Mahoney Ice Skating Sun Jan 30

Hey Cubs!

We'll meet at the Mahoney craft center (ask at the entry booth for directions) at 2pm. The craft center closes at 4pm. We'll then meet at the activity center for ice skating at 3:30pm. We'll start with a safety discussion and then skate. Scouts can earn their ice skating belt loop by attending.

Remember:
1. The ice rink is a covered, but outside rink. Please dress accordingly. The rink is adjacent to the indoor activity center though, so warming up is easy.

2. If you don't know where the craft center is, just ask at the park entrance booth - they'll tell you the directions.

3. If driving conditions or the condition of the ice rink isn't satisfactory then we will cancel via email. Check your email before you leave for Mahoney!

4. Of course parents should skate with their scout, if necessary.

5. Here is the google map to Mahoney, if you are not familiar:
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&saddr=41.138847,-96.043167&daddr=28500+W+Park+Hwy,+Ashland,+NE+68003+(Mahoney+State+Park)&hl=en&geocode=%3BFQracQIdg1FC-iGzEATwh17i0Q&mra=dme&mrcr=0&mrsp=0&sz=11&sll=41.100569,-96.176376&sspn=0.230254,0.4422&ie=UTF8&z=11

6. You can purchase ceramics and leather products to paint and work at the craft center for a reasonable price. Here are the costs:
Craft Center is open 11-4
Skating is open 11-6

Costs:
Park Entry – Daily $4 (you can purchase an annual pass for your vehicle for a bit more)
Entrance to the Activity center AND Skating - $2
Skate Rental - $3

Leather craft and pottery items range from $3 to $18 average, you can spend more on bigger pottery items.

Winter Lock-in on 1/14 (Friday)

Join us for the Winter Lock-in on Friday, January 14th at 7:00 pm in the Social Level. Families are invited for the Pack Meeting and a movie with treats. Scouts (and adults) are invited to stay the night. (We are skipping the pizza this year to save some money, so please eat dinner before arriving. Thank you for your understanding.)

Agenda:

• 7pm Pack meeting (awards, etc)
• 7:30pm Scout activity
• 8pm Movie (with popcorn)
• 10pm Lights out
• 7am Donuts
  
• 8am Leave for home
  

Things to bring if you are staying overnight:

• sleeping bag
• air mattress or pad, something to sleep on
  
• pajamas
• toothbrush/toothpaste
• pillow
• flashlight
• earplugs (snoring defense for adults)

Since this is an overnight event, Class A uniforms (blues and neckerchief) are not necessary – the yellow pack t-shirts are fine for the Lock-in on Friday. Also, a parent must stay with their scout if they are sleeping in the Social Level.

Again, only scouts can stay overnight, not their siblings, so that our group doesn't get unmanageable :O) Thanks for your understanding...

Join us for the December Pack Meeting

The whole family is invited to the Pack meeting on Monday, December 6th at 7pm in the Social Level. The meeting will start promptly at 7:00 pm, so please arrive a little early if possible.

Other items of interest:

• Our Webelos IIs will receive their Arrow of Light, a major award in scouting. Venture Crew 483 will participate in the memorable ceremony.
• Coloring for the younger siblings
• Awards and belt loops will be presented to scouts
• Someone special will visit our pack, with a surprise for all...
• As discussed at last month's Pack meeting we will be collecting $12 from some families to cover a Boys' Life subscription per a Mid America Council mandate; please bring your checkbook. Thank you for your support.
  

Hope to see you there!

Join us for the November Pack Meeting

The whole family is invited to the Pack meeting on Monday, November 8th at 7pm in the Social Level. Come see what your scout has been up to for the last month.

Other items of interest:

• Popcorn awards will be presented to scouts that participated in the Popcorn fundraiser
• Dens that had every scout sell at least $100 of popcorn will all get to "pie" their selected leader. (Our Popcorn Kernel is still tabulating the sales at this time, so we don't know if any dens qualified.)
  
• Awards and belt loops will be presented to scouts
• Coloring for the younger siblings
• And a game and treat too

Hope to see you there!

Pack 359 Trip to Vala's Pumpkin Patch!

One of the best nights of the year! Join us on Friday, October 22nd for a fun night at Vala’s pumpkin patch in Gretna. Arrive anytime during the day and enter via the Group Admissions entry. Scouts and leaders (including Den Chiefs) are 1/2 price admission - just give your name to the employee. At the campfire we will collect $6 for each scout/leader that attends (less than half the cost of admission). All other family members must pay full price, $12.75 per person (2 and under are free).

We apologize for the change in cost to you for this event (previously it was free to scouts/leaders), but recently the Mid-America Council unexpectedly increased the fees that the Pack must pay to register each scout. As a result, our Pack must cut back on costs. More info on this will be provided at the November pack meeting.

Dinner is provided by the Pack: hot dogs, pop, chips, condiments, and roasted marshmallows too. (Trust us, this saves you a lot of money!) We will have a campfire for our group - admissions should tell you which one. After dinner, you are free to roam all night long! (Vala's is open until 10 p.m.)

Uniforms are not necessary, please just wear Pack T-shirts. If you have not received your pack t-shirt and have paid your registration fees, please email Jim Astuto at jastuto@cox.net.

IMPORTANT! You will receive an e-vite very soon; please follow the link to R.S.V.P. (even if you cannot attend) no later than October 17th so that we can estimate how much food we require. Please include the number of adults and the number of children attending. Thank you!

For more Vala's info including directions to their location, visit http://www.valaspumpkinpatch.com