Cub Scouting in 2009

(If you're a current Pack 3 parent looking for info on the Jan. 3 ice skating or upcoming OSU hockey game, scroll past the Pinewood Derby info to the "December Pack Meeting" post -- pax, jbg)

For parents considering Cub Scouting in 2009 (you can join at any point in the year, not just in the fall), most packs are like us -- a shirt is ideal but not necessary, and is $30 with patches, the book for the grade level is $6, and national registration is $10 to which we add $30 in our pack for $40 which covers the whole year. Add in $12 if you want "Boy's Life" magazine, 12 issues, and it's $52. So less than a hundred bucks for 12 months of healthy, fun, educational activity in 9 or 10 pack meetings (once a month) and another 20 or so den meetings (twice a month with your smaller age/grade level group).

Cub Day Camp is about $50 for four days of great outdoor adventure and learning in June. Overall, this is as cost-effective a youth activity as you're going to find; most packs sell popcorn in the fall to cover the awards and activities of the pack, and in the spring there's an offer for you to give to Scouting which is voluntary.

Here's what was in the Dec. 26 Newark Advocate -- http://www.newarkadvocate.com/article/20081226/UPDATES01/81226008

If you're considering Scouting for your child, read on down or through the archives on the right sidebar, and click Troop 65 over there to learn about what's on offer for 11 to 18 year old young men grades 5 through 12. Scouting provides a strong foundation for building adult choices that lasts throughout your life . . . it sure has for me.

It's All About the Graphite!

Text of the official Pack 3 Pinewood Derby flyer --

Granville Cub Scouts Pack 3
2009 Pinewood Derby
Official Schedule of Events
Granville Intermediate School
Multi-Purpose Room


Time Trials/Check your Axles and Weights Day
Friday Evening January 23, 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 24, 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).
Overall Pack Champion, Pack Runner-up & Pack Second Runner-up.
Open Class Champion, Runner-up and Second Runner-up.

After 11am, food, snacks and drinks will be available for sale by Boy Scout Troop 65.


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Granville Cub Scouts Pack 3
2009 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 losing. It is 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!

December Pack Meeting - Thurs., 18 Dec.!

This week, all new Cub Scouts (mostly Tigers, but all who joined new this year) will receive their Bobcat badge! That, and Cub Scout Jeopardy -- gotta be there this week.

Pinewood Derby car kits are handed out at this meeting's end as well (Pinewood Derby is Jan. 23-24 at GIS; popcorn/greens prizes are usually not ready until January 15 at the earliest, stay tuned).

Other elements of the meeting:

Pack 3 Toy Drive
BRING A TOY FOR A CHILD

When: Pack Meeting December 18, 2008

What: A Toy unwrapped for a boy or girl ages 6-12

All Proceeds Go to the Water’s Edge United Methodist Ministry
[thanks to Ed Hock for that flyer that went out through den leaders]

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and Upcoming events* before the next Pack meeting [thanks to the Lukins' and Ken Fisher for the flyers, also sent to den leaders, and major thanks to Kristin Bortle for co-ordinating the hockey event] --

Granville Pack 3
Ice Skating Party

Where: Newark Ice Arena, 936 Sharon Valley Rd.
Date: Saturday, January 3
Time: 5:00 – 6:50pm
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.

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CUB SCOUT PACK 3

OSU HOCKEY GAME

SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 2:00PM

VALUE CITY ARENA

FREE FOR EVERY CUB SCOUT FAMILY MEMBERS $4 EACH

To sign-up, go to:

http://www.evite.com/app/publicUrl/HTFZFNWYDARQHIHZOEOF/PACK3OSUHOCKEY

QUESTIONS and for TICKET PICK-UP, contact Kristen Bortle (740)344-1634

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*Some folks have asked about the "Yorktown Trip," and the Pack tradition is that we go in even-numbered years -- it's just too big a wrangle to do every year! Check out the blog linked in the sidebar for pictures from the 2008 trip, and start making your plans for President's Day weekend in 2010.