Scouts from Troop 30 spent Saturday pushing dogsleds through frozen mud to compete in the Klondike Derby, an annual winter skills competition taken up by scouts all over the north of the country.
This year, Troop 30 competed at Buck Hill, in the Narragansett Council. Scouts raced to build fires, spell words with the military alphabet, toss rope, complete and obstacle course and race while walking as a patrol on two long boards.
Three patrols and 15 scouts were part of the contingent from Troop 30. The Flaming Donuts, led by Graham, earned a first-place ribbon for orienteering. The Flo-Dos also took third in “ski rage” and in A-frame building. Banana Bandits, led by Duncan, took second place in survival shelter building and third in fire building.
Scouting America Troop 30 