Drive In Pack Meeting TONIGHT

 

Join us TONIGHT for our Pack Meeting -- Drive in style! 

We'll see you at 6:30 pm in the north parking lot. Be sure to check your e-mail for the radio setting and bring something sturdy to write on (large book or clip board).

Food Drive Donations - DEADLINE EXTENDED

We have extended the deadline for the food drive donations benefitting Community Storehouse's Food Pantry.  To make it even easier, we'll gladly accept your donations as you pull in to the Pack meeting TOMORROW!

Not sure what to bring?  Take a look below for some common items that are always needed.

A Fishing We Will Go!

 

Hey Cub Scouts... Let's go fishing! Each December the lake at Camp Tahuaya is stocked with a truckload of Rainbow Trout from Missouri. Cub Scouts and parents catch and keep up to 6 Trout per person (12 Trout per parent/youth team). Cub Scouts enjoy a day of fishing with a parent, Trout-O-Ree patch, Prizes, and lunch. 

The Longhorn Council cares deeply about the health and safety of all Scouts and their families. All 2020-2021 weekend events have been redesigned to incorporate the latest CDC, State, and BSA guidelines and make them as safe as possible during the covid-19 pandemic. The updated event plans make it possible for Scouts, adults, and families to have fun in the outdoors while safely following current social distancing and hygiene protocols. Masks are required for 2021. 

All events have new procedures for cleaning, sanitizing, hygiene, mask wearing, and social distancing to avoid crowds and to keep our Scouts outside where it is much safer than indoors.

PRIZES
Top Trout Catches 

1st Place Team 

2nd Place Team 

1st Place Individual Cub 

2nd Place Individual Cub 

Largest Trout 

Smallest Trout 

AWARDS FOR:
Largest Fish of Other Species: Bluegill, Catfish, Largemouth Bass. 

Funniest Catch – from the lake: shoes, watches, glasses, etc 

Prize for the Largest bag of trash – from lake & woods ONLY

WHAT TO BRING:
6' or longer light Fishing rods and reels rated for 4-10 LB line and loaded with 4 lb–5 lb test line Tackle: #10 or smaller hooks, small lead sinkers, bobbers, etc. 

Bait: Powerbait (various colors, size #14 or #16), corn, etc. 

Scissors or pocket knife, needle nose pliers, cleaning knife 

Fish Stringer, Cooler & ice

REGISTER HERE: https://forms.gle/1UYZdMHMLPXWgZbc7 

REGISTRATION DEADLINE IS DECEMBER 30 FOR OUR PACK. SPACE IS LIMITED FOR THIS EVENT, HOWEVER, SO IT COULD FILL UP SOONER.

Cost is FREE for Cub Scouts. 

Parents wanting to fish are $30 

Siblings are $30. 

Adults attending but not fishing $10. 

Fishing licenses are not required.

Wreaths Across America

 

On Saturday morning, December 19, 2020, a wreath laying ceremony will commence at the Arlington National Cemetery to honor those veterans laid to rest there.  The Wreaths Across America story began over 25 years ago when the Worcester Wreath Company from Harrington, Maine initiated a tradition of donating and placing wreaths on the headstones of our nation’s fallen heroes at Arlington National Cemetery. Worcester Wreath Company continues to be a major supporter of the project donating over 25,000 total wreaths each year. Although well over 100,000 wreaths will be sponsored by individuals, businesses and groups from communities nationwide. Wreaths will be placed in all 50 states, at several locations in Iraq, and at 24 national cemeteries on foreign soil.

In 2016, when Texas State Cemetery in Austin, was added as a Wreaths Across America participant, Governor and Mrs. Abbott joined for the ceremony and wreath placements on veteran graves. His remarks to the volunteers gathered truly captured the patriotic mission of this program's mission:

“We're called on today and every day to remember our fallen heroes. ​We must remember their names, we must remember their lives and we must remember their sacrifice, because we are each entrusted with their legacy of faith in this great nation. May we always remember our troops in harm’s way still today, and may we never forget the price they pay so that we can be free.”

While we have Veterans Day in the fall and Memorial Day in the spring, our servicemen and women sacrifice their time and safety every single day of the year, to preserve our freedoms. And in many homes across the U.S., every day there is an empty seat for one who is serving, or one who made the ultimate sacrifice for our country.

Pack 1910 has the amazing opportunity to be part of this movement recognizing our veterans this holiday season at the Oak Grove Memorial Gardens in Irving while similar ceremonies occur at over 400 other participating locations nationwide – a solemn tribute to those who served and those who made the ultimate sacrifice.

Oak Grove Memorial Gardens began working with the Wreaths Across America project in 2010 with over 300 wreaths donated that first year and placed on the graves of veterans buried throughout the cemetery. 

Due to coronavirus, there will not be a formal ceremony with the fire department and police honor guards, but we will still be present to do what we are tasked with -- placing wreaths on the graves of the designated veterans and throughout the cemetery. 

What's asked of our participants is a small prayer of thanksgiving and remembrance be said as each wreath is laid upon the headstones and make an active gesture by reading the name of the veteran buried there. Honoring our commitment to never forget.

Pack 1910 was proud to be a part of this event the last several years and made a commitment to honor those who have served by continuing to participate each year. Duty to Country. A Scoutbook notification was e-mailed to the Pack. Please RSVP there so we know if we should expect you and your family. 

We hope you consider participating in this community event of remembrance. What's 60 minutes out of the Christmas season, compared to our veterans’ years of service in locations far from home?

CUB-O 2021 - Deadline is approaching

Save the date and make plans to join us January 2, 2021 at Cub-O, the annual Cub Scout orienteering event held at Sid Richardson Scout Ranch.

Cub-O is the most popular orienteering event for Cub Scouts. A fun day of hiking and friendly competition for Cub Scouts, parents, and leaders. Orienteering, the use of map and compass, to find locations and plan a journey, has been a vital skill for humans for thousands of years. Thousands of people participate in the sport each year in local clubs and competitions. Longhorn Council has two events annually for orienteering. One is for Cub Scouts (Cub O), and one is held for Boy Scouts.

NEW Safety Changes for 2021

**No mass start crowd in 2021 - CUB-O has been redesigned to have Dens starting every few minutes all day long. The staggered start times by individual Dens and Packs will turn one big start into hundreds of small Den team starts throughout the morning and early afternoon.

**Roads Stay Open - Pick your Arrival Time! come out to camp or make a Day Trip of it. The roads will be open all day (with speed enforcement roadblocks), so you can arrive and leave when you need to.

**No Hole Punches to touch! The markers will be using cards with number codes printed LARGE, rather than hole punches. Cub Scouts won’t have to touch them. Just read from a distance and write down the code!

**No Hot Dog Lunch! - Switching to a totally prepackaged trail mix snack lunch instead! We will pick up the lunches with your patches at Check-In and add them to each Scout's daypack.

**Easy “How-To-Orienteer” Beginner Training Videos on YouTube! - No more crowds at Training! The Orienteering Committee is making several short videos on “How to Have Fun Orienteering for Beginners”! Learn on your own time or watch it on your phone on Saturday!

CUB-O is an event that teaches your youth to think for themselves while learning to read a map and hiking in the woods. It’s fast, exciting, and FUN. And it’s all Cub Scouts. The locations of 40-50 orange and white orienteering flags are marked on the map and you and your team will go hiking in the woods to find them – or most of them! Each flag now has a code that you’ll write your scorecard. Flags are worth 5, 10, 15, 20, or 30 points, depending on how hard they are to find. Your Den team will get a Cub-O competition map 20 minutes before the race starts. Then you plan a hiking strategy to find the most flags and score the most points in just 2.5 hours! You’ll stay warm ‘cause you’ll stay moving!

Cub-O is a team event for teams (Dens) of 3-6 Cub Scouts plus at least 2 adults. Each team must have at least two adults registered for Cub-O. Be sure to dress warmly in layers and bring lots of water! Bring a compass and a watch so you’ll finish on time. All registered participants will get a Cub-O patch, our latest 5-color competition map, lunch and a great day of orienteering. Maximum team size is 8 people.

Additional adult attendees (attending, assisting, or camping, but not competing) can pay $7 for lunch and liability insurance only but must register and be prepaid. Registrations must be received by 5:00 PM Wednesday, December 30th.  Siblings are $20.

Finish Line Sandwiches. Venture Crew 1910 will again have BBQ sandwiches available for purchase at the finish line. Includes: sandwich, bag of chips, and a drink. Cost to Pre-order is $5.50 per meal. A limited number of meals may be available on the day of Cub O for $7.00 each. Great care will be taken with food safety and Covid-19 protocols!

T-shirts are available for pre-order with your registration as well. Those are $12 each.

Be thinking if you're interested in attending. Our registration deadline is December 18.  Pack 1910 will cover registration for all Scouts. Parents and siblings will pay the additional fees for lunch/registration. If there is interest in camping, weather permitting, indicate that on the Google form. We will determine based on weather and attendance if we want to reserve campsite space.

To register, do so on the Pack's CUB-O Google Form HERE.  

Again, the trail-mix snack lunch is included. Each team of 3-6 Cubs gets a Cub-O map half an hour before the race starts. Your goal is to hike in the woods and find as many of the 40 orange and white orienteering flags as you can.

Plan your strategy to score the maximum point total possible in 2 hours!

This is a rain or shine event: extreme inclement weather (ice or snow) may cause a one week postponement. Weather announcements will be made on the Longhorn Council Website and on our blog as well.

Sound like something you want to do? REGISTER ONLINE HERE.