Scroll down for Ice Skating info & Pinewood info '08

Need the Program Helps for your Den Meeting in January or February? If you missed the pages in Scouting Magazine or don't have the print version from Cornell's, you can download .pdf's from:

http://www.scouting.org/cubscouts/resources/34304/index.jsp

For Pinewood Derby hints, fish around at this site:

http://www.usscouts.org

for pages like this:

http://www.usscouts.org/netresources/derby.asp

Granville Cub Scouts Pack 3
2008 Pinewood Derby

Official Schedule of Events
Granville Intermediate School
Multi-Purpose Room

Time Trials/Check your Axles and Weights Day
Friday Evening January 25, 2008

Volunteers needed to help set up 3-5 PM, Open Scales and Track 5:30 – 8PM

Weblos I & II and Girl Scouts 5:30 – 7:00
Tigers, Wolves & Bears 7:00 – 8:30

Main Event
Saturday January 26, 2008

8:30 – 9:30 Registration Girl Scouts
9:30 – 10:30 Racing Girl Scouts
10:00 – 11:00 Registration Web. II
11:00 – 12:00 Racing Web. II
11:00 – 12:00 Registration Web. I & Bears
12:00 – 1:00 Racing Web. I & Bears
12:00 – 1:00 Registration Wolves & Tigers
1:00 – 2:00 Racing Wolves & Tigers
1:30 – 2:00 Registration Open Class & BSA Troop 65
2:00 – 2:30 Racing Pack Championship & Troop 65
2:30 – 3:00 Racing Open Class

Trophies to be Awarded!
Each age group: 1st, 2nd, 3rd & 4th, Best of Show, Most Original Design and Turtle Award (slowest car to cross the finish line). Also: Overall Pack Champion, Pack Runner-up & Pack Second Runner-up. And finally Open Class Champion, Runner-up and Second Runner-up.

Food, snacks and drinks sale: Food will be available courtesy of Boy Scout Troop 65.

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Granville Cub Scouts Pack 3
2008 Pinewood Derby
Official Rules

All cars must pass inspection to qualify for the race.
Late registrations will not be accepted.

• Cars must be made during the current year with new kits.
• The width of the car shall not exceed 2-¾ inches (including wheels and axles).
• The length of the car shall not exceed 7 inches.
• The weight of the car shall not exceed 5 ounces.
• Wheel spacing between the front and rear axle shall be between 3-½ and 4-½ inches
• Derby cars must maintain a 1-¾ inch width where the axles are located and must clear the track guide strips.
• Wheels and Axles: Use only Pinewood Derby wheels and axles that come with your kit. You can polish the axles. You may lightly sand the wheels to remove the molding seam on the tread. No other wheel changes are allowed. You may not use bearings, washers, bushings or hubcaps.
• The use of liquid lubricants and oils are strictly prohibited.
• Only dry graphite or the white dry lubricants are permitted.
• The car shall not ride on any kind or type of springs.
• The car must be freewheeling, no starting devices (or high powered explosive devices, rocket motors or jet engines)

Inspection: Each car must pass inspection by the Official Inspection Committee before it may compete. The Inspectors will disqualify any car not meeting these rules. Any adult or scout may appeal the findings of the Inspectors to the Race Committee Chairperson, whose decision is final.

Race Day

Good sportsmanship is expected by all.
The Pinewood Derby is open to all Cub Scouts of Pack 3.
Open Class is open to anyone who registers a car that passes the inspection.

Please talk with your child about winning and loosing. It can be very hard for some when they don’t win. Cheer for your den and encourage sportsmanship.

Adults set the example.

This is a parent/child project, work together, have fun & good luck!

Granville Pack 3 Ice Skating Party

Where: Newark Ice Arena, 936 Sharon Valley Rd.
Date: Sunday, January 6
Time: 5:30 – 7:30pm
Cost: Skate Rental $2.00. Scouts skate rental provided by Pack 3. If you have your own skates, you skate for free!

Granville Pack 3 will have exclusive access to the ice rink during this event.

[ya gotta click on the image to see the details on the card...]
Greetings from Cubmaster Al -- we hope some version of this will appear in the Sentinel this week!

Granville Cub Scout Pack 3 reached out and touched the lives of our servicemen and women in Iraq and Afghanistan by sending holiday care packages and homemade greeting cards. Boy Scout Troop 65 added to the holiday gifts by contributing loads of snacks, drink mixes and food items that are hard to find in these far away places.

The Scouts and their families sent nearly 200 pounds of items in 11 boxes to four separate units. The boys made personalized cards and collected items at a Pack meeting in October. The packages were mailed just before Thanksgiving and many were delivered to the troops in only one week. Recipients included three Ohio-based Army and Air Force units in Iraq and a base in Afghanistan with Navy, Army, Air Force and Seabee servicemen and women.

In Afghanistan the Cub Scout cards were posted as soldiers and sailors helped themselves to the goodies and the outreach of love and support from Granville. Photos, thank-you emails and greeting cards were sent back to the Scouts to complete the connection of holiday cheer. Seabee Engineer Tim in Afghanistan sent a photo of two Afghan children enjoying some of the treats from Granville. His greeting card states: “Pack 3, Thanks for thinking of us!”

Airman Brady in Iraq sent a map showing that the packages ended up near the town of Balad. His card states: “Keep up the great work Cub Scouts! We are very proud of you and your families!”

Collected items included: candy, gum, snacks, canned and boxed food items, toiletries, wipes, tissues, stationary, art and office supplies, DVDs, CDs, games, foam footballs, batteries and flashlights.

(And the kids below are in Afghanistan, who have received some of the treats we sent to the troops, which they in turn gave to kids like these two --)

Pack 3 Reaches Out and Touches Afghanistan

From Cubmaster Al's inbox --

Subject: Pack 3 Stuff
To: adantzer_a-t_msn_dot_c-o-m

Al,

Thanks to you and all the boys of pack 3 for the goodies. I spread out the stuff in the two boxes down in our coffee shop area and stood by. Both boxes of stuff were pretty much gone after an hour, with many comments from our Sailors, Soldiers, and Marines to thank your boys for their hard work and their kind hearts.

I'll get some small souvenirs to send, but you probably will not get until after the holidays. You can show these to the boys in a January pack meeting (afghan money, some soviet medals, etc etc etc).

Today was our 1/2 day off day (each week) so many folks in photo in PT gear relaxing some.

Once again, thanks Pack 3!!

Tim

[ed. note -- PT gear is "physical training" or, to us civilians, gym shorts & t-shirts]




Here you see our Air Force and Marine components interfacing successfully over Cub Scout logistical support!

When about an hour had passed, here's what's left of the pack stuff . . .

The closing thank you to the Cub Scouts of Pack 3 and someone named "Big Al" was a little puzzling, but "Big Al" may refer to his M-16A1, safety off and clicked to full auto -- This is not official BSA equipment, we should note!

[Editor's Note -- I've been properly corrected, and duly chastized for not looking closely: that's an M4A1, a combat arms modification of the M16A2. My only excuse is that the M16A1 is the only one I've carried about, so it's what I thought I saw! And it isn't official BSA gear, either. YiS, jbg]

Click to enlarge! And "Ho Ho Ho!!!"

Y'all --

As noted at Monday's leaders' meeting: Go to:
http://www.lcfymca.org

and click on the button on the left at the bottom marked "Guest Waiver."

Fill out ahead o' time and skip the line, and required in hand if you're bringing a child that's not your own. And yes, you will need one for each child, Cub or sibling or friend.

Reminder on Pool-Pizza info:

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

Yours in Scouting,
Jeff Gill