Boy Scouts toil on through mud, rain today to complete Klonike Derby

CANFIELD

It was boy scouts versus the rain and mud at the 2016 Whispering Pines District’s Klondike Derby at Camp StamBaugh Saturday.

Some 115 boy scouts, ages 11-17, from Mahoning County and Hubbard, struggled in the inclement weather with fire-building, tying knots and lashing to build flag poles, and simulating administering first aid.

Other skill stations competitions, either under cover or indoors, were map reading and compass use, and plant and animal identification.

Hosting the Greater Western Reserve Council event, dubbed the Yukon Gold Rush because the six stations each had names reminiscent of the Klondike Gold rush days in Alaska, were Whispering Pines District Troop 25 of Canfield, Troop 44 of Poland and Troop 60 of Boardman.

Thirty adult leaders guided the youth and judged the patrols, which are units within a troop, in accomplishing their skill stations.

Read more about the event in Sunday's Vindicator or on Vindy.com.