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I have contacted the Missouri Rawhide Shooters out of Oak Grove Missouri about working their events this year as a fundraiser for us. They are excited about working with us and the Cub Scouts again this year, and I'm going to be meeting with them on January 4th.
Here are the dates that they've Scheduled Events:
March 31st
April 28 & 29th (Sat - Sun) - Saturday, the 28th, is the adVenture Race Event.
May 13th (Sunday)
May 27th (Sunday)
June 30th & July 1st
July 14th & 15th (Jo Co Fairgrounds)
Aug 11th & 12th (Jo Co Fairgrounds)
Sept 1st & 2nd (Labor Day Weekend)
Sept 22nd & 23rd
Oct 13th & 14th
Last year, we made $75 to $100 per event date, plus tips. So, this can be a very helpful fundraiser if we can take on a majority of the dates.
 One more time. With the cold weather closing in, we decided to make one more Geocaching trip out to Monkey Mountain. The last time we were out here, we picked up two of the four Geocaches hidden in this Jackson County Park. This time we plotted a 2.5 mile trek to pick up the two remaining caches, Naughty Monkeys (GCBF8E) and East Monkey (GCH4W0). We set our starting point at the parking lot on the Southwest corner of the Park, off of RD Mize Road, and started up the hill.
First stop was visiting the camping areas that are located along the rock cliffs at the top of the access trail, then we spent a little bit of time having fun playing around on the large hay bales that were lined up along our path. We worked our way Northeast across the park to the High Power lines that cut through the park, and eventually found our nice casual walk through mowed fields was to end and the beginning of bush whacking through thorn bushes and Locust trees began.
Naughty Monkeys was in pretty sad shape. The tree that it had apparently been tied to had fallen over, and the contents of the Ammo Can were saturated to the point that signing the log was impossible. Unfortunately, we didn't have the supplies to fix the log, so we had to leave the cache unsigned. Trekking back out of the woods, we started up the .7 mile journey from Naughty Monkeys to East Monkey. We found this cache in good condition, and signed the log before starting on our trek back to the parking lot.
Congrats to our Webelos tag-along, Jay, for not only his first find, but for finding BOTH of the caches on this outting!
 What are you looking for in Scouting? Ice Skating in February, Skywarn in March, VOA Banquet and a Service Project at Lake Wyandotte in April? How about working as a Staff Member at Bear Camp, or even the LDS or ROTC Camp at Camp Naish, or attending the Venturing Bash? Venturing is what YOU make of it, and three of the Crew's charter members took advantage of the opportunities presented them in 2011.
Besides the activities of early 2011, Dani served as a member of the Bear Camp Staff, worked Big Muddy District's Day Camp as a Junior Staff Member, and continued through the summer on staff for the LDS, ROTC, and Venturing Camps at Camp Naish. Gabe and Glenn also worked the Big Muddy District Day Camp as Junior Staff, and Gabe worked Bear Camp as a Counselor in Training (CIT).
 There is Geocaching, and then there is GEOCACHING. Members of Crew 2675 made the trip out to Monkey Mountain in Eastern Jackson County Missouri to track down two of the four Geocaches that have been placed on this County Park. What makes this particular set of caches different? It was almost entirely bushwacking, covering over 2.5 miles of wooded terrain, crossing creeks, and marching through a variety of brush and natural obstacles. The prize? Crew members found both of the caches that were selected.
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 Members of Crew 2675 were joined by Boy Scouts from Troop 258 at the Concordia City Lake to work on the requirements for the Canoe Meritbadge (Boy Scouts) and Watercraft Element in the Outdoor Bronze and Ranger Electives. Special thanks go out to Phil Dierking and Anita Brenberger for taking time out of their Sunday morning to put on this event for us.
This event leaves us only a couple of elements in the WaterCraft element, one of which is an eight mile canoe outing. So, anyone have any ideas?
 Members of Crew 2675 and Pack 286 have been fortunate to have been invited to work events for the Missouri Rawhide Mounted Shooters out of Oak Grove Missouri. Crew members and Cub Scouts took part by replacing the Balloons used in the competition at several events over the summer of 2011, not only having a great time, but raising funds to help support Crew and Pack activities.
We would like to thank the members of the Missouri Rawhide Mounted Shooters for inviting us to work their events, and we're looking forward to working with them again in the future.
For more information about the Missouri Rawhide Mounted Shooters, check out their FaceBook page.
1,174 Venturers, Sea Scouts, Explorers, and Adult Leaders from 12 States, 27 Councils attended the 2011 Greater St Louis Area Council Fall Fun Rally at the Beaumont Scout Reservation. Scouts and Scouters enjoyed demonstrations from the US Marshals, the St Louis K9 Unit, and an activity that taught Youth the hazards of driving and texting. The NRA brought out their handgun simulator, and Scouts and Scouters got a chance to try their hand at the skills of Fencing and throwing Boomerangs.
Overall, the event was packed full of more activities than Scouts Scouters could possibly take in during the event, but all gave it their best attempt. Members of Crew 2675 arrived early on Saturday morning, and after catching a quick breakfast, after setting camp, it was down to the business of jumping into a day packed with FUN!
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