Pack 114 enjoys an exciting Pinewood Derby
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January 27, 2013 |
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Naples Elementary gym was abuzz Saturday
morning as Cub Scouts and Webelos from
Pack 114 gathered for their annual
Pinewood Derby. |
| Mike Weland
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By Mike Weland
Photos by Katie Blumenauer
The Naples Elementary gym was a hive of activity
Saturday as 31 Cub Scouts and Webelos from Pack
114 gathered to compete in the 2013 Pinewood
Derby and carry on a lasting legacy, racing on a
track hand-built by long-time scout leader Rich
Carlson and his sons.
Rich and his wife, Nancy, donated the track to
Pack 114 after they were forced to retire from
scouting when Rich fell ill. He passed away last
August at age 52 after a valiant battle with
pancreatic cancer.
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When all the
racing was finished, Webelos Scout Adam
Matyi came away with the first place
trophy. |
The racing action was fierce Saturday, and the
handcrafted cars were spectacular. In the
initial heats, the Scouts raced according to age
bracket, but it was everybody against everybody
as they headed for the finals, with Pack
Committee Chair Bill Blumenauer lining up the
cars, awaiting the "go" signal from race
commissioner Tom Husk before sending the cars
tearing down the track toward judges Pat
Warkenton, Greg Sprungl, Merle Dinning, Allen
Flory and Alva Baker, who has been part of the
Pack's history for more than 60 years (he was
honored for his long service last year, and you
can read about it
here.)
Formed in 1943 and staying busy in all the years
since, Pack 114 is one of the oldest Packs west
of the Mississippi.
There were a lot of races Saturday, as each car
was raced on each lane in every heat to rule out
the potential of a fast lane giving an unfair
advantage, with five or six cars being raced at
a time.
When it was over, Adam Matyi took home the first
place trophy, Matthew Donn earned second and
Michael Youngwirth third, followed by Jason
Colegrove, Robert Skilton and Skyeler Zimmerman.
The Wolf Den, second-graders led by Natalie
Colegrove, took the award for best pit design;
Tiger Cub Zap Andrejczak won the Scout Spirit
award for an individual car; Bear Cub Dylan
Collier took home the prize for Best
Craftsmanship for an individual car; Tiger Cub
Ossian Soltis won the Best Engineering award and
Webelos II Scout Seth Inman won Best Creative
Design for an individual car. |
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The Wolf Den,
second graders led by Nadine Colegrove,
took honors for Best Pit design at the
2013 Pack 114 Pinewood Derby held
Saturday. The Scouts are (l-r) Matthew
Donn, Curtis Blevins, Clayton Isaacs,
Jason Colegrove and Christian Blevins. |
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Matthew Donn
earned the Second Place trophy ... |
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... and
Michael Youngwirth finished race day
with the Third Place trophy. |
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Jason
Colegrove won the fourth place medal ... |
| Robert
Skilton took Fifth Place ... |
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... and
Skyeler Zimmerman earned the Sixth Place
medal. |
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Commissioner Tom Husk congratulates
Dylan Collier, who won the Best
Craftsmanship award, as Cub Master Stan
Martin looks on. |
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And the day
wasn't just for boys, either! Scout
sister Savannah Shepherd won the day's
Hard Luck race, which gives sisters and
little brothers the chance to compete. |
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