Scouters Club Notes

Drake Dietrich, right, a six-year-old member of Elite Twin Dragons Kickboxing Club, leads the group in a warmup exercise as the 3rd Widdifield Beavers and some of their siblings took part in an introduction to kickboxing at the club May 3 as part of a program exposing the Beavers to different forms of sporting activity. (Photo reproduced with permission of The Nugget)

* All Scouters should note Mentors/Woodbadge Weekend, Sept. 26-28 at Camp Wirribara on their calendars. Planning is currently underway. The price has been set at $30 for the weekend or $15 per day.

* Motor Madness 2008 has wrapped up with a small deficit. Scouter Ken Sitter suggested the event be reorganized to have the Scout Truck Rodeo in the morning, followed by the Kub Kar Rally, to eliminate the need to serve lunch and supper and reduce food costs. The event attracted the highest number of participants in recent years. Approximately seven of the trophies will need new bases for next year. Scouter John Marcil offered to help upgrade them. No date has been set yet for the event to be broadcast on Cogeco TV.

* First North Bay Pack's efforts to learn about Africa and malaria, and raise money to purchase mosquito nets for children were reported on the Canadian Red Cross website.

* The St. Joseph Motherhouse is donating six picnic tables that they no longer require to Nipissing Area Scouts. Most of the tables will be taken to Camp Wirribara, though several may be placed at the Kinsmen Centre.

* Scouter Norm Giroux reported a donation of tents and other camping equipment has been received from Moe Bedard and will be made available to local groups once it has been sorted and checked.

* Section leaders are reminded to advise their youth that Nipissing Area's annual summer camp will be held August 11 to 15 at Camp Wirribara. Registration forms are available for download here (PDF). Anyone willing to volunteer at the camp, should contact Scouter Anna Wright.

* Scouter Denis Lamarche of Third Widdifield has been awarded the Medal of Good Service for his contribution to Scouting.

Motoring to Fun

Nipissing Area's Motor Madness 2008 sped to success with a lot of happy Beavers, Cubs and Scouts Saturday.

Highlights of the day-long event included participation by Second St-Jean Baptiste Verner Castors and Louveteaux of L'Association des Scouts du Canada and a record number of Beaver participants. More than 175 youth and 30 Scouters participated.

Cogeco attended to record scenes from all three events - Beaver Buggy Bustout, Kub Kar Rally and Scout Truck Rodeo - while The Nugget posted a short video link the shortly after the event ended. The Cogeco broadcast will occur later in the spring and DVDs of the program will be available from Scouter Ken Sitter.

Read The Nugget story here (PDF).

Scouter Ken would like to thank event sponsors - Home Hardware, Union Gas, Canadore College and Cogeco Cable for their generous support in making the event a success.

Motor Madness 2008 Results

KUB KAR RESULTS

Racer's Choice
Riley Major, West Ferris

Fastest Kar
1st - Sean Millar, Iroquois Falls
2nd - Jordan Penney, Third Widdifield
3rd - Caelan Briscoe, Third Widdifield

Original Design
1st - Bradly Sauve, Iroquois Falls
2nd - Riley Major, West Ferris
3rd - Kelsey Hallet, First North Bay

Best Effort
1st - Noah Sullivan, First Callander
2nd - Mathieu Newman, West Ferris
3rd - Callum Marier, Second Verner

Classic Design
Daniel Ouellette, West Ferris

Best Poster
Jonathan Marcil, First North Bay

Spirit Award
Second St-Jean Baptiste Verner

Fastest Leader's Kar
Marc St-Jules, Third Widdifield

SCOUT TRUCK RESULTS

Racer's Choice
James Kuehl, Third Widdifield

Fastest Truck
1st - Josh South, Third Widdifield
2nd - Eric Lamarche, Third Widdifield
3rd - John Knox, First North Bay

Design
1st - Josh Szydlyk, West Ferris
2nd - Eric Lamarche, Third Widdifield
3rd - Josh South, Third Widdifield

Workmanship
1st - Jonah Vignola, Third Widdifield
2nd - Liam Joiner, First Callander
3rd - Thomas Johnson, West Ferris

Fastest Leader's Truck
Greg South, Third Widdifield