Boy Scout Troop 61 - SPAGHETTI DINNER!!

"A piece of spaghetti or a military unit can only be led from the front end." - George S. Patton

Boy Scout Troop 61

~ All You Can Eat ~

SPAGHETTI DINNER!!

Saturday, January 29, 2011

4:00 – 7:00 PM

South Congregational Church

1301 Forbes Street, East Hartford

Cost:  $6 Adults; $4, ages 12 & under

Max. $20 per Family

I don't know about you, but I'm getting hungry already!

Streaming ... probably not.

It was a great idea but I don't think we'll be able to get the wires setup for it tomorrow. The problem is getting an internet connection to the section of the room we need. Hopefully we'll be able to try something like this next year or at the regionals.

The Derby and the Weather

It looks like Friday we will be having some typical New England weather and this has a chance to impact our plans for the annual Pinewood Derby. 

• Thursday night we'll assemble the track after 7pm (I have a commitment and won't be there till about then, Bryan is not feeling well)
• Friday is normally when we get the track ready for the next day but this week it may be difficult to get there, also we have fun with movie night in the evening. This is usually the night most people check in their cars. If the conditions are not optimal we will not be meeting there in the evening, I will post a notice here on the blog.
• If we can't do weigh-in on Friday I'll need any adults available to be at the church as early as possible on Saturday morning, we'll get the cars checked in and ready for the noon racing. Matt Milbrant and myself will be probably be making sure the track is ready so it is critical we have additional adults to check-in the cars.

Please check here for updates.

- Scott

Pinewood Derby 1-22-11

The time is nearly here for the Annual Pinewood Derby, a very exciting time for our pack. Here's the info you need on the race and events leading up to it.

• January 19th starting at 6:00 we'll be doing some initial weigh-ins. This is the night to come check out your car, make sure it's close on weight and clearance.
• January 20th at about 6:30 we'll be assembling the track, we'll be looking for adults to help because the track hasn't gotten lighter over the years. If we have volunteers I'd like to have a table for check-ins also.
• January 21st at 6:30pm we'll be having our annual pre-race movie night, we will be testing the track and doing final check-ins for cars. After this, we will not be checking-in cars so this is the time.
• January 22nd is the day, we'll open the doors to scouts at 11am when they will have their chance to vote for best car in the various classes. Racing will begin at noon and usually goes till about 3pm. 

Some important points

• Scouts are expected to stay till then end to help cleanup, the more help we have the faster it goes.
• Cars will be checked in on the 21st as the latest, this allows us to stage them for judging. There is a lot of things going on the 22nd, we won't be able to do last minute check-in.
• The Masons will be once again be sharing our event with their CT-CHIP program, please stop by with your children to take advantage of it, for details: http://ctchip.org/index.php/about.html
• We're going to try something new this year, live streaming of the event if possible. The URL will be http://www.ustream.tv/channel/pack-61-pinewood-derby we hope to use it so you can share the excitement of the Derby with those that can't attend.