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Pack Campout - November 7-8

The campout is on. We have a great showing and looks like is should be perfect weather. Maybe a little cold, but we should be able to have a campfire at least (up until last week, they didn’t allow fires). The bad news is that the ranges are closed for the weekend. They tried and there was too many conflicts with the crew who helps with them. They did promise us we can head up and use them another time when we are not camping. I will get back with you on that one.

There are plenty of other things to do up at the property though. Bruce will lead a bike ride before dusk for the older boys or anyone who can do a single track. There are plenty of easy rides if the younger kids want to go on a ride. There’s a lake you can fish, bring your own pole. There are also plenty of hikes. Somewhere there is an old plane that crashed and the engine is still there. Will have a prize for the first kid who shows me a pic of it. Or just have the kids run around and play games like tag.

The pack will supply snacks on Saturday afternoon, dinner that eve. And smores later that night. Then breakfast and you are on your own for lunch on Sunday. Most get out of there before noon on Sunday.
We will not assign duties. Just ask and help out if you see something to do.


Things you will need to bring
Mess kit – for the kids, we will have plates for the adults.
Sleeping bag.
Pillow
Tent
Mattress pad if you want to be comfortable.
Flashlight.
Warm clothes.
Chair to sit by fire or A frame.
Scary stories to be told at campfire.


Here is a directions for those of you who haven’t been there.
http://www.doubleknot.com/openrosters/DocDownload.asp?id=29686

Here is the map a camp tamaracho, we are at # 3, ghilotti, the first right when you enter
http://www.doubleknot.com/openrosters/DocDownload.asp?id=17422

baloo training

 

If anyone is interested, this is a great one day training program   we should have more leaders trained.  They require us to have at least one person who is baloo trained at all campouts.   I and bruce are, but if we cannot make it, the campout would have to be cancelled.   I picked this up and pasted it from the website.  It is at camp tamarancho.

Doug

http://www.boyscouts-marin.org/

 

Basic Adult Leader Outdoor Orientation (BALOO) Registration

 

Description:

Basic Adult Leader Outdoor Orientation (BALOO)

Start Date/Time:

10/24/2009 8:00:00 AM End Date/Time:10/24/2009 5:00:00 PM

Registration Ends:

10/16/2009

Further Information

click here

Contact E-mail:

staff@boyscouts-marin.org

Cost:

$20.00 per Registration

Details:

Get the most out of the Cub Scout experience! Learn how to have fun in the outdoors. Includes lunch and training materials. Every pack should have at least two adults signed up for this training. You do not have to be a registered leader to attend. For pack overnight campouts, it is required that an adult who has received the BALOO training must be present at the overnight. For the best pack campouts ever, come to BALOO and receive great tips from seasoned veteran Scouters!

Pre-registration only. No walk-ins!

Register here online or download the form using the above link, and mail or fax it in with your payment.

Activity Location:

Map: 1000 Iron Springs Road, Fairfax, CA 94930 US

 

Popcorn Sales Schedule

Hello Parents and Scout of Pack 34,

Thank you to all of you that have volunteered to participate in our annual popcorn sales event.  Like I have said before, it is this event that helps up pay for all of our program.   Take a look at the schedule and only contact me if you have a problem.  I will provide the sales table, all of the product, change and money bags.  You need to provide a scout in uniform ready to sell popcorn.  Who can resist a young cub scout asking someone to buy some popcorn.  All scouts who participate will get a patch.  For all of you that have not signed up, please try and participate by showing up and joining those at our sales table at the Camino Alto Safeway.

Saturday October 10th

9 AM   Gilmore Clan and Tom Ludin

10 AM  Chase Peterson

11 AM  Nico Brown Joseph Rico

Noon    Avi Perkoff and Johnny LaDuke and Sam Nelson

1 PM    Jack Norton and Reed Neulight

2 PM    Max and Leo Johnson

3 PM    Jordon Baldwin

Sunday October 11th

9AM    Sebastian Brear and Connor Cardinal

10AM  Luke and Copper Marshall and John Roseales

11AM  Andrew Sitrin and Alex LeFurgy

Noon   Christian Rodriguez

1PM    Sebastion and Pearson Ames

2PM    Ian Pratt

3PM    Cal Kuhn

Arthur and Nate Gelbach are going to be selling popcorn over behind the Community Center at Friends Field on Saturday. 

Thanks again for helping us with this years popcorn sales,

Bruce Berlinger,  Cub Master Pack 34. 

Overnight Program: USS Pampanito February 27, 2010

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Pack 34 Parents,

We have arranged for an overnight on the USS Pampanito-the submarine at Pier 45.  There are 48 bunks available!  The cost of $50 per person will include the tour, a bunk, midnight snack and t-shirt (crafted by the one and only-Scott Shern).  Sorry, but because of the limited number of bunks and the rules set by the Maritime National Parks Assoc. only scouts registered with the Marin Boy Scout Council may attend (no siblings).  Sign-ups will be on a first come, first served basis so please read the attached handbook and bring a check to the Wednesday, Oct 14th Pack Meeting.  I will be collecting $$ and t-shirt sizes.

See you on Wednesday!

Lisa Gilmore

Below is the tentative schedule for the evening:

Evening:

1900    Arrival; unload children; park vehicles at designated garage (see Parking Instructions); group leader meets with staff to complete necessary paperwork.

2000    Group tours pier exhibits with a USS Pampanito staff Educator

2030    Go over the rules of conduct as a group and then board the submarine for an audio tour

2100    Fire and safety drill aboard the Pampanito

2115    Load gear onto the submarine and get bunked up

2130    Conning tower tour.

2200    “Midnight” Snack

Nighttime:

 

2400    Lights out. Night watch established. Begin watch activities.

Morning:

0700    Reveille. Dress; begin packing up gear and cleaning boat.

0730    Pack gear off the boat; clean compartments as vacated.

 

0800    Gear should be completely loaded off; staff does final inspection of cleaning job; posting colors (optional); group photograph.

Remember that this is a general framework—events may unfold at different times!

Young Eagles

I am glad we're not flying tonight.  Everyone that came up to Gnoss flew today.  The program had at least a dozen planes and they flew over one hundred total kids.  We had from our pack, I think, 24 scouts fly today.  They had a bi-plane, the Red Bull stunt plane and several nice planes and great pilots.  The kids flew everywhere.  The wind just held off enough to keep the planes in the air.  Ian Pratt came zooming in at noon and was the last scout to fly.  I will send out photos.

Bruce

(Don't tell anyone, but a couple of the pilots let the kids take the wheel)

Young Eagles

Good Morning to All Participating in the Young Eagles program this morning,

The weather service is predicting high winds later today in the north bay. I am going up to Gnoss Field early, the pilots will cancel if there is an elevated risk possibility. Call me if you have any concerns or just want to make sure everything is still on as scheduled. Bruce 269-1666.

Popcorn Sales Schdeule

Hello Pack 34 Scouts and Parents,

Thank you for participating in this years Popcorn Sales.

We were not able to get to the popcorn pick-up location before the cut-off today, so there will not be popcorn sales this weekend.

I hope that this current schedule will work for you next weekend.

Saturday October 10th For Camino Alto Safeway

9 AM Gilmore Clan and Tom Ludin and Sebastian Brear
10 AM Nichous Lyon and Chase Peterson
11 AM Cal Kuhn and Nico Brown Joseph Rico
Noon Avi Perkoff and Johny LaDuke
1 PM Jack Norton and Ian Pratt and Reed Neulight
2 PM Max and Leo Johnson
3 PM Jordon Baldwin

I have no one signed up for Sunday October 11th. I really need some more volunteers to help with this sales event. This helps fund our program and allows us to keep our events affordable.

Let me know a time that could work for you, some of you had volunteered for this Sunday and I have moved you to next Saturday, let me know if this or another time next weekend work for you.

Thanks, Bruce Berlinger

Young Eagles

Hello Everyone,

I hope that everyone is excited about the Young Eagles flight program that we are doing tomorrow at Knoss Field as we are. 

Here is the updated list for our flights tomorrow.

Doug and I will be out there all day.  Call us if you have any difficulties.

Bruce.415-269-1666    cell

Doug 415-310-1084    cell

The list of boys for the 9:45 Slot is:

            *Nate Gelbach                                   

            *Kyle Tyrnauer                                                         

            *Nico Brown                                                                                     

            *Leo Johnson                         

            * Miles Drysdale

            *Arthur Berlinger

             Ryan Nelson Flack     -  need form

            *Nico Brown

            *Avi Perkoff

            *Max Johnson

              Ryan Treais -                need form

              Anthony Rasella   -       need form

The list for the 11:15 Slot:

             *Chase Peterson                     

             *Sawyer Shine

             *Jack Norton                          

               Jack Garrett                 -  need form

             *John Rosales                                   

             *Conner Cardinal

               Christian Rodriquez     - need form 

               Jack Kress                   - need form

             *Seaver Dahlgren

             *Jacab Blum

               Joseph Rico                 need form

And the boys at noon will be

            *Johnny LaDuke                     *Ian Pratt

            *Nathan Kline

 This should be a fun day, the weather looks like it will cooperate this year. 

 I am making the schedule out for popcorn sales for Sunday and next week and I will send it out in a half hour.   

Thanks, Bruce

Webelos Athlete Achievement and Presidential Fitness Testing

Webelos Scouts,

Rob Luster and I will lead the activities for the Webelos Athlete Achievement and Fall 2009 Presidential Physical Fitness Testing.   We have selected activities that can all be done at the Tam High football field and running track.

The Athlete Activity requires that the boys perform certain tests and then take the tests again at least 30 days later to measure progress.   So, we have scheduled two dates for this activity.  This will also allow the boys to perform the Presidential Fitness Tests and then try to improve their scores again when we meet the second time.

The dates will be Sat. Oct. 17 and Sun. Nov. 22.  We will meet at the Tam High Track at 9:00 am on both of those days.  We will start with some warm-up stretching and then commence testing.  The events will be as follows:

·        Warm Up Stretching

·        Curl Ups (Presidential and Webelos Athlete)

·        Push Ups (Presidential and Webelos Athlete)

·        Pull Ups* (Presidential and Webelos Athlete)

·        Standing Long Jump (Webelos Athlete)

·        Vertical Jump (Webelos Athlete)

·        50 Yard Dash (Webelos Athlete)

·        Shuttle Run (Presidential)

·        V-Sit Reach (Presidential)

·        One-Half Mile or Mile Run** (Presidential)

·        Quarter Mile Run*** (Webelos Athlete)

*For purposes of determining the Presidential Fitness award level, the better of the push up or pull up score will be used.

**Boys that are 8 or 9 can choose either the half mile or mile run.  Boys 10 and over must run the mile run.

***Boys that run the one-half or mile run for Presidential need not run the quarter mile run as well.  The longer run will count toward Webelos Athlete.

The Presidential Fitness qualifying standards for each event are included in the attached spreadsheet.  The Presidential Physical Fitness Award is achieved by attaining the 85th percentile in all five events.  The National Physical Fitness Award is achieved by attaining the 50th percentile in all five events.

The proper technique for each of the Presidential Fitness tests is explained here:  http://www.presidentschallenge.org/educators/program_details/physical_fitness/events.aspx

When practicing any of the events, please make sure your scout uses the proper technique.

Lastly, Rob Luster leads a 30 minute workout at the Tam High track every Mon, Wed, and Fri morning at 7:00 AM.  These workouts are designed to build strength, speed, and flexibility.  The workouts were originally started a couple of years ago to aid our kids with their sports but they have now become a staple for parents as well.  Please feel free to join us and bring your scout to any of the workouts.  The workouts will help prepare them for the above fitness tests.  During the month of October Rob and I will focus the workouts on preparing the boys for the Presidential Fitness and Webelos Athlete testing.

We look forward to seeing you on Oct. 17th.

Bruce Cardinal

Rob Luster

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