Archive: Around Town

Lansing Cub Scout Pack 48 started off the new Scouting year with a NasCub Rally.  The event was held in Myers Park on Sunday, September 21st.   The afternoon was race-car themed, with the first to fifth grade boys having an opportunity to make a neckerchief slide with checkered flags, to make a clothespin car and to eat a race car.

The oldest Cub Scouts from the Webelos 2 den opened the proceedings describing the importance of cooperation (the Cub Scout theme for September) during racing.  The business part of the meeting included highlighting some of the Cub Scouts who participated in summer activities.  Zachary and Nicholas Hwang, Dominic and Nathaniel Ronsvalle, Mike Morgan, Andrew Knapp, Stephen Geise and Ryan Fish earned their 'Summertime' pin by attending at least one event in June, July and in August.  Some of the boys helped at the Lansing Lions BBQ in Myer's Park on July 4th and some helped at the Relay for Life event at Ithaca College on July 12th.  Many boys went to one of the camps available over the summer or participated in the Rain Gutter Regatta event at the end of August.

The highlight of the afternoon was, of course, the NasCub Rally!  The boys raced around a track at Myer's Park in cardboard box cars wearing helmets and goggles (safety first!).  It was a four-lap race with pit stops at the end of each lap.  Pit stop number one involved cleaning the windscreens.  The pit crew (parents or friends) sprayed the racers' goggles with water, then wiped them clean with a napkin.


Re-fuelling was necessary at the end of the second lap, the boys had to drink a cup of water through a straw, which was most welcome in the heat of the sunshine!  At the end of the third lap, the boys had to prepare for their photo 'op'.  The boys took off their helmets and goggles and fixed their hair ready for their photo to be taken.  Then they were off for the final lap!

The Cub Scouts cheered each other on during the racing and afterwards had the opportunity to have some race car snack made from apples and grapes and had a sample of popcorn in preparation for their upcoming popcorn sale.

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