Understanding Our History (7-19-08)...

For this meeting the boys got together to visit one of the University's best kept secrets, the Fort Douglas Museum.

We picked the perfect day for the trip. The weather was hot, but bearable. And the soft breeze coming out of the mountains really helped cool things off.

The museum was divided into inside and outside sections. Sadly, I was unable to take any inside pictures due to the small spaces and having to keep up with the guys.

But I did make sure that some pics got snapped outside. Take a look for yourself!

All posed-up outside the main building.
The Cubs were really excited to get inside and take it all in.








Eventually, our tour made its way to the outer artillery park.








Outside, we talked about the different components of an artillery piece and what kind of work went into firing a cannon.







Being an ex-artillery guy myself, this section was one of my favorites.








The guys really dug the park, too. They asked a ton of questions and really immersed themselves in the military history.








Admittedly, some of them just enjoyed the shade.












I believe the boys really got something out of this trip. The museum was steeped in the rich military tradition of Utah. Best of all, the museum was close by, the price was right and hopefully the memories will last all their lives.

Great job, guys.

Den Meeting!

Hello everyone! Sorry this post is coming so late!

Anyway, last den meeting was a great success. It was the first meeting after camp, and everyone got a chance to reflect on all the fun stuff we did. The meeting included tons of awards for the boys and a slideshow of photos from camp, put together by T.Z.!







T.Z. and his son V.Z. while the whole meeting was coming together! He and fellow ADL L.W. put their heads together to get the slideshow to work later on.














The wind was pretty active, so one of our guys dutifully supported the flag!












Also on that day, M.S. was knighted as he rose in the Cub Scout ranks!
























Congratulations, M.S.!

Cub Country! (Part II)

Unfortunately, I myself couldn't make it to the second day, which was Jurassic Journey, but I do have a lot of photos. Since I don't exactly know what's going on (besides fun) I'm just going to slap them all up here!

Cub Country! (Part I)

Whew! This Friday and Saturday were very exciting and very successful! All of the boys that went were great, and we did a lot of cool stuff. Unsurprisingly, we have a ton of photos to post here. So let's waste no time and move on to the pictures!




Starting out in the morning, everyone watches enraptured as the staff give their opening performance!









Here's the staff, joining us in the pledge!









Our guide for the day was none other than Zorro! He started out by teaching everyone about maps, which our pack were already pros at.







Then we made some very cool masks. J.W. shows off his progress!












Next the boys got to drive their own
Batmobiles!













Everyone exercised their trust in a blind walk, where they relied only on their friends' advice for guidance!






Next was the obstacle course, where there were so many cool photos that I'm just going to post a bunch of them right here!

We were shown up into Batman's personal treehouse secret base!










And after that,t hey boys were very responsible learning to shoot with BB Guns.









The staff performed to a packed arena in the goodbye ceremony!






I hope that everyone had fun on their first day of camp! Day #2 will be posted right after this!

Next Den Meeting! (6-14-08)

Greetings!
Our next Den Meeting will be this Saturday (6-14-08) at 10 am.
We will be meeting at the LDS Building on Capecchi Drive. (Wasatch)

For our activity, the Den will be earning their Collecting Belt Loop.
At first, we'll be discussing the importance of a collecting hobby as well as talking about how much fun it can be.
Afterwards, I would like each Cub to bring a collection of objects they own and give a small presentation about it to the den. How they got it...Why they collect it...It's kind of "Show & Tell" with a purpose.
(This activity will also cover Wolf Acheivement #6.)

By the way, Leaders are encouraged to bring a collection of their own to show off!

Please inform me if you have any questions.

See you there,

Tom Z.

No meeting (06-07-08)!!!

Attention Cubs and Families,

Due to a Stake Primary activity planned by our sponsor, there will be no Den Meeting scheduled for this coming Saturday.
Instead, our next get-together is scheduled for next Saturday (6-14-08) at 10 am.
I'll be sure to send out another e-mail reminder next week.

But just to make sure, please remember that we won't be meeting this Saturday. (06-07-08)

One note about the primary activity -- all cubs and their families, LDS or other faiths, are welcome to attend. The activity will be to develop Family Home Evening kits. Family Home Evening, usually held Monday evenings, is a family time where topics involving LDS gospel can be discussed in the home, games played, etc. Although this will involve LDS gospel topics, it could be an opportunity to get ideas about how to adapt concepts of your own faith for family teaching opportunities, or to just see what we do.

The activity starts at 9:30 a.m. at the LDS chapel on Cappechi Dr (formerly Wasatch Dr.) and is scheduled to go until 11 a.m. Questions can be directed to Amber Takemori or Sherri Crawford (see the email list above for their addresses).

Enjoy the day off, guys. See you next week.

Tom Z.

1, 2, 3... HIKE! (6-1-08)

Hello everyone! First off, my apologies for the delay in this most recent blog post. The blog has officially switched hands, and it's now the responsibility of myself, A.D.L. Meg F. I'm sorry in advance if things are a bit clunky as I grow accustomed to the system.

That said, last Saturday was an exciting meeting! Corey Seuili of the Utah Utes joined us to help the boys learn the basics of flag football, and everyone did great. Once again, we have a large assortment of photos to show how great the boys did!



































Thanks for showing up everyone! See you next week!