Pack 245

Committee Chairman Dale Wade
Email: sawade75@juno.com
2635 Beaurue Drive
Norman OK 73069
Home: 450/321-8659

Webelos 2 Leader Joe Biddick
Home: 405/366-7635

Wolf Den Leader Jim Wilson
Home: 405/329-5737

Tiger Den Leader Kirk Carlson
Home: 405/579-9615

Pack 245

CUB SCOUT PACK 245

Cub Scout Pack 245 meets at Memorial Presbyterian Church,601 SW 24th, Norman, Oklahoma. Pack 245 is for all boys from age 6 through age 11. Our upcoming activities include:
April 5, 2005 PACK 245 PACK MEETING
7 PM at Memorial Presbyterian Church Fellowship Hall, 601 SW 24th.
Scouts Get Knoted
Scouts wear uniform shirts to school

April 8,9,10, 2005 SONNER DISTRICT CAMPOREE
Game Freaks Patrol attend the Camporee with Troop 245.
Wolf Den go down for Scout Skill Activities on April 9.

May 13 and 14, 2005 PACK 245 CAMPOUT AT KIWANIS PARK

May 17, 2005 BACK UP DATE FOR PACK MEETING IS IT STORMS US OUT ON May 17
7 PM at Memorial Presbyterian Church Fellowship Hall, 601 SW 24th.
Crossover Ceremony and Scout Awards
Scouts wear uniform shirts to school

June 5?–8, 2005 3 Day 2 Night Cub Scout Resident Camp for Cub Scouts
Each Session begins in the afternoon and goes through breakfast on the 3rd Day.
Check with Jim Wilson about your Cub Scout Going

June 12?–15, 2005 3 Day 2 Night Cub Scout Resident Camp for Webelos Scouts
Each Session begins in the afternoon and goes through breakfast on the 3rd Day.
Joe Biddick and Steve Ruedy will be going with the Scouts for the 3 days.
Any other parents that want to attend just ask Joe or Steve about going.

July 19, 2005 PACK 245 WATER FESTIVAL AT KIWANIS PARK
The Scouts will get to build and lunch water rockets, fire water balloons at a fixed target, Target shoot with Water Guns, Eat Ice Cold Watermelons and do other water based activities. The program starts at 7 PM and goes until 9 PM or until everyone is soaking wet.

JULY 19 Water Festival

Pack 245 will have our Water Festival on July 19, 2005 at Kiwanis Park. The Water Festival will begin with the Flag Ceremony at 7 PM. We will build and race boats in our Raingutter Regatta. The first activity will be building and racing boats for The Rain Gutter Regatta. The next activity will be building and launching Water Bottle Rockets. The next activity will be launching water balloons at stationary targets. The date is July 19 at the Kiwanis Park. The Pack will provide all the necessary supplies for the Regatta, launching Water bottle Rockets, launching Water Balloons and Watermelon Feed. The only item you might bring is EMPTY 2 liter plastic pop bottles to launch.

JUST WHAT IS A CROSSOVER?

One of the activities on Friday May 13 at the Pack Campout is the Crossover Ceremony. The Crossover Ceremony is done to recognize that the Scouts have moved to their next level of Cub Scouting. Pack 245 does a Painted Crossover Ceremony. This ceremony has the Scouts?’ adult partner marking the Scout to show the Scout has completed one Scouting Level. The Adult Leader is involved to welcome the Scouts to the next Scouting Level and to provide the Scouts with the recognition for their next level in Cub Scouting. A part of the awarding of neckerchiefs and Cub Scout Neckerchief slides to the Scouts and Adult Leaders. The Scouts actually cross a bridge as a part of the ceremony. Each Scout will participate and crossover to their next level of Scouting.