Cub Scout Pack 158

April 5, 2009

Our partners at UT athletics invite Scouts and their families to Sunday’s Longhorn Football Spring Jamboree. We greatly appreciate all that UT athletics has done to support Scouting, including hosting a Scouts-only practice with Coach Brown and the football team every fall.

SENT ON BEHALF OF NICK TRIERWEILER, CREW 513

We are pleased to announce an exciting opportunity for Boy Scouts and Cub Scouts to observe and participate in hands-on activities relating to archeology in Texas.  During April and May of 2009, the City of Austin will be sponsoring an archeological excavation at Zilker Park.  This excavation will focus on the Paleoindian Period, the oldest time that people have lived in Texas, about 10,000 to 12,000 years ago.  The City of Austin and the archeologists of Ecological Communications Corporation (EComm) would like to invite
area Scouts to the site for fun, learning, and possible completion of requirements towards the Archeology Merit Badge.

The Paleoindian component of this unique site is buried more than 10 feet below the ground surface.  In order to reach it, archeologists plan to strip off the upper layers of soil and then commence excavations at the bottom of a pit.  Visitors will be able to observe the work through a safe viewing area.  Additionally, an interpretive booth will be set up on site and a guide will be available seven days a week to give background about the site, show visitors the excavations, and provide updates about what the archeologists are
finding.

On weekends, Scouts and other youth will also have the opportunity to sift through some of the dirt using real archeological screens and under the supervision of professional archeologists.  This dirt will be stockpiled on site and will likely contain many artifacts. (All artifacts will remain the property of the City of Austin.)  This is an opportunity for Scouts and their parents to observe and participate in the real work of archeology and Boy Scouts who participate at the site for at least 8 hours will have completed
requirement 8(a) towards the Archeology Merit badge.  Interested Unit Leaders should contact Rachel Feit at rfeit@ecommcorporation.com to schedule a date and time.

The council-wide Pinewood Derby will take place at two locations on Saturday, May 2. The south location will be GattiTown at Southpark Meadows, and the north location will be GattiLand in Round Rock. Unlike last year, there will be a competitive race offered with awards for the top finishers in the Tiger, Wolf, Bear and Webelos divisions - plus an overall Grand Champion. There will also be a design contest. Registration will be at 10am at both locations, with racing starting at 10:30am. Any Cub Scout can race their car - even if he didn’t win his pack or district pinewood derby. Every Scout that races a car will receive a free Gatti’s buffett!

Just got a note from the Council that there are still spaces for the Cub Adventure Day in a couple of weeks. Find more details here:

http://www.bsacac.org/PDFs/2009SpringCubAdventurePartnerFlyer.pdf

2009 Cub Scout Day Camp Registration Flyer

The Council has been sending out notices about the availablity of the Summer Day Camps. Just in case you have not seen anything yet, we wanted to make sure you see it now. They are filling up fast!

If you want to sign up, please tell your Den Leader, as we are working on coordinating travel each day to camp.

Thanks