Pack 127

Printing Pictures

sharonflores70@yahoo.com — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 19:11:00 GMT

Did you know you can print pictures for our image gallery

Just double click on picture you would like and it will come up on other window, Then just hit print.

Print pictures of your scout for you own records

New Belt Loops Coming

sharonflores70@yahoo.com — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 18:45:00 GMT

New Cub Scout Belt Loops: listed in the new Insignia Guide include: Abilities Awareness (17861-Loop, 14700-Pin), Family Travel (17862-Loop, 14701-Pin), Good Manners (17863 - Loop, 14702-Pin), Hiking (17865-Loop, 14707-Pin), Hockey (17864-Loop, 14706-Pin), Horseback Riding (17866 - Loop, 14708 Pin), Pet Care (17869 - Loop, 14703-Pin, Photography (17870 - Loop, 14704-Pin), Reading and Writing (17871-Loop, 14705-Pin), Skateboarding (17867-Loop, 14709 - Pin), Video Game (17868 - Loop, 14710-Pin).

Local News

sharonflores70@yahoo.com — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 18:48:00 GMT

Local News: Did you see our own "Mr. Boys Life", Yahara District volunteer, John Frey, in the Sunday newspaper promoting a project to repair the Statue of Liberty replica in Warner Park? This statue was a gift to the City of Madison from the Boy Scouts in 1950 as part of the 40th anniversary celebration and there are over 200 of these statues across the country. Conservation efforts as a 2010 or Eagle project? Contact John Frey at (608) 249-6718.

The Power of the Glacier

sharonflores70@yahoo.com — Sun, 22 Mar 2009 20:53:00 GMT

Scouting News

The Power of the Glacier

A mere 15,000 years ago, during the Ice Age, most of northern North America lay under the grip of colossal ice sheets. The effects of the advancing and retreating glaciers can be seen in the headlands of Cape Cod, the Finger Lakes of New York, and the hills of Michigan, but nowhere is the glacier's mark upon the land more impressive than in Wisconsin. Indeed, the State has lent its name to the most recent series of glacial advances and retreats, the Wisconsin Glaciation lasting from about 100,000 to 10,000 years ago.

The advancing ice was channeled into the lowlands now occupied by Lakes Superior and Michigan, Green Bay, and the Fox River, and it was impeded by the uplands of the Bayfield, Keweenaw, and Door Peninsulas. The ice was thus split into six major lobes as it flowed across the State. The Green Bay Lobe, which had few obstructions in its path, penetrated as far south as present-day Janesville in Rock County.

The ice within the lobes was almost always sliding or creeping toward the edges of the glacier, even as it melted. As the ice moved, it froze around grains of sand, pebbles, and boulders, picked them up, and carried them along. In other areas streamlined, elongate hills called drumlins were formed. Wisconsin's State capitol, Madison, sits atop one of these hills. When the ice melted at the edges of the lobes, the sand, silt, cobbles, and boulders frozen in it were released and formed ridges called moraines. Even as the glacier melted back, ice usually continued to flow toward its edge, bringing more debris with it. Occasionally the flow stopped, the ice stagnated, and blocks of ice detached from the glacier were buried in debris. Many of Wisconsin's lakes lie in the depressions formed by the melting of the buried ice. The Green Bay Lobe also left a moraine in Sauk County which blocked both ends of a gorge in the Baraboo hills creating Devil's Lake. Streams flowing over, under, and beyond the glacier also left deposits that vary our landscape. The conical hills of water-rounded sand and cobbles called kames, that stud parts of the Kettle Moraine, are deposits of streams that flowed downward through cracks in the ice.

Wisconsin's legacy from the glaciers and meltwater streams of the Ice Age is a landscape of great diversity and beauty. The State's many lakes and ponds, forested hills and ridges, and gently rolling farmlands remind us of the glacier's visit and beckon us to come, explore, and enjoy!

Centennial Commemorative Coin

sharonflores70@yahoo.com — Sat, 21 Mar 2009 18:16:00 GMT

Commemorative Coin Receives Presidential Approval

Boy Scouts of America’s Centennial Commemorative Coin Receives Presidential Approval

Scouting Activities in Underserved Areas to Benefit from Share of Proceeds

DALLAS, October 16, 2008—President Bush recently signed into law the Boy Scouts of America Centennial Commemorative Coin Act (H.R. 5872) which authorizes the minting of 350,000 silver dollar coins in recognition of BSA’s 100th Anniversary in 2010. Only two commemorative coins are selected for U.S. Mint production each year, and minting of the coins for 2010 will occur between February 8, 2010 and January 1, 2011. For each coin sold, there is a $10 surcharge – representing a $3,500,000 donation – that will be made available to local councils in the form of grants for the extension of Scouting in hard to serve areas.

The Boy Scouts of America was founded on February 8, 1910. Since then more than 111 million youth have participated in Scouting’s traditional programs, including 248 members of the House of Representatives and the Senate. In the past four years alone, Scouting youth and their leaders have volunteered more than 6,500,000 hours of service in their communities through more than 75,000 service projects.

“It is a great honor for the Scouts to be recognized with this Centennial Commemorative coin. We thank the President, the House and the Senate, especially Congressman Sessions and Senator Sessions for their support,” said Bob Mazzuca, Chief Scout Executive, Boy Scouts of America. This is a treasured moment in the history of our organization and we are grateful for the millions of Scouts and volunteers who have served as the foundation of our success for nearly 100 years.”

The act received strong bipartisan support from both the House and the Senate. Introduced earlier this year to Congress by Congressman Pete Sessions (R-TX), an Eagle Scout with four generations of Boy Scouts in his family, the act received overwhelming approval with 403 Members of Congress voting for it. “Boy Scouts are a significant part of American culture, shaping the values, citizenship, and skills of millions of young men,” Congressman Pete Sessions stated. “From conservation to character building, the Boy Scouts 100th Anniversary celebrates the highest Scouting ideals of helping others and making communities stronger.”

Senator Jeff Sessions (R-AL), who also is an Eagle Scout, was the Senate sponsor of this legislation, which passed by unanimous consent on September 27, 2008. “I am pleased that the Senate has approved this legislation to mint a commemorative coin celebrating an important mark in the Boy Scouts history. Scouting has been a positive influence on millions of young men across the country,” said Senator Sessions.

H.R. 5872 legislation states that the commemorative coin must be “emblematic of the 100 years of the largest youth organization in the United States, the Boy Scouts of America.” The act also outlines other design mandates of the silver dollar including that it must show its designated value, the year 2010 and have inscriptions of the words “Liberty”, “In God We Trust”, and “E Pluribus Unum”. The coin will weigh 26.73 grams, have a diameter of 1.5 inches and contain 90 percent silver and 10 percent copper. The design will be selected by the Secretary of the Treasury after consultation with Chief Scout Executive Bob Mazucca and the Commission of Fine Arts. The selected coin design will also be reviewed by the Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee.

Earlier this year, the Boy Scouts of America kicked off a multi-year 100th Anniversary celebration. Over the next two years, BSA will reintroduce to America the contributions Scouting makes in communities across the country and the positive impact Scouting has on millions of young lives. The 100th Anniversary celebration will include major national events, activities, and initiatives to engage nearly 3 million youth and 1.2 million volunteers; an estimated 50 million Scouting alumni; and the general public.

About the Boy Scouts of America
Serving nearly 4.7 million young people between 7 and 20 years of age with more than 300 councils throughout the United States and its territories, the Boy Scouts of America is the nation’s foremost youth program of character development and values-based leadership training.

Bear Pack 127 launches

sharonflores70@yahoo.com — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 18:28:00 GMT

Bear Pack 127, Den 5 Launched a New Website Today, 3-21-09

Look back often for updates

Bear Pack 127 can be accessed at http://pack127bear.terapad.com/.