The Osage District comprises all of Franklin County, Crawford County and the portion of Warren County served by the Washington School District. Cities in our district include Pacific, Washington, Union, St. Clair, Sullivan, Bourbon and Cuba.
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Scouting in the Osage District, BSA
(Scouting Units in Franklin, Crawford, and Southern Warren County)
Osage Camping
NYLT
Why attend NYLT?
Through this weeklong outdoor training, male and female Scouts grow and improve their leadership skills while following the guidelines of the Scout Oath and Scout Law. NYLT is conducted during summer camp.
Scouts earning the NYLT shield are better prepared to interact with adult leaders and face the challenges and demands ahead. This course is offered to both male and female scouts. NYLT course fee is $280.
Scouts BSA and Venturing Summer Camp
The Greater St. Louis Area Council offers one of the premier summer camp experiences in the Boy Scouts of America. Scouts and Venturers will encounter challenges they first thought were beyond their ability and find programs that stir the imagination. Using the outdoors as our classroom, campers will build character and skills that can be used in their everyday lives. From our facilities, to our staff, to our food, summer camp is better in the Greater St. Louis Area Council.
Scouts and Venturers also have the option of attending any of our many specialty camps. These include Catholic Adventure Week, STEM Camp, the S-F Ranger Program, Boy Scout Week at Swift, Horse Camp, and Eagle Trail Week. We also offer six sessions of National Youth Leadership Training (NYLT), which helps youth build their leadership skills and take that next challenge!
Osage Sea Scout Ship is expecting to set sale this month!
We have been talking about this for a while but it looks like the Sea Scout Ship is looking to set sale this month.
Please let your Scouts and others know about this unique program of the BSA. The age for Sea Scouts is 14 up to 21.
We are looking for a few youth that would be able to be primary in the Ship and we will then duel them back to their current unit.
With this said we do not want to make a youth primary in the ship if they are needed for their current unit.
We are also welcoming adults who may also like to be part of the Ship as a member of the Committee.
If you know of anyone interested, please have them get in contact with me and to fill out an application. I will be glad to then collect the applications for the Ship.
Please let me know if you have any questions. We are wanting to get the Ship Chartered before the end of this month and before Jane at Council retires.
Thank you and let me know if you have anyone interested.
Ken
75th Annual Memorial Day Good Turn
May 26, 2024, 10:30 AM – 3:00 PM
Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery, St. Louis MO 63125
Preregistration strongly encouraged however walk-ins are welcomed.
For more than seven decades, approximately 5,000 Scouts have gathered at Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery before Memorial Day to decorate each of the approximately 280,000 graves with an American Flag. In its 75th year (2024), the tradition is one of the longest-running Memorial Day events within the BSA.
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Questions: Don't hesitate to get in touch with help@stlbsa.org
Announcing the release of "To This You Must Return-the History of the Beaumont Scout Reservation" - written to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the Greater St. Louis Area Council receiving clear title to the property and the 70th anniversary of the first Boy Scout summer camp at Camp May. (Morton May pictured here)
Contrary to popular belief, Council membership immediately following World War II did not grow, and Scouts attending summer camps experienced a decline. Only bold, forward-thinking leadership and determination led to the acquisition of the Beaumont Scout Reservation. Read about the challenges in the new book "To This You Must Return." Order this 140-page full-color book today.
Also, the SECOND edition of "And Hills to Roam-the Story of the S bar F Scout Ranch. This new edition includes eight additional update pages and is now 198 pages.
There are limited copies of each book, so place your order today at:
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Memorial Day Good Turn for Jewish War Veterans
LIONS | CUB SCOUTS | SCOUTS BSA | VENTURERS | ALL PARENTS/ADULTS
May 26, 2024, 9:00 AM to 11:00 AM
United Hebrew Congregation (to pick up flags for the day)
13788 Conway Road, St. Louis MO 63141
Preregistration required on or before May 24, 2024, for location assignment.
The Council Jewish Committee on Scouts is proud to assist Jewish War Veterans Post 644 by inviting everyone is to assist in flag placement at over 8,500 graves of Jewish War Veterans located at 8 Jewish cemeteries.
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For questions or comments, please contact help@stlbsa.org
