We hope to leave around 4p.m. on this FRIDAY! Please don't be late, or let us know if you are coming up separately.  Leaving at 4 means, get there by 3:30 if possible to help pack the trucks.

A reminder that the Northern Tier High-Adventure outing is only about 90 days away!  EVERY participant must have a passport to travel. In some cases it can take quite some time to apply for and receive a passport for a child. Please start the process now. No participant will be able to go to Canada without a valid passport.  Useful links here... 

Our Spring Court of Honor will be May 5.  To receive Merit Badges / Rank Advancements at the COH, Scouts should have all requirements completed and submitted to Jana Huntley by May 1st. 

For rank advancements, this includes:
- all rank requirements completed and signed off
- Scoutmaster Conference
- Board of Review (download instructions and list)

For questions, please contact Advancement Coordinator Jana Huntley at

Do a Good Turn!  The West Valley Food Pantry needs our help to sort food collected by Mail Carriers during the USPS Food Drive on May 10th. Please register for shifts below.  This is one of their largest food restocking days of the year, and 

Here's a non-BSA event that's fun for Scouts:
Castaic Lake Tom Stout Memorial Fishin' & Fun for Kids Day
May 3 (flyer & full info attached)

In case you haven't been watching your local news stand (do those still exist?) the Gear Head's equivalent of the Neiman Marcus Christmas catalogue just was published in the form of the Backpacker Magazine  - 2014's Best New Gear (April 2014) edition.  The editors test all the new gear and help people with real lives narrow down the choices based on utility, comfort, weight and price.  Their "Gear School" article will help you get boots that fit, not over-pack for the weekend, and make your pack more comfortable, and the 10 essentials article will jog your memory. What I'm coveting this year: