It’s been ninety days in my new troop job. I have taken the Troop Committee Challenge. I pulled together one court of Honor. This week we kick-off Friends of Scouting and charter renewal is at the end of the month. Yep! It’s about time I got some help on this committee. The LDS Scouting Handbook, 4.3 […]
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I am pleased to announce that effective August 16, a new district service area was created to serve community, religious and Exploring Scouting units in Central and Southern Utah. Because of the unique demographic of our council, this as-yet-to-be-named district is designed to provide support, resources and effective customer support to Scouting and Exploring units […]
After several months of working through the selection process, the Utah National Parks Council, Boy Scouts of America has named L. Rawlin Bagnall III as the new District Executive for the Arapeen District, servicing Sanpete, Sevier, Wayne and part of Garfield counties. “I am honored and excited to be returning home to Sanpete County,” said […]
Have you ever asked that question? Recently, I had to answer it for a new Scoutmaster. This is what I told him: A district is an area designated by the council executive board to offer service to units. In our case, nearly every district in the council is a geographic mirror of the LDS coordinating council it is […]
Our Utah National Parks Council Key 3 has been busy. We are working on multiple fronts to help our volunteer leaders deliver the character-building experience for boys that Scouting provides. Right now, we are working on goals for 2016. All of our goals are meant to help us reach our BHAG (Big, Hairy, Audacious Goal) […]
As a boy growing up in Southeast Idaho many of my Boy Scout friends did not live close to our city. My high school educated students from the whole county. Many had long bus rides. During the winter months these rural students could be trapped at the school due to poor weather conditions. Often traveling […]
We want you to know that the safety of our youth, volunteers, staff, and employees cannot be compromised. Health and safety must be integrated into everything we do to the point that no injuries are acceptable beyond those that are readily treatable by Scout-rendered first aid. The Scouting program itself, activities Scouts participate in on […]
The Key 3 of the Utah National Parks Council are so proud to be able to serve with you and the thousands of other great leaders of youth. You all work so hard every day to make Scouting better for each and every youth who love you for what you do and the example you […]
Commissioners are active at every level in Scouting, from the national commissioner as part of the national Key 3 all the way down to the “boots-on-the-ground” unit commissioner advising the unit’s Key 3. Commissioners provide continuity in Scouting’s organizational structure; we are therefore in a unique position to champion Youth Protection training throughout Scouting. Why […]