Gates County Scouts 155 Bears

02/11/2024

Scout Sunday

01/19/2023

A former NASA engineer explains how you can use science to make the fastest car at your next Pinewood Derby.

01/18/2023

Bring your pine wood derby cars to scouts next week. We will bring some tools to shape the cars. We will work on them at the meeting.

01/11/2023

I lost a small power cord for my speaker - if you find it please let me know. Thanks

11/03/2022

For Scouts who may not have a Bear Book -
Bear Required Adventure: Fellowship and Duty to God
Complete the following requirements.

1. Discuss with your parent, guardian, den leader, or other caring adult what it means to do your duty to God. Tell how you do your duty to God in your daily life.

2. Complete at least one of the following:

A. Identify a person whose faith you admire, and discuss this person with your family.
B. With a family member, provide service to a place of worship or a spiritual community, school, or community organization that puts into practice your ideals of duty to God and strengthens your fellowship with others.

3. Complete at least one of the following:

A. Earn the religious emblem of your faith that is appropriate for your age, if you have not already done so.

B. Make a list of things you can do to practice your duty to God as you are taught in your home or place of worship or spiritual community. Select two of the items and practice them for two weeks.

11/03/2022

Hello Parents - Last meeting the scouts worked on "Duty To God". The scouts need to do page 80 for Homework as well as the 2 items they wrote down on page 85 which was a list of 2 things that they would do daily for the next 2 weeks. We also did did item 1 on page

10/04/2022

https://scoutingmagazine.org/2013/02/the-10-essentials/

Don't leave home for the outdoors without these basic items. They could save your life.

09/21/2022

Scouts building boat.

09/13/2022

Last week we worked on Bear Required Adventure: "Bear Necessities" (1.) Demonstrate how to tie two half hitches and explain what the hitch is used for.
(2.) Helped set up a tent. Determine a good spot for the tent, and explain to your den leader why you picked it.

This week we will continue on the Bear Required Adventure: Bear Necessities
(1) Make a list of items you should take along on the activity selected in Requirement 1.
(2) Make a list of equipment that the group should bring along in addition to each Scout’s personal gear for the activity selected in Requirement 1.

We will also do an activity in Bear Required Adventure: Fur, Feathers, and Ferns
(1) Learn about composting and how vegetable waste can be turned into fertilizer for plants.

I also plan to continue teaching a new knot to the scouts each meeting - this week the figure 8

09/13/2022

Here is a PDF of Bear Requirements

04/12/2022

I have a Chowan University commitment that I have to attend. I will not be able to make the meeting. Jane will have someone do the fishing program with our bears.

02/15/2022

Cub Scout Family Camp

April 22-24

Cub Scouts and their families are invited to escape the indoors and experience a variety of activities during a fun-filled weekend at Pipsico Scout Reservation. Cub Scout Family Camping Weekends are an opportunity to get away from the busy buzz of the city for the weekend and enjoy some time in the great outdoors. Explore with nature walks, shooting sports, crafts, and fishing. To assist with campsite assignments, it is recommended that you register your entire pack at one time.