Cub Scouting is on the march!

We had a great "Round-up," or sign-up night, on Aug. 30 at the Elementary School (GES), but remember that you can sign up at any point in the year -- we know that soccer and first communion classes and a number of things can make the fall a trying time.

There are over 40 new Tigers, and there will be an organizational meeting for the First Grade/Tiger Cub folks at the GES next Thursday, Sept. 6, at 7:00 pm. We have three dens pretty much organized with leaders, but we need at least three more adults who can give the classic "just one hour a week" to make the Tiger dens go.
For the upcoming schedule, we have Pack Committee (all the officers and den leaders) at GES in the library at 7:00 pm on Monday, Sept. 10. Cubmaster Al is putting together a "family hike and picnic" semi-official outing on Sunday, Sept. 16 at 2:00, meeting down Rt. 37 just into Lancaster at Rising Park, where you get to climb the ancient Standing Stone and enjoy an awesome view over the Fairfield County Fairgrounds and the city beyond, south into the Hocking Hills.

The first pack meeting of the school year is Thursday, Sept. 20 at 7:00 pm at -- yep, you guessed it! -- GES in the Multi-purpose Room (MPR), and that will introduce the program year. Lots of updates about the Webelos campout that next weekend in Muskingum County, the Popcorn & Greenery Sale, and the February trip to sleep aboard the USS Yorktown in Charleston Harbor, South Carolina! Rocket kits will also be distributed for the Sat., Oct. 13 Rocket Day at GIS on Burg St..

The family campout and canoe trip to Mohican State Park is also coming right up October 5-7, with the canoe trips on Saturday at 9 am or 2 pm.

AND WE AREN'T EVEN TO HALLOWE'EN!!! Is this going to be an awesome year, or what?

Call with any questions, 587-4245.

Pack 3 Picnic is . . . Rain or Shine!

As our chairman, Jim Spichiger, says: "If it's raining, bring a doggie bag, 'cause the turnout may drop, but we'll still have food to serve." 3:00 pm is the start time, no matter what!

Some have asked about what they're supposed to bring; the word went out through den leaders, but if you never got the word, or lost the e-mail in spam filters, the breakdown is --

Wolves – 12 ears husked, uncooked corn on the cob
Bears – non-perishable salad or vegetable/relish tray
Webelos 1 – desserts
Webelos 2 – snacks, chips, etc.
Boy Scouts – desserts and fresh fruit

[Post event follow-up: I hope to have some photos to post here soon; for those of you who worried, thanks, but we had a great event! True, we spent four hours setting up, had two and a half hours of fun, and tore down in twenty minutes (and what a twenty minutes, after the park ranger came through on his horse to clear the area), but the last load was packed and car door slammed . . . when the first drops fell. Then it poured!!!]

Especially for the Webelos Scouts (4th & 5th graders)

Webelos parents, for a preview of coming attractions, make sure to click the link on the right for Troop 65, and their photos from Camp Buckskin!

Super Pack 3 Picnic!

Saturday, August 25, Pack 3 will gather up in the highlands of Infirmary Mound Park at 3:00 pm for our Kick-off Pig Roast. Each den has notice of what to bring, and the pack committee will roast the pig. Cubmaster Al has an absolutely awesome lineup of musical performers through the afternoon, and yes, kids, the bounce-y stuff will be there!

Come join the first big event for the program year, and we'll count down to the first Pack Meeting at Granville Elementary on Thursday, Sept. 20 at 7:00 pm. (Remember, the pack meeting is always the third Thursday, while each individual den has their own meeting schedule.)

New Scout "Round-up" and orientation is at Granville Elementary on Thursday, August 30, at 7:00 pm. New Scouts of all ages are invited to come and learn about Scouting and sign up, with registration forms on hand and the pack dues accepted all that night. Tiger Cub orientation is the next Thursday, Sept. 6, at (yep, you guessed it) 7:00 pm.

Pass the word -- Scouting is where you want to be, and Pack 3 is where it happens!

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Granville Pack 3
2007-2008 Schedule of Events

DATE TIME ACTIVITY (Coordinator names)

8/13 7 Committee Meeting – Granville Elementary School (GES) Library
8/25 3-7 PIG ROAST – Family Picnic – Infirmary Mound Park!! (Spichiger)
8/30 7 New Scouts Parents Meeting (2nd – 5th grade) GES Multi-purpose room

9/6 7 Tiger (1st Grade) Parents Meeting – GES Multi-purpose room
9/10 7 Committee Meeting – GES Library
9/16 2 Rising Park, Family Hike and Picnic (bring your own food) (Dantzer)
9/20 7 Pack Meeting (Webelos II: Opening, Skit, Teaser, Closing)
9/22-23 WEBELOS & Troop 65 Campout at Muskingum Valley Scout Reservation in Coshocton (Spichiger)
? Popcorn and Greens Sales Start

10/1 7 Committee Meeting – GES Library
10/5-7 FAMILY CAMPOUT AND CANOE TRIP– Mohican State Park / Mohican Canoe Livery 10/6/07 canoe trips at 9 or 2 (Spichiger)
10/13 tbd ROCKET DAY - GIS Playground and field (Mykulyn)
10/18 7 Pack Meeting (Webelos I: Opening, Skit, Teaser, Closing) Collect care-package donations for overseas troops
10/20-21 WEBELOS WOODS – camp out at Camp Falling Rock (Spichiger)
? 10/28 Fundraiser orders due to Den Leaders
? 10/30 Fundraiser order forms due to Licking District (Centenary UMC)

11/5 7 Committee Meeting – GES Library
11/15 7 Pack Meeting (Bears: Opening, Skit, Teaser, Closing)
11/17 7 YMCA PIZZA SWIM PARTY (Gill)
?11/19 6-8 Pick up fundraiser popcorn and greens at GMS Bus Garage

12/3 7 Committee Meeting – GES Library, fundraiser money due
12/8 OPEN EVENT - TO BE ANNOUNCED (need coordinators)
12/13 7 Pack Meeting (Wolves: Opening, Skit, Teaser, Closing)
Toy Drive (need coordinators), distribute Pinewood Derby cars

2008

1/6 5–7 ICE SKATING PARTY (Lukins)
1/7 7 Committee Meeting – GES Library
1/17 7 Pack Meeting (Tigers: Opening, Skit, Teaser, Closing)
1/21 OSU STADIUM TOUR - tentative (Spichiger)
1/25 5–8 Pinewood Derby setup and open track – GIS (Dantzer)
1/26 9-4 2008 PINEWOOD DERBY - GIS (Dantzer)

2/1 tbd OSU HOCKEY: OSU vs Bowling Green (need coordinators)
2/4 7 Committee Meeting – GES Library
2/15-17 USS YORKTOWN – CHARLESTON SOUTH CAROLINA (Gill)
2/21 7 Pack Meeting (Web II: Open, Skit, Teaser, Close), distribute food drive

3/1 Distribute bags for Food Drive
3/3 7 Committee Meeting – GES Library
3/8 tbd FOOD DRIVE (need coordinators)
3/15 5 BLUE & GOLD BANQUET @ GIS (Emery, Mykulyn & Spichiger)

4/7 7 Committee Meeting – GES Library
4/17 7 Pack Meeting (Bears: Opening, Skit, Teaser, Closing)
4/19 tbd CUBMOBILE RACE (Lukins)
4/25-27 Family Whitewater Rafting Trip (Spichiger)

5/5 7 Committee Meeting – GES Library
5/15 7 Pack Meeting (Wolves: Opening, Skit, Teaser, Closing)
5/26 10:15am MEMORIAL DAY PARADE (Dantzer)
5/27 7 New Scout (Kindergarten) Parents Meeting (Dantzer)

OTHER EVENTS:
June 10-13, 2008 Cub Day Camp at Camp Falling Rock (Dantzer)
June ?? CLIPPERS GAME (need coordinators)
July 4th PARADE (Dantzer)