January Pack Meeting Welcome Scouts and Families! Thank you to Den 3, tonight’s greeter den & Den 5, hosts of the gathering activity.

Signs up! Two fingers are like the ears of Akela, listening but not talking. The two fingers stand for the two points of the Scout Oath: to help others and to obey the Scout Law

Scout Salute: two fingers to right brim or eyebrow Opening Flag Ceremony Den 2 Scout Salute: two fingers to right brim or eyebrow

Scout Oath On my honor I will do my best To do my duty To God and my country And to obey the Scout Law; To help other people at all times; To keep myself physically strong, Mentally awake, And morally straight.

Scout Law A Scout is Trustworthy, Loyal, Helpful, Friendly, Courteous, Kind, Obedient, Cheerful, Thrifty, Brave, Clean, and Reverent.

Opening Ceremony Led by Den 8 Core Value: OBEDIENT A Cub Scout follows the rules of his family, school, and pack. He obeys the laws of his community and country.

Opening Prayer “May we be good citizens and obey our parents, our teachers and the scout law every day .”

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Popcorn Jaxon Bowles Reilly Tol Top Sellers in the pack Jaxon Bowles Reilly Tol Scout who sold more than $750 :

Popcorn $450 sales Logan Champion AJ Guerrero Brayden Berkenpas Beckett Kamman Miles Prichard Travis Minard Kyle Orsi Joseph Minard Wyatt Schaefer

Popcorn Prizes Thank you! Ashan Edwards Arun Halder Gregory Wilson Luke Albritton James Higgins Jake Papasan Sebastian Rosado Mason Sample Andy Swafford Wyatt Conroy Ryan Tariq Connor Dunn Tyler Stribling Dylan Dvorak Alexander Brand

Arrow of Light Ceremony January 21, 2017 – Silverlake Elementary– 12:00 – 2pm Our Arrow of Light dens cross over to their Boy Scout troops. Please come support them on the next phase of their scouting journey.

Huntsville State Park February 10-12, 2017 Deadline to register: Feb 3rd $10 per person

USS Lexington March 4-5 Register: Feb 3rd $55 per person Mininum age: 5 years

Other Campouts Camp Bovay Webelos with Bears in the Woods April 7-9, 2017 Deadline to register 1st March Scouts are free (paid by Pack 414) Adults $40 Webelos with Bears in the Woods Late April or May Brazos Bend State Park Fall camp out November 10-12, 2017

Blue and Gold Banquet Theme – SUPER BOWL. February 25, 2017 – Rogers Middle School – 5:00 pm – 8:00 pm Theme – SUPER BOWL.

Blue and Gold Banquet Dens need to start planning your auction baskets. $50 minimum value Be sure to enter the Dad and Lad Cake Auction! Prize for best decorated table This is an annual family event that you won’t want to miss with entertainment and potluck supper. Celebrate the year of scouting with us!

Pinewood Derby March 24th/25th, 2017 – Epiphany Lutheran Church Family Life Center – Time 8am The competition is fierce! Start planning your designs now! Don’t forget your sibling cars too.

Pinewood Derby Friday 24th 6pm – 8pm– Cars must be officially weighed in to race Saturday 25th 8am -12pm – Race Day!! Cars will be raced multiple times. Sibling cars will race separately to the official pinewood derby.

Pinewood Derby Weight: Scout cars are 5 ounces Sibling cars can be 8 ounces Weight will be added or removed at check-in You must use the kit that was provided. You can shape it but wheel base needs to remain the same There are resources on line and in print to help design a competitive car.

Pinewood Derby Derby Car Weight Rules The car shall not exceed 5.0 ounces. The official race scale that is used at car check-in shall be considered final. Sibling cars can be up to 8 ounces. Car Modifications Not Allowed The official pine wood block must be used. The block may be shaped in any way that is desired. However you cannot change the distance between the wheels, width wise and length wise. You need to keep 3/8” of space between the bottom of the car to the ground. Less will cause the bottom to touch the track. Official BSA wheels must be used. The wheels may not be cut, drilled, beveled or rounded. You may remove the seams and imperfections from the wheels. The axles may be altered, polished and lubricated.

Pinewood Derby Other Pinewood Derby Race Rules Once a car passes inspection and is entered into the race, only race committee members can touch it. If the car loses a wheel, or is otherwise damaged, the racer shall have 5 minutes to make repairs. Each car must pass inspection by the official inspection committee before it will be allowed to compete. The Inspection Committee has the responsibility to disqualify those cars that do not meet these rules. Recommendations Use a kitchen scale to get as close to, but never above, 5 ounces total weight. You can use a drill to remove excess weight. When adding weight, make sure that the center of gravity is in between the front and back wheel set, but as much as possible toward the rear wheel set, this will give it the highest speed the longest. You can use coins, nails, etc. for weights. However, Hobby Lobby sells putties and special weights designed for derby cars. Hobby lobby also sells books with tips on how to make the car as fast as possible. Highly recommended for the more competitive “scouts” among us.

Arrow of light Ceremony Upcoming Events Arrow of light Ceremony January 21st, 2017 - Silverlake Elementary 12 – 2pm All are welcome to attend and cheer our scouts Committee Meeting February 2nd, 2017 – Schlotzky’s Deli – 7:30 pm All parents/adult leaders are welcome and encouraged to attend.

Pack Meeting February 21st, 2017 – Rogers Middle School– 7:00 pm Upcoming Events Huntsville Camp out February 10-12, 2017 – Huntsville State Park Registration is live on www.pack414.com. Please sign up now! Pack Meeting February 21st, 2017 – Rogers Middle School– 7:00 pm

Upcoming Events Blue and Gold Banquet Pinewood Derby February 25th, 2017 – Rogers Middle School – 5pm to 8pm Pinewood Derby March 24th/25th, Epiphany Lutheran Church Family Life Center – Time 6pm Friday Time 8am Saturday

LEADERS Please turn in your Training Leadership Record to Scott Swafford tonight so that we can recognize all of your extra hard work at the Blue and Gold Banquet. Because you all are awesome!

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Scout Salute: two fingers to right brim or eyebrow Closing Flag Ceremony Den 4 Scout Salute: two fingers to right brim or eyebrow

Outdoor Code As an American I will do my best to: Be clean in my outdoor manners, Be careful with fire, Be considerate in the outdoors, And be conservation minded. Den 7 thank you for cleaning up tonight!

Special Guests CROCODILE ENCOUNTER Please welcome our special guests tonight CROCODILE ENCOUNTER