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Welcome to Pack 603!
Pack 603 was chartered in 1989 to the Babler Elementary PTO. Today, Pack 603 enrolls nearly 100 Cub Scouts each year and is one of the top
Cub Scouting programs in the area. Our pack is very active with a tradition of strong adult leadership and, as you can see, has so much to offer!
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Announcements
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WELCOME NEW SCOUTS
We welcome all boys (grades 1-5) to join our active Cub Scout Pack. Newly-registered scouts can immediately participate in all pack activities, including Cub Olympics, Hayride, Pinewood Derby, Rocket Launch and Camp outs (see below). Send e-mail to main address on the Contact Us page for further information or to make arrangements for registration.
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AWARDS DEADLINE
In order for your son to be recognized for his achievements, please make sure you (or your den leader) stay current with your son's progress. When entering this data on Scout Track, you must use the INPUT DATE...not the actual date your son completed the requirement (unless they are one and the same). In order to give our Advancement Chair and Cubmaster enough time to get everything prepared, we respectfully ask that you get all completed requirements entered by 11pm on the THURSDAY prior to each Pack meeting. Any data input after this time will be recognized at the subsequent month's pack meeting.
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Upcoming Events, Meetings, and Activities
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SEPTEMBER PACK MEETING - Wild Bird Sanctuary
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Thursday, September 16, 2010 at 6:30 PM
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For the first pack meeting of the new scouting year, our entertainment guest is the Wild Bird Sanctuary. Come learn fascinating wildlife facts while watching awesome birds fly across the Babler gymnasium -- and right over your heads.
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HAYRIDE!
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Saturday, September 18, 2010 at 5:00 PM
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Please join us for our annual Fall Hayride at Beaumont Scout Reservation. This year's ride will be packed (pun intended!) with all kinds of fun! Be sure to buy your tickets at the September Pack meeting. All family members are welcome. Rides will depart at 5pm and 6pm. Plus, be sure to join us for dinner before or after the ride. The Pack will provide hamburgers / hot dogs and chips. You bring your own drinks and lawn chairs. The hayrides will depart from Nagel Explorer Base at Beaumont. (Just take the main road into Beaumont all the way to the very end and that's Nagel.) Please wear your Pack 603 T-shirts for this event.
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FALL FAMILY CAMP OUT - Indian Camp Creek Park
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Saturday, October 09, 2010
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This one-night campout at Indian Camp Creek Park in St. Charles County is open to all Pack 603 Scouts and their families. Event starts on Saturday afternoon, Oct 9 (helpful signs to be posted) and concludes on Sunday morning, Oct 10. Feel free to bring your tent and some firewood. A per family fee of $10 is due by the September Pack Meeting. Hot dogs / burgers will be served at Saturday's potluck dinner (5pm, please bring a side and/or dessert). All other meals and activities (fishing, swimming, hiking, etc.) are the responsibility of each family, but our Pack will be pitching tents in the same general area.
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OCTOBER PACK MEETING - Trunk or Treat
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Thursday, October 21, 2010 at 6:30 PM
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** TENTATIVE DATE ** Tonight's meeting is not just any Pack meeting...it's TRUNK OR TREAT! We'll do our best (hey, that sounds familiar...) to take care of some pack business and make some quick announcements (your favorite part, right?) so we can get out to the parking lot for this annual favorite. So wear your costumes, bring some candy, and decorate your trunk like you've never decorated it before! And yes, siblings are welcome to join in the festivites ** In the case of inclement weather, this event will be held in the cafeteria.
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SCOUTING FOR FOOD
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Saturday, November 13, 2010
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On November 13, Tigers, Wolves, and Bears will be called upon to distribute bags to all homes in a pre-determined area. The following weekend, on November 20, all Webelos will be working in conjunction with Boy Scouts from Troop 603 to collect donated food items from the porches of homes and then take them to the collection station - usually a neighborhood firehouse. Your den leaders will be contacting you with further instructions as far as where and what time to meet for this important service project. Full Class A uniform should be worn while participating in this event.
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NOVEMBER PACK MEETING - Turkey Shoot
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Thursday, November 18, 2010 at 6:30 PM
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** TENTATIVE DATE ** Plastic cup turkeys, Rubber band guns, Amped-up Cub Scouts. The turkeys don't stand a chance! Calling all sharp shooters for our annual Turkey Shoot, the featured program of our November Pack meeting. You bring the Cubs, we've got the rubber bands!
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DECEMBER PACK MEETING - Party Time!
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Thursday, December 16, 2010 at 6:30 PM
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** TENTATIVE DATE ** Merry Christmas! Happy Hannukah! Regardless of the holiday you observe, we'll help you celebrate! December means parties--and Pack 603 certainly knows how to do that. Our December Pack meeting will be filled with awards, and by the time you leave, your boy will be filled with treats and punch. (Apologies in advance.) Come for the badges. Stay for the sweets!
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JANUARY PACK MEETING
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Thursday, January 20, 2011 at 6:30 PM
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** TENTATIVE DATE ** Pack 603 is having its Annual Cub Cake Bake!!! We will gather together in the spirit of helping others through a cake decorating contest. Funds raised will help support the Greater St. Louis Area Council through Friends of Scouting. Each scout and his family are encouraged to decorate a cake to enter in one or all three spirit categories: Cub Scout, Patriotic, and Babler School. So don your creative chef hats, and use your artistic skills to produce an edible masterpiece.
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PINEWOOD DERBY - Start your engines!
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Saturday, January 22, 2011 at 10:00 AM
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** TENTATIVE DATES ** The Pinewood Derby is the most popular event in all of Cub Scouting--don't miss out! Here are some useful links for the 2010 event flyer, the 2010 district rules, and one containing helpful hints. This event is held at Babler Elementary in the cafeteria. Race times are staggered to keep the crowd manageable. Tigers race at 10am, Wolves at 11am, Bears at 12pm, and Webelos at 1pm. If you cannot make your assigned race time, feel free to race in any of the other time slots. Please wear your Class A uniform for this event. **Preliminary inspection and weigh-in will be held at Babler Elementary at 6:30pm on Tuesday, January 18th.
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FEBRUARY PACK MEETING - Webelos Crossover Ceremony!
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Thursday, February 17, 2011 at 6:30 PM
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** TENTATIVE DATE ** Tonight's ceremony represents the biggest night in our 2nd Year Webelos' Cub Scouting careers. Most will be presented with the Arrow of Light, the highest award in Cub Scouting. Plus, they'll participate in the always-impressive Crossover Ceremony, where they move forward along the trail to Boy Scouts. The location for this event is Rockwood Valley Middle School.
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MARCH PACK MEETING
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Thursday, March 10, 2011 at 6:30 PM
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** TENTATIVE DATE ** Tonight's entertainment guest ... TBD
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ROCKET LAUNCH - Blast off to fun!
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Sunday, April 10, 2011 at 1:00 PM
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** TENTATIVE DATE ** 3 ..... 2 ..... 1 ..... Blastoff! Pack 603's annual Rocket Launch is slated for blastoff at Lafayette High School. Rocket kits will be distributed to den leaders at the February or March Committee meeting. We aren't just shooting our mouths of when we say this event is a blast! Please wear your Pack 603 T-shirts for this event. Rain date is April 17.
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APRIL PACK MEETING
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Thursday, April 14, 2011 at 6:30 PM
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** TENTATIVE DATE ** Tonight's entertainment guest ... TBD
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MAY PACK MEETING MEGA EVENT - Raingutter Regatta/Potluck Dinner/Crossover Ceremony/Campout
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Saturday, May 21, 2011 at 4:00 PM
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This is Pack 603's "closing ceremony" for the 2010-2011 year. And we pull out all the stops!We have a new location at Klondike Park in St. Charles county, and you can choose to camp out one or two nights (Friday and/or Saturday). On Saturday at 4:00, the Raingutter Regatta kicks off, where every Scout brings their own specially-designed boat they have hand-crafted for this race. At 5:00, we'll gather for a potluck dinner. Boys may wear their Pack 603 T-shirts to start out, but must change into full Class A uniform by 6:30 because we will be conducting a very special crossover ceremony during this final Pack Meeting of the year where we induct our Tigers into Wolves, our Wolves in Bears, our Bears into Webelos I, and our Webelos I into Webelos II. Feel free to stay and enjoy the campfire used by our overnight campers. It's the perfect way to cap off another successful souting year! But that doesn't mean that scouting takes a break...there are several events planned to help you stay involved and meet up with your buddies over the summer. See below:
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FISHING DERBY - Come reel 'em in!
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Saturday, June 18, 2011 at 8:00 AM
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** TENTATIVE DATE ** NO RESERVATION YET ** If you son has never caught a fish, this is a don't miss event! Pack 603's annual Fishing Derby is a big favorite. Virtually EVERYONE catches at least one good-sized fish! In fact, some boys have actually caught more than TWENTY FISH at this event! The Fishing Derby will be held from 8:00-10:30am at Busch Wildlife, Lake 2. We'll have awards for the biggest fish and for the most fish--plus participation prizes for all Scouts! Please wear your Pack 603 T-shirts for this event.
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Pool Party
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Thursday, July 28, 2011 at 7:45 PM
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** TENTATIVE DATE ** NO RESERVATION YET ** Bring your brothers, sisters, moms, dads, or even potential / future scouts to have some fun at the Summer Pool Party! All scouting families are invited to the Ellisville EDGE Aquatic Center on Thursday, July 28th, from 7:45pm to 9:45pm. Fee is $3.00 per person (under 2 years - free). This new facility contains an eight-lane competition / lap pool, children's splash pool, two slides, zero depth beach entry featuring the infinity edge waterfall, along with a new bathhouse. Come join your friends and cool off!
Address: EDGE Aquatic Center in Bluebird Park, 225 Kiefer Creek Road, Ellisville.
Weather-related cancelations will be communicated on our web site (www.pack603.org) and through ScoutTrack e-mail blasts.
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CUB OLYMPICS - Here's your chance to go for the Gold!
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Saturday, August 27, 2011 at 9:00 AM
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**TENTATIVE DATE ** NO RESERVATION YET ** Test your skills at Olympic-style events...with a Cub Scout twist! From the Water Balloon Toss to Sack Races and from Frisbee Tossing to Wiffleball Batting, you can help lead your team to glory! Every boy earns a medal and, more importantly, everyone has fun in this fantastic family-friendly event. Come for the games...but stay for the Pot-Luck lunch! The pack supplies hot dogs and chips. Don't forget to bring your own drinks and a lawn chair to Babler State Park - Walnut Grove Pavilion! Please wear your Pack 603 T-shirts for this event.
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Did you know?
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CALENDAR - Scout Track vs. Website
The Pack calendar in its entirety can be found on SCOUT TRACK at www.scouttrack.com. Please log on there for a calendar view of what is up and coming with Pack 603 as well as specific detail about your den (assuming your den leader has entered this information). Your log on access and password should have been granted to you when you first joined Cub Scouts - if you need login information resent to you, please contact your den leader or any pack leader. Our WEBSITE is geared more towards providing a general overview of Pack 603 with a bit more information on upcoming events, Pack procedures and leader contact information, as well as showing the fun we have through pictures which are updated roughly every quarter.
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PACK 603's POLICY ON ALCOHOL
All Cub Scout events, functions, and activities (including camping) are to be alcohol-free so as to maintain a safe environment for our boys.
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Den Photos
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Den Assignments for 2010-2011
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| PACK MEETING | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | Set Up/Decorations | 2 | None | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 7 | None | Set Up/Decorations | | Opening | 9 | None | 6 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 5 | Opening | | Closing | 8 | None | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 2 | Closing | | Skit | 7 | 4, 9 | 2 | 8 | 5, 6 | None | 1 | 3 | All | Skit | | Uniform Prizes | 6 | None | 9 | 5 | 7 | None | 2 | 4 | None | Uniform Prizes | | Spirit Stick - Present | None | 5 | 7, 8 | 4, 9 | 1, 2 | 3, 6 | None | None | None | Spirit Stick - Present | | Spirit Stick - Receive | 5 | 7, 8 | 4, 9 | 1, 2 | 3, 6 | None | None | None | None | Spirit Stick - Receive | | Clean Up | 4 | None | 3 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 7 | 2 | All | Clean Up | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | TRAIL CLEAN UP | | | | | | | | | | | | Babler * | 4 | 5 | 3 | None | None | None | None | 1 | None | Babler * | | Rockwood Reservation * | 9 | 8 | 6 | None | None | None | 2 | 7 | None | Rockwood Reservation * | *Be sure to see Adopt-A-Trail instructions (under Resources) for clean up on these trails.
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