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Scouts learn skills at Derby

Three-day weekend spent practicing activities

CANFIELD — Near 200 Boy Scouts from Trumbull and Mahoning counties spent the weekend learning Scouting skills including fire building and first aid at the three-day Klondike Derby held at Camp Stambaugh.

The ”Northern Lights Adventure” allowed scouts ages 11 to 16 to take part in both educational and fun activities.

Scouts were from the Arrowhead and Whispering Pines districts of the Great Trail Council, Boy Scouts of America Boy Scout Troop 46 of Boardman, and Boy Scout Troop 80 of North Lima hosted the event.

Kurt Hilderbrand, host from Troop 80, said there were 17 activity stations set up at the camp with four required and others by choice for Scouts to take part in. The required were flag etiquette, fire building, map and compass and first aid.

“At the end of the day it is the most points each patrol achieves that counts. Some of the stations are games and others involve Scouting skills,” Hilderbrand said. Patrols were four to eight Scouts each having a dog sled to travel and carry gear to each station.

He said the no snow and no rain for the event made it easier since many activities were outside.

”The day was designed to teach winter skills that are fundamental to their future scouting activities,” Hilderbrand said.

Stations reminiscent of the Klondike Gold rush days in Alaska tested what scouts have learned and how well they work together as a team.

One of the fun activities which was an elective was based on the board game ”Hungry, Hungry Hippos” with Scouts on their stomachs getting balls into a container.

Gabriel Kale of Johnston said he likes being with other Scouts at the camp and noted this was his first year participating.

Conor Rowbotton of Howland said he has been at the event a coupe of times and said working together helped get the task accomplished.

Cody Neighbor of Bristol said his team learned to crush an egg with a tin can filled with cement.

George Katradis of Champion said he found the fire building the most rewarding activity and skill he learned.

”We used a lot of the Scouting skills we have learned even with the games,” he said.

Electives included activities on geology, forestry, reptiles, birds, mammals and fish.

bcoupland@tribtoday.com

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