BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA - SAN DIEGO-IMPERIAL COUNCIL - NYLT is an intense weeklong youth- oriented leadership training experience sponsored by the San Diego-Imperial Council. The course is held at Mataguay Scout Ranch.

Imagine paddling a canoe through the quiet, isolated lakes of Manitoba, Canada!! San Diego-Imperial Council is looking for scouting youth and adult leaders to be part of a Council Contingent going to Northern Tier summer of 2014. Northern Tier in Bissett, Manitoba, Canada is BSA National High Adventure bases, one of three canoe bases operated by BSA. A Northern Tier crew will be made up of 8 youth and 3 adults.

Trailblazer Summer Day Camp at Camp Balboa and Fiesta Island is exactly where you want to be for an exciting week of swimming, boating, archery, pellet guns, games and more! This camp is ONLY for NEW Boy Scouts who have not achieved the rank of First Class and LDS 11 year old Scouts.

Participants will participate in a 3-week specialized program which will involve a half day of work experience with a half day of summer camp experience, all under the guidance of a dedicated Counselor Training Director! Camp Fiesta Island also offers an Optional 4-week session with part time staff duties, plus two Merit Badge sessions available for classes during the 4th week.

ATTENTION ALL SCOUTS AND PARENTS, THE DEADLINE FOR BLUE CARD MERIT BADGES IS MAY 22, 2013. PLEASE MAIL ALL BLUE CARDS TO ADVANCEMENT CHAIR BY THE DEADLINE, ANY BLUE CARDS HANDED IN AFTER MAY 22, 2013 WILL BE PROCESSED FOR THE NEXT COURT OF HONOR IN SEPTEMBER. THE DEADLINE ALLOWS THE NECESSARY PROCESSING TIME FOR THE COURT OF HONOR. NO EXCEPTIONS WILL BE MADE FOR THE DEADLINE! THE COURT OF HONOR WILL BE ON MONDAY, JUNE 3, 2013, & 7:00PM TO 8:30PM AT ST. JOHNS' CHURCH PARISH HALL. PARENTS AND SCOUTS PLEASE BRING REFRESHMENTS (COOKIES, APPETIZERS, FINGERFOOD)FOLLOWING THE COURT OF HONOR. PLEASE CONTACT JODY SERRITELLA, ADVANCEMENT CHAIR WITH QUESTIONS (760) 929-9209.

If you have signed your Scout or yourself for Mataguay Summer camp, please be aware that final payment is past due. With the troop sending scouts to three different camps this year, many payments were funded by the troop and our coffers are in need of replenishment.