Scouting in Nebraska
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Scouting in Nebraska has a long history, from the 1910s to the present day, serving thousands of youth in programs that suit the environment in which they live.
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[edit] Early history (1910-1950)
The first Eagle Scout in Nebraska was Alva R. Fitch of Norfolk.
The Nebraska Panhandle Area Council was founded in 1929, and in 1935 changed its name to the Scottsbluff Area Council. That council in 1936 changed its name to Wyo-Braska Council, which it remained until it merged into Longs Peak Council in 1975.
[edit] Recent history (1950-1990)
The 1967 National Order of the Arrow Conference was held at the University of Nebraska.
[edit] Scouting in Nebraska today
There are four Boy Scouts of America local councils in Nebraska. All of Nebraska lies within Central Region, except for Sioux, Scotts Bluff, Banner, Kimball, Cheyenne, Dawes, Box Butte, Morrill, Cheyenne, Sheridan, Garden, Deuel and Grant counties, as part of Western Region.
[edit] Cornhusker Council
Cornhusker Council serves eastern Nebraska, with headquarters in Lincoln and its main offices in Walton at the Outdoor Education Center (OEC). The council camp is Camp Cornhusker, located in Humboldt, Nebraska, though its mailing address is in DuBois. The Order of the Arrow lodge is the Golden Sun Lodge, #492.
- Salt Valley District (Lancaster County)
- Seven Feathers District
- Prairie Winds District
[edit] Longs Peak Council
The Longs Peak Council (62) of the Boy Scouts of America is headquartered in Greeley, Colorado. Named after the tallest peak in the council territory, Longs Peak Council serves Scouting youth in northeastern Colorado, southeastern Wyoming and western Nebraska. The WyoBraska Council of Scottsbluff merged into the Longs Peak Council in 1973. The council camps are Ben Delatour Scout Ranch near Fort Collins, Colorado and Camp Laramie Peak near Wheatland, Wyoming.
[edit] Mid-America Council
The Mid-America Council of the Boy Scouts of America offers programs in 58 counties in Nebraska, Iowa and South Dakota. The Mid-America Council was formed from a merger of the Covered Wagon Council and the Southwest Iowa Council in 1965. The first recorded Scouting in the area was in 1918 as the Omaha Council. In 2000 the council merged with the Prairie Gold Council in Sioux City, Iowa.
- Diamond Dick District
- Goldenrod District
- Lewis and Clark District
- Nischa Nimat District
- Ohwahnasee District
- Petah La Shauro District
- Soaring Eagle District
- Thundercloud District
- Trailblazer District
- Twin Lakes District
- Wagon Wheel District
- War Eagle District
Mid America Council has summer camps at Camp Cedars, near Fremont, Nebraska. Other council camps include Camp Eagle, near Fremont, Nebraska, Little Sioux Scout Ranch, Little Sioux, Iowa, Camp Wakonda, Bellevue, Nebraska and Camp Butterfield, near Orchard, Nebraska. The Little Sioux Scout Ranch was heavily damaged by a tornado on June 11, 2008, which killed four Scouts and hospitalized 40 of 93 Scouts and Scouters attending a leadership development event.[1]
[edit] Overland Trails Council
Overland Trails Council serves youth in western Nebraska, with headquarters in Grand Island. The Tri-Trails Council of North Platte was subsumed into this council in the late 1990s. The council camp is Camp Augustine.
[edit] Girl Scouting in Nebraska
There are five Girl Scout council offices in Nebraska.
Girl Scouts Goldenrod Council, Inc. Kearney, Nebraska[1]
Girl Scouts - Great Plains Council Omaha, Nebraska[2]
Guiding Star Girl Scout Council of Nebraska Ogallala, Nebraska[3]
Girl Scouts - Homestead Council Lincoln, Nebraska[4]
Girl Scouts, Prairie Hills Council of Nebraska, Inc Columbus, Nebraska[5]
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ "Official: 4 dead after twister tears through Scout camp", CNN, 2008-06-11. Retrieved on 2008-06-11.
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