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Welcome to the home page for Cub Scout Pack 85 in Seattle's Magnolia Neighborhood.

Photo of Pinewood Derby race
 Pumpkin Carving Contest

Rocket launch
 We meet at Magnolia Presbyterian Church, 3051 28th Ave. W., corner of 28th and Dravus.  If  you are interested, you are welcome to drop in during our meetings and find out about Cub Scouting.

News:

In May we went geocaching between Discovery Park and the Ballard Locks.  We searched for hidden "treasure" using Global Positioning Satellite receivers.  Those who participated had a lot of fun.  Many thanks to Mandy and Tim for leading this, and to Geocaching.com for lending the GPS receivers.

Our June pack meeting on June 12 was the last meeting of the school year, was our Blue and Gold banquet to celebrate the past year and pass out awards.  It was held at the usual meeting place, Magnolia Presbyterian Church, 3051 28th Ave. W.  Congratulations to the boys (and their parents) who completed their advancement.

A good portion of the pack went to Cub Scout Day Camp, which was July 8 - 11 at Carkeek Park.  A great time was had by all.

We held our Raingutter Regatta on Sunday September 14 at Ella Bailey Park  It was nice and sunny this year, and a brisk wind helped the boats with fast sailing.

Upcoming Events:

For October we will reverse the order of the den and pack meetings, so that the pumpkin carving contest will be right before Halloween.

In November and December we will move the meetings to the first and third Thursdays to avoid conflicting with holidays.

This year we will be planning a number of joint activities with Pack 80.  These will likely include Wolf/Bear winter camp in December, Webelos winter camp in January and soapbox derby and bicycle rodeo in the spring.  We will likely have some combined den outings as well.  Stay tuned for details.


Really Old News has been moved to the Old News Page.


Outing at Carkeek Park
Climbing Wall



Corn Maze

This year we are holding Pack Meetings on the second Thursday of the month, and Den Meetings on the fourth Thursday of the month (except for November and December).  Meetings are held at the Magnolia Presbyterian Church at the corner of Dravus and 28th on top of the hill in Magnolia at 7pm in the fellowship hall downstairs.  Please contact us so that you will be notified if there are any changes.  In the spring we usually need to juggle the schedule to work around baseball games and practices.

Schedule of Meetings, 2008 - 2009

Note:  New events are added from time to time and meetings are often rescheduled to accomodate schedule conflicts.  Please contact us to be notified of upcoming events.
Sept. 11 (Thursday)
 First Pack Meeting of the school year.  7:00 PM at Magnolia Presbyterian Church.
Sept. 14 (Sunday) Raingutter Regatta.  At Ella Bailey Park, 1:00 PM.  Hot Dogs will be served.
Sept. 26 (Friday)
 First Den Meeting of the school year.  7:00 PM at Magnolia Presbyterian Church.  Note: This will have to be moved to avoid conflict with Lawton School curriculum night. Stay tuned for the new date.
Oct. 9 (Thursday) October Den Meeting.  7:00 PM at Magnolia Presbyterian Church.  We are switching the den and pack meetings for October so that the pumpkin carving contest will be closer to Halloween.  The dens will meet together and learn about knife safety (good to have before the pumpkin carving contest!).  Please turn in popcorn orders tonight.
Oct. 23 (Thursday)
 October Pack Meeting.  7:00 PM at Magnolia Presbyterian Church.  This will be the Pumpkin Carving Contest.  Be sure to bring your own pumpkin!
Nov. 6  (Thursday)
 November Den Meeting.  6;30 PM at B. H.'s.  We will work on cooking (Bear chapter 9). Please Contact Us for details.  Moved to the first Thursday for Nov. & Dec. to avoid holidays.
Nov. 20  (Thursday) November Pack Meeting.  7:00 PM at Magnolia Presbyterian Church.  Moved to the third Thursday for Nov. & Dec. to avoid holidays.
Dec. 4 (Thursday)
 December Pack Meeting.  7:00 PM at Magnolia Presbyterian Church.    Moved to the first Thursday for Nov. & Dec. to avoid holidays.
Dec. 6-7
 Wolf-Bear Winter Camp at Camp Sheppard
Dec.  18
(Thursday)
 December Den Meeting.  7:00 PM at Magnolia Presbyterian Church.  Moved to the third Thursday for Nov. & Dec. to avoid holidays.
Jan. 8  (Thursday) January Pack Meeting.  7:00 PM at Magnolia Presbyterian Church.
Jan. 22  (Thursday) January Den Meeting.  7:00 PM at Magnolia Presbyterian Church.
Feb.12 (Thursday) February Pack Meeting.  7:00 PM at Magnolia Presbyterian Church.  Pinewood Derby Race!  Note that this might need to be moved to the the first Thursday.  Please Contact Us if you would like to participate and want a car kit.
Feb.26 (Thursday) February Den Meeting.  7:00 PM at Magnolia Presbyterian Church.
Mar. 12 (Thursday) March Pack Meeting.  7:00 PM at Magnolia Presbyterian Church.  Note that meetings might need to be moved to Wednesdays in March to avoid conflict with Lawton School functions.
Mar. 26 (Thursday) March Den Meeting.  7:00 PM at Magnolia Presbyterian Church.   Note that meetings might need to be moved to Wednesdays in March to avoid conflict with Lawton School functions.
Apr. 9 (Thursday)
 April Pack Meeting.  7:00 PM at Magnolia Presbyterian Church.
Apr. 23
 (Thursday)
 April Den Meeting.  7:00 PM at Magnolia Presbyterian Church.
May 14   (Thursday)
 May Pack Meeting.  7:00 PM at Magnolia Presbyterian Church.
May
Litter Pick-up along Gilman Avenue.  Meet at 2:00 PM at Lawton School, teachers' parking lot.  Tentative date.
May16-17
 Mom and Me Camp at Camp Sheppard.  Tentative date.
TBD
 May outing TBD.
May 28   (Thursday) May Den Meeting.  7:00 PM at Magnolia Presbyterian Church.
June 11 (Thursday)
 Pack Meeting - Blue and Gold Banquet.  6:30 PM at Magnolia Presbyterian Church.
Jul. TBD
 Cub Scout Day  Camp, at Carkeek Park.  More information at:  http://home.comcast.net/~auroradaycamp/


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Be sure to check out the Boy Scout Troop 85 web site at: http://www.troop-85.org

Last updated Nov. 1, 2008