Wolf Den August 25, 2009
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Welcome back returning Wolves and those who signed up and are new this year. Your leaders this year are Lisa and Todd Halverson along with help from Jeff Taylor. We are looking forward to another exciting year. Can’t wait to get started. Please bring in any records of what your son has done over the summer to the first meeting. I will then log it into Scout Track.
Todd
Clean Up Cruise Delayed August 4, 2009
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Sorry Scouters, Capt. Jim Has some problems with the boat this Saturday (it’s all booked up) and there have been reports of some troublesome reptiles on the island (you don’t want to know).
In light of these circumstances we will delay our Scout service cruise until a few of us leaders recon the area after our meeting on the 15th (any volunteers?). If all is OK we will probably return to the island with the Pack in September (after reptile breeding season).
Until then get ready for Round Up and our first Den Meetings coming soon!
Take me out to the ball game! July 25, 2009
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Ahh, baseball. It’s been called our National Pastime. And now we have a chance to go watch our very own Nashville Sounds take the field against the Arizona Isotopes at Greer Stadium at Camp Greer.
It starts at 3:00pm when we’ll meet at the Faith Community Church to carpool to the stadium together. At 4:30pm we’ll have an all-you-care-to-eat picnic. And at the 6:00pm, the first pitch is thrown out. After the game there will be fireworks and the kids will get to run the bases. Then we’ll get our camping gear out and camp in the outfield of Greer Stadium!
For $25 per person, each scout receives:
- Lower Reserved Box Seat Ticket
- Commemorative Scout Badge
- Pre-Game, All-You-Can-Eat Picnic
- $6 Souvenir Voucher
- The opportunity to spend the night on the field
- Price: $25/person
This is sure to be a wonderful time! So pack you tent and sleeping bag and “take me out to the ball game”
What: Camping at Camp Greer
When: Saturday, August 1st at 3:00pm
Where: Meet at Faith Community Church to carpool to the game
Who: All scouts, sprouts, and parents
How much: $25 per person, register in advance
How to buy: Call 615-242-4371
More info: The Nashville Sounds web site
Contact: Joe Webb at 615-405-4064
The Webelos go camping! July 9, 2009
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Matthew, Benjamin, Will, and Noah get ready for an obstacle course
Our first and second year Webelos just got back from Resident Camp in Boxwell Scout Reservation. They had a wonderful time!
It all started off on Monday morning when we arrived at Gaylord Cub World. We eagerly checked in and found our camp site. Our new home away from home was Camp Site #9. It was a secluded area that was a surrounded by woods and the sounds of the great out doors. After unpacking and securing our gear in our tents we went for our swim tests.
At 2:00pm we gathered for a tour of the Camp Stahlman. That’s where the Boy Scouts camp. We saw their dining hall, talked with the life guards at the water front, and visited the Conservation Yard. We’re looking forward to going there when our Webs cross-over into a troop.
Benjamin & Jacob learn how to read a map
On Tuesday, the Webelos I’s began working on their rank work. Over the course of the next two days, they worked hard to earned their Citizenship, Readyman, Handyman, and Outdoorsman Merit Badges. They are now well on their way to earning rank. Way to go guys!
The Webelos II’s learned Scout Skills, the skills they’ll need not only through their Boy Scout years, but skills that will help them during the course of their lives. They were in Patrol One and learned Fire Safety, Map & Compass Skills, Knots & Lashings, and First Aid.
Of course we had some free time during the trip to do some site seeing and a little fishing. Marshall caught his first fish. The scouts also had a grand time playing on the castle, pirate ship, and fort.
Marshall catches his first fish!
We took several trips to the Cub World and Stahlman trading posts where all sorts of goodies were for sale. Pocket knives, ice cream, and even jester hats caught our attention.
The Scouts also visited the obstacle course that Mr. Dan and Mr. Joe helped to renovate during a Service Project as part of their Wood Badge training this spring.
One of the highlights to our trip was the last night’s campfire. There were lots of skits put on by the Boy Scouts that staff the Resident Camp. You’ll have to ask some of the boys about the skits – “The Suitor of the Princess” and the “If I weren’t a Webelo” song. Some of the other Packs put together their own skits to entertain us as well.
The American Flag is proudly displayed at Camp Craig
But the best part of the camp fire is the grand finale where our country’s brave veterans are honored for their service and a tattered American flag is respectfully retired.
After we broke camp on Thursday morning, we decided to take an impromptu self-guided tour of Camp Craig, another active Boy Scout camp on the reservation.
From the looks of the boys on our way home, they had a great time and a looking forward to another time when they can visit Boxwell. In the meantime, I think we’ll get some well deserved rest!
Touring Camp Craig
Pack 126 Summertime activities May 19, 2009
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Are you ready for some good times?
Are you ready for the summer?
Let’s have some fun this summer with some great Scouting activities!
We have a summer packed with fun and excitement, so put on your smile and get ready for some good times with your friends!
Official Pack 126 summer activities
Here’s a list of our official Pack 126 Summertime activities. Mark your calendars! You won’t want to miss these!
May 23rd – Flag Placement at the Veteran’s Cemetery in Pegram
Pack 126 is joining in with other Scouts from around the Middle Tennessee area to honor our country’s veterans by placing flags on their grave sites in memory of their service to our great country. Come join us. More information may be found here.
June 14th – Scout Sunday at Faith Community Church of the Nazarene
The Scouts that completed the “God & Me” and the “God & Family” classes this spring will be recognized and receive awards during the 10:30 am worship service at Faith Community Church of the Nazarene. For directions, click here. For more information about the church, visit its web site.
July 18th – Scout Saturday at the Nashville Zoo
Come visit the Nashville Zoo for a day of fun and adventure that’s been especially designed for Cub Scouts. Tigers, Wolves, Bears, and Webelos will enjoy walking through one of the nation’s premier zoos while earning their achievements and merit badges. For more information on the program, visit the Nashville Zoo’s web site page for Scout Saturday. Note: there is a cost of $10 per person for this activity.
August 8th – Scout Clean-up Cruise
Take a cruise on the Blue Heron to an island in the middle of the river for a summer service project. We’ll do our part to keep Ashland City beautiful by picking up litter and cleaning up the island. Come ready for fun and service to our fellow citizens.
And there’s more!
If you’re looking for some more excitement, there are other activities that you can participate in. Although not official Pack activities (they don’t count toward your summertime participate patch), they’ll be fun and lots of us there.
May 23rd – Hike through Hidden Lakes Park with Troop 594
The Webelos have been invited by Troop 594 to join them in a day hike through Hidden Lakes Park. We’ll leave shortly after the Flag Placement Ceremony for a 2-3 mile hike through the woods. We’ll even have lunch on the trail. Open to all Webelos.
June 6th – Scout Night at the Nashville Super Speedway
Join the racing excitement at the Nashville Super Speedway at special rate for Scouts. The cost of admission is $25 for adults and $15 for children 12 and under. These prices include a Pepsi and a hotdog. Call Jud Pyatt at 615-547-7217 for more information.
June 15th – 19th – Cub Scout Day Camp at Montgomery Bell State Park
Five days of Scouting activities is a wonderful way to start the summer! If you haven’t signed up this year’s Summer Day Camp at Montgomery Bell State Park, you’ll want to soon before space runs out. For more information, click here. Bus rides from Ashland City will be available.
July 6th – 9th – Webelos Resident Camp at Boxwell Reservation
Join Mr. Dan and Mr. Joe as they lead the Webelos on a 4 day adventure at Boxwell Scout Reservation. This camp is unlike any other you’ve attended. At the end of the 4 day trip, you’ll not only walk away having earned many merit badges, but you have made great memories and friends along the way.
August 1st – Scout Night with the Nashville Sounds at Camp Greer
Join Scouts from around the Middle Tennessee Council as we watch America’s national pastime, baseball. The Nashville Sounds will take on theAlbuquerque Isotopes. Each Scout will receive lower section reserved seating, a scout patch, a pre-game all-you-can-eat picnic, a $6 souvenir voucher, and an opportunity to spend the night on the baseball field. It’s lots of fun! The cost is $25 per person.
Stay tuned!
Plus lots, lots more! So stay tuned to this blog site and our official pack web site for more information! Also keep in touch with your Den Leaders this summer; they’ll have lots of excitement in store for you!
Happy Scouting! And let’s have some fun!
Know your knots May 8, 2009
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Scouting and knots seem to go hand-in-hand. As a Scout advances through the ranks of Scouting, he’ll learn a variety of knots. He’ll not only learn how to tie them, but when they are most appropriate to use.
For example, the Square knot and the Sheet Bend knot are very similar knots. However the Square knot works well only when the two ropes are of equal widths (or diameters) whereas the Sheet Bend can be used with ropes of different widths. Additionally the Sheet Bend knot tends to be much more secure and stronger than the Square knot.
Last night the Webelos Stealth Den worked on tying knots. We practiced tying the Overhand knot, the Square knot, the Bowline knot, the Timber hitch, and the Two Half Hitches. We also learned how to whip the end of a rope to keep it from fraying.
If you’re looking for good information on knots, there is plenty available on the Internet. Here are few links to help you get started.
- Animated Knots By Grog
- Boy Scout Knots
- The Eight Basic Boy Scout Knots
- How to Tie Popular Knots
- Merit Badge Knots
Tying knots is fun and easy. But, they can also be very important! Remember the story that I told last night: I almost spent the night on the river in 20 degree weather because the granny knot that I used to tie the boat to the duck blind had slipped untied and the boat floated away. Fortunately another boat came by and took me to my boat. If someone hadn’t come by, I would have spent a very cold night in a duck blind on a river in the middle of January. That’s a lesson I won’t soon forget! After that, I learned to tie a bunch of good knots! And they’ve come in very handy.
So, use the piece of rope that I sent home with you to practice. We’ll work on these and more knots again soon since they are so important and useful.
Register for Day Camp before May 15th May 4, 2009
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What are you doing as soon as school is out? Cub Scout Day Camp is the place to be this summer! Come spend five days participating in our Cub Scout Luau! The cost is $60.00. DEADLINE for registration is May 15th! After May 15th you take a chance that all camps will be FULL!
When is it? June 15th – 19th.
Where it is? Montgomery Bell State Park
How much is it? $60 before May 15th, after that it’s $85.
What should I bring? Each day Cub Scouts should bring a water bottle (fill at home) towel, rain gear, and a sack lunch that does not require refrigeration. Be sure the Cub Scout’s name is on everything that he brings to camp.
What should I wear? Shorts or cool pants, t-shirt and tennis shoes (No Sandals, Crocs or Heelies). Spray with bug repellent and apply sunscreen before leaving home. On Monday you will be issued a Cub Scout Day Camp T-shirt to be worn during the week.
More information about Day Camp can be found online along with the application to signup.
The Webelos Stealth den build an archway May 3, 2009
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The Stealth Den hard at work on the archway
The Webelos Stealth Den has been hard at work over the past few weeks. We’ve used our weekly den meetings to create a new archway for the Pack to use when we go camping.
We started with a three cedar posts and a slab of oak. Working under the supervision of our Den Leader Dan Cook and Assistant Den Leader Jimmy Pippen, we stripped all the bark off of the posts, we sanded them smooth, and carved them so they would fit together nicely. When we were finished, we put some protective sealant on it so it will last for years to come.
The Stealths present the archway to the Pack
On April 23rd, 2009, we presented the new archway to the Pack during our monthly Pack meeting. We are very pleased with the way it has turned out.
We took it to the Spring 2009 Cub-o-Ree at Montgomery Bell State Park, May 1st – 3rd. It helped us to win First Prize in the Best Camp Site Contest.
The archway helped to win a First Prize in the Best Looking Campsite competition
All the Webelos have carved their initials into the posts and it’s our hope that future Webelos II will do the same. We’re happy to leave this legacy with Pack 126.
Flag Placement Ceremony April 27, 2009
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In the Cub Scout Promise, a boy promises to do his best to do his duty to God and his country, to help other people, and to obey the Law of the Pack.
There are many ways we can live out the Promise on a daily basis. And one of them is to honor those men and women of the armed services who have given freely of themselves in defense of our great country.
For the past six years, the Cub Scouts in middle Tennessee have honored our nation’s veterans by placing United States flags on the graves of veterans on Memorial Day. It’s a way to remember those who have fought and perhaps even died for our freedom. It also serves to let the current armed services personnel and their families know that we truly appreciate their great service to our country.
Last year, Pack 126 helped to adorn the graves of over 9,000 veterans at the Veterans Cementery in Pegram, Tennessee. And we’re planning to go back and do it again this year. So make your plans now to join us.
Freedom is not free. So, let’s make sure to let those brave men and women and their family know that we appreciate them.
It’ll be a good time that you will remember for years to come and it will mean a lot to those who have a loved one serving in the military.
When is it? Saturday, May 23rd, 2009 at 7:30am.
Where is it? Middle Tennessee Veterans Cemetery
7931 McCrory Ln, Nashville, TN 37221
(615) 532-2238
What do I wear? To honor the veterans, we’ll wear our field uniforms, also known as our Class A uniforms.
What if I have questions? Contact your den leader; they will have the information you need about this event.
Do I need to register ahead of time? No, just show up at 7:30am on the morning of the flag placement ceremony. To help us know who to expect, please let you den leader know that you plan to attend.
Is there any costs? No, this is free and the flags will be provided.
Let’s Go Camping! Spring 2009 Cub-O-Ree! April 15, 2009
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Are you ready for some camping? Pack 126′s first camping trip of 2009 is right around the corner, so let’s get ready to pitch a tent, have some fun, and enjoy the great outdoors!
How much does it cost? It’s $10 per camper to attend the Cub-O-Ree with a $40 maximum fee per family. So, you have one Scout, one adult, and one sibling, your total cost to go camping is $30. If you have a family of 6 or 8 and you want to bring everyone, it’s $40.
When is it? May 1-3, 2009
Where is it? Beautiful Montgomery Bell State Park in Dickson, Tennessee. We’ll be in Group Camp #1.
What do I need to do? Fill out the registration form (available from Joe Webb or Kim Wilkerson). Payments should be made to Rhiannon, our Pack Treasurer.
What if I have questions? Contact Joe Webb (615-405-4064) or Kim Wilkerson (615-792-2511)
Who can attend? This camping extravaganza is open to all scouts in Pack 126. Each scout must have at least one adult attend with him. And you can bring your little or big brothers and sisters too! It’ll be fun for the whole family.
What do I need to bring? The registration form has a suggested gear list that provides a great start for packing for the trip. Most importantly, bring a big expectation to have lots of fun.
Where can I get the registration form? Contact Joe Webb or Kim Wilkerson at the telephone numbers listed above.
What time should I arrive there? Check-in begins at 4:30pm on Friday afternoon, May 1.
What activities will be there? The Cub-O-Ree has lots of great fun for Scouts, this spring’s edition is no exception! As a bonus, on Friday night there will be an Arrow of Light Ceremony and on Saturday night some Webelos II’s will crossover into Boy Scouts during a Crossover Ceremony. It’ll be a wonderful experience that you won’t want to miss.
Where can I find more information about the park? Go to the park web site at http://www.stateparks.com/montgomery_bell.html.
