Dear readers of the Cub Scout Pack 101 Blog,
This is Roger, the Cubmaster. I'm sorry it's been awhile since I last updated this page. I had hoped to get some pictures from the Rocket Regatta in May and the Cubmobile Race in June, but unfortunately, I haven't gotten those yet. So, I am pressing forward now, with lots of information from the previous events, and pictures from our latest adventure, our Summer Supertrip to Chattanooga, Tennessee, to see the aquarium there and to camp out with scouts and parents!
First, back in May, we had our last official regular year cub scout pack meeting, and during that meeting, we held our annual space derby. The scouts built rubber band powered balsa wood rockets, and we raced them neck and neck. Cobie Copley was the winner of the space derby. Seth Blankenbaker finished second, Dylan Copley finished third, Austin Cohoon finished fourth, and Grant Helm finished fifth. I want to congratulate all the boys who participated, also including Caleb Blankenbaker, Hayden LaVeau, Chris Runion, Trentin Sronce, John Bowman, Kody Brookshier, Nickolas Shinn, Dalton Ledbetter, and Zuri Turner.
Next, in June, we held our Cubmobile Race. We raced down 9th Street in the heat of a late June morning, with each boy have a great time! The winner of the Cubmobile race was Bryan Walquist. Second place went to Grant Helm, third wend to Nickolas Shinn, and fourth place went to Cobie Copley. The Wildest Ride award went to Ben Bowlin, and the Slow and Steady Award went to Riley Alsip. I want to congratulate all the boys who participated, also including Dylan Copley, Trentin Sronce, Zuri Turner, Julian Russell, and Zach Walquist.
Just a few days ago, at the end of July through the first of August, Pack 101 traveled to and returned from the most ambitious group event we have ever planned. A group of over 50 scouts and parents or guardians traveled by charter bus to take a day long excursion to the world famous Chattanooga Aquarium. While we were there, many of us took in the amazing sights of the aquariums (yes, there are two, one building for fresh water fish, and another building for salt water fish)and also watched an IMAX feature in 3-D! After we completed our day at the aquarium, we traveled to the beautiful Harrison Bay State Park, and camped overnight. While we camped, we had a nature hike, we ate good food, toasted s'mores, and participated in a reverent flag retirement ceremony led by scout leader Matt Alsip. We slept under the stars, and though weather threatened all day, and there was a point at which we thought the bus might not start, God looked over us and granted us a beautiful weekend in which everything we could have hoped to do with our scouts and parents, we DID. The next morning, we had breakfast, I taught many of the boys (and the girls too!) how to play washers, and we had a truly moving devotional moment that Sunday, led by scout leader Clay Blankenbaker. Our drive back was actually fun, too!
I want to take this time to thank our scouts, our parents, and our leaders, for organizing and participating in one of the best events our Pack has ever created for the boys. I want to thank the good folks at the Chattanooga Aquarium, who discounted our tickets. I want to thank Doug Knott, our wonderful driver of the Anchor Trailways tour bus, who was right there with us for most of our adventure. I thank Lisa Gower, our treasurer, for helping us to be creative with our funds and make this trip possible, and lastly, because we don't do it enough, I want to thank the folks at the United Methodist Church in Metropolis, our sponsor, who supplies us with rooms, and on days when we take trips, a safe place for our parents and leaders to park while we are gone.
Next, we will have our end of year Pool Party at the Metropolis City Pool. We will host this event on Saturday, August 14th, starting at 6 pm. While we have our pool party, we will also run our Raingutter Regatta, in which the scouts will race small wooden windpowered sailboats down two rain gutters. We hope that all of the scouts and parents of Pack 101 will come out to enjoy our final event of the Summer.
The pictures for the supertrip will follow in the next post.
One last thing: I have started a facebook page for our group. Please look for Metropolis Illinois Cub Scout Pack 101 and friend or like the group. Sometimes, it is easier and quicker for me to post short notes on facebook, and probably, there are more of us on facebook than there are folks who check out the blog. Thanks! See you at the Pool Party!
Tuesday, August 3, 2010
Sunday, March 21, 2010
New Newsletter:
I mailed new newsletters out Saturday morning, but I am including the text of the newsletter here in case you don't get it:
Old business:
Back in February, on the 14th, we represented ourselves well at Scout Sunday at the United Methodist Church in Metropolis. Dozens of scouts and their parents were in attendance, and we couldn’t have asked for a better group to show our appreciation to our sponsor organization.
Next, Leslie Bates awarded the Arrow of Light to five scouts at this year’s Blue and Gold Banquet, on February 27th. We had over 130 people in attendance to enjoy a wonderful barbecue buffet, and to witness a beautiful ceremony in which Caleb Ashley, Patrick Harville, Doug Bates, Braden Stamme, and Zachary Walquist bridged over from Cub Scouts and became the newest members of Boy Scout Troop 101.
The next weekend, they acquitted themselves well at their first boy scout event, a weekend campout at Dixon Springs.
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New business:
March Pack Meeting: March 23rd, 7 pm, United Methodist Church basement. We will hand out any awards or advancements earned by the boys.
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Tuesday, April 6th, 7 pm: Kite building workshop. All members of the Pack and their parents are asked to come to the kite building workshop in preparation for the Pack’s Kite Flying Contest. When we make a kite, we do it the old-fashioned way! No store bought kites! We will instruct the scouts on how to make their own kites. Right now the Den leaders are discussing with their scouts the different kinds of materials from which you can make a kite. Seriously, paper bags, trash bags, old newspaper, sticks, dowel rods, even visqueen and pvc pipe, any of these materials can make a kite. Oh, don’t forget string, and rags for a tail! So, it shouldn’t cost very much (if anything) to get materials for a great kite. Please bring the materials you will use for your kite with you. We will have some building materials there as well. Go to http://www.int.gu.edu.au/~anthony/kites/ for many different kite plans.
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Friday and Saturday, April 9th and/or 10th: Scout-a-rama at Stewart Nelson Park in Paducah. This is not a mandatory event, but would be a lot of fun if you want your scout to take part in a wide variety of events, and have the chance to earn some awards that require special training, like the archery and BB gun beltloops. Please contact your den leader or me for more information.
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Saturday, April 24th, 10 AM, Trout Pond Shelter, Massac Park: Pack Meeting, Kite Flying Contest, and grilling out! You supply the kite, and we supply the food. After the contest, we will gather over at the pavillion nearest to Trout Pond for lunch. During lunch, we will give out awards for each Den’s flyers, and award a grand prize for the overall Best Flyer.
In the event of rain, we will postpone the contest until 1 pm the next day, Sunday, April 25th.
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Saturday, May 22nd, 10 AM, Trout Pond Shelter, Massac Park: Pack Meeting, Space Derby, and grilling out! This will be our last official regular pack meeting of this scouting year. At this meeting, we will hold our Space Derby, in which boys build rubber band powered rockets and race them for fun and prizes! After our pack meeting, we will grill out and announce our schedule of summer events.
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During the summer, we don’t have regular den meetings, but once a month, we gather together to have a special event. In June, we will have our Cubmobile Race, which is a soapbox derby race in which the boys race cars downhill over on 9th street between Girard and Catherine streets. In July, we will have a Supertrip, in which scouts and parents will travel together to a unique destination in our area. In years past, we have went to Mammoth Cave, Land Between the Lakes, and the St. Louis Zoo. Then, in August, we will have our end of summer pool party at the Metropolis Pool and also hold our rain gutter regatta.
I hope to see you at all the upcoming events!
Old business:
Back in February, on the 14th, we represented ourselves well at Scout Sunday at the United Methodist Church in Metropolis. Dozens of scouts and their parents were in attendance, and we couldn’t have asked for a better group to show our appreciation to our sponsor organization.
Next, Leslie Bates awarded the Arrow of Light to five scouts at this year’s Blue and Gold Banquet, on February 27th. We had over 130 people in attendance to enjoy a wonderful barbecue buffet, and to witness a beautiful ceremony in which Caleb Ashley, Patrick Harville, Doug Bates, Braden Stamme, and Zachary Walquist bridged over from Cub Scouts and became the newest members of Boy Scout Troop 101.
The next weekend, they acquitted themselves well at their first boy scout event, a weekend campout at Dixon Springs.
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New business:
March Pack Meeting: March 23rd, 7 pm, United Methodist Church basement. We will hand out any awards or advancements earned by the boys.
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Tuesday, April 6th, 7 pm: Kite building workshop. All members of the Pack and their parents are asked to come to the kite building workshop in preparation for the Pack’s Kite Flying Contest. When we make a kite, we do it the old-fashioned way! No store bought kites! We will instruct the scouts on how to make their own kites. Right now the Den leaders are discussing with their scouts the different kinds of materials from which you can make a kite. Seriously, paper bags, trash bags, old newspaper, sticks, dowel rods, even visqueen and pvc pipe, any of these materials can make a kite. Oh, don’t forget string, and rags for a tail! So, it shouldn’t cost very much (if anything) to get materials for a great kite. Please bring the materials you will use for your kite with you. We will have some building materials there as well. Go to http://www.int.gu.edu.au/~anthony/kites/ for many different kite plans.
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Friday and Saturday, April 9th and/or 10th: Scout-a-rama at Stewart Nelson Park in Paducah. This is not a mandatory event, but would be a lot of fun if you want your scout to take part in a wide variety of events, and have the chance to earn some awards that require special training, like the archery and BB gun beltloops. Please contact your den leader or me for more information.
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Saturday, April 24th, 10 AM, Trout Pond Shelter, Massac Park: Pack Meeting, Kite Flying Contest, and grilling out! You supply the kite, and we supply the food. After the contest, we will gather over at the pavillion nearest to Trout Pond for lunch. During lunch, we will give out awards for each Den’s flyers, and award a grand prize for the overall Best Flyer.
In the event of rain, we will postpone the contest until 1 pm the next day, Sunday, April 25th.
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Saturday, May 22nd, 10 AM, Trout Pond Shelter, Massac Park: Pack Meeting, Space Derby, and grilling out! This will be our last official regular pack meeting of this scouting year. At this meeting, we will hold our Space Derby, in which boys build rubber band powered rockets and race them for fun and prizes! After our pack meeting, we will grill out and announce our schedule of summer events.
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During the summer, we don’t have regular den meetings, but once a month, we gather together to have a special event. In June, we will have our Cubmobile Race, which is a soapbox derby race in which the boys race cars downhill over on 9th street between Girard and Catherine streets. In July, we will have a Supertrip, in which scouts and parents will travel together to a unique destination in our area. In years past, we have went to Mammoth Cave, Land Between the Lakes, and the St. Louis Zoo. Then, in August, we will have our end of summer pool party at the Metropolis Pool and also hold our rain gutter regatta.
I hope to see you at all the upcoming events!
Wednesday, March 17, 2010
Pictures From the Pinewood Derby
Here are pictures from the Pinewood Derby and Edible Snowman Contest. Enjoy! Coming soon: Pictures from the Blue and Gold, and the next newsletter!
Sunday, March 14, 2010
Blue and Gold, and Future Events...
There will be pictures from the Pinewood Derby, and from the recent Blue and Gold banquet, as soon as I get a little time to work on them.
We have several more fun events planned for the Spring! Stay tuned!
We have several more fun events planned for the Spring! Stay tuned!
Wednesday, February 17, 2010
Pinewood Derby and Blue and Gold
First off, I’d like to say THANK YOU to all of the scouts and parents who participated in the Christmas Parade in December, Christmas Carroling, and our Pinewood Derby! Our Pack was awarded the Third Place in the Christmas Parade, our best showing yet!
We held our Pinewood Derby on January 26th up at the Church. We nearly had 50 participants, making it one of our largest derbies ever. I want to thank everybody for participating, all of the leaders for their supervision, and all of the parents and families for supporting your scouts! Pictures of the Derby and of each den were taken by the folks up at the Metropolis Planet. You can see the pictures at The Metropolis Planet and when our pictures are posted, you can view them here.
Even though our event was a terrific success, it has come to my attention that despite our best efforts, a couple of mistakes occurred. First, it's possible that one boy's time was recorded incorrectly. The parents of the boy were writing their scout’s times down because they were texting their friends about his participation in the race. Their texts are different than the time we recorded, which would have made a difference in the race. I think it is right and fair that we recognize the boy without taking away the accomplishments of anyone else. Second, it looks like in another case, the time was recorded correctly, but the best times weren't circled. Again, I am not pointing fingers here. One leader recorded the times, another reviewed them for the awards, and I looked at them again while I was reading them off. Mistakes happen, and it is not a matter of negligence nor maliciousness. However, one boy was upset when he realized that his time should’ve been recognized and wasn’t. The first boy, for whom there might have been a time discrepancy, was Austin Cohoon. The other boy, whose time wasn’t recognized during the race, was Cobie Copley. I am proud of both of these boys. My sincerest apology goes out to them, and my gratitude to the folks who made me aware of our mistake.
Pinewood Derby Race Winners:
TIGERS
1st: Dalton Ledbetter; 2nd: Austin Cohoon; 3rd: Kody Brookshier; 4th: Nickolas Shinn; 5th: Matt Helm; 6th: Grant Helm; 7th: Jacob Mitchell; 8th: AJ Heine; 9th: AC Heine; 10th: Hayden LaVeau; 11th: Andy Sutton; 12th: Ralph Richardson; 13th: Bryan Walquist
WOLFS
1st: Tristen White; 2nd: Seth Blankenbaker; 3rd: Dylan Copley; 4th: Chris Runion; 5th: Carson McKee; 6th: Samuel Crockett; 7th: Tristen Hoxworth; 8th: Matt McHaney; 9th: Stetson Ramey; 10th: John Bowman; 11th: Caleb Holman; 12th: Julian Russell; 13th: Ethan Atkinson; 14th: Robbie Myers; 15th: Lucas Stahl
BEARS
1st: Riley Alsip; 2nd: Ben Bowlin; 3rd: Caleb Blankenbaker; 4th: Cobie Copley; 5th: Seth Clausen; 6th: Payton Adams
WEBELOS I
1st: Teige Heckenlaible; 2nd: Trentin Scronce; 3rd: Noah Carter
WEBELOS II
1st: Caleb Ashley; 2nd: Doug Bates; 3rd: Zachary Walquist; 4th: Patrick Harvill; 5th: Braden Stamme
Award for Outstanding Design: Tristan Hoxworth; Best Use of Materials: Braden Stamme; Unique Car: Matt Helm; Scout Theme: Riley Alsip; The BRICK Award: Zachary Walquist
We would like to congratulate Adam Cohoon and the Tiger Cubs for winning the Edible Snowman contest this year! Adam’s scouts received the award of a pizza party for their den, and made one of the most inventive snowmen (a Jamaican snowman made of meatballs!) I’ve ever seen.
I also want to thank everybody who was present for Scout Sunday up at the United Methodist Church on the 14th. We had a great turn out.
The next big event in our calendar is THE BLUE AND GOLD BANQUET, a special scout event held in place of our February Pack Meeting, on Saturday, February 27th. This year’s theme for our Blue and Gold Banquet will be “One Hundred Years of Scouting,” and our potluck will be a traditional barbecue. The First Christian Church in Metropolis (across from the Dairy Queen) will host our event. People need to show up with their food dishes at 5:30 p.m. Each den has been assigned some specific foods to bring. If you’re not sure what that is, please contact your den leader. The banquet itself will begin at 6:00 p.m., and the program will begin at 7:00 pm.
EVERYONE in your scout’s life is invited---mom, dad, brothers, sisters, aunts, uncles, grandmas, grandpas, in-laws and outlaws. We will supply the main course, drinks, and dessert. We ask each family to bring one of the dishes we asked each den to prepare, so that our banquet table will be bountiful. It is very important that you RSVP to me the TOTAL number of people in your family, including your scout, who will be attending the banquet. We need to know how many tables to set up and how much of the main dish, drinks, and other supplies we will need to buy. PLEASE, RSVP to me by mail, by phone, or by email. My address is 113 Lindsey, Metropolis, IL, 62960. My phone is 618) 524-8340, and my email is pugh@shawneelink.net. PLEASE RSVP me back!
What is so special about the Blue and Gold Banquet? This is the celebration of the anniversary of Scouting. This is also the time at which we recognize, through official ceremony, the crossing over of Webelos II scouts from Cub Scouts to Boy Scouts. From that moment on, they are Webelos II no longer. The larger adventure of scouting awaits them. The entire Pack participates in this advancement. We look forward to seeing you there!
We held our Pinewood Derby on January 26th up at the Church. We nearly had 50 participants, making it one of our largest derbies ever. I want to thank everybody for participating, all of the leaders for their supervision, and all of the parents and families for supporting your scouts! Pictures of the Derby and of each den were taken by the folks up at the Metropolis Planet. You can see the pictures at The Metropolis Planet and when our pictures are posted, you can view them here.
Even though our event was a terrific success, it has come to my attention that despite our best efforts, a couple of mistakes occurred. First, it's possible that one boy's time was recorded incorrectly. The parents of the boy were writing their scout’s times down because they were texting their friends about his participation in the race. Their texts are different than the time we recorded, which would have made a difference in the race. I think it is right and fair that we recognize the boy without taking away the accomplishments of anyone else. Second, it looks like in another case, the time was recorded correctly, but the best times weren't circled. Again, I am not pointing fingers here. One leader recorded the times, another reviewed them for the awards, and I looked at them again while I was reading them off. Mistakes happen, and it is not a matter of negligence nor maliciousness. However, one boy was upset when he realized that his time should’ve been recognized and wasn’t. The first boy, for whom there might have been a time discrepancy, was Austin Cohoon. The other boy, whose time wasn’t recognized during the race, was Cobie Copley. I am proud of both of these boys. My sincerest apology goes out to them, and my gratitude to the folks who made me aware of our mistake.
Pinewood Derby Race Winners:
TIGERS
1st: Dalton Ledbetter; 2nd: Austin Cohoon; 3rd: Kody Brookshier; 4th: Nickolas Shinn; 5th: Matt Helm; 6th: Grant Helm; 7th: Jacob Mitchell; 8th: AJ Heine; 9th: AC Heine; 10th: Hayden LaVeau; 11th: Andy Sutton; 12th: Ralph Richardson; 13th: Bryan Walquist
WOLFS
1st: Tristen White; 2nd: Seth Blankenbaker; 3rd: Dylan Copley; 4th: Chris Runion; 5th: Carson McKee; 6th: Samuel Crockett; 7th: Tristen Hoxworth; 8th: Matt McHaney; 9th: Stetson Ramey; 10th: John Bowman; 11th: Caleb Holman; 12th: Julian Russell; 13th: Ethan Atkinson; 14th: Robbie Myers; 15th: Lucas Stahl
BEARS
1st: Riley Alsip; 2nd: Ben Bowlin; 3rd: Caleb Blankenbaker; 4th: Cobie Copley; 5th: Seth Clausen; 6th: Payton Adams
WEBELOS I
1st: Teige Heckenlaible; 2nd: Trentin Scronce; 3rd: Noah Carter
WEBELOS II
1st: Caleb Ashley; 2nd: Doug Bates; 3rd: Zachary Walquist; 4th: Patrick Harvill; 5th: Braden Stamme
Award for Outstanding Design: Tristan Hoxworth; Best Use of Materials: Braden Stamme; Unique Car: Matt Helm; Scout Theme: Riley Alsip; The BRICK Award: Zachary Walquist
We would like to congratulate Adam Cohoon and the Tiger Cubs for winning the Edible Snowman contest this year! Adam’s scouts received the award of a pizza party for their den, and made one of the most inventive snowmen (a Jamaican snowman made of meatballs!) I’ve ever seen.
I also want to thank everybody who was present for Scout Sunday up at the United Methodist Church on the 14th. We had a great turn out.
The next big event in our calendar is THE BLUE AND GOLD BANQUET, a special scout event held in place of our February Pack Meeting, on Saturday, February 27th. This year’s theme for our Blue and Gold Banquet will be “One Hundred Years of Scouting,” and our potluck will be a traditional barbecue. The First Christian Church in Metropolis (across from the Dairy Queen) will host our event. People need to show up with their food dishes at 5:30 p.m. Each den has been assigned some specific foods to bring. If you’re not sure what that is, please contact your den leader. The banquet itself will begin at 6:00 p.m., and the program will begin at 7:00 pm.
EVERYONE in your scout’s life is invited---mom, dad, brothers, sisters, aunts, uncles, grandmas, grandpas, in-laws and outlaws. We will supply the main course, drinks, and dessert. We ask each family to bring one of the dishes we asked each den to prepare, so that our banquet table will be bountiful. It is very important that you RSVP to me the TOTAL number of people in your family, including your scout, who will be attending the banquet. We need to know how many tables to set up and how much of the main dish, drinks, and other supplies we will need to buy. PLEASE, RSVP to me by mail, by phone, or by email. My address is 113 Lindsey, Metropolis, IL, 62960. My phone is 618) 524-8340, and my email is pugh@shawneelink.net. PLEASE RSVP me back!
What is so special about the Blue and Gold Banquet? This is the celebration of the anniversary of Scouting. This is also the time at which we recognize, through official ceremony, the crossing over of Webelos II scouts from Cub Scouts to Boy Scouts. From that moment on, they are Webelos II no longer. The larger adventure of scouting awaits them. The entire Pack participates in this advancement. We look forward to seeing you there!
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