The Council Service Centers will be closed on Monday, May 29, for the Memorial Day holiday.

As of May 10, 2017, the merger of the Old Colony Council and Knox Trail Council Council is in effect. The name of the new, merged Council will be chosen after an opportunity for scouts and scouters to enter suggestions in a “Name my Council” contest. Watch this space for details. What is new is our Council number – we are merged as Council 251 – which you may see on announcements until a new name is chosen.

The Executive Board and Officers of the new Council met for the first time on May 10th. We have a very talented and experienced group of volunteers who are focused on integrating the two prior Councils into one, strong Council.

As the last president of the Old Colony Council, I am proud of what we accomplished and how well we supported scouting in our 41 cities and towns. As the first president of our new Council, I am confident that we can do even more to support scouting in our 62 cities and towns, and our three camps.

The process of merger will take a while. The staff and volunteers will do our best to keep you informed through our website and Facebook feeds, as well as at Roundtables. Please feel free to ask questions and make suggestions as we go forward.

Rob Hillman

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Our first Council Wide Pinewood Derby was held on Saturday, May 6th.  We had a great time watching all of the fantastic cars zoom down the track.  Congratulations to all of our winners!

Make sure you plan to attend next year, the competition will be bigger.

Our Winners

Tigers:

1st Place:  Jeffrey H.

2nd Place: Weston T.

3rd Place: George S.

4th Place: Aiden C.

Best In Show:  David A.

Scouts – Bear, Wolf, Webelos

1st. Place: Pieree S.

2nd Place: Roman C.

3rd Place: Nate H.

4th Place: J. Raines

Best of Show: Jacob M.

Love baseball history? Come to the Latinos and Baseball event May 13th from 11-2.

Not only will you be able to have your personal baseball artifact scanned, you will meet Boston Red Sox Hall of Famer Luis Tiant and speak to the Red Sox historian who will bring the following Red Sox artifacts for you to view:

1.      Jose Santiago 1967 World Series Bat
2.      David Ortiz Bat
3.      1999 All Star Game Signed Pedro Martinez Baseball
4.      Nomar Garciaparra Cap
5.      Ted Williams signed bat
6.      Luis Tiant Signed ball
7.      Tony Pena Gold Glove
8.      Manny Ramirez World Series Jersey
9.      Adrian Beltre – Mother\’s Day Pink Bat
10.  Victor Martinez Signed baseball

Check out our event on Facebook! https://www.facebook.com/events/1739807436309770/

Please note: This note a Scouting event.

Another day …..another dozen…

On Wednesday, April 26, 2017 Eagle Boards were held at St. John the Evangelist Parish, Wellesley for the Powderkeg & Cannon Districts.

The following 12 Scouts passed their Eagle Boards – Congratulations to our new Eagle Scouts.

Noah S., Troop 157 Weston, Schuyler G., Troop 205 Newton, Brian G., Troop 157 Weston, John “Jack” B.,Troop 1 Wayland, Jonathan S.,Troop 78 Framingham, Ethan A., Troop 66 Belmont.

Nicholas E.,Troop 1 Wayland, Jay A., Troop 1 Wayland, Eric M., Troop 1 Wayland, Barrett R., Troop 185 Wellesley, Curran M., Troop 1 Wayland, Nicholas B. Troop 96 Arlington.

Over 70 members attended the banquet at The Crystal Room in Milford. With an evening of fun and fellowship, Arrowmen join together to celebrate the awarding of the Founder’s Awards as well as the Vigil Call out ceremony. Tristan N. and staff adviser Stephen Lavoie were selected for the Founder Awards while Josh B., Jason H., Matthew M., Isaac N., Sam P., George Brenckle and Nancy Goldberg received the call out for Vigil.

To end the evening, the lodge conducted its yearly election of youth officers. Tristan N. was elected as Lodge Chief, John G. as Vice Chief of Program, Isaac N. as Vice Chief of Inductions, Michael G. as Secretary and Owen O as Treasurer. Congratulations to our 2017 Lodge Executive Committee!