Page 8 THE VILLADOM TIMES III • November 5, 2014 Area Scoutfest anniversary celebration included ‘challenge’ Left: Steve and Griffen Evans from Pack 54 in Ho-Ho-Kus try to draw an image by looking in a mirror at the station that focused on dyslexia.Right: Scouts from Waldwick Boy Scout Troop 308 maneuver the challenge course on crutches. Over 2,400 Scouts in the northern New Jersey attended the recent Scoutfest at Camp Alpine. Scoutfest marked the 15th Anniversary of the Northern New Jersey Council. Cub Scouts; Boy Scouts; and Venture, Explorers, and Sea Scouts participated in some exciting activities. Events included Tomahawk throwing, pumpkin chucking, climbing, rappelling, BB shooting, archery, and a pinewood derby race. Scouts also had a chance to become a miner for the day, see what it’s like to be a sailor aboard Cub World Land Ship, take the Disabilities Aware- ness Challenge, enjoy the amateur radio demonstration, see a laser light show, and much more. Led by Jim Africano, chairman of the Scouts with Special Needs and Disabili- ties Committee, the Disability Awareness Challenge area was always packed with interested Scouts. Scouts had the oppor- tunity to rotate through various stations, where they were put to the test to see what it was like to be disabled or have special needs. Scouts gained a better awareness and appreciation for each disability or special need.