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Stacie Duce serves as a Cub Scout den leader in her ward in Hamilton, Mont., and is a magazine editor and columnist.

She grew up in Sandy, Utah, served a mission in Corpus Christi, Texas and graduated from Brigham Young University with a degree in public relations. She and her husband, Jay, have five children.

You can reach her via e-mail at sduce@desnews.com.


 
The best night of the year is uniquely interpreted based on a person's priorities and passions. For football fanatics, it's the Super Bowl. For Cub Scouts, it's Pinewood Derby.
With our Pinewood Derby only days away, the anticipation has been as thick as winter fog.
Many of the requirements for Cub Scout patches are enhanced with suggested field trips to significant spots in the community.
A Blue & Gold Banquet can be the highlight of the year for some Cub Scouts and their families.
A rookie mistake by this first-time Cub Scout leader was to pick up my boys from school each Wednesday and deliver the noisy brood to our weekly meeting.
During the first meeting with my Cub Scouts, we made a flag for each den. My goals were to unify the boys and make our color guard more colorful at pack meetings.
I watched in my rear-view mirror as we drove home. I thought I'd better savor the rare day when my Cub Scouts went home more tired than their leader.
I may be a new Cub Scout den leader, but I haven't bought a yellow uniformed shirt yet -- I'm not sure I'm fully converted.
My balancing act came to a sentimental finale last Sunday when the bishop's counselor announced from the pulpit that I would be released from nursery.