Wednesday, February 5, 2020 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon
SCOUTS: Pack is
growing and thriving
in Sisters
Law-enforcement
agencies join app
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Local law-enforcement
agencies including the City
of Bend and Redmond
police departments and the
Deschutes County Sheriff9s
Office have joined the
Neighbors app by Ring.
The Neighbors app pro-
vides a platform for com-
munities to share infor-
m a t i o n a b o u t a c t i v i t y
occurring in their neigh-
borhood, helping to keep
people and property safe.
Participating law enforce-
ment agencies will not have
direct access to all app
users9 videos 4 only vid-
eos users have selected to
share. Citizen participation
is optional, anonymous, and
does not require a Ring brand
device. Video and informa-
tion provided will be used to
help solve crimes, identify
suspicious persons, and deter
criminal activity.
The Neighbors app is a
free app designed by Ring
excited 4 the adults were,
too. Cory Stengel and Risa
Monroe 4 the den leader
and committee chair of Pack
139 4 had a lot to say about
the kids they work with in the
scout program, as well as the
Pinewood Derby that eve-
ning. According to Stengel
the derby is <the highlight of
the Cubs9 year; a lot of work
from the parents and kids cul-
minates in this race.= Monroe
felt similar, stating that <the
scouts worked really hard,
and seeing the joy on their
faces as they get to race their
cars, as well as the camarade-
rie in the pack, is amazing to
watch.=
T h e S e n i o r D i s t r i c t
Executive of the Crater Lake
Council for Boy Scouts of
America, Patrick Donohue,
was also at the Pinewood
Derby. Donohue said in
regards to Den 139 and their
derby cars that he9s <been to
about eight races in Central
Oregon this year, and they9re
the best. Last year they had
five scouts, now they9ve
got 20. It9s because of Risa
Monroe, the committee chair,
and all that she9s given to the
program.=
There were four initial
heats in the derby that eve-
ning on the premise that each
car needed to run at least one
race on each lane of the four-
lane ramp, in order to ensure
PHOTO BY JERRY BALDOCK
Scouts received medals and trophies for car design and speed.
that the cars did not win or
lose as a result of the ramp
and how it was set up. Each
scout was overjoyed when it
was their turn to be in lane
one, as that meant it was their
turn to push the button that
opened the starting gates, in
addition to racing their car.
After getting through the
four initial heats, and some
technical difficulties, there
were a few more heats to
narrow down the winners.
Toward the end of the final
heats, each scout could be
heard giving their friends and
fellow scouts congratulations
when their car would win.
When it came time to
award the three fastest cars
and three best designs their
trophies, the scout leaders
first took a moment to give
every scout a medal for their
hard work on their derby car.
Medals were also given to the
friends of the scouts who par-
ticipated that evening, as well
as a trophy to friend of the
scouts, Bella Henry for hav-
ing the fastest derby car of all
PHOTO BY JERRY BALDOCK
Scouts are required to build cars to particular specs.
of the scouts9 friends.
The awards for <Best
Designed Derby Car= were
voted on at dinner by the
parents of the scouts. The
first-place trophy for Best
Designed Derby Car went to
Ryder Cretsinger, a kindergar-
ten Lion Scout. Second place
for best design went to Henry
Neal, also a kindergarten Lion
Scout, and third place went to
Weston Bilderbeck, a first-
grade Tiger Scout.
The third-place trophy for
Fastest Derby Car went to
Tristan Harry, a fourth-grade
Webelo Scout. Second place
went to Jonas Oschwald, a
second-grade Wolf Scout,
and first place went to Eeben
Gold, a first-grade Tiger
Scout.
When asked about his
favorite part of building
his derby car, Gold said he
liked picking the design and
shape of his car, which fea-
tured an enchanted sword
from the popular video game
Minecraft. Agreeing with
Stengel9s statement, Gold said
his favorite thing about being
a scout so far was <racing the
derby cars and getting to win
a trophy.=
Regardless of whether or
not the scout went home with
a trophy Friday evening, each
scout could be heard compli-
menting their fellow scouts9
derby cars for their speed and
design as they left the Fireside
Room to head home 4 the
camaraderie Monroe men-
tioned before very evident
amongst them.
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to help community members
connect and stay informed
about what9s going on around
them 4 whether they own
a Ring device or not. The
Neighbors app is available to
all residents and is helping to
open the lines of communi-
cation between law enforce-
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<All Deschutes County
law-enforcement agen-
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ing together we can make
Deschutes County and all of
Central Oregon a safer place
to live, work, and play,=
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a release.
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