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HISTORY OF THE BLUE AND GOLD BANQUET In 1933 "Cub Leaders' Round Table" suggested Parent / Cub dinners. Soon thereafter, Pack 1 of Michigan City started a tradition of pot-lucks where the dads were to bring utensils made of wood; whittled by the Cub with his dad. In the 1930s father / son 'bean dinners' and 'Cub family dinners' began to become commonplace. Finally, in 1943 the name "Blue and Gold Banquet" first appeared in BSA literature, and became synonymous with celebrating Scouting.
Today, the Blue and Gold banquet is one of the highlights of the program year. It brings together your Pack's families for a dinner and an evening of fun. The meal is important, but even more important is the warm, congenial atmosphere created as families enjoy each other's company and celebrating the Scouts who have now earned their Rank.
CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL THE SCOUTS OF PACK 163!
UPCOMING PACK MEETINGS
May 30th 7:00 PM Wason Pond Rain Gutter Regatta
DISTRICT HAPPENINGS
May 17th, 2008 District Pinewood Derby Center Woods Elementary School, Weare, NH
June 27th, 2008 and August 1st, 2008 Scout Night Sleepover with the NH Fisher Cats $15.00 per person |
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PACK POSITIONS OPEN AS OF JUNE 1st
· Committee Chairman · Cubmaster · Pack Newsletter Editor · Rechartering Chair · Pack Treasurer · Chester Town Fair Activities Coordinator · Pack Pinewood Derby Coordinator
If you would like to help the Pack by filling any of these open positions, please contact Committee Chairman Eric Stinson at 887-7345 or attend our monthly Committee Meeting on May 8th at the Scout Room behind the Multi-Purpose Room at 7:30PM. Please help if you can! |
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Pack 163 Communicator Volume 4, Number 6, March-April, 2008 Blue & Gold Banquet |
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Den 2 Earning Tiger Alexander Beaulieu Billy Gonya Ryan Neal Henry Parady Benjamin Qualters Walker Stinson |
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Den 10 Earning Wolf Driss Benlaatmania Reilly Cashman Nick Doherty Caelan Dunwoody Kyle Eno Matthew Qualters Max Sanderson Eddie Stuart
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Members of Pack 163 Earning Rank |
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Den 8 Earning Bear Zachary Bouchard Steiger Brown Joseph Lincoln Colby Morin David Pierson Hayden Stinson Kyle Vachon Garrett White Austin Wrenn |
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Den 9 Earning Bear Jared Bach Eli Georgacopoulos Larry Lister Mark Mallinson |
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Den 1 Earning Webelos Jamie Hadik Joey Pilotte Teddy Young |
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Den 4 Earning Arrow of Light Matthew Ciccarello Ethan Wamsley Nicholas White |
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Den 5 Earning Arrow of Light Stanley Trask Thompson Upham |
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DEN NEWS Den 1: Den 1 has completed two activity badges over the past two months. First, they completed the requirements for the Craftsman badge. They enjoyed several wood-working projects, including the Fleur-de-Lis on display tonight, and crafted various items out of clay, rope, and foam. Den 1 has also completed their Engineer badge, which was the most exciting badge for them all year. They loved building electric circuits & catapults, and experimenting with various pulley configurations and bridge designs. Today, Jamie, Teddy, and Joey are moving up to Webelos II, having earned the Webelos badge. Congratulations! They are well on their way to becoming Boy Scouts.
Den 2: Pack 163's Tiger Cubs have been especially busy since the last Pack Meeting. In late February the entire Den went ice fishing with Den 8 on Lake Onway in Raymond. We dedicated one Den Meeting to ice fishing instruction and safety. Everybody baited a hook and tended to a line to earn their fishing belt loop. In March we went to the Chester Fire Department. We learned about the fire station and got to climb in every fire truck in the garage. Later in March we went to Chester's Public TV station. Everybody got to work the camera and be on TV! In our Den meetings we learned proper Flag protocol and learned about the Food Pyramid. I am proud to say every Tiger has completed all his achievements and all members of Den 2 will earn their Tiger rank at the Blue and Gold. We have also been practicing a short skit for the Blue and Gold as well! |
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DEN NEWS Den 8 Den 8 would like to welcome our newest two members bringing us to 9 scouts. Garrett White and Zach Bouchard joined Den 8 this month from Den 7 - Welcome aboard!! Since the last Pack meeting we held an ice fishing day with the Tigers from Den 2. It was a successful day with a few fish and a TON of fun. We also went rock climbing at the Sports Zone where we practiced for the trip to Vertical Dreams. Congratulations to all nine boys for earning the Bear badge, Webelos is going to be a lot of fun as we work toward transitioning to Boy Scouts.
Den 10: Congratulations to all the boys in Den 10! We have all achieved our Wolf Rank and earned our Gold Arrow Point. We will also be receiving our Rudyard Kipling and National Den Awards tonight. Watch for Den 10’s skit: The Mad Scientist. Block your ears because Den 10 likes to CHEER… Also, be sure to check out our Den Flag and walking sticks!
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