Vol. 95, No. 4
25 Cents
These people took advantage of
some old-fashioned skating on the
Charles Borland, Jim
Darlene Tamayko. (Photo by
Feb. 6-11
BY JOAN KINGSBURY
This week, Boy Scouts
throughout our: area are cele-
brating Boy Scout Week. Boy
Scouting was founded in England
in 1908 ‘by Lord Robert Baden-
Powell, an English army officer.
The first troops were organized in
the United States in 1910.
Boy Scouting is divided into
various levels. Young boys ages 8
to 10 are Cub Scouts; boys 10 and
11 are Webelos. Boys 11 to 18 years
of age are Boy Scouts. After the
age of 14, older boys may join
Explorer Scout programs which
may be geared to career programs
like medical or emergency care,
computer science or law or to
adventure activities.
Boys living in the Back Mountain
are members of the Penns
Mountains Boy Scout Council,
Mountain Pathfinder District IIL
Boy Scouting helps boys to
develop a variety of talents and
interests. A Boy Scout can earn up
to 120 merit badges ranging from
aviation to zoology, according to
Lee Williames, troop leader, Troop
622 of Gate of Heaven. To earn the
presitigious Eagle Scout Award,
the highest possible, a young man
must display a great deal of
dedication in working on projects
involving leadership, organiza-
tion, citizenship.
Locally, Scouting has been ac-
tive or many years. Dallas United
Methodist Church, Troop 281 has
Supey. Conimitice
members are Tom Peeler and
Bety June Mathers. This troop has
produced 17 Eagle Scouts through-
are working on their ad-
vancements.
Harveys Lake Boy Scout Troop
331 which meets at the Lake-Noxen
Elementary School is currently
receiving instruction for their first
aid merit badge. The troop held a
family in the community with
large medical bills, participated in
the Walk-a-thon, participated in
Harveys Lakes and Tunkhannock
Parades where they were awarded
three trophies, white water rafted
down the Lehigh River.
Scoutmaster of Troop 155 is Lee
Blansett. Troop assistants are
John Thomas, Ray Phillips, Chet
Koprowski. Committee Chairman
is Ken Carey. Judy Gramley is
secretary; Ailene Forster is
treasurer. Homer Baker is
committee coordinator. Com-
mittee ‘members are Carson
Gramley Jr, Linda Koproski,
Delores Springer, Perry Phillips,
Charles Williams and Chris
Taylor.
Cub Scout Pack 232 is sponsored
by Gate of Heaven Church as is
Boy Scout Troop 232. Cub master is
Larry McDonald, assisted by Dean
Jones are den mothers.
Boys Scout Troop 232 is led by
Truscott, Glenn S. Bodish) Scoutmaster Dr. Lee Williames.
Borland, Bill
the cold weather we had last week, beach at Harveys Lake. Dottie. Truscott, Kim been in existence for 50 years.
put on their ice skates and did
Silhouetted in the sunlight are,
Tamayko and
Bruce Davis Davis
bata
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On Sunday, Bruce Davies, Jr.
Church St., Dallas, was honored by
Boy Scout Troop 281, Dallas United
Methodist Church for 55 years of
Boy Scouting service.
During the church service
Davies was presented with a 55
years Boy Scout service award pin
and a 55 year veterans lapel pin.
Davies has been registered
Boy Scouts continuously since 1929
when he was 12 years of age, ex-
cluding 4% years during World
War I military service.
During his Scouting years,
Davies has served as assistant Cub
Master and Committee member
for Pack 123 Forty Fort; assistant
Scout Mastr Troop 281, Dallas, 4
years; Scout Master, Troop 281, 10
years. He has instructed at’three
show and do’s, served as a Round
Table Committee member for
three years. Davies has assited at
many camporees and cam-
parounds. Currently he is coun-
seling for seven merit badges.
For the past six years he has
been very active with the troop,
summer camping, canoeing,
hiking and visitng Washington,
D.C. with the scouts.
During his Boy Scout years
Davies has earned the Silver
Beaver Award, the Virgil Honor,
the Order of the Arrow, the
District Distinguished Service
Award, the Silver Arrowhead and
the Scouter’s Key.
Davies retired as Captain in the
Corps of Engineers after 41» years
of active service and 22 years of
reserve duty. He has taught
Sunday School, has been a
Boy Scouts Bob Skursky and
woman was jumping up and down
on the hood of her car on the Dallas
‘Highway last week. No need to
fret! Seems her hood flew up and
the only way she could get it to
Chinese Time Table at the Window
on the World session on China.
stay closed was to jump on it.
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How about the Dallas resident
who started drinking herbal tea
because it was ‘‘healthy and ended
up taking Pepto Bismal anyway.
(Photo by Joan Kingsbury)
member of the church's Min-
strative Board for 25 years and a
member of the Trustee Board for
15° years. He is active in the
church’s maintenance and repair
group.
Davies is a member of the
Masonic Order, Consistory, Irem
Temple Shriners, Salvation Army,
Hawk Mt. Association, Lacka-
wanna Bird Club, Susquehanna
River Association,. Smithsonian
Association and a bord member of
the Greater Wyoming Valley
Audubon Society.
Married to the former Irene
Brace, Davies and his wife are
parents of a son Bruce III, who is
married and lives in Connecticut.
They also have two grandsons.
Following the presentation, a
social honoring Davies was held at
the church.
Scoutmaster is Henry Steuben,
assisted by Eugene Gingo and
Barry Brown.
Trucksville United Methodist
been ongoing for 36 consecutive
years. Richard Montgomery is
scout master assisted by Harold
Dave Werts. Committee members
include Al and Marsha Landis,
Michael Dzanko, John Kubasti,
In the lasi'year Troop 232 has
spent 24 nights camping under
basic or standard first aid.
Cairo more than two weeks ago.
Wilkes-Barre General Hospital.
Learning to write in Chinese can be
simple if someone shows you how.
Here Boy Scouts Lee David
Williames and John Strange in-
Cub Scout Pack 281 was
established in 1948, at its present
location, the Dallas United
Methodist Church. R.A.
McQuilken was the first cub-
master.
Pack 281 has served over 25
years to the Back Mountain area
by bringing a good solid scouting
background to two generations of
boys. Many of whom have gone on
to the highest rank of Eagle Scout,
and hold prominent positions in
and out of the area today.
Pack 281 is proud to hold the
position where son has followed
father in scouting, and also where
families join the pack with their
sons, as scouting promotes
keeping the family together.
Pack 281 consists of four Cub
Scout Dens, one Webelo Den and
one Tiger Scout Group. Cub Scouts
and Webelos meet weekly and
Tiger Scouts meet monthly. All
groups are very active and lear-
ning what it means to be a good
Cub Scout.
At the present time the Cub
Scouts and leaders are busy
struct a group on the art of Chinese
writing. (Photo by Joan
Kingsbury)
preparing for the Blue and Gold
Banquet to be held Feb. 15. This
evening is the highlight of the
scouting year. The families of the
pack enjy a pot luck dinner and
special activities together.
Anyone wishing to join this well
established and active Cub Scout
pack may do so by contacting
Nancy MacDonald at 675-3133.
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