Cub Scout Pack 72

04/05/2026

Happy Easter!

03/21/2026

Pack 72 is excited to announce that we will be hosting a council bragging rights Pinewood derby with Pack 44 of Andover. Top scouts from any Lake Erie Council cub scout pack race for free. All council cub scouts are able to race for fun in the scout open class races. Anyone can register in the outlaw class races. All registered racers will also be part of the car show. Option also available for car show only. $5 registration per car aside from top contenders. We will have a second derby track set up for Lego derby racing for fun as well. Lego derby car building for any donation amount. Don't want to race but just want to support. Come out day of and watch the racing, get some concessions and enjoy the competition.

Register your scouts or individuals:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSesgB341mxb-Mljmo3tEDn3_nsaUQutAZpk28H9wkVMaOvtuQ/viewform

More event details and derby rules:

https://www.pack72.com/activities/pinewood-derby

03/17/2026

We just finished a successful weekend of camping! This was a big event for us. It was the Blue and Gold ceremony for everyone and crossover for the AOLs. All the cubs were presented their belt loops and pins they’ve earned so far. For the AOLs, this was their final ceremony as a cub as they move on to their Troop now!! All 7 AOLs moved on to Troop! We started out the weekend on Friday with the AOLs making their arrows. Then Saturday at camp everyone worked together in some team building obstacles along with lots of exploring and games. Saturday lunch was thanks to the Lions and Tigers. Saturday dinner was thanks to the AOLs. Sunday all the dens put on a skit for the audience before receiving their awards. Congrats to everyone.

03/10/2026

Another great meeting preparing for the Blue and Gold event this weekend. I can’t wait to see everyone’s skits and see all the awards (belt loops and pins) the cubs are going to get.

02/23/2026

Pinewood Derby for 2026 was an enormous success! We had a huge turnout of Cub Scouts, family, friends, Troop 72, Sponsors, and Girl Scouts Troop 80257.

Our winners were:
Pack 72
1st: Wyatt Keeney
2nd: Madelyn Boneham
3rd: Cody Scherzer
4th: Wesley Boneham

Best Sportsmanship: Ollie Starling
Best Paint Job: Wesley Boneham
Most Unique: Johnnie Freeman
Best Overall Design: Jaxson Olah
Scout’s Choice: Bravery Trent
Fan Favorite: Anthony Dill Torre
Best in Show: Jaxson Olah

Open Class
1st: Apollo Kelly
2nd: Lucas Kellogg
3rd: Parker Kellogg

Sponsor Class:
1st: Hart’s Barbershop
2nd: Tina’s Treasures and Thrift
3rd: The Boneham Family

A huge thank you to our sponsors for making this and other events throughout the year possible.

- Chevy All Stars and Midway Chevrolet were a major contributor.
- American Legion Post 719 is our charter organization and provides our meeting space.
- Bright Star Business Services LLC printed our banners.
- Energy Engraving provided on demand, day of engraving services so the plaques could have personalized names for the winners.
- Troop 72 provided food and logistic support.
- Tristan and Dakota Firteg from Troop 419 provided Derby track support and coordination.

Sponsors (in no particular order):
Steen Brothers Well Drilling
Key Bank
MG Concrete Pumping
A Snails Pace Apothocary
Hart's Barbershop
Memories & Moments Travel
R.W. Petersen Construction
Troop 419
American Legion
Blooms By.E Marie
Casey Kozlowski - Ashtabula County Commisioner
Destination Detailing
Herbster's Tax Service
JD Pit Stop
Johna and Kyle Scherzer
Midway Chevrolet (Chevy Allstars)
Orwell Valley Feed Mill
Quality Design Machining, Inc.
Reel's Auto Sales
Tina's Treasures & Thrift
7/17 credit union
Duane Eucker
Nickles Bakery
The Boneham Family
J. Miller Snowplowing & Landscaping
Energy Engraving
Jason Anderson

02/21/2026

Setup is complete! Tomorrow is Pinewood Derby racing day!! Come out and bring your families for a full day of racing, food, and friends. A big shoutout to all our sponsors that made this event possible. Hope to see you there.

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Get ready for racing!!! Pinewood Derby will be held at the Grand valley elementary school cafetorium. registration will open at 9:00 am and will close at 9:45 am. please be sure to have your scout there and registered by 9:45 as we cannot add racers after the roster is created. please review the Derby rules to be sure the car will pass inspection. pdf of rules are attached to this post. big things to be sure of are: no oil lubrication, only dry graphite, 5.000 oz weight limit and size limitation to be able to fit on the track.

there will be a pit area to be able to work on car morning of if need be but remember 9:45 is check in cutoff.

this will be a long event going until roughly 1-2 pm. Troop 72 will be providing concessions throughout the event. please consider supporting our troop scouts in there program as well. lunch tickets will be given to each scout racing.

02/10/2026

We had a great meeting tonight. We started the night with flags brought in by Zach and Wyatt K. Then Ollie was awarded the Resource Stewardship patch for his participation during the trip to Gettysburg this summer. Each group broke up and did their own requirements. AOLs completed their first aid achievement and built their first aide kits. Bears learned about Leaving no Trace as well as personal space and self protection. They also finished their whittling chip requirements. Wolves, Tigers, and Lions learned how to be good knights and live by the Cub Scout law. They made shields and castles out of recycled materials. Overall it was a good time.

02/09/2026

Who's ready for some racing? It's Pinewood Derby time again for Pack 72! Car building has started and race day is set for February 21st. Scouts and their families with gather for a day of racing and promoting our community! This is free family event, made possible by our local sponsors. Reach out pack leaders to see how you can become a Pack 72 Sponsor! Sponsor Form Link: https://drive.google.com/file/d/13lnKnUHgEDjG24Kq7EA7W31e-7-rmLcF/view?usp=drive_link

02/08/2026

Today we had an amazing service with Orwell United Methodist Church and Boy Scout Troop 72 Orwell, LEC celebrating Scout Sunday. This event honors February 8 (Scouting Anniversary Day) as the date to recognize the contributions of young people and adults to Scouting. Thank you to Orwell United Methodist Church for hosting us and for feeding us after! Not only that, they were gracious enough to gift all our scouts, both Cubs and Scouts, with brand new Bibles! It was a truly gracious day.

I apologize for the smiley faces. We don’t have permission to share their faces so we block them out.

01/27/2026

A Scout is Reverent.

This is a very interesting annual event hosted by Scouting America. While our Pack isn’t doing anything as a Pack, feel free to participate on your own. This event is honored by attending your normal religious service while in your scouting uniform and being reverent during the service. Typically it’s held on the closest day to Feb 8th but any time in February is considered valid. Patches are available on scoutshop.org for purchase.

Scout Sunday, Scout Sabbath (Shabbat), and Scout Jumuah are faith based celebrations observed each February by Scouting America. These observances highlight the Scout Law point, “A Scout is Reverent,” and provide an opportunity for Scouts to honor their faith, thank their chartered organizations, and share the Scouting program with their religious communities.

The celebrations are typically scheduled around Scouting America’s anniversary on February 8, although exact dates vary by faith tradition and congregations may select a different date to meet their needs. Scout Sunday is usually observed on a Sunday, Scout Sabbath takes place from Friday sunset through Saturday sunset, and Scout Jumuah is observed from Thursday sunset through Friday sunset.

Units are encouraged to use the PowerPoint presentations that are on our Faith Based Celebrations webpage to help share information about their unit and the Scouting program during these observances.

For more information and the PowerPoints, please visit: https://lecscouting.org/faith-based-celebrations

01/13/2026

So much fun at jujitsu tonight. We had a huge turn out and the kids had a blast. They learned how to plant their feet and defend themselves against bullies. It was interesting to watch the kids learn the new techniques. They ended the night with a few games of tug of war. What a great time.

01/03/2026

We had a blast at the pool party last night. I only took a couple fuzzy pictures. Sorry! Thank you so much for for those that braved the cold weather to come out. The pool was a balmy 85 degrees! Add some hot pizza and delicious sides and desserts, it was perfect. We even got compliments from the hosts about how well mannered and behaved everyone ones. Well done Cubs!