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A-MAZE-ing Games
January
is a good time for indoor fun. Make and solve puzzles. Stump
your friends with riddles. Build a maze, do crossword puzzles,
and word searches. Have a pack games night in which your
family joins in for relays, board games, and other cooperative
games. Play Cub Scout Jeopardy; how much do you know about
Cub Scouting? Rediscover some of the games that your parents
and your grandparents could have played and work on the
Heritages belt loop and pin. Discuss why playing by the
rules is important. The pinewood derby is a good opportunity
to learn about rules and good sportsmanship. Why not work
on the Chess belt loop and pin?
Read
about scouting themes.
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January
Pinewood Derby Agenda
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Weigh In
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Judging
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Awards
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Pinewood Derby
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Blue
& Gold Banquet
Come celebrate another year of Scouting at the annual Blue &
Gold Banquet! The Blue & Gold Banquet is a pot luck dinner to
celebrate the birthday of Scouting.
Date:
Friday February 20, 2009
Time: 6pm Place: Cedar Mill School Cafeteria
Last
names beginning with A-L please bring a main dish.
Last names beginning with M-Z please bring a side dish.
Plates,
cups, napkins, utensils, drinks and dessert will be provided
by the Pack.
All
Dens are asked to make BLUE & GOLD paper chains to decorate
the cafeteria.
LIVE
entertainment after dinner!
Questions?
Please call Kelly at 503-292-3699.
Special
Thank You
Kudos to our wreath sales coordinators, Paul Chastain and
Kristi Skiba! It’s a big job to organize our wreath
sales, but it’s also an important one. Proceeds from the
sale, along with pack dues, finance our scouting events all year
long. Thank you to Paul for painstakingly processing each order
form as well as picking up the wreaths. And thank you to Kristi
for converting her garage into a “Wreath Central.”
Not to be forgotten, thank you to Anne Chastain who purchased
all the prizes.
News from the Dens
Den
2 -
Our Den meeting was focused on getting some achievements completed.
We made paper planes, a "bagel and seed" bird feeder, a canoe,
and lunch bag puppets. We had a terrific time flying the aeroplane
and animating the puppets. Max Garcia had a sharing opportunity
which the Den enjoyed hearing. We also practiced the Pledge of
Allegiance. For our go-see-it we visited the Washington County
Museum and learned several things about the history of our community.
The highlights of the visit was the "beaver dress up" and the
action play in the "jail house" within the museum. We are looking
forward to our visit to the TV station, and the Pinewood Derby!
Den
3 -
In December, the Bears visited Magness Memorial Tree Farm near
Wilsonville. The manager, Bill Wood (appropriately named!), gave
us a tour on this property which is used for forest education.
We learned that you can tell the age of a Douglas Fir not only
by counting its rings but also by counting the sets of branches
along its trunk. You and your family can visit the tree farm too.
It’s a nice spot for a short hike and picnic lunch. In January,
we visited the Washington County Historical Museum. We learned
about the history of Native Americans in this area and how the
museum works to preserve our history today.
Den
4 - All 5 in our den delivered the Thanksgiving placemats
to the residents of Regency Park. The kids got to interact with
some of the residents and brought many smiles to their faces.
We also all managed to go bowling after "scouting for food"
AND some den members even managed to attend scout night at the
Winterhawks game. We worked on the family achievement in December
making family scrapbooks at our den meeting and finally going
to the washington county museum for our "go see it".
We are currently working on our Jan achievement focused on communication.
We played a few games such as face charades at our den meeting
with our upcoming "go see it" to KATU TV station at
the end of the month.
Den
1 & Den 8 - The Webelos have been working on their Engineering Badge. We learned about the different types of engineering and what those engineers do. An electrical engineer talked to us about his job and showed us how to build different types of electrical circuits. We built catapults and learned how pulleys work. We also collected 20 bags of food in the NW Benfield neighborhood during Scouting for Food. Great job, Webelos!
Den
9 -
Read
more about the Wolves’ Den.
Scout
Blazer Night Tickets
Remember
those Blazer tickets you bought a few months back? Well, they
are here and we'd like to get them out of our hands and into
yours! Jenny Hagerup (the Webelos Leader) has the tickets and
will be handing them out tonight during the derby. If you bought
tickets at the November pack meeting, make sure to pick them
up from Jenny at the Pinewood Derby Pack meeting. The game is
Saturday, March 7th at 7pm."
February’s Theme is American ABCs!
Take
a personalized tour of the USA by the letters: Austin, Baton Rouge
and Cambridge to Xenia, York and Zion. Our country contains an
endless variety of scenic and historic places. What is special
about these places? This month we'll find out by visiting historic
places, theme parks, museums, and zoos. Choose a city or an historical
site to highlight. Invite a guest speaker who can share something
special about the places your Cub Scouts have picked to discover.
Use maps or collect tourist brochures to learn more about places
to visit. Your local historical society or public library is a
great place to get started. Celebrate your blue and gold banquet
with local foods from your choices of the ABCs and decorate to
highlight your choice. This would be a good month to work on the
Citizenship belt loop or pin or the Geography belt loop or pin.
Read about
scouting themes.
Calendar of Events
16 January 2009 - Pinewood
Derby
10 February 2009 - Committee
Meeting (Pack Leaders)
20 February 2009 - Blue &
Gold Banquet
See the annual calendar.
