Tuesday, October 30, 2007


Pack 3 Fundraiser Update

Thanks to Chris DeMent's hard work, and your Cub's sales, the tally [updated above -- these numbers are old news!!!] now stands at Corn - $12452.00, Greens $6922.00.

Our pack portion is about 30% on popcorn (and another 30% benefits the council's operations like Camp Falling Rock), and we do greens with Troop 65 on our own, with about 40% for the pack treasury.

If you didn't get your original forms back Monday night before you left, you can come to Centenary Methodist (NE corner of Broadway and Main) at 7 pm and pick 'em up from Chris, where Troop 65 is having their meeting.

Good work all!

Friday, October 26, 2007

POPCORN/GREENERY FORMS DUE MONDAY (NOT MONEY!!!)
OCT. 29 @ 7:00 PM

That's the adjusted Pack Leadership meeting (moved from the first Monday, which woulda been Nov. 5, but isn't), which will go over some pack bidness as well as collecting your den's forms (NOT MONEY!!!).

If you are planning to pick some Cub Scout Leader training, noted below, contact Jeff Gill for a pick-up/drop-off plan (587-4245, or knapsack@windstream.net), which we're happy to do to facilitate the training opportunity.

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Cub Scout Leader Training
from the Licking District Training Team

Become a trained leader for your den and pack!

Monday, October 29th: New Leader Essentials & Youth Protection

Tuesday, October 30th: Leader Specific Training (for experienced, trained leaders in new positions, such as Den Leaders, Cubmaster, and Committee Chair)

Registration begins at 6pm; Training will begin promptly at 6:30pm

The cost for both nights (which includes a book) is $15; Oct. 30th is only $3.

The training is at Kirkersville United Methodist Church @ 180 E Main St. Parking is along the street or in the gravel parking lot to the rear of the building.

For additional information, please contact Andrew King. (614)404.8116 or andrewking@columbus.rr.com

Sunday, October 21, 2007

Revised Pack Schedule

Below is the text of the most-recent Pack calendar from Cubmaster Al --

2007-2008 Schedule of Events (revised)

DATE TIME ACTIVITY (Coordinator names)

10/28 Fundraiser orders due to Den Leaders
10/29 7 Committee Meeting – GES Library Fundraiser order forms due

11/3 Apple Butter Day at Camp Falling Rock
11/5 7 Committee Meeting – GES Library changed to 11/29
11/15 7 Pack Meeting (Bears: Opening, Skit, Teaser, Closing)
11/17 *** YMCA PIZZA SWIM PARTY---Changed to 12/8
?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 7-9:30 YMCA PIZZA SWIM PARTY*** (Gill)
12/13 7 Pack Meeting (Wolves: Opening, Skit, Teaser, Closing)
Toy Drive (need coordinators), distribute Pinewood Derby cars
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 tba 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)

Cubmaster: Al Dantzer 587-1702
Assistant Cubmaster: Jeff Gill 587-4245
Committee Chairman: Jim Spichiger 964-0179

Friday, October 19, 2007

Pizza & Pool Party at Newark YMCA - Dec. 8

Pack 3 Pizza & Pool Party
Sat. Dec. 8, 7:00 to 9:30 pm
(note change of date)

Licking County YMCA – Newark
Church St. (between 11th and 21st Sts.)

Tigers & Wolves – Pool 7:00 to 8:00 pm
Bears & Webelos – Pool 8:30 to 9:30 pm
Both groups in the gyms for
their other half-evening

Pizza at 8:00 pm

Tigers and Wolves – bring brownies/dessert
Bears – bring a bag of potato chips
Webelos – bring snacks (other than potato chips)

Every child must have a signed YMCA waiver from an adult;
Check with Den leaders for forms
Or wait in line that night!

Questions – Jeff Gill 587-4245

October Skies - With 5 at a Time!


from Rocket Day, Oct. 13 (click on photo for larger view)

Apple Butter Days - Nov. 3

Apple Butter Days 2007

The 2007 Apple Butter Festival will be Saturday, November 3 at Camp Falling Rock. The event is open to the public, but there is a focus on Cub Scout families (great for boys who just joined Scouting). Cub Scout-age siblings may participate, provided they pay the event registration fee and their parent is present during the day. Parents or Leaders must be present at all times.

Camp Falling Rock is located at 12637 Houdeshell Rd. From Newark, Ohio, go approximately 11 miles north on St.Rt.79 until you reach Township Road 210(Rocky Fork Road). At the intersection of St.Rt.79 and Township Road 210 there is a white barn and a sign for Camp Falling Rock. Turn left on to Township Road 210, follow this to Houdeshell Road. Turn left and proceed on it to the camp entrance on your right.
Activities are open 9:00 a.m.– 5:00p.m. All participants will receive a wristband for access to activities. Lunch will be available in the camp dining hall for an additional cost. Some activities will also have a small additional cost or items for sale.

Please remember to dress appropriately. Most activities are outside. Pre-Registration is strongly encouraged. Save time, money, and hassle. A roster of participants and payment is required at the time of reservation. A packet will be available at a “Will Call” line at check in for each Contact Person to handle their own group check-in. Patches and wristbands will be pre-counted. No refunds, but substitutions are okay. Webelos and their parent(s) may camp, provided they camp with a Boy Scout troop that is in attendance.
For more information on camping, please contact Mike Dalton at(740)927-9833 or
pataskala21bsa@earthlink.net.

Apple Butter Festival Participation Fees are:
$2.00 per person (including adults) with Pre-Registration
(Pre-Registration Must be Received at the council Service Center in Columbus No Later than October 26, 2007. No registrations will be accepted after October 27 at the Service Center) You may also pre-register online before October 27 at www.skcbsa.org.

$3.00 per person (including adults) registration at the event. 3 & under are Free! Please see flyer for more information.

Thursday, October 18, 2007



Pack 3’s Family Expedition to Historic Charleston, SC

http://www.patriotspoint.org

Begins Friday evening, 6 pm, February 15, ends Sunday morning, February 17

$75 per person on board, two nights lodging (bring sleeping bag and towels, etc.)

includes meals on Saturday and Sunday breakfast, and

a trip to Fort Sumter, the first shots of the Civil War.

Children must be 6 or older to sleep on board; women are welcome!

Deadline to reserve spaces on board – December 15



Name ________________________________________________


Address ______________________________________________


Phone number _________________________________________


E-mail ________________________________________________

Other family members, with ages of children

________________________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________________________

[turn these in to Jeff Gill, please!]

Pizza & Pool Party at Newark YMCA - postponed

New date: Sat., Dec. 8 (they couldn't get lifeguards for the night of the Michigan game)

Still Tigers/Wolves in pool 7 to 8; 8 pm Pizza fest; 8:30 to 9:30, Bear/Webelos in pool --

each group in gym when not in pool!

More info and release form (signed by parent/guardian for each youth) posted soon.

Monday, October 15, 2007

Rocket Day!


Bear Cub Ty launches his rocket on Saturday, Oct. 13!

Friday, October 12, 2007

Granville Cub Pack 3 Rocket Day!


Saturday, October 13, 2007
8 to Noon

At Granville Intermediate School(rear)

Takeoff times: Weblos 1 & 2 8:00 AM
Bears 9:00 AM
Wolves 10:00 AM
Tigers 11:00 AM

Get kits from your den leaders. The kits need to be assembled. You may not want to wait until the night before.

Bring your rocket models and we’ll provide engine, launch pads, etc.
If you can’t make your scheduled time – come when you can…

Shoot’em off and try to find them….

We have enough engines for at least one liftoff per scout.

If you’d like to send more off - they are B6-4 engines that are available anywhere model rockets are sold.

Friday, October 05, 2007

Pack 3 has never used these, but just in case . . .

Boy Scouts badges being recalled

DALLAS (AP) — The Boy Scouts of America said Thursday that a painted, plastic badge commonly worn by some of its youngest scouts is being voluntarily recalled after a test revealed high levels of lead in the paint.

As many as 1.6 million of the badges, which are made in China, may be affected by the recall.

“We’re doing everything we can,” Boy Scouts spokesman Gregg Shields said.

The plastic totem badge is given to Cub Scouts, who are usually between the ages of 7 and 8. The badge has a yellow and blue border, includes a picture of a bear and wolf and reads “Progress Toward Ranks.”

No illnesses have been reported, Shields said.

The unacceptable amounts of lead were discovered during a testing of Boy Scouts products, Shields said. He did not know the level of lead the test revealed.

The recall came the same day that the Consumer Product Safety Commission announced recalls of more than a half-million other Chinese-made products because they contain dangerous levels of lead.

The badges are supplied by Kahoot Products Inc., based in Roswell, Ga. The company is calling for a voluntary recall of the badge and asking parents to take them away from their children.

A phone message left with the company Thursday was not immediately returned.

Kahoot has supplied the badge to the Boy Scouts, based in Irving, Texas, for about eight years, Shields said. About 20,000 kits containing the badges have been sold each year since, he said.

The Boys Scouts are continuing to use Kahoot, which supplies 39 products to the organization. Shields said Kahoot has “acted responsibly in initiating this voluntary recall.”

Shields said the badge was the first of 94 Boy Scouts products tested to come back positive for lead. More products are being tested, he said.

Originally published October 5, 2007


AP Photo/Boy Scouts of America

This undated photo provided by the Boy Scouts of America shows a common badge awarded to Cub Scouts that is being recalled amid concerns of dangerous levels of lead. A Boy Scouts of America spokesman says a supply of plastic totem badges, usually given to Cub Scouts between the ages of 7 and 8, contained unacceptable amounts of lead during product testing. No illnesses have been reported.

On the Web
Boy Scouts:www.scouting.org