Pinewood Derby Workshop

We will have our 4th annual Pinewood Derby Workshop on Tuesday, Jan. 24 at 7:00 in the St. Therese Cafeteria.  Brian L. will have his band saw available to make any cuts that you need.  This is a great opportunity for those without access to power tools.  We will also have additional cars for sale during the workshop.

These will primarily be profile cuts, so have the outline marked on the side of the car, and Brian will take care of the cutting.  

This is also the fourth year that Brian has done this,  and it's been a huge help to a lot of Scouts and their families over the years.    Thanks so much for your help with this, Brian!

Also, we'd like to add an educational element to this as well - a bit of the science behind what makes a car go faster.  If you have any ideas or are able to contribute, please let Eric know.

Scout Night at the Circus

The 2012 Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus Scout Night is going to be Friday, March 9, 2012 at 7:00 pm.  Tickets are $12.50 and include a scout patch.  If you're interested, you can download the form HERE.

 If you have any questions, please call Sarah Blevins at 513-421-1302, or e-mail her at sblevins@usbankarena.com. 

Christmas Pack Meeting - Dec. 18

Our Christmas pack meeting will be held on December 18, at 4:00 in the St. Therese Cafeteria.  Highlights will include games, awards, popcorn prizes (including Pinewood Derby cars), and the raffle for our grand prize.  Each scout gets one chance for every $100 of popcorn he sold.  We're also expecting a visit from someone special...

As is our tradition, we'll also have a gift exchange for the kids.  If you'd like to participate, have your Scout bring a wrapped gift of about $5 in value.  Siblings are welcome to join in - bring a present, get a present!

We also want to try something new this year - the first ever (that any of us know of) Pack 751 Chili Cook-off! For those who would like to participate, just bring your best chili and we'll taste them all.  Just give us a heads-up so we know how hot it is!  The pack will provide the bowls and spoons.  If you don't have a recipe, don't feel obligated.  But we were so impressed with the pot-luck in November, we wanted to give it a try.

See you there!

Christmas Caroling on Dec. 15

This is still a work in progress, but it's been generally agreed that this is a fun idea.  On Thursday, Dec. 15, we'll have the Scouts, in uniform, sing Christmas carols at a nursing home.  I don't know where yet, and I don't have a time yet, but we need to start planning anyway!

Have your Scout practice the following songs:

• Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
• Frosty the Snowman
• Jingle Bells
• Santa Claus is Coming to Town
• Silent Night

The lyrics for each of the songs are available here on the website in case you need them, or so that we're all on the same page.  If you have a place that you would like to arrange for us to sing, please let Eric know ASAP.  Hopefully this is something that can become an annual pack tradition.  More info to come.

Silent Night

Silent night, holy night
All is calm, all is bright
Round yon Virgin Mother and Child
Holy Infant so tender and mild
Sleep in heavenly peace
Sleep in heavenly peace

Silent night, holy night!
Shepherds quake at the sight
Glories stream from heaven afar
Heavenly hosts sing Alleluia!
Christ, the Savior is born
Christ, the Savior is born

Silent night, holy night
Son of God, love's pure light
Radiant beams from Thy holy face
With the dawn of redeeming grace
Jesus, Lord, at Thy birth
Jesus, Lord, at Thy birth

Santa Claus is Coming to Town

You better watch out
You better not cry
Better not pout
I'm telling you why
Santa Claus is coming to town

He's making a list,
And checking it twice;
Gonna find out Who's naughty and nice.
Santa Claus is coming to town

He sees you when you're sleeping
He knows when you're awake
He knows if you've been bad or good
So be good for goodness sake!

O! You better watch out!
You better not cry.
Better not pout, I'm telling you why.
Santa Claus is coming to town.
Santa Claus is coming to town.

Jingle Bells

Dashing through the snow
In a one horse open sleigh
O'er the fields we go
Laughing all the way
Bells on bob tails ring
Making spirits bright
What fun it is to laugh and sing
A sleighing song tonight

Oh, jingle bells, jingle bells
Jingle all the way
Oh, what fun it is to ride
In a one horse open sleigh
Jingle bells, jingle bells
Jingle all the way
Oh, what fun it is to ride
In a one horse open sleigh

Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer

Rudolph, the red-nosed reindeer
had a very shiny nose.
And if you ever saw him,
you would even say it glows.

All of the other reindeer
used to laugh and call him names.
They never let poor Rudolph
join in any reindeer games.

Then one foggy Christmas Eve
Santa came to say:
"Rudolph with your nose so bright,
won't you guide my sleigh tonight?"

Then all the reindeer loved him
as they shouted out with glee,
Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer,
you'll go down in history!