Pack 283 places first in the District Pinewood Derby
The Lake Minnetonka District Pinewood Derby was held on April 14th where twelve scouts from Pack 283 participated.  There were 143 scouts participating in the event from cub packs throughout the region.  Martin J. took first place in the championship race edging out the second place finisher by only one hundredth of a second over four races.  Michael P. took second place in the Webelos rank and sixth in the championship race.  Zachary S. took second in the Wolf rank and placed seventh in the Championship race.  Congratulations to these three scouts for their efforts and for representing Pack 283 in the upcoming Council Pinewood Derby to be held at the Mall of America on June 2nd. 

For more information on the Council race see
http://www.northernstarbsa.org/News/PinewoodDerby07.asp

One leader in each category is selected from the entire Lake Minnetonka District: Rob Houts: Outstanding Tiger Leader Lori Henrich: Outstanding Den Leader Jeff Hagen: Outstanding Assistant Cubmaster Connie FagreL Outstanding Pack Committee Chair

Laurie Henrich, Connie Fagre         Jeff Hagen, Rob Houts

Pack 283 Scouts do well in Regional Pinewood Derby.
May 2006
Scouts Martin and Ryan took 2nd and 3rd place at the Lake Minnetonka Regional Pinewood Derby competition. Cheer them on as they compete for the regional championship at the Mall of America June 3rd.

Pack 283 has been designated a Quality Unit for 2006 by the Boy Scouts of America.
April 2006
This is the second year in a row Pack 283 has recieved this distintion. To be designated a Quality Unit, a pack must meet a number of standards regarding leadership, training, Pack meetings, events and advancement. Scouts shoudl sew their Quality Unit patch on their uniform about an inch below their den patch.

Pack 283 installs new Cubmaster and Assistant Cubmaster at its Blue and Gold Banquet
February 2006
Congratulations and thanks to Jerry Asplund and Jeff Hagen for volunteering to be our Pack 283 Cubmaster and Assistant Cubmaster.
They were installed in their new positions at a ceremony at the February 13 Blue and Gold Dinner.
Pack 283 has a wonderful group of adult leaders in place for 2006.
We still have a few important openings, including our upcoming Rum River Camping Trip. If you can help please contact Connie Fagre

GREAT JOB SCOUTS!!

The Pack has been working to fill those positions and has a wonderful roster of volunteers who have generously stepped up to help out in 2006 and beyond.

However, a number of key positions remain open, most notably members of our important Cubmaster committee (a committee of three people to share planning and running Pack meetings during the school year). We are also looking for a Rum River Coordinator for our 4/06 event and an Assistant Treasurer who would become Treasurer in January 2007. There are two new positions open as well: Community Service Coordinator and Coordinator of our new Family Camping event in October 2006.

We especially welcome parents who are not den leaders to help out in some way each year (as you can see most of the adults in Pack leadership positions are also den leaders!) Training and support is provided for all positions. You can email leader@pack283.net if you have questions about any of these opportunities or know someone you think would be perfect for one of these jobs.