Sadly, I wasn’t able to make the pack meeting due to injury, getting better thought

Many thanks to our Assistant Cubmaster, Mike Sheppard for leading the meeting, to Troy Tiritilli for organizing the Cake Bake and judging, and to the pack as a whole.   I have been truly touched by the card you signed.  It is little things like the card that drive me to keep striving to live up to the role that our Pack deserves.

Pack 165 really does ROCK!

 

POPCORN!

Congratulations to Den 3 who sold the most popcorn with the most scouts participating!!

 

Lad’n'Dad Cake Bake!

Here is a list of the winners for the Cake Bake, congrats to all who entered and did your best!

Tigers

1.  Alexander Hartline
2. Hunter Biegart
3. Ashton McEntarffer

Wolf

1. Connor Trammell
2. Riley Green
3. Jacob Nelson

Bear

1. Trevor Baese
2. Aidan Hartline
3. Ethan Patterson

WEBELOS

1. Drew Tiritlli
2. Michael Stidham
3. Thomas “T.C.” Campbell

Overall Prizes

• Biggest Cake – Geoffrey Daniels
• Best Cub Scout Theme – Hunter Oden
• Most Original – Dylan Wallis

On the Spot

• Jonathan Dube
• Jack Darling
• Matthew Sheppard

The Boy Scouts of America and the President’s Challenge program have teamed up to help Scouts of all ages and abilities increase their level of physical activity by completing the SCOUTStrong Presidential Active Lifestyle Award (PALA). PALA is offered by the President’s Challenge, a program of the President’s Council on Fitness, Sports and Nutrition (www.fitness.gov).

For more information please  see the Council’s website http://www.presidentschallenge.org/BSA_564/ to sign up and get more information.

 

A note, one parent reports that after a four week gap in the tracking activity, the website required her scout to start over.   Keep up with the tracking!

Pack 165 Lad and Dad Bake Off

November 13, 2011

Time 7:00 PM – 8:15 PM  (cake drop off 6:35 – 6:55)

Pack Theme “Citizenship“

CAKE CONTEST AND AUCTION

RULES

• No cooking or cleaning help from Mom (Lad and Dad (or other adult)
• No store bought cakes (cake mixes can be used)
• Cakes must be edible
• All cakes must be on a give away tray/board
• Limit 1 purchase per scout (if you bring a cake, you must buy a cake)
• $20 limit on bids, $4 minimum raise
• $20 to buy back your own cake

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Cakes will be judged by outside guests and prizes awarded in the following categories

1.)  JUDGES CHOICE (Best Decorated Cake) *

2.)  Largest Cake

3.)  Best Cub Scout Theme

4.)  Most original “Citizenship” Cake

* 1st, 2nd, 3rd places will be given per rank.

Last night was our October Pack meeting, there was a ton of energy, you could almost see the sparks flying off the scouts heads!

Bulletins:

-Pack trip Houston Zoo sign-up
     - night was the last chance to sign up
-Membership renewal
     -We have less time that last year, please get with Robin to renew.
-Lad-N-Dad bake-off next month
     -Troy Tiritilli is looking for an energized parent or two to help with logistics. Please let me or him know if you can spare a little time to help out
-Popcorn Take Order still going on
     -One week left, everyone needs to get with Sarah to turn in the order forms and money
-Training
     -Leadership notes – We need all of our leaders to finish their training. Your training shows your commitment to your scouts, the parents and helps the Pack on our Journey to Excellence. In order to meet the MINIMUM level, we have to have 100% of our leaders finish basic training: YPT, This is Scouting and Leader Specific Training.
-Tiger Adventure Day
     -Tiger Adventure Day at Camp Tom Wooten is coming up. Registration and more details are available at our councils website http://www.bsacac.org/event/tcadfall2011

Mike Sheppard presented the Duty God program, we had especially high interest this year!  This a very good program that really helps the scouts gain a better understanding of their relationship to their faith.  Let Mike or I know if you want more information.

We inducted 21 scouts into the Bobcat rank, the Spirit of Scouting shone on all the scouts, proving their worth and their own spirit!

By request I improved on my botched song from the fall campout.  I brought the words for Kumbaya and was surprised to find that almost all of the scouts jumped up on stage to help me with the song.  I guess you could say it was the introduction of the Pack 165 impromptu a cappella choir.  The scouts did great, putting on a great performance for the parents!

While out of cycle, we did conclude with awarding the Texas Badge to all the scouts that came to the fall campout at Camp Bovay.  We had an excellent time out there.

And as of today, the Pack 165 {ROCKS!} website is now official and active.  There will be a brief period over the next the few weeks while we finish building it out, tweaking things here and there.

 YIS

Tony

WEBELOS Leaders, WEBELOS Parents, Scoutmasters –

What a great weekend of camping!

It was a bit of a drive, but so worth it.  Saturday morning Texas centered activities followed by an afternoon at the Birth Place of Texas (http://www.birthplaceoftexas.com/) learning about the 175+ years of Texas history.  The WEBELOS managed to pick 4.5 pounds of cotton, while the bear (with less cotton to pick and fewer scouts), picked 3.5 pounds in less time… those Bears put their heart into it and ran out of cotton.  The poor little Tigers and Wolves had nothing left to pick!

Saturday night the boys learned how to take the raw cotton and pull it into threads.   We ended the night with a campfire (using battery powered lanterns) and a Texas Flag retirement (buried not burned, official but not preffered).

While we didn’t have as many as we would have liked, we had a good time.

To all who weren’t able to make it, we missed you and hope all is well!

YIS

Tony

 

Last night was our first Pack meeting for the 2011-2012 year. A few notes from last night:

• Pack camping trip is this weekend at Bovay Scout Ranch (click here for directions).
• Due to the EXTREME drought throughout Texas AND the HIGH fire danger we are experiencing here and not far from the camp, there are to be NO FIRES, no propane grills, no propane lanterns. If it sparks, or can create a fire, leave it at home. Full, complete burn ban.
• There is currently a 10% chance of rain this weekend… pack accordingly.

• POPCORN! Take Order starts on 9/17
• DO NOT START BEFORE SATURDAY!!!! Council rules.
• Don’t forget online sales.
• The Pack has sold over $13,000 in product so far!
• PETER MARA is in the lead with over $1,400 in sales!
• LOTS AND LOTS of belt loops given out for summer activities!
• We sang Happy Birthday to all the birthdays from Summer (June – August)
• The Fall Camp-in will be 11/19 at the Houston Zoo.
• Email Mike Sheppard for details and/or to sign up.

See you this weekend at Bovay!

YIS
Tony

We are Pack 165 from Old Town Elementary School, charted by Round Rock Presbyterian Church. Our pack belongs to Chisholm Trail District of the Capital Area Council in the Southern Region of the Boys Scouts of America.

We are 100+ scouts, a strong cadre of parents.  We like to run and play, camp and hike. Our boys are the best!

My name is Tony Boyle. I am the new Cubmaster. I have been a den leader for the last two years and was asked to take on the role of Cubmaster to try and replace Mike as his eldest crosses over. Big shoes to fill, for sure.

I grew up overseas, starting my scouting career in Ohio, before moving to Singapore and Indonesia. I was in the US Navy, being one of the lucky few to decommission the U.S.S. Lexington (AVT 16) and then on a Destroyer in Norfolk, VA. After I returned to civilian life, I went to work at AOL where I met and married my wife. Our first two boys were both born in Virginia before the call of Texas brought me home. Originally from Houston, we settled in the Heart of Texas to be near family. Our third boy is on his way and will be here around Halloween.

I truly believe the in values that Scouting fosters, the opportunities we have for personal growth, to help our children grow and to help our community grow.

YIS
Tony