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We are saddened to report the passing of Mike Payette, the very beloved former scoutmaster of Troop 1001. More information may be found on the Troop website www.troop1001.org.

May Circle Ten Council Newsletter is now available here.

Twilight Camp, Sign up Today.

Registration deadline for Adults attending camp is Monday evening May 14th. This is so background checks can be completed in time for camp. See the details page for more information.

Twilight Camp 2012 -- "Scouts on Safari" is this year's Cub Scout Summer Day Camp. Camp is June 4-8, 2012 for Bears, Wolves and Webelos, and June 6-8, 2012 for Tigers at Breckenridge Park,4:00 PM to 8:30 PM daily. Check the details page for information about registration and training. Checkout the Facebook page.

Important Note: The State of Texas has implemented some new rules and procedures for youth camps including day camps. All adult leaders on site must complete a 1 hour instructor lead youth protection course. This training has been incorporated into the Twilight Camp training sessions. Sign up online for training today. This training is mandatory and your BSA YPT card is not sufficient for this event.

Staffing Twilight Camp is very rewarding and loads of fun. Join the team! Adults and older scouts including Girl Scouts. Check out the openings for staffing on the event page. We particularly need help with registration now. Barbara Richer is the registrar this year. Give her a call if you can help with registration: 214-478-3972, barbara.richer@yahoo.com

Northern Trail High Adventure-Venturing Forum

Tuesday May 15th, Topic Soaring. More Information

Scouts Needed to Assist

The Dallas County Department of Health & Human Services' Public Health Emergence Preparedness Division and the Dallas County Medical Reserve Corps (MRC) is hosting a Full-Scale POINT OF DISPENSING MASS PROPHYLAXIS EXERCISE at Woodrow Wilson High School in Dallas on Saturday, May 19th. For this exercise, they are testing the ability of county volunteers to rapidly administer medications to the Dallas community in the event of a public health emergency or biological terrorist event. In order to really test whether their dispensing plans will work, they need to have at least 500 people come through the dispensing clinic.

This is a great opportunity for Scouts to participate on May 19th in a two-hour emergency preparedness exercise. Emergency medical staff will be dispensing pieces of candy instead of medicine. Scouts can stop by anytime on Saturday, the 19th, from 10am-12pm at WOODROW WILSON HIGH SCHOOL, 100 South Glasgow Drive, Dallas Texas 75214. They will have certificates of participation on-site that Scouts can receive. Sign up today by emailing your name, the number of Scouts who will participate, and your telephone number to hhsinfo.hhsinfo@dallascounty.org. A parking pass will be emailed back to you prior to the event.

Youth Leadership Training:

Circle Ten National Youth Leader Training -- July sessions are filling up fast. Youth need to get applications in ASAP. Once the max. limit is reached, the Course is closed to further applications.

Venturing Training -- Leader Specific (VLST) and Leadership Skils for Crews (ILSC)
May 19, 2012 8:00 am - 4:00 pm

VLST This training introduces the new adult crew leader to Venturing by providing basic information needed to successfully operate a Crew. More Information

ILSC, Introduction to Leadership Skills for Crews. Come prepared to teach a skill to 5-8 other people. ILSC is an excellent course for all Venturers; a must for officers. More Information

Youth Protection Training for Camps in Texas

The State of Texas has new requirements for adult leaders who participate in youth camps (Resident Camp, Webelos Camp, Day Camp/Twilight Camp, NYLT, and Winter Camp). You must complete an in person class to participate, no exceptions. Read More.

Youth Protection Training Opportunities

Need to take Youth Protection Training - Classroom version? The National Scouting Museum is offering Council-approved sessions, free of charge! More Information

More opportunities to get youth protection training - Classroom version. More Information.

On the Calendar:

5/14/12	Monday	Adult Registrationm Deadline, Twilight Camp
5/15/12	Tuesday	Northern Trail High Adventure-Venturing Forum
5/18/12	Friday	Turn in money and unsold Camp Cards
6/4-8/12	Mon-Fri	Twilight Camp
6/10/12	Sunday	Last North Trail Newsletter No more entries here, check individual district websites.

Advanced Adult Leader Training: Scouts Deserve Trained Leaders

Philmont Training Center -- Something for the whole family! Check it out.

Woodbadge Training -- Advanced leadership training for adult scouters. This experience will have a profound impact on your life both in and out of scouting.

Other Items of Interest:

Scout Night, Frisco RoughRiders -- Saturday, June 2nd @ 7:00 p.m

Scout's Redbull Soapbox Race Invitation -- September 15,2012, Austin Ranch, McKinney, Texas. Application deadline May 1st. More info: Contact David Marett at DRMARETT@gmail.com

Welcome to Circle Ten Radio Scouting! -- Circle Ten Radio Scouting (C10RS) is a group of Scouting volunteers that are licensed amateur radio operators.

Camping Opportunities -- News from Circle Ten Council.

Advancement Resources -- A new "Guide to Advancement" is now available along with a fillable form for the Eagle Scout application.

High Adventure Opportunities:

Philmont Trek -- Troop 895 has 3 openings available for July 5-17,2012

Philmont Cavalcade Spaces Available -- Troop 1001 has 6-7 slots for Philmont Cavalcade in July of 2012.

Philmont 2012 Slots -- Troop and Crew 728 has openings for youth participants at Philmont 2012. Contact Joe Tavares at tavares.joseph@gmail.com for more information.

Philmont 2012 Slots -- Troop 437 has openings for youth participants at Philmont in July of 2012. Contact Lundy Taylor lundy@ti.com for more information.

2012 Summit Shakedown "Practice Jamboree" -- Departing July 10 or 11th, return July 18th.

Rocky Mountain Trek -- July 20-30, 2012.

The Summit -- 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.

Camp Card Sales

Camp Card Information -- Cards are easy to sell and it a great way to make money for summer camp or trips to high adventure bases. To sign up to sell at Krogers see this document. If you need cards or additional cards, they are available.
Northern Trail: Contact, Chuck Holden chuck.wb85@gmail.com or Justice Hill Justice.Hill@scouting.org
Blackland Prairie: Contact, Chris Fox, Chris.Fox@scouting.org, 214-902-6756, 214-532-3004(c) BP Website
West Park: Contact, Andrew Dilliner, Andrew.dilliner@scouting.org, 214-902-6757, 214-649-8410(c)

North Trail: The Sun sets on North Trail June 10th.

This website will only contain links to the new district websites as of June 10th, 2012. The North Trail Newsletter mailing list will be split based on the district information we have for each recipient. If you wish to be on a particular mailing list, please make sure that you are identified with the proper district.

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