Tuesday, November 24, 2009
Popcorn Prizes at tonight's Pack Meeting
Saturday, November 7, 2009
POPCORN HAS ARRIVED!!
All those yummy popcorn treats are finally here! Please call me at 303-475-1500 or email (jahski@gmail.com) to arrange pick up from my garage. Please spread the word to your fellow Den members...
Wednesday, October 21, 2009
URGENT- ALL POPCORN ORDER FORMS DUE by FRI 10/23/09
Friday, October 16, 2009
Denver FireFighters Museum - OCT 17 10am-
Meet at Edision at 9:30 and the address is 1326 Tremont Pl.
OR Meet in front of entrance at 9:50am. Scouts and Troop Leaders entrance fees are covered.
Directions:
Go South on I-25
Exit #210A Colfax Avenue - go 0.2 mi
Turn Left on Colfax Ave - go 1.0 mi
Turn Left on Welton St - go 0.3 mi
Turn Right on 14th St - go 0.1 mi
Turn Right on Tremont Pl
Arrive at 1326 Tremont Pl, Denver, on the Left
Saturday, October 3, 2009
2009 October Calendar
Oct 8, Thursday, Leader Meeting, Highland Methodist Church, 3131 Osceola St, 630-730
Oct 10 - Sat 10am-4pm Popcorn Sales at Sunflower and Safeway.
- Sunflower Market- Reid Downie(rdownie@bailydesign.com) to Supervise Set-Up and Breakdown
- 10am-12pm - C Gesler & S Fritz
- 12pm-2pm - J Manoss
- 2pm-4pm - OPEN
- Safeway 44th &Lowell: Lowell-Reid Downie to Supervise Set-Up and Breakdown
- 10am-12pm - Connor Ellertson
- 12pm-2pm - OPEN
- 2pm-4pm - B Ware, N Keele
- Safeway- Reid Downie to Supervise Set-Up and Breakdown
- 10am-12pm - M Milligan & J Gangelhoff
- 12pm-2pm - OPEN
- 2pm-4pm - OPEN
Oct 17, Sat - Firefighter Museum -More Details to Follow
Oct 17 - Saturday 10am-4pm Popcorn Sales at Safeway & Sunflower
- Safeway- Jay (jay@key2denverhomes.com) -Cancelled
- Sunflower- Jay to Supervise Set-Up and Breakdown
- 10am-12pm - I Echelmeier & J Hicks
- 12pm-2pm - J Chacon
- 2pm-4pm - I Senft
Oct 20, Tuesday 630-730pm, Den Meeting at Edison
Oct 24 - Training - University of Scouting. See Ted for more info
Oct 27, Tuesday, 630pm-8pm PACK Meeting and Halloween Party...Dress up your scout!
Monday, August 31, 2009
Online Training for your Scout to Sell More Popcorn this Year!
- Sell Popcorn.
- Earn Prizes.
- Fund Pack 11 Programs.
Click on Online Sales Training to give your scout a head start on reaching their goal. Click Scout Training>5 Ways to Sell. Great demonstrations and easy to learn.
Everything you need to know is located here. Scout HQ for Trails-End.
Key Popcorn Dates for Pack 11 Popcorn
Online Sales - Start Here! The easiest and fastest ways to reach your goals.
Click here on Trails-End to sign up your scout. Look in lower left corner.
Send emails to friends,family and coworkers. Give them a link to www.orderpopcorn.com
Show and Sell
Aug 18- Initial Order for Show and Sell - Done
Aug 29 - Popcorn Pickup 8-10am - Done
Popcorn Returns - Friday Oct 23
Door to Door Sales
Order forms from Scouts are due Oct 26
PopCorn pickup - Nov 7th
Chocolate Popcorn is ordered separately due to heat and melting issues.
Orders Placed Online on Trails End System by Sept 15, 5pm.
Chocolate Order is to be picked up on Sept 24th between 6 and 8 pm.
Key Dates: 2009
- August 1 - Online ordering opens for Show 'n Sell orders
- August 11 or 12 - Attend one of our two training sessions
- August 18 - Deadline to order Show 'n Sell popcorn
- August 29 - Show 'n Sell popcorn pick up
- September 15 - Deadline to order Chocolate Show 'n Sell popcorn
- September 24 - Pick up for Chocolate Show 'n Sell popcorn
- October 1 - Door to Door popcorn sale online ordering opens
- October 21, 22, 23 - Deadline for returns - 3:00 pm to 6:00 pm at Graebel (anyone with more than 5 cases to return)
- October 26 - Deadline to order Door to Door popcorn
- November 7 - Door to Door popcorn pick up
- December 2 - All popcorn payments are due
Tuesday, August 25, 2009
2009 Calendar for Sept
**9/12 Highlands Music Festival - Pack 11 will have a booth, We need volunteers!**
9/15 Den meetings, 6:30 - 7:30pm
9/22 Den meetings, 6:30 - 7:30pm
Thank you Paul for organizing this list!
Thursday, May 7, 2009
MAY 23 - FISHING DERBY Info for Outing 11am-2pm
Any questions, you can email Brian at brian.wells@dgslaw.com
Monday, May 4, 2009
Edison Community Garden Groundbreaking
Friday, April 17, 2009
SNOW Cancel- Edison Community Garden Groundbreaking
Monday, April 13, 2009
Update to Outing on April 18- Community Gardens at Edison 9am-2pm
so..bike ride is cancelled that was originally scheduled
Sunday, March 22, 2009
Camp Out at the Zoo for Wolf Den-Aug 9
If I don't have the 15 scouts needed to meet the minimum I will open it up to the whole pack so we can don't loose our deposit. I will have the confirmation letter for everyone to see next meeting. - Cheryl
Friday, March 20, 2009
Jack Nicol Cub Scout Camp this summer at Red Feathers Lakes
Hurry as reservations are filling up..
Friday, March 13, 2009
NCAR Boulder Hike for Sat Mar 14 10am
- Follow US 25 North
- North of Denver, take left lane exit to US 36N
- From US 36, exit at Foothills Pkwy/S. Boulder Rd.
- Curve right at exit towards S. Boulder Rd.
- Turn left (west) at light onto S. Boulder Rd.
- In one mile, S. Boulder Rd becomes Table Mesa Dr.
- Continue through a residential area and up the Mesa until the road ends.
Friday, February 20, 2009
Saturday, (2/21) Outing Now at Parfet Prehistoric Preserve Triceratops Trail
Getting there - Lets meet in parking lot at 10am. Lunch after at Anthony's Pizza in Golden
Turn east off of 6th Avenue (Hwy 6) onto 19th Street in Golden. Parking is available by turning right just before the Stevinson Golden Ford on Jones Road.
From the parking area, you must follow the concrete bike path that parallels 6th Ave. for approximately 1/4 mile before reaching the trailhead for the Triceratops Trail. Walk towards 6th Ave. until you encounter the bike path, then turn left (south) and follow the path through the wooded area. You’ll see the trailhead for the Triceratops Trail on your left as you climb the hill from the wooded area.
Dinosaur
This half-mile hiking trail takes you to a time 68 million years ago. You may use this guide with the information on a series of interpretive signs along the route. This guide and the signs will assist you in interpreting the evidence (footprints, traces, and impressions) left by the dinosaurs, birds, mammals, insects, and plants from this very different, very swampy, habitat. At the third stop along this trail (the Geologic Overlook) you can view an interpretation of how the landscape of this area has evolved - from the Age of Dinosaurs (Mesozoic Era) to the present day Front Range you see before you.
All of the fossils that you can see at this site are called "trace fossils". Trace fossils are footprints, impressions and natural casts, not "body fossils" such as bones, teeth, and claws. Trace fossils left by living organisms are very useful in reconstructing the prehistoric world that these plants and animals lived in.
Thursday, February 19, 2009
February Meeting Changes - UPDATE*****
Saturday, (2/21) sledding at Ruby Hill 10am start. *****Not looking good for sledding****** Stay tuned for Plan B
Blue and Gold Banquet and Pack Meeting - (2/24) ****UPDATE*****
MEET in the GYM at 6pm. Food to be served at 6:15.
This is an important Meeting that we have each year, we have a dinner, the Pack provides the main dish, and the scouts bring the rest. This is the birthday of scouting, after we have our dinner and awards ceremony, the Webelos 2 (5th graders) will be crossing over to Boy Scouts. We will have a bridging ceremony that is always special. Boy scouts will be there to accept the cubs that are becoming boy scouts.
Food assignments will be as follows-
Tigers- Drinks
Wolfs-Salads/Side dishes
Bears-Desserts
Webelos-Drinks
The Pack will provide the Main Dish. SPAGHETTI
Wednesday, February 11, 2009
Has anyone see these missing PineWood cars?
If any one is missing a # 40 car, Perry has it.
Friday, January 30, 2009
Final Pack Race Results for 2009 PineWood Derby
1 9.299 231.0 Wells Tristen 45
2 9.395 228.6 Bergstrom Simon 13
3 9.470 226.8 Asquith Isaac 33
4 9.505 226.0 Ellertson Connor 35
5 9.517 225.7 Martinez Joseph 23
6 9.792 219.3 Rocchio Jack 28
7 9.977 215.3 Holden Bryce 21
8 10.024 214.3 Barker Gaven 47
Congratulations to Tristen for 1st Place!
The race made news wth the North Denver Tribune.
Thank you to Rachel Melhorn for volunteering to write the article!
Upcoming Outings for spring 2009
- Ruby Hill Sledding-S. Platte River Drive between W. Florida and W. Jewell.
March 14 10am -1pm
April 18 10am-12
- Bike Ride along Clear Creek Path
- Fishing Day - Colorado Division of Wildlife
- 6060 Broadway (58th and I25)
Sunday, January 25, 2009
Pinewood Derby Refreshments Update
HOT DOGS $1.00
NACHOS $1.00
SNACKS $.50
BUG JUICE $.50
We'll also have YUMMY Cub Scout Popcorn for sale
and
Cub Scout T-shirts for $10.00
CONCESION STAND OPENS AT 6PM COME EARLY TO WEIGH IN
AND HAVE SOME DINNER BEFORE THE MOST EXCITING
RACES EVER!!!!
(Thank you Dale H- Our fearless treasurer)
Pinewood Derby Race Info for 1/27
Volunteer Check in is at 530pm.
Scouts are asked to be there at 6pm.
We will begin racing as soon as cars are ready.
Refreshments will be served(Hot Dogs/Juice,chips etc)
Good luck to Pack 11 racers!
Wednesday, January 21, 2009
APEX Swim Day 10am Sat 1/24
13150 W. 72nd Ave.
303-424-2739
Bring towells and suits! Many people pack a lunch as well.
Sunday, January 11, 2009
Start your Engines - Design Tips for your Pinewood Derby Car
Last Tuesday's meeting saw the start of the annual Pinewood Derby race and design building. Ted brought a bunch of tools, the boys were busy selecting designs and cutting out their winning race cars. Garages across NW Denver are abuzz with sanding
In doing some research in the hopes of my son placing higher in the rankings this year, I stumbled across some interesting websites worthy of sharing with the pack.
Don't forget their is an OPEN CLASS for siblings, parents, grandparents.
Dad's- bring your vintage cars that you made many moons ago to display on our Antique photo table.
Basic Tips
FRICTION: One of the best ways to eliminate friction is graphite. A good dosage may not do wonders for the paint job, but it will for your axles (hopefully you didn't glue the axles too far in or that will impair the wheel). Most axles in the kits have burrs on them around the head. De-burr the axles with a small file.
WEIGHT: It boils down to this, the closer you get to 5 ounces without going over, the better off you will be. The placement of the weight on the car (front or back) is an item which has been argued for years. Weight toward the rear seems to work best, along as the front wheels track straight. Just remember – gravity is the only power these cars use.
AERODYNAMICS: There are just about as many arguments on this topic as there are Pinewood Derby racers. It has been tried, several times, to race a car, as is, straight out of the box with no cutting, shaping or painting of the wood. These cars seem to perform, on average, just as well as the low, sleek, aerodynamic models. The bottom line is: Let the boy design the car, and help him achieve his design! If the adult wants to tinker with the car, tinker with the wheels and axles. The car design has almost no bearing on the outcome of the race.
ALIGNMENT: Make sure that the car's wheels are placed as straight as possible. Place the car on the floor and roll it about 8 to 10 feet. The car should go in a straight line. Adjust with the axle placement to make double sure the car will roll straight.
WHEELS and AXLES: Make sure that the axles are glued securely to the wood. Also ensure that the wheel is not glued to the axle. The wheels are single most important part. Make sure the wheels are on straight and turn freely.
DESIGN / SHAPE: The finish line uses electronic infrared sensors to detect the car moving across the finish line. These sensors are directly centered in each lane of the track. The starting gate of the track uses a bolt in the center of the track. This is to ensure that the length of roll each car will have to the finish line sensors will be the same for each car no matter what the shape of each car is. Keep a high track clearance so that nothing has a chance to rub on the underside of the car. Remember that the cars straddle a wood lath as they roll down the track.
PAINT: Let your imagination run wild!! Whether you use 50 coats of hand rubbed lacquer, olive drab or no paint at all, all it will do is affect the looks of your car. It will not run any faster or slower whether it's red, blue, green, yellow, flames, no-flames, or pink polka-dots!! Let the boy paint the car. Drips of spray paint don't slow the car down.
ACCESSORIES: Glue those Lego and Pokemon characters in! Anything that falls off in the race stays off. This can lighten you car enough to slow it down.
Feel free to post in comments any TIPS you have for Pack 11.
http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/How_To_Build_a_Pinewood_Derby_Car/Block
http://www.wickedlocal.com/harwich/archive/x476351111
http://www.scoutorama.com/derby/
http://www.pinewoodpro.com/
That should be a good start.. Best of luck to all racers.