December, 2009 Newsletter

The December 2009 Newsletter is here!  Click here to read all about it.

Pack Meeting on October 31 - new location!

The location for our first Pack Meeting and Potluck has changed.  We will meet at Saint Bernard's Parish Center instead of Newell Park.  The time is still 12 - 2, and boys may wear costumes instead of their uniforms if they wish.

 

Please remember to bring your Butter Braid Bread order forms.

October Newsletter

The October Chronicle is here!  Click here to read all about it!

Sign up for the "Webelos Experience"

This overnight campout will be the highlight of your Cub Scout career.
There will be a huge game area, many of exhibits and more! You'll also be able to participate in many different activity badge demonstrations and attend a stupendous stage show with fantastic fireworks on Saturday night.

The dates are October 10-11, and the cost is just $15, plus your own meals & supplies.

Lots more information can be found here:

http://www.northernstarbsa.org/ActivitiesCivicService/Local/WebelosExperience.aspx

and here:
http://www.northernstarbsa.org/Forms/Activities/WebExpFlyer09a.pdf


We will be registering as a Pack, so watch for the signup form at all den meetings, or email us at scoutpack66@gmail.com.

Webelos Pin Day

This is a great opportunity for Webelos scouts to earn several pins in a single day (October 3rd).  The pins being offered this year are:
Artist, Geologist, Scientist, Outdoorsman, Showman, Citizen, Traveler, & Commununicator

Click here for more info:
http://northstar.nsbsa.org/2009WebelosPinDayInfoReg.pdf

Sign up at the next den meeting!

Scouting begins again!

Our first den meeting of the 2009-2010 season is on Monday, September 14th, at 6:30, at St. Bernard's. For the first couple of weeks, we'll be planning activities for Join Cubs Night, among other things.

Join Cubs Night, which is our recruitment night for new scouts, will be on September 28th, in the grassy lot across from the school.

Family Camping with Cub Scout Pack 66

Join other Pack 66 families in an overnight camping trip at Afton State Park!
We have reserved a group campsite, which can accommodate up to 50 people. Afton State park offers swimming, hiking, fishing, and geocaching. They do not have showers at Afton, but it's only one night, right? This is not an official scouting event (yet), and is not a replacement for Camp Akela, but simply a chance for the scouts to camp together along with their families.

Polar Camp 2009

Polar Camp 2009

There wasn't much snow on the ground, but we still had fun on a sunny winter day at Polar Camp. What better way to spend Valentines Day?

Videos:
Sliding down an icy hill
Sled Scouts (woof!)

2009 Raingutter Regatta

From Raingutter Regatta 2009

Last Saturday was our annual Raingutter Regatta, where the boys build sailboats and race each other, either by blowing or fanning, down the length of a water-filled raingutter.

Sailing is a tricky business, but everyone had fun. There were some very close races, and interesting fanning techniques that may be studied by future generations of scouts. Congrats to the winners in each den and for the overall pack!

Updated with videos of the last 2 races:
A very close semi-final
Final race, between 2 brothers

Archery Day 2009

Last Saturday (Jan 10), the North Star District (serving St. Paul) sponsored the annual Archery Day. The boys all learned how to safely shoot a bow & arrow at targets (or occasionally the wall *behind* the target), and earned the Archery belt loop if they hadn't already done so.

From Archery Day 2009

Click here for more pictures from the event!

Upcoming Outings

There are several outings coming up for Cub Scouts. These generally require that we sign-up in advance, and pay a fee.

Fees are taken out of the boy's account. To cover a negative balance, you may write a check to Pack 66. Checks you write for your boy's account are not used as general pack funds.

The events coming up are:

• Archery Day, Saturday, January 10th. $8 per boy. Click here for more details.
  
• Polar Cubs day camp, Saturday, February 14th. $27 per boy, $9 per adult, lunch is included.
• Camp Akela overnight camp, Friday, August 7 through Sunday, August 9. Webelos can stay an extra day and leave on Monday, August 10. Cost for Akela is $90 for boys and adults. Cost for the Webelos Outpost extra day is $30 for boys and adults.

For some of these events, deposits will be required. These will come out of your boy's account. We will let you know if his account has a negative balance.

We're back...

We hope everyone had very happy holidays!

Just a reminder that scouts starts up again on Monday, January 5th at 6:30 pm.

January is a busy month for our pack! In addition to the regular meetings, we will also attend Archery Day (click here for more details) on Saturday, January 10th. And the following Saturday, the 17th, will be the annual Rain Gutter Regatta.

As always, keep our online calendar handy!