Hi-Line Pinewood Derby excites local Scouts

Cub Scouts from four area packs - two from Havre and one each from Chester and Big Sandy - gathered at Holiday Village Mall Saturday to compete in the Hi-Line District Pinewood Derby.

"Kids love taking a block of wood and making a car out of it," said Hi-Line District Chair Bill Lanier. "It's a good time for them. The kids get to meet other Scouts."

The next step, he said, is the state championship meet in Great Falls May 7.

Unlike most competitions, kids don't have to win at the local or district level in order to compete in the states, he said. So he expects that some from the Hi-Line will b...