On a rather pleasant January Saturday, our Webelos went out to Elk Lick Scout Reserve to participate in the 2012 Klondike Derby.  The Scouts did six stations from fire building, teamwork, knots, first aid, orienteering and block and tackle.  The scouts came in first place for both team building and First Aid. 

On a really nice December day, our pack loaded up and headed east to Corning.  There the scouts were amazed as we watched a live glass blowing demonstration with the 2000 degree blob of melted glass, and then were shown how to make glass sculptures and how strong and fragile glass can.  We viewed historical glass pieces, some over 2000 years old, and the scouts had a treasure hunt to find certain pieces.  Each Boy walked away with a special marble, and after the museum, we headed off to the restaurant to have dinner.  While some families decided to return to Allegany, some chose to go to the Big Flats mall where we harrassed the staff of the Five Rivers Council Scout shop, and looked at some more glass sculptures.

On a rather pleasant November day, the scouts met at the American Legion and practiced some outdoor skills.  They learned about different animal tracks and made castings, they revieved first aid skills and made a personal first aid kit.  They revieved the essentials of building shelters if they are lost, and the elements of fire building.  In only two hours, our scouts moved around and got to get their hands dirty.

Our Scouts went of to Elk Lick on the Council’s Beaver Day and stayed in Henry and Hannah Lodge.  Some of the adults helped the camp by clearing trees around the rifle and archery range, while the others provided program for the cubs.  We had pumpkin painting, fishing, crayfish catching and a nature hike.  Despite the gray weather, the scouts had fun with the pop bottle rockets that we launched, and soem of the dads super rocket was a blast as it shot higher than any of the others.

On a sunny September day, our scouts were transported to 1861 to witness the hostilities that erupted betwwen the North and South.  They were able to view the surgeon, saw the use of drummer boys, and some were only as old as themselves, learned about the provost marshall.  The then saw a downtown skimish, and then engaged in their own battle, and then watched the reenactors battle before we rested and snacked in the parking area before we headed for home.

Our Pack held it annual family barbeque at the American Legion, but we added a campout on top of it for more fun.  The scouts were joined by two boy scouts, and they assisted with the games.  The older scouts prefered to play soccer for hours, and the younger scouts were exploring the woods for the legions remnants from their calm bakes.  Luckily we were able to pack up and get out of camp before the fringe of Hurricane Irene hit us, despite the heavy gray sky overhead.

This year, our pack went to Elk Lick Scout Reserve for Webelos Week, which allowe dhte scouts to spend an extra day at camp.  The scouts were broken up into dens depending on their rank, and performed different requirements and tasks at the various stations.  Since camp was so hot, many boys preferred to go the pool to stay cool.  We sent 17 scouts and had 9 leaders in camp.

Our pack has finally achieved a goal we set out for two years ago, with the purchase of our new trailer to store the packs camp equipment, and get it in one place.  We would like to thank Dixie Auto Sales for the support and assistance for the new trailer.  This trailer will enable our scouts to go on more camping trips and keeping the outing in scouting.

On an early Saturday Morning, our pack hosted it flapjack fundraiser.  Our Pack raised over $700 for the pack funds and added $110 for the campership fund.  This will help the scouts be successful for the upcoming year

This year, the weather cooperated and there wasn’t a deluge of water surrounding the fire pit.  Our Cubs were joined by the Boy Scout Troop and we assisted with the sorting and processing of all the tattered and worn flags.  We had three scouts attend, William L, Aaron V, and Sullivan O, they did a good job representing the pack in assisting the Legion with this momunmental task.