General information
Volunteer Hours: Log your Scout volunteer hours on your company web-site, especially if you volunteered at Scout Day Camp or Resident Camp. Select Chief Seattle Council Tax ID 910569878. Redeem Scout Bucks at the Scout Shop for camping equipment or other Scouting needs.
LDS Families: This fall, consider visiting a community troop and/or pack. Go to my.scouting.org to find one near you. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints-friendly troops and packs: Bothell Stake contact-Bret Ahlstrom (ahlstrombd@hotmail.com). Redmond Stake contact-Dave Thaler (dthaler@microsoft.com).
For your daughter: Join a neighborhood Cub Pack or one of the several BSA Scouts girl troops in the Northern Trails District.
District Advancement Procedures: For Eagle project reviews, see the Advancement menu to the right on this page for contact information.
Klondike Derby: January 17-19, 2020. Camp Koinonia, Cle Elum. A combined event of the Northern Trails and New South Districts. Registration site will be up by the first week in November. Bret Ahlstrom (ahlstrombd@hotmail.com) or Dale Rae (dale@dfrae.com).
Merit Badge Clinics
Merit Badge Clinic Schedule for 2019
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The Redmond MB clinic will be held at the Union Hill chapel of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (7115 224th Ave NE, Redmond) on the 2nd Saturday, 9am-11am.
Ashuk T'salil Chapter - Order of the Arrow
The Northern Trails District's chapter of the scouting honor society "Order of the Arrow" is called "Ashuk T'salil".
Chapter Meetings: The Chapter meets monthly on the 2nd Thursday of the month at the same place and time as the Northern Trails Roundtable. All chapter members are encouraged to attend for fellowship and business. In June the meeting is held as a picnic where officer elections take place.
Calendar: Other Order of the Arrow events are listed on the Lodge Calendar. This includes four Ordeals, where newly elected candidates learn about and become a member of the Order.
Unit Elections: Unit hold elections with the aid of a team from the Chapter this year between the start of November and the end of March. Unit leaders should contact the Elections Vice Chief to schedule their election early to reserve their preferred date. Your unit's Youth OA Representative should be able to put you in contact. Or make contact at Round Table or through District Leadership.
Arrow of Light Ceremonies: The chapter offers a team of youth to help make your Arrow of Light ceremonies memorable. The team dresses in the Northwest Coast Regalia. Contact the Chapter Leadership to reserve your preferred date.
District Newsletter
We working on improving how we get information to you. We've set up a mailchimp account and mailing list. We've started with the email lists to which our District Executive has been sending informational emails. Anyone can sign up, here's the form: Northern Trails Newsletter
Calendar Features
How do I print from the new Calendar, and other hidden features.
The new calendar has a lot of great features, views for better printing and selection of text, the ability to pick and choose types of events to view, searching, plus lots of ways to stay up to date on your phone or desktop and through email.