Pack Holiday Party

What: Pack 351 Cub Scout Holiday Party

When: Sunday, December 16, 2012

Where: Methodist Church CAMP (top of Elm St.)

Time: 3:00-5:00pm

What: Bobcat Ceremony, Games & Activities, Potluck Dinner

Bring: Milk Cartons (school lunch size) to build Gingerbread Houses. If you can, bring extras for siblings and anyone who doesn’t have one. Please wash them out, Thanks!

Potluck: Main Dish, Side Dish, Drinks or Dessert (your choice, but please no peanuts/tree nuts). Pack will provide Lemonade.

Fall Fundraiser $

All fundraiser money is now due! Please contact Becky to turn it in. There is a little bit of product left over so if you think you'd like to sell extra, let her know. Remember, the highest seller gets a prize!

Pack 351,

The Ontario Reign, proud affiliate of the NHL’s Los Angeles Kings, will be hosting Boy Scout Night on Saturday, December 8, 2012 when the Reign take on the Idaho Steelheads at 6:00 p.m. They will also be hosting a Teddy Bear Toss that night so, don’t forget to bring a Teddy Bear or other stuffed animal to be donated to local youth organizations. Each ticket purchased for the Boy Scout Night will receive a collectible patch.

When you pre-purchase tickets, a portion of each ticket sold will benefit our local BSA, the California Inland Empire Council.

Tickets for this night are $12 for Neutral Zone upper level seats, and $19 for Wrap Around Defense lower level seats.

Deadline to purchase tickets is November 16, 2012. Checks are payable to: Pack 351 and may be turned in to your Den Leader, Becky Johnson, or Christi McKain.

Event Location: Citizens Business Bank Arena Location

Address: 4000 East Ontario Center Parkway
Ontario, CA 91764

Parking is $5.00 (payable at the event)

Doors open at 5pm, Game time 6:00pm

Dress Code: BUNDLE UP! For those who have never attended a Hockey game, it's really cold in the arena.

Return the bottom portion with your payment:

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Family Name:___________________________________

Neutral Zone Upper Seats: $12 # of Tickets____________ x $12 = Total:________

Wrap Around Lower Seats: $19 # of Tickets____________ x $19 = Total:________

1st Annual Pack 351 Movie Night!

Date: November 28th (Wednesday Minimum Day)

Where: Methodist Camp Dining Hall

Time: 4:30pm Potluck, 5:30pm Movie starts, goes ‘til about 7:30pm.

· Kids can dress in PJ's, Bring Sleeping Bags/Pillows/Blankets

· Potluck Dinner/Snacks*

· Pinewood Derby cars will be passed out**

· Now Playing: "Down and Derby" Approx. 89 minutes

"Ace Montana always wins first place in everything. Chaos reigns in this hilarious comedy when three obsessed dads take over building their sons' pinewood derby cars with the sole purpose of beating Ace's clone-like son."

This movie is from Feature Films for Families and is not rated. It's fun, clean entertainment.

Parents can preview the movie at: http://www.downandderby.com/trailer.html

*No peanuts/tree nuts please.

** Registered scouts receive car at no charge; sibling cars $4.00 (please let us know by Nov. 16th if you need any sibling cars so we can give them to you at Movie Night). Thanks!

Fishing at Jackson Lake 10/23

We will be fishing at Jackson Lake tomorrow, Tuesday 10/23 (minimum day) starting at 1:00pm.

You will need an Adventure Pass to park at Jackson Lake. A Daily Pass is $5.00 and can be purchased at the locations below. Adults (16 or older) who want to fish must have a Fishing License (see below to purchase on-line); Kids do NOT need a Fishing License. If you have an extra fishing pole, please bring it for a friend who may not have one. Suggested items: hat, sunscreen, water, snack, chairs, jacket if it's cold.

If you would like to earn your Fishing Belt Loop, here are the requirements:

Belt Loop

Complete these three requirements:

1. Review your local fishing regulations with your leader or adult partner. Explain why they are important, and commit to following them. (Doug will bring a pamphlet)
2. Demonstrate how to properly bait a hook.
3. Spend at least 30 minutes trying to catch a fish.

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Locations to buy Adventure Pass:

WRIGHTWOOD

Cinnamons Bakery
1350 Hwy 2 Unit B
Wrightwood, CA 92397
760-249-5588
Annual, Daily

Jensen`S Market - Wrightwood
1340 Hwy 2
Wrightwood, CA 92397
760-249-3322
Annual, Daily, Secondary

Mountain Hardware
1390 Hwy 2
Wrightwood, CA 92397
760-249-3653
Annual, Daily

Volunteers Of The Angeles National Forest
Grassy Hollow Visitor Center
Wrightwood, CA 92397
626-821-6737
Annual, Daily, Secondary

Wrightwood Auto Service
1415 State Hwy. 2
Wrightwood, CA 92397
760-249-5335
Daily

Wrightwood Mini - Mart Arco
1315 Hwy 2
Wrightwood, CA 92397
760-249-6115
Annual, Daily, Secondary

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Adult One-day Fishing License for $14.30 can be purchased on-line at:

http://www.dfg.ca.gov/licensing/fishing/fishdescrip.html

JOTA 10/20 @ Victorville Fairgrounds

Jamboree on the Air in Victorville.
This is a family event, you can stop by before or after soccer to participate on October 20th (Saturday)
• Walk-Ins - $7 (Includes 2012 JOTA patch)

Activities & Events
• CW (Morse Code) Challenge
• Amateur Satellite Communication
• RC Aircraft Demonstrations
• GPS and Geocaching activities
• Radio T-Hunting
• Get on the Air (talk to other scouts and radio amateurs on the radio)
• Campfire Program (Saturday evening, provided by host Troop #357)
• Dutch Oven Cook-off (Saturday evening)

What is JOTA?
The Jamboree-on-the-Air, or JOTA, is an annual Scouting event that
uses amateur radio to link Scouts in your community, across the nation,
and around the world.

For more information, contact David Deards at (760)947-2402 or RadioGramp@me.com

55th Annual
Jamboree on the Air
Rockview Nature Park • 17800 National Trails Hwy • Victorville, California
4 pm October 19 to 2 pm October 21, 2012
2012 Theme: “How big is your world?”

Vasquez Rocks 10/17

VASQUEZ ROCKS - October 17, 2012

We’ll meet there at 2:30pm (this is a Wednesday minimum day at school).

Bear Den Leader, Russ, will cover Geology & Leave No Trace Guidelines. Last year we missed the Geology Trail due to a commercial filming in the area, so we'll be hiking that trail this year.

Directions:

Take 138 West through Littlerock and Pearblossom. Make the slight left onto Pearblossom Hwy. This will turn into Sierra Hwy. Take this to the 14 freeway. Enter the 14S and continue about 11 miles and exit on Escondido Canyon Rd. You’ll make a left off the ramp and a right onto Escondido Canyon Rd. The entrance is at 10700 Escondido Canyon Rd. It’s on the left and there should be a sign for Vasquez Rocks. Once you get into the park, make a left onto the main dirt road and follow it to the large open parking area.

Parking:

We're going to meet at the larger parking lot in the center of the park because parking areas at the entrance are pretty small. Parking is Free and doesn't require any kind of pass. There are chemical toilets in the parking area.

Uniform/What to Bring:

Please wear your Class B Scout Shirt (green t-shirt) or Uniform Shirt, water, a jacket, and snack. The hike itself is only a mile or so but the boys will definitely want to climb the rocks so don't wear any nice jeans. You will experience some rough terrain and small hills on the hike so wear good shoes or hiking boots. We will be there approximately 2 hours.

Achievements:

This will count as a Hike with your Pack or Den, Buddy System Requirements or Electives, Practicing Leave No Trace Guidelines, and some Geology Requirements.

About the Park:

This 932-acre park located in the high desert near Agua Dulce Springs and features spectacular rock formations, Tataviam Indian sites, and a seasonal stream. The rocks’ history began in prehistoric times when the sandstone rocks were uplifted at a picturesque angle, showing their jagged red features. In 1874 Tiburcio Vasquez, one of California’s most notorious bandits, used these rocks to elude capture by law enforcement. His name has since been associated with this geologic feature. The park is a popular hiking, picnicking, and equestrian area. Vasquez has been a popular filming location used as the setting for scenes in many movies, television shows and commercials. Among the many films and television show to feature Vasquez Rocks are the “The Lone Ranger”, “Zorro”, “Little Miss Sunshine”, “Bonanza”, “Blazing Saddles”, “Star Trek”, “24”, “The Six Million Dollar Man”, “MacGyver”, “Austin Powers”, Star Trek 11, Numbers and “The Flintstones”.

Park Website (copy and paste): http://lacountyparks.org/Parkinfo.asp?URL=cms1_033383.asp&Title=Vasquez%20%20Rocks%20Natural%20Area%20and%20Center

Questions?: Becky Johnson, rdukes412@hotmail.com

Cub Scout Cookout @ the Methodist Camp 10/14

Our next Pack event will be the…

Cub Scout Cookout

October 14, 2012 (Sunday)

3:00pm-?

Wrightwood CAMP (top of Elm St.)

· Pumpkin Carving (bring a pumpkin & kid safe carving kit)

· Outdoor Cookout (bring a main dish--hotdogs, etc.--for your family and a side dish, chips or dessert to share; Pack will provide water & lemonade). We plan to use the fire pit for hotdogs & marshmallows, but if you want to grill or bring a camp stove you can.

· Campfire Building Demo/Learn how to whip & fuse the end of a Rope/set up a Tent/Knots (all these are used for the Outdoorsman Requirements for Webelos, as well as similar requirements in other dens)

· Practice Leave No Trace guidelines

· Awards

UPDATE to Service Project

Parents & Cub Scouts,

Thank you in advance to those participating in the Service Project this Week:

Wednesday 9/26, 1:30pm to approx. 3:30pm (come when you can).

We will be at the MOUNTAIN OAK CAMPGROUND working on water drains. Similar to last time, but these drains already have most of the rocks we need, so this time we'll be removing the rocks, cleaning out any leaves and excess dirt from the drains, hosing off the rocks and putting them back in. There are far fewer drains at this campground so we won't be there too long.

Bring: Please bring water, a hat & sunscreen, and a rake, gloves, and trowel (if you have them).

Directions: Heading West on Hwy 2 through Wrightwood, when you get to Mountain High West (near the stone castle) turn Right onto the Big Pines Hwy (like you're going to Jackson Lake). When you get to Jackson Lake , TURN RIGHT into MOUNTAIN OAK CAMPGROUND (don't go onto the Jackson Lake road). Mountain Oak Campground is directly opposite the entrance to the lake on the North side of the road. While there, please don't park in the road or on the dirt; please park in any available campsite driveway.

Service Project

We are planning a Service Project at Table Mountain for September 26th (Wednesday Minimum Day) after school beginning whenever you can get there (1:30 or 2:00?), and we need to give the Camp Manager an idea of how many people we'll have coming.

Please email themckains@mckainsmail.com by this Friday 9/21, if you plan to attend. We can use all the help we can get, and the job will go really fast if we get a lot of participation.

Our last service project went really well, and they had us cleaning out the areas under the water spigots at each camp site, collecting rocks, pulling weeds, raking, etc. We expect a similar project this year, but it just depends on what they need.

We will be organizing 2 Service Projects this year. One now, and one sometime in the Spring. The plan is to do the work so we can get our campsites and overflow parking free (normally $250-$300) when we have our Bridging Ceremony and Campout next spring.

Bottle Rocket Event & Registration

We will be having our Fall Opening Pack Event on Sunday August 26th, 3:00-5:00pm, at the Wrightwood Methodist CAMP (top of Elm St.)--Bottle Rocket Blast off & Swimming!

Bring an empty 2-liter bottle decorated like a rocket (with the nose cone on the bottom of the bottle) and, using an air compressor, we'll blast it off into space!

We will also be taking sign-ups for all New Cub Scouts at this event. Registration cost is $50. Boys in 1st -5th grade are welcome to join. Current scouts please see Becky as well for dues & fundraiser info.

Our usual time frame is: Swimming first as everyone arrives, then Bottle Rockets, then go inside for Summer Awards & Parent Orientation.

Hope to see you there!
 

Scout Sunday

This Sunday (2/12) we will be observing Scout Sunday at the Methodist church (1543 Barbara St., Wrightwood). This is a service honoring Scouting and all we stand for. We will need a Cub Scout to ring the Church Bell, typically this is the youngest scout in attendance. All other Cub Scouts will participate in a Flag Ceremony along with the Boy Scouts. If you are able to attend, please:
· Arrive by 9:30am (Service starts at 10am)
· Wear your Class A uniform (blue shirt with patches)

The Boy Scouts will lead the service (as outlined below) and Cub Scouts will assist with the Bell and Flag Ceremony only:
To start the service, Color Guard to post the Colors and lead the congregation in the Pledge of Allegiance
Boy Scout to lead us in the Scout Oath & Promise
For the 'Children's Message', I would like a member of our flag retirement team to talk about what the team does and why they do it. We will need a Boy Scout to read the Lord's Prayer.
Last year we had 2 scouts read about the History of the BSA. We have been requested to do this again and will need 1 or 2 Boy Scouts for this.
And finally, we need 2 Boy Scouts to read selected scriptures. The scriptures will be provided by Thursday at which point I can get them to the boys doing the reading so they can practice.
We realize this is the same day as our Blue and Gold Ceremony which starts at 4:00pm at the Sunrise Church (separate email reminder will be sent for this event), but we hope you can make it to Scout Sunday as well.

Blue & Gold Celebration 2/12 4-6pm

Come celebrate scouting with us at our Blue And Gold Celebration!

February 12th, 2012

4pm-6pm

Sunrise Church
770 Hwy 2
Wrightwood Ca

We'll have a Chinese auction, awards, den performances, and dinner provided.

Please bring any broken or unwanted pieces of gold for our 1st annual Cub Scout Gold Drive!

Invite the whole family and dress in your Class A uniform.

Wrightwood Trail Cleanup Day

Thursday, February 2, 2012 is a minimum day at school and our Pack will be doing a Cleanup on the Wrightwood Trail beginning at Sheep Creek Road moving west towards Lone Pine Canyon Road shortly after school gets out.  We'll be parking on the frontage road south of HWY 2 for safety. Please either wear your uniform or green Pack t-shirt.  They would like us to (1) Rake the pine needles and pine cones off of the trail, (2) line the trail (off the compacted granite, not on) with either rocks or pine cones, (3) clip/cut any tree branches that may interfere with walking on the trail, and (4) clean up trash.

If you can bring any of the following items, it would be helpful:

Rake

Pruning Sheers

Trash Bags

Doing service projects together is one way that Cub Scouts keep their promise "to help other people." While a Scout should do his best to help other people every day, a group service project is a bigger way to help people. While you're giving service, you're learning to work together with others to do something that's good for your community.

Summer Camp 6/24-6/27

Summer Camp 2012 Information

This year, we'll be attending Summer Camp at Camp Pollock (near Lake Arrowhead) from June 24-June 27, 2012. We attended this camp last year and found it to be very well run and everyone had a great time!  The Theme this year is "Wildlife Safari at Camp Pollockgascar".

The cost is $190/scout & $110/adult*

Payment Schedule (for 1 scout & 1 adult):

2/10/12 -- $75 due

3/09/12 -- $75 due

4/13/12 -- $75 due

5/11/12 -- $75 due

Check are Payable to "Pack 351" and can be given to Christi McKain or Becky Johnson or mailed to:

Christi McKain

PO Box 2895

Wrightwood, CA 92397

*Adults who will be trading off days with another adult only need to pay for 1 adult, but both adults will need medical forms.

Pinewood Derby 1/29

Pinewood Derby

January 29, 2012

Sunday

Location: Sunrise Church, Hwy 2, Wrightwood

Set-up track starts at 1:30 pm

Check-in begins at 2:30 pm

Racing starts at 3:00 pm

Ends about 5:00-ish

Bring Snacks & Drinks to Share (Peanut/Tree Nut Free Zone)

Sibling Races will also be held. Car Kits for siblings are $4.00.

  

 Race Rules:  Cars must be 5 ounces or less. You must use the car kit you were given (no Michael’s cars or wheels). You may add weights, paint and decorations, but DO NOT alter the width of the car or it won't fit down the track. Also, the cars run down a track with a raised guide between the wheels so don't add anything to bottom of your car except a very thin weight.