I want to thank everyone for making our Blue and Gold Banquet a huge success. Everyone enjoyed the food, the festivities, and I especially appreciated that four of our scouts earned the Arrow of Light, and crossed over into Boy Scouts. This easily the most important event that we prepare our scouts for, the most important event that I have the honor of participating in, and probably the most important ceremony over which the den leader presides. Also, sadly, it is the last day these boys will be cub scouts, and is usually the last day that the den leader remains an active participant in cub scouts.
Those four boys who bridged over are John Smith, Wesley Olroyd, Jonathan Hodges, and Dakota Robbins. They have earned our respect and admiration for their efforts.
Here are pictures of the event.
Saturday, February 28, 2009
Thursday, February 19, 2009
The Pinewood Derby 2009
Here are the winners of the Pack 101 Pinewood Derby:
TIGERS:
Damon McHaney, 5th, 2.665
Seth Blankenbaker, 4th, 2.654
Ethan Atkinson, 3rd, 2.614
Julian Russell, 2nd, 2.597
Dylan Copley, 1st, 2.546
WOLFS:
Seth Clausen, 5th, 2.822
Caleb Blankenbaker, 4th, 2.685
Logan Dassing, 3rd, 2.537
Cobie Copley, 2nd, 2.522
Riley Alsip, 1st, 2.462
BEARS:
Ethan Wimer, 5th, 3.782
Kobie Klotz, 4th, 3.237
Terrin Reed, 3rd, 2.867
Trentin Sronce, 2nd, 2.609
Stone Osman, 1st, 2.484
WEBELOS I
Braden Stamme, 4th, 2.898
Caleb Ashley, 3rd, 2.792
Tyler Timmons, 2nd, 2.626
Doug Bates, 1st, 2.515
WEBELOS II
Wesley Olroyd, 2nd, 4.083
Jonathan Hodges, 1st, 2.603
GRAND CHAMPIONS
Jonathan Hodges, 5th, 2.574
Dylan Copley, 4th, 2.555
Doug Bates, 3rd, 2.532
Stone Osman, 2nd, 2.493
Riley Alsip, 1st, 2.468
I want to thank all of the scouts and parents who made our Pinewood Derby a great success. I also want to thank the folks at the Metropolis Planet for taking some great group photos of our Dens. The Wolfs and the Webelos I tied for the best entry in the Edible Snowman Contest, and will share in the prize of a pizza party.
Our next big event will be the Blue and Gold Banquet, which will be held February 27th, 6 pm, at the Metropolis Community Center. All scouts and their families are invited to bring a specific dish and join us for a Mexican Fiesta. We will have food, fun, and be privileged to participate in the last ceremony that the Webelos II will complete as Cub Scouts, the bridging over ceremony.
I look forward to seeing you then,
Roger
Cubmaster, Pack 101
Saturday, February 7, 2009
PINEWOOD DERBY----This TUESDAY, February 10th, 6 pm at the UM Church in Metropolis!!!
Everyone,
We had two events planned for this weekend. The first was to sell popcorn at the basketball tournament over at the primary school on Saturday. However,too many things have been pushed to this weekend, so we will gracefully bow out of the event this Saturday. I hope that we will be able to sell popcorn at another event on another Saturday.
This Sunday is Scout Sunday. This Sunday, all scouts are invited to share worship service at the United Methodist Church in Metropolis. The service starts at 10 am. I encourage everybody to attend the service. This is our sponsor's day to recognize the scouts, and our day to thank the church for their support. I hope to see you all there. I would like to fill our section up with scouts and their families. The boys and leaders need to be in uniform.
IMPORTANT UPDATE: PINEWOOD RACERS PLEASE READ: This Pinewood Derby will be this Tuesday, February 10th. Because we have multiple goals to accomplish, I want to start check-in of cars at 6 pm. We will start the races at 6:30, and we will have our meeting and advancements between heats. During the meeting, we will hand out advancements, hand out any popcorn prizes that have yet to be awarded, award prizes for both the Pinewood Derby and the Edible Snowman contest, and go over the Blue and Gold Banquet, including getting your RSVP for the banquet, and also getting you to sign up for the dish you are going to bring to the banquet.
So, to recap: we will skip the popcorn sale tomorrow, but I hope to see everybody at the United Methodist Church this Sunday at their 10 am service; the Pinewood Derby is THIS TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 10th, STARTING AT 6 pm. People must be there on time if we intend to get what we need to get done, so please, please, come early!!
I look forward to seeing everybody Sunday and Tuesday.
Roger Pugh
Cubmaster, Pack 101
We had two events planned for this weekend. The first was to sell popcorn at the basketball tournament over at the primary school on Saturday. However,too many things have been pushed to this weekend, so we will gracefully bow out of the event this Saturday. I hope that we will be able to sell popcorn at another event on another Saturday.
This Sunday is Scout Sunday. This Sunday, all scouts are invited to share worship service at the United Methodist Church in Metropolis. The service starts at 10 am. I encourage everybody to attend the service. This is our sponsor's day to recognize the scouts, and our day to thank the church for their support. I hope to see you all there. I would like to fill our section up with scouts and their families. The boys and leaders need to be in uniform.
IMPORTANT UPDATE: PINEWOOD RACERS PLEASE READ: This Pinewood Derby will be this Tuesday, February 10th. Because we have multiple goals to accomplish, I want to start check-in of cars at 6 pm. We will start the races at 6:30, and we will have our meeting and advancements between heats. During the meeting, we will hand out advancements, hand out any popcorn prizes that have yet to be awarded, award prizes for both the Pinewood Derby and the Edible Snowman contest, and go over the Blue and Gold Banquet, including getting your RSVP for the banquet, and also getting you to sign up for the dish you are going to bring to the banquet.
So, to recap: we will skip the popcorn sale tomorrow, but I hope to see everybody at the United Methodist Church this Sunday at their 10 am service; the Pinewood Derby is THIS TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 10th, STARTING AT 6 pm. People must be there on time if we intend to get what we need to get done, so please, please, come early!!
I look forward to seeing everybody Sunday and Tuesday.
Roger Pugh
Cubmaster, Pack 101
Friday, January 30, 2009
PINEWOOD DERBY POSTPONED INDEFINITELY
The best laid plans of mice and men....
can be pretty easily foiled by an ice storm. For the present, the Pinewood Derby is postponed indefinitely. We will hold the event, but it will be better for everyone if we wait until our lives get somewhat back to normal.
Thank you all for being patient, and I hope the best for you and yours during this difficult stretch.
Roger Pugh
Cubmaster Pack 101
can be pretty easily foiled by an ice storm. For the present, the Pinewood Derby is postponed indefinitely. We will hold the event, but it will be better for everyone if we wait until our lives get somewhat back to normal.
Thank you all for being patient, and I hope the best for you and yours during this difficult stretch.
Roger Pugh
Cubmaster Pack 101
Tuesday, January 27, 2009
IMPORTANT!!! Pinewood Derby Rescheduled....AGAIN!!!!!
Cub Scouts and Parents,
In the last few days, the coming ice storm made rescheduling the Pinewood Derby a necessity. The cub scout den leaders were terrific and contacted almost everybody and let them know that we had rescheduled the Pinewood Derby from Tuesday the 27th of January, to Saturday, the 31st of January.
HOWEVER, even though it appeared that this date was available to us at the United Methodist Church here in town, and we were told that we could use the church basement on Saturday, it was not available, and we can't use it Saturday. It would have been headaches and more work for everyone to try to fit us into their already extremely busy schedule, so I agreed to change the date of our Pinewood Derby again.
SO, UNLESS AN ACT OF GOD KEEPS IT FROM HAPPENING, THE PINEWOOD DERBY IS SCHEDULED FOR THIS COMING TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 3rd, at 6:30 p.m. AT THE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH IN METROPOLIS. WE WILL CHECK IN CARS AT 6:30 p.m., AND WILL BEGIN RACING AT 7:00 p.m.
PRINTED BELOW IS A SUMMARY OF THE DERBY RULES AND THE NEXT EVENTS THAT ARE COMING UP.
THANKS FOR STICKING WITH US THROUGH THIS TERRIBLE STRETCH OF WEATHER.
First the PINEWOOD DERBY!!! On February 3rd, starting at 6:30 pm, we will have the weigh-in for the pinewood derby cars. For the cub scouts, cars MUST weigh 5 ounces or less. Cars MUST use the orignal materials included in your kit (although you can use add-ons to your kit, as long as the add-ons don’t violate any of the other rules for building your car). Cars MUST use the wheels and axles supplied in the kit. You MUST NOT alter the wheelbase or height of the axles. Changing your cars in any of these ways will likely disqualify your car. Cars that exceed 5 ounces WILL NOT be allowed to race. If you have any questions about whether your car can race, or your design will be allowed, please contact me (pugh@shawneelink.net or 524-8340) to check in advance.
Before you check your cars in on race night, you will have an opportunity right there to add or subtract weight. However, once cars are officially checked in, they can not be altered by scout or parent. If you want to check the weight of your cars in advance, you can do so at the Metropolis Post Office. There will be many prizes awarded, not just for winning your races, so be creative and inventive in your designs, themes, use of materials, and colors. Although races will be run in brackets, the races are purely timed events, with two heats per den. The fastest time wins the race. The actual race will begin at 7 pm. PLEASE come early to check in, because once the race begins, we will not allow cars to be checked in. If there is a special circumstance, I will make the decision regarding allowing the scout to check his car in. Interspersed among heats, we will also conduct our Pack Meeting business, including handing out any advancements and awards, and reminding folks about upcoming events.
Also, I encourage everyone to enter a separate car in the “Open Class” race which we will hold after the cub scouts have completed the Pinewood Derby. Open Class racers follow different design rules: In the Open Class, you are free to add weight, change the wheels, change the wheelbase, and alter your kit, as long as the main part of the body of your car includes the original body supplied in the kit. However, if your car might possibly damage our track, it will not be allowed to race. Again, please contact me in advance if you want a ruling about whether your car will be allowed to race.
While the Pinewood Derby is going on, we will also have our Edible Snowman Contest judged during the races. Dens should be working now on their entry for the contest. There will be a prize awarded to the Den with the best entry. “Best” will include judging on design, use of materials, theme, and presentation.
There are some new events on the Cub Scout calendar: First, Saturday, February 7th, cub scouts are going to set up a table and sell popcorn product that has been returned or was unsold by us. That will happen at the Metropolis Primary School, during the basketball tournament that will be held that day. All scouts who participate will earn a special reward for their service.
Next, February 8th is Scout Sunday, and all of us are requested to be present at the United Methodist Church for their 10:00 am service. Scouts need to be in uniform. This is our day to be recognized by our sponsoring organization, and our opportunity to tell the congregation of the church that we greatly appreciate the use of the church and its resources. Please plan on attending.
Lastly, the Blue and Gold Banquet in February. We will have a fiesta theme for the banquet, and have a specific menu to accompany the theme. Cub Scouts will supply the main dish, drinks, and dessert, but we will need the families of those attending to help supply the side dishes and salads. Each den leader will have a sign up sheet at his or her den meetings in February and will ask you to help us make our banquet table bountiful.
In the last few days, the coming ice storm made rescheduling the Pinewood Derby a necessity. The cub scout den leaders were terrific and contacted almost everybody and let them know that we had rescheduled the Pinewood Derby from Tuesday the 27th of January, to Saturday, the 31st of January.
HOWEVER, even though it appeared that this date was available to us at the United Methodist Church here in town, and we were told that we could use the church basement on Saturday, it was not available, and we can't use it Saturday. It would have been headaches and more work for everyone to try to fit us into their already extremely busy schedule, so I agreed to change the date of our Pinewood Derby again.
SO, UNLESS AN ACT OF GOD KEEPS IT FROM HAPPENING, THE PINEWOOD DERBY IS SCHEDULED FOR THIS COMING TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 3rd, at 6:30 p.m. AT THE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH IN METROPOLIS. WE WILL CHECK IN CARS AT 6:30 p.m., AND WILL BEGIN RACING AT 7:00 p.m.
PRINTED BELOW IS A SUMMARY OF THE DERBY RULES AND THE NEXT EVENTS THAT ARE COMING UP.
THANKS FOR STICKING WITH US THROUGH THIS TERRIBLE STRETCH OF WEATHER.
First the PINEWOOD DERBY!!! On February 3rd, starting at 6:30 pm, we will have the weigh-in for the pinewood derby cars. For the cub scouts, cars MUST weigh 5 ounces or less. Cars MUST use the orignal materials included in your kit (although you can use add-ons to your kit, as long as the add-ons don’t violate any of the other rules for building your car). Cars MUST use the wheels and axles supplied in the kit. You MUST NOT alter the wheelbase or height of the axles. Changing your cars in any of these ways will likely disqualify your car. Cars that exceed 5 ounces WILL NOT be allowed to race. If you have any questions about whether your car can race, or your design will be allowed, please contact me (pugh@shawneelink.net or 524-8340) to check in advance.
Before you check your cars in on race night, you will have an opportunity right there to add or subtract weight. However, once cars are officially checked in, they can not be altered by scout or parent. If you want to check the weight of your cars in advance, you can do so at the Metropolis Post Office. There will be many prizes awarded, not just for winning your races, so be creative and inventive in your designs, themes, use of materials, and colors. Although races will be run in brackets, the races are purely timed events, with two heats per den. The fastest time wins the race. The actual race will begin at 7 pm. PLEASE come early to check in, because once the race begins, we will not allow cars to be checked in. If there is a special circumstance, I will make the decision regarding allowing the scout to check his car in. Interspersed among heats, we will also conduct our Pack Meeting business, including handing out any advancements and awards, and reminding folks about upcoming events.
Also, I encourage everyone to enter a separate car in the “Open Class” race which we will hold after the cub scouts have completed the Pinewood Derby. Open Class racers follow different design rules: In the Open Class, you are free to add weight, change the wheels, change the wheelbase, and alter your kit, as long as the main part of the body of your car includes the original body supplied in the kit. However, if your car might possibly damage our track, it will not be allowed to race. Again, please contact me in advance if you want a ruling about whether your car will be allowed to race.
While the Pinewood Derby is going on, we will also have our Edible Snowman Contest judged during the races. Dens should be working now on their entry for the contest. There will be a prize awarded to the Den with the best entry. “Best” will include judging on design, use of materials, theme, and presentation.
There are some new events on the Cub Scout calendar: First, Saturday, February 7th, cub scouts are going to set up a table and sell popcorn product that has been returned or was unsold by us. That will happen at the Metropolis Primary School, during the basketball tournament that will be held that day. All scouts who participate will earn a special reward for their service.
Next, February 8th is Scout Sunday, and all of us are requested to be present at the United Methodist Church for their 10:00 am service. Scouts need to be in uniform. This is our day to be recognized by our sponsoring organization, and our opportunity to tell the congregation of the church that we greatly appreciate the use of the church and its resources. Please plan on attending.
Lastly, the Blue and Gold Banquet in February. We will have a fiesta theme for the banquet, and have a specific menu to accompany the theme. Cub Scouts will supply the main dish, drinks, and dessert, but we will need the families of those attending to help supply the side dishes and salads. Each den leader will have a sign up sheet at his or her den meetings in February and will ask you to help us make our banquet table bountiful.
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