Meeting in 1 week

Next den meeting will be in 1 week, given the holidays.
Bring your drills, extension cords, drill bits and screw driver bits.  We are building the Klondike sleds.
The dens meetings this month should be a lot of fun, building and honing outdoors skills.  I will need to know who will NOT be attending the klondike on 1/26.  I will be turning in our roster in shortly after the next den meeting.
Plan is to camp out (in a heated cabin) on Friday and then Sat AM the klondike begins!  We are also welcome to camp out Sat night too, free to do our own thing.
Parents, I will need a volunteer to supply:  10 pieces of 6 foot rope and three 6 ft poles.  In addition if you can figure out how to do lashing of poles to connect them together that would be great we will need to teach the boys!

Phil

This is ultimately what we will need in the sleds:

Items needed on the sled:
Scout Handbook
Patrol Flag
Patrol Roster
Patrol Cheer (to be yelled)
First Aid Kit
Two blankets
Ten pieces of 6’ rope
Three 6’ poles
Compass
Paper and Pencil
Fire starting materials (no commercial products) Filled water bottles (one for each participant) Helmet (required for sled rider) Appropriate footwear (boots, no sneakers) 

Meeting 12/10 Klondike

We will meet at the church tonight and start working on the Klondike sled.
I will bring the wood.
We could you some additional measuring tape, squares, and straight edges.
I was thinking the scouts could measure and mark up the wood tonight and then some adult volunteers could cut the pieces this week (adults are allowed to operate the power saws.)
We can then have the scouts assemble the sled at future meetings until complete.

Den 5 Hike Muddy Run

Great day for a hike, Den 5!  Thanks for turning out and good job using the compass.  We will continue to use compasses this year.  Also another great job with Leave No Trace!
Scouts who have earned their Leave No Trace patch for this month:
Nick Edelman
Jacob Pongonis
Nico Billoni
Elijah Gomez
Jacob Geiter
Carver Goldstein
Elijah also earned his Outdoorsman Badge
Reminder no meeting tomorrow.  The Pack meeting is the following week, if you completed any badges at home, let me know ASAP so I can notify the pack.

upcoming Den 5 meetings

11/17 Scouting for food pick up.  Meet at church at 9am

11/18 Den 5 hike.  Muddy Run.  Please RSVP which scouts and which adults will attend.  Meet 12:30 Giant to Go.

11/19 No Den Meeting

11/26 Pack Meeting.  Present your posters on Leave No Trace to the Pack.  I will ask cubmaster Doug to assign some of Den 5 to do the flag ceremony.

12/3 Den Meeting.  Citizenship.  Jesse, Ryan, and Hilton, please review you webelos book and review the citizenship section with your parents.  Please bring any stories or materials you used to complete requirements to the meeting.  The remaining scouts will review citizenship questions that may be asked at the Klondike.

12/10 and 12/17 We need to work on our Klondike sled.  12/17 we will meet at the Pongonis's and use their tools.  Does anyone else have tools we can use for the 12/10 meeting?  We will need to meet at someones home and use tools to start the sled.  This will also count toward part of the craftsman requirement.
--Who will host the 12/10 meeting?

12/24 no meeting, Christmas Eve!

No Den Meeting next week

Next week is a holiday week at school and parent teacher nights are going on.  So, no scouts next week.

Den Info week of 11/12

Den 5, great job at the North Museum and a big thank you to the parents who supervised.  I wish I was there.  You all earned your Science Badges.
This week we have a lot going on
Monday - Den meeting (more info below) at St Thomas 7pm-8 (Though I need to leave by 7:45)
Saturday--Scouting for Food pick up. St Thomas 9am
Sunday--Den 5 hike, Muddy Run.  Meet at Giant to Go 12:30pm, return at 4pm.

Monday 11/12 Den Meeting.  Scouts work on Leave No Trace Posters which they will present at the Pack Meeting the end of the month.  This is part of the "Leave No Trace" Patch, which many in the Den will earn if they attend the hike on Sunday.  The boys need to apply the "Leave no Trace" principles on 3 separate Den outings.  We did it at Summer Camp, the Gettysburg Trip, Hawk Mountain, and another opportunity will be at the Muddy Run hike this Sunday.  I think at this point only Nick Edelman and Nico have completed 3.  Jacob G and Jacob P, Drew, and Carver have completed 2, and will finish if they attend the hike on Sunday.  The remaining boys will need additional den outings, but there will be plenty of opportunity the rest of the year.
***I will also handout additional information on the Klondike Derby which will be held at Camp Mack 1/26.

Saturday we will meet at St Thomas at 9am and then head out as a Den and pick up the food bags that you had dropped off last Sat.

Sunday:  Meet at 12:30 at Giant To Go.  We will car pool to Muddy Run lake in S. Lancaster County and complete a 3 mile hike around the lake.  Bring a plastic bag to pick up any trash we find so that we are practicing "Leave No Trace."  (Jacob, Jacob, Drew and Carver can finish their "Leave No Trace.") We will be back around 4pm, so in time for Dinner.  Just dress warmly and bring a water bottle and snack.

Thanks and see you Monday!
Dr B

Reminder Science Badge Friday

We paid for 2 adults to attend and all the scouts are signed up, other adults are welcome but may need to pay admission.  Otherwise you can drop off your scouts and pick them up at 9pm.  I am working until 11pm, but I know Erich Goldstein and Don Geiter will be attending as Akela for Den 5.  

Thank you for registering for the Webelos Scientist Workshop on Friday, November 9 from 6-9 pm at the North Museum of Natural History & Science. We are looking forward to a great event to help your scout get excited about science!  

Please review the following information before arriving for the workshop:

·        Plan to arrive between 5:15 - 5:45 pm to ensure a prompt start for the event.  The museum will be open at 5 pm for those who wish to explore the museum prior to the workshop.

·        If you need to wait for your group or collect monies, gather everyone outside to help relieve congestion in the main lobby.

·        Scientist Badge are to be provided by the leader

·        Parking is available in the lot behind the museum. Street parking is available on Buchanan Avenue or College Avenue.

·        Enter the Museum through the main entrance, on the corner of College and Buchanan Avenues.

·        When you arrive at the North Museum, scouts will receive a checklist of the Webelos requirements. Scouts will keep track of the activities completed and submit them to their Den Leaders. 

·        Stations will be located throughout the Museum.  Scouts will be assigned to groups to complete the activities at each station.

·        Food and drinks are not permitted in the Museum however there is a mini café with vending machines.

·        The Museum Gift Shop will be open 5:00 – 9:30 pm. Stop by for science activities to take home or to create your holiday wish list!

Consider becoming a North Museum MemberMembership offers you free general admission to the North Museum and Planetarium, discounts to the gift shop and exclusive invitations.  Ask for more information or contact the Membership Office at 291-4149. Membership details are available at: http://www.northmuseum.org/membership

Thank you for your interest in the Webelos Scientist Badge Workshop.  If you have any questions please don’t hesitate to contact me.  We look forward to seeing you on Friday, November 9th.

Mike Smith   (a.k.a. “Cosmic Mike®”)

Hawk Mountain Hike 11/3

Great hiking, scouts!  We will come back in the Spring and do the River of Rocks hike.

Pack meeting Moved to Monday

The Pack meeting has been moved to this Monday, Nov. 5th.
Please attend so you can accept your webelos pins!  You all earned some achievements this past month!
7p-8p St Thomas Church

Weather is looking good for Sat.  Hawk Mt hike.

Here is the plan:

Meet 8am, Giant to Go Oregon Pike and Landis Valley

Trip time 1hr 10min.

Bring a pack lunch, water, binoculars if you have any.  Trail snacks

Scouts bring their compasses if they have them too, hopefully we'll be able to use them.

I don't have anything set in stone, but plan on a 4 mile hike--wear comfortable shoes or boots

Suspect well be back around 3pm (4pm at the latest)  

map:   https://maps.google.com/maps?saddr=Redbox,+2339+Oregon+Pike,+Lancaster,+PA&daddr=Hawk+Mountain+Sanctuary,+1700+Hawk+Mountain+Rd,+Kempton,+Pennsylvania+19529&hl=en&ll=40.083325,-76.255417&spn=0.103496,0.112438&sll=39.922902,-75.898361&sspn=0.414956,0.449753&geocode=FRyyYwId-v9z-yHjNjrXOnN0eimjDybjLyPGiTHjNjrXOnN0eg%3BFYEGbAIdsYh4-ynhK3yqcMTFiTHhLMiokdL89w&oq=giant+to+go&t=h&mra=ls&z=13

Hawk Mt Sanctuary website:  http://www.hawkmountain.org

Please let me know if you do or do not plan to attend by Friday, just so I know if we need to wait for you prior to leaving.

Thanks

Phil

Cell 717-940-5447

I know Jacob and Caver cannot attend

Nico and Jacob P are going so far.

All scouts are registered

Thank you for registering for the Webelos Scientist Workshop on Friday, November 9 from 6-9 pm at the North Museum of Natural History & Science. We are looking forward to a great event to help your scout get excited about science!  

Please review the following information before arriving for the workshop:

·        Plan to arrive between 5:15 - 5:45 pm to ensure a prompt start for the event.  The museum will be open at 5 pm for those who wish to explore the museum prior to the workshop.

·        If you need to wait for your group or collect monies, gather everyone outside to help relieve congestion in the main lobby.

·        Scientist Badge are to be provided by the leader

·        Parking is available in the lot behind the museum. Street parking is available on Buchanan Avenue or College Avenue.

·        Enter the Museum through the main entrance, on the corner of College and Buchanan Avenues.

·        When you arrive at the North Museum, scouts will receive a checklist of the Webelos requirements. Scouts will keep track of the activities completed and submit them to their Den Leaders. 

·        Stations will be located throughout the Museum.  Scouts will be assigned to groups to complete the activities at each station.

·        Food and drinks are not permitted in the Museum however there is a mini café with vending machines.

·        The Museum Gift Shop will be open 5:00 – 9:30 pm. Stop by for science activities to take home or to create your holiday wish list!

Consider becoming a North Museum MemberMembership offers you free general admission to the North Museum and Planetarium, discounts to the gift shop and exclusive invitations.  Ask for more information or contact the Membership Office at 291-4149. Membership details are available at: http://www.northmuseum.org/membership

Thank you for your interest in the Webelos Scientist Badge Workshop.  If you have any questions please don’t hesitate to contact me.  We look forward to seeing you on Friday, November 9th.

Mike Smith   (a.k.a. “Cosmic Mike®”)

Den 5 Science badge 11/9

Hi Phil, 

Thank you for contacting me.  You'll actually receive a confirmation email
later this week if not today, but in the meantime yes you are officially
registered for the Friday, November 9 Webelos workshop here at the North
Museum.

I actually have you listed with 2 registrations.  One for 8 scouts and 2
adults, and one for an additional 2 scouts. 

Thank you for your interest in our Webelos program and I look forward to
meeting you on November 9.  

Mike Smith   (a.k.a. “Cosmic Mike®”)
Senior Astronomy Educator
North Museum of Natural History and Science
400 College Avenue
Lancaster, PA 17603
(office) 717-291-4315
(museum) 717-291-3941

As I mentioned, I am working overnight that night and cannot attend, I reserved 2 adults and all the scouts(10).  We will need to decide who will attend from the adult standpoint and who will drop the kids off.  You can contact Mike if more than 2 adults wish to attend, I'm sure that would be fine.
Dr B

Additional Achievements

Here are the additional achievements I forwarded to the Pack based on the last Den meeting:

Hilton and Ryan Lam:  Bobcat
Elijah Gomez:  Outdoorsman

Congratulations!

Popcorn Orders Due Monday

Reminder, the Pack meeting is this coming Monday.
Popcorn orders are due at this meeting, so please bring your orders forms to the meeting!

See you then!

Den 5 update

Congratulations Webelos, you had a great month!
Here is the list of achievements that I sent to the pack.
If there are any updates from today's meeting I'll send them on.
Reminder meeting tonight, 7pm St Thomas.  Bring books.

Nico Billoni:  Showman, Handyman, Outdoorsman, Scholar
Carver Goldstein:  Handyman, Outdoorsman, BB Gun belt loop, Archery Belt loop
Nick Edelman:  Showman, Handyman, Outdoorsman
Jacob Geiter:  Showman, Handyman, Outdoorsman--He also needs the shoulder ribbons for the webelos pins.  Golf Belt loop and Basketball Belt loop
Jesse Chesnutt:  Handyman
Drew Brown:  Outdoorsman
Jacob Pongonis:  Handyman, Outdoorsman

Den meeting 10/22

Den 5 will have a den meeting on the 22nd.
Location:  St Thomas Church
Time: 7-8pm
Please wear uniforms and bring books.
The good Mr Goldstein has agreed to lead the meeting as Dr B will be in the hospital (working that is.)
Plan to review the Webelos requirements involving learning about Boy Scouts, starting on page 54.

This would also be a good time for some scouts to complete needed requirements:
Jesse and Elijah:  Outdoorsman Requirement 1 (page 344)
Ryan and Hilton:  Complete the Bobcat requirements in front of the Den Akela.

The Pack meeting is the following Monday 10/29

Den 5 Mon 10/15

I have to remind myself that I lived 8 years in the Pacific NW where I would do all kinds of outdoors activities in the rain.  After all, what choice did I have?
Plan tonight is to meet at Overlook Park at the Discovery Playground.  7pm.
Please bring rain jackets and appropriate shoes.
There is a covered pavilion where we can meet and do activities if it is raining heavily, but looking at the map there is a good chance the rain will have passed by then.
Please bring your Webelos books.
Adults, if one or two of you could bring a lantern that would be appreciated.

Plan:  Campfire meeting:
Flag Ceremony
How to build a campfire
Make campfire
Cook S'mores
Clean up
game

If raining, there is a grill area just outside the pavilion where we can build the fire and roast S'mores.
Also if raining will spend time covering pages 54-59 Understanding Boy Scouts.

In summary, meet at Overlook Park 7-8pm
Campfire if light rain
Activities under the pavilion if raining.

Either way, bring jacket and preferably rain gear as well as flashlights

See you tonight!!

Den 5 Meeting 10/8

Reminder the meeting will be this Monday at St Thomas church, 7-8pm.
Plan:
Review the Webelos uniform and badge as part of the Webelos requirement.
Plan our campfire meeting(10/15)--the scouts need to plan what we do.
Start the design of the Klondike sled.

We are in the process of reserving spots at the Science Factory for the Engineer badge.  Due to the limited available spots we will need to split into 2 groups.  One group on March 9th and one group on April 13th.

The workshop starts at 3pm and ends at 7:30pm. The cost per scout is $10.00,
Den Leaders are free and any additional parents, chaperones, siblings etc.
are admitted at our group rate of $5.50. We are not able to integrate
non-Webelos siblings/friends into Workshop, but they are able to spend time
on the exhibit floor during the program as long as they have adult
supervision.  

If either date works let us know, but if there is one date that is a no-go, we will give your scout preference for the alternate date.
Also, I would like to collect the money for the North Museum Science Badge at the Oct 15th campfire meeting.  Cost was $12.50 / scout.  I had to pay at the time of registration.

We have 4 boys who have either already joined scouts or are interested in joining our den!
Riley Bernhardt , Hilton and Ryan Lam, and Henry Willis
We have a Den blog that contains all the email information, please check it periodically.  The link should be at the bottom of this email.

Den 5 Timeline plan

To be completed with Family:

1. Fitness badge, page 246.  This is required
2. Faith section of Webelos Badge, page 50. ***This will take at least a month to complete once started***
1. If you choose to earn the religious emblem of your faith, there is a book you need to purchase at the Scout Store and complete along with your church leader

Citizen Badge:  This is also required for Webelos 1.  If you did not attend the Gettysburg outing, this will need to be completed with your family prior to February.

Sept: 24, Outdoorsman part 11, Math belt loop

October: 1, Meet at Dr B’s house.  2035 Wynfield Dr 17601

Complete Handyman badge.

8, St Thomas Church - Plan Klondike Sled.  Practice 

Klondike skills, plan outdoor activity for the 15th.

15, Outdoor Activity and Campfire.  Location TBD,

hopefully Overlook park, otherwise Lanc Co Park.

19-21, Cub-O-Rama weekend camp at Camp Mack.

Opportunity for Outdoorsman requirements.

Come for the day if you cannot spend the night.

22, No Monday meeting

27 - Belt LOOP day at N. Museum 12p-4p: Weather, 

Wildlife Conservation, Geology

October 29th Pack Meeting.

Turn in Popcorn orders.

November: 3rd (Sat), Day hike, Hawk Mountain.  Depart 8am.

Outdoorsman Badge/Leave No Trace

5th, Den meeting.  Work on Klondike Sled, 

Leave No Trace Poster

9th (Friday 6p-9pm) North Museum, Science Badge

10th (Sat) Scout for Food, drop off bags.

12th, Work on Klondike Sled

17th (Sat), Scout for food pick up food

18th (Sun) Day hike, Muddy Run.  Outdoorsman/LNT

26th Pack Meeting.  Turn in Popcorn $$ if possible

December/Jan:  Engineer Badge - Lanc. Sci Factory ?

Complete Klondike Sled and skills

12/17 Pack Meeting, distribution of Pinewood kits.

January 2013: 

25-27 Klondike, Camp Mack

28th Pack Meeting, Pinewood car weigh-in

Feb:  2nd (Sat) Pinewood Derby

23rd (Sat) Blue/Gold, earn Webelos Patch.

Mar-May:  Readyman Badge

Backpack trip, 1 night, Appalachain Trail.  TBD

Additional goals-2012-2013:

• Cub Scout World Conservation Award - need to have earned: Forester, Naturalist, and Outdoorsman and participate in a conservation program.

• Leave No Trace award - Practice leave no trace at 3 outdoor events(Den completed 2 of these at Gettysburg), outdoor leave no trace service project (Devil’s Den Clean up counts as this), Outdoorsman badge.

Gettysburg Camp Trip!

Devil's Den 5!!!
Wow!  What an amazing time together, what a great trip!  I know Nico and I will remember it the rest of our lives.  Another congratulations and thank you to the scouts on their service to the Park and their Leave No Trace service project at Devil's Den.  20 lbs of garbage removed, some cans dating back to the late 70's or early 80's.  Imagine trash that has sat there for 30 years, now properly disposed of.
Please enjoy the photos.