Raingutter Regatta 2009

Kenton & Marty's Photo Finish

This was the second year that we had the Raingutter Regatta in Pack 209. The event was improved over last year's both in organization and fun. The official cub scout boats performed better than the other boats did in 2008. All the boy's boats were able to make it down the river and each of the boys reduced their times race after race. The top 3 fastest times for Den 4 were: 1st) Caleb, 2nd) Matthew and 3rd) Nicholas. Caleb went on to win 1st place in the Wolf Division, Nicholas won Best Design and Darren won the Cubby Award four our den. Be sure to check out the rest of the photos and videos on the link below.

Raingutter Photo Album

Scouting for Food

Special thanks to all the boys and parents who helped out distributing and collecting food bags this week. Even though we did not collect; as much as, last year, every bit counts. It is also important for the boys to learn the importance of donating their time to help those in need.

Mini-Meeting

This week the flu must be traveling around the school we only had 5 of the 8 boys in attendance. Even though we were missing some boys we continued to work to complete Achievements 2 and 9. For the first part of the meeting we reviewed Safety Rules of the street and road (9d). The boys worked on a work sheet and we corrected them together. They also learned how to properly fold the American Flag (2g) we reviewed how to take care of the flag (2c) from last week's meeting. In addition each of the boys showed the maps they drew from their homes to school. They each had to discribe the routes they would take if they were walking or driving. We then talked about how to orient a map using a compass. We then used a Perrysburg map and oriented it using a compass. Each of these skills are a review from last year so the boys who were out didn't miss too much. We will continue to use maps and compasses in the upcoming weeks so the boys can earn the Map and Compass belt loop in November.

This coming week is a busy one, we will be handing out and picking up can goods for Scout for Food and we have our annual Raingutter Regatta on Thursday night.

This week in Scouts.

This week was quite hectic at our new location. I think planned on too much "book work" and not enough fun for the boys. I guess you live and learn. Anyway, on Thursday we started Achievement 2: Your Flag. We discussed the Pledge of Allegiance and the meaning of all the words. We learned about the United States and Ohio flags including the symbolism in each. We talked about how to properly display the flag and how to care for it. Next week we will complete this section and weather permitting we will have an outdoor flag ceremony. In addition, we will review some of Achievement 9 which you should be working on at home. Finally we will completed the requirements for the Map and Compass Belt Loop. We will review, for most, how a compass works and how to use it along with a map to find get from one place to another.

Up Coming Events:

1. On Tuesday, Oct. 20th we will be hanning out Scouting For Food grocery bags in a neighborhood near Ft. Meig's Elementary. Boys should be in their uniforms at at Ft. Meig's School Parking lot at 6:15PM. It would be helpful to have 4 parents help out. We should be done by 7:15PM.

2. Remember to work on the Raingutter Regatta Boats for our pack meeting on Oct. 22nd at Ft. Mieg's Elementary

3. On Nov. 5th we will not be able to meet at Frank due to Parent-Teacher Conferences. Instead of our normal den meeting we will be meeting at one of the other leader's home to make glass slides for the boy's neckerchiefs. It is a neat project and the other Wolf den did them last year. The cost is $4 per boy and I can collect it whenever you have it.

Fall Camporee

This year there was a great turnout for the Erie Shores Council's Fall Camporee at Camp Miakonda. There were over 700 in attendance for the events on Saturday afternoon and evening. The weather was a bit chilly and we had a few scattered showers; however, that didn't dampen any one's spirits. The boy participated in many activities including: Archery, BB gun range, obstacle course, rope bridge, fire starting (without matches) and many more. We also sang the Underwear Song together with the rest of Pack 209 at the campfire. At the event they were able to work on may electives and a few sport belt loops. The boys ended the long evening with night hike, without flashlights, where they sang with a harmonica player, learned about and listened to local owls, and visited a scout from the Ohio Militia from 1820 and learned about the Ohio-Michigan War.

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Second Den Meeting

Last week we had our second den meeting at McGurire's house at the last minute. Special thanks to Diane for opening her house up to us with very little notice. The boys started with a marble game called, "sharp shooter", which was one of the electives needed to earn an arrow head later in the year. We also reviewed 7 of the 8 trials to Bobcat to help the 3 new boys earn the award. Our goal is to get them completed during October. During our last meeting we talked about collections and different ways to display them. Many of the boys shared with us their collections and each had an opportunity to tell us why they collected these items and how many of each they had. This allowed them to nearly complete all of Achievement 7: Start a Collection on page 70. By the end to the year the boys will need to complete all 12 Achievements in order to earn their Wolf Badge. This week at home the boys should be working on Achievement 9 with their parents. Please read and discuss 9a-9d on pages 82-86 for our meeting on Thursday.