Pack 3 Saying "You're Welcome" to 332D Air Expeditionary Wing at Balad Air Base in Iraq

Pinewood Car Judging from Feb. 21

The Pack 3 winners for Best of Show and Most Original Design:

Best of Show - - - - - - - - - - Best Design

TIGERS:
Christopher Peden - - - - - - - -Grady Libertini

WOLVES:
Paul Crock - - - - - - - - - - -Andrew Lowery

BEARS:
Christopher Armstrong - - - - - - Brenden Kling

WEBELOS I:
Chris Carlson - - - - - - - - - Henry Dantzer

WEBELOS II:
Ben Ridenour - - - - - - - - - - Nick Maag

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Also, re: the Food Drive, for den leaders -- Thursday night we distributed all the bags Ross Market had to offer at this time, and they may or may not order another batch -- apparently they don't use as many as they used to, and the cost of a print run is up. So look over your maps, and distribute the hundred you got in the most judicious manner possible! You likely won't be able to hit every house. If i get access to more bags, i'll let you know.

Yorktown photos going up . . .

. . . at the Yorktown trip site, linked on the right-hand sidebar. Food Drive info (bag drop March 1, pick up March 8, 10 am to Noon at Opera House Park) coming up next, then -- Blue and Gold Banquet!

Cub Scout Leader Training - 2/23/08

Become a trained leader for your den and pack!

Saturday, February 23rd: New Leader Essentials & Youth Protection & Leader Specific Training (for experienced, trained leaders in new positions, such as Den Leaders, Cubmaster, and Committee Chair)

Registration begins at 8:30am; Training will begin promptly at 9am. Leader Specific training will begin approximately at 12:30pm
The cost (which includes a book and lunch) is $17; cost for Leader Specific only is $2.

The training will be held at Central Christian Church in Newark.

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

Scouting's Birthday

For the Boy Scouts of America, our official starting date is traditionally observed as Feb. 8, 1910, since the federal charter was issued on that day, now 98 years ago. Scout Sunday/Sabbath is marked by many churches, especially when they are the chartering organization for a Scout group, and the first or second weekend of February is when that observance falls.

We marked the 100th anniversary of the actual beginning of the Scouting program last summer, when Baden-Powell field tested the book he was about to release, "Scouting for Boys," with a camp at Brownsea Island. An enjoyable overview can be found at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brownsea_Island_Scout_camp

From these roots, the vast tree of the World Scouting Movement now covers the entire world. Happy birthday BSA, Scouting around the globe, and in your house!