Welcome our new North Star DE!
Please help me welcome our newest North Star DE, Senior District Executive Eddie Stahl!
Eddie joins us from the Three Fires Council where he has been serving as a District Executive since June of 2017. In his current district, Eddie has excelled by helping the district to meet goals and earning Journey to Excellence Gold. In his previous role, he has served as the staff advisor for the Council STEM Committee and the High Adventure Committee. Eddie also facilitated the Central Region District Key 3 course at Philmont Scout Ranch this past summer.
Eddie graduated from the University of Illinois at Chicago with a bachelor’s degree in Exercise Science – Health Promotion and a minor in Psychology. In his free time, he enjoys comedy, coaching football, live music and a lax game of golf where no one in particular is keeping track of the score.
Welcome to the North Star Family, Eddie!
Winter Camporee 2019 – 100th Birthday!
Come celebrate the North Star District’s 100 Birthday at Camporee!
The Winter 2019 Camporee will be held January 11 – 13, 2019 at the St. Alphonsus Catholic Church Sports Field, 1870 W. Oak Street, Zionsville IN.
[The sports field parking lot is off of a street called 950 East which is on the west side of the church campus.]
The fee is $15.00 for each Scout, parent, or adult leader who will be staying overnight 
on Saturday. The fee includes the collectible Camporee patch. There is no fee for Webelos and their accompanying adults who will be visiting for the day, except to purchase a Camporee patch for $5 (optional).
Please Register at the listing on the Crossroads website: 2019 Winter Camporee Registration .
Keep an eye out for more Camporee updates coming soon!
New EAGLE SCOUTS – December 2018
CONGRATULATIONS to the following Scouts who passed their Boards of Review this month (December 2018):
These four Scouts led the completion of over 650 project hours and earned three Eagle Palms between them (two Bronze and one Silver). Hearty Congratulations Eagle Scouts!
URGENT: recharter deadline or apply on paper
The Assistant Council Commissioner for Rechartering has announced units that have not completed rechartering by December 28, 2018 will not be able to recharter electronically.
If that deadline is missed, the entire unit, adult members, and youth members will have to re-apply on paper to continue scouting.
That means your unit needs to complete the electronic rechartering, print the necessary PDFS, and submit all documents ON PAPER to the council office in the next to weeks.
To make matters worse, many commissioners will be on vacation starting this Friday, December 21, 2018.
UPDATED: 12/20/18. The units at most risk are Pack 18, 84, 180, and 625, Troop 35, and Crew 408. They have not submitted their electronic rosters nor their paperwork.
The units that have completed electronic roster submission but are MISSING PAPERWORK are Packs 35 and 105, Troops 72, 73, 180, and 804.
All other units have submitted paperwork to council and are in various stages of review and approval. The units that are approved by the Registrar for posting to National are Troop 269, 343, 512, and 514.
Units listed on the reporting system with known problems are Pack 179 and all Pack 358 tribes.
All others are awaiting further review from the Registrar.
Move quickly to finish rechartering.
Leadership Change Announcement
North Star District is pleased to announce that Micheal (Mike) Smith has agreed to become the North Star Eagle Board Coordinator. Mike’s home unit is Troop 269.
Jerry Simon has served in this role for years and we thank him for his selfless service to the district. They will meet and transition over the next few months. Mike Smith has set up a special email address to use to communicate to the Eagle Board members: northstareagleboard@gmail.com.
Please welcome Mike to his new role and give thanks to Jerry for his great contributions to the district!
NS District 2018 Recognition Dinner and Awards Nominations
The 2018 North Star District Adult Recognition Dinner will be held on Saturday, January 26th, 2019 at the American Legion Post #3, 6379 N. College Ave. from 7:00-9:00 pm. We would like to get a good turn-out for the volunteer recognition dinner this year!
Please see this page on the Crossroads website to register: 2018 North Star Recognition Dinner
See the 2018 Nomination Forms (<== linked here) which can be used to nominate adult volunteers for recognition in all BSA positions.
Please send all nomination forms no later than January 13, 2019 to:
Mike Yates, North Star District Advancement Chair
Mike-fpd@comcast.net
(Flyer attached here: Invitation to NS Adult Recognition Dinner)
IMPORTANT: Rechartering Update; Help Sessions
UPDATE 12/5/18: Crew 56 awaiting Registrar’s approval.
Recharter season is winding down. Remember rechartering assures that your unit is authorized by the BSA for calendar year 2019.
District Commissioner Stephen Heath would like to recognize the following units for their progress in working on completing this process.
DONE: The following represent units that completed all online components, have submitted all their paperwork, and have been approved by the Council Registrar for posting to National:
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Troop 269 |
Troop 343 |
| Troop 512 |
Troop 514 |
APPROVAL AWAITED: The following represents units that completed all online components and have submitted all their paperwork, and are awaiting approval by the Council Registrar:
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Troop 18 |
Troop 56 |
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Troop 69 |
Crew 69 |
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Pack 64 |
KNOWN PROBLEMS: The following represent units that completed all online components and have submitted all their paperwork, and HAVE KNOWN PROBLEMS. Please contact your unit commissioner if the cause of the problems are not understood:
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Pack 747 |
Pack 358-2 (Miami Tribe) |
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Pack 358-3 (Munsee Tribe) |
Pack 358 (Delaware Tribe) |
| Pack 171 |
Troop 358 |
ONLY ONLINE DONE: The following represent units that have completed all online components. No paperwork has been received.
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Crew 358 |
Pack 72 |
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Pack 73 |
Pack 174 |
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Pack 179 |
Pack 830 |
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Pack 358-4 (Shawnee Tribe) |
Pack 358-5 (Kickapoo Tribe) |
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Troop 174 |
Crew 56 |
URGENT: Nine (9) of the remaining units have started their online rosters but not submitted the electronic forms. Four (4) of the remaining units have not started the online portion of rechartering, which is the first step. A total of thirteen (13) are in this category. Your unit is in this category, if it is omitted above.
Deadline
The deadline for completing all rechartering and submitting all paperwork is the next Roundtable on Thursday, December 13, 2018 at 7:00 pm at Luke’s Lodge (outbuilding on campus of St Luke’s UMC) 100 W 86th St, Indianapolis, IN 46260. There will be Commissioner Staff available help. Please seek help before then to make sure your checklist is done. We will meet with you to go through your recharter package.
Any units that do not have rechartering done at that time may be required by the Council Registrar to submit all rechartering on paper. All current and new members would have to re-submit their applications for membership in order to renew their charters. Council has a deadline of December 31st to submit its own recharter to Area 6, so all units need to be done before that.
Please contact your unit commissioner, District Commissioner Stephen Heath, or Assistant District Commissioner/Assistant Council Commissioner Jeff Heck with any concerns. We are currently without a District Executive due to Jessica’s promotion. Assistant Director of Field Services Ryan Kelleher is covering for North Star.
Help Sessions & Recharter Turn Ins
Jeff Heck will be holding Help Sessions. If you are having trouble with anything, come and bring questions. You will walk out with a checklist of remaining items to complete. First come, first serve. Appointments available.
- Thursday, December 6, 2018 during morning rush hour from 7:30 am to 9:00 am at the Panera’s at Trader’s Point Mall, 6050 W 86th St, Indianapolis, IN 46278, near the 86th St Exit of I-465.
- Friday, December 7, 2018 during morning rush hour from 7:30 am to 9:00 am at Starbucks, 9545 N. Meridian St, Indianapolis, IN 46260 near the Meridian St (Exit 31) of I-465.
Finish training modules before new ones in January
There are new training modules coming in January. They will not match current ones. Finish partials now or start over!
More from National here.
UPDATE from Bryan on Scouting.
Come learn about Scouting with Troop 56!
For Webelos (1s and 2s) interested in learning about Scouting with Troop 56, the Webelos Welcome Night is Monday December 10, 2018 from 7 – 8:30pm at “Luke’s Lodge” on the grounds at St. Luke’s United Methodist Church, 100 W. 86th St., Indy IN 46260.
Separately the Troop will be hosting a Bounce night (the teen version) followed by a light dinner on Friday December 7th, for Webelos 2’s that would be interested in learning about the Troop with a social activity as well.
Please see flyers attached:
New EAGLE SCOUTS – November 2018
CONGRATULATIONS to the following Scouts who passed their Boards of Review this month (November 2018):
These two Scouts led the completion of over 230 project hours and earned two Eagle Palms between them (one Bronze and one Gold). 
CAC North Star Unofficial Website 
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