Pack 359 Fall Campout!

Are you ready for some good, old fashioned fun?! The Pack Fall Campout is almost here!

Please contact rick.denne@cox.net to RSVP to this event! We need a headcount to help with food purchases. (Please list those attending and ages, also specify who may be camping overnight...)

Purpose:Build friendship among the scouts and parents

Who: Scouts and Families (and siblings)!

When: Saturday, October 6th @ 4 p.m.

Where: Hogerheide shelter @ Camp Wakonda

(Bellevue, just south of Fontenelle Forest)
See the calendar entry for directions:
http://www.google.com/calendar/event?eid=MmdrbWRtbnE5anVscWI2ZG1kNW9oZHZvMTggcGFjazM1OUBt&pvttk=8bb134a0568111ac4441073c97ce90f4

Please, remember this is Nebraska in October - the weather is *very* unpredictable (70F? 40F? Who knows!) So Be Prepared and bring some heavier coats and blankets just to be safe.

Join our cookout, games, and treats – rain or shine

All are invited to camp overnight...

Leaders: if no one from your Den is coming, please notify rick.denne@cox.net so that we can have another group cover the responsibilities. We hope that this is not the case - we want to have a large group! Also, please use the next week to plan a game and rehearse a skit (or spooky story) so that your group is ready for the campout fun.

We hope to see YOU there!

Tentative Schedule:
4pm Arrival/setup
5pm Games
6pm Cookout
7pm Freetime
8pm Campfire/S'mores/Skits
9pm Spooky stories
10pm Lights out

Den Assignments:

Den	Supplies	Games	Responsibilities	Sharing
Tigers	Drinks, ice	Runaway Train	Setup for dinner	Fishermen Skit (short)
Wolves	Hotdogs, Chips		Serve dinner
Bears	Hamburgers	Pumpkin Roll	Cleanup after dinner	Rescuers Skit (short)
Webelos (I/II)	Firewood, S’mores		Bonfire	Scary Campfire Stories
Leaders, Parents	Paper products, Side dishes		Grace	Silly Ceremony, Camp Song

Please Keep Your Receipts so that you can be reimbursed by the pack (and use the Tax ID if possible)!

Selling Popcorn after Masses (Blitz Weekend)

Please don't forget that each den has been assigned a Mass (or 2) for Popcorn Blitz weekend. Den leaders should set up a table outside the south entrance to the Social level at least 15 minutes before the mass ends. (Mass typically lasts for about 45-50 minutes.) Times listed here are the Mass start times.
If the Social level will be locked during your assigned time and your Den leader does not have a key, please contact Cubmaster Guhl.
Please also make sure that you have plenty of popcorn products with your den! Cubmaster Guhl may be placing products in the Social level for these "Den" sales. If you need more products, please contact Cubmaster Guhl beforehand. "Den" sales will benefit the entire Den, so please keep track of how much you sell during these times.

Thanks!

Tigers	SAT 5:00	SUN 12:00
Wolves	SAT 6:30	SUN 5:00
Bears	SUN 10:30
WEBELOS I	SUN 9:00
WEBELOS II	SUN 7:30

Popcorn is ALMOST here!

Starting this Saturday afternoon (9/22), scouts may pick up their Popcorn products from Cubmaster Guhl's house in preparation for the Popcorn fundraiser. Remember: scouts may not sell the Popcorn until the following weekend (9/29)!

If you need directions to Mr. Guhl's house, see this link. Please contact the Cubmaster before you stop by.

Tigers/Bears to Tour Trains at Western Heritage Museum - All are invited

On September 22nd (Saturday), from 3pm-4:30pm, we will take a guided tour at the Durham Western Heritage Museum to learn more about trains (this month's theme). Sponsored by Dens 5 (Bears) and 7 (Tigers), any other Pack 359 scouts (and parents) are welcome. Please contact Rick Denne if your den is interested...

Meet at north parking lot of the Columbkille school at 2:30 pm. $5 per kid, $4 per adult for the tour (no admission fee).

On the pack calendar:
http://www.google.com/calendar/event?eid=ZXRkdWdiN3I4Z2I4ODM5YWprZDJlZDZmbnMgcGFjazM1OUBt&pvttk=8bb134a0568111ac4441073c97ce90f4

REMINDER: The Family Fun Festival Needs Our Help!

Don't forget that our Pack is manning 2 booths at the FFF this Sunday (9/16). Here's the schedule:

WEBELOS I 10:30- 12:00- Set up and start up
Tigers 12:00- 1:30
Wolves 1:30- 3:00-
Bears 3:00- 4:30
The Guhl Family 4:30-Close

The cub scout booths will be located in the west parking lot of the church, near the exit.

Please, Den Leaders, if your den cannot cover the scheduled time, make sure you alert Cubmaster Guhl *immediately* so that we can find help to cover. Remember, the FFF is also a great way to recruit new scouts :O)

Thanks and we look forward to a great Festival weekend!

"Wear your Scout uniform day" on Sept 11th

The Mid-America Council, Boy Scouts of America proclaims Tuesday, September 11 as “Wear your Scout uniform day” in honor of those who wear the uniform daily to protect our freedom, and those who gave their lives Sept. 11, 2001. Be one of thousands of Scouts wearing their Cub Scout, Boy Scout, Venturing or Exploring uniform in public that day to pay respect to all uniformed individuals in the military, law enforcement, fire departments and rescue professions

Thanks,

John Guhl

Pack 359 Cub Master

We Need a Train Expert

The tiger and bear dens are planning a trip to Kenefic Park (near the Botanical gardens) to visit the 2 locomotives located there. I am looking for a train hobbyist/expert to join us for a guided tour. Before I contacted other organizations, I was wondering if anyone in the Pack either is a hobbyist or knows someone who could help us out. Please contact me at rick.denne@cox.net if you can help. Thanks!