Our first camping trip!

The entire gang assembled! I think we really had a great turnout for our first organized camping trip--- a big thank you to all who attended.


The scouts (along with our two honorary scouts) on their way to do a little spelunking...


The slithering-through cave of HORROR! Your humble webmistress didn't actually go INTO this cave---


Wouldn't want to be in there during a big rainstorm!


Our fearless pack leader pointing out the finer points of rock formations...


The weather couldn't have been prettier...





This photo is from a trail through an area of sinkholes--- it was created as an eagle scout project (the path that is--- not the actual sinkholes!).

I think I can speak for all the scouts that attended the camping trip this weekend when I say that we had a FANTASTIC time! I will be posting some photos shortly that will detail for you some of our many adventures, including:

*The slithering-through cave of terror!

*The rocky mud-cave

*Bike-riding exhibitions

*Forest exploration

*and All Around Fun!

Special thanks to our pack leader John who arranged our inaugural camping trip, and also to the Smyrna c of C who graciously invited us to their pot-luck on Saturday night.

UPCOMING DATES:

October 19th

Turn in day for popcorn forms!!!! Turn them in to Mrs. Richardson (3rd grade), thank you!

October 20th
MTSU Scout Family Day-- $10 covers ticket, hot dog & drink. 2:30 PM-- MUST ORDER by 10-17-07. Wear your uniforms and let's go as a group!

October 24th

No Den meeting for webelos-- fall break

October 30th-- Pack Meeting 6:30 @ MTCS The theme is "Down on the Farm"

November 1st-- roundtable meeting at North Boulevard church of Christ 7PM

November 15th-- pack meeting 6:30 @ MTCS be collecting your warm jackets, etc, for our "Scouting for Warmth" project--- turn in at this pack meeting

November 30th-- turn in date for the logo contest-- Take a look at the instructions!

January 2008
11-13th Boy Scout Winter Camporee at Parrish Reservation

March 2008
8th- Webelos Crossover in Murfreesboro
15th- BALOO Training



April 2008
11-13th – Cub & Family
12th- District Pinewood Derby
12th- OA Tap Out (Boxwell Reservation)

May 2008
10th- Community Service Day
24th- Flag Placement at Stones River Battlefield

June 2008
2-6th – M’boro Day Camp
9-13th – Smyrna Day Camp

Remember---

Do Your Best! Be Prepared!

*** DO YOU HAVE THIS??? ******

****IMPORTANT---- THIS HAS BEEN RECALLED BECAUSE OF HIGH LEVELS OF LEAD*******

If you have this badge, contact the store where it was purchased.

Boy Scout Badges Pulled Over Lead Paint Concerns

Thursday, October 04, 2007

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DALLAS — The Boy Scouts of America said Thursday that a painted, plastic badge commonly worn by some of its youngest scouts is being voluntary recalled after a test revealed high levels of lead in the paint.

As many as 1.6 million of the badges, which are made in China, may be affected by the recall.

"We're doing everything we can," Boy Scouts spokesman Gregg Shields said.

The plastic totem badge is given to Cub Scouts, who are usually between the ages of 7 and 8. The badge has a yellow and blue border, includes a picture of a bear and wolf and reads "Progress Toward Ranks."

No illnesses have been reported, Shields said.

The unacceptable amounts of lead were discovered during a testing of Boy Scouts products, Shields said. He did not know the level of lead the test revealed.

The recall came the same day that the Consumer Product Safety Commission announced recalls of more than a half-million other Chinese-made products because they contain dangerous levels of lead.

The badges are supplied by Kahoot Products Inc., based in Roswell, Ga. The company is calling for a voluntary recall of the badge and asking parents to take them away from their children.

A phone message left with the company Thursday was not immediately returned.

Kahoot has supplied the badge to the Boy Scouts, based in Irving, Texas, for about eight years, Shields said. About 20,000 kits containing the badges have been sold each year since, he said.

The Boys Scouts are continuing to use Kahoot, which supplies 39 products to the organization. Shields said Kahoot has "acted responsibly in initiating this voluntary recall."

Shields said the badge was the first of 94 Boy Scouts products tested to come back positive for lead. More products are being tested, he said.

link via FoxNews.com

Webelos Den Meeting

We had a great den meeting this week, and performed a service project by assisting with signs for the Cougar Carnival at the Fall Festival--- coming up this weekend! Great job, boys!