roosevelt Family Day/Scout Show 14 Great Plains District 4 District Committee meeting 11 Commissioner meeting 11 18 Cub Scout Leader Training 21-23 Fall Camporee Northern Lights Council 3 5 Popcorn Show & Deliver Orders Due by 1 pm 7-9 Fall Fellowship - 7-9 14-16 18 21 21 Popcorn Sale begins 25 26 Council Staff meeting 27 40
September 2018 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1 2 3 Offices Closed (Labor Day) 4 5 Popcorn Orders Due by 1 pm 6 7 8 9 10 11 Patriot Day 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 Popcorn Sale begins 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 District & Council Dates 41
District & Council Dates OCTOBER 2018 1 Flickertail 6 11 District Committee meeting 11 Oxcart Trails District 11 Tomahawk District 4 Commissioner meeting 4 4 Cub Scout Leader Training 5-6 Cuboree 20 26 District Committee meeting 4 District Committee meeting 4, Augustana Lutheran, 7:00 24 Cub Scout Leader Training Augustana Lutheran 4 Lakes District 2 Roundtable for Cub & Boy Scout Leaders, 2 2 OA chapte 4 6 9 FOAM - Fun OA m 16 Commissio 8:00 pm, GTM 23 OA Ceremony 5 Northern Sky District 4 6 Cub Scout Day Camp 11 Eagle Boards of Review 13 18 OA chapter meeting 18 Commissioner meeting 8 Lake Agassiz District 4 District Committee meeting 6 Cub Scout Day Camp 11 11 11 7:00 pm, Holy Family Church 11 25 Commissioner meeting 27 Basic Leader training 10 Roughrider District 12 Voyageur Trails District 4 6 Cub Scout Day Camp Grand Forks 11 Cubmaster 11 11 11 11 25 Commissio 27 Frontier Trails District 2 District Committee meeting 4 Cub Scout Leader Training 4 25 Commissioner meeting 14 Great Plains District 2 District Committee meeting 6 Cub Scout Fun Day 9 Commissioner meeting 9 Northern Lights Council 10 Council Risk Management 12-14 19 Executive Board 23 24 Council Staff meeting 25 26 Popcorn Sale ends 26-28 OA Lodge Leadership Development 2 District Committee meeting 9 Recharter Party & CSLT 27 Bear Fishing Derby 42
October 2018 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Online Charter Renewal opens Oct 1 (for units that expire in Dec) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 NDCEL 18 NDCEL & MEA 19 NDCEL & MEA 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 Popcorn Sale ends 27 28 29 30 31 Halloween District & Council Dates 43
District & Council Dates NOVEMBER 2018 1 Flickertail 11 Tomahawk District 8 District Committee meeting 8 Oxcart Trails District 1 Commissioner meeting 1 21 Charter Paperwork Due to council 29 District Committee meeting 1 1, Augustana Lutheran, 7:00 1 Life to Eagle Worksho 16-17 4 Lakes District 6 Roundtable for Cub & Boy Scout Leaders, 6 6 OA chapte 13 FOAM - Fun OA 15 Charter Renewal Help 16-17 22 Commissio 8:00 pm, GTM 27 OA Ceremony 12 Voyageur Trails District 1 8 Den Leader Training 8 Order of the Arrow Chapter Meeting 8 8 21 Charter Paperwork Due to council 29 Frontier Trails District 1 Ro 6 District Committee meeting 21 Charter Paperwork Due to council 29 Commissioner meeting 5 Northern Sky District 14 Great Plains District 1 8 Eagle Boards of Review 15 OA chapter meeting 15 Commissioner meeting 17 Merit Badge University 19 Charter Turn In Party 21 Charter Paperwork Due to council 8 Lake Agassiz District 1 District Committee meeting 8 Den Leader Training, Holy Family Church 8 8 7:00 pm, Holy Family Church 8 21 Charter Paperwork Due to council 29 Commissioner meeting 10 Roughrider District 6 District Committee meeting 13 Commissioner meeting 13 21 Charter Paperwork Due to council Northern Lights Council 1 Popcorn Final Orders Due by 7 pm 7 FOS Key Leaders 12 Offices Closed (Veteran s Day) 14 Council Staff meeting 16 Executive Committee meeting 20 Council 21 Charter Paperwork Due to council 22-23 27 29 29 6 District Committee meeting 13 Recharter paperwork turn-in 17 Wolves Dino Day 21 Charter Paperwork Due to council 44
November 2018 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Online Charter Renewal opens Nov 1 (for units that expire in Jan) 1 Popcorn Final Orders due by 7 pm 2 3 4 Daylight Saving ends 5 6 Election Day 7 8 9 10 11 12 Office Closed (Veterans Day) 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 Charter Renewal due for units with December expiration 22 Offices Closed (Thanksgiving) 23 Offices Closed 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 District & Council Dates 45
District & Council Dates DECEMBER 2018 1 Flickertail 13 District Committee meeting 13 19 Charter Paperwork Due to council Oxcart Trails District 6 District Committee meeting 6 4 Lakes District 11 Tomahawk District 6 Commissioner meeting 6 20 District Committee meeting 12 Voyageur Trails District 6 13 13 00 pm, GTM 13 13 pm, GTM 4 Roundtable for Cub & Boy Scout Leaders, 4 Recharter Turn in at Roundtable 4 District 4 OA chap 11 17 Commissio 8:00 pm, GTM 18 Unit Charters DUE/Turn- - 18 OA Ceremony 19 Charter Paperwork Due to council 5 Northern Sky District 6 13 Eagle Boards of Review 20 OA chapter meeting 20 Commissioner meeting 8 Lake Agassiz District 6 District Committee meeting 13 13 13 Eagle Board of Review/Project 13 7:00 pm, Holy Family Church 10 Roughrider District 4 District Committee meeting 11 29 Roughrider Gala Frontier Trails District 4 District Committee meeting 6 14 Great Plains District 4 District Committee meeting 11 Commissioner meeting 11 Northern Lights Council 7-9 7-9 OA Indian Winter 8 12 Council Staff meeting 12 District Charters due 12 14 Popcorn Payments Due 14 Executive Board meeting 15 Silver Beaver Nominations due 18 Council Commissioner meeting 19 Charter Paperwork Due to council 24 Office Closed 25 26-31 Boy Scout Winter Camp 27 31 Report to the Governor nominations due 46
December 2018 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Nominations due: 15 Silver Beaver nominations 31 Report to the Governor nominations Online Charter Renewal opens Dec 1 (for units that expire in Feb) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Popcorn Sale payments due 15 16 17 18 19 Charter Renewal due for units with January expiration 20 21 22 23 24 Offices Closed (Christmas Eve) 25 Offices Closed (Christmas) 26 27 28 29 30 31 District & Council Dates 47
District & Council Dates JANUARY 2019 1 Flickertail 10 District Committee meeting 10 11 Tomahawk District 3 Commissioner meeting 3 24 District Committee meeting Oxcart Trails District 12 Voyageur Trails District 3 3 s, Augustana Lutheran, 7:00 19 Klondike Derby 23 Charter 26 4 Lakes District 3 District 5 District Retreat & Training 10 10 10 10 31 pm, GTM 1 District Committee 1 1 Roundtable for Cub & Boy Scout Leaders, 8 FOAM - 15 8:00 pm, GTM 19 Klondike 22 5 Northern Sky District 3 10 Eagle Boards of Review 17 OA chapter meeting 17 Commissioner meeting 19 Klondike Derby 8 Lake Agassiz District 3 District Committee meeting 5 District Retreat & Training 10 10 10 Roundtable 7:00 pm, Holy Family Church 10 31 Commissioner meeting 10 Roughrider District Frontier Trails District 3 8 District Committee meeting 24 Commissioner meeting 14 Great Plains District 8 Commissioner meeting 8 19 Cub Scout Winter Carnival Northern Lights Council 1 Offices Closed (New Year s Day) 4-6 8-10 Council Staff planning conference 11-13 11-13 OA Winter Fellowship 16 FOS Campaign Kickoff 18 18-20 21 22 23 Charter Paperwork Due to council 24 25-27 29 1 District Committee meeting 8 19 Winter Fun Day 48
January 2019 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1 Offices Closed (New Years Day) 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 Offices Closed (MLK Day) 22 23 Charter Renewal due for units with February expiration 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 District & Council Dates 49
District & Council Dates FEBRUARY 2019 1 Flickertail 11 Tomahawk District 7 District Committee meeting 7 Roundtable Oxcart Trails District 2 Klondike Derby 7 Commissioner meeting 7 21 District Committee meeting 2 7 District Recognition Banquet 4 Lakes District 2 5 5 5 Roundtable for Cub & Boy Scout Leaders, 12 FOAM - 19 8:00 pm, GTM 26 5 Northern Sky District 12 Voyageur Trails District 7 pm, GTM 14 14 14 14 pm, GTM 28 Commission Frontier Trails District 5 District Committee meeting 7 21 District Recognition Banquet 28 Commissioner meeting 7 14 Eagle Boards of Review 14 OA chapter meeting 14 Commissioner meeting 24 District Recognition Banquet 8 Lake Agassiz District 7 District Committee meeting 14 14 14 7:00 pm, Holy Family Church 14 28 Commissioner meeting 10 Roughrider District 5 District Committee meeting 12 Roundtable 14 Great Plains District 2-3 Klondike Derby 5 District Committee meeting 12 Commissioner meeting 12 Northern Lights Council 1 SCUBA @ summer camp registration deadline 1-3 3 Scout Sunday 8-10 9 13 FOS Rally 15 15-17 18 Offices Closed (President s Day) 19 21 22-24 26 26 27 Council Staff meeting 50
February 2019 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1 2 3 Scout Sunday 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Valentine s Day 15 Council Annual Meeting 16 17 18 Offices Closed (Presidents Day) 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 District & Council Dates 51
District & Council Dates MARCH 2019 1 Flickertail 14 District Committee meeting 14 Oxcart Trails District 7 7 4 Lakes District 5 5 5 Roundtable for Cub & Boy Scout Leaders, 9 District Recognition Banquet 12 FOAM - 19 8:00 pm, GTM 26 5 Northern Sky District 11 Tomahawk District 2 District Pinewood Derby 7 Commissioner meeting 7 28 District Committee meeting 12 Voyageur Trails District 7 pm, GTM 14 14 14 14 pm, GTM 19 District Recognition Banquet 28 Frontier Trails District 2 Cub Scout Winter Fun Day 5 District Committee meeting 7 21 Commissioner meeting 7 14 Eagle Boards of Review 14 OA chapter meeting 21 Commissioner meeting 8 Lake Agassiz District 14 Great Plains District 5 District Committee meeting 12 Commissioner meeting 12 16 Merit Badge Midway 7 District Committee meeting 14 14 14 7:00 pm, Holy Family Church 14 19 District Recognition Banquet 28 Commissioner meeting 10 Roughrider District 2 District Recognition Banquet 5 District Committee meeting 12 Northern Lights Council 1 Spring Product sale begins 1-3 2 13 FOS Rally 13 14 15 16 MB 16-23 Scouting for Food 26 26 27 Council Staff meeting 28 52
March 2019 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1 Spring Product Sale begins 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Daylight Saving begins 11 12 13 14 15 16 Scouting for Food begins 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 Scouting for Food week 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 District & Council Dates 53
District & Council Dates APRIL 2019 1 Flickertail 11 Tomahawk District 11 District Committee meeting 11 Oxcart Trails District 4 4, Augustana Lutheran, 4 Lakes District 2 2 2 Roundtable for Cub & Boy Scout Leaders, 9 FOAM - 16 8:00 pm, GTM 23 5 Northern Sky District 4 Commissioner meeting 4 25 District Committee meeting 12 Voyageur Trails District 4 GTM 11 GTM 11 11 GTM 11 pm, GTM 13 District Pinewood Derby 25 Frontier Trails District 2 District Committee meeting 4 Roun 25 Commissioner meeting 4 11 Eagle Boards of Review 14 District Pinewood Derby 18 OA chapter meeting 18 Commissioner meeting 26-28 Spring Camporee 8 Lake Agassiz District 4 District Committee meeting 11 11 Order of the Arrow Chapter 11 7:00 pm, Holy Family Church 11 13 District Pinewood Derby 25 Commissioner meeting 10 Roughrider District 2 District Committee meeting 9 20 District Pinewood Derby & Scout Show 14 Great Plains District 2 District Committee meeting 9 Commissioner meeting 9 Northern Lights Council 1 Cub Scout camps early bird payment deadline 1 5-7 6 Council Recognition Dinner 10 FOS Rally 12 16 19 20 23 23 24 Council Staff meeting 25 26-28 Merit Badge 26-28 27 Day Camp Director Training 54
April 2019 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Cub Camps early bird deadline Northern Tier reservations due 1 2 3 4 5 6 Council Dinner 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 Offices Closed (Good Friday) 20 21 Easter 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 District & Council Dates 55
District & Council Dates MAY 2019 1 Flickertail 11 Tomahawk District 4 Scout Show & Pinewood Derby 9 District Committee meeting 9 2 Commissioner meeting 2 30 District Committee meeting Oxcart Trails District 12 Voyageur Trails District 2 2 3-5 Spring Camporee 4 Lakes District 3-5 Spring Camporee 7 7 7 Roundtable for Cub & Boy Scout Leaders, 14 FOAM - 14 8:00 pm, GTM 21 5 Northern Sky District 2 9 Eagle Boards of Reviews 16 OA chapter meeting 16 Commissioner meeting 8 Lake Agassiz District 2 District Committee meeting 9 9 7:00 pm, Holy Family Church 9 Eagle Board of 17-19 Spring Camporee 30 Commissioner meeting 10 Roughrider District 4 Roughrider Family Day 7 District Committee meeting 14 2 9 pm, GTM 9 9 pm, GTM 17-19 Spring Camporee 30 Frontier Trails District 2 2 Cub Scout Leader training 7 District Committee meeting 23 Commissioner meeting 14 Great Plains District 7 District Committee meeting 14 Commissioner Meeting 14 Northern Lights Council 1 Spring Product Sale ends 1 Campsite reservations open for 2020 summer camp 1 Campership applications due 1 1 Boy Scout summer camp early bird payment due in full 1 FOS Rally 3-5 3-5 10-12 OA Spring Conclave 15 Cub Scout Resident Camp regular fee deadline 17 Executive 17-19 17-19 OA Spring Conclave HBSR 17-19 Area Wide Ripley Rendezvous 21 22-24 National Annual Meeting 27 28 Council Comm 29 Council Staff meeting 30 56
May 2019 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Mother s Day 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 Offices Closed (Memorial Day) 28 29 30 31 District & Council Dates 57
District & Council Dates JUNE 2019 1 Flickertail 13 District Committee meeting 13 15 12 Voyageur Trails District 6 District Steak Fry 15 Cub Scout Day Camp 15 27 Oxcart Trails District Frontier Trails District 6 District Social/Pot Luck 15 4 Lakes District 1 Cub Scout Day Camp 4 4 OA chapter meeting 11 FOAM - 18 8:00 pm, GTM 25 5 Northern Sky District 1 Day Camp 13 Eagle Boards of Review 15 8 Lake Agassiz District 6 District Steak Fry 15 Cub Scout Day Camp 27 10 Roughrider District 1-2 Western Spring Camporee 1-2 Boy Scout Leader Training 1-2 Wilderness First Aid 4 District Committee meeting 8 11 11 Tomahawk District 1-2 Western Spring Camporee 1-2 Boy Scout Leader Training 1-2 Wilderness First Aid 4 District Committee Summer Gathering 21-23 14 Great Plains District 1-2 Western Spring Camporee 1-2 Boy Scout Leader Training 1-2 Wilderness First Aid 4 District Committee meeting 8 Cub Scout Day Camp 11 Commissioner meeting 11 Northern Lights Council 5 FOS Victory Celebration 9-15 Camp Wilderness 16-22 16-19 18 19-22 21 21-23 23-29 23-26 Cub 25 26-30 Cub Scout Resident Camp session 4 26-27 Council Staff Meeting & Popcorn Seminar 30 30 Alum 1-2 Western Spring Camporee 1-2 Boy Scout Leader Training 1-2 Wilderness First Aid 6 Commissioner meeting 6 8 Cub Scout Day Camp 27 District Committee meeting 58
June 2019 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat See specific dates for Boy Scout Summer Camp and Cub Scout Resident Camp sessions listed above 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Flag Day 15 16 Father s Day 17 18 19 20 21 22 Resident & Summer Camp season begins 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 District & Council Dates 59
District & Council Dates JULY 2019 1 Flickertail 11 Tomahawk District No meetings scheduled 12-13 Oxcart Trails District 12 Voyageur Trails District No meetings scheduled 4 Lakes District 11 11 25 Commissio 9 FOAM - 16 8:00 pm, GTM 23 5 Northern Sky District 11 Eagle Boards of Review 8 Lake Agassiz District 11 25 10 Roughrider District 2 District Committee meeting 9 12-13 Cub Frontier Trails District 10 Cub Scout Day Camp 12-13 14 Great Plains District 12-13 Northern Lights Council 1-6 Boy 1-6 1 Popcorn Sale Unit registration due 4 5 7-13 Boy Scout Summer C 10-13 12-13 13 14-20 14-17 Cub Scout Resident Camp session 21-24 24 Council Staff meeting 24-28 21-27 23 24-27 60
July 2019 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1 Popcorn Sale - unit registration due 2 3 4 Offices Closed (Independence Day) 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 Resident & Summer Camp season ends 28 29 30 31 See specific dates for Boy Scout Summer Camp and Cub Scout Resident Camp sessions listed above District & Council Dates 61
District & Council Dates AUGUST 2019 1 Flickertail 11 Tomahawk District 8 District Committee meeting 8 Oxcart Trails District 8 District 8 :00 1 Commissioner meeting 1 10 Cub Scout Day Camp 15 Popcorn Kickoff Training 29 District Committee meeting 12 Voyageur Trails District 4 Lakes District 6 6 6 Cub Scout Fall Recruitment Kickoff & Roundtable Boy Scout Leaders, 13 FOAM - 20 20 8:00 pm, GTM 25 Viking Sportsman Yout 27 5 Northern Sky District 1 Fall Membership Kickoff 8 Eagle Boards of Review 15 OA chapter meeting 15 Commissioner meeting 15 Popcorn Kickoff 16 Popcorn Kickoff 8 Lake Agassiz District 1 District Committee meeting 8 8 Fall Recruitment Kick- 8 7:30 pm, Holy Family Church 8 29 Commissioner meeting 1 8 pm, GTM 8 Fall Recruitment Kick-, TRF or GTM 8 Eagle Board of Review pm, GTM 8 Zion Lutheran Church, TRF or GTM 29 Frontier Trails District 1 6 District Committee meeting 13 Popcorn Kickoff 22 Commissioner meeting 14 Great Plains District 6 District Committee meeting 13 Commissioner meeting 13 13 Popcorn Kickoff Northern Lights Council 9-11 OA 15 16 21 Council Staff meeting 27 10 Roughrider District 3 District Swim 6 District Committee meeting 13 17 62
August 2019 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 District & Council Dates 63
District & Council Dates SEPTEMBER 2019 1 Flickertail 11 Tomahawk District 12 District Committee meeting 12 Oxcart Trails District 5 Commissioner meeting 5 6-8 Fall Camporee 26 District Committee meeting 5 5 28 4 Lakes District 3 3 3 Roundtable for Cub & Boy Scout Leaders, 10 FOAM - 17 8:00 pm, GTM 24 27-29 Fall Camporee 5 Northern Sky District 5 12 Eagle Boards of Review 19 OA chapter meeting 19 Commissioner meeting 27-29 Fall Camporee 8 Lake Agassiz District 5 District Committee meeting 12 12 12 7:00 pm, Holy Family Church 12 26 Commissioner meeting 27-29 Fall Camporee 10 Roughrider District 3 District Committee meeting 7 Cub Scout Fall Fun Day 10 Cub & Boy Scout Leaders 12 Voyageur Trails District 5 12 12 pm, GTM 12 TM 12 pm, GTM 26 27-29 Fall Camporee Frontier Trails District 3 District Committee meeting 5 12 Fall Recruitment Night 26 Commissioner meeting 29 Teddy Roosevelt Family Day 14 Great Plains District 3 District Committee meeting 10 Commissioner meeting 10 17 Cub Scout Leader Training 20-22 Fall Camporee Northern Lights Council 2 4 Popcorn Show & Deliver Orders due by 1:00 pm 6-8 Fall Fellowship - 6-8 13-15 17 20 20 Popcorn Sale begins 24 25 Council Staff meeting 26 64
September 2019 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1 2 Offices Closed (Labor Day) 3 4 Popcorn Orders due by 1 pm 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Patriot Day 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Popcorn Sale begins 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 District & Council Dates 65
District & Council Dates OCTOBER 2019 1 Flickertail 10 Roughrider District 5 10 District Committee meeting 10 1 District Committee meeting 8 & CSLT 26 Bear Fishing Derby Oxcart Trails District 11 Tomahawk District 3 3 4-6 Fall Camporee 10 4 Lakes District 1 1 1 Roundtable for Cub & Boy Scout Leaders, 3 5 8 FOAM - 15 8:00 pm, GTM 22 3 Commissioner meeting 3 3 Cub Scout Leader Training 19 24 District Committee meeting 12 Voyageur Trails District 3 5 Cub Scout Day Camp 10 10 pm, GTM 10 10 pm, GTM 24 30 5 Northern Sky District 3 3 Cub Scout Leader Training 5 Cub Scout Day Camp 10 Eagle Boards of Review 12 17 OA chapter meeting 17 Commissioner meeting Frontier Trails District 1 District Committee meeting 3 3 Cub Scout Leader Training 24 Commissioner meeting 14 Great Plains District 8 Lake Agassiz District 3 District Committee meeting 5 Cub Scout Day Camp 10 10 Order of the Arrow Chapter Meeting 10 7:00 pm, Holy Family Church 10 15 2 nd 24 Commissioner meeting 30 Basic Leader training 1 District Committee meeting 5 Cub Scout Fun Day 8 Commissioner meeting 8 Northern Lights Council 9 11-13 18 22 Council Co 23 Council Staff meeting 24 25-27 OA Lodge Leadership Development 25 Popcorn Sale ends 66
October 2019 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Online Charter Renewal opens Oct 1 (for units that expire in Dec) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 NDCEL 17 NDCEL & MEA 18 NDCEL & MEA 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 Popcorn Sale ends 26 27 28 29 30 31 Halloween District & Council Dates 67
District & Council Dates NOVEMBER 2019 1 Flickertail 11 Tomahawk District 14 District Committee meeting 14 Roundtable Oxcart Trails District 7 Commissioner meeting 7 21 District Committee meeting 27 Charter Paperwork Due to council 7 7 15-16 4 Lakes District 5 5 5 Roundtable for Cub & Boy Scout Leaders, 12 FOAM - 14 15-16 19 8:00 pm, GTM 26 5 Northern Sky District 7 14 Eagle Boards of Review 14 OA chapter meeting 16 Merit Badge University 21 Commissioner meeting 23 Merit Badge University 27 Charter Paperwork Due to council 8 Lake Agassiz District 7 District Committee meeting 14 Den Leader Training, Holy Family Church 14 14 7:00 pm, Holy Family Church 14 Recharter Turn in 14 21 27 Charter Paperwork Due to council 10 Roughrider District 12 Voyageur Trails District 7 14 Den Leader Training 14 pm, GTM 14 GTM 14 pm, GTM 21 27 Charter Paperwork Due to council Frontier Trails District 5 District Committee meeting 7 21 Charter Paperwork Due to council 21 Commissioner meeting 14 Great Plains District 5 District Committee meeting 12 Commissioner meeting 12 27 Charter Paperwork Due to council Northern Lights Council 1 Popcorn Final Orders Due by 6 pm 6 11 Offices Closed (Veteran s Day) 15 20 Council Staff meeting 27 21 Council 21 26 27 28-29 5 District Committee meeting 9 Wolves Dino Day 12-27 Charter Paperwork Due to council 68
November 2019 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Online Charter Renewal opens Nov 1 (for units that expire in Jan) 1 Final Popcorn Orders due by 6 pm 2 3 Daylight Saving ends 4 5 Election Day 6 7 8 9 10 11 Office Closed (Veterans Day) 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 Charter Renewal due for units with Dec expiration 28 Offices Closed (Thanksgiving) 29 Offices Closed 30 District & Council Dates 69
District & Council Dates DECEMBER 2019 1 Flickertail 12 District Committee meeting 12 19 Charter Paperwork Due to council Oxcart Trails District 5 5, August 4 Lakes District 3 3 3 Roundtable for Cub & Boy Scout Leaders, 10 17 8:00 pm, GTM 17 19 Unit Charters DUE/Turn- - 5 Northern Sky District 4 Cub Scout Leader Training 5 12 Eagle Boards of Review 19 OA chapter meeting 19 Commissioner meeting 8 Lake Agassiz District 5 District Committee meeting 11 Cub Scout Leader training 12, 12 12 7:00 pm, Holy Family Church 12 10 Roughrider District 3 District Committee meeting 10 28 Roughrider Gala 11 Tomahawk District 5 Commissioner meeting 5 19 District Committee meeting 12 Voyageur Trails District 5 pm, GTM 11 12 12 pm, GTM 12 pm, GTM 12 Frontier Trails District 3 District Committee meeting 5 14 Great Plains District 3 District Committee meeting 10 Commissioner meeting 10 Northern Lights Council 6-8 7 11 Council Risk Management meeting 12-15 OA Indian Winter 13 Popcorn Payments Due 15 Silver Beaver Nominations due 17 18 Council Staff meeting 18 District Charters due 19 20 24 25 26-31 26 31 Report to the Governor nominations due 70
December 2019 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1 Online Charter Renewal opens (for units that expire in Feb) 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Popcorn Sale payments due 14 15 16 17 18 19 Charter Renewal due for units with January expiration 20 21 22 23 24 Offices Closed (Christmas Eve) 25 Offices Closed (Christmas) 26 27 28 29 30 31 Nominations due: 15 Silver Beaver nominations 31 Report to the Governor nominations District & Council Dates 71
In addition to the contents of this planning guide, there are many other resources available online. The list below is also available on the council website in the program planning section (using the links there will save you from typing in the web addresses below). Forms Many common forms are available to download and print Youth and Adult application forms Membership Transfer form Eagle Rank forms Award nomination forms Annual Health and Medical Record Many others Online Resources https://www.scouting.org/resources/info-center/forms/ Journey to Excellence resources to help your unit have a great program and make improvements year to year. https://www.scouting.org/awards/journey-to-excellence/ Guide to Safe Scouting this guide is an overview of Scouting policies and procedures gleaned from a variety of sources. Every leader should review the contents when planning activities for their unit. https://www.scouting.org/health-and-safety/gss/ Online Resources Unit Money Earning Application includes rules regarding unit money earning projects https://filestore.scouting.org/filestore/pdf/34427.pdf Family Scouting up to date information about options for girls interested in participating Scouting programs https://www.scouting.org/familyscouting/ Lions this program for kindergarten age youth is moving from a pilot program to an official part of Cub Scouting in 2018. Details about this program can be found here. https://www.scouting.org/lion/ Safety Moments - Safety Moments are exactly what the name implies: opportunities to prepare for an activity, review safety measures, and report incidents correctly. Topics of this new series include incident reporting helps, safe use of medication in Scouting, weather-related safety, winter activity, and winter sports. https://www.scouting.org/health-and-safety/safety-moments/ 72