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May - June Trailblazer
The May - June Trailblazer is available now online here.
National Yout Leadership Training
Training junior leaders is important to the success of a troop and helps the troop and the individual
Scouts grow and develop. The Boy Scouts of America has developed a leadership-training course to help
train Scouts to become more effective leaders, and more specifically, to teach them to be Senior Patrol
Leaders who can run a quality Boy Scout Troop. We will have an NYLT course at Rhodes France Scout
Reservation from Sunday through Saturday, July 15-21, 2012.
NYLT Facts
NYLT Parents Letter
NYLT Equipment List
NYLT Registration Form
Leader Training Schedule
The Lincoln Trails Council has scheduled a wide variety of adult/leader training courses for the year. See the list here.
Fall BALOO Training flier
Fall Boy Scout Leader Outdoor Skills Training flier
Fall Venture Leader Training flier
Fall Chainsaw Training flier
Day Camp Leaders Meeting
The day camp leader meeting scheduled for May 5th has been cancelled
due to the extension of the registration deadline.
Shirts will be available at camp also due to the extension.
Cub Scout Summer Camp Leader Guide
The Cub Scout Summer Camp Leader Guide is available here.
The Boy Scout Summer Camp Leader Guide is available here.
There are also links to them in the Resources Menu above.
Redhawk Rampage - Sprint Triathlon
The Redhawk District is happy to announce that we will be hosting the 3rd Annual Redhawk Rampage at EIU Sprint Triathlon on Saturday, June 30 at Lantz Arena in Charleston. The Rampage is designed to satisfy the needs of the beginning and experienced tri-athlete! New for 2012 – all finishers will receive a medals for completing the race. We invited you to come and join the fun!”
The flier is available here.
There is online registration here.
Welding Merit Badge
The Boy Scouts of America collaborated with the American Welding Society (AWS), BSA Health and Safety Committee, and OSHA members to create the Welding merit badge. Scouts can begin working on this merit badge at the end of February, when the pamphlet is available online and in Scout shops.
Check out the flier here.
Wood Badge Training
In 1911, Baden-Powell took his first steps in training Scouting’s adult leaders by organizing a series of lectures. The first Wood Badge training session was held in 1919. Since then, Wood Badge training has continued to evolve in order to meet Scouting’s needs. Wood Badge for the 21st Century focuses on preparing adults to deliver the mission of Scouting. As a result of attending Wood Badge training, you will:
Acquire contemporary leadership concepts and discover how these apply to the Scouting program.
Understand Scouting as a family of interrelated, value-based programs providing age appropriate activities for youth.
Revitalize your commitment to Scouting by sharing in an inspirational experience.
The flier is available here.
Spring Rendezvous
The Lincoln Trails Council and Illinois Department of Natural Resources will again team up to hold the annual Spring Rendezvous at Wolf Creek State Park near Sullivan. This year's rendezvous will be held the weekend of May 18 - 20. New events and a new registration process will be used this year. Please see the following:
Flier
More Info
Registration Form
Shirt Order Form
NEW FEATURE: Ask the Registrar
Valerie Green, the Council Registrar, has put together a frequently ask question article. Questions asked and answered this time include:
What is a ScoutParent?
How do I become fully trained?
When does my registration expire?
Why does the office require so many adult applications from me?
Check out the full article for the answers.
This information is also being added to the F.A.Q. section of the Help & Support tab above.
RFSR Honor Walk
Lincoln Trails Council will be constructing an “Honor Walk” around the flag poles at Rhodes
France Scout Reservation. Individuals will be able to purchase engraved bricks to honor Scouting
accomplishments. The order form is available here.
Merit Badge Counselors
The list of merit badge counselors for each district has been updated. It is now available by merit badge and by counselor. Click the Merit Badge Counselors tab above to view these lists.
2013 Jamboree News
GET READY! The 2013 National Scout Jamboree is coming and it ain’t your father’s jamboree. We’re talking seriously high adventure, people! Whitewater rafting, zip-lining, rappelling, mountain biking, hiking, and more - with 50,000 of your closest friends at the brand new Summit Bechtel Reserve in the wilds of West Virginia. Start planning now to be a part of history at the very first jamboree at the Summit.
See the flier here!
Youth Protection
Recently, the Boy Scouts of America announced important changes to its Youth Protection policies. The purpose of these changes is to increase awareness of this societal problem and to create even greater barriers to abuse than already exist today in Scouting.
Youth Protection training is required for all BSA registered volunteers, regardless of their position.
New leaders are required to take Youth Protection training before submitting an application for registration. The certificate of completion for this training must be submitted at the time the application is made and before volunteer service with youth begins.
Youth Protection training must be taken every two years. If a volunteer's Youth Protection training record is not current at the time of recharter, the volunteer will not be reregistered.
To find out more about the Youth Protection policies of the Boy Scouts of America and how to help Scouting keep your family safe, see the Parent's Guide in any of the Cub Scouting or Boy Scouting handbooks, or go to
www.scouting.org/Training/YouthProtection.aspx online.
To take the training online go to https://myscouting.scouting.org
Do you smell smoke?
Do you hear a distant rumble?
Is that a helicopter circling to land?
These may be hints of things to come . . .
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