Area Cub Scouts take part in Race Weekend

Mar. 24—LAKELAND — More than 100 Cub Scouts who are affiliated with the South Georgia Council took part in a Cub Scout Race Weekend at Camp Patten near Lakeland over the previous weekend.

Scouts raced pinewood derby cars, Lego derby cars and took part in relay races. Cub Scout Packs that attended were 21 from Americus, 144 from Pelham, 270 from Cordele, 440 from Valdosta, 454 from Valdosta, 491 from Valdosta, and 864 from Lakeland. The Scout troops that volunteered to help were Troops 2020, 454, 864, 410, all from Valdosta.

South Georgia Council serves thousands of girls and boys in scouting in 28 counties in south Georgia. For more information on scouting in the region, go to https://www.sgcbsa.org/.