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1.) Anastasia D. – Sacagawea ( A back to back champion 2008 & 2009)
2.) Erica S. – Seekers
3.) Abbie V. – Stargazers
4.) Sarah F. – Indian Valley Explorers
5.) Chloe G. – Flying Eagles
6.) Rachel R. – Sacagawea
7.) Farrell H. – Seekers
8.) Leah S. – Seekers
9.) Cara M. – Stargazers
10.) Karly G. – Stargazers
11-15) Unsure of winning order – But made the finals!
Rachel H. – Indian Valley Explorers
Emily W. – Indian Valley Explorers
Hannah G. – Flying Eagles
Leah C. – Flying Eagles
Shannon T. – Stargazers
What: A fun filled Friday night sleepover at the Franklin Institute!
Sleepover includes:
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- Overnight camping at an actual science exhibit
Live science show & hands-on workshops
IMAX movie
Astronomy planetarium show
Light breakfast in the morning
- Overnight camping at an actual science exhibit
When: Friday night, 3/27/09. Starts promptly at 7pm and goes to 9:30 am Saturday morning (campers are welcome to stay till noon)
Cost: Only $45 per person
Time Trials – Friday, March 6th 7:00pm to 9:00pm
Race – Saturday, March 7th 12pm to ??
Food:
- Snacks will be available (Donuts, Coffee, Juice, Hot Dogs, Candy, etc)
- Please Assist: As soon as your circle is finished with their heat races, please take a turn manning the snack bar!
Where:
Lansdale YMCA – 608 East Main Street, Lansdale PA.
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- Co-Sponsored by the Stargazers and the Boys AG program.
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- Any questions please call Jerry Wildasin (610-584-0548) or Dave Greeley (215-368-5171).
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PINEWOOD DERBY RULES
- Finished Dimensions and weights shall not exceed:
- Length – 7.5” Width – 2.75” Height – 3” Weight – 5.0 oz
- No sharp points or other parts that can interfere with or overhang the starting pegs and starting line are permitted.
- Car must be constructed from the wood block supplied by the expedition
- Axles, wheels and screws (for holding wheels) must be those supplied with the Car Kit. Washers, bushings, spacers and / or sleeves on the wheels or axles are not permitted. All cars must have 4 wheels.
- Manufacturing defects may be removed from the wheels, but the wheels may not be modified from their original shape and thickness.
- Dry powered graphite is the ONLY lubricant permitted
- Cars must be freewheeling. No starting attachments or assistance is permitted.
- If it didn’t come in the basic kit, it isn’t allowed. Exceptions are paints, stains, decals, drivers, and necessary weights.
- Only one car is allowed to be raced per registered child.
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- Elimination Rules: During the circle heats, the last car to finish will be given an “X”. Three X’s will eliminate that car from the circle heats. The last 3, 4 or 5 cars remaining from each circle will advance to the Expedition Finals. During the early races of the Expedition Finals (until only 10 cars remain), the last two cars to finish a race will receive an “X”. Three X’s will eliminate a car from the Expedition Finals. Once the number of remaining cars has been reduced to 10, only the last car to finish a race will receive an X. This process will continue until only one car remains.
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- Final Qualifiers: The number of cars from a circle to qualify for the Expedition Final will be based on the number of cars actually racing in the circle heat. Circles may be combined to create equivalent size circle heats. 4 to 6 cars qualify 2 finalists. 7 to 10 cars qualify 3 finalists. 11 to 13 cars qualify 4 finalists. 14 or more cars qualify 5 finalists.
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- Weigh-In Rules: Cars will be weighed in and assigned a number prior to each Circle Heat. All preparation to cars (e.g. graphite application) must be completed prior to the official weigh-in. Once the car has been weighed and assigned a number, it will be placed on the impound table to await the start of the Circle’s heat race. All cars qualifying for the Expedition’s Finals will be placed on the impound table following their qualifying heats. No additional maintenance or application of graphite will be permitted between Circle Heats and the Expedition Finals. Only damaged cars may be repaired prior to the Expedition Finals. Finalist cars will be assigned a number in the order in which they qualify for the Expedition Finals.
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- Lane Assignments: During all races, the maximum number of lanes possible will be used. Lane assignments will be alternated at random
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- Final Qualifications will be made by the sponsoring circle.
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- The sponsoring circle reserves the right to resolve all rules, questions and disputes.
Saturday April 18th (10am)
To
Sunday April 19th (Noon)
Join us for an overnight adventure that includes:
• Overnight stay at relaxing Camp Green Lane (www.greenlane.com)
• An evening professional magic show – great for kids!
• Craft & Activities and plenty of other fun planned
• Some early season fishing / boating at the little lake
• Meals (Lunch, Dinner, Breakfast)
Best of all, it’s only 30 minutes away !!!
(So if you need to run out to cover some kid sport event,
or grab the pillow you forgot – it’s easy!)
2009 Adventure Guides
Nations Feast
Father / daughter square dance and a top notch dinner
Circle sponcer for this event: Sacagawea
When: Friday, March 13th from 6:00 to 8:30
Where: North Montco Technical Career Center 1265 Sumneytown Pike Lansdale Pa 19446 (next to North Penn High School)
Cost: $16 for Dads $13 for Daughters
- Please have payment to your circle leaders before 2/23
Buffet style meal prepared by the Technical Career Students includes:
- Carved top round roast beef
- Baked Ziti
- BonelessChickenFingers
- Roasted Redskin Potatoes,
- Vegetable medley
- Many different Deserts
- Coffee Bar, Tea, Punch, Water
Square Dance Calling by Harold C. Bergey
Dads and Daughters outside the group are welcome!!
Caition: try not to eat so much that dancing will be an issue
North Penn Adventure Guides
Winter Freeze Out 2009
Bear Creek
When: January 30th to February 1st 2009. Check in starts at 5:30 pm on Friday And we check out by 12:30 on Sunday.
Location: Bear Creek Camp www.bearcreekcamp.org
Cost : $70. Per person
- Included: Movie night, hiking, meals (2 breakfasts, 1 lunch and 1 dinner) + hot Cocoa Snow tubing and lots more to do!
Payment: Due to your circle leaders by 12/31/08. Limited bunks so it’s first Come first serve with preferential treatment for registered members. For insurance reasons you must register to attend.
Sponsored by Sacagawea
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Event
Date
Host Circle
Cost
Fall Open House Recruiting (Boys and Girls)
September 20, 2008 7pm
(swimming 7:30-8:30)
Flying Eagles
N/C
Conrad Weiser
October 3-5, 2008
Flying Eagles
Hayride (canceled)
October 25, 2008
Seekers
Induction Ceremony
November 8, 2008
Stargazers
N/C
Mardi Gras Parade
November 22, 2008
IV Explorers
N/C
Bowling
December 6, 2008 1-3pm
IV Explorers
$10/pp
Winter Freeze Out
January 30-Feb 1 2009
Sacagawea
$70/pp
January Fun Night at Y
Friday 1/9/09
IV Explorers
N/C
Nations Feast
Friday 3/13/09
Sacagawea
Tbd
Pinewood Derby
March 6-trials, March 7, 2009 (afternoon)
Stargazers
$10/car
Sleep Over at Franklin Institute
Friday March 27, 2009
IV Explorers
$45/pp
Camp Green Lane
April 18-19, 2009
Stargazers / Trail Mates
Tbd
Knoebels
May 16, 2009
Flying Eagles
On your own
Canadensis
June 5-7, 2009
Seekers
Tbd
Just a heads up that the NP Adventure Guides site may be a little out of wack over the next week or so. I plan on fixing a lot of things, like the calander, as soon as I get things straightened out with the server.
Miss out on what happened at the October Boys meeting? Check out the meeting minutes:
The schedule for Conrad Wieser this weekend has been finalized and is attached to this message. Note that we usually have a hayride on Friday night, but they have discontinued that this year due to the risk of riding to the top of the hill in the dark. Instead they have replaced it with a night scavenger hunt/orienteering program which will start at 8:30 PM.
This year, we only have 25 people in our group, so we have only been assigned two cabins. The cabin assignments will be as follows:
Logger Village Cabin #2: Seekers, Indian Valley Explorers, and Flying Eagles
Logger Village Cabin #3: Stargazers and Sacagawea
Please note the following rules that the camp has:
We do not allow any alcohol or tobacco use on-site. We also provide a set amount of firewood for your group to use – for any additional wood there will be a charge. Any damage done to our buildings or grounds will be charged to your group and any excess cleaning fees will be billed to your group.
Please plan on arriving around 7 PM. They will have staff meet us as we arrive and give us directions to the cabins. We should meet at the wigwam at 8:30 PM for the scavenger hunt. The directions to the camp are below:
Mike Medoff
Flying Eagles
Guides girls Conrad Weiser schedule
PS: Don’t forget about Russ the firefighter’s guide to camping: Camp Check List
