Write a one-page report titled “The Best Book I Read This Year” and enter it in the Boys’ Life 2009 “Say Yes to Reading!” contest.

The book can be fiction or nonfiction. But the report has to be in your own words — 500 words tops. Enter in one of these three age categories:

Each year, every Scout unit recharters with the National BSA.  Registered Scouts' rank advancement can be recorded and leaders' backgrounds checked. Unregistered people fall through the cracks. A proper and timely reregistration process validates our membership, an important process.

The Cherokee Area Council is developing a color guard to present colors at events in our area. If you are a Scout or know a Scout that would be interested in participating in this activity, please contact Blaine Tornow.

October 28, 2009

Dear Friend:

Don't miss out on this once in a life-time opportunity to celebrate 100 years of Scouting in America.
When: January 22nd-23rd 2010, 9:30 PM – 7:00 AM
Where: Hamilton YMCA, 7430 Shallowford Road
Who: all Cub Scouts, Boy Scouts, Venturers, Explorers, Leaders, and Parents