Saturday, February 5, from 6PM- 9PM, we will set up the gym for the banquet. We need many parents to help out. If you haven’t helped with an event this year - this is your opportunity to show your scouting spirit. 

Our Derby plans are up and running thanks to Tom Schuette!!! If you are new to Pinewood Derby Racing, this event involves each scout building their own car (to the extent this is possible) using the Boy Scout official car kit (given out at the December pack meeting) and Pack 154 instructions - (See attached flyer). Make sure you only use pack 154 instructions. If any others were included in your kit, please disregard or you may be disqualified. We will hold a Pinewood Derby Clinic on Saturday, February 26 from 9am- Noon. During this clinic, there will be power tools available to shape your car. Please have your design ready to be cut. Jeff Klingeman from Den 5 will be the Chairman for the clinic. If you have any questions, please call him at 228-8373. Bring any supplies that you may need such as paint or decals/stickers. You may purchase additional supplies such as weights, patterns and graphite at the Scout Shop in Louisville.
ONCE YOU HAVE BUILT YOUR CAR, THEN BRING YOUR CAR ON RACE DAY (SATURDAY, MARCH 11 at St. John UMC Gym).
Weigh-in begins at 9AM until 10:50AM. First race begins at 11AM. There will be prizes awarded in each rank. This year our pack purchased a new track that is 50 feet long with an electronic timer- this should make our races even more exciting!! Once again, we will have the family class of Derby racers. Family members and graduated Webelos are invited to race in this event. Family races will start after all other races have ended. Hot Dogs and snacks will be available for sale.
Den Assignments for Derby: Our Pack cannot hold this event without the help of all families. The Tigers are responsible for staffing the kitchen and the concession sales. Debbie Morgan is the Chairperson in charge of concessions. The following is a list of Den assignments for all families. Please bring your items to the setup on Friday night at 6PM or early Saturday morning during weigh-in.
Den 2 - 1 bag of chips
Den 3- 1 bag of chips
Den 4- 1 bag chips
Den 5- (1) 2 liter bottle soda
Den 6- (1) 2 liter bottle soda
Den 7- (1) 2 liter bottle soda
Den 8- (1) 2 liter bottle soda
Den 9 -(1) 2 liter bottle soda
Den 11- Cookies or Brownies
Den 12-Cookies or Brownies
Den 13-Cookies or Brownies
Den 14-Cookies or Brownies

SETUP - Friday, March 10 at 6:00pm. All first year Webelos (Dens 2 & 9) are responsible for setup as well as clean up after racing concludes on Saturday.
Any questions related to the Derby should be directed to Tom Schuette 228-2936. 

Scout-A-Rama will be on Saturday, April 1 in the Infield at Churchill Downs. This is also our second major fundraiser for the year. The pack sells tickets to the event and, with a ticket purchase, you receive a free Reese’s 4 pack and discount coupons, all for just $2. Prizes will be awarded for all who sells tickets. Scout-A-Rama ticket sales kickoff will be on Saturday, Feb. 19 at LaGrange Elementary School. At that time, Bill Clarke, our Scout-A-Rama ticket Sales Coordinator, will pick up our candy and tickets. He will distribute to our dens later that day at St. John (time to be announced later) Our goal is to have an increase of ticket sales from last year’s total of 1450 tickets. If you have any questions regarding ticket sales, please call Bill Clarke, 228-5393.

PARENTS - WE NEED YOUR HELP FOR UPCOMING EVENTS!!!!!
We have several upcoming events planned for our pack but unfortunately events will be cancelled unless we have parents come forward to chair these events. Every year, each den is assigned 2 or three events to chair. It is the responsibility of the Den leader to find someone in their den to chair those events. Listed below are the events - and den assignments.
*Day Camp Coordinator - Den 5
Rocksport Climbing - Den 4
Pack Picnic - Tigers
Fishing Derby - Den 8
Pool Party - Den 7
Hosedown - Den 6
Riverbats game - Den 8

*We must have a coordinator ASAP - Day camp sign -up begins soon. All events other than Day Camp will be cancelled unless we have coordinators in place by March 16. Please call Anne Luvisi- Special Events Coordinator, if you would like to chair an event - she has all the information you need. We can’t run a successful Pack without YOU!!!

NEWSLETTER
If you would like to be notified when the newsletter is available instead of receiving a hard copy, please e-mail Mimi Stevenson (needles111@aol.com or Chris States - jcstates@louisville.edu. Our Pack website is: http://pack154_ky.tripod.com.
We will continue to pass out the newsletters to those who want still want a hard copy whenever possible at the pack meetings, but hopefully this will save the Pack time and money by using the internet. If you have any comments or questions about the Newsletter, please call or e-mail Mimi Stevenson.

-TRAINING NEWS:
If you have any questions regarding training call Phyllis Hensley at 292-0235.

-DEN LEADERS & ASSISTANTS/ COMMITTEE MEMBERS...
Meeting Date: Thurs. Feb. 10 at 6:30PM, St. John, upstairs room. In our February meeting, we will continue our discussion on discipline, follow -up from Blue & Gold, Pinewood Derby Clinic and the Pinewood Derby, Day Camp, Family Camp Out. As always, our goal is to make these meetings as short as possible. If you would like to be listed on the agenda, call Mimi Stevenson a day or so before the meeting. All meetings will begin promptly at 6:30PM, at St. John (upstairs room). Free child care is available, contact Mimi Stevenson the day before the meeting. As always, all den leaders, assistants and committee members and parents are invited and encouraged to attend.

...To Debbie Schuette for all her hard work coordinating the Holiday Party this year.
...To Pamela Williams-Harris and Barry Stevenson for coordinating our First Annual Ski Trip. It was a great success!!(no broken bones!)

Pack Committee
Committee Chair- Mimi Stevenson
Phone # 228-9677, e-mail Needles111@aol.com
Cubmaster - Bill Clarke Phone
# 228-5393, e-mail wjc759@email.msn.com
Asst. Cubmaster, Den Leader Coach - David Hensley Phone# 292- 0235
Asst. Cubmaster, Den Placement - Pamela Williams-Harris Phone # 228-4468
e-mail pammieinky@aol.com
Advancements - Debbie Schuette Phone# 228-2936 e-mail DebSchuett@aol.com
Treasurer - Barry Stevenson Phone #228-9677 e-mail Barymeem@aol.com
Training - Phyllis Hensley Phone #292-0235
Special Events - Anne Luvisi Phone #228-9148
Secretary/Newsletter - Mimi Stevenson (temporary)
Tiger Cub Coordinator - Debbie Morgan Phone #228-5288 e-mail DMorganJ@aol.com

SECRET WORD
The Cub Scout theme for the month of February 2000 is "Turn Back the Hands of Time” and so the secret word for the February pack meeting will be "HISTORY”. Any time that you hear the secret word said by an adult leader during the pack meeting, you should yell out "The British Are Coming”. Pay close attention at the Pack meeting since I'm sure someone will say "HISTORY" at least once. 

.....learned about our family heritage...one of us is related to a KING of England.
Can you guess WHO?

.....learned Morse code ... --- ...

.....had a nerf archery contest.