Date: Friday, 6/5
Location: Hahamonga Park (formerly Oak Grove Park).
Enter the park and follow the road until the get to a left turn that takes them down the hill. Bear left and then park. The fire ring will be to the north.
Time: Start gathering at 6:30
Program starts at: 7:00
Map
Monday, June 1, 2009
Sunday, May 24, 2009
Geogaching
On a hot day in May we set out for some treasure hunting. Mark is the Master Geocacher and selected a cache nearby, a multi-chache meaning there were 4 clues to be solved to get the final coordinates.
We met near the Rose Bowl and the boys climbed the trees while we waited for the others. It seems as we get closer to the end of the school year more stuff is coming up and we ended up with 3 boys.
Master Cacher Mark programs the GPS with the first coordinates.
And off we went.
Somehow we found the front entrance to the Rose Bowl. Actually the first clue was to find the tunnel number to the right.
Then off to the next.
Most importantly we found the guy selling ice cream
Eventually we were on the right track and Jason climbed up the hill to find the cache.
It's an ammo box filled with lots of goodies. Each of the boys placed something in and took something out. Ethan got a Travel Bug that is now headed to Alaska to be placed in a cache by his Uncle Rog.
Upcoming Events:
Scout Expo - May 30
Info at: http://www.sgvcbsa.org/activities_expo.php
Graduation - June 5 (Friday evening)
Hahamonga Park
We met near the Rose Bowl and the boys climbed the trees while we waited for the others. It seems as we get closer to the end of the school year more stuff is coming up and we ended up with 3 boys.
Master Cacher Mark programs the GPS with the first coordinates.
And off we went.
Somehow we found the front entrance to the Rose Bowl. Actually the first clue was to find the tunnel number to the right.
Then off to the next.
Most importantly we found the guy selling ice cream
Eventually we were on the right track and Jason climbed up the hill to find the cache.
It's an ammo box filled with lots of goodies. Each of the boys placed something in and took something out. Ethan got a Travel Bug that is now headed to Alaska to be placed in a cache by his Uncle Rog.
Upcoming Events:
Scout Expo - May 30
Info at: http://www.sgvc
Graduation - June 5 (Friday evening)
Wednesday, May 13, 2009
Geocaching
This Sunday, May 17 at 2pm, we're going to meet to go geocaching. Bring a GPS if you have one and if you choose to bring a small toy, key chain, baseball card, or other small inexpensive item you can swap it for something in the cache. After the hunt we will do our last den activity required for the Tiger Cub badge. The kids will have time to play in the park and we may grill up some hot dogs.
Where is it going to be? Well, this is a hunt, so here's your clue for the starting place...
Meet Here
Where is it going to be? Well, this is a hunt, so here's your clue for the starting place...
Meet Here
Tuesday, May 5, 2009
Thursday, April 30, 2009
Dodgers Game!
The Dodgers Game is this Sunday at 1pm. You should receive your tickets from Mark via e-mail. Cost is $12 a seat. Just print the tickets and meet us at the seats. Arrange for carpools on your own!
Monday, April 20, 2009
Riley is a big brother.... again
I just got a note from Riley's dad Kenny. Riley's new little sister was born this morning. Here's the details:
Lura Lynn Sumner
5lb 11oz
18 3/4 inches
6:08am
All the excitement of the Pinewood Derby must have gotten things moving.
Congratulations to the whole Sumner family!!
Lura Lynn Sumner
5lb 11oz
18 3/4 inches
6:08am
All the excitement of the Pinewood Derby must have gotten things moving.
Congratulations to the whole Sumner family!!
Sunday, April 19, 2009
Pinewood Derby - Part 1
I know you're all going ot be disappointed but my pictures didn't turn out well from today's Pinewood Derby races. I took some with my brothers camera that I hope came out better but it will be a couple of days before I get those. If you got some pictures send them to Mark or me and we'll get them posted to share about.
Anyway, great job to all the Tiger Cubs! All of the cars came out wonderful. Ethan and I were talking on he way to the Derby about how cool it was going to be to see how different all of the cars turned out even though everyone started with the same type of block of wood and we were not disappointed. We have some creative and individual boys. As parents, I think we all did a great job of letting the boys guide this and have the cars be what they wanted.
Back Row: Owen, Riley
Front Row: Ethan, Brian, Jason, Nico
During the races I was proud to see all of the boys cheering for each other.
Hopefully more pictures to come in a few days.
Don't forget, the Pack Meeting was moved to this week. Thursday 23 April at 7pm.
Anyway, great job to all the Tiger Cubs! All of the cars came out wonderful. Ethan and I were talking on he way to the Derby about how cool it was going to be to see how different all of the cars turned out even though everyone started with the same type of block of wood and we were not disappointed. We have some creative and individual boys. As parents, I think we all did a great job of letting the boys guide this and have the cars be what they wanted.
Back Row: Owen, Riley
Front Row: Ethan, Brian, Jason, Nico
During the races I was proud to see all of the boys cheering for each other.
Hopefully more pictures to come in a few days.
Don't forget, the Pack Meeting was moved to this week. Thursday 23 April at 7pm.
Sunday, April 12, 2009
April Pack Meeting & Pinewood Derby
The Pinewood derby is this Sunday, April 19 at Westminster Presbyterian Church. Come at 3pm to help set up, if you can, the races start at 4pm. The pack meeting for April has been rescheduled to Thursday, April 23rd.
Saturday, April 4, 2009
On The Radio
On Friday afternoon we gathered at Pasadena City College to take a tour of the local radio station.
The tour started with running amok in the lobby area. To contain the boys they then led us to the break room where we got a brief overview of what radio is and what Public Radio is, then of to the On-Air control room.
The boys all got a quick lesson in how stuff gets on the air. He explained what all of the equipment in the racks did. How it receives pre-recorded and streamed content from NPR and other shows they purchase to air, also how the signal is transfered from here at PCC up to the top of Mount Wilson where it is sent out.
The boys were most impressed with the big red light, with a sign that read "do not press the red button"
From there we went to Studio 2 where they have guests come in for interviews. Everyone got a chance to talk into a microphone and listen through headphones.
Nico
Owen
Ethan.
Riley. (seemed very comfortable and ready to have a sports talk show.)
Brian's brother Jake.
Brian.
Jason.
As the boys took turns at the microphones the others went to the control room where they applied effects to distort and change their voices. The boys went wild! A big thanks to the KPCC staff for being so comfortable with 6 boys going crazy with the equipment.
Next event...... Pinewood Derby on April 19!!!
The tour started with running amok in the lobby area. To contain the boys they then led us to the break room where we got a brief overview of what radio is and what Public Radio is, then of to the On-Air control room.
The boys all got a quick lesson in how stuff gets on the air. He explained what all of the equipment in the racks did. How it receives pre-recorded and streamed content from NPR and other shows they purchase to air, also how the signal is transfered from here at PCC up to the top of Mount Wilson where it is sent out.
The boys were most impressed with the big red light, with a sign that read "do not press the red button"
From there we went to Studio 2 where they have guests come in for interviews. Everyone got a chance to talk into a microphone and listen through headphones.
Nico
Owen
Ethan.
Riley. (seemed very comfortable and ready to have a sports talk show.)
Brian's brother Jake.
Brian.
Jason.
As the boys took turns at the microphones the others went to the control room where they applied effects to distort and change their voices. The boys went wild! A big thanks to the KPCC staff for being so comfortable with 6 boys going crazy with the equipment.
Next event...... Pinewood Derby on April 19!!!
Saturday, March 21, 2009
April "Go See It" - Radio Station Tour
We will be having a radio station tour at KPCC on Friday, April 3rd at 4pm. I'll send out a map of where you can park. The cost for parking will be $2 if you park on Pasadena City College campus. We will meet at the south entrance to the library building near the double doors marked "New Media Center".
If you have time to arrive early before the tour, bring a snack and let's meet in the Boone Sculpture Garden (south of the library slightly to the west).
If you have time to arrive early before the tour, bring a snack and let's meet in the Boone Sculpture Garden (south of the library slightly to the west).
Wednesday, March 18, 2009
March Pack Meeting Cancelled
Sorry for the late notice, but the Pack meeting originally scheduled for Thursday, March 19th has been cancelled.
Sunday, March 15, 2009
Tiger Cubs in the Man Cave (Garage)
The Pack 4 Pinewood Derby is coming up on April 19 so the Tiger Cubs decided to spend our March Den Meeting getting started on our cars. The kits were handed out at the Blue & Gold Banquet a couple of weeks ago that included: a block of wood, axles, wheels and weight.
We started with drawing our basic shape on the block of wood.
Riley and his dad, Kenny.
Brian, Jason and Owen.
Then after a bit of a shop safety lesson we powered up. With all of the boys I helped with the bandsaw.
Ethan.
Nico.
Brian.
Owen, who also got the goggle safety test to see that I couldn't poke him in the eyes.
Then off to the sanding table. Something that hasn't changed for generations is the question while sanding.... "is this smooth enough?"
One kid actually finished their car.. and it turned out looking like an airplane.
Jason.
For rounding corners we used the disc/belt sander.
Owen's dad got into the zen of sanding by hand.
While the only mom present of course said we had to read the instructions.
We ended the afternoon with chocolate chip cookie bars.
Uncle Leo made sure everyone used proper safety.
Everyone is on their own to finish sanding and painting. The suggestion was made to hold off on putting on the wheels... otherwise it will turn into a toy and could get damaged before the big race.
Excellent job guys!
We started with drawing our basic shape on the block of wood.
Riley and his dad, Kenny.
Brian, Jason and Owen.
Then after a bit of a shop safety lesson we powered up. With all of the boys I helped with the bandsaw.
Ethan.
Nico.
Brian.
Owen, who also got the goggle safety test to see that I couldn't poke him in the eyes.
Then off to the sanding table. Something that hasn't changed for generations is the question while sanding.... "is this smooth enough?"
One kid actually finished their car.. and it turned out looking like an airplane.
Jason.
For rounding corners we used the disc/belt sander.
Owen's dad got into the zen of sanding by hand.
While the only mom present of course said we had to read the instructions.
We ended the afternoon with chocolate chip cookie bars.
Uncle Leo made sure everyone used proper safety.
Everyone is on their own to finish sanding and painting. The suggestion was made to hold off on putting on the wheels... otherwise it will turn into a toy and could get damaged before the big race.
Excellent job guys!
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