West Day in the Park, had a busy summer Cardinal baseball, physical fitness, Pack meeting, Day Camp in Forest Park and Webelos Camp for 10 year olds at Camp Bearmont. An August Watermellon feast on Grace Church patio is a tradition with the Pack to start off fall program.
The following boys attended Day Camp: Tim Ahmad, Robert Bell, Andy Watkins, Rory Krueger, Michael Burke, T. Stuart, John Green, Tony Johnson, Karl Schmidt, Tobias Gilk, Barry Lee and John Synder. Mary Alice Krueger and Betty Klinefelter were in charge of the craft program, Chris Mudd, Pack 31 Den Chief assisted the Camp Director and Rachel Bender worked in “Squirt Camp”, a program for the small children of the camp staff.
The 5 day Webelos Camp was enjoyed by Brian Krippner, Conan McPherron, Jeffrey Peters, Jimmie Wood and Karl Schmidt.
Regular den meetings will begin soon after school starts. The September 28 Pack Meeting will be a big “graduation” night as quite a number of boys had 11th birthdays during the summer. Scout skill Show information will be discussed at that meeting.
Originally published in The Paper, September 1977.
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Archival transcription note: The printed opening ‘West Day in the Park’ and the spellings ‘Bearmont,’ ‘Watermellon’ and ‘Synder’ are retained.
Original source: SD_Times1977_09.pdf, printed page(s) 12; PDF page(s) 12.
