By Mr. Norton
Pancake Day Chairman

Now that the aroma of pancakes and sausage has left the parish hall til next year. I can say we had another successful Pancake Day. There was some first timers that blended in with some very seasoned veterans of Pancake Day very well this year. As usual I was late getting to the church by some leaders standards who were there as early as 4:30 in the morning. I say this because they jokingly sent me a text message saying "We need a boss". Well these veterans of past Pancake Days had it all under control by the time I arrived. Mr. Blann was manning the mixer making pancake batter.  Mr. Bennett was cooking the sausage. Mr. Howell along with Mr. Money were flipping pancakes. Mrs. Howell, Mrs. Moorman and Mr. Dudley were at the counter getting to go orders ready. Mr. Johnson was eagerly waiting for dirty dishes to wash so he could show his new helper Mr. Polina what to do til Mr. Gentry could show up to help wash dishes. The day went very smoothly. With the normal busy periods around breakfast, lunch and supper times as usual. The busiest time is supper time. This is when we usually serve 600 plus people in 4 hours. Also this is the time when the scouts start showing up after school to help out. And I am glad that they show up. Because they primarily bus tables, wipe them off, and set them. People commented to me on how well the scouts did their jobs. I want to thank all of the scouts, moms, dads, grandmas, grandpas, leaders and anyone else that helped make Pancake Day 2013 a success. To let everyone know this could not be done without everyones help and I say "Thank You". This is a great example of the troop motto "All for One and One for All". In closing the top three ticket sellers can have the prize money they won put in their camp fund or a gift card at a store of their choosing with the approval of Mr. Dudley and I. The top three sellers are listed as follows.
 
2nd place – 50 tickets sold – Brandon Muller – $37.50 Bass Pro gift card
2nd place – 50 tickets sold – Nicholas Arnold – $37.50 applied to Camp Fund
1st place – 76 tickets sold – Jacob Mcleod – $100 applied to Camp Fund

(Go check out more pictures from the 2013 Pancake Day in the 2013 Troop 282 Photo Collection.)

By Jeremy Humphrey

Hi, my name is Jeremy Humphrey. I am in scouts and 12 years old. This was my first year at the Klondike Derby. I went with my fellow patrol members and friends. We pulled a large well built sled. There were all kind of sleds there. Like one sled had wheels on it and another was too small and literally had bins that where tied to the sled and had many peoples stuff in it. Other than that it was great.

There were many events, some were really hard. Like we had to do something that’s called the Ravine Crossing. It’s where there are two big ropes with a zip line and your suppose to go to the other side by lifting your sled over and with all your patrol members and you were timed.

I think I liked it so much, I’ll do it again.

Klondike Derby

By Cooper Mangels

When I went to the 2013 Klondike Derby, I think it was the most fun I’ve ever had on any Klondike Derby I have been to. I am a Life Scout so, I am quite experienced with teamwork in Boy Scouts and that’s all it takes in the Klondike Derby, teamwork. But also, you’re freezing your tail off, but you are so involved with the task at hand that you can keep warming up your body. Furthermore, I think my favorite event was when we had to guide one of our patrol members across a designated area while they were blindfolded and they had snowshoes on, also we couldn’t talk to him, all we could do was lead him with the ropes that he was holding. Like I said, it was a pretty fun time at the Derby.

In conclusion, I did have a fun time with my patrol members in the Klondike Derby and am looking forward to the next derby.

(Go check out more pictures from the 2013 Klondike Derby in the 2013 Troop 282 Photo Collection.)