CUB  SCOUTS -  PACK  139
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FIRST CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH CHERRYFIELD
United Church of Christ
River Road, P.O.  Box 104
Cherryfield, Maine
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Cub Scout Pack 139 
 Cub Scouting celebrated a 75th Birthday this past year and has been providing a healthy, character building, fun program for over 25 years here in Cherryfield. Boys meet in Dens once a week at the Den Leader's home and work on projects with the monthly theme.
 
The Dens meet as a Pack Meeting, once a month, usually at the Church - all the relatives and the public is invited. Pack Meetings are an evening of fun, games, skits and jokes.  Annual favorites include the Pinewood Derby with miniature race cars, the Cake Auction with fabulous cakes made by the boys and their dads/uncles or granddads and the Blue and Gold Banquet.
 
We hope to attend Cub Scout Camp at Kathadin Area Council's Camp Roosevelt in E. Eddington either Pal n Me for three days or a week of camp for the older boys.  Camp is expensive so we will need to raise the money for those who want to go.
 Special events and outings are planned for each month. Skiing, tubing, ice fishing and the Bangor Scout Show are examples.
 
Boys 6 - 10 
 
Tiger Cubs Den # 1 (grade 1) - meets at Den Leader Ronnie Smith's house in Milbridge - Call 546-3418
 
Wolf and Bear Den # 2 (grades 2-3) - Meet at the Church - Den Leader Jane McBride 546-7074, Asst. Den Leader Vanessa Young 546-7830
 
Webelos Den # 4 (grades 4-5) - Meets at Den Leader Carrie Dow's home, call 546-2733
 
Cubmaster: Kristine Beal, 546-2883; Asst. Cubmaster: Carrie Dow, 546-2733; Committee Chairman: Peter Duston 546-7559
Treasurer:  TBD         Committee:  Phil White, Foster Mathews, Rev. Neil Wilson, Carrie Dow, Erika Sprague, Wendy Guzzetta
Fund Raising - On-going bottle drive - call Peter Duston 546-7559
 
ADULT PLANNING MEETING -  Weds, June 7th
2nd Weds of the Month @ 6:00 at the Church
 
Pack Meetings: Closing Awards - Weds, June 14th

 

 

June 14th - Weds - 6pm

June 19 - 21st   Cub Scout Day Camp in E. Machias - Theme this year is Magic. Opening at 9am.

July 1 - Cherryfield Parade - marching

July 26th to 28th - Pal & Me Camp for younger Cubs and their adult partner (parent) - Camp Roosevelt

July 30th - Aug 4   Week long Cub Camp at KSR - Camp Roosevelt in E. Eddington.  Money is available for camp.

 

 



 

 

ANNUAL EVENTS:

FAMILY ICE FISHING DERBY - FEB VACATION

This fun event is open to all families in the area. The Pack will provide traps, bait and cut the holes. There will be a bonfire for hot dogs and marsh mellows, hot coco and snowmobile rides on the ice. In 2004 over 50 people came and almost every kid caught at least one fish.

    PINE WOOD DERBY CAR
Cherryfield  Congregational Church's Basement

Annual Cake Auction - boys and adult partners baked and decorate fabulous cakes that are judged (every boy wins) for their theme. The cakes are then auctioned off as a fund raiser.

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You could feel the energy and excitment at the 2006 annual Cub Scout Pinewood Derby in Cherryfield Saturday night.  This perennial event has been a high light in Cub Scouting for over 50 years.  This year as the Boy Scouts of America is celebrating the  75th anniversary of the Cub program for the younger boys, it seems to many that the world of boys, ages 6 - 10 has dramatically changed since those earlier days of Cubbing.  Many adults who support Cub Scouting today are worried about drugs, violence, abuse, neglect and see the Cub program as a safe way for boys to learn some good habits and skills, develop their character and have fun all at the same time.  It is disheartening to many of these same adults to see the legal attacks against the scouting programs in this country under the guise of "protecting the constitution" or "fair play" or "separation of church and state", "gender discrimination" etc. The local schools generally don't even allow Cub Activities in the schools because "cults" might want to get into the school if the Cubs are allowed.

 
What was evident Saturday night in Cherryfield was a traditional, old fashioned  night of fun.  The boys and their dads (or adult partner in our modern "fractured family age") carve out a small wooden race car from a standard Pinewood derby Kit that has to meet certain basic standards of weight/wheel and axle size and style.  These cars are rolled down a long track in pairs and heats to determine winners.  The winners are able to race their cars for the grand championship in Bangor at the annual Scout Booth Show of the Katahdin Area Council of the Boy Scouts of America.
 
This years race was orchestrated by Cubmaster Kristine Beal with assistance  Assistant Cubmaster Carrie Dow.  Den Dad Boo Endre was the Starter and Pastor Neil Wilson the head Judge.  Pit crew assistance was provided by fathers George Beal, David Dow .
 
Trophies went to Webelos Cubs: Derrick Dow - 1st, Zachery Young 2nd, Michael Rolfe 3rd.  Jacob Endre was the alternate .All the cubs received participation ribbons. In the sibling race, Logan Beal's car beat Derrick's car and Derrick in scout fashion gave his trophy to young Logan - what a guy!.
 

The "Scout Band" accompanies the Easter Bunny (Jessica Schrader) - but don't tell the little kids.  Boy Scout Beck Duston plays the March, Webelos Scout Derrick Dow keeps the beat.  The 2004 annual Parade and Easter Egg Hunt was organized by our own Juli Beal and her sister Lori Barbee with help from the Red Hatters.
 

The 2004 Scouting Sunday was celebrated at First Congregational Church in Cherryfield.  In this photo, Pastor Joe Palmer demonstrated native american fire by bow and arrow to Cub Scouts of the Church's pack.  Left to right - Jordan Perry, Chad Perry, Michael Rolfe, Joeseph Guzzetta and Ben McBride.  Brownies and Girl Scouts were invited but due to a big program at UMM, were unable to attend

 

Joseph Guzzetta shows off his Pinewood Derby Car

Andrew Atwater shows off his Pinewood Derby Car

Cubs of Pack 139 watch from the "pit area" as their 'buddies" cars race in the annual Pinewood Derby held in the Church basement, Sat night.
 

"Pit Area" at the Pinewood derby - cars made by the boys ,

Judges at the finish line.

Guzzetta on the right watch as their Pinewood Derby cars "roar" out of the starting gate activated by Cub Dad, David Bloomer in the annual Pack 139 Pinewood Derby,

Here Andy Sprague helps Ryan Beal and Boo Endre helps his son Jacob "lube" their cars with graphite before the race.

Savage Bloomer and Andy Sprague inspect the race cars.

6 year old Jacob Endre shows off his car and ribbon at the annual Pinewood Derby
 

2nd Place Trophy goes to Derrick Dow

Jordan Perry won the 1st place trophy, Beaver Dublin took third in the annual Pinewood Derby held by Cub Pack 139
 

FEBRUARY 19, 2005 ICE FISHING DERBY

Saturday, Feb.19, 2005 over 50 Cub Scouts and parents gathered for an all day Ice Fishing Derby. 





Joe Guzzetta lands his first fish.
 

 

 

                                              


Time for roasting hot dogs and marsh mellows.


 

 

Tending your pop up is part
of ice fishing. Thanks to our new Tiger Den Dan for his huge help.

 

 

 


 

Ben Mc Bride lands the biggest fish at 21 inches,

 

 

 

 

Cubs on "Top of the World" in Cherryfield.  Vacation hike up Young Tunk Mountain
 Photos by Peter Duston

Cub Scouts preparing to climb.

                                                                                                                  Making new friend. Josh & Ross.

 

 

 

 

 

Cub Scout at Top of the World-High Five

 

 

 

 

 

 

You can see for ever from the mountain top.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Moms & Dads made the climb too .Chad & Kathy

                                                                                                                 The Cub Scout had a great time.