Corn Maze event 10/25/2008

We have an even on Saturday, October 25, at the Corn Maze on Long and Scott Farms north of Apopka. We'll meet for a picnic lunch and a quick den meeting at 12:30, after which the boys can run around on the playground area for a few minutes. At 2 p.m., Den 4 will arrive and we'll do the corn maze together. Well, at the same time, at least.

And if anyone tells me the score of the 12:30 p.m. Gator game, which I'm taping, I refuse to be held responsible for my actions!

Here's the directions from Altamonte Springs from the Long & Scott web site:

Go north on 436 to Apopka. As you are entering Apopka 436 becomes SR 441. Stay North on SR 441 to Zellwood. In Zellwood, take a left at the stoplight at the intersection of Jones Ave. and SR 441. You will stay on Jones Ave. until it dead-ends into CR 448A (about 3.6 miles). Take a left and we are the SECOND LEFT after you turn left from Jones, look for the yellow Scott's Country Market sign.

Of course, you could always take Maitland Blvd. out to SR-441, and take that up to Apopka.

Hope the weather holds out for us. If it's just a little drizzle, we'll try to tough it out. (Ponchos might be a good idea, if you have them.) If it's a downpour, I'll probably cancel -- by phone if I can, by email if I must. (Unfortunately, my cell phone disappeared on my last camping trip, so you can't get me once I leave the house. Home number is 407-622-1548.)

Remember to bring food for lunch (or money for the food vendors), and family members are welcome! Hope to see you all there!

This year, for the first time, the corn maze folks are doing a catch and release fishing deal called "Fishing for Kids." It's $2 for the boy (adults free with kids), and the corn maze people supply the equipment and bait. Wyatt and I and his grandpa are going to try it before the picnic, and everyone is welcome to join us. However, I realize this is already going to be a long day, so the fishing is not "officially" part of the den meeting. We'll be getting there at 11 a.m. if anyone else wants to engage in any extracurricular catch-and-release.

And I looked it up, and there's a fishing belt loop our guys can qualify for. Try to let me know ahead of time if you want to try the fishing, I can try to pick up the loops before the 25th.

Also, have the boys wear their uniforms! I want our guys to start showing off their belt loops!

Speaking of belt loops, I know two boys who have earned their chess belt loops, which I'll be presenting at the Pack Meeting. If anyone else has earned any loops, let me know and I'll try to get them picked up before the meeting.

Hope popcorn sales are going well. Remember, we only have until the end of the month -- and for door-to-door sales, you need to pick up the money at the time you take the order. I'll have new schedules to hand out at the den meeting Saturday.

-- Mr. Dentel