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Meeting Dates

Hello All, Here are the dates for our meeting for the rest of the year. MOST of our meeting are on Tuesdays: Next Meeting: October Monday 2nd- Meet at Blackhawk Creek at 6:30 Tuesday 10th Tuesday 17th Tuesday 24th Monday 30th- Pack Meeting, Bobcat awards, Bear Carnival November Tuesday 7th Tuesday 14th Tuesday 21st- No Meeting Monday 27th- Pack Meeting December Tuesday 5th Tuesday 12th Thanks!

Meeting Next Monday, 10/ 02 at Blackhawk Creek Park

Hi Bear Families! Next Monday we will be meeting at Blackhawk Creek Trails at 6:30pm. While Camp Tyler would have been a great place to hike, we decided to move the hike to a Whitehouse location. What a blessing it is to have trails so close to home! Below is a link to google maps that shows the location of the trails. https://www.google.com/maps/place/Blackhawk+Creek+Hike+and+Bike+Trail/@32.2102558,-95.2109086,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m6!3m5!1s0x86482d13b1d887f1:0xd88a6a2677ef6e07!8m2!3d32.2102513!4d-95.2083337!16s%2Fg%2F11fkdthqpc?entry=ttu Scouts should bring a snack, water, sun protection, a whistle, flashlight, and some version of a first aid kit. At a minimum, bring a trail snack and some water please. I’ll send out more information as we get closer and reach out to you individually to be sure we all know about the location change. You can reach also reach me at…

First Aid/CPR Certification Course & Blackhawk Creek Trail Ribbon Cutting this Saturday

Hey Scout Families!   UT Health is offering all of our parents and adult volunteers a First Aid and CPR Certification Course at a discounted rate. Normally a $75 course, UT Health has dropped the price to $17. Thanks to a very generous donation by a couple of our adult volunteers, the first 20 people to register will get to take the course at no cost! The course will take place this Saturday, September 30th at Whitehouse Methodist Church from 10:00AM to 4:00PM. Register for the course here: https://uthealtheasttexasems.enrollware.com/enroll?id=8535696   Also this Saturday, there will be a ribbon cutting ceremony at Blackhawk Creek Trail at 9:00AM. We would love to see as many of our scouts there in full Class A uniform as possible. If…

Den Meetings start Tonight!

Good Afternoon, Pack! Tonight will be our first official Den Meetings for the year! Our Den Leaders are excited to welcome our scouts back and begin working towards the next rank and new adventures. All den meetings begin at 6:30 PM. Here are the locations and which day each Den will meet: Lions (Kindergarten) – Discovery Room Tigers (1st Grade) – Pike Hall Wolves (2nd Grade) – Conner Hall Bears (3rd Grade ) – Conner Hall on Tuesday Webelos (4th Grade) – Friendship Hall Arrows (5th Grade) – Friendship Hall on Tuesday Just a quick reminder – Don’t forget to register on our Pack Website at https://etacpack359.org/register/ See you all tonight!

Den meeting next week plus registration information

Hello ARROW Scouts! We picked up two new scouts during school registrations – please help me welcome Annabelle Upshaw and Everett Garcia.  Both attend Brown Elementary here in Whitehouse! Our “kickoff” meeting will be next Tuesday, September 26, at 6:30 pm in the back fellowship hall at WUMC. Parents – you might browse the Aquanaut and Fix-It electives to see if your scout finished enough requirements to earn those electives. You can do a Google search for Webelos/Arrow of Light electives to see the requirements. We will start the year with some “Outdoorsman” acheivment work – fire building, outdoor cooking, Emergency plans and a review of our Outdoor Code. See YOU next Tuesday!!   Returning Scout Families, We are so excited to start Den Meetings…

Mom & Me Registration is LIVE!

It’s that time of year again, our first camping event, the 2023 Junell Smith Nichols Mom & Me camp, is coming up on October 7-8! The 2023 Junell Smith Nichols Mom & Me is an all-inclusive, Mom focused activity. Our goal is to give moms the opportunity to participate in outdoor activities and have some fun with their cub scouts. Activities include: BB Guns Archery Monkey Bridge Smokey the Bear Bouldering Climbing Motor Boating Canoeing Fishing Arts & Crafts Overnight Camping and the Chance to Make Memories! While this is geared toward moms, all parents or guardians are welcome. We love camping with our younger siblings, but this event is limited to BSA registered scouts only (if you are new to our pack this year,…

Parent Meeting Tonight

Hello Bear Family! Are you ready for the cub scout year to start??The parent meeting is tonight at 6:30pm and kids are welcome to come. I hear there may be a S’mores activity involved… If your kiddos come, please have them wear their class As. Our first Bear meeting is next Tuesday, September 26th. The second meeting is Monday, October 2nd at Camp Tyler. We’ll have copies of the schedule for the rest of the year at the meeting tonight. See you soon! Lacey