Gentlemen, start your engines!

It's almost time for the Pack 136 Pinewood Derby and Raingutter Regatta.  The race will be on Friday, January 16th, with check-in night on Thursday, January 15th.  Car and boat kits were handed out at the December Pack meeting, and if you missed that meeting you can obtain your kit from your Den Leader.    The Tigers will make boats to participate in the Regatta, while the Wolf, Bear and Webelos Scouts will make cars to participate in the Derby.

Have fun building your car or boat and don't forget to check out the rules before you get started.

Click here for the Pinewood Derby Rules.          

Click here for the Raingutter Regatta Rules.

November Pack Meeting

The November Pack meeting is on Thursday, November 20th at 7PM at First Presbyterian Church. This year we are doing the Hot Chocolate and Stars! We will be doing Astronomy activities so scouts can earn their Astronomy Belt Loop.

We are asking all scouts to bring in an empty can so they can make constellation projectors. We will also have telescopes to see various objects in the sky (weather permitting) and we’ll have lots of other fun activities. We’ll also have hot chocolate if you need to warm up after the star gazing.

See you all there.

Time for Annual Dues!

It is that time of the year again. We need to complete our pack re-charter with the BSA by December for the upcoming 2015 scout year. In order to complete this requirement timely, it is very important that we complete the dues renewal process at our November Pack Meeting.

The process is very simple because we do all the work for you. At the Dues table, just let us know that your son will be continuing in the Scouting program for the 2015 Scouting year and take care of the associated annual fees as follows:

For Tigers to Webelos 1s: Total Fee - $70

For Webelos 2s: Total Fee - $50

Den and Pack Fees reduced for Webelos 2s since they move to the Troop after 4 months. You can pay at upcoming den meetings or at the Pack meeting with either a check made out to Pack 136 or you can pay with Credit/Debit Card at the pack meeting. Please note there is a $2 fee if you pay electronically with a credit/debit card.

Popcorn Sales

Popcorn sales are finishing up. All final orders are due by Nov 7th. Please bring any left-over popcorn you have not sold, your order form and prize picks to the final turn in dates below. All orders for popcorn will try to be filled at these exchange days or we will take the your order for the final pack order. We need to make sure that all left over popcorn is returned also or else the pack has to pay for it so please try to make it to one of the below dates. Any questions you can also contact the Popcorn Kernel – Wade Lunsford.

Popcorn Exchange Dates
-Friday, October 31 from 8-9 PM.
-Saturday, November 1 from 11-12 PM.
-Thursday, November 6 from 7-8 PM.
-Friday, November 7 from 7-8 PM.

Scouting for Food

Coming up in November is going to be our annual Scouting for Food canned food drive. Bags will be available at the October Pack Meeting and we will collect all canned food donations at the November Pack Meeting. Everything collected goes to the Mid-Ohio Food bank to help needy families.

October Pack Meeting - Pumpkin Derby

The October Pack meeting is on Thursday, October 16 at 7PM at First Presbyterian Church. This year we are doing the Pumpkin Races! Bring your own pumpkin decorated and on wheels. We will judge them and then you will race them down the pumpkin ramp. We will be judging pumpkins on originality, race-ability, and many other factors, so Be creative!!! Best design award will be given for each cub scout rank. An award will also be given for fastest pumpkin.

Five simple rules:
1. Pumpkin Size cannot be more than 20 inches diameter (entire race entry cannot be more than 24 inches wide) to fit on the ramp.
2. No carved pumpkins (this gets too messy).
3. Paint/Glue/Decorations MUST be dry.
4. Must have at least three wheels.
5. Owner's name must be visible on pumpkin.

Volunteer Sign Ups

Pack 136 provides a quality program to youth because of plentiful, dedicated adult leadership and support from our chartered organization. We'd love to have you join our team of leaders! It's a lot of fun - that's why we do it! We need help in all areas from pack committee positions to activities helpers. At the October Pack meeting we will have Volunteer Sign Up sheets for all the pack to see. Come see where you can help make the Pack go!

Fall Family Camp Out

October 3rd - 5th - Circle the date on your calendar and join your Pack for a family camp out at Camp Falling Rock.  Camp Falling Rock is near Newark, Ohio.  Activities will start at 7:00 pm on Friday and we will be departing by 10:00 am on Sunday.  Even if you are unable to stay for the whole time, join us when you can.  Some activities you can look forward to include BB Guns, Archery, a Campfire and much, much more.

Camp Falling Rock is located at    12637 Houdeshell Road, Newark 43055
Take either St. Rt. 161 or St. Rt. 16 east to Newark. Turn north on St. Rt. 79.   Go approximately 11 miles on St. Rt. 79 until you reach Township Road 210 (Rocky Fork Road).    At the intersection of St. Rt. 79 and Township Road 210 there is a white barn and a sign for Camp Falling Rock. Turn left onto Township Road 210, follow this to Houdeshell Road. Turn left and proceed on it to the camp entrance.

Click here to RSVP |  Camp Map | Complete Parts A and B of the Medical Form

Interested in Joining Cub Scouts?

Cub Scouting is fun! No matter what grade you are in, first through fifth, it can be a blast. Do you like to learn by doing? This is just the place. You can learn to tie knots, set up a tent, shoot a bow and arrow. Have you ever cooked a meal on a campfire? Sent a secret code to a buddy? Built a birdhouse? Played Ultimate? Hiked? Earn rewards for doing these things in Cub Scouts.

Scheduled sign up nights:
JC Sommer Elementary - September 17th (6-8PM)
Buckeye Woods Elementary - September 25th (6-8PM)
First Presbyterian Church - September 29th (7-8PM)

Registration Cost:
$20 (Through December 2014) or $80 (Through December 2015)

Contact:
Will Wolfe - cubmasterpack136@gmail.com

September Pack Meeting

Our September Pack meeting on Thursday, September 18th at 7:00 PM is going to be a Cub Scout Games/Carnival Night. We’ll be doing lots of fun activities to kick off the new scout year. September’s Theme for the month is Cooperation and we will be doing activities that focus your den to live out that scouting core value.

Arts in the Alley Parade

Come join the pack and march with us in the Grove City Arts in the Alley Parade on Saturday, September 20. We are going to meet on Southwest Blvd. at 9:00 AM and will march into downtown Grove City ending at the Park Street Intermediate School. Wear your uniform and help show off that scout spirit that our pack has.

It's Popcorn Time!

It’s that time of year again.  We’ll be selling the Pecatonica River Popcorn again this year and there are some great prizes you can earn through popcorn sales.  So get ready for the 2014 Popcorn Sale and “be prepared” to hear about the Popcorn Sale at the upcoming September Pack Meeting.


Schedule of Events:

Sept 18 – Popcorn Presentation at Pack Meeting
Sept 20 – Popcorn Check Out at FPC (3-5PM)
Sept 20 – Show and Sell Begins
Nov 7 – Sale Ends / Popcorn return day at FPC

Adopt-A-Street Volunteer Cookout

As a thank you for all of the great work the Adopt-A-Street Groups (our pack is one of them) do to keep Grove City looking wonderful, Mayor Stage and Keep Grove City Beautiful has invited us to their 2nd annual volunteer appreciation cookout. The cookout will start at 5:30pm on Wednesday, August 13, 2014 at the Eagle Pavilion at Fryer Park.

Pack Campout/Bonfire

Friday, August 15th - We are going to be camping behind First Baptist Church at 3301 Orders Road. We will meet at the shelter house behind the church at 6:30PM, set up camp, and then we'll have fishing available and a bonfire that night.

August Pack Outing

Do you like to catch crayfish and frogs? Got some Creeking boots that you are dying to get wet? The August pack meeting is going to be a fun time at Gantz Park on August 21 from 6:30-8:30PM. We’ll be doing a dessert share as a pack at the Gantz Park Shelter House, going creeking in the Gantz Park Creek and then cooking some S’Mores later on that night. Come ready to catch some critters and have some fun!

July Pack Meeting - Rockets and Campout

Just a quick reminder that we are having our Pack meeting, "Make a Rocket" night for the pack along with a overnight campout/bonfire coming up on Saturday, July 19 at 6PM at the First Baptist Church Shelter house/fields at 3301 Orders Road, Grove City. For our main pack activity we are going to do model rockets for the scouts to make, shoot off and enjoy. After the rockets, families are then welcome to camp overnight in the fields behind the shelter house. The Pack will also bring along fishing gear (there are ponds on the property) and then we will do a big bonfire and S'Mores that evening. Also please make sure you eat dinner prior to the meeting, the pack is only providing snacks later that night.

May Pack Meeting Crossover

The May Pack Meeting is on May 15 at 7PM at FPC. This is our annual Crossover. We will be celebrating all of our scouts’ advancement and crossing over into their new ranks. This year we are doing a Dessert share so everyone is being asked to bring a dessert to share and enjoy, the pack will be providing the drinks. We’ll also be doing a slide show of the last year’s activities. So come celebrate all of the great achievements our pack has done over the last year.

Spring Cub Scout Sign Ups

Do you have a younger brother just finishing up kindergarten? Do you have a friend that you would like to join cub scouts? The Pack is having a Cub Scout sign up night on May 8 from 7-8PM at FPC. Bring your friends or younger siblings to join our pack and if they sign up you can earn your Recruiter badge. The cost to join scouts for the remainder of the calendar year is $48.

Thunderbase

Thunderbase was awesome! Check out this article from the local newspaper in Chillicothe. http://www.chillicothegazette.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2014305030036

Spring Campout

The Pack Spring Campout at Tar Hollow was a great time this year. Check out the pictures. The stations were great and the campfire was a fun time. Thank you to the Troop 136 scouts for helping with the compass station. If you missed this campout our next pack family campout is the first weekend in October at Camp Falling Rock. Mark you calendars!

April Pack Meeting

Just a quick reminder about our upcoming Pack meeting this Thursday, April 17. We will not be meeting at First Presbyterian Church this month. We will be meeting at the Orders Road Fryer Park Eagle Pavilion for a Fishing and Kite Derby. The meeting is starting a little earlier at 6:30 PM to give us maximum sunlight. Adults and kids can participate in the fishing derby as fishing licenses are not required for fishing in the Fryer Park pond. All scouts will also be receiving a kite to build and fly for the kite derby but siblings are also welcome to bring their own.

March Pack Meeting

The March Pack Meeting on March 20 is going to feature a visit from the Ohio Wildlife Center (OWC). The OWC, is a premier non-profit wildlife rehabilitation organization, and is nationally recognized as an authority on native Ohio wildlife issues. Every year, almost 5,000 injured, orphaned and sick wild animals, representing over 100 different species, are admitted to their emergency facility. OWC is also the only wildlife center in Ohio equipped with immediate and continual veterinary expertise and services. This definitely fits with our theme of Compassion this month. Come experience the OWC as they bring in some of Ohio’s wildlife for us to learn about and enjoy.

Blue and Gold Banquet!!

We had a great Blue and Gold!! Congratulations to all of our scouts who achieved their ranks and awards.  Many of the scouts looked great in their Rank Ceremony Face Paint.  We had some great cakes and skits! There were also some great table decorations. Den 4 was the winner of the Table Decoration Contest with their Star Wars Table and gets to line up first for meals at Spring Camp.  Congratulations also to our Webelos 2 scouts who got their Arrow of Light Awards. Way to Go!!

Cubmaster Message

This month’s Core Value is Compassion: Being kind and considerate and showing concern for the well-being of others. What better way is there to plant seeds of kindness and to show compassion to others than to provide service?  Not only do the actions of our Scouts enhance the lives of those they serve, but their attitudes encourage others to be better people and show acts of kindness in their everyday lives. Along the trail of Scouting, we promise to “HELP OTHER PEOPLE,” and that “THE CUB SCOUT GIVES GOODWILL.” It is important for a Cub Scout to gain an understanding and experience the satisfaction in helping those less fortunate than himself.

Blue and Gold

It’s time to get ready for the Blue and Gold Banquet! The Blue and Gold is going to be held at First Baptist Church 3301 Orders Road on February 28th from 7-8:30 PM. 

The Theme for this year is Galactic Trek. This should be a great event with Den Skits, Advancement Ceremonies and some other surprises. To help with FOS we are doing a Cake Bake Auction this year with all proceeds going to FOS so all scouts are asked to bring in a cake for the Cake Bake Auction. The Theme for cakes goes with the blue and gold theme or scouting.

The Dens will also be competing for best centerpiece. Each Den will get a table to decorate and to put their cakes on. The Pack will be providing a additional dessert and drinks.

Cubmaster Message

Happy Birthday Scouts! I know it may not be your birthday, but February is the month that we celebrate the anniversary of Scouting. Do you like to be remembered on your birthday or do you give someone a present on their birthday? I bet you do. We like to celebrate one another on days of recognition. Recognizing Scouting is no different. Take the opportunity to REMEMBER the importance of being a Cub Scout this month. Wear your uniform to your place of worship on Feb 2nd, wear your uniform to school and tell others about your Scouting program.

You can also give BSA a birthday present. Talk to your parents about giving a gift to Scouting by donating money to the Friends of Scouting. In fact we are all encouraging scouts to bring that birthday cake to our Pack Cake Bake at the Blue and Gold. As a Pack, we will celebrate BSA’s birthday at our Blue and Gold Banquet—our pack meeting this month, where we will eat together, celebrate each other’s accomplishments, and have some fun.

Friends of Scouting

The Council Friends of Scouting drive is going to be presented at our upcoming Blue and Gold Banquet. Please consider donating.
About Friends of Scouting (FOS):
• Friends of Scouting (FOS) is an annual fundraising campaign that provides you the opportunity to contribute to Scouting and significantly help offset the cost of programs and services provided locally.
• Simon Kenton Council is a 501(c)(3) charitable organization that relies on local contributions to deliver character development programs, camping facilities, youth and adult training, service centers, professional support and so much more.
• Your support of Friends of Scouting is 100% tax deductible.
We’re counting on our “Friends” to help fund the programs and services offered locally to more than 23,000 youth in the Simon Kenton Council.

“A Scout is Thrifty…”

Several scouts have not yet paid their annual dues that were due in December. Please pay as soon as possible to your den leader as this takes away from funding for both your den and the pack activities.