The Council Eagle Board reviewed and passed seven Scouts on Tuesday, January 31st.

After January 1, 2012 the new Guide to Advancement must be consulted for all advancement procedures.

The Council Planning Calendar for 2011 through 2012 has been revised and is now available in printable format.

How do you measure the quality of your Scouting program? The Journey to Excellence provides both a snapshot of your unit's program and a clear path to improvement. Unit Journey to Excellence scorcards are to be submitted along with the charter renewal application.

The local tour plan (formerly known as the tour permit) process is changing again.

Cahnges to Eagle Scout requirment Number 5 is supported by a new Eagle Scout Service Project Workbook. Should Scouts continue using the old workbook or begin using the new? Read the details for answers.

Internet Recharter training is essential for unit renewal processors and committee chairs to understand and complete annual membership and charter renewal effectively and efficiantly.

Council President John Follas has a few words about where we are while looking ahead at where we are going.

The 2011 printing of the Guide to Safe Scouting in available in the Yarmouth Port Scout Shop. The guide provides stepping stones toward safe and enjoyable adventures.

Additional Scouting Safely information is available at www.scouting.org/HealthandSafety.aspx.

Effective March 1, 2011, what are currently known as local and national tour permits will be superseded by what will be called the tour plan. *The online tour permit system will be suspended. This update is the accumulation of work by a cross-functional team of volunteers and staff including the Health and Safety Support Committee, Council Solutions, Outdoor Program Group, and Risk Management Advisory Panels.