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Category: Council News

Safety Moment: Guide to Safe Scouting

Safety Moment  As we begin our new “Scouting Year”, it would be a great time to “dust off” the Guide to Safe Scouting and review with your unit leadership, Scouts, and Venturers.  SUMMARY  Few youth organizations encompass the breadth, volume, and diversity of physical activity common to Scouting. The Guide to Safe Scouting (GTSS) is an overview […]

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Trading Post Operation and Service Hours

Note: The information below is from September 2020. View the bottom of our website, our Google listing, or our Facebook page for up-to-date information. For the sustainability of the Mount Baker Council and the youth we serve, the Mount Baker Council Volunteer Executive Board has approved a reduced spending budget for the 2020 calendar year […]

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Household Camping at Fire Mountain

Even as summer comes to an end, we know that camping season is continuing strong! While we were unable to operate our traditional resident camp, we can still welcome limited camping at Fire Mountain under state and county guidelines. With Skagit County currently in Phase 2 of the Safe Start plan, Fire Mountain can offer […]

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Mount Baker Council’s Steps to Sustainability

August 31, 2020 Mount Baker Council’s Adult Volunteers and Supporters, For the sustainability of the Mount Baker Council and the youth we serve, the Mount Baker Council Volunteer Executive Board has approved a reduced spending budget for the remainder of the 2020 calendar year based on the serious impact of COVID-19 on our current and […]

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Membership Fee Announcement

Dear Scouting family,   The BSA is announcing today a small increase in annual membership fees. The Boy Scouts of America have worked to keep membership fees low, unfortunately operating costs have continued to rise and COVID-19 has compounded the need to increase the fee to maintain the program. The national membership fees goes to […]

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