Wvmcc Members Passing On The Marble Legacy

[Columbusrockhound]

The West Virginia Marble Collector's Club web site 'Kidz Club' section gets an update.

Thanks Ron Shepherd (Treasurer), Nola Morgan (Secretary), and John Duck (Second Vice President), for your efforts. It was a pleasure to add this. http://westvirginiamarblecollectorsclub.com/kidz/?view=11&pg=1

[Ric]

This is nice to see - thanks. It looks like a good time was had by all!

[Steph]

Good work

[mmuehlba]

sounds like they all could have done enough to accquire the belt loop for marbles and a sports pin . Did any of them get one ? Mike

http://usscouts.org/advance/cubscout/sports/marbles.asp

Requirements

Tiger Cubs, Cub Scouts, and Webelos Scouts may complete requirements in a family, den, pack, school, or community environment. Tiger Cubs must work with their parents or adult partners. Parents and partners do not earn loops or pins.

Belt Loop

Complete these three requirements:

1. Explain the rules of Ringer or another marble game to your leader or adult partner
2. Spend at least 30 minutes practicing skills to play the game of Ringer or another marble game.
3. Participate in a game of marbles

Sports Pin

1. Compete in a den, pack, or community marbles tournament
2. Explain to an adult what lagging is. Demonstrate how to do it.
3. Demonstrate the following shooting techniques: knuckling down, bowling, and lofting (also called plunking).
4. Explain the correct way of scoring for a game game. of marbles.
5. Play five complete matches of marbles using standard rules.
6. Start a collection of marbles and show it at a den or pack meeting.
7. Write a short report on the history of marbles and share it with your den or family.
8. Explain the rules about shooters.

The plaque was made by all the boys in our den before heading to boy scouts , we only helped a little . as every board had different pins/ belt loops but all had there marbles one and others like the arrow of light and other den / pack ones . I think I had more fun than my son . Mike

[wvrons]

Mike i don't know if they received a pin etc. or not ? That would be up to their group leaders.