2009 T-shirt design Trailblazer ***NEW*** The July - August Trailblazer is now online. Scout Day at the Illinois State Fair Scouts who wear their uniform, or bring their membership card, will recive free admission to the Illinois State Fair on August 17th. Also, there are all day ride passes for sale for $18.00. These are good for all scouts, families and friends. Please just indicate the number attending on the registration form and include the total payment. There are also patches avalible for all scouts so please indicate the number needed and return the registration form before the due date. If there are any questions please call 217-523-8159 and ask for Veronica Steele. We look forward to seeing you at the fair! Clinton Power Station Merit Badge Fair There will be a merit badge fair presented at the Clinton Nuclear Power Station on August 22, 2009. Sponsors include:Clinton Power Station, Local Amateur Radio Emergency Services Operators, Hickory Point Fire Dept., Clinton Fire Department, American Nuclear Society Merit Badge offerings include: American Heritage First Aid* – ALL DAY CLASS Citizenship in the Community* Genealogy – PM only Citizenship in the Nation * Indian Lore Citizenship in the World * Nuclear Science Collections Orienteering Computers Photography –AM only Electricity Pulp and Paper Electronics Radio Emergency Preparedness * Railroading Fire Safety Safety Click here for a copy of the email describing the event. Cub Scout Summer Camps Lincoln Trails Council is offering a wide variety summer camp opportunities for cub scouts this summer. There are Akela Days, Day Camps, Cub Scout Summer Camp, Family Camp, and Webelos Woods. Click here for the flyer. Also remember that there is a new medical form this year that is available in an article below. Click here for the Cub Camp Guide package. Cub Scout Fast Start Online Training The Cub Scout Fast Start Online Training website mentions that you need the Fast Start Guide to take the training. A copy of this document is available here. Follow this link to the BSA Online Learning Center. 2009 Summer Camp Leaders Guide The 2009 Summer Camp Leaders Guideis now online. The 2009 Summer Campsite Reservation List is now online. New BSA Health Form The NEW REVISED BSA Health Form is to be used by all Scouts and Scouters. This ought to simplify matters being that we had 2-3 separate forms before. Annual Health and Medical Record [Prints on single 8.5 x 11 sheets] Annual Health and Medical Record [Prints on 11 x 17 sheets] This is the one health and medical record for your use. Replaces former Class 1, 2, and 3 forms, which will be phased out in 2009. The use of the new form, No. 34605, will be required effective January 1, 2010, as well as for the 2010 National Scout Jamboree. The form can be filled in on teh computer and then printed. FAQs concerning the new Annual Health and Medical Record Form 2010 National Jamboree We are looking for 36 youth and 4 adults to be going on this 13 day trip that includes tours of Washington DC and Baltimore, MD and then onto Fort AP Hill. The dates for the complete trip are July 23, 2010 through August 4, 2010. Click here for the flier. Eagle Application Change The new printing of the Eagle Scout Rank Application, No. 58-728, has a notable change. Now, under Requirement 5, the name of the candidate’s Eagle project is required, as well as the grand total of hours devoted to it (from page 10 of the Eagle Scout Leadership Project Workbook). The new application will be required beginning May 1, 2008. The information about Eagle projects will be entered along with other information from Eagle Scout rank applications, and will be stored on our database and accessed through PAS. Councils will be able to run reports at the district or council level. This new database of Eagle projects will also be available at area, region, and national levels. Relaunch of Boys’ Life Web site Exciting news here at Boys’ Life magazine: We have relaunched our flagship Web site, www.boyslife.org, into the premier site for fun and information. It’s full of Scouting info and advancement help, gear buyer’s guides, tons of how-to projects and games for youth of all ages. And with Cub Corner, BL has created a special site dedicated for Cub Scouts. Other new site features: Pedro’s daily blog will keep users up to date with the latest news that affects a youth’s life. Tell a joke! Think our magazine jokes are lame? Tell us a better one and let the BL online community rate it. Reader photo galleries make BL’s readers the stars of the show. Boyslife.org is only going to get better. Make it a habit to visit every day — you don’t want to miss out on any of the new stuff in the works. If you have ideas to make the site better, let us know. Feel free to contact me at the e-mail address below. Mike Goldman Boys’ Life magazine mgoldman@netbsa.org Internet Advancement Units can now submit advancement for unit youth members online. Use Internet Advancement for the following: Add ranks, merit badges, and awards Update information on existing advancements (excluding the Eagle Scout rank). There is a link in the Resources Menu above or click here to learn more. You must pick up your login name and password at the roundtables. Rhodes-France Scout Reservation The Camp Web Site is now posted. Thanks to Andrew Brookman for contributing this site created in the Pana High School Web Design class. More will be added as the camp season nears. Scouting.org Rhodes France Scout Reservation Promotional Video SMALL Rhodes France Scout Reservation Promotional Video LARGE for Broadband or DSL only.