We’d like to have an excellent start to the new scouting year. Our
Join night is 9/10 at 7pm in Canyon Creek’s Cafeteria.
We’d like to get as much visibility as possible so please have your
scout wear the following to school:
9/8 – Class B uniform “scout t-shirts”
9/9 – Class B uniform “scout t-shirts and hat if you have one”
9/10 – Class A uniform “Full scout uniform”
The pack appreciates your support and looks forward to having an
excellent join night this year!
We are holding a special meeting for our popcorn kick off this year. The meeting will be held at Canyon Creek’s Cafeteria at 6:30pm on the 19th of August. There will be door prizes and other fun things for the kids. This is the pack’s primary source of funding so please attend and participate. The prizes are improved. The products have gotten even better. It’s hard not to participate!
The pack is holding it’s annual join night on September 10th at 7pm. The meeting will be in Canyon Creek’s Cafeteria. All parents with scouts or children wishing to join must be present to fill out required paper work. Enrollment is not automatic and scouts must be re-enrolled each year.
Dues will remain at an annual $60 fee. Den dues are to be determined by each den but are typically $1 per meeting to help with the cost of supplies.
Due to a lack of interest and partial payments collected the pack’s family camp out scheduled in July will be canceled. All who paid will receive a refund. We apologize for any inconvenience. This was a financial decision made by the committee based on low sign up numbers. We may possibly try again for later this year or to hold a camp out next year depending on feedback collected by den leaders.
For all of those attending Magness (Session 5) from June 21st to the 23rd here is some important information.
Session 5 will be the 3rd smallest session and we will be the 2nd biggest pack there attending.
Start Date/Time: 6/21/2009 1:00:00 PM
End Date/Time:6/23/2009 6:00:00 PM
Important files:
Magness 2009 Participant Guidebook
Personal Health and Medical Record – Class 1
$29 Physical from The Little Clinic (sponsor of Pack 803′s 2009 scout booth)
Equipment List
(What to bring to camp)
* Day Pack
* Water Bottles (drink water!)
* Rain suit, raincoat, or poncho
* Sunscreen & hat
* Extra Clothing – pants, shirts, sweaters/fleece, socks, underwear, shoes
* Swimsuit & towel
* Toiletries – toothbrush, toothpaste, comb, shampoo, soap
* Cub Scout Uniform (Class A & B)
* Sleeping bag & pillow
* Flashlight
* Wolf/Bear/Webelos Book (Don’t leave home without it!)
* Money for Trading Post – concessions & souvenirs
* Completed Medical Form for each person staying on camp overnight (Must have!)
* Medications in original container
* Fishing Gear (optional)
* Camera (optional)
Additional Gear for Webelos
* Strong Day Pack
* Ground cloth (i.e. – waterproof plastic tarp)
* Sleeping pad
* Tent (please practice setting it up before bringing it to camp)
* Optional overnight items
How to Get to Magness Adventure Camp
22799 N Elbert Rd
Elbert, CO 80106
(303) 455-5522
From Denver, take I-25 south to Exit 184 onto Founders Parkway near Castle Rock.
Turn left at stop sign to Founders Parkway.
Take Founders Parkway to traffic light (Highway 86 intersection).
Turn left at stoplight onto Highway 86; follow 86 through Franktown, through Elizabeth until you come to North Elbert Rd on your right (just before the town of Kiowa).
Turn right on North Elbert Rd and continue through the town of Elbert.
Turn right (west) into Peaceful Valley Scout Ranch’s Second entrance for Magness.
Program Schedule
Day 1
1:00 – 3:00 Check-In
2:00 – 5:00 Open Activities
5:00 – 5:30 Free Time
5:30 – 6:30 Dinner
6:30 – 6:45 Flag Ceremony
6:45 – 7:45 Ice Cream Social
6:45 – 8:30 Opening Campfire
9:00 Quiet Time Begins
Day 2
6:00 Quiet Time Ends
7:00 – 8:00 Breakfast
8:00 – 8:15 Flag Ceremony
8:15 – 8:30 Color Guard Assignments
8:30 – 9:40 Rotation 1
9:40 – 10:50 Rotation 2
10:50 – 12:00 Rotation 3
12:00 – 1:00 Lunch
1:00 – 2:00 Free Time
2:00 – 3:10 Rotation 4
3:10 – 4:20 Rotation 5
4:20 – 5:30 Rotation 6
5:45 – 6:45 Dinner
6:45 – 7:00 Flag Ceremony
7:15 – 8:45 Open Activities
9:00 Quiet Time Begins
Day 3
6:00 Quiet Time Ends
7:00 – 8:00 Breakfast
8:00 – 8:15 Flag Ceremony
8:30 – 9:40 Rotation 7
9:40 – 10:50 Rotation 8
10:50 – 12:00 Rotation 9
12:00 – 1:00 Lunch
1:00 – 2:00 Free Time
2:00 – 3:10 Rotation 10
3:30 – 5:00 Lu’au Extravaganza
5:30 Aloha Dinner
Day 1 Open Activities
BB’s Pin Class
Archery Pin Class
Tomahawks
Slingshots
Lake
Tower
Fishing
Day 2 Open Activities
BB’s
Archery
Tomahawks
Slingshots
Lake
Tower
Volleyball
Sports
Movie
Crafts
Tye-Dye
Whittling Chip
Fishing
Incoming Webelos 1 and 2 Schedule
Day 2
12:00 Lunch
1:00 Meet @ HQ to Make Foil Dinners
2:00 Webelos 1 Activity Badge Rotations Continue
2:00 Webelos 2 Backcountry Trek Begins
4:45 Webelos 2 Arrive @ 2nd Mesa
5:30 Webelos 1 Arrive @ 2nd Mesa
5:45 Dinner
7:00 Open Activities / Webelos Activities
9:00 Night Hike
10:00 Quiet Time Begins
Day 3
7:00 Wake Up
7:01 Break Camp
7:15 Breakfast
8:30 Rotations
Our graduation picnic has been organized! We will be having it on Saturday, June 6, from 10 am-2 pm at Castlewood Canyon State Park (see below for directions). We will have 1 of the main shelters for our party. The pack will be providing grilled hamburgers & hot dogs, as well as drinks, and smores for everyone attending. The rest will be potluck, and we’re asking that each family bring either an appetizer, side dish, or dessert to the party.
We will be providing a sign up sheet at this month’s pack meeting. That’ll be the only opportunity to let us know that your scout & family will be attending, & what you’d like to contribute unless you otherwise reply by email. We would like to get a somewhat accurate head count so that we may be able to provide enough, so please make sure to visit the sheet that evening or let us know through email.
Besides the actual graduation & picnic, we will also provide numerous activities to entertain. It should be fun for the whole family. We’re also providing many volunteer opportunities to help us make this graduation a success, so please let us know if you’d like to provide your services to help us in any capacity. We would greatly appreciate it & we’ll discuss this more at pack meeting.
Our tentative schedule is as follows:
* Pre-graduation hike organized by Paul Schaum. If any other adults is interested in helping Paul with organizing this & he’ll appreciate the help, please let him know. Also, if you’ll be interested in joining the hike group, please let him know. More details about this should follow.
* 10 AM-Picnic officially starts. If there is any one that would like to help with receiving & organizing the food and subsequent buffet please let either Ann Adams or Maria Chen know.
* 10:30 AM-The pack will start grilling. If you’d like to help out on the grill, please let us know.
* Eating & being merry should be around 11-ish to noon-ish.
* 1 pm-Start of our Graduation ceremony.
* After ceremony, there’ll be some important pack announcements + pack graduation photo.
* 2 pm-End & Clean up. We would appreciate any one interested in staying a little behind & helping us to clean up. Let us know.
Throughout the picnic, & besides the other things to do at the park, there’ll be other activities we have organized such as a Scavenger Hunt, games, & general play for both the scouts & lil ones. Please see Maria Chen if you’d like to be a part of this. Any help in this department would be greatly appreciated.
Church Spring Cleaning:
Will be the Afternoon/evening of June 2nd at Lord of The Hills.
Rockies Game:
The Pack will be attending the Rockies game on the 21st of August (Rockies vs. SF) at 7:10 pm.
Cost is 13.00 per ticket. Deadline for sign up and payment will be at the May Pack meeting (May 26th).
Dinosaur ridge:
We have 6 open slots for the Dinosaur Ridge outing on May 2nd at 10:15am. Please see our Treasurer, Paul Schaum for details. Those attending will need to check in as a group. Clay Conner will be in charge. We suggest everyone meet as a group at or before 10:00 am.
Trailblazers:
Will be on Saturday the 16th of May. The cost is $15.00 per person, siblings 5 and under are free.
Tonight is the deadline for signing up.
Twilight Mini-Camp:
Will be at the Coal Creek Arena. Runs from June 9th to the 11th, from 4pm to 8pm. Registration is $50. Tonight is the deadline for signup. Please complete and bring with you the Colorado Boy Scout Camp Health form sections 1 through 3 for all attending the event. There is a link to the form on the right hand side of our website.
Pack Graduation:
Event will be at Castlewood Canyon on the 6th of June. There is a State Park entrance fee of $6 per vehicle.
Magness camp:
Pack will be attending session 5 which runs from June 21st starting at 1pm and running to the 23rd at 6pm. Cost is now $10 more per participant. Event will be held at the Peaceful Valley Scout Ranch.
Pack Family Camp Out:
Will be on July 21st to the 23rd and will be held at the meadows campsite in pike national forest. Cost is $20 per family. Deadline for signup is the May pack meeting.
The pack graduation for 2009 will be held at Castlewood Canyon State Park. The graduation will be on the 6th of June and we will occupy Shelter #3. For directions to the park go here. There is a $6 park entrance fee per vehicle so car-pooling is encouraged but not required.
The pack had a great booth for the 2009 scout show this year. We followed a doctors and medical theme this year. We’d like to thank the fine folks from The Little Clinic and Code Blue for their time and support with our booth!
Pictures from the show can be seen here.
We need everyone to arrive between 11:35am & 11:50am to check in,and get your scouts cake registered in the cake contest. EVERYONE IS REQUIRED TO SIGN IN. We need to be seated no later than 11:55am and will commence the Blue & Gold program immediately at 12:00.
Scout Cakes: We will have a table set up for all the scout cakes. Registration forms will be at the table and ensure your scouts cake is registered for the contest.
Lunch/Dinner will commence shortly after 12:00. The Meal is Potluck with the Pack providing plates, utensils, chicken & the beverage. We ask that everyone brings a side dish for the potluck. To ensure we have enough food everyone should bring enough to cover how many is in your family/group attending.
We need adult volunteers for the following:
2 adults volunteers to help with the check in process prior to the Blue & Gold
1 adult Safety Observer prior and during the Blue & Gold.
1 person to help with the cake registration
1 or 2 people to volunteer to pick up the Chicken at Walmart & Albertosns around 11 am on Saturday.
We plan to start setting up at 9:00 am and should be finished around 10:00 am and request 6 adults Volunteers to help out with the set up.
Immediately following the Blue & Gold request 6 adult volunteers to help clean up, will take about 45 minutes to put everything back into place and clean up.
Thank you to all who worked on the Blue & Gold Banquet. We appreciate your hard work!
If you would like to help out in any of the above areas please let us know!
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