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Protected: Private - Cub Scout Chuckwagon Derby 2009 Pictures
Monday, October 26th, 2009Campout and Derby Details 10-23-09
Friday, October 23rd, 2009Hey Parents and kids,
Wow, hard to believe that tomorrow night many of us will be under the stars and enjoying smores.
Pack 393 is staying in Poplar A (you will see it on the map attached).
Bathrooms and Showers:
All campsites have flush toilets and showers available. My advice having been at Durant for Summer camp in Red Oak is to reserve one bathroom and one shower for adults only. This will help to keep the toilets and showers clean for adults and teach some responsibility to the Webelos.
Remember a scout is clean. (Borrowing the 10th point of the scout law)
Logistically for Friday night:
Maps are available online at www.campdurant.com. The camp address, for those with GPS or want to Google Map it is
4637 Old Carthage Rd.
Carthage, NC 28327.
Those who are camping Friday night should plan to head down to the camp and once you arrive I am sure there will be someone to direct you to Poplar A. It takes about 1 and a half hours to get there from most points in the Triangle, so plan accordingly. It gets dark shortly after 7 these days.
Vivek will be in charge for those on Friday night and will hand them off to Juan for Saturday night.
Parking:
Council office has approved us to park all vehicles on the side of the roads at Durant. Only utilize one side of the road and pull off the road as much as possible.
One important note, We can NOT have ANY Vehicles in any campsites. They must be on the road. Only Trailers can be parked in campsites. Be very careful when backing up trailers as there are lots of places to get “Stuck” in some campsites (i.e. Large Holes, ditches, etc.)
So, each person (scout, adult and sibling) should have a bag lunch packed and brought to carry in the chuck wagons along with the materials that are needed. I need to ask all the Wolves to bring their books as we need at least two (I’ve got one from last year) to carry in the wagons. The rest of the materials I will bring with me on Saturday morning. Also, we need a parent or two to plan to come back to our campsite to start the charcoal fires for the hobo pack meals Saturday night as we only have an hour and 15 minutes slated to put this together. It would probably be good for a couple of parents to head back during the award ceremony to being having things prepared as an assembly line for the meal prep.
They also note that a couple of the events are “messy” and “wet” and the boys should each pack an extra pair of clothes in a plastic bag to change into in case they do get messy. Also note that there is a good chance of rain on Saturday, so prepare with ponchos and rain gear as the event won’t be canceled for bad weather.
All, this will be a grand adventure. I look forward to seeing the boys (and the rest) have a bunch of fun and make memories for us all.
See you out there on Saturday,
Randy
Protected: Pictures from the Civil Air Patrol Visit
Wednesday, October 21st, 2009Chuck Wagon Derby Prep Night 10-15-09
Friday, October 16th, 2009Hey everyone,
I thought the boys did a great job putting together their “Chuck Wagons”. Leaders, I will follow up with details for what needs to go in the wagons. We still need to finish up the flags and attach them to the wagons and Brian Adams is going to bring our final wagon to the meeting next week where we will finish up the remaining tasks and have all the boys help build and decorate that one. These things look great. So good that I think we’ll plan on a Pack 393 Chuck Wagon parade with the combined dens next Thursday.
For all of those planning to go down to the camp on Friday to spend the night the first night, we will need to meet and make sure that we have all of the equipment that you will need for the trip. As a reminder, I can’t go on Friday night, but Vivek will be going and can coordinate the camping from a Baloo training standpoint. I don’t know if there is anyone else with a trailer hitch to pull the trailer out to the camp or if we just need to coordinate someone taking a couple of tables and the stove down. If not, we can plan meals around campfire cooking.
We’ll need to get a final head count as we had several new boys register tonight and several of whom want to attend the campout, so I’ll need to work with Bobbi and coordinate what needs to be done to register them. I think it should be fine, but will need to coordinate with her once she returns from her trip. The final head count will help me in buying the food for Saturday breakfast, Saturday dinner and Sunday breakfast on Friday (would also welcome a volunteer to help me with this) and then we’ll need to work out getting it transported with the Pack group that goes down Friday night. So plan on staying a few extra minutes on Thursday night to make sure we have everything coordinated for what should be a fun Pack 393 adventure at the Cub Scout Chuck Wagon Derby.
Thanks to all the parents and leaders who jumped right in a helped the boys build their wagons tonight. I hope you had as much fun as I did.
Randy
Update: Civil Air Patrol Visit at RDU on October 20th
Friday, October 16th, 2009
Update: All Dens have now signed up to visit the Civil Air Patrol at the Airport!
Please plan to be at the General Aviation Terminal at 6:15.
Free 4-hour parking located near the terminal.
Video directions are included here:
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OLD Message:Wolf and Bear Dens only.
I have updated the Pack calendar with the date and time. More details coming soon.
Thanks,
Juan
Special Den Meeting on 10-15-09 for Chuckwagon Camping Trip
Friday, October 9th, 2009Hey everyone,
It was great to see several new faces at the meeting tonight. As discussed with everyone tonight, we need to have a meeting next Thursday for those boys who are going on the Campout October 23-25. During next week’s meeting we will organize all of the boys who are going into their dens for the event (mixing all of the dens together). Once we do that, the dens will work on a den name and decorate a flag for the dens for the Chuck Wagon Derby and then begin work on their Chuck Wagons. We will meet again from 6:45 until 8:00 or so to get as much as we can done and then we will work on finishing them up the following Thursday, October 22. We just didn’t feel we’d have enough time to work on them the day before having to go out to the campout event.
I do need one parent volunteer to coordinate getting the food for the weekend. The Pack will provide breakfast on Saturday and Sunday morning and dinner on Saturday night. Everyone will be on their own for dinner on Friday night and are asked to pack a bag lunch for Saturday afternoon “on the trail”.
Also, with all of the new faces and several new leaders of dens, I am looking to schedule a parent meeting in early November to try to fill out some roles that we need to get coordinated and put people in charge of, so be looking for details on that for early November.
Thanks everyone and we’ll see you next Thursday.
Randy
Bear Cubs - Achievement Update 07-23-09
Friday, July 24th, 2009Parents,
Our trip to InsideOut Sports in Cary worked out great. We put a lot of tasks in the books for Achievement 14 in the Bear Cub Handbook and the scouts have successfully earned their Bicycling Sports Belt Loop. They are now just a few steps away from earning their pin.
To complete the Bicycling Sports Pin, they need 10 hours of bicycling (a chart listing each hour completed) along with any four of the following tasks:
- Participate in a group bike rodeo - COMPLETED Last Night
- Demonstrate how to repair a flat tire - COMPLETED Last Night
- Create a poster of early bikes
- Show use of safety equipment
- Register bicycle
- Go on a group bicycle hike - Bike Ride in August Scheduled
- Restore non-functioning bike
- Visit bike race or exhibit
- Set up rodeo or competition
Don’t forget that on Saturday August 8th we have our Pack Bike Safety Ride from 11:00 am to 2:00 pm.
Thanks,
Juan
Bears and Wolves: Bike Safety Trip to InsideOut Sports in Cary July 23rd
Saturday, July 18th, 2009
Scouts in the Bear Den will complete their Bike Safety Achievements on
Thursday July 23rd
6:45 PM
@
InsideOut Sports in Cary (MAP LINK)
2002 Grisdale Lane
Cary, NC 27513
Scouts are required to bring:
- Bike
- Helmet
- Water
- Snack (optional)
Durham Bulls Scout Night 2009 details
Friday, June 5th, 2009Friday, June 5
Scouts should arrive at 6:00 for Pre-game parade
game time 7:05
Where do the scouts store their camping gear during the game?
Gear should be stored in the parent’s vehicle during the game. Groups
should meet after the game between sections 112 and 114 and between sections 111 and 113.
FULL ITINERARY
PARADE-Uniformed scouts participating in the pre-game parade will gather in the main concourse near the grounds crew area.
SLEEPOVER-Once the field is cleared and prepared, scouts will be allowed to bring their tents and any snacks they may have brought onto the field for the night.
BREAKFAST- Wake up call will be at 7:00 a.m. Camping gear needs to be removed from the field by 8:00 a.m. before proceeding to breakfast. All scouts should be ready to leave the DBAP no later than 8:30 a.m.
SLEEPOVER RULES
DO:
- Treat the field with care
- Stay in the outfield at all times
- Use battery powered devices for lighting
- Bring snacks for sleepover portion only. No food or drinks will be allowed in the ball park during game time.
DO NOT:
- Use plastic or tarps between tent and grass. Please only put plastic or tarps on the inside of tent.
- Use rain guard. Please do not spray rain guard on tents. It washes off and kills the grass.
- STAKE DOWN TENTS; no stakes allowed.
- Go on infield grass at anytime
- Use heating devices
- Bring wheeled wagons, coolers, etc.
- Spray bug spray on the field. Please go to main concourse to apply bug spray.
- Bring anything flammable
- Bring pets of any kind
- Bring ALCOHOL.
- SMOKE, DBAP is smoke free.
Dens Meeting at Lake Crabtree Park on the 28th
Saturday, May 23rd, 2009Wolves and Bears will be meeting next Thursday, May 28th at:
Lake Crabtree County Park
White Oak Shelter (5th driveway on the right; bear right at split )
White Oak Shelter (5th driveway on the right; bear right at split )
1400 Aviation Parkway
Morrisville, NC 27560
[driving directions ]
Telephone:
919-460-3390
The pavilion is in the back of the park past the boat ramp. Please be there promptly at 6:45pm.
We have a ranger presenting on wildlife in the park.