Planning Ahead...

Esteemed Parents and Cubs,

As I've mentioned before, the Den will be attending the Youth Theater at the U 11:00 am showing of "Captain Bree and Her Lady Pirates" Saturday, 11-22-08.

Think about it...A uniformed outing to a theatrical performance? This is going to be great!

Anyhow, in order to ensure that sufficient funding can be allocated for this trip, I ask that our Cubs RSVP me to confirm their attendance.
Sadly, stake funding will only cover Scouts and Leaders.
So any extra kids or parents shall have to cover their own admission.
Sorry for the inconvenience.

As usual, please contact me with any questions, comments or concerns.

Wait, "Whatter?"...

Howdy, readers.
In an effort to streamline our correspondence and post announcements quickly and efficiently, I've set up a Twitter account for our Den Blog.

With this, I'll be able to shoot out quick announcements to the Den family without having to take up a whole blog post to do it.
How 'bout them apples?

"So where are these announcements," you ask?
On the blog, they'll be posted directly under the wolf/bear image under "Twitter Updates" in the upper right-hand corner. Easy-peasy.

With Twitter, I'll be posting announcements on our upcoming events, meetings and activities along with my usual e-mail regimen.

As always, feedback is solicited and welcomed to make sure I'm doing my part in making your boy's scouting experience the best it can be.
So drop me an e-mail if you've got something to say!

See you next meeting.
Tom Z.

Meeting the new Cubmaster...(10-25-08)

This past Saturday, the Pack gathered for its monthly meeting.

While not filled with the awards, jokes and fun of our usual get-togethers, this Pack Meeting marked a special occasion for the mighty 4684.

For during this gathering, we were introduced to our new Cubmaster.
He is a veteran of scouting, having earned both his Arrow of Light and his Eagle Scout ranks. He is also a recipient of the BSA Heroism award for using his scouting skills to save a life when he was young.
OK, not too shabby. ;-)

As leaders, we are taught the importance of leading by example. It is an important motivational tool for Cubs, especially since they are at the beginning of their life-long scouting trek.

Well, the new Boss recounted to them his early adventures in scouting and the importance of staying on the path, living the values and never giving up.
Good stuff.


Along with an inspirational lecture, Mr. Scott brought all the loot he had acquired and earned during his tenure as a scout.

This was some cool stuff. It was like a snapshot in time.





Finally, it was time to give out the awards earned by our boys.


Chess belt loops, anyone?
Boy, were they exited to get this one!




Finally, our two newest boys had been working hard all month long to earn their Bobcat Badges. I was proud to give it to them.

J.V. was beaming in his brand new neckerchief and slide.








And L.K. got an unexpected honor when he also received the Recruiting tab along with his Bobcat. Way to go!









Finally, the Cubmaster gave his final thoughts on the importance of scouting in a young man's life and why we should do our best in everything we're a pert of . Very nice.

Take a Bowl on the Pitch!!! (10-11-08)

It's always fun to watch the boys try something new.
At this Den Meeting, we had the chance to try our hands at the distinguished art of Cricket.

Needless to say, we were anything but eloquent and artistic. But the boys tried their best and had a lot of fun experimenting with this new sport and testing their mettle in one of the most widespread sports across the world.


They all did great, just take a look...

As with most new things, we started off with a little training and basic instruction on how the game is played.







Add in a little demonstration from the Chief and myself and soon they were off to the races!







The guys got a real kick out of having to coordinate their fielding and coverage...








But they all agreed that batting was the best part of the game!








Yeah, aiming was a learned skill for the majority of the Cubs.


But once they got it down there was no stopping them.




Just take a look at this smash from L.K. into the field.
Not too shabby for their first time, eh?