The Webelo Scouts (4th graders) held their den meeting at Cubmaster Steve Tarver’s house where Den Leader Megan Bates and Assistant Cubmaster Gary Shepard taught the boys how to make a campfire. The boys learned the difference between tinder, kindling and fuel and how to position each type of wood to light a campfire with …
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Tigers and Wolves help out in Town Clean-up
The Tiger and Wolf Dens joined scores of other Lancaster residents during the weekend of April 27th and 28th to make the annual Town Clean-up project a resounding success. The Tiger Den, a irrepressible group of public-spirited first graders led by Sal Bhimji, Nick Facendola and Shawn Kerr met at the Town Beach on Sunday …
Pack 9 Caps Off Maple Syrup Season with Pancake Breakfast
Pack 9 held its annual Pancake Breakfast on Saturday April 6th hosted by our friends at the First Church of Christ Unitarian on the Town Green. The menu was all-you-can eat pancakes, bacon, sausage, juice, milk and coffee, capped off with Pack 9’s very own maple syrup. The boys serve guests and bus tables helped …
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Ten Pack 9 Scouts cross over to join Troop 1
Pack 9 held its 2019 Blue & Gold Banquet for the fourth consecutive year at the Elks Lodge in Clinton. New Pack Committee Chair Nicole Primpas teamed with Treasurer Christine Burke to organize/prepare an Italian dinner featuring lasagna, meatballs and sauce, noodles, salad and bread. Hot dogs and chips were available as well for those …
Scouts tap trees to kick off maple syrup season
Pack 9 kicked off the 2019 maple syrup season on Sunday afternoon, February 10th, tapping trees at Kilbourn Farm and the Thayer Athletic Fields. The Scouts tap about 60 trees round town to make their own special brand of maple syrup they serve at their annual Pancake Breakfast the held on the first Saturday in April. …
Pack 9 Sleepover at the Ecotarium
On Tuesday evening February 2nd, boys and their families joined the staff at the Ecotarium Museum of Science and Nature in Worcester. The Harry Potter-themed program, entitled “Science for Wizards,” began at 7:00 PM and included experiments using the Scientific Method to discover the true nature of mysterious white powders, making colored slime (which the …
Everyone’s a winner at the Pinewood Derby
On Saturday morning January 19, the boys in Pack 9 had a chance to show off their Pinewood Derby cars and test them out against one another racing over 200 mph down a 49′ track. Racing began at 9:00 with over 40 cars entered vying for one of the top four spots to qualify for …
Scouts show off their Pinewood Derby cars at Mary Rowlandson
On Friday January 18, the Cub Scouts brought their Pinewood Derby cars to school to display during lunch periods. With the Pinewood Derby the following morning, all the boys had a chance to show off their cars to their friends and teachers. All the kids had an opportunity to see the cars up close …
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Tigers attend Holy Cross hockey game
On Saturday December 1st, the Tiger Den led by Sal Bhimji, Nick Facendola and Shawn Kerr, paid a visit to Holy Cross to attend a hockey game as part of the “Games Tigers Play” Adventure. The boys toured the Holy Cross athletic facility, met with Assistant Coach Peter Roundy who emphasized the value of good …
Bears learn about knives
In the December 4th Bear’s meeting, Den Leaders Peter Giger and Chris Burke taught the boys the about safe and practical use of knives. After a group discussion, the boys broke into stations run by parents, where they learned to use a box knife to open packages, a letter opener to open mail, the screwdriver …
Wood splitting party
On Sunday November 25th, adult volunteers and a few Cub Scouts worked together to split wood donated by the town to fuel the spring maple syrup operation. The wood-fired boiler uses four to five cords of wood each year, and the crew split and stacked a good portion of the required fuel for the upcoming …
Cub Scouts climb Mount Wachusett
It was a chilly, wet day on Saturday, but several of the first, second and third graders, along with their moms and dads braved the elements to get in a morning hike up Mount Wachusett. The boys were led by Bob Lidstone, a Lancaster native and local hiking enthusiast, who pointed out different trees found on the …