Bring your friends, bring your enemies! Show them how much fun scouts can be! This is our spring recruiting event so many of your friends may have received the attached flyer in the mail.

In less than a week, on Monday April 18th at 7pm, please come to the lower parking lot of Cedar Ridge with your scout and his egg preserving device to be dropped from a fully extended fire ladder truck!

Rules are:
Raw egg
Nothing dangerous (glass, shattering plastic, peanut butter)
No more than a pound in weight
No bigger than a foot square
Plastic garbage bags work great as parachutes!
We cap off the drop by dropping a watermelon to see the splatter! Surviving eggs must be shot into the woods by giant slingshot.

In case of rain, we will go into the cafeteria as usual, but we will still have some crazy fun!

Recruiting Flyer

Please join your fellow Pack 919 Scouts and families for a tour of the Twin City Model Railroad Museum on March 13th from 12:30-1:30pm. Fees are $6/person (ages <4 are free). We will receive a $1/person discount if 20 or more join us for the tour (the more, the merrier!). Addess is 1021 Bandana Blvd E, Ste. 222, St. Paul, MN 55108. Visit their web site for photos and further directions, http://www.tcmrm.org.

Hope to see you there!

Joe Thomas

952-836-8278

February 28th, 4 to 9 p.m., Jason’s Deli

We welcome all Cub Scouts, Boy Scouts,
students, staff, families and friends to come
have dinner together at JASONS DELI in
Eden Prairie. The restaurant will generously
give 10% of ALL DINE IN sales from 4-9pm
back to Cub Scouts Pack. Jason’s Deli is located
at: 11995 Singletree Lane (across from the
Car X)

It’s time to prepare for the 2011 Pack 919 Pinewood Derby Race! Derby car kits were handed out at the meeting this week. Please contact your den leader if you missed the meeting and didn’t get your car kit, or if you want to buy another one. Additional cars are $5 each. Here is the important information:
1. What trophies will be given out this year?
a. Trophies will be awarded for 1st, 2nd and 3rd fastest cars for the Pack and also within each Den (Tigers, Wolves, Bears, Webelos, and Sr. Webelos). Trophies will also be awarded for 1st, 2nd and 3rd “Best Theme” and “Coolest Cars Not In Theme” of the Pack (not from each Den). Your Scout does not have to design their car within the theme, which is one of the reasons why the coolest car awards are also given out.
2. What is the theme for this year?
a. Sports teams. Please decorate your car with your favorite team colors, numbers, logos, etc. They could be the Wild, Twins, Timberwolves, Vikings, Green Bay Packers, EP Eagles, St. Paul Saints, UofM Gophers, etc.
3. When can we use EP Senior Center for woodcutting?
a. Saturday, January 15th and Saturday, January 22nd. Sign up sheets and times will be posted at the December Pack meeting. The Senior Center requests no more than 6 scouts (with parents) at a time in the facilities. One-hour time slots are recommended. Each family is responsible to pay $2 at the door per car kit.
4. Where and when is the car check in/weigh in?
a. Saturday, January 29th at Pax Christi Church in Eden Prairie, between 6 and 8pm. Please check your cars in room #239 (Chief Joseph room, right next to the new Chapel). Signs will be posted. Cars will be locked over night in this room and brought out for the Derby the next day. Please review the Pinewood Derby rules before you bring your car to check in/weigh in.
5. Where and when is the Pinewood Derby Race?
a. Sunday, January 30th, from 1-3pm at Pax Christi Church in Eden Prairie. We will be in the large gym (Nazareth room). Signs will be posted.
6. What are the Pinewood Derby rules?
a. Please see information at this link http://www.abc-pinewood-derby.com/pinewood_derby_rules.htm.
7. Can non-Scouts make a car and race in the Pinewood Derby?
a. Yes! Parents, siblings and friends are welcome to participate. Car kits are available for $5 each. Non-Scouts will race in the “Open Field” category and are not eligible for trophies.
8. Are volunteers needs?
a. Yes! We will need 4+ parents to help at the check-in on January 29th. We will need 6+ parents to help during the race on January 30th.

We are looking forward to helping your Scouts create another memorable Pinewood Derby Race. Please contact Joe Thomas, 952-934-2624, with any additional questions in this year’s race.

Where: Lilydale Regional Park off of 35E & Hwy13.  Meet in parking lot off of Lilydale Road

RSVP: Karol Joos (kajoos {at} comcast(.)net) 

Cost: FREE!

To Bring: Water, Sunscreen, buckets/shovels

Please wear either your Pack 497 T-shirt or uniform.

Once it goes down to the two lanes on your left you will see a Nursery called “The Mustard Seed” this is an indication you will be turning left shortly.

After the Mustard Seed you will turn left on County Rd 43
Follow this all the way to the end. In the distance when you are coming to the end of 43 you will see a large home with a green roof under construction.
At the end you will come to a stop sign. Go straight onto the gravel road you will take your first right into a driveway where the horses will be.
There are two lights at the end of the driveway and Old Fashion Wagon Wheels at the base of the lights.

Should you get lost on the day of or need better instructions please call Bruce’s cell 612-986-3044.

Directions on how to make an Egg Parachute:
Remember — your egg will be dropped from the top of an Eden Prairie Fire Truck’s ladder! Build a contraption that will protect your egg from the fall! General rules are no bigger than one cubic foot, no heavier than a pound, egg must be raw and no dangerous or breakable (other than the egg) items involved. A great idea for a parachute is a plastic bag. Any eggs that survive will get to put into our special slingshot!

Where: Chaska Community Center
When: Sunday, March 21 at 1 pm until we get tired out! (open swim ends at 4:55 pm)
Cost: scout – free (the Pack is funding this event!)
non-member youth and senior – $6.75
non-member adult – $8

Come join us for an afternoon of slipping and sliding and lots of splashing. See you there!!!

Looks like we’re going to have some great weather this weekend!

Please make sure to complete the attached health form… one for your scout and one for you.

Also, if you haven’t yet paid, please bring along your checkbook.

I’ll have my cell phone with me this afternoon and throughout the weekend. If you need to reach me please call me at 952-353-3641.

See you this afternoon!

Rick