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Old Guys
Update
Monday, October 13, 2008
Our track and all related equipment has been sold to
Cub Scout Pack 362
In Ramsey, MN. Their website is:
http://www.angelfire.com/mn2/CubScouts/.
Please contact them if you want to schedule a derby.
If Pack 362 in unable to accommodate you, Warren Kalsow (a.k.a. Mr.
Slick) will run races in the Twin Cities area. His
website is
www.PwdRacing.com. You can contact him via
email:
Warren.P.Kalsow@HealthPartners.com or by phone:
612-801-7827 (c) or 952-431-3308 (h).
I have decided to keep the website up for another year.
My first task will be to review all pages for relevancy,
then verify all links, and finally (if time permits) to
add new content.
Chuck Sylvester - Webmaster
 Don
Murphy, Inventor of the Pinewood Derby,
Dead at Age 90
The Daily
Breeze reported on July 9, 2008 that Don Murphy,
the inventor of the Pinewood Derby, had passed away at
the age of 90. For additional information read the
entire article
Scouts
Honor By John Bogert, Staff Writer.
Saturday, September 1, 2007
We knew it had to come eventually, we just weren't sure when. Effective
September 5, 2007
A Bunch of Old Guys and a Track will no longer be running derbies.
When we first began to organize our group seven years ago, we started with seven
founding members. As of sometime later this year, that number will be down
to two. Although we have added other members during the years, the
remaining founding members believe we would be unable to continue to offer the
level of service we demanded of ourselves and the remaining members also needed to move on to other pursuits, including additional family time.
The group was formed because the guys enjoyed working with each other, wanted to
be of service to Cub Scouting, and wanted the challenge of creating a special
Pinewood Derby experience. We accomplished what we set out to do and had a
lot of fun along the way. We have appreciated the chance to have some fun
helping out with arguably the highlight of the Scouting calendar for many Cub
Scout packs.
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