Cyndi Loza

As part of the Boy Scouts of America’s 100th anniversary, local Scouts participated Saturday in an all-day celebration at Cantigny Park with more than 150 activities on the vast 550 acres of Cantigny Park for 10,000 Scouts and the community.

The 100th Anniversary “Scout-O-Rama” was held from 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at Cantigny Park, 1S151 Winfield Road, Wheaton. The event showcased traditional Scouting activities and special events such as:

• An opening ceremony featuring a Bachman Aero helicopter to land on parade field with the American flag and Teddy Roosevelt presenting the colors to the US Calvary Unit. Opening comments by General David C. Peterson from Fort Riley Kansas, 1st Infantry Division to recognize Scouts and Armed Forces Day.
• Amazing Cache Dash, an outdoor sport where participants located “caches” using official global coordinates and GPS units on four geocaching routes created by the Scouting Geocaching Committee and sponsored by Cablea’s.
• The closing ceremony at 4:00 p.m. featured four skydivers parachuting in on main parade field carrying ten $1,000 gift certificate prizes for winning Scout units from Gander Mountain.
• More than 150 activities and giveaways by participating sponsors, and chance to speak to local council to learn more about Scouting.

Tickets for the event were $5.