When Bill put a call out to the scout parents for a volunteer to lead the Spring hike, I don’t think he ever guessed that the hike would include a behind-the-scenes tour and early entrance at our local zoo and botanic garden. However, that is just what happened. The tiger den leader happens to be […]
I got to spend the evening with Mason and the other wolves at their den meeting. Tonight’s topic dealt with safety and preparedness on hikes and the like. The leader and his son also taught about sunscreen and did a demonstration using whistles for search and rescue. The wolves probably had the most fun turning […]
Tonight was the last Bear meeting for one of Mason’s classmates, Tommy, who is moving to North Carolina. As a special send off, they had a pizza party and they built these planes. We are all going to miss Tommy and his family and we wish them well on their new adventure. By the way, […]
Tonight we continued the scout festivities that began this weekend with our annual blue and gold banquet. Thanks to superior delegation skills, several parents took care of the food and decorations so Bill was only responsible for the ceremonial aspects of the evening. Bill runs a great meeting and tonight was no exception. We started […]
Today all the scout groups from our parish came together to celebrate scouting, first at Mass and then at a breakfast and awards ceremony for Religious Emblems and Rank Advancements. Gene, our current Scout Master, was the emcee for the morning. He has been an amazing source of leadership for the troop. We are all […]
The Center was abuzz last night for the annual Pinewood Derby. The weigh-in and set up went as planned and the cars were lined up and numbered for their races. Every year I am more impressed with the transformation that takes place with the blocks of wood. Click on the picture above to see it […]
Now for the debut of Mason’s pinewood derby car. Presenting Pikachu riding on a wedge of cheese. Mason wanted the paint job on the spoiler to echo Pikachu’s tail. We hope it does well and by well, we mean we hope it wins for speed and/or style. The race is tonight so there will be […]
Tonight before bed, Mason peeled off the masking tape from his car which had gotten several coats of yellow spray paint. Then they taped off a new area and added brown to the spoiler. The derby is on Friday night and his car is so close to being finished.
Tonight began the prep for the paint job. The basic shape of the car is set and the rear spoiler has been added. While Walker was at his boy scout meeting, Mason taped off parts of the car that he did not want to get painted. Here is the car’s driver. We are getting excited. […]
It’s almost pinewood derby time and as is our custom, we started building the car over Christmas break. The design is always child-directed with adult supervision. I enjoy listening to the sounds emerge from the garage and being called over to see the phases of completion. There is always a lot of buzzing, whirling and […]