Here is the final list of achievements for 2014 Day Camp, divided between activities at Westfair and activities at Narrows River Park:

Wolf Scouts Westfair:
Elective 3e
Archery belt loop and pin
Badminton belt loop
Flag football belt loop
Chess belt loop
Fitness rank requirements: front roll, back roll, falling forward roll, play catch, run or jog in place for five minutes, walk a line back and forth and sideways, walk the edge of a board six steps each way
Elective 8 b, c, d
IF Wolf Scouts read books or watch programs (check out PBS online programs, such as Nova) for one hour, they will complete the Nova "Swing" award; they completed all the other requirements at camp.
Elective 2
Elective 15c

Bear Scouts Westfair:
Archery belt loop and pin
Badminton belt loop
Flag football belt loop
Chess belt loop
Elective 8 a,b,c
Elective 4c
Elective 7 b,c
Fitness rank requirements: curl ups, push ups, standing long jump, softball throw, 2-person contests, relays
IF Bear Scouts read books or watch programs (check out PBS online programs, such as Nova) for one hour, they will complete the Nova "Swing" award; they completed all the other requirements at camp.

Webelos Scouts Westfair:
Archery belt loop and pin
Badminton belt loop
Flag football belt loop
Chess belt loop
Showman Music 2
Scholar 8, 9
Athlete 1,2, 4 and 5
Engineer 7,8, 9 and 10
Sportsman 1,2, 3
Readyman 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 12, 13, 15 (Readyman was completed)
Outdoorsman 11, 7
IF Webelos Scouts read books or watch programs (check out PBS online programs, such as Nova) for one hour, they will complete the Nova "Swing" award; they completed all the other requirements at camp.

Narrows River Park:
Wolf Scouts:
Elective 13d and e

Bear Scouts:
Elective 12 b, c, e, f
Elective 15 c, d, e

Webelos Scouts:
Forester

Twilight camp in Shenandoah, Iowa!  

Join us on July 12, 13, and 14 at Pioneer Park for three evenings of fun!  

To register, go to https://scoutingevent.com/?TBThreeDayCubCamp

Activities will include:

Training to be a Knight
Grail Quest
Leather Project
Make medieval musical instruments
Make paper and secret codes
Archery
Wrist rockets
Fishing
Lots of skits, songs, and games!

Why We Take Our Sons to Day Camp

Day Camp starts next week and things are pretty crazy at the Cruse household. There's a 7-foot dragon living in the kitchen.  There are piles and piles of plaster chess pieces covering the kitchen table.  There's a sock 'em bopper blow-up man in the living room, waiting to get pounded by "knights in training."  There's everything BUT room to walk.

This has me wondering "Will it all be worth it?  What are we doing this for, anyway?"  

And today my sister, whose son had a dear friend killed in a senseless hate crime last year, sent me this message. Her son's friend, Reat Underwood, was an active Scout in the Heart of America Council.  My sister sent me a link to a website for at his Council website.  You can check it out at http://www.hoac-bsa.org/remembering-reat. 

Here is a fragment of what Mindy posted about her son Reat's time in Scouting as a Cub: 

"The fond and now cherished memories of each and every campout are so important to me.  .  . Camping with Reat slowed me down.  It helped me stand still, breathe and watch with gratitude as he learned to be kind, paint, shoot a rocket, throw a Frisbee, tie a knot, start a fire, shower with his shorts on, kill a spider, use a lolly, clean a lolly, pet a snake, clean a table while singing a song and shoot a BB gun." 

Our sons go to camp and earn belt loops and pins, and they may bring a bunch of stuff home. More importantly, though, they have experiences that shape their character.  This year, they will learn to value the outdoors.  They will learn the importance of preparing for experiences that could be coming their way in the next couple of years.  They will make friends, sing songs, play, and fill their heads with knowledge and try their hand at skills. 

WE gain something from Cub Scout Day Camp, too.  We gain moments with our sons. We gain time to slow down our lives.  Like Mindy, we get a chance to stand still, breathe, and watch with gratitude as we see our sons in action.  

Day Camp will be here as soon as we blink, and it will go by quickly.  Let's treasure the moments as it happens and embed those moments as memories that will bring us joy for the rest of our lives. 

We have three updates following on the pre-camp leaders' meetings:

1.  Pre-Camp Party!

     Sunday, June 20
     Noon
     Westfair
     Help the fairgrounds transition from Country Music Festival to Day Camp. Westfair is letting us use their fair grounds in return for us preparing the space for our own day camp.  

2.  Food at the Feast (Friday June 27)

We REALLY encourage families to come join in the feast on Friday!  The meal will begin at approximately 5:30 p.m.  Family members who are not registered as Cub Scouts or walking leaders may purchase a wristband for $5 to share in the campers' meal.  For anyone who prefers to eat something else, you are welcome to bring your own picnic dinner.  The meal will include: 

Roast

Salad

Bread

Cooked Carrots

Fruit pie for dessert

Thanks to Mike Hoppe, head of the Culinary Arts program at IWCC, for helping us prepare this meal! 

3.  Fishing on Saturday, June 28

Fishing will begin at 6:30 a.m. on Saturday, before the Medieval Fair.  Boys must be accompanied by a walking leader or parent in order to fish or be in camp.  

An all-camp breakfast will be provided at 8 a.m.   Families are welcome to participate, using the wristband they purchased for the Friday night feast. 

Imagine this space teeming with Cub Scouts! 

That's what the scene will be on Saturday, June 21! 

Join us at Cedar Park in Creston, IA for a one-day, "Day Camp on the Road!" 

9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Register by Friday, June 6 at 

https://scoutingevent.com/?TBOneDayCubCamp

Camp fees cover 

T-shirt, patch, and snack

A day of Page-to-Knight training that includes: 

• Archery
• Physical training to be a knight
• Create your own armor
• Jousting
• A Mock Battle (melee)
• Engineering challenge (This is a STEM activity)
• Stained glass creation
• Badminton
• Leather project 
• Fight off a marauding intruder!

The Knights are on the Move!

We have an exciting change to Day Camp location for five-day camp. 

On Friday June 27 and Saturday June 28 we will hold camp at Narrows River Park instead of Lake Manawa.  What does this mean? 

We will have the full park to ourselves, including an established archery range, playground equipment, and covered shelter!  Knights will be able to fish in the river during our fishing activity, and all of our activities will be in close proximity. 

Because of the change in location we will not have overnight camping.  We will still have an all-camp feast and campfire on Friday night.  It should end by 8:30 p.m.  We will still offer fishing at 6:30 a.m. on Saturday morning.  Camp will begin for everyone with an all-camp breakfast at 8 a.m. on Saturday. 

Thanks to all the Cub Scout leaders who registered their Cubs in time for 

Early Bird Registration, which closed on April 15. 

Your tabletop trebuchets will be delivered to you at the May Roundtable meeting, so you may pass them on to your Cub Scouts. 

It's not too late to register for Day Camp!  Go to: 

https://scoutingevent.com/?TBCubScoutDayCamp2014