Announcements
Roundtable staff is planning to conduct a leaders’ pinewood derby at the November Roundtable.
For the sake of time, it will be a single-elimination race. In conjunction with the race, we
are sponsoring a pinewood derby car design contest. Ribbons will be awarded in several
categories. A prize will be awarded to the ‘best’ car design. All ‘winning’ cars will be
‘donated’ to Southern Sky district—to be utilized by our DEs in recruitment efforts, etc.
Your participation will be much appreciated.
Be sure to pick up your attendance bead each month when you sign in at Cub Roundtable and
place it on your Southern Sky rounder along with your participation, song writing, and
Sheldon beads so you’ll have it all together for the next Scout Bucks drawing. ‘Recycle
your printed resources and old uniform components for extra beads.
NOTE: December Roundtable will be at the LDS Church at 1404 E. Main in Allen. This
change is not a permanent change. It is for the month of December.
In order for a unit to be eligible to try to qualify for the 2010 Centennial Quality Unit Award, the
‘attached’ 2010 Centennial Quality Unit Commitment Form must be submitted to the Unit
Commissioner or to Doug Molepski, ASAP. Note: It may be submitted electronically in
PDF form, but not as a JPG.
FYI: Collin County Service Center will have longer Sat. hours (9am-6pm) now through Oct.
Back by popular demand to the Heard Museum October 1, 2009 to January 31, 2010 is the
Dinosaurs Live! Exhibit with life-size animatronic dinosaurs. See their web-site
http://www.heardmuseum.org for more information.
Cub Scout Leader Specific Training is scheduled for Sat., October 3, 2009, 8am-noon. Cost is
$5. You can register on-line. Remember, Cubmasters and Committee Chairs are required to
be trained in order to recharter.
The National Scouting Museum in Irving is sponsoring Zooniversity on Sat., Oct. 3 at 11am.
Zooniversity is a traveling wildlife education company that introduces children and adults to
the fascinating world of exotic animals. Professional wildlife educators will introduce youth
to an amazing collection of wonderful, and unique African animal ambassadors—all former
unwanted, injured or abused exotic animals—and explain how the animals adapt to life in the
desert, savanna, forests, jungle and islands of the Dark Continent. Admission is free.
Tigers & Partners should plan to participate in the Tiger Cub Lock-in overnighter 7pm, Friday,
October 9 – 8am, Saturday, October 10 in the gymnasium @ First United Methodist Church
(601 South Greenville Avenue-- Allen, Texas). Participants should eat dinner before
attending. $15 per Tiger Cub (at the door/cash only) registration fee includes a fun program
of activities and a hot dog snack Friday evening and donuts, juice, and coffee Saturday
morning. Participants should bring sleeping bags, blanket, and pillows, but no tents or cots,
please. Please see ‘attached’ flyer for details.
BALOO – Basic Adult Leader Outdoor Orientation training will be on Saturday, October 17,
8am to 1pm, at the pavilion behind the LDS Church at Alma & Exchange in Allen.
OWL—Outdoor Webelos Leader Training is also scheduled on Saturday, October 17, 8am to
6pm, at the pavilion behind the LDS Church at Alma & Exchange in Allen.
SMU 2009 Football Circle Ten Scouting night is October 17. SMU vs. Navy Midshipmen at
Ford Stadium at SMU at 7pm. Reserve sideline tickets are discounted to $20; end zone
reserved to $14. A hot dog and drink voucher is available at $3.50 (one per ticket).
Ticket orders must be received by October 15. For ordering, please see ‘attached’ flyer.
Plans are underway for the (Saturday, October 17, 9am to 5pm) 2009 Jamboree On The Air
(JOTA). The main venue will be the JOTA station at the National Scouting Museum in
Irving. Organizers hope that other radio operators will arrange with them to establish other
JOTA stations around the metroplex area. It has been confirmed that during the JOTA, radio
contact will be established with the Astronauts on board at the International Space Station in
orbit. Organizers plan to select (through a method yet to be established) about 20 scouts
from the metroplex to each ask one question of the Astronauts. The contact with the
International Space Station will be relayed LIVE to all JOTA stations in the DFW area. The
JOTA-2009 at the National Scouting Museum location will include FREE admission to the
Museum whole day on Saturday, FREE kosher food & drink to all participants, a FREE
special JOTA Patch, and a specially designed QSL card for the JOTA. Additionally, there
will be laptop computers throughout the Museum to participate in the JOTI (Jamboree on the
Internet). See ‘attached’ flyer for more information.
Discount Scout prices are available for the October 21-October 25 presentations of
Walking with the Dinosaurs: the Arena Spectacular. At the 7pm shows, the scout price
(for actual Scouts only) is $15 (for Tier 2 and Tier 3 seating). At all other shows, the
Scout price is $20 for those seats. Participating Scouts receive an event patch. See
‘attached’ flyer for additional pricing and ticket order information. Ticket order deadline
is October 14.
Southern Sky District CUBE (Cub Experience) will be on Saturday, October 24, 9am-3pm, @
Meyers Park in McKinney. All Cubs and their school-aged siblings may participate
(siblings may participate in all events except Archery, BBs, and the Woodworking Station).
Packs are asked to sponsor a booth for the event. Registration fees of $10 for Cubs and $5
for siblings are due by Friday, October 2. A special patch is included in the fee for pre-
registered youth. Please see the flyer ‘attached’ for registration information/details.
Packs are asked to please sponsor an activity/booth at the \CUBE. Please sign up for a booth.
October 24, 6pm to 10pm is Halloween at the Heard family fun night. Admission is $15 per
adult, $10 per child 3-12 years of age, children age 2 and under are free. Activities will
include a costume contest for kids 12 and under, trick-or-treating along our Dinosaur Alive!
trail, and a movie on our outdoor amphitheatre stage. Tickets will go on sale via the Heard
website beginning October 1.
Circle 10 Council is offering the “Trainer’s Edge” class on October 24. Cost is $20.
This year’s Circle 10 Council fall ‘Halloween Festival’ Dad & Lad/Mom & Me is scheduled for
October 23-25 at Camp Wisdom. $45 person registration includes 4 meals (breakfast Sat.-
breakfast Sun.). See ‘attached’ flyer for more details and registration information.
October 30 is the Dallas Stars/Southern Painting Boy Scout Sleepover at American Airlines
Center. Check in begins @ 5:30 pm, the event begins @ 7:30, with attendance at the Stars
vs. Florida Panthers game. The registration fee if $45 per person, and includes a game ticket,
an event patch, a t-shirt, the sleepover, skating, movie, and a breakfast snack. Cubs must be
accompanied by a parent/guardian. Participants should bring sleeping gear. Ticket order
deadline is October 9. Please see flyer ‘attached’ for event details and ordering information.
Circle 10 Council is conducting a 2-day NRA Rifle Course at Camp Wisdom on October 31 &
November 1 beginning at 8:30am each day for participants 21 years and older. Cost of
course is $130. Flyer ‘attached’ has details and registration information.
Reminder--Pack Popcorn Kernels--Popcorn orders are due by noon on Tuesday, October 27,
and Friday, November 6th is Popcorn Pick-Up (pick-up details not yet available).
Cub Scout Leader Specific Training will be offered on Thursday, November 5, from 6:00-9:45
at the LDS Church @ Alma & Exchange in Allen. (Concurrent with Roundtable.)
On November 7, the NASCAR Nationwide Series returns to the Texas Motor Speedway
for the running of the O’Reilly Challenge. Registered scouts will have the opportunity
to purchase ‘Scout Day at Texas Motor Speedway’ tickets at $15 per Scout to see
the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series practice and the NASCAR Nationwide Series.
Adult/pack leader tickets will be discounted to $25 per ticket. Tickets should be
ordered as a unit, and must be ordered by October 23, 2009. Your troop’s seats will be
blocked together in a special scout section. Uniformed Cubs and leaders only.
See ‘attached’ flyer for details.
Discount tickets are on sale now through October 21st for the Dallas Maverick’s Scout Night
Friday, November 20, 7:30pm Dallas Mavericks vs. Sacramento Kings game at American
Airlines Center. Regular $31 tickets are $26, regular $15 tickets are $13. All Scouts
will receive a special centennial commemorative patch. Please see ‘attached’ fly for ticket
information.
Discount tickets are also available for the Texas Stampede Pro Rodeo performances
at 7pm on November 13 and 14 at American Airlines Center. Scout ticket prices are:
$70 for lower level; $45 for 200 level; and $25 general admission. Through Oct. 9,
the first 100 Scouts to order and pay will get an added discount ($37.50, $25, & $15).
Ticket order deadline is November 6. For more information, please see flyer ‘attached’.
Circle 10 Council is conducting an Archery Level II Facilitator Class on December 19,
8:30am-3:30pm, at Camp Wisdom. There are 20 openings. Registration is $20.
Acceptance into the course is on a first-come, first-serve (first registered…) basis.
See flyer ‘attached’ for registration information and details.
The 2009 Boy’s Life Reading ‘Say Yes to Reading’ Contest is underway. All Cub Scouts
are eligible. To enter, a cub should write a one-page report of no more
than 500 words, entitled “The Best Book I Read This Year” and submit it along with his
name, address, age, and grade to: Boy’s Life Reading Contest, S306, P.O. Box 152079,
Irving, TX 75015-2079. The book can be fiction or nonfiction. The report has to be in
the boy’s own words. Cubs enter in one of three age categories: 8 years old and younger;
9 and 10 years old; or 11 years old and older. First-place winners in each age category
will receive a $100 gift certificate good for any product in the Boy Scouts official retail
catalog. Second-place winners will receive a $75 gift certificate, and third-place winners a
$50 certificate. Everyone who enters will get a free, unique temporary patch, suitable for
wearing on the right pocket of his uniform shirt. Entries must be postmarked by Dec. 31,
2009 and must include entry information and a business-sized, self-addressed, stamped
envelope. For more details go to www.boyslife.org
The new “This is Scouting” course, which replaces New Leader Essentials is now available on-
line on the E-Training website.
Encourage your youth members to tell the world about what your unit is doing in Scouting and
earn the Top Story Award. Any scout who submits two Scouting-related (Circle 10 Council)
articles or photos that were published in the newspaper (including school newspaper),
magazine, or newsletter (other than Scouting newsletters, websites, or papers) within the
previous twelve month period is eligible for the Top Story Award patch.
The National Scout Museum has theme related and fun activities for Cubs and families.
Please see calendar attached. Admission is free for all visitors to the National Scouting
Museum each Mondays. (Includes all exhibits and the Norman Rockwell Art Gallery.)
The Heard Museum in McKinney also offers classes for Cub Scouts. Their web-site shows the
following classes scheduled: (See ‘attached’ reservation form for more information.)
Webelos Naturalist Activity Badge:
10am-noon Nov. 7, Dec. 5, Feb. 6, & May 8
2pm-4pm Oct. 3, Jan. 9, April 3
Webelos Forester Activity Badge:
10am-noon Nov. 14, Dec. 12, Feb. 13, Mar. 13, & May 15
2pm-4pm Oct. 10, Jan. 16, & April 10
Webelos Geologist Activity Badge:
10am-noon Nov. 21, Dec. 19, Feb. 20, Mar. 20, & May ww
2pm-4pm Oct. 17, Jan. 23, & April 17
Bear Cub Achievement #5:
10am-noon Oct. 15 & April 3
2pm-4pm Dec. 5 & Feb. 6
Bear Cub Elective #15
10am-noon Oct 10 & April 2
2pm-4pm Dec. 12 & Feb 13
Also, Heard welcomes scouts (ages 7 and over) to assist with special service projects. Examples
of previous scout projects include habitat restoration and trail and sanctuary maintenance.
Any help is appreciate in keeping the museum a healthy home for the plants and animals
that live there. For information call: 972-562-5566 ext. 233
Every day, more than 100 soldiers come through DFW Airport on their way home from Iraq &
Afghanistan for two weeks of much-anticipated two-week rest and recuperation (R&R).
DFW Airport welcomes home these members of the armed forces as they return from duty.
One R&R flight lands every day at DFW, and this warm welcome home starts their two
weeks of R&R on a high note. Your pack/den can arrange to participate in welcoming
home these heroes. Please see flyer ‘attached’ for details.
BSA has released the new embroidered Centennial Ring Emblem that is designed to encircle the
World Crest emblem on our uniforms.
The learning specialist at the Rose astronomical observatory Lake Lavon will work with Scouts
on their requirements. Contact information is on the ‘attached’ flyer.
B.S.A. On-line Training Center has added a ‘Weather Smart’ training which can be accessed
from the Circle 10 website. The training is required in order to get a tour permit.
The Frisco Fire Safety Town is available to individuals or groups from all areas, free of charge.
The program is designed for youth who have completed kindergarten through fifth grade.
Each program features a safety presentation with hands-on interaction. Presentation topics
are: on Mondays-Basic First Aid; on Tuesdays-Outdoor Safety; on Wednesdays-Home &
Life Safety; on Thursdays-Fire Safety; and on Fridays-Bicycle & Wheel Safety.
Presentation times are (select one): 9am, 10:30am, 1:30pm, or 3pm. Please see
Registration Form flyer ‘attached’ for dates and times. After each program,
Youth are given an opportunity to ride bicycles in the outdoor area of the Town, weather
permitting. Children must be attended by parents/group leaders.
VFW Post 2195 of Allen has placed white ‘mailboxes’ in front of some of the Allen Fire
Department stations solely for collection of frayed/weathered flags which need to be