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Tiger Cub Requirement 1G: Go to a library, historical society, museum, old farm, or historical building, or visit an older person in your community. Discover how family life was the same and how it was different many years ago.
In Scappoose, one of the best places to go is the Watt's House. They do tours all the time. We took our tigers and wolves just before Christmas 2011. The house was all decorated with lots of Christmas trees. We were encouraged to come back at other times of the year when it is more like daily-life long ago. We were able to see the basement which is a children's museum and included a collection of stone arrow heads. Viewing this collection counts toward the collections academic pin.
We visited again in December 2012. One of the women leading us around told us that she used to be the Cubmaster for Pack 294. :) She gave all our scouts some cider, cookies and a candy cane.
Another way to complete this requirement is to visit the Washington County Museum. They have specific programs for tigers, wolves, bears, daisies, brownies and junior Girl Scouts. The tiger program meets Achievement 1G: visit a museum as well as Electives 14: reading fun, 18: sew a button and 31: learn about an animal.
~Erin Howarth
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Tiger Cub Requirement 2G: visit a police station or fire station. Ask someone who works there how he or she helps people in your community.
In Scappoose, the police station is not very interesting, but the fire station is very interesting, and they do tours regularly. Many of the boys in our pack had been to the fire station before as part of a school field trip. We took the tigers, wolves and bears to the Scappoose Rural Fire District on 02/07/2012. They were very rowdy, but the firemen handled them well, and they had a great time. They got to climb up into the fire engine, and one of the firemen slid down the pole for them.
The Columbia County Sheriff Department in St. Helens is also very interesting, and they also give tours of the jail. My daughter visited with her Girl Scout troop in 2011. The control center there is fascinating. One man controls dozens of switches to open and close doors all over the facility. In 2011, the Columbia County Sheriff employed 24 deputies, 22 were on permanent assignment in the jail, and two were available to respond to calls in the community. I also found this interesting: at the time, a fair number of inmates in the county jail were being held on federal charges. These inmates were a source of revenue for the county as they were being held here instead of a federal facility.
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Wolf Requirement 4: Know Your Home and Community
F: Visit an important place in your community, such as a historic or government location. Explain why it is important.
The Watts House should work very well for this requirement, too. See Tiger Requiregment 1G above. Also, the nearby Heritage Park includes a veteran memorial which might meet this requirement.
Another way to complete this requirement is to visit the Washington County Museum. They have specific programs for tigers, wolves, bears, daisies, brownies and junior girl scouts. The wolf program meets Achievements 2d: Learn about your state flag, 4f: Visit an important location in your community, and it also meets Electives 10a: Native American lore, 10f: American Indian word picture. |
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This elective is part of the Cub Scout World Conservation Award, so it is high on my list of things to complete this spring (2013). My first thought was the world renowned International Rose Test Garden. It's only about a 30-minute drive from Scappoose, but somehow I don't see seven-year-old boys getting very excited about roses.
Then I thought of the Magness Tree Farm is Sherwood, OR about a one-hour drive from Scappoose. There is a special segment for that visit. I think it will be a very worthwhile visit, but even though it is called a farm, it looks far more like a forest, so I'm not sure the scouts would learn about growing things, which is the point of this elective.
Third, I learned about the Northwest Agricultural Show, but it was over last week. It ran from January 29-31, 2013.
Finally, I settled on a visit to Hoyt Arboretum. It still looks like a forest, but there were many trees with little tags naming their species, so it was a little like a botanical garden. |
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Bear Requirement 3: What Makes America Special
C: Find out something about the old homes near where you live. Go and see two of them.
The Watts House was built in the Victorian style. The offer tours regularly. Contact the Scappoose Historical Society.
The Pittock Mansion is another old home which offers tours. It is in Portland. It was built by a man who made his millions in the newspaper business. He built the home later in his life, after his children had grown, but he did have an adopted child living in the house with him and his wife. They did not live there together very long. The home was inherited by family members for three generations, and then it was almost sold to a developer who intended to take it down and build something else, but the people of Portland bought it and turned it into a museum.
D: Find out where places of historical interest are located in or near your town or city. Go and visit one of them with your family or den
The Watts House and Heritage Park are two places of historical interest in Scappoose.
Columbia View Park in St. Helens features a memorial to Seaman, a dog which accompanied Lewis and Clark. Nearby, in the courthouse plaza is a display of journal entries etched on stepping stones from Lewis and Clark. |
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