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Pinewood Derby
Nears! |
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| Wakefield - March 23, 2009 The cars may be small
and the builders might be small but, The Pinewood Derby is no
small event. The Cub Scouts have been racing these gravity fueled
vehicles since Adam and Eve. So it seems. After one or two hours of
browsing the web it becomes quite clear that this is a serious
sport. It is also big business. There a myriad of web sites selling
car kits, car plans, secret tips on winning, patches, badges,
trophies and more. Much, much more. Once you get past the
commercialization and over zealous dads, the Pinewood Derby is a
great and fun filled events for the Cubs themselves. |
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| The Pinewood Derby is one of the most popular events
in Cub Scouting. Every year more than a million boys and parents
team up to carve, decorate, weigh, adjust, fret over, and finally
race a Pinewood Derby car. The first Pinewood Derby was held in 1953
by Cub Scout Pack 280C of Manhattan Beach, California, and as of
1991 (Ref. 1992 BSA Retail Catalog) more than 81 million Pinewood
Derby model car kits have been sold. Wow!! |
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| Gogebic Cub Scouts (pictured above and below) are
getting ready for their Derby which will be held this Saturday at
the Wakefield-Marenisco School. Cubs from Bessemer Cub Pack 337 and
Wakefield Cub Pack 300 have been preparing their race cars for the
big event. |
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Scout Master Bruce Jendrusina and Cub Master Mary Jendrusina have
held workshops for those Cubs needing inspiration and/or guidance.
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| The Boy Scouts of America is the
nation's foremost youth-serving
organization. More than 4.7 million
young people participated in Scouting
programs last year 1.9 million of those
are Cub Scouts. |
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For more
information see
www.scouting.org. |
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