Cub Scout Pack 163

Pinewood Derby - Feb 10

Kevin Crossman — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 00:35:46 +0000

Cubs, Start your engines! Our annual Pinewood Derby is on Friday, February 10.

Timeline:

5:00 pm - Track and event set up begins.
6:00 pm - Scouts/parents arrive for car check-in.
6:45 pm - Flag Ceremony and racing start.

Cubmaster Robert will be the M.C for the evening which will include:

A Snack Bar
1st, 2nd and 3rd place Trophies (Overall)
1st and 2nd place medals within a rank
Participation Ribbons

Additional details on our Pinewood Derby page.

Webelos Dens Hike Flag Hill

Kevin Crossman — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 03:46:44 +0000

Our two Webelos dens had an outing today to hike Flag Hill in Sunol-Ohlone Regional Park. This is a steep hill, so it’s recommended for older Cub Scouts. We had great weather and dry ground for our hike. We started in the valley floor and made it up the 1.6 mile hike in just 51 minutes! At the top we took a break for lunch and great company. We took gentler trails on the way down.

January Pack Meeting Recap

Kevin Crossman — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 05:10:58 +0000

We started 2012 off on a great foot with the Pack meeting held tonight. We have our new 2012 Pack T-Shirts that are given to all Scouts. We also saw some great Den awards including a Bobcat award, several beads, and some Webelos Activity Pins. Our Tiger den is preparing to visit a Fire Station so they performed a skit with the Scouts dressed up as firemen (or, fire victims).

For our game we had a whole box of styrofoam peanuts. The Scouts and siblings were split into four teams to see who could fill their bucket the highest - it’s not as easy as it looks! Afterwards, the Scouts pitched in to clean up, too!

Box of Peanuts

Four teams ready to go!

Carry as many as you can!

Fill the bucket carefully!

Everyone helps clean up!

Snowball Fight an Annual Highlight for December Pack Meeting

Kevin Crossman — Sat, 24 Dec 2011 18:41:35 +0000

Pack 163’s annual snowball fight was a success again this year. The tradition pits the kids vs. adults in a “snowball” (wadded newspaper) fight.

Our Cubmaster Robert Cook read the original set of rules, which included rules that the kids could only throw one snowball while the adults could throw as many as they wanted. Also, the kids would have to throw standing backwards and between their legs. Understandably, our Scouts wanted no part of these “fair rules” and instead anyone could throw anything anytime. Good times were had by all.

Scout Saturday at Hiller Aviation Museum - January 14

Unnati Amin — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 23:19:07 +0000

For January, I would like to invite all Dens to the Scout Saturday on Jan. 14, 2012 at Hiller Aviation Museum at the San Carlos Airport.

Scouts and Scout leaders in uniform will be admitted to the Museum at no charge. Explore the Museum’s collection of over 40 different historic aircraft, observe airport operations at busy San Carlos Airport, find out more about Interest Patch and Merit Badge programs offered throughout the year and attend presentations by two former Scouts who led exemplary careers in aviation. Eagle Scout/USAF Colonel William Wardwell (Retd) will speak at 11 AM.

More information about Scout Saturday at Hiller Aviation Museum

Note: There is no carpooling planned and you are welcome to visit any time during the day, there is no specific time for the pack.

Niles Festival of Lights Parade Info

Kevin Crossman — Thu, 24 Nov 2011 23:33:13 +0000

I have finally received the information for the Niles Holiday Festival of Lights Parade. The parade will be on Friday November 25th starting at 6:30pm and will last about an hour. We are unit number 49 and will stage/line up in the Sullivan Underpass (please see map below) I’d like everyone to meet at 6:00pm in this lot. Parking is usually challenging during this event, so please plan on extra time to park far away and walk to the lot.

This is a great community event and is always lots of fun. The theme is Festival of Lights, so lets see if we can go with that theme and do it Boy Scout Style. If you have a battery powered camping light (the ones you carry), or the small headlights you wear on your head, or small decorative lights you can wear or carry, let’s bring those. We will have our banner and we will need two scouts to carry and two more to carry our flags. It is always cold during this event, so make sure you bundle up.Unfortunately if it is cold, our scout uniforms won’t be seen.

Please review the attachments. Participants in the parade are no longer allowed to pass out throw items into the crowd. What a bummer, that was one of the fun parts.

The staging information on where to line up is included along with a map. Please let me know if you are planning in joining in the fun.

This is a great family event, so bring out the whole family to walk. Wagons work great for the younger siblings, if they get tired they can hop right in.

Please let me know if you have any questions,

See you on Friday,
Ruth Dalton

Pack 163 at Niles Parade 2011

Pack Meeting on November 15

Robert Cook — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 02:08:51 +0000

Hi All,

Just a reminder that we will be having our next pack meeting on Tuesday, November 15.
We will be at the Brookvale Elementary MUR (gym), starting at 7 pm.

If you can arrive earlier, that would be appreciated to help set up the room.

Also, I will have some leather pieces and punches set up so that the scouts can make designs or whatever (before the pack meeting).

Webelos 1 (Den 5) will be doing the flag ceremonies.
Bears (Den 4) will be handling tickets for the raffle
Wolf 1 (Den 3) will be performing a skit or song for us
Wolf 2 (Den 6) and Tigers (Den 2) will be bringing desserts for the raffle

Please be prompt.

Regards,
Robert Cook
Cubmaster, Pack 163

Scouting for Food

Kevin Crossman — Tue, 08 Nov 2011 02:01:56 +0000

This is a great event where we will collect food for the needy. It’s a major effort by all Scouting units in the Bay Area.

November 12, Saturday, 9 am - Noon (approx), Brookvale School
We will be working with Boy Scout Troop 132 to pass out door hangers in the Brookvale neighborhood. This should take between 2-3 hrs, and those who arrive promptly will be treated to donuts and drinks.

November 19, Saturday, 9 am - Noon, Brookvale School
On this day we will be working with Boy Scout Troop 154 to pick up food that people leave in front of their homes (in the same Brookvale neighborhood). Then we will meet at a central location to sort the food for delivery. Donuts and drinks for those who arrive early.

Updated with photos from the event

Costume Parade at October Pack Meeting

Robert Cook — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 16:14:06 +0000

Hi everyone, our next pack meeting will be on Oct 25, Tuesday at Brookvale School. We will start at 7 pm with a flag ceremony by the pack leaders.

Eveyone should come in costume for our parade. The more the merrier, even siblings and parents! Enjoy refreshments afterwards.

Happy Halloween!

Trail Trek Hike at Redwood Creek Park, Oakland. October 16, 1 pm - 5 pm

Kevin Crossman — Sun, 02 Oct 2011 21:53:51 +0000

This is a wonderful loop hike up the Stream Trail along Redwood Creek through a magnificent second-growth redwood forest which is over a century old. The hike is completed by looping back on the East Ridge Trail, which gives access to different scenery and great views. This is a longer hike. Therefore the BSA has designated this hike a Bears/Webelo hike.

Meet at the Canyon Meadow staging area at 1 pm (as indicated on the map).
Sunday, October 16
1 pm - 5 pm

Hike Statistics

Distance: 6 miles
Grade: mostly easy, short steep climb from Girls’ Camp to East Ridge Trail
Suggested age: Bears and Webelos
More details on our website
PDF Map

Andrew Galindez
Trail Trekker Coordinator
BSA Pack 163

Updated with photos: