All Cub Scouts, Boy Scouts leaders and parents are invited to a fun-filled overnight experience at the Amazing Pizza Machine in Omaha on April 9, 2010. Food, unlimited rides and video games, GloGolf and more fun!

Aaron Eilerts of Eagle Grove, was a young Boy Scout who sewed and gave away many pillowcases to hospital patients and made napkin holders for the Senior Center. He was also known for helping friends and neighbors. He was one of four boys who were killed when a tornado devastated the Little Sioux Boy Scout Ranch in June 2008. When students at Robert Blue Middle School Learned of the tragedy, the staff started a blog page in memory of Aaron. Here students and staff were able to express their feelings. Read what Principal Scott Jeske wrote about Aaron.

Click the link to see a photo from the Mid-America Council's Centennial History Exhibit ribbon cutting ceremony at the Durham Museum, January 16, 2010.

Father John was a Scout in Council Grove, Kansas, during World War II. The troop made an all-out effort to collect material such as iron, tin foil and paper to support the war effort. Good Scout Masters were often drafted. His achievement was a Second-Class Scout.

Columbus Telegram
Less than a year after its May 2009 grand reopening, Schaefer will take charge of the 1800 acre reservation operated by the Mid-America Council of the Boy ...

The Mid-America Council is planning a great event to honor our Council's top Scouters and Scouting supporters. On Saturday, June 12, 2010 from 6:00 to 9:00 p.m., the Council will host a dinner to recognize the Centennial Citizen of the Year, Centennial Corporate Partner, Silver Beaver Awards and more.

Scouts make a difference every day. But, from March 15 - June 22 you can help us make a difference by saving lives. In celebration of 100 years of scouting, the War Eagle District wants to encourage you to donate blood during this 100 day period.

All are welcome to hit the ice for tons of fun with the Sioux City Musketeers on March 20, 2010.

All youth ages 14-20 are invited out to the 185th Air National Guard Base for CSI Day, March 20, 2010.

This event is a fundraiser for the Council at Werner Valley Shooting Fields on September 10, 2010. The event is limited to ten 5-man teams.

Teri Hamburger, Omaha Federation of Advertising
Katie developed the Mid-America Council Centennial History Exhibit at the Durham Museum and she's even compiling the Council's History Book. The Ad Rookie of the Year award is given to an AAF Omaha member with five or fewer years in the ...

Omaha World-Herald
Only about 3 percent of boys who start Scouting earn the Boy Scouts' highest rank, according to the Mid-America Council. But Clayton had defied the odds ...

A Special Edition of the Denison Bulletin and Denison Review 

We are pleased to announce that effective March 1, 2010 Greg "Doc" Schaefer will become the new Ranger at the Little Sioux Scout Ranch.

To Celebrate the Journey of 100 years of Scouting, Cabela's is offering a special discount for Scouts to Continue their Journey.

Durham Museum
The Boy Scouts of America, Mid-America Council in collaboration with The Durham Museum are ... Mid-America Council, the exhibit chronicles stories and ...

We have seen thousands of terrific stories about Scouting leadership submitted to the National Hall of Leadership nomination database, but we know there are many more great stories out there yet to be shared! We've extended the nomination deadline to April 2, 2010.

All Cub Scout, Boy Scout and Venturing adult leaders can get trained at the annual Train-A-Ganza on April 30 - May 2, 2010 at Camp Cedars.

In celebration of the Boy Scouts of America's 100th Anniversary, the BSA and licensee DK Publishing will produce a new photo book to document Scouting as it exists today. This book, Boy Scouts of America: Today, is scheduled to be released in October 2010 and will incorporate both professional and amateur photographs of Cub Scouts, Boy Scouts, and Venturers engaged in activities that represent the 12 points of the Scout Law.

Students from the Aviation Explorer Post #518 sponsored by the University of Nebraska at Omaha Aviation Institute have had an exciting fall semester.

The members of Bellevue Boy Scout Troop 467 performed a soil conservation project on November 14th. The Boy Scouts and their leaders spent the weekend camping at Camp Cedars, just southwest of Fremont, NE, where they dug trenches and installed railroad ties.

All are welcome to see the history of Scouting in the Mid-America Council at the Durham Museum! Exhibit is open from January 16, 2010 to May 30, 2010. Watch the 100 Years - Celebrating the Adventure, Continuing the Journey Exhibit TV ad

For 100 years, Scouting has been offering training programs that prepare leaders to provide a great program. As our society becomes more fast-paced, the need for trained leaders is more important than ever. Training can make the job of a volunteer much easier and ensures that the program continues to be delivered in the way it was designed to engage youth and retain them in Scouting.

Registered Cub Scout, Boy Scout, and Venture leaders are welcome to attend Wood Badge training, the most advanced adult leadership training that the Boy Scouts of America has to offer. Training is held at Camp Cedars and is conducted in two parts. Part 1: September 10 – 12, 2010; Part 2: October 1 – 3, 2010. Attendance at both weekend sessions and the mid-course meeting is required.