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Northern Trail News: May 11, 2025

Northern Trail District

May 11, 2025

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Action Items

  • Signup for Cub Scout Fun:
    • All Day Saturday Camp in Northern Trail, May 31st, Near FUMC, More Details below.
    • More Day Camps In Circle Ten: Information here.
  • Get Signed up for Summer Camp:
  • Pay OA Dues: It's not too late to renew your OA membership go to: miki.org/event-registration/
  • Get Trained, Details Below:
    • WFA Wilderness First Aid, for high adventure bound units.
    • YPT Youth Protection Training, Required for all adults
    • Weather Weather awareness training, know what do to when.
  • Return: Unsold Adventure Cards Questions, Jordan Ray jordan.ray@scouting.org
  • Share: Scouting skills. You are needed to mentor new leaders. Contact Bram Franklin, bramfranklin@gmail.com
  • Volunteer: The District Committee needs your skills and passion for scouting continue delivering a great program. Program, Training, Membership and Finance all need need new members. Contact Lester at: lester.cox@icloud.com
  • District Committee Meetings: Committee meetings will resume starting August 7, 2025. Questions, contact Lester Cox at: lester.cox@icloud.com

On the Calendar

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Build A Culture Of Training

Let’s help build a culture of training at our year-end Courts of Honor by recognizing your trained adult leaders with position-trained patches and knot awards.

If you have questions or need approval for these awards, please contact our District Training Chair David Grossman at NT.Training@att.com

Don't Let the Sun Set on this Newsletter

Step up and continue the tradition in Northern Trail. Unless a new communication chair is found, the last newsletter will be June 29, 2025. We will help you get started. Contact District Chair, Lester Cox if you are willing to take on this role or know of a good candidate lester.cox@icloud.com.

Northern Trail Day Camp, Saturday May 31, 2025, Map

Calling all Cub Scouts from Tigers to Arrow of Light Scouts, Siblings, and Prospective Cub Scouts!

Event Details:

  • Hours: 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. 
  • Location: First United Methodist Church, Oliphant Field, 515 Custer Rd., Richardson, TX 75082 
    • Oliphant Field is across the street from First United Methodist Church Richardson at the corner of Custer and Greenleaf.
  • Registration will close on May 19 at 11:00 p.m. No Exceptions!
    (This is the deadline to register, add/change participants, update participant information, and complete payment in full).
  • Ranks: When registering your Scout, please register them for the rank they will be as of September 2025.

Cost:

  • Cub Participant (Cub Scouts, Siblings, and Prospective Scouts): $30.00 regular price.
  • Parent/Guardians: $15.00 regular price.
  • Youth/Adult Staff: $15.00 regular price.
  • Cancellations: All cancellations must follow the Cancellation and Refund Policy

More information and registration may be found here.

You Can Help Connect Us With New Unit Prospects

Northern Trail is setting appointments with Calvary Pentecostal and St. James Episcopal churches. Are you a member at either site? We'd love to know as it's always helpful to have Scouters who are also members of our partners. Contact DE Katherine McCrary at Katherine.McClary@scouting.org. Have ideas for other possible unit prospective partners? We're all ears!

Training

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WFA Wilderness First Aid

Wilderness First Aid is required for attending all BSA High Adventure bases - Philmont - requires 3 with WFA; Northern Tier - 1; Sea Base - 1; Summit -1 recommends having 2. and in general recommended for all scouting activities beyond one hour of medical help. I have 1 remaining class this spring.

May 16-19 

Classes: Friday, night; Saturday, all day; Sunday, afternoon Cost: $90
CPR/AED is required and will be offered the Thursday night before each class. For the application and more information contact Mike Reisinger, 972-907-8949, mj1234r@sbcglobal.net

Youth Protection Training (YPT)

Avoid the rush, check your card and get it done. Training is valid for two years and you must retake the online course. If you are out of date, it is full stop. Go to my.scouting.org for this and other training opportunities. Don't forget Hazardous Weather Training and Range Activities Safety Training.

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On-Line Training

A huge amount of training material is available online, including position training and Youth Protection. Access your account here. If you don't have an account, it is easy to set one up. You can access your training records and set up a complete training program.

If you have any questions about training needs, please contact us at NT.Training@att.net

Camperships

We want every scout to attend Summer camp, Financial aid is available. More information about the process may be found here.

Introduction to Leadership Skills for Troops May 17, 2025 Advanced Registration Required.

Introduction to Leadership Skills for Troops (ILST) course teaches Scouts with leadership positions about their new roles and the organizational and leadership skills needed to most effectively reach success in that role. Completion of ILST is a prerequisite for Scouts to participate in the more advanced leadership courses such as National Youth Leadership Training (NYLT).

This course is for every Scout in the troop who holds a leadership position, including all elected positions and any appointed positions at the discretion of the senior patrol leader. In some troops, this might mean that this course is for every Scout! More information.

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Arapaho Chapter News

OA Chapter Meeting May 13, 2025, 7:30PM FUMC, Room 230

It's not too late to renew your OA membership go to: miki.org/event-registration/ and pay your dues.

Join your Arapaho Chapter for about Camp Support Day on Saturday, May 17 where we will be supporting Camp James Ray in Pottsboro. ALL are welcome to participate including non-OA members, spouses, siblings and friends. bring work gloves, sunscreen and water. It should run from 9a-3:30p and includes free lunch- register at https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdAf6YugEHlXtoZvAzYeL3ca1ciX_Nu3DlcxOA2I_CaFGOsQQ/viewform

The Order of the Arrow is an honor camper service organization. Each district has a chapter and members are chosen by their peers.

Contact arapaho@miki.org with questions.

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Commissioners

Northern Trail has an active commissioner staff with deep scouting knowledge. Get to know your commissioner. Your commissioner can help you and your unit resolve problems and pass along some ideas to make your program even better. Our District Commissioner is Bram Franklin, who may be reached at: bramfranklin@gmail.com.

If you are having trouble reaching your commissioner, contact Bram and he will assist you.

Commissioner Service

Looking for a way to give back to scouting? New unit leaders need mentors who can help them navigate the trail. As you know it can be a little overwhelming. Training is available! Contact our district commissioner Bram Franklin bramfranklin@gmail.com for more information.

Website and Newsletter

Our newsletter and website reach a very large audience in Northern Trail. If there is something scouting related which needs to be on the website or the newsletter, please do not keep it to yourself, let us know. news@ntrail.org

If we need to fix a broken link or have incorrect information, please take a moment, and let us know. news@ntrail.org

Do not keep the newsletter to yourself! Everyone in your unit should be receiving the newsletter and be aware of the website. sign up is easy, just send them to: Newsletter sign up . Do not forget to sign up on Circle Ten to receive updates from the council.

Looking for something in a recent newsletter? Several years of past newsletters may be found here.

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Yours in Scouting,

John Slaughter 
Northern Trail Communications Committee

8605 Harry Hines, Dallas, TX 75235, USA



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