Thanksgiving Dinner

Last Saturday night we had a great Thanksgiving Dinner with Pack 143 and family. Skits and awards were very entertaining. Matthew Westerfield presided over the event and did very well with public speaking. After frying 45# of turkey, I thought we would have plenty of left overs. However, I did not realize the locusts attacked the table and there were no scraps left. Congrats to all our 4th Grade Webelos who recieved the Parvuli Dei award!!
Next up will be the Christmas Party on December 18 at 2PM.

FALL CAMPOUT

Pack 143 had a great campout on November 7-8th at Chickasabogue Park. We had over 50 people in attendance. Everyone had a great time. Of course, we dine in style with spaghetti dinner and omelets for breakfast. The games, knot-tying, first-aid, and camp site activities all went well. We even found a way to watch the Alabama-LSU game which proves that necessity is the mother of ingenuity.

Halloween Party

What an incredible Halloween Party!!!! Pack 143 had a ghoulish good time at the Pack HALLOWEEN PARTY on Saturday. Pictures will be forthcoming but trust me when I say there were some seriously scary characters (and that's just some of the parents). All the scouts had a great time with activities like musical tombstones, bean bag pumpkin toss, mummy wrap (a perfectly normal thing to do with toilet paper), pumpkin painted/carved and guessing games, and of course, graveyard portraits. With Mass to follow and a homily by Father Cink that really put this holiday in perspective for me and a bunch of rowdy youngsters, the day was full and fun for all.












If you have pictures that you would like to share, send them to me at michael.hites@cpsinet.com.

Get Lost in the Maze!

Pack 143 headed out to Seward Farms on Saturday to enjoy the Corn Maze! It started out pouring rain but ended up a beautiful although HOT and STEAMY afternoon! We had fun "getting lost" in the maze! The kids got to shoot corn cannons, watch pig races, ride the "cow train" and rope goats too! I think everyone had a great time!

Get ready to cheer on the Jags at the USA football game on October 10th and enjoy a little archery and BB guns at Catholic Scout Day on October 17th!

Get your costumes ready for our Halloween party October 23rd in the Murphy Center! It's going to be a "ghoulishly" fun time! Anyone that wants to help out, please let Annette know!!

Round Up

The Pack 143 Round Up was a huge success. I have not finalized the numbers but it looks like each den gained members and we have about 10 new Tigers. We were in an out in an hour.
Now we have to keep up the pace. Newsletter is going out next Wednesday and den meetings are coming up for all the groups.
Keep a look out for your den news.

Make plans to attend our Fall Cub Scout Round-Up signup this coming Thursday at 7PM in the Murphy Center! Forms were sent home in Wednesday's folder but if you forget it, we will have forms available! If you have already signed up, make sure you come by and pick up our new scout t-shirt! They are only $10, and all adult and children's sizes are available but they are going fast! So get yours soon! We will place another order soon if your size is no longer available! See you soon!

Back to the Pack Swim Party!

We had a great time today bringing 22 scouts, siblings and parents together to enjoy some fun in the sun at the Hites' swimming hole! We had scouts from all the dens so I was happy with the turnout! For those of you who weren't there, you definitely missed out! We hope to see you next time!

Back to the Pack Swim Party

Calling all Cub Scouts…
BACK TO THE PACK!!

Join us for a
Back to School Swimming party!

When: 2PM Saturday August 22nd
Where: The Hites’ Swimming Hole
7162 Smithfield Road

Drinks and paper products will be provided
but please bring a snack to share!

RSVP to Annette Hites 634-8656 by August 20th

Get ready for an exciting year of Scouting!! We have new programs, new skits to share, and new t-shirts to wear!
Invite your friends to join us this year!

**If you are unable to attend our Back to the Pack party please join us at the Cub Scout Roundup, Thursday August 27th at 6:30PM in the Murphy Center.

Tshirt Design

Design your own custom t-shirts online!

Let me know if you like or dislike this asap. I will be ordering this Thursday or Friday.

Scout Night at the Bay Bears!

Last Friday night, Pack 143 participated in "Scout Night at the Hank" and had a blast! We had almost 60 people in the stands and everyone had a great time. We stayed in our seats munching on hot dogs, nachos, peanuts and cokes until the fifth innning and then we marched out to Bay Bear Mountain! The boys had a great time sliding down the hill on cardboard boxes and even snow sleds!The twins in our den and their brother actually braved the water slide and ended up shivering the rest of the evening! We ended the night with a terrific Fireworks show! I think everyone that went had a fantastic time and we can't wait to do it again soon!