Trailblazer District, Mid-America Council SW Iowa

10/11/2026

Congratulations to Trailblazer District's newest OA Ordeal and Vigil members.

10/07/2026

This is an important advisement from National that everyone needs to read.

PURPOSE This advisory is intended to promote awareness and preparedness, not alarm. It describes an observed offender methodology identified through law-enforcement intelligence and provides practical steps for Scout units, councils, camps, volunteers, families, and young people to help reduce risk....

10/01/2026

This Saturday, Nuke-Con is offering the Game Design Merit Badge (9am-12pm) & Competitive Gaming Merit Badge (1pm-4pm)! This is held at the Mid-America Center. Cost is $6 for youth, whether you take one or both classes. Adults are free unless you want to go to the convention, then you’d need to purchase a ticket. No registration, just come in and pay at the door.

Please wear your Class A, bring the workbooks and pen, and your blue card. No outside food or drink is allowed except water per the center’s rules. If you plan to take both classes, the concession stand accepts cash or card. Or you can leave and grab a bite and come back, just don’t bring the food in to eat.

09/29/2026

Good morning! A little update regarding storefronts. As you know, every Tuesday at 7pm CST, any unfilled shifts are released in Trails End. The purpose of this is to give other units an opportunity to take those storefronts and fill them. It is NOT for those units that don’t fill the storefronts when they already had them, to go back in and take them again. If they weren’t filled in the week that they were assigned to your unit, then they need to be released.

Please do not go back in on Tuesday nights and take those unfilled store fronts. We need to give other units a chance to fill those spots. Especially for new or smaller units! To date, there are very few to no storefronts available for new/smaller units to sign up for. Let’s remember the 12 Points of the Scout Law and give all of our Packs and Troops the best popcorn season we can!

Thank you for your understanding! If you have any questions, please reach out to Jen Wilkinson, TB District Kernel.

09/24/2026

Did you hear the news? There a brand new Hazardous Weather training now available in My.Scouting. This replaces the old one. It’s still required to complete every 2 years to be considered a trained leader, so please take some time, take the course, and mark your calendar 22 months from the day you completed it so you don’t miss taking it before it expires! This is great timing, especially for units calling this weekend since we’re forecasted for more rain and thunderstorms throughout the area. Again.

09/20/2026

From Jen Wilkinson, Trailblazer District Kernel:

As a District Kernel, I'm disappointed in the things I am seeing this year. Scouts not in uniform, chairs lots of chairs and phone scrolling.

➡️ We need to be in uniform. If a new Scout does not have one, see if you can borrow from another Scout or at the very least, wear a Class B. If it’s chilly, put a long sleeve shirt on under your Class A.
➡️No Chairs unless medically necessary.
➡️Put the phones away unless you are making a sale.

The same rules applies for those adults at the booths. While not all parents have a Class A, if you have a Class B, please wear it. If not, please wear appropriate, clean (no holes, tears or stains) clothing.

These are not new rules; they have been in place now for several years. Unit Kernels, Cubmasters, Scoutmasters & Committee Chairs, please reiterate this to everyone in your units.

08/31/2026

Just a friendly reminder that Roundtable is this Thursday! Please send at least 1 person from every unit, we have VERY IMPORTANT changes to membership and recharter that are different from what we had discussed at August’s meeting. These changes affect every single unit and it’s too much to type out to explain. Don’t forget to include any new leaders you’ve recruited, especially your CM/SM, CC, New Member Coordinator and Popcorn Kernel. If you have Assistant CM/SM’s, bring them along!

08/25/2026

‼️Some are having an issue advancing to the next screen in the Safeguarding Youth Training. The issue appears to occur when training videos are viewed in full-screen mode on some computers. In full-screen mode, the Forward button may not be visible when it is time to advance.

To resolve the issue, exit full-screen mode on the video by pressing the ESC key. Alternatively, move the cursor to the bottom of the video screen, hover over the full-screen icon in the lower-right corner, and click it to exit full-screen mode. Once the video is no longer in full-screen mode, the Forward button should be visible, allowing the training to continue. The course can be completed using either Google Chrome or Microsoft Edge.

08/21/2026

Check out this video of Mike from T73 from our own district talking about Scouts.

08/06/2026

It’s Thursday! Roundtable tonight at 7pm and it’s POTLUCK! Bring your appetites and a goodie to share. Pork Carnitas is the main dish, and I promise, you will want seconds! See you all tonight! We have a lot to cover from membership to recharter to big changes. It’s hard to believe it’s been 2 months since the last one!