The first pack meeting for the new scouting year was on Monday, August 30, 2010 at 6:30 PM. This pack meeting was a "Go-See-It" to the Lake Placid Police Dept. on Oak Ave. The pack initially met at the Presbyterian Church for an opening ceremony and a presentation of awards to scouts for summertime activities and achievements. The scouts then walked over to the police station. Lieutenant James Fansler gave the scouts a tour of the police station and showed them some items used in law enforcement and emergency services, such as a lie detector and a defibrillator. The boys got to meet and pet Budrow and handler, Officer Silva. Budrow is a K-9 who sniffs out explosives.
To end the tour, the scouts were fingerprinted and handcuffed. Book'em Dano!
We had a great turnout for our Fall Roundup scout recruitment event in the LPES Media Center on Tuesday, August 31!! Thirty-four boys signed up to be cub scouts!!
There were 15 scouts, 18 parents & 1 sibling from Pack 426 attending the Spook-o-ree & Scare Trail at Camp Flaming Arrow in Lake Wales held on the weekend of October 22-24, 2010. There was a record attendance of packs from all around the Gulf Ridge Council at Spook-o-ree with over 1700 attendees. After setting up camp in the Blackfoot Campsite and eating a Spaghetti dinner, the scouts went to a dance party down at the Council Ring. Upon tiring of dancing, the scouts headed back to camp to roast a "banana boats" around the campfire before calling it a night.
The next morning after breakfast, the boys went down to the Council Ring for the Opening/Flag Raising Ceremony. With the conclusion of the opening ceremony, the scouts proceeded to their morning activities which included archery, mummy wrap race and pumpkin bowling. During lunch, the boys explored the surrounding woods, played football in the open field near camp and investigated around the dock on Fish Lake. After lunchtime, the scouts started their afternoon sessions. The Tigers & Wolves played a game of corncob rolling, while the Bears learned about knife safety and the Webelos learned repelling skills. Then it was off to Wood Hall for craftmaking and then to Saunders Hall for cooking (Popcorn Balls). Our pack's last activity for the would have been BB Gun shooting. However, it would have been too long of a wait to participate. So the boys went back to camp to prepare for dinner. Dinner included chicken legs (grilled by Lisa Quinlin), mashed potatoes and green beans. As the Sun was setting, the scouts headed to the Scare Trail. After walking through the Scare Trail, the scouts participated in the games at the Harvest Fair. There was also a "hay less" hay ride that ran from the Harvest Fair to the center of Camp Flaming Arrow. To wrap up the night's activities, the scouts went back to camp and roasted marshmallows around the campfire.
On Sunday, the Pack broke camp and proceeded to the Council Ring for an Interfaith Worship Service and Closing Ceremonies.
Our 2010 Fall Popcorn Sales Fundraiser was a great success!! Our popcorn "Show & Sell" was at Publix on Saturday, Oct. 16, 2010. There were tables set up at each entrance in which two scouts manned a table for a 2-hour shift. There were steady sales and many people gave donations to the pack. Thanks to all those who took the time to help with the "Show & Sell".
Scouts took orders individually up until November 1, when the "take orders" order were due. Our scouts took in $4,359.00 in total sales and netted $1830.78 for pack activities! Colby Gadsden & Jarrett Behrman each had over $600 in popcorn sales and were rewarded with a Marshmallow Crossbow and a patch. All scouts who sold popcorn received a popcorn sales patch.
On Saturday , December 11, the pack marched in the Lake Placid Christmas Parade. The parade started at 7:00 P.M., those marching, began lining up at Dr. Nunez's office at 5:30 P.M. After the parade, they warmed up at the "Coffee House" being held at the friendship hall at the Presbyterian Church! There was free coffee, hot chocolate, and goodies for all!
Our Christmas Party was Monday, December 13 at the Presbyterian Church at 6:30 P.M. Scouts & parents brought desserts, chips, drinks, paper products, platters etc. Santa was there and gave a pinewood derby car kit to each scout to start work on their cars. Everyone had a lot of fun.
Our January 31st Pack Meeting was "Get Ready for the Derby" night. Scouts brought their derby car, regardless of its level of completion. If they needed help, there was a saw and other tools available to use. A scale was also available to calibrate the weight of your car and there was a portion of derby track to do test runs (not competition). After all that hard work, there were drinks and snacks for everyone.
Pack 426's Blue & Gold Banquet was held on Friday, March 18, 2011 in the Friendship Hall of the Presbyterian Church. The theme for this year's banquet was "Space - The Final Frontier". The festivities, which got started at 6:00 P.M. and concluded around 9:00 P.M., included presentations, group singing, games & crafts, dinner, an awards ceremony and leader recognition. Presentations were given by Angel Behrman, Alexander Bogaert, Pam Karlson and Calusa District Executive Julie Diaz-Nichols. Games & crafts included a rocket race, space jars & space goo, weightlessness race, jet packs and rocket coloring sheet. Spaghetti & Meatballs, garlic bread and tossed salad was served for the dinner. For dessert, there was a "Star Trek" birthday cake for Scouting's 101st birthday.
Prior to the Duck Pluck, at the April 25 pack meeting, there was a "Duck Tagging Party" at Lake Placid Marine. After all the ducks are tagged, pizza and drinks were served!!
The 2011 "Spring Roundup" was on April 27 & 28. Spring Roundup is a recruitment effort directed toward boys in kindergarten to get them involved in summertime events and started on the Bobcat & Tiger Trails.
Duck Pluck 2011 was held on Saturday, April 30, 2011 at Lake June West Town Homes. The Duck Pluck festivities began around 10:00 a.m., which included an In-Water Boat Show, Lake Placid Boat Show, Barefoot Water Ski Show, Wakeboard Water Ski Show, Sky Ski Show, bounce house, and water slide. Radio personalities Rooter Rush and Dave Onsted were there doing a live remote for Lite 105.7 FM. There was a free BBQ with catering provided by Cowboy's and also live music provided by the band "Interlake and Main". The ducks (3,000 of them) were dropped into Lake June at 1:30 P.M., with the duck plucking occurring shortly thereafter. The Duck Plucks were conducted by Highlands County Commissioner Jack Richie, Highlands County Sheriff Susan Bentley, Lake Placid Mayor John Holbrook, Lake Placid Chamber of Commerce executive Eileen May, radio personality Rooter Rush and Pack 426's Cubmaster Pam Karlson.
The 2nd Annual Duck Pluck was a great success and the funds raised will go to support future pack activities. Thank you to all who put in their time and effort for this event and to everyone who adopted our ducks. Quack! Quack! Quack!
Pack 426 events from April 30, 2011 back to August 30, 2010
