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November,
2001
 | Nov.
2nd (Friday) & 3rd (Saturday) - Rattlers' Scout Nights - |
Two nights – Friday, November 2nd and Saturday, November 3rd
Admission to the ice hockey game is $7.00 per person ($6.00 off regular
price) plus $1.00 per Scout patch. Wear your Class A uniforms.
All Scouts in uniform get to participate in an "On Ice" promotion during
the game.
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Nov. 3rd - Saturday - Pow Wow - Leadership Training
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January, 2002
| Pinewood
Derby Unofficial
Weigh-in -Tuesday,
January 25,
2002
at 6:30 p.m. - in the Ridgecrest
Elementary School Cafeteria |
| Pinewood
Derby Race - Friday,
January
25, 2002 at 6:30 p.m.
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February, 2002
| Blue &
Gold Banquet - Saturday, February 23, 2002
at 6:30 p.m. |
June, 2002
| Pack 1
"come and go" all-day meeting -
come see and "fly" a Navy Blue Angels' F/A-18 Hornet in a Full
Motion Flight Simulator, and watch a high quality Digital Projection and
Audio System movie "Flight of the Blue Angels" -- on Saturday,
June 1, 2002 beginning at 12:00 p.m. (12 Noon) through 8:00 p.m., on
the North Side of Westgate Mall. Come and go as you please.
Free!!! |
| Tiger Cub
Twilight Camp - June 13th and 14th, 2002
(Thursday and Friday) evenings from 6:00 to 9:00 p.m. at Camp Don Harrington
in Palo Duro Canyon. Cost is $20.00 per Scout, and you register
directly with the Scout Center. |
| Cub Scout Day Camps in
Amarillo - The first one is at Forest Hills Park from 9:00 am
to 4:00 p.m. on June 17th thru June 21st. The second is at Hines Park
from 9:00 am to 4:00 p.m. on June 24th thru June 28th. Fridays include
a special outing to Camp Don for swimming, fishing, archery, and BB guns.
All Scouts may attend (1st grade thru 5th grades); cost is $15.00 per
person. |
July, 2002
One summer activity will be planned for each month. Check with the Steve
Langwell, the Summer
Activities Chairman, for more details. We usually plan to have a swim party, a
picnic, a bowling party, or some similar event on one Saturday of each month
during Summer Recess.
| WEBELOS Summer
Camp - July 19th thru 21st, 2002 (Friday
evening, Saturday, and Sunday morning) at Camp Don Harrington in Palo Duro
Canyon. For Scouts who will be in the Fourth or Fifth Grades during
the 2002-2003 school year. Cost is $55.00 per Scout, and you register directly with
your Patrol Leader, who will turn in all registration forms to the
Scout Center. |
| Scout Summer
Day Camp - July 22nd
thru 25th, 2002 (Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday) days from 8:00
a.m. to 4:00 p.m. at Camp Don Harrington in Palo Duro Canyon. For Scouts
who will be in the Second or Third Grades during the 2002-2003 school
year. Cost is
$45.00 per Scout, and you register directly with your Den Leader, who
will turn in all registration forms to the
Scout Center. |
August, 2002
| Cub Scout
Roundtable - Thursday,
August 1st - 7:00 p.m. at the Scout
Center. Learn all about Scout Night recruiting and all of the September,
2002, Cub Scout activities and
programs. |
| College of
Commissioner Science - Saturday, August
3rd at WTAMU. Become a Scout
Commissioner, or find out how to become a better one. |
| Dillas
Scout Night -
6:05 p.m. on Saturday,
August 10th,
at Dilla Stadium, on 3rd
Avenue at the north end of the Tri-State Fairgrounds in Amarillo. |
| FREE Scout 2002-03 Program
Review Kickoff -- (formally
known as Pic n' Mix) 25 to 30 booths displaying everything you want or
need to know about Scouting events in the Golden Spread Council and the
Golden Eagle District. It's from
3:00 to 5:00 p.m. on the same date as Dilla Scout Night -- Saturday,
August 10th -- at the Tri-State Fairgrounds (south of Dilla Stadium)
in the Commercial Exhibits Building. |
| New Leader
Essentials -
new training
course offered before the Scout Program Review Kickoff, beginning at 1:00
p.m. sharp on the same date as Dillas Scout Night -- Saturday, August
10th -- at the Tri-State Fairgrounds (south of the Dilla Stadium) in the
Commercial Exhibits Building. Pre-registration is required for this
training course. Register at the Scout Center in person or via
mail. Cost is $5.00, but Pack 1 will reimburse you when you show us
your Scout training patch. This used to be called "Scout Basic
Training," and is required for all new Tiger Cub Den Leaders,
Bobcat, Wolf & Bear Den Leaders, Webelos Patrol Leaders, etc. and
for 21st Century Woodbadge. If you already have taken and passed Scout
Basic Training, then you don't need to go to this. For more
information on this, see the Cub Scout Basic
Training Flyer. |
| Pack 1
Committee Meeting - 6:00 p.m. on Sunday,
August 11th, at Chuck and Mary's home. We'll plan the entire calendar
of 2002-03 Scout activities for Pack 1. Call 359-5153 for details,
directions, etc. |
| School Starts
- Monday, August
19th :( |
| Webelos Leader
Outdoor and
Outdoor Leadership Skills training courses
-- August 23rd and 24th -- two
overnight
training courses at Camp Don from Friday
at 6:30 p.m. until Saturday at 5:00 p.m. For
Webelos leaders, those wanting to take Woodbadge, or anyone wanting to learn
outdoorsman skills. This course is a prerequisite for the 21st Century
Woodbadge training course. Cost is $20.00. |
| Scout Night at
Ridgecrest Elementary
-- Monday, August 26th at 7:00 p.m. in
the cafeteria.
NOTE: All Pack meetings are in the
Ridgecrest Cafeteria. |
| Scout
Registration during 1st thru 5th Grade PTA Assembly
at
Ridgecrest Elementary
-- Tuesday, August 27th at 7:00 p.m. in
the hallway outside of the cafeteria. |
| Registration
Deadline for Philmont Family Weekend
-- Friday, August 30th at
the Scout Center. Register as an individual family. Forms
available at the Scout Center. Call 358-6500 for more information.
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September, 2002
| Cub Scout
Roundtable - Thursday,
September 5th - 7:00 p.m. at the Scout
Center. Learn all about the October Cub Scout activities and programs.
Know the password, and you will get last month's beads plus this month's
beads for attending this meeting. |
| Philmont
Family Weekend - Friday
thru Sunday, September 6th thru 8th, 2002. Scouting
fun for the entire family at Philmont Scout Ranch in the heart of the Sangre
de Cristo Mountains in New Mexico, just south of Cimarron, N.M. New
events, games, and activities are planned this year.
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| First Pack
1 Patrol & Den Meetings -
Monday, September 9th, 2002. Scout
Dens 2 (Bear Den) and Flying Eagle Patrol (1st Year Webelos) and Cobra Patrol will meet on
Monday the 9th. Dens 2 and 3 meet at Paramount Terrace Christian
Church. Den 1 (Wolf Den) will meet sometime during this week; location
to be decided. Pack 1's Tiger Den's first meeting date and place is
still to be decided.
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| Bike Rodeo - Friday, September
13th, 2002 at 7:00 p.m. at Ridgecrest Elementary on the east playground.
Scouting events and bike safety training
which earn your Scout a beltloop award and ribbons. The fun starts at
7:00, but Webelos need to be there at 6:30 p.m. to sweep the biking
areas. Be sure to wear your helmets!
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| Spook-O-Ree
Registration due
-- Saturday, Sept. 14th at the
Scout Center. First Come, First Served. Register as a Pack
only. Turn your registration forms (available at the Scout Center) in
to your Patrol or Den Leader, with your $7.00 fee.
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| Cub Scout Leader Specific
training course -- at Camp Don on Saturday,
Sept. 14th in the Admin. Building, from 9:00 a.m. to noon. Leader
specific basic training is required for all new leaders and for leaders in
positions new to them. For more
information on this, see the Cub Scout Basic
Training Flyer. |
| Cub Scout Den Recognition
forms due
-- to Lisa Todd by Friday,
Sept. 20th for the Sept. 30th Pack Meeting. This is the form Den
and Patrol Leaders use to list what awards, patches, beltloops, etc. each
Scout is to receive at the Pack meetings.
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| Pack 1 Family
Paintball event -
Saturday, September 28th, 2002. Scouting
paintball fun from 4:00 to 6:00 pm (or later, if you want to stay) for the
entire family! Cost is $5.00 per person; Scouts and Dads and Moms and
sisters and brothers are invited to participate. Paintballs, guns, and
safety gear will be provided. Or you can bring your own gun, but
ALL GUNS MUST BE AND WILL BE SET ON LOW POWER AT THE FIELD. At the
Aggression Paintball field on the Dumas Highway, about 1 1/2 miles north of Thompson
Park on the west side. Phone number there is 383-5688. All
Scouts under 10 must have a parent or guardian present at all times to
participate in this activity. After the war, we'll go to Ci-Ci's Pizza
on I-40. For more details, ask Steve Langwell, Summer Activities
Chair, at 468-8593. |
| Pack 1 meeting
- Monday, September 30th, 2002 at 7:00 p.m. Cobra Patrol does the Flag
Ceremony; Flying Eagle Patrol (1st year Webelos) does the skit.
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October, 2002
| Cub Scout
Roundtable - Thursday,
Oct. 3rd. 7:00 p.m. at the Scout
Center. Learn all about the November Cub Scout activities and
programs.
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| Aviation Merit
Badge training - October
4th & 5th -
This unusual Boy Scout merit badge is being offered
this year, and will alternate with the Boy Scout Atomic Energy Merit Badge annually.
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| Flying Eagle
Patrol and Bear Den outing to Amarillo Art Museum - Saturday,
October 5th -
This Scout event will earn arrowpoints
and Webelos badges. Located at 2200 S. Van Buren. Free!!
Guided tour is tentatively set for 2:00 to 3:00 p.m. RSVP to Chuck
Freas at 359-5153 not later than Tuesday, Oct. 1st (we need to give them a
head count a few days in advance). Free!!
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| Troop 10 Flag
Retirement Ceremony - Saturday,
October 5th -
This Boy Scout event will be at Camp Don
from 5:30 pm to 8:00 pm. RSVP to Scott or Starla Ross not later than
Oct. 1st. Chili and hot dog supper followed by ceremony at the fire
ring. Free to Cub Scouts. |
| Cub Scout Leader Specific
Part 1 training course -- at the Scout Center on
Wednesday, Oct. 16th from 7:00 p.m. to 9:30 p.m., cost is $5.00 for
Parts I & II. This course is a
required training course for Leaders as well as a Woodbadge
prerequisite. For more
information on this, see the Cub Scout Basic
Training Flyer. |
| Spook-O-Ree - Saturday,
October 19th - Noon to 9:00 pm at Camp Don. Scouts are
$7.00 (this is for the hat and patch), parents and siblings from 6:00 p.m.
on are free. Extra patches are $2.00. T-shirts are available,
first come, first served (I don't know the cost). |
| Cub Scout Den Recognition
forms due
-- to Lisa Todd by Tuesday, October 22nd
for the Oct. 28th Pack Meeting. This is the form Den and Patrol
Leaders use to list what awards, patches, beltloops, etc. each Scout is to
receive at the Pack meetings. |
| Cub Scout Leader Specific
Part 2 training course -- at the Scout Center on
Wednesday, Oct. 23rd from 7:00 p.m. to 9:30 p.m., cost is $5.00. This course is a
required training course for Leaders as well as a Woodbadge
prerequisite. For more
information on this, see the Cub Scout Basic
Training Flyer. |
| 19th Annual
Popcorn Sale - October
21st thru November 11th. This is
Pack 1's main fund raiser. We fund the majority of our Pack activities
and prizes with the profits from our popcorn sales. Popcorn distribution day is
November 23rd, and all popcorn money is due into the Scout Center office not
later than on or before December 9th. For more information, see our Popcorn
Sales Notes. |
| Pack 1 meeting
- Monday, October 28th at 7:00 p.m. Flying Eagle Patrol (1st year Webelos) does the
Flag Ceremony; Den 2 (Bears) does the skit. The program will be on
railroad crossing safety, presented by Jerry Rector of the Burlington
Northern Santa Fe Railway Company. |
November, 2002
| Golden Spread
Council's Fireside Chat
- Thursday,
November 7th. 6:30 p.m. at the
Scout Center. Learn the Council's vision and strategic plan from Scout
leadership. Meet with the Council Board President Tom Riney and
Council Executive Barry Oxley and the Scout Council Board members.
This meeting is open to all Scout Leaders. Share your ideas for Scout activities and
programs, your needs for unit support, and your other ideas with the council
leadership. Refreshments will be served. |
| Cub Scout
Roundtable - Thursday,
November 7th. 7:00 p.m. at the
National Guard Armory on T-Anchor Blvd, north of the Quarterhorse Museum. Learn all about the December, 2002, Cub Scout activities and
programs. |
| Veteran's Day
Parade - Saturday,
November 9th. On 6th Street from
Western to Georgia. Scout Webelos Patrols, Dens and/or Packs are
welcome to march in their Class A uniforms. For more information,
contact Potter County Judge Arthur Ware at 379-2250. |
| Golden Eagle
District Banquet - Saturday,
November 9th. At the First United
Methodist Church in Canyon, on 4th Street. Steak dinner, cost is $5.00
per person. Reservations due no later than November 1st to the Scout
Center, 401 Tascosa Road, 79124. cout Webelos Patrols, Dens and/or Packs are
welcome to march in their Class A uniforms. For more information,
contact Potter County Judge Arthur Ware at 379-22
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| Scouting for
Food - November
16th and November 23rd -
This is Scouting's oldest service
project. For two Saturdays we will gather food to help feed the less fortunate in our community, and thereby
teach our boys that the honor is in serving others. Pack 1 may do it later
in the year, or even early in 2003 when the food pantries run low again. |
| Cub Scout Den Recognition
forms due
-- to Lisa Todd by Friday, November 22nd
for the Nov. 26th Pack Meeting. This is the form Den and Patrol
Leaders use to list what awards, patches, beltloops, etc. each Scout is to
receive at the Pack meetings. Also, please let Lisa know how many
Scouts you have so that she can order Pinewood Derby cars by this
date. FYI, cars are passed out at the December Pack meeting. |
| Pack 1 meeting
- Monday, November 26th at 7:00 p.m. Den 1 (Wolves) does the
Flag Ceremony; Tiger Den does the Skit. |
December, 2002
| Cub Scout
Roundtable - Thursday,
Dec. 5th. 7:00 p.m. at the Scout
Center. Learn all about the January, 2003, Cub Scout activities and
programs. |
| Cub Scout Den Recognition
forms due
-- to Lisa Todd by Tuesday, December 10th
for the Dec. 16th Pack Meeting. This is the form Den and Patrol
Leaders use to list what awards, patches, beltloops, etc. each Scout is to
receive at the Pack meetings. |
| Pack 1 meeting
- Monday, December 16th at 7:00 p.m. Usually a short meeting,
highlighted by a visit from old Saint Nick, bearing presents for Pinewood
Derby. Cobra Patrol does the Flag Ceremony; Flying Eagle Patrol (1st Year Webelos)
does the Skit. No program, but we hope to have a visit from Santa,
bringing gifts to all good Scouts. |
January, 200 3
| Cub Scout
Roundtable - Thursday,
Jan. 2nd. 7:00 p.m. at the Scout
Center. Learn all about the February Cub Scout activities and
programs. |
|
Pow
Wow - Advanced Leader Training - reset
to Saturday, Jan. 25th from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at
Panhandle Elementary School in Panhandle, Texas.
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| Pinewood Derby
Unofficial Weigh-in,
Tuesday, January 28th at Ridgecrest, beginning at 6:30 p.m.
-- Unofficial weigh-in
is highly recommended so that you can pre-test your car's weight, length, and
width. This means you won't be shaving off weight on Friday
night. |
| Pinewood
Derby,
Friday, January 31st at Ridgecrest, beginning at 6:00 p.m. -- NOTE:
table and track set ups can begin at 3:30
p.m. Official weigh-in begins at 6:00 p.m. Unofficial weigh-in
(highly recommended so that you can pre-test your car's weight, length, and
width) is Tuesday night, Jan. 28th, at 6:30 p.m.
There will be no flags and no skit and no program at this Pack meeting.
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February, 2003
| Cub Scout Den Recognition
forms due
-- to Lisa Todd by Tuesday, February 11th
for the Blue and Gold Banquet on Feb. 22nd. This is the form Den and
Patrol Leaders use to list what rank, awards, patches, beltloops, etc. each
Scout is to receive at the Pack meetings. |
| Woodbadge
Training - Friday,
Saturday and Sunday, February 21, 22 & 23, 2003. Begins
at 8:00 a.m. on Friday; ends at noon on Sunday. Session One will be
held at the Girl Scout Camp in Randall County. Session Two begins in
March. Wear your Class A uniform. For more information,
contact the Scout Center at 358-6500.
 | Woodbadge has
evolved into the core leadership skills training course for the BSA.
The new course focuses on strengthening every volunteer's ability
to work with and lead groups of youth and adults and is less focused on
outdoor skills, which are more effectively addressed in other courses.
Space is limited, so sign up now. Cost for this six-day course is
$125.00. Check
with the Scout Center for pre-requisite training courses. |
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| Blue &
Gold Banquet -
set for Saturday,
February 22nd at 6:00 p.m. at Ridgecrest. No flags; no skit.
Please keep in mind that all awards such as Arrow of Light and all rank advancements such as Wolf, Bear, and
Webelos must be completed by February 11, 2003, in order for the Scout to
receive the award at the Blue and Gold banquet. Also, while the
Religious Awards can be completed up to the day of Blue and Gold, if your
Scout's name wasn't turned in by February 11th in order for him to be put on
the program, he won't be listed as receiving his award. |
March, 2003
| Cub Scout Leader Specific
training course -- at Camp Don on Saturday,
March 1st from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m., cost is to be announced, I think
(it may be free). This course is a Woodbadge prerequisite. Also
on this day from 9:00 a.m. to noon at Camp Don is the New
Leader Essentials training
course. For more
information on this, see the Cub Scout Basic
Training Flyer. |
| Pack 1's Winter Camp
- March 7 & 8, 2003 - Camping
in Palo Duro Canyon State Park from Friday evening thru Saturday evening
(Some Webelos stayed thru Sunday at 4:30 pm). Tigers, Bobcats, Wolves & Bears must go with one or more
parents. We met in the Ridgecrest parking lot Friday afternoon and carpooled down
together. Bring your warmest sleeping bag, blankets, and your tents;
temp was 72 for the high and 36 for the low. Equipment check before we
leave ( to make sure your Scout has the
right king of camping gear, i.e., a warm enough sleeping bag & clothes
for the weather conditions, food, etc.). Webelos Scout Activity Badges in Geology,
Naturalist, & Outdoorsman were earned, and a Cub
Scout Campfire beltloop Saturday night was earned. Check with Chuck Freas or Richard Todd for more details.
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| Cub Scout
Roundtable - Thursday,
March 6th. 7:00 p.m. at the Scout
Center. Learn all about the April Cub Scout activities and
programs. |
| Woodbadge
Training - Friday,
Saturday and Sunday, March 7, 8 & 9, 2003. Begins
at 8:00 a.m. on Friday; ends at noon on Sunday. Session Two will be
held at Camp Don Herrington. Wear your Class A uniform. For more information,
contact the Scout Center at 358-6500.
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| Cub Scout Den Recognition
forms due
-- to Lisa Todd by Tuesday, March 25th
for the March 31st Pack Meeting. This is the form Den and Patrol
Leaders use to list what awards, patches, beltloops, etc. each Scout is to
receive at the Pack meetings. |
| Scout Show
- Saturday,
March 29, 2003, from 1:00 to 5:00 p.m. at the National Guard Armory (north
of the Quarter Horse Museum) on Tee Anchor Blvd. Crafts, Camping info,
a Rope Bridge and demonstrations of rope making, a climbing tower with
rappeling, and other Scout
demonstration ideas. Cost is $3.00 per Scout if you want a patch and Scout
event insurance. |
| Pack 1 meeting
- 7:00 p.m. on Monday, March 31st. Den 1 does the Flags; Flying Eagle
Patrol does the skit.
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April, 2003
| Cub Scout Den Recognition
forms due
-- to Lisa Todd by Tuesday, April 22nd
for the April 28th Pack Meeting. This is the form Den and Patrol
Leaders use to list what awards, patches, beltloops, etc. each Scout is to
receive at the Pack meetings. Remember, Tiger Cubs will need to
complete their Bobcat requirements by the May 13th forms due date. |
| Pack 1 meeting
- Monday, April 28th at 7:00 p.m.
Flying Eagle Patrol does the Flags, Den 1 does the skit. |
May, 2003
| Pack 1 meeting
- Monday,
May 19th at 7:00
p.m. This was the last official school-year Pack meeting for 2003. Check below
for a list of Summer Pack 1 activities. |
June, 2003
| "Big Top Circus" Tiger Day Camp -
at Camp M.K. Brown, Saturday, June 14th at 12:30 p.m. (M.K. Brown is located between Mobeetie & Wheeler). This is a camp for newly registered Tiger Cubs going into the First Grade in the Fall of 2003, and their adult partners. In other words, Scouts just finishing Kindergarten are eligible. It's a one day event where Tiger Cubs can get their "feet wet" in Day Camp activities such a shooting BB guns, bows and arrows, learning about nature, go fishing, do a craft, play games, and learning new songs. The fee is $15.00 per Scout if your registration is turned in by June 1st, $25.00 if turned in after June 1st. This fee includes one t-shirt, a patch, all crafts, two meals, and coverage under a special secondary accident insurance policy. Siblings are welcome to attend if they stay with their parents/guardians at all times; extra meal tickets are available for siblings. Extra t-shirts are $6.00 each and must be pre-ordered. |
| Pinewood Derby
II - Saturday, June
21st at Ridgecrest Elementary
near the West side Parking lot, starting at 4:30 p.m. (assuming it does not
rain). This is a non-competitive, non-award
earning pinewood derby race open to any Scout or his family members (moms or
dads or sisters or brothers or aunts, uncles, grandparents, etc.) or anyone
else who has a car they want to race. You can race any of your old
cars, or a new car, or basically anything that will roll down the track (and
won't tear it up). |
| Tiger Cub
Twilight Camp - Thursday
and Friday nights, June 26th and June 27th from 6:00 to 9:00 p.m. at Camp Don Harrington in Palo Duro Canyon.
This is another camp for newly registered Tiger Cubs and their adult
partners. It's a two evening event featuring games, crafts, a nature
area, a scavenger hunt, Egg Drop, Indian Kwahadi Dancers, a family picnic,
and much more. The fee is $6.00 per Scout if your registration is
turned in by June 16th, $10.00 if turned in after June 16th.
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July, 2003
| Webelos Camp -
July
11th thru 13th from noon on Friday
thru 2:30 pm on Sunday at Camp Don
Harrington in Palo Duro Canyon. We met at Ridgecrest at 11:15 am, left
for Camp Don at 11:30 am, arrived at Camp Don & checked in by
noon, and left Camp Don on Sunday at 3:30 pm, arriving back at
Ridgecrest at 4:00 pm. For 1st and 2nd year Webelos only. Camp registration materials
were available
from Chuck Freas, Richard Todd, or on
the Golden Spread Council website at www.goldenspread.org. |
|
Cub Scout Day
Camp - Monday
thru Thursday, July 14th thru 17th. 8:30
a.m. to 4:00 p.m. at Camp Don Harrington in Palo Duro Canyon. This is a camp
for all Scouts from the ranks of Bobcat through Bear. Camp
registration materials are available from Chuck Freas, Richard Todd, or on the Golden Spread Council website at
www.goldenspread.org. Call the
Scout Center at 358-6500 for more details.
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August, 2003
| Fall Scout
Recruiting Meeting- Tuesday,
August 5th from 7:00 to 8:00
p.m. at the Scout Center. Learn all about Scout Night recruiting
for this Fall, get class rosters for your school, and receive new
recruitment information and procedures. At least one person -- the
Recruitment Chairman -- must attend from Pack 1. Free. |
| Roundtable - Thursday,
August
7th from 7:00 to 8:00 p.m. at the Scout Center. Learn about
all this month's and next month's (August & September, 2003) Cub Scout activities and
programs. New Roundtable Commissioners are Pam Terry of Troop 84 and Lee
Landes of Troop 1.
Roundtable is held every month (except January, 2004) throughout the school
year. It's free. |
| Fall Program
Preview Kickoff (formerly
known as Pick 'n Mix)
- Saturday,
August 9th from 10:00 a.m. to
noon at St. Mary's Church, 1200 S. Washington, in the church hall (in back parking
lot). S |
| Cub Scout
Dillas Night
- Saturday, August 9th
from 7:05
p.m. to about 9:30 p.m. (or all night if you chose that option) at the Dilla Villa
Baseball Stadium on East 3rd Ave. in Amarillo.
|
We get to participate in an opening ceremony, watch the game, eat a meal,
watch fireworks, camp out
on the ball field that night, watch some movies on a big screen, and leave early the next
morning (by 9:00 a.m.). |
| Ticket prices are $15.00 and $6.50. The $15.00
ticket includes an all-you-can-eat buffet, club level seating, a Scout Night
patch, the campout on the field, and fireworks show. The $6.50 ticket
includes club level seating, a Scout Night patch, and the fireworks show
only. |
| Register directly with the Dillas office for you and
your Scout. Registration deadline is 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday, August 6th. |
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Scouts must be accompanied by parents. |
| A Potter County Deputy Sheriff will
be on duty at the stadium throughout the event. |
| Call the
Scout Center at 358-6500 or Nick Barkley at the Amarillo Dillas office at
342-3455 for more details. |
| Send registrations (on
this form) to "Scout Night at the Dilla Villa", P.O. Box
31241, Amarillo, Texas 79120 or fax your registration to 806-374-2269 along
with your credit card number and registration information. (Download
the form by left clicking on the
hyperlink, then right-click on your mouse to save it onto your computer,
then resize it to 8" by 10" in Microsoft Paint or some other
graphics program, and then print it off.) |
| SOLD OUT!!! |
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| Committee Meeting - Sunday,
August 10th from 3:00 to 5:00 p.m. at Chuck and Mary Freas' home. We
went over all of next year's Scouting activities. We ate hamburgers and hot dogs, drinks,
cookies for dessert, and had chips and dip. The scheduling decisions
made at that meeting are reflected on this webpage. |
| First Day of
School -
Wednesday, August
20th. |
| Scout
Recruiting Night -
Monday, August 25th at
7:00
p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at Ridgecrest Elementary School
in the cafeteria. This was a rescheduled date because of a
school conflict on Tuesday, August 26th. We also did a 20 to 30 minute in-school program
beginning around 2:30
p.m. for grades 1, 2 and 3. Call Committee Chairman Chuck Freas, Cubmaster Richard "Buddy" Todd, or Recruiting
Chairman Jonathan Sharp for more details if you want your son to join Pack
1. We had six new boys and two new adult leaders join, with one more adult
leader hopefully on the way. |
| District
Popcorn Kernal Training -
Thursday, August 28th, from 6:00
p.m. to 7:00 p.m. (beginning and ending times are just estimates) at
Scout Council Office at 401 Tascosa Road. Call Bob Altman for exact times
and more details at 358-6500. |
| Bike Rodeo -
Friday, August 29th, from 6:00
p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at Ridgecrest Elementary School on the playground on the east
side. Learn bike safety, earn one or more belt loops, and win ribbons for
first, second and third place in bike races. Call Summer Activities
Chairman Jonathan Sharp for more details. Webelos
Scouts are to meet at the east side school playground at 5:00 p.m. to sweep and clear the biking
areas. Bring brooms. Free. |
September, 2003
| Roundtable - September
4th from 7:00 to 8:30 p.m. at the Scout Service Center. Learn all about Scout Night recruiting and all of the
next month's Cub Scout activities and programs. It's free. |
| Den
Meetings Began - First
Monday after Labor Day, Sept. 8th at 7:00 p.m. at Paramount Terrace
Christian Church, second floor, southeast corner, rooms 211 through 215. Note
that for security reasons you must go in through the northeast lobby
doors; church policy is that we cannot open any outside doors to let
anyone in or out. This is the first official school-year meeting for all Dens
and the 1st year Webelos (the Dragon Patrol). All Den meetings are
at this location, on Mondays at 7:00 p.m. All Pack meetings are at
Ridgecrest in the cafeteria, usually on the last Monday of each month,
also beginning at 7:00 p.m.
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| Flying
Eagle Patrol Meetings Began
- Tuesday, Sept. 9th at 7:00 p.m. First official
school-year Patrol meeting for Fall, 2003. NOTE: 2nd year Webelos meet
on Tuesdays because Boy Scouts meet on Tuesdays, and we'll visit four or
five or six Boy Scout Troops during the Fall to select the one(s) we'll
bridge over into. Our new meeting place will be at Chuck and Mary's
home, and the time will be 7:00 p.m. to 8:00 ( or 8:30 p.m. on those days we go visit the Troops we are
considering bridging over to).
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| Philmont
Family Weekend registration deadlines --
changed to Wednesday, September 17th if you want to eat at Philmont's
Cafeteria, or Thursday, September 25th if you just want to camp and
prepare your own food or go into town to eat.
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| Philmont
Family Weekend - Friday
noon/evening through noon on Sunday, Sept. 26th thru 28th (the last
weekend in September).
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| Pack
Meeting - Monday,
September 29th at 7:00 p.m. at the Ridgecrest Cafeteria. This
was the first official school-year Pack
meeting for Fall, 2003. All Dens are to attend every Pack meeting, and boys
are to always wear their Class-A
uniforms. Awards and badges will be given out at Pack Meetings (we
handed out nearly $300 in awards). The Flying Eagle Patrol did the Flag
Ceremony. We had no skit (ran out of time).
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|
| Spook-O-Ree
signup period - began
Monday, September 15th at the Scout Service Center, and ended
September 29th. We signed up
for one day (Oct. 25th) of Scouting
fun at Camp Don. Fun for Scouts of all ages. You were to turn your signup sheets and
your money into your Den Leader by Sept. 28th. When Chuck turned in the
registrations and paid the fees he was told that the weekend of Oct.
25th is "really full;" so any late registrations will have to
go on Saturday, Oct. 18th. The $7.00 registration fee included a patch, refreshments, activity supplies, and insurance.
A t-shirt was available for an additional $5.00 if you pre-registered for
it (and paid for it in advance). At the August, 2002, Committee meeting we decided to sign up and go as
a Pack. See the October 25th notes for more details on this event.
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|
October, 2003
| Tiger Zoo
Safari - Saturday, October 4th from 10:00
a.m. to noon at the Amarillo Public Zoo. Fun for all Scouts, and
especially for Tiger Cubs. Free. There will be a Scavenger Hunt in the zoo
with prizes for the boys. A Scout Patch will be available for $1.00
at the front gate of the zoo (check with the folks at the check-in desk for
patches). |
| Popcorn Sales
Begin - Saturday, Oct
4th. See my Popcorn
Sales Notes for more important details. |
| 17th Annual
Kwahadi Dancers Indian Summer Ceremonial Dance - October
4th from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. at Camp Don. Bring folding chairs and/or
ground blankets. Cost is $3.00 per person or $10.00 per carload. This is not
a Pack 1 event, but is a Venture Crew Nine and Golden Spread Council
Scouting event. If you want to come down at 6:00 p.m., there will be a hot
picnic meal available -- "Sloppy Jo's at Six" -- for $5.00 per
person. For dinner reservations call 354-8652 or 655-7691. Come enjoy an
evening outdoors in the beauty of Camp Don as the Kwahadis perform their
colorful pageantry beneath the stars. This event will be repeated on
Saturday, October 11, 2003. |
| Cub Scout Leader Specific
training -- Wednesday, October 8th
at the Scout Center from 6:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. Cost is probably
$5.00, I think (but this 1/2 of the training may be free if you already paid
the $5.00 fee). For more
information on this, see the Cub Scout Basic
Training Flyer. |
| BALOO
Training -- Basic Outdoor Leadership Skills training course - Saturday,
October 11th at Camp Don from 9:00 am to 5:00 p.m. in the Dining Hall. Bring a sack
lunch; no meal will be served. This course teaches
basic camping safety skills. It
is for everyone: Tiger through Bear Den leaders, Webelos leaders, anyone
wanting to take the Woodbadge training course, or folks just wanting to
learn basic outdoorsman skills. This course is not a
prerequisite for the 21st Century Woodbadge training course. There is
no registration fee, but bring money (maybe $5.00) to cover the cost of your
supplies. Call the Scout Center (at 358-6500) or go by there (401
Tascosa Rd.) and tell Donna that you want to register for the class (there
is no registration form to turn in). Call the Scout Center to get more
details. Pre-registration is required even though there is no form to fill
out. The registration deadline is Wednesday, Oct 8th. |
| 17th Annual
Kwahadi Dancers Indian Summer Ceremonial Dance - October
11th from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. at Camp Don. Bring folding chairs and/or
ground blankets. Cost is $3.00 per person or $10.00 per carload. This is not
a Pack 1 event, but is a Venture Crew Nine and Golden Spread Council
Scouting event. If you want to come down at 6:00 p.m., there will be a hot
picnic meal available -- "Sloppy Jo's at Six" -- for $5.00 per
person. For dinner reservations call 354-8652 or 655-7691. Come enjoy an
evening outdoors in the beauty of Camp Don as the Kwahadis perform their
colorful pageantry beneath the stars. |
| Spook-O-Ree - Saturday,
October 25th at Camp Don. This Golden
Spread Council Fall tradition has returned!!! A day of fun, games, and
adventure at Camp Don for all Cub Scouts and Webelos.
| Scouts are
$7.00 (this is for a patch, program supplies, refreshments and insurance). Extra patches are $2.00. T-shirts are
available by pre-registration and pre-payment only; cost is $5.00. Indicate
size on order form. |
|
| Den Leader
Deadline - Tuesday, Oct. 21st -
All
Award and Advancement Sheets must be turned in to the Advancement
Chairperson by 9 p.m. |
| Pack
Meeting - Monday, Oct
27th at 7:00
p.m. Dragon Patrol does the Flag Ceremony; Flying
Eagle Patrol does the Skit.
|
| Popcorn Sales
End - Friday, October
31st. Turn your sales sheets into
Chuck Freas or Marian Wynne on the next day, Saturday, November 1st.
Have your sheets turned in before
noon if you want your "full" (i.e., 25 items sold) sheets faxed
in for the prize drawings at the Scout Center, which are done at noon each
Saturday.
November, 2003
|
| Cub Scout
Adult Leader Training, Part 1
- at
the Scout Center on Wednesday, Nov. 5th from 7:00 p.m. to 10:00
p.m. Cost is $5.00, but Pack 1 will reimburse you after you have
completed both parts 1 & 2. This is your next opportunity for new leader
essential and new leader specific training, which is required for all new
leaders and for leaders in positions that are new to them. For
more information on this contact Mike Atkinson at 374-1510 or Rhett Stevens
at 358-6500, or see the Cub
Scout Basic Training Flyer. |
| Roundtable - Thursday,
November 6th from 7:00 to 8:30 p.m. at the Scout Service Center. Learn all about
all of the
next month's Cub Scout activities and programs. It's free. |
| Golden Eagle District
Banquet Reservations
-- due by Friday,
November 7th to the Scout Center. See notes on the November
15th District Banquet (below) for more details. |
| Cub Scout
Adult Leader Training, Part 2
- at
Camp Don Harrington in the Dining Hall on Friday, Nov. 7th from 6:00
p.m. to 9:00 p.m. This is the second part of new leader essential
and new leader specific training. Both parts are required for all new
leaders and for leaders in positions that are new to them. For
more information on this contact Mike Atkinson at 374-1510 or Rhett Stevens
at 358-6500, or see the Cub
Scout Basic Training Flyer. |
| Veteran's Day
Parade - Saturday,
November 8th. Usually in the
morning on 6th Street from
Western to Georgia. Individual Webelos Patrols, or Bear through Tiger Dens, and/or
whole Scout Packs are
welcome to march -- in their Class A uniforms. More details will be
posted as they are available. For more information,
contact Potter County Judge Arthur Ware at 379-2250. |
| Popcorn
Distribution Day - Saturday, November
8th. Volunteers with pickups
come to Coy's Transportation (west of Ross Street behind Tacos Garcia) in the morning
to get our popcorn and take it to our central distribution point, which is
Greg and Marian Wynne's church.
Then, later, everyone comes to that central location (usually from noon to 2:00 p.m.) to get their Scout's popcorn & begin
delivery of popcorn to customers. TIP - if your Scout collects in
advance for a popcorn order, then you can just leave the popcorn on the
front porch if your purchaser isn't home. |
| Cub Scout
Adult Leader Training, Part 2
- at
Camp Don Harrington in the Dining Hall on Saturday, Nov. 8th from 6:00
p.m. to 9:00 p.m. This is the second part of new leader essential
and new leader specific training. If you went to the Friday night
session, you need not go to the Saturday session, however, both parts 1 and
2 are required for all new leaders and for leaders in positions that are new
to them. For more
information on this contact Mike Atkinson at 374-1510 or Rhett Stevens at
358-6500, or see the Cub
Scout Basic Training Flyer. |
| Den Leader
Deadline - Tuesday, Nov. 11th -
All
Award and Advancement Sheets must be turned in to the Advancement
Chairperson by 9 p.m. |
| Deadline for
Parents to turn in their Amarillo
Gorillas Scout Night Registration forms to Den Leaders --
Friday, November 14th -
This is the deadline to turn in your
registration for either the Nov. 22nd or 23rd hockey games. Registration forms
(available here) need to be turned in to your Den
Leaders not later than November 14th so that your Den Leaders can turn them in
to the Amarillo Gorillas Hockey Club office at 1934 Civil Circle by the
18th, the final deadline. If you miss this deadline, you can still go at the
discounted Scout prices but you will need to turn in, mail, or fax your
registration forms by the 18th to the Gorillas' office (1934 Civic Circle, Amarillo, Texas
79101; fax number is 806-242-0079). |
| Golden Eagle District
Banquet
-- Saturday,
November 15, 2003, beginning at 6:30 p.m. at St. Paul United Methodist
Church in Amarillo. Come eat a steak dinner for only $8.00 per person
-- the best deal in town! Reservations are due into the Scout Center by
Friday, November 7th. The entertainment is provided by the Freedom
Singers. Guests of honor are Mr. & Mrs. Chope Phillips. For
more information, contact banquet chairman Mike Atkinson at 359-2462 or
Rhett Stevens at 358-6500. |
| Scouting for
Food - November
15th and November 22nd -
This is Scouting's oldest service
project. On Saturday, November 15th, the Scout Center will distribute
flyers letting members of the community know when and what donations to
leave. Then, on Saturday the 22nd, we will gather food to help feed the less fortunate in our community, and thereby
teach our boys that the honor is in serving others. Pack 1 may do it later
in the year, or even early in 2003 when the food pantries run low again. |
| Pack
Meeting - Monday, Nov
17th at 7:00
p.m. Wolves do the Flag Ceremony; Bears do the Skit. Be
sure to
turn your Scout's popcorn money in to the Popcorn Kernel at this
meeting! |
| Amarillo
Gorillas Scout Night Registration deadline -
Tuesday, November 18th -
This is the deadline to turn in your
registration for either the Nov. 22nd or 23rd hockey games. Registration forms
(available here) can be turned in to your Den
Leaders not later than November 14th (and Den Leaders can turn them in
to the Amarillo Gorillas Hockey Club office at 1934 Civil Circle by the
18th) or each parent can drop them off by the 18th at the Gorillas office,
or you can fax
them by the 18th to (806) 242-0079. Registration deadline is November
18th for both the November 22nd and 23rd games. Mail your registrations
to the Amarillo Gorillas, 1934 Civic Circle, Amarillo, Texas 79101.
For more information, contact Mika at (806) 242-7825. |
| Popcorn Money
Due - Friday, November
21st. All Scout
popcorn sales money must be turned in to the Popcorn Kernel, who must turn
all money into the Council Office on or before this date. No exceptions. Prizes will
be mailed directly to the Popcorn Kernel, to be passed out at the December
Pack Meeting. |
| Amarillo
Gorillas Scout Nights -
Saturday at 4:10 p.m. and Sunday at 7:10 p.m., November 22 & 23, 2003.
| Half-price attendance to the game ($7.00
instead of $14.00 per person), Scout patch is $1.00 extra, and if in
additional you want to do the public skating that fee, including shoes,
is $3.00 more. |
| Registration forms (available here)
must be turned in to your Den Leader by November 14th, and Den Leaders
must turn them in to the Amarillo Gorillas Hockey Club office at 1934
Civil Circle, or fax them to 242-0079, by November 18th. |
| Friends and family welcome to attend. |
| There will be two more Gorillas' Scout
Nights during 2004, on Friday, February 6th and Saturday, February 7th. |
| For more information, contact Mika at
242-7825. |
|
December, 2003
| Roundtable - December
4th from 7:00 to 8:30 p.m. at the Scout Service Center. Learn all about all of the
next month's (January, 2004) Cub Scout activities and programs. It's still free. |
| Den Leader
Deadline - Tuesday, Dec. 9th -
All
Award and Advancement Sheets must be turned in to the Advancement
Chairperson by 9 p.m. |
| Pack
Meeting - Monday, Dec
15th at 7:00
p.m. Tiger Cubs do the Flag Ceremony; Flying Eagle Patrol does the Skit. Pass
out pinewood derby cars. Popcorn prizes will also be passed out at this Pack
meeting, so don't miss this one!
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January, 2004
| Pow
Wow - Saturday,
January 24, 2004 -- Advanced Training for
Adults -
| Pow Wow is a Cub Scout Leader's learning
adventure! It's available for any and all adult leaders (Den Leaders,
Cubmasters, Asst. Cubmasters, Webelos Leaders, Den Leader Assistants, & Pack
Committee Members) and even for parents of Cub Scouts who just want
to learn how Scouts works, what's happening, or what is available. |
| While training is for adults only, the
Girl Scouts will be providing on-site childcare with lots of fun
activities for an additional $5.00 fee. The childcare fee must be paid
by December 19, 2003; no "drop-ins" can be taken. Childcare is
for
potty-trained children only. Don't forget to bring a sack
lunch for your children. |
| Pow Wow is a
great basic and
advanced training opportunity. Every adult leader should attend,
to meet and share ideas with Scouters from throughout the Golden Spread
Council -- even other Councils! |
| Youth Protection Training (required of
all adult leaders at least every two years) will be
available. FYI, Youth Protection Training (YPT) and Adult Leader Fast Start
Training (FST) are also available 24/7 on the web, at http://www.scouting.org/pubs/ypt/ypt.jsp?p=i-00&c=562
for YPT and http://goldenspread.org
for FST. |
| This training, by experienced Scouting
volunteers, will only cost $10.00 if your registration is paid
not later than Friday, December 19, 2003. The fee is $15.00 for late registrations
(after December 19th) and for last-minute walk-ins. |
| "Last-minute"
registrations begin at 8:00 a.m., opening ceremonies begin promptly at 8:30 a.m.,
and morning classes will begin by 9:00 a.m. A catered lunch will
be served between noon to 1:30 p.m., and afternoon classes will end by
4:30 p.m. |
| Be sure to bring pen and paper to capture all
new ideas. |
| Wear your class A uniforms, or clothing in this year's theme (Mexican
Fiesta). |
| Your registration fee includes any six (6)
out of thirty-four 55-minute classes of your choice (first come, first
serve, & some classes will be limited to 15 students); a CD-ROM with
Council, Pow-Wow and other training info; perhaps some paper handouts; a
custom Pow-Wow patch; a catered meal, and much much more! Choose
your favorite six classes, plus two alternates. |
| Available classes include: Cub Scouting 101, Cub Master 101, Den Leader 101, Youth
Protection (2 hours), Pack Budget Planning & Resources for the Year,
Cub World training, Den Chief training, How to Use a Den Chief, How to
Successfully Recruit Scouts & Leaders, Leather Craft, Projects with
Wood, Tie Slides, Lanyards, Ceremonies & Flag Etiquette, Indian
Lore, Orienteering for Dummies, Belt Loops & Pins, Duty to God &
Religious Awards in the BSA Family Program, Cubs in the Kitchen,
Pocketknife Safety, Character Development, Derbies & More, The Texas Award for
Cubs, Game & Skits & Yells & Storytelling & Songs &
Sparklers, Bugs & Bees & Birds & Boys, Walking Sticks (2
hours, and bring your own sticks), Leave No Trace, Fire by Friction, Fishing for Fun, Knot Heads,
Outdoor Cooking (there's a $2.00 extra fee to cover the food for this
course), Webelos & the Patrol Method, Webelos Activity Pins,
and Webelos to Scouts Transition. Whew! There's something
here for everyone! |
| Pow Wow's location? In Amarillo at
Windsor Elementary School, which is just off S. Bell Street at 6700 Hyde
Parkway. |
| Questions? Call Karla Devin at (806)
874-9298 or via e-mail to neilboy@arn.net,
or via fax to (806) 874-9680. Check the Pow
Wow 2004 web page for last-minute updates. |
|
| Pack 1's
Pinewood Derby
Unofficial Weigh-in - Tuesday, Jan
27th at 6:00
p.m. Bring your pinewood derby car, assembled or in parts, to the
Ridgecrest Cafeteria to check its weight, making sure your final assembly
does not go over five (5) ounces (the maximum weight limit) or the maximum
allowed lengths/widths, and has the 1/8th inch minimum track clearance
height. |
| Pack 1's
Pinewood Derby
Race - Friday, January 30th from
5:30 p.m. until 9:00 p.m. Official weigh-in begins at 5:30
p.m. Race begins (hopefully) at 6:00 p.m. Awards will be passed
out at the end of the races. Food (pizza, hotdogs, and/or hamburgers &
sodas) will be available for a nominal fee. |
February, 2004
| Blue and Gold
Banquet - Saturday, Feb
28th at Ridgecrest.
| Decorating began at 5:00 pm (they were
late letting us in). The theme was "Mexican Fiesta." |
| We began serving the catered meal
around 6:30 p.m. Catering this year was by Buns Over
Texas. The meal choices were hamburgers or hot dogs. Peanut
butter and jelly sandwiches were available for those who didn't want a
hamburger or a hot dog. |
| Each Den brought desserts. |
| Ticket were $6.00 for adults and kids over
12; $5.00 for kids under 12, and kids under three were free. All Pack 1 Cub Scouts are
free. |
| At this event 2nd
year Webelos Scouts bridged over into Boy Scout Troop 94. Plus the
Tiger Den got their Tiger patch, and the Wolf, Bears, and the 1st year Webelos Patrol all advanced in rank to their next levels. |
|
March, 2004
| Norman
Rockwell Exhibit Tour - rescheduled
from Wednesday, March
10th to Thursday, March 11th from 8:00 pm to about 8:30 pm -- at the Santa Fe Building in
downtown Amarillo.
We were going to meet in the lobby of the Santa Fe Building at ten minutes till six,
then see the exhibit of Norman Rockwell's Scouting
paintings. However, the truck carrying the exhibit to Amarillo from Dallas
broke down, so all of the Wednesday night viewings were cancelled. I
received an email Thursday afternoon that viewing were going to be available
for Troops that night, but it was too late to let everyone know about
it. Adults were welcome to come. For many of our boys this would have been
a once-in-a-lifetime chance to see these paintings, which are on a national
tour for the last time. There weren't any Den or
Patrol meetings on Monday, March 8th, because everyone was going to go see
the exhibit. |
| Pack 1's Winter Camp
- Friday evening, March 26th thru Sunday morning, March
28th, 2004 - Camping
in Palo Duro Canyon State Park from Friday evening thru
Sunday morning.
| Tigers, Bobcats, Wolves & Bears must go with
a least one parent.
|
| We'll met in the Ridgecrest parking lot
beginning at
5:00 p.m. on Friday afternoon, and we'll carpool down together at 5:30
p.m. |
| Bring your warmest sleeping bag (at least
a 3 1/2 pound [i.e., a 28~30 degree rated] bag is preferred), blankets, and your tent. The temperature
last year was 72 for the high and 36 for the low, but it may be
much colder (or warmer) this year. It is a good idea to check the weather forecast
before you finish packing. |
| Equipment check before we
leave (to make sure your Scout has the
right kind of camping gear, i.e., a warm enough sleeping bag & clothes
for the weather conditions, food, water, hiking stick, etc.).
|
| Check out the Scout
Camping checklist to see what should be brought.
|
|
| Den Leader
Deadline - Tuesday, March 23rd -
All
Award and Advancement Sheets must be turned in to the Advancement
Chairperson by 9 p.m. |
| Cub Scout New Leader
training --
Saturday, March 27th
at the Scout Center from 9:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. This is required
training for all adult leaders. Cost is usually $5.00, but Pack 1 will reimburse you for this training if you pay
the fee and complete both halves of this training. For more
information on this, see the Cub Scout Basic
Training Flyer. |
| Pack Meeting -
Monday, March 29th
at 7:00
p.m. Bears did the Skit; Dragon Patrol did the Flags.
|
April, 2004
| Bi-District
Pinewood Derby race -- Sunday, April
4th at the Amarillo Civic Center. No fee for Quanah Parker or Golden
Eagle District Scouts. The 5 fastest Cub Scout cars from each District
will advance to the Golden Spread Council's Pinewood Derby race. Lots
of door prizes will be given away, but you must be present to win.
Racing classes will include Scouts, non-Scouts, adults, and a Sponsor
class. Introduce a friend to Scouting -- invite them to build and race
a car too! Contact Rhett Stevens at 358-6500 or Duane Ripperger at
378-2316 for more information.
|
| First Half of Cub Scout New
Leader
training -- Wednesday, April 7th
at the Scout Center from 7:00 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. Cost is usually
$5.00 for both halves, but Pack 1 will reimburse you for this training if you pay
the fee and complete both halves of this training. For more
information on this, see the Cub Scout Basic
Training Flyer. |
| Second Half of Cub Scout
New Leader
training -- Wednesday, April 14th
at the Scout Center from 7:00 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. The $5.00 cost is
for both halves of this training. For more
information on this, see the Cub Scout Basic
Training Flyer. |
| Boy Scout
Spring Camp 2004 - Friday,
Saturday and Sunday, April 16th thru 18th at Camp MK Brown. This
event is only
for 2nd year Webelos who bridged over from Pack 1 (or another pack) into a
Boy Scout Troop during February, 2004.
Register for Spring Camp by March 26, 2004. Fee is $35.00 per Scout and $20 per adult if
paid before March 26th, $45.00 per Scout and $30 per adult if paid
afterwards. Fees include 5 meals, a patch, and insurance. Work on up to
three merit badges. For more info contact Event Chair David Scott at scottlaw@ptsi.net
or Staff Advisor Chrystene Matthews at cmatthew@bsamail.org. |
| Den Leader
Deadline - Tuesday, April 20th -
All
Award and Advancement Sheets must be turned in to the Advancement
Chairperson by 9 p.m. |
| Pack Meeting -
Monday, April 26th
at 7:00
p.m. Bears do the Flag Ceremony; Tigers do the Skit. |
| Youth
Protection training -- Thursday, April
29th at the Scout Center from 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. This is
required training for all Scout leaders, and all leaders are required to
retake this training at least every two years. For more
information on this, call the Scout Center at 358-6500.
|
| Outdoor
Leadership Skills Adult Leader Training -
Friday, April 30th
at 6:30
p.m. to Saturday, May 1st until 6:00 pm at Camp Don. Adult
leader training for men or women who want to sharpen their outdoor skills
and/or leadership skills. For more information, contact: Judy
Wagon, Council Training Chairman, at 353-7749, Jessica Cortez at 236-7632,
Mike Atkinson at 359-2462, or the Scout Center at 358-6500.
|
May, 2004
| Cub-O-Ree - Saturday,
May 1st. Held at Camp Don at Cub World. Open to all Cub Scouts
plus all kindergarten boys interesting in joining Scouts. Cost is $7.00 per
Scout, $4.00 per adult. Times are from 9:00 am to 4:30 pm (registration begins at
8:30 am). Cost will include a patch, all program supplies, snacks, lunch, refreshments, and
supplemental insurance. Wear your favorite "western duds," Class
B's (Pack t-shirt), or other clothes. We have to sign up by Den or as a Pack at the Scout Service Center by April
23,
2004. For more information, call the Scout Center at 358-6500 or
e-mail rstevens@bsamail.org.
Use this form to register.
|
| Scout Night
Recruiting - Tuesday, May 4, 2004,
at Paramount Terrace Elementary,
beginning at 6:00 p.m. and ending at around 6:30 p.m. We'll register new Cub
Scouts and adult leaders. |
| Roundtable - Thursday,
May 6th from 7:00 to 8:30 p.m. at Camp Don Herrington. This is the
last
Roundtable of the year. Learn all about
all of the Summer's Cub Scout activities and programs. Earn the "Safe
Float and Safe Swim" training requirement (which is also available to
Boy Scouts at this Roundtable event). Free. |
| Scout Night
Recruiting - Monday, May 10th at Ridgecrest Elementary, beginning at 6:00 and ending at
6:45 pm. We'll
register new Cub Scouts and adult leaders. |
| Den
Meetings - Monday, May 10th - From
7:00 to 8:00 pm at Paramount Terrace Christian Church, in second floor rooms
at the southeast corner of the main building, in rooms 211 thru 217. |
| BALOO Leader
Training - Saturday, May 15th -
Basic
Adult Leader Outdoor Orientation training from 9 am to 5 pm at Camp Don
in the dining hall. All Packs must have a BALOO-trained leader present
on all Pack Campouts, so this is the time to get trained at this
introductory level camping skills training event. Cost is $10.00, which
includes lunch and drinks. Pre-register and pay at the Scout
Center. Registration deadline is Wednesday, May 12th.
|
| Tiger Den Meeting
-
Monday, May 17th
at 6:00 pm at the Wizard of Oz playground at Southwest Park, just a
little north of and west of the new tennis center. We'll work on our
Wizard of Oz skit for the 7:00 Pack meeting, then we'll go to Ridgecrest Elementary
for the Pack meeting. This
is the last "official" Tiger Den and Pack meetings of the year (the summertime
activities are not "regular official" Pack meetings). |
| Pack Meeting -
Monday, May 17th
at 7:00 pm at Ridgecrest Elementary (we will not meet at Camp Don). All Dens and Patrols do the Flag Ceremony; any Den
that wants to can do a Skit. This
is the last "official" Pack meeting of the year (the summertime
activities are not "regular official" Pack meetings). |
| IMPORTANT
NOTICE: Because Tuesday, June 1st is the camp registration
deadline, at the May 17th Pack meeting parents were to tell Committee Chairman Chuck
Freas if they want their son to go to any of the summer camps -- Webelos
Camp, Cub Scout Day Camp, Cub Scout Resident Camp, or Tiger Twilight
Camp. See the June and July events (below) for more details. If
you want to go to one or more camps, you must fill out and turn in the
applicable camp registration forms -- which will be available at the
meeting. You should also try to turn in your registration fees at this
Pack meeting. Anyone not getting their fee to Chuck before Sunday, May
30th will have to pay the $10 additional late fees (only $4 for Tiger Twilight),
so please don't
turn your forms/fees in late. Chuck will need Monday, May 31st to compile
the individual forms into the Pack registration forms, double check the
information, and then turn all the paperwork in by noon on Tuesday, June
1st.
June, 2004
|
| Summer
Pinewood Derby race - Sunday, June
13th
at 3:00 pm at Ridgecrest Elementary. We'll meet outside on the
north side of the cafeteria and have fun racing pinewood derby cars. Any car
can race; you don't have to make a new one, use one (or more) of your old
ones. No prizes will be awarded and no race times will be kept. It's just
for fun! Bring your lawn chairs and some drinks, relax, and let the kids
have fun actually running a pinewood derby race all by themselves (well,
mostly by themselves). Bring a friend or two! It's free! |
| Tiger Twilight Summer Camp - Thursday
and Friday nights, June 24th &
25th from 6:00 to 9:00 p.m. at Camp
Don, in Cub Scout World. Come play games, do crafts, visit the nature
area, have fun in a Scavenger Hunt, do the egg drop, see the Kwahadi Indian
Dancers perform, have a family picnic, and much more. This event is for any
and all Tiger Cubs and their adult partners. Cost is $6.00 per Tiger Cub and
Adult Partner if you register by June 14th; $10.00 if you register after
June 11th. |
| Webelos Camp -
Friday, Saturday & Sunday, June 25th, 26th and 27th (we're going the
1st weekend) at
Camp Don Herrington, in Palo Duro Canyon. Cost is $55.00 per Scout and
$35.00 per adult leader if we register before May 1st; $10.00 more per
attendee if we register late. If your Scout sold $300.00 or more in popcorn
in 2003, then Pack 1 pays for his registration fee. |
| Cub
Scout Day Camp - Monday thru
Thursday, June 28th thru July 1st from
9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. at Camp
Don, in Palo Duro Canyon. Meet at Ridgecrest at 8:00 to 8:15 am,
then carpool down to Camp Don so as to be there by 8:45 pm.
| Come play games, do crafts, visit nature, have fun, do the egg
toss, have a picnic, shoot BB guns, bows and arrows, sing songs, and much more. |
| This event is for all Cubs who are going
into the 1st Grade but have not yet finished the 5th Grade, and their adult partners. |
| Cost is $45.00 per Cub if you register by June
14th; there is a $10.00 additional late fee if you register after
June 14th. |
| A Cub can do one -- but not both -- camps,
and we will register and go as a Pack. |
| Each Pack must provide one leader for
every five (5) boys, with a minimum of two leaders per Pack. |
| Pack 1 pays the registration fee for those
boys who sold $300.00 or more in popcorn during 2003. |
| You register directly with your Den Leader, who
will turn in all registration forms to the Pack 1 Camp Coordinator, who will
then turn in the forms and the fees to the
Scout Center. |
| Call the Scout Center at (806) 358-6500 for more details,
or read the Webelos Camp FAQ page. |
| "Me Too" camp is available for younger Scout siblings at an additional cost of $10 per
child for the entire week. Pack 1 does not pay for the "Me Too"
cost. |
|
July, 2004
| Cub
Scout Resident Camp - Tuesday thru
Thursday, July 6th thru July 8th from
6:00 p.m. on Thursday to 10:00 a.m. on Thursday at Camp MK Brown. This
resident camp is an all-new type of a camp, for the Golden Spread Council.
| Come swim, play games, do crafts, fish,
row boats, go star gazing, play with space crafts, visit nature, build a
campfire, have fun, do the egg
toss, have a picnic, shoot BB guns, bows and arrows, sing songs, and much more. |
| This event is for all Cubs who are in 1st Grade
thru 5th Grade, and their adult partners. Each Cub Scout must have
an adult partner (a parent or adult guardian). |
| Cost is $55.00 per Cub if you register by June
1st; there is a $10.00 additional late fee if you register after
June 1st. |
| A Cub can do one -- but not both -- camps
(day camp at Camp Don or resident camp at MK Brown),
and we will register and go as a Pack. |
| Each Pack must provide one registered leader for
every five (5) boys, with a minimum of two adult leaders per Pack. |
| All meals, eating utensils, program
materials and equipment are provided for each camper. However, the camp
does NOT provide tents, cots, or mattresses for campers. |
| A Class 1 Personal Health and Medical
Summary health form is required for each youth camper and adult.
This form does not require a doctor's exam, but does require
immunization dates and parent signatures on all forms. This form
can be obtained from the Council Office, or download one here. |
| Pack 1 pays the registration fee for those
boys who sold $300.00 or more in popcorn during 2003. |
| You register directly with your Den Leader, who
will turn in all registration forms to the Pack 1 Camp Coordinator, who will
then turn in the forms and the fees to the Scout Center. |
| Call the Scout Center at (806) 358-6500 for more
details. |
|
| Pack
Fishing Event - Saturday,
July 24th from 6:00 to 8:30 p.m. at Martin Road Lake lake on N. Martin
Road. We'll fish (catch and
release) and
have fun. |
| Amarillo
Dusters Event - Saturday,
July 31st from 6:00 to 10:00 p.m. at the Amarillo Duster's football
field. We'll watch the game and
have fun. |
August, 2004
| Parade for
the Amarillo U.S. Army Reserve Quartermaster Unit's Return from Iraq -
Saturday, August 7, 2004 at 11:00 am from the Army Reserve base to the old
K-Mart parking lot just off S. Georgia St. Scouts
are invited to attend, individually or as a Den or Troop or Patrol.
Please wear Class A's or a Pack t-shirt. The Amarillo unit has been in Iraq
for the past 18 months, so please come and show your support for them. (War
protestors need not attend.) |
| Dedication
of the Eric Miller Memorial Park-
Sunday, August 8, 2004 at 5:00 pm in
Bushland, Texas - take I-40 West to the Bushland exit, then turn and go
South under the overpass, and look for the cars. Bring you own chairs.
Eric Miller was killed by a drunk driver, and his older brother built this
park in his memory, as his Eagle Scout project. Come held celebrate this
accomplishment! |
| Golden Eagle District's
Fall Recruiting Roundup - This meeting
will be held on Wednesday, Aug 10th at the Scout Service Center
office, beginning at 7:00 p.m. People from the Scout Center
will go over fall recruiting programs (what, where, when, who the School
Night Chairperson is/will be, etc.) so that we, and the Council, will know
who to coordinate with and when in September our Pack's Fall Scout Night
will be. This is for Pack 1 at Ridgecrest Elem. and Pack 99 at Paramount
Terrace Elem. |
|
GSC Scout
Programs Preview - Saturday, August 14, 2004
-
Kick off a new Golden Spread Council scouting year with a preview of all
upcoming Scouting Programs – 18
months worth of insider information – for the rest of 2004 and all of
2005. Learn about Cub Scout and Boy Scout events, this Fall’s
popcorn sales, next year’s Jamboree 2005, this year’s Philmont Family
Weekend (September 24 thru 26, 2004), this Fall’s Spook-O-Ree, Popcorn
Sales dates, and next
year’s Spring Camp, Summer Camp, Day Camp, Webelos Camp, and Winter camps.
And much, much, more!
Saturday, August 14th from
10:00 am to noon
Kwahadi Kiva on I-40, on the north side access road
(West of the Lakeside exit; East of the water park)
|
Program Boot displays open at 10:00 a.m. The
Fall, 2004 to Winter, 2005 program preview begins 10:45 a.m. and ends 11:15 a.m.
Pre-register at the Scout Center between now and August 7th to receive a
special Program Preview CD-Rom
This event is for everyone -- parent, Scout leader, Scout, grandparent, etc.
-- who wants to know, now, what is going to be happening in Scouts from now
through the Winter of 2005.
| Clays
Classic Shooting event - Friday,
August 20th and Saturday, August 21st from 8:00 am to 4:00 pm at
Camp Don. This is a popular Council fund-raising event. For more information, contact Bob Altman at 358-6500. |
| Committee Meeting - Sunday,
August 22nd from 4:00 to 6:00 p.m. at Chuck & Mary Freas' home. We'll
go over all of next year's Scouting activities. |
| Scout Night
Recruiting - Tuesday, August 24th at Ridgecrest Elementary beginning at 7:00
pm (ending around 7:45 pm) and
Thursday, August 26th at Paramount
Terrace Elementary, beginning at 6:00 pm (ending around 6:45 pm). We
registered new Cub Scouts and adult leaders at each school. |
| Bike Rodeo -
Friday, August 27th, from 6:30
p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at Ridgecrest Elementary School on the east-side playground.
Learn bike safety, earn one or more belt loops, and win ribbons for
first, second and third place in four bike events. Call or e-mail Summer Activities Chairman
Jonathan Sharp for more details.
Free. |
September, 2004
| Roundtable - Thursday,
September 2nd from 7:00 to 8:30 p.m. at the Scout Service Center. Learn all about
all of the
next month's Cub Scout activities and programs. It's free. |
| Wood Badge
Training for Registered Scout Leaders - Friday,
Saturday and Sunday, September 17, 18 & 19, 2004, and October 8, 9
&10, 2004.
| Wood Badge is the highest level of
training available for adult leaders. As a woodbadge trained leader,
you will be more effective in working with Scouts, adult leaders, and
parents. |
| Training sessions begin
at 8:00 a.m. on Fridays; end at noon on Sunday. Will be
held at Camps Don Herrington (first weekend) and MK Brown (second weekend). Both weekends required for
certification. |
| Wear your Class A uniform. |
| Cost tentatively estimated at $150.00; $50
deposit due upon registration. The registration deadline and final payment
were due August 16, 2004, and I
heard at the August 14th Program Preview that there were still 8 opening
in this year's class. No refunds after August 16th except with approval
from the Course Director. |
| For more information,
contact the Scout Center at 358-6500 or Judy Wagnon, Golden Spread Council
Training Director and Woodbadge Course Director, at 358-6500, or at 353-7749 after 6:00
p.m. |
| Prerequisites are BSA Leader Training for
your registered Scout position, a BSA Class 3 physical form (physician
approval required), and payment of fee. |
|
| Den Leader
Deadline - Tuesday,
September 14th -
All
Award and Advancement forms must be turned in to Advancement Chairperson
Crystal Abramson by 5:00 p.m. on the Tuesday before each Monday
Pack meeting. This will be the pattern all throughout the year -- all awards
and advancements are always due to be turned in the Advancements Chair not
later than 5:00 p.m. on the last Tuesday before the Monday Pack
Meetings. |
| Philmont
Family Weekend Menu
Meeting - Thursday, September
16th at 7:00 pm at Chuck & Mary
Freas' home. We'll discuss and select what meals to cook at Philmont. Bring your ideas! |
| Tri-State
Fair Parade - Saturday, September
18th at 10:00 a.m. in downtown
Amarillo. |
| Extreme
Scouting Fun-Fest - Saturday,
September 18, 2004 from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm at Cub World at Camp Don.
|
A Scouting Olympiad! Check out
this flyer for details. |
|
Yes, there will be games to play, BB guns to shoot, fishing, piñatas and much more. |
| Free for all Scouts! Yes, parents &
siblings are invited too! Since this is an all-the-family event we won't
car pool down together. |
| Got Questions? There will be a
Parent Orientation with answers! |
| Bring a lunch, or pay $2.00 for a Camp
Don hotdog lunch. Cheap! |
| Don't miss the
fun! At Cub World. |
|
| Pack
Meeting - Monday, September
20th at 7:00 pm at the Ridgecrest Cafeteria. This is the first official school-year Pack meeting for Fall, 2004. All Scouts should attend every Pack meeting, and boys
are always to wear their Class-A uniforms (Tigers can wear
either the orange Tiger t-shirt or the Blue Cub Scout shirt). Awards and badges will be given out at Pack Meetings (patches, belt loops, pins, ribbons, and other
awards). Webelos do the flags; Bear Den does the skit.
|
| Philmont Family Weekend
-
Friday noon through noon on Sunday, Sept. 24th thru 26th (the last full weekend in
September) --
| Camp out in your own tents in the "outback" for $10.00 per
person for the weekend, or set up in Philmont's tents in Tent City (a canvas tent, 2 metal cots, with
light & electricity furnished) for $30.00 per tent for the weekend, or bring an RV (no hookups) for
$15.00/weekend. (No Quad-plex housing this year.) Check with the Scout Center at 358-6500 for availability details. |
| This year there are special events (new and improved scavenger hunt, crafts, museum tours, horseback riding), games, and training activities (Orienteering Course, Leader Basic Skills),
Villa Philmonte tour, campfire with brandings, and a Cracker Barrel are planned this year. |
| Philmont Family Weekend Patch (an optional fee) is $3.00. |
| Saturday's all-you-can-eat breakfast is
$6.50 per person, Saturday night's Mexican dinner is $8.50 per person, and Sunday morning's breakfast is
$6.50 per person -- you can register for one or all meals.
The "meals option" registration deadline is Sept. 3rd. The Council is
cooking all three of these meals this year, so they should be better than last
year's. |
| Or for $20.00 you can eat at the
playground/picnic area in tent city with our Pack. We're cooking a
Saturday breakfast, Saturday lunch, providing snacks for the Saturday
hike, cooking Saturday dinner and a Sunday breakfast -- $20.00 covers all that. Deadline to register and pay to
eat these four meals with our Pack is the September 20th Pack Meeting. |
| Or you can always go into town (just a few miles north) to eat. |
| The Camp Registration Form and fees are due into the Scout Center by
Friday, September 3rd (if you want to eat at Philmont's Cafeteria), or by
Wednesday, September 15th if you just want to camp out and prepare your own food or eat in town. Call the Scout Center at 358-67500 for more information. The registration form is available
at the Golden Spread Council. |
| On Sunday morning we plan on completing a
hike on the Urraca Trail, so be sure to bring your good hiking shoes
this year. It's a five mile hike, with a 1,000+ foot rise in
elevation. We hope to earn the Urraca Trail patch this year. |
| Call Chrystene Matthews at the Scout Center at 358-6500 for more details, or e-mail her at
cmatthew@bsamail.org |
| FYI, if you or your Scout or his siblings want to do crafts (they're neat, I even did
some one year), there is a small fee ($2 to $8, to be paid there) to cover the cost of craft supplies. |
|
| Pinewood
Derby Committee meeting -- Monday,
September 27th at 7:00 p.m. at Jon and Julie Sharp's home. We'll go over
planning details for the January, 2005 pinewood derby event.
|
October, 2004
| Cub Scout
New Leader
training -- Saturday,
October 2nd at the Scout Center from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm with a
lunch break from noon to 1:00 pm. New, untrained leaders must have both halves of this
training, and already-Basic-trained leaders in new positions must have the
second half of this training ("Leader Specific" training). For more
information on this, see the Cub Scout Basic
Training Flyer. |
| Cub Scout
Balloon Sales -- Saturday,
October 2nd at Gander Mountain from 10:30 am to whenever all 300 helium
balloons are sold. If we don't sell them all on Saturday, then we'll
sell the rest on Sunday afternoon. Check with Chuck Freas for more
details. |
| Tiger Den
Visit to the Amarillo Town Club - Monday,
October 4th from 7:00 to 8:00 p.m. We'll meet at the Town Club to
tour the club and then (hopefully) swim. The other Dens -- Wolf, Bear &
Webelos -- meet at Paramount Terrace Christian Church at 7:00 pm (the usual
place & time). The smaller inside pool as of Friday, Oct 1st was
still closed for repairs to the heater, but Chuck is checking Saturday
afternoon to see if it got fixed so we can swim. Check back here
Saturday night to see the status, or call the Town Club and ask if the
inside warm pool is opened yet. |
| Roundtable - Thursday,
October 7th from 7:00 to 8:30 p.m. at the Scout Service Center. Learn all about
all of the
next month's (November's) Cub Scout activities and programs. It's free.
|
| Tiger Zoo
Safari - Saturday, October
9th from 10:00
a.m. to noon at the Amarillo Public Zoo. Fun for all Scouts;
especially designed for Tiger Cubs. Free. There will be a Scavenger Hunt in the zoo
with prizes for the boys. A Tiger Safari Patch will be available for $1.00
at the front gate of the zoo (check with the folks at the check-in desk for
patches). |
| Columbus
Day - Monday, October 11th
-- a School Holiday. Remember, no school = no Scouts. |
| Cub Scout
New Leader
training -- Wednesday,
October 13th at the Scout Center from 7:00 p.m. to
10:00 p.m. New, untrained leaders must have both halves of this
training (the 13th and the 20th), and already-Basic-trained leaders in new positions must have the
second half of this training (the "Leader Specific" part of this training). For more
information on this, see the Cub Scout Basic
Training Flyer. |
| Scout
Meeting - Monday, October
18th -- Webelos, Bears and Tiger Cubs meet at Paramount Terrace
Christian Church. Wolf Cubs check with Julie and LaWana as to where
you meet. Tigers will start learning a skit for the October 25th Pack meeting, make props for that
skit, and go over the Bobcat
Badge requirements. |
| Den Leader
Deadline - Tuesday, October 19th -
All
Award and Advancement Sheets must be turned in to the Advancement
Chairperson by 5:00 pm. |
| Cub Scout Leader
Specific training -- Wednesday,
October 20th at the Scout Center from 7:00 pm to 9:30 pm. New, untrained leaders must have both halves of this
training, and already-Basic-trained leaders in new positions must have this
second half (the "Leader Specific" part of this training). For more
information on this, see the Cub Scout Basic
Training Flyer. |
| Spook-O-Ree - Saturday,
October 23rd at Camp Don. This
has been a Golden
Spread Council Fall tradition for over 20 years! A day of fun, games, and
adventure at Camp Don for all Cub Scouts and Webelos.
| Scouts are $5.00 per boy (this is for a patch, program supplies, refreshments and insurance).
Extra patches are $2.00. |
| T-shirts are
available by pre-registration and pre-payment only; cost is $8.00. Indicate
size on order form. |
| You can still register directly at the Scout Center
for the September 23rd date. In order to be assured of getting our
choice of weekend we turned our registration form and money in to the
Scout Center on September 16th. Be sure to tell them your son is with
"Pack 1" because we're registering Pack 1 and Pack 99 on the
same form. |
| We plan on car pooling down to
Camp Don, and on all our boys going at the same time. If you have a conflict with this, be sure to
inform your Den Leader in advance. |
| This event usually started at noon, but this
year it will begin at 1:00 p.m. Chuck has confirmed that this is
the correct starting time.
So we will need
to be at Camp Don between 12:30 p.m. to 12:45 p.m., and we need to meet
and leave the Ridgecrest parking lot not later than
12:10 p.m. (ten minutes after noon). |
| Earn some Scout advancements and
have some cool Fall fun! |
| This is a "rain or shine" event,
so if it looks like rain bring rain gear. |
| We can go on one weekend only -- we
decided at the Pack Committee meeting on August 22nd to go on the 2nd
weekend. |
| This event is for Scouts only until 6:00
pm, but after 6:00 you can bring the whole family down to
Camp Don for
dinner (dinner begins at 6:10 pm, with more night activities to follow).
Parents can bring a picnic dinner, or food is available (hamburgers, a drink, and dessert) at the extra cost of
$4.00
per person. |
| Pumpkin painting will be available.
You can bring your own pumpkin, or buy one there for $1.00 (FYI, buying
one there is the best deal). |
| Parents and siblings from 6:00 p.m.
on are free. |
| After 6:00 p.m. you can come and go as you
like. |
| There is a canned food drive at this
event that is a contest between Packs, so
please bring two cans of food (or more). |
|
| Pack
Meeting - Monday, October
25th at 7:00
p.m. at Ridgecrest Elementary school. Bear Den does the flags; Webelos
& Tigers do skits. |
| Popcorn Sales
Began - Saturday, Oct
2nd. See my Popcorn
Sales Notes for more important details. This is our Pack's main fund
raising activity for the whole year, as we will receive a 33% commission
on gross sales, plus prizes for our Cubs.
Popcorn Timeline
|
SAT - October 2, 2004
|
Popcorn Sales Begin!
|
|
SAT - October 9,16, & 23
|
Council prize drawing days for all
Scouts
|
| THUR
- October 28 |
Popcorn Sales
Ended Thursday, Oct. 28th, and all sales sheets were due to Marion Wynne
or Chuck Freas. Our popcorn sales totaled $8,106.00. |
|
SAT - November 6
|
Popcorn distribution day |
| WED
- November 17 |
Total payment is due to Chuck
or Marion |
|
November, 2004
| Popcorn
Sales Day - Saturday,
November 13, 2004, at 10:00 am at the Toot n' Totum at 34th and Soncy in Amarillo.
This event was cancelled because of the weather; it
will be rescheduled. Come
sale the Pack's popcorn and earn sales credit towards the $300 or $400 Pack
prizes -- Summer Camp and/or payment of your annual Scout registration fee
and Scouting insurance premium. |
| Golden Eagle District
Banquet
-- Saturday,
November 13, 2004, at 6:30 p.m. at St. Thomas Catholic Church in Amarillo. Come
recognize the volunteers that "Make Scouting Go," and eat a steak dinner for
the low, low price of $10 per person -- the best deal in town! Reservations are due
in to Donna at the Scout Center by Wednesday, November 10th.
Entertainment will be provided. Guests of honor are will be
announced later. For
more information, contact Daryl Dixon at 356-6245 or Golden Eagle District Executive Rhett Stevens at 358-6500. |
| Pack Committee Meeting
-- Sunday, November 14th at 5:30 pm at the Wynne's home -- we'll go
over Blue & Gold Banquet, Pinewood Derby, Popcorn results, and what's
available at Pow-Wow on January 22, 2005. All Den Leaders, parents and
kids are invited. |
| Den
Meetings - Monday, November
15th -- at 7:00 pm Paramount Terrace Christian Church for
the Webelos; at 7:00 pm at LaWana's home for the Wolfs; at 6:45 at Channel 7 TV for the
Bear Den; and at 6:55 pm at Kispy Kreme Donuts (on the south side
access road of I-40, between Coulter and Bell) for the Tigers & Webelos. |
| Den Leader
Deadline - Tuesday, November 15th
-
All
Award and Advancement Sheets must be turned in to the Advancement
Chairperson by 5:00 pm. You can email your advancements to Susan
Finger or turn the paper form in to Crystal Abramson, whichever you prefer. |
| Pinewood
Derby Committee Meeting - Thursday, November
18th -- At
Jon and Julie Sharp's home at 7:00 pm.
|
| Pack
Meeting - Monday, November
22nd at 7:00
p.m. at Ridgecrest Elementary school. Wolf Den does the flags; Tiger
and Bear Dens do skits. If all the popcorn money is turned in by the start
of the Pack meeting, we'll hand out prizes at this meeting. Otherwise,
we'll have to wait until December's Pack meeting. |
| Den
Meetings - Monday, November
29th from 7:00 to 8:00 pm -- at Paramount Terrace Christian Church for
the Tigers, Bears and the Webelos; at LaWana's home for the Wolf Den. |
December, 2004
| Roundtable - Thursday,
December
2nd from 7:00 to 8:30 p.m. at the Scout Service Center. Learn all about all of the
next month's (January, 2005) Cub Scout activities and programs. Pack
1 and 99 did the opening ceremony at this Roundtable. It's still free. |
| Light
Parade - Friday, December 3rd at 5:30
pm - the Scouts rode on a float in the downtown light
parade. Adults met at noon at the Polk Street Methodist Church, in
the north side parking lot, to start decorating the float. |
| Panhandle
Plains Historical Museum - Saturday,
December from 1:00 to
5:00 pm -- the HOLIDAY
OPEN HOUSE - An annual event for young and old alike.
Visit with role players in Pioneer Town; enjoy musical entertainment
provided by local schools and choirs; enjoy games and crafts for the
children; listen to Christmas stories in Storytellers Corner; share your
Christmas wishes with Santa and Mrs. Claus; get on board for a wagon ride
provided by the Randall County Sheriff’s Posse. Don’t miss this
opportunity to greet old friends and welcome the Holiday Season. Free
admission! We'll meet at the church at 12:45 pm, and go to the museum
together. |
| Pack
Christmas Caroling and Pack Committee Meeting - Monday, Dec
6th at 6:00 pm -- We all met at
Paramount Terrace Christian Church and went to two nursing homes to sing Christmas
carols and pass out presents.
The
Tigers and Webelos went to Plum Creek Health Care (5601 Plum Creek); the Wolves and Bears to
Amarillo Nursing Center (at 4033 W. 51st). Afterwards we all met at the Braums on 34th Street (just west of Coulter) to partake of ice cream (or eat supper), and the
adults will have a Pack Committee meeting to start planning the February
Blue & Gold Banquet and to finalize plans for the Pinewood Derby in
January. |
| Pack
Meeting - Monday, Dec
13th at 7:00
p.m. We passed
out pinewood derby cars at this meeting. Popcorn prizes also
were passed out at this Pack
meeting Webelos Den did the flags; Bear Den the
skit.
|
| Scout Night
with the Harlem Globetrotters - Thursday, January 13, 2005, at 7:00 pm - Tickets
are $12.00 each, and the registration deadline is January 11th. This
event is not sponsored by the Council, so you do not register at the Council
Office (but call them for more details). This ticket price is about
$10.00 off, I was told. |
| Boy Scout
Winter Camp
- January 14th thru 16th, 2005 - Camping
at Camp Don in Palo Duro Canyon from Friday evening thru Sunday. This
event is only for 2nd Year Webelos who bridged over from Cub Scouts
into a Boy
Scout Troop before the February '05 Blue & Gold Banquet. Bring your warmest sleeping bag and blankets;
it's supposed to be a -1 degree down there this weekend. The Troop
supplies your tents; the Council supplies your food. Camping fees and class
selection were due by December 11, 2004. Fees provide
food, insurance, a patch, and Cracker Barrel. There are additional fees for certain merit
badges; check with the Council Office for details. Registration forms are
available at the Scout Center. |
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Scouting
Trip to the Amarillo Globe News at 8:45 am & Amarillo Police Dept. at
10:00 am on Monday, January 17, 2005 - The
kids are out of school, and some of you will be off from work that day as
well (Chuck and Mario are federal employees so they will be off).
Rather than just do nothing that day Mario and Chuck have arranged for a very exciting
day for the boys. January's Scouting theme is "Spread the News."
And, in keeping with that theme, we have arranged to meet at 8:45 am in the lobby of
the newspaper (on the east side of the building, at 9th and Harrison) for a tour of the Amarillo
Globe News. The Globe arranges for many groups to
tour the facility, but most of them never get to see the presses running
because the paper is usually printed at 11 o'clock at night. BUT, on
Monday, January 17, 2005 they will run the presses for an hour at 9 am.
So we will get a bonus to our tour.
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After the tour we will go over to the Police
Department for a tour, and then go to Subway for
lunch. For approximately $5 we will have a nutritious lunch.
During the tour of the main police station at 3rd and Fillmore we'll take care of many of the other requirements
for rank achievements.
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We would like every boy to be able to attend,
including those whose parents work that day. So we'll try to
coordinate some type of car pool or something for that day. We'll
meet at the Globe News, then carpool over to the Police Dept., then to
Subway to eat, then go to the old Potter County Courthouse to hear Mario
give Dr. ML King, Jr.'s "I have a dream" speech.
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| We should be at the lobby of the
Globe by 8:45 am for the tour. We plan on meeting
there between 8:30 and 8:45. We gave the marketing director a
final head count of 25, but if you're interested in
participating, please email Mario with your numbers. He will also
use this information to let the police station know. The
day ended at 12:30 pm. |
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If you have any questions or suggestions,
please contact Mario Price or Chuck Freas.
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January, 2005
| Pow
Wow - Saturday,
January 22, 2005 -- Advanced Training for
Adults -
| Pow Wow is a Cub Scout Leader's learning
adventure! It's available for any and all adult leaders (Den Leaders,
Cubmasters, Asst. Cubmasters, Webelos Leaders, Den Leader Assistants, & Pack
Committee Members) and even for parents of Cub Scouts who just want
to learn how Scouts works, what's happening, or what is available. |
| Den Chief Training is also available this
year, for Boy Scouts who are First Class or above. Cost is $15.00
if you register on or before noon on Saturday, January 8th. No
late registrations will be accepted for Den Chief training, but late
registrations for all other classes will be accepted up to the morning
of the event. |
| The
Girl Scouts will be providing on-site childcare with lots of fun
activities for an additional $5.00 fee. The childcare fee must be paid
by Saturday, January 8, 2005 (this is a tentative date, subject to
change); no "drop-ins" can be taken. Childcare is
for
potty-trained children only, up to the age of 12. Don't forget to bring a sack
lunch for your children. |
| Pow Wow is a
great basic and
advanced training opportunity. Every adult leader should attend,
to meet and share ideas with Scouters from throughout the Golden Spread
Council -- even other Councils! |
| Youth Protection Training (required of
all adult leaders at least every two years) will be
available. FYI, Youth Protection Training (YPT) and Adult Leader Fast Start
Training (FST) are also available 24/7 on the web, at http://www.scouting.org/pubs/ypt/ypt.jsp?p=i-00&c=562
for YPT and http://goldenspread.org
for FST. |
| This training, by experienced Scouting
volunteers, will only cost $10.00 if your registration is paid
not later than January 8, 2005. The fee is $15.00 for late registrations and for last-minute walk-ins. |
| "Last-minute"
registrations begin at 8:00 a.m., opening ceremonies begin promptly at 8:30 a.m.,
and morning classes will begin by 9:00 a.m. A catered lunch will
be served between noon to 1:30 p.m., and afternoon classes will end by
4:30 p.m. |
| Be sure to bring pen and paper to capture all
new ideas. |
| Wear your class A uniforms, or clothing in this year's theme
(a Birthday Party in honor of Cub Scouting's 75th Anniversary!). |
| Your registration fee includes any six (6)
out of thirty-four 55-minute classes of your choice (first come, first
serve, & some classes will be limited to 15 students); a 260 page
Pow Wow book; some paper handouts; a
custom Pow-Wow patch; a catered meal, and much much more! Choose
your favorite six classes, plus two alternates. |
| Pow Wow's location? Bushland Middle
School! Take I-40 West out of Amarillo, turn South on Bushland
Road, look for the schools on the West side of the road, and the Middle
School is the southern most building. |
| Questions? Check the Pow-Wow 2005 webpage. |
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| Pack 1's
Pinewood Derby
Unofficial Weigh-in - Monday,
Jan 24th at
7:00
p.m. Bring your pinewood derby car, assembled or in parts, to the
Ridgecrest Cafeteria to check its weight, making sure your final assembly
does not go over five (5) ounces (the maximum weight limit) or the maximum
allowed lengths/widths, and has the 1/8th inch minimum track clearance
height. |
| Pack 1's
Pinewood Derby
Race - Friday, January 28th from
6:30 p.m. until 9:30 p.m. Official weigh-in begins at 6:30
p.m. Race begins (hopefully) at 7:00 p.m. Awards will be passed
out at the end of the races. Food (pizza, hotdogs, and/or hamburgers &
sodas) will be available for a nominal fee. No skit, no flags, no awards
other than Pinewood Derby awards. |
February, 2005
| Den Leader
Deadline - Friday, February 1st -
All
Award and Advancement Sheets must be turned in to the Advancement
Chairperson by 5:00 pm. This is an earlier-than-normal deadline made
necessary because of all the extra work associated with the Blue & Gold
Banquet. |
| Golden
Spread Council's "Report to the State" --
Saturday,
February 5th, 2005. Come join the Golden Spread's Cub Scouts, Boy
Scouts, and Venture Crews -- and Scouts from 19 other Texas Councils -- as
we all travel to Austin, Texas, and report to the Texas Legislature on the
State of Scouting in the Panhandle of Texas. For
more information, contact Santa Fe District Executive Travis Golding at
669-3127 or via e-mail at JTGolding@sbcglobal.net
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| Eagle Scout
Council Reception - Sunday,
February 6, 2005 - This
event will honor all the Eagle Scouts from 2004 and the adult leader(s)
receiving the Silver Beaver Award (the highest honor a Council can bestow
upon a volunteer). It will be held in the Santa Fe building downtown
from 2:00 to 4:00 pm, and it costs $5.00 per person.
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| Bi-District
Pinewood Derby race -- Sunday,
February 13th from 1:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the Amarillo National Guard
Armory.
| No fee for Quanah Parker or Golden
Eagle District Scouts.
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| The 5 fastest Cub Scout cars from each District
will advance to the Golden Spread Council's Pinewood Derby race.
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| Lots
of door prizes will be given away, and more than 50 trophies, but you must be present to win.
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| Introduce a friend to Scouting -- invite them to build and race
a car too!
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| Races include Scout cars made since
August, 2004; family member car's made since August, 2004; an open class
for cars built in previous years, and a sponsor class.
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| Registration forms are due into the
Council Officer by noon on February 5th. |
| All cars participating in the event must
weigh in at the Scout Center Office between 9:00 am and 1:00 pm on
February 12th. |
| Contact Rhett Stevens at 358-6500 or Duane Ripperger at
352-8449 for more information.
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| Blue and Gold
Banquet - Saturday, Feb
19th at Ridgecrest.
| Decorating will begin at 3:30 pm on
Friday, Deb. 18th.
Each Den is responsible for decorating their own table. |
| This year's official theme is the "75th
Birthday of Cub Scouting," so we will decorate around a "happy
birthday!" theme. |
| We will try to begin serving a catered meal
around 6:30 p.m. The meal will be announced. Peanut
butter and jelly sandwiches were available last year for those who didn't want
the meal. |
| Each Den is to bring desserts. |
| Ticket last year were $6.00 for adults and kids over
12; $5.00 for kids under 12, and kids under three were free. All Cub Scouts
and Boy Scouts are
free. |
| At this event the 2nd
year Webelos Scouts bridge over into Boy Scout Troops, and the Arrow of
Light -- Cub Scouting's highest award -- is given to eligible Webelos. |
| The Tiger Den is awarded their Bobcat
badge, and the Wolf, Bears, and 1st year Webelos Patrol all advanced in rank to their next levels. |
| The Tiger Den isn't awarded their Tiger
badge until May of 2005, at the last Pack meeting of the school year. |
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| Amarillo
Gorillas Scout Night --
Sunday, February 20th -
| Go to a hockey game at the 50% discounted Scout prices ($8.00 per ticket). |
| Turn in, mail, or fax your
registration forms by February 9th to the Gorillas' office (1934 Civic Circle, Amarillo, Texas
79101; fax number is 806-242-0079). |
| Patches are $1.00 each. |
| Public skate
pass, including skates, are $3.00. |
| This game -- and only this game -- begins at
6:00 pm. |
| Call Mika at
242-7825 for more information. |
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March, 2005
| Roundtable - March
3rd from 7:00 to 8:30 p.m. at the Scout Service Center. Learn all about all of the
next month's (April, 2005) Cub Scout activities and programs. It's still free. |
April, 2005
| Cub Scout Winter Camp
- Friday evening, April 8th thru Sunday morning, April 10th, 2005 - Camping
in Palo Duro Canyon State Park from Friday evening thru about noon Sunday morning.
| Tigers, Bobcats, Wolves & Bears must go with
a least one parent/guardian. Webelos only can go without their
parents/guardians.
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| Cost will be $15.00 per person. That
covers your main meals, drinks and water. |
| We will go on a hike to Lighthouse Rock, a
five mile hike, so bring a canteen & a hiking stick to take on the
hike. Bring a snack to eat on a hike, and a backpack or fanny pack to
carry it in. |
| We'll met at the entrance to Palo Duro
Canyon State Park in the parking lot at 5:45 pm Friday afternoon. |
| Bring your warmest sleeping bag (at least
a 3 1/2 pound [i.e., a 28~30 degree rated] bag is preferred), blankets, and your tent. The temperature
last year was 72 for the high and 36 for the low, but it may be
much colder (or warmer) this year. It is a good idea to check the weather forecast
before you finish packing. |
| Be sure and check your equipment to make sure your Scout has the
right kind of camping gear, i.e., a warm enough sleeping bag & clothes
for the weather conditions, food, water, hiking stick, etc.
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| Check out the Scout
Camping checklist to see what should and must not be brought.
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