Home.16 June 2001
Greetings to All.
On this 67th Anniversary of D-Day, please once again remember the sacrifices of those who secured our freedoms.
Did you know that Troop 111 has now had 13 sets of brothers make Eagle? It's true! Out of our 76 Eagles to date, 27 were sets of brothers: the Fikes, the Montgomerys, the Sleevis, the O'Neills, the McCahills, the des Rosiers, (and now some familiar names) the Bradys, the Arthurs, the Kempters, the Stainbacks, the Smiths, the Tiernans, and the Tucks. John, Tim, and Chris Tuck are the first "triple" set of brothers in the Troop's history.
But the biggest group of brothers ever were the Carrs - 4 brothers who all made Life rank in the 1950's (Bill Carr was the Troop Committee Chairman for over 10 years). The Arquettes (1980's and early 1990's) would have been the largest group of brothers ever, with 5, but 2 went to Troop 143 while the other 3 stayed with 111; Phillip Arquette ended up as the only one of the five who made Eagle, after transferring from 111 (as a Life Scout) to Troop 8 in Ann Arbor, Michigan.
Probable upcoming brother Eagles? Check out the Kennedys, the Strasburgs, the Hupalos, the Wolffs, the Bangs, and the Gerardens, with the Beckmans, Fosters, and Rooneys as more distant "possibilities." (And how's THAT for pressure!) And there are still more younger brothers down in the Cub ranks, too....
On the Troop transition front, we added several additional "free agents" over the past two months, including Jack B. from Taylor and Ryan C. from St. Agnes. Also joining up was George Albert Mazloom, arriving 3:47am on Friday, April 20th (Congrats to Al and Eunice!)
However, we also bid farewell to John B., who withdrew after passing his First Class Practical Exam and First Class Board of Review, to pursue other interests. Good Luck! Also on the transition front, we heard from former ASM Josh Gartner, who is now living in Japan. Josh's new email address is: gardi@heronet.ne.jp
In a new record for a single Scoutmaster's Minute, we passed four (!!!) Eagle Scouts in April and May - Dan Tiernan and Chris Tuck (both on April 22nd), and Jay Pennington and Richard Bangs (both on May 6th). As I remarked to Jim S., what used to be a great year is now a great month!
Dan's Honor Roll:
Dan attends Washington-Lee High School, and has maintained a 3.95 Q.P.I. through his Junior Year. He is currently interested in law enforcement and sports management. He has earned numerous awards in Science Fairs and competitions throughout Northern Virginia. He is a 4 year member of the World Cultures Club, a 2 year member of the Future Cities Club, and a 2 year member of the Key Club. His hobbies include soccer, tennis, and travel. After his Senior Year in Europe, Dan intends to apply for admission to a college in Pennsylvania or to Catholic University in DC.
Dan's Eagle Project involved scanning over 1000 historical photos at the Arlington Historical Museum and recording them into a computerized database for eventual posting on the internet. A nice piece of work, taking just over 270 man-hours in all.
Thanks to the Board of Review members Dan Creedon, Hank Dettmar, Jim Smith, and Jane Tuck.
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Chris' Honor Roll:
Chris is a rising Junior at Gonzaga College High School, and is very active in sports, emphasizing soccer and lacrosse. He is also a basketball and tennis player. He plays clarinet, was a St. Agnes Altar Boy for 7 years, a member of the St. Agnes Youth Group for 3 years, a peer mediator for 3 years, and worked as a counselor and kitchen staff at Camp Tecumseh for 2 years. He is very interested in a career in soccer, and intends to apply to the University of Virginia.
Chris Eagle Project involved sealing all of the cracks and repainting the parking lines in the southern sections of the upper (Stafford St. side) and lower (Randolph St. side) parking lots at St. Agnes Church in Arlington. New diagonal parking and several Handicapped Parking spaces were also created. In all, 180 man-hours.
Thanks to the Board of Review members Dan Creedon, Hank Dettmar, Jim Smith, and Tom Tiernan.
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Jay's Honor Roll:
Jay is a rising Senior at Gonzaga College High School in DC, maintaining a 3.5-plus Q.P.I. with numerous Advanced Placement and Honors courses. He is a member of the Honor Society, and a National Honor Society candidate. He plays the saxaphone, and spent 5 years in the St. Agnes band, plus the last 3 years in the Gonzaga Wind Ensemble (on scholarship). He is a 3-year member of the Gonzaga Cross Country team, and was also actively involved in CYO basketball, soccer, tennis, swimming, and lacrosse. He also interned briefly at C-Span this past year, and has performed Community Service at McKenna's Wagon at Gonzaga and HANDS in Arlington. He has been an Altar Boy at St. Agnes for the past 6 years.
Jay sealed all of the cracks and repainted the parking lines in the lower section of the lower (Randolph St. side) parking lot at St. Agnes Church in Arlington. 210 man-hours.
Thanks to the Board of Review members Tim Arthurs, Dan Creedon, Hank Dettmar, Jim Smith, and Jane Tuck.
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Richard's Honor Roll:
Richard is a rising Senior at Gonzaga College High School in DC, maintaining a 3.0-plus Q.P.I. in the Accelerated Science Program. He has served as a Student Council Representative. He is a 3-year member of the Gonzaga basketball and soccer teams, and has performed Community Service at the McKenna Shelter.
Richard sealed all the cracks and repainted all of the parking lines in the upper section of the lower (Randolph St. side) parking lot at St. Agnes Church in Arlington. Several pedestrian walks from the school were also created, and the staircases in the front of the Church were painted high visibility yellow. 165 man-hours.
Thanks to the Board of Review members Tim Arthurs, Dan Creedon, Hank Dettmar, Jim Smith, and Jane Tuck.
"Down on the farm," the April and May Boards of Review were busy affairs; moving up the ladder were: Chris B. (Star), John B. (First Class), Max D. (Star), Matt G. (Life), William L. (Star), Paolo R. (Star), Jimmy S. (Tenderfoot), and Adam S. (Bronze Palm).
It was equally busy on the Merit Badge Front: Luke B. (Personal Management), Charles "Chuckles" B. (Railroading), Tom C. (Cycling), Ross D. (Family Life), Max D. (Citizenship in the Community), Todd G. (Railroading), Matt G. (Cycling), William L. (Aviation and Citizenship in the Community), Stefan N. (Communications, Railroading), Patrick P. (First Aid), Paolo R. (Communications), Michael R. (Citizenship in the Nation), Charlie S. (First Aid), Carl "Mountain" S. (Railroading), Neil S. (Railroading), Steven S. (Citizenship in the Nation), and JJ T. (Railroading).
Congratulations to All of the above Scouts!
Things remain busy even as the Troop meeting schedule begins to wind down. This coming weekend, the Wyoming trekkers will be off on a Saturday/Sunday backpacking shakedown over Little Sluice Mountain in the George Washington National Forest. From Sunday, June 24th through Saturday, June 30th, over 40 members of the Troop (plus a visiting Scout from Las Vegas) will travel to south central Pennsylvania for a week of summer camp at Camp Tuckahoe (roughly between Gettysburg and Harrisburg.) The Summer of Fun will fire up soon after our return from camp - it looks to be another exciting summer coming up.
On the last weekend in March, the Troop divided up into 3 sets of Patrols and tackled this year's Patrol Campouts. It was sporadically wet and a bit nippy, but all three squads enjoyed their activities. Read On!
Over the weekend of March 30-April 1, the combined patrols of the Burning Pants and Stonecutters drove down to Elizabeth Furnace Campground in Western Virginia. Due to a important St. Agnes band performance there was only minimal participation in this event. The attendees consisted of Tom C., Michael D., Matt G., Neil S., and Adults Jim C. and Atom S.
We ate dinner on the way up to the campground at a fast-food restaurant. We arrived at the campsite, the Elizabeth Furnace Campground in the George Washington National Forest, and set up camp. The campground was quite nice and was not packed. The next day we woke up at 7am, ate breakfast, and drove to Luray Caverns, which was an additional forty-five minutes from our campsite, and began a tour at around 8:15am. We saw all of the cool rock formations and various attractions. After the tour we walked to the car and carriage museum, looked at all the vehicles and bought some fudge and patches from the gift shop. Following the museum we made our way to the Garden Maze, a really awesome maze that has four different checkpoints that need to be found. All of this took about three hours. We were very hungry so we set out for lunch at a local pizza place in the town of Luray. After arriving at the campsite we started a fire and played Frisbee. A couple hours later we started dinner which was a regular meal of spaghetti, soda and bread. The next morning we woke up fairly early, packed up, and set out for Saint Agnes. We returned at about ten or eleven o'clock. I really enjoyed this weekend and I think everyone else did as well.
Bull Run Regional Park, late Friday afternoon, was a series of linear ponds, mounds of debris, and mud interspersed with soggy grass fields. The Ranger informed us that the park had been closed, underwater, until 2:00 that afternoon. No one would think of questioning the park's decision judging by the condition of the ground when we arrived. Our assigned campground was a narrow mud track widening to a cul-de-sac in which two picnic tables appeared like south-Asian stilt houses in a swamp. No, we couldn't camp on the only exposed, high ground near the road -- it was not part of the campground. A nearby pavillion was also off limits.
The ranger kindly led us to another group use area which was a large, football-field sized clearing with neatly trimmed grass and several circular and linear ponds. The linear pond, about 150 feet long, was an abandoned channel of the nearby Bull Run, while the circular ponds were the fire pits. This we determined by carefully probing the muddy depths with a stick until the vague circular shape of the iron ring could be felt. Tents and tarps were erected, we left for fast food (as planned) and returned to hit the sack.
[Supplement by Bob (based on photographs): On Saturday, the Patrols headed off to Hemlock Overlook, which is a "low ropes" COPE course designed to build teamwork. In this it was similar to the Projectoree concept. Some of the events included: "Beam Me Up, Scotty," Spider Web Escape, a Trust Fall, and a Wire Balance. Based on the photos, everyone had a great time. Back to Doug.]
All day Saturday the problem of dinner bothered us. We had planned a large bed of coals and dinner cooked in foil. The fire rings would still be flooded, and even if drained would be little more than mud pits. (The Scouts were valiantly trying to stay on the grass, but the saturated soil oozed mud at every step.) During the team building exercise on Saturday at Hemlock Overlook, one adult volunteered to visit a nearby store and buy fixings to turn foil meals into stew as a backup plan.
But, the main plan was to find a fire pan. Hugh and Doug longingly stared at the galvanized steel garbage can lid at Hemlock Overlook on the way out but kept their klepto urges under control. Doug, having been raised in the south, recognized the terrain as old, rural farmland with second-growth timber and encroaching urbanization. There had to be plenty of discards available for the taking. We all kept our eyes peeled for suitable firepan material on the drive back to Bull Run, and Doug spied a promising lead. After dropping the scouts off at camp, he returned to the woods bordering a powerline about half a mile from the park. 100 feet off the road was an old, rusted, metal shelving unit. It was a poor firepan, but could possibly work. Turning around, he saw a 60's vintage Volkswagon bug abandoned deep in the woods. A quick yank, and a rusted hinge to the engine cover broke loose, and a firepan was born.
The clever engineering design included a central vent for starting charcoal (the hole where the license plate light had been), a rim to keep the coals in (the crimped cover edge), and a crome lifting handle. At camp, coals were started and spread, 15 foil dinners cooked, and the evening fire lit for marshmallows. "Herbie the Firepan" had ensured the success of the campout. Disney, any interest in a sequel?
Participants included: Matthew C., Drew D., Ross D., Sam F., Jack O., Patrick P., Nathan P., Thomas S., and Carl "Mountain" S., plus Adults Doug D., Terry O., and Hugh S.
The Scooters and Snake Eyes Patrols combined for a Wilderness Survival Patrol Camping experience on the weekend of March 30 - Sunday, April 1, 2001. Launching into a very wet weekend were Patrol Leaders Luke B. and Todd G., along with Burton Ba., Michael C., David G., Will K., Mark T., J.J. T., and Dan M. Accompanying the Scouts were ASM's Rich S. and Harold E., along with dads John T. and Rob B. The group was headed south to Mountain Shepherd Wilderness Survival School training with 30+ years experienced Air Force survival expert Byron Kerns.
The late afternoon departure time, the 3 1/2 hour drive, and the precarious weather prompted the three-van caravan to put in at the Lake Nelson Family Campground where the facilities were clean, flat and close-by to the survival area. Light rain fell though the night, as the two Patrols slept quietly in the Troop tents. After a leisurely departure, the crew drove the twenty minutes to the town of Lowesville and the embarking area.
Instructor Kerns and his survival-photographer Sutzi Ireland met the entourage at the barns. Wearing a machete and steeped in survival lore, Byron and crew set out for a short hike to the hilltop parachute-covered work area. Along the way, Byron went over essentials of the weekend and started the process of putting the Scouts in the proper frame of mind. A graduate and instructor of the toughest training grounds all over the world, Byron had a story of near-death for every encounter. Who will ever forget the Cyprus-wood fence post that saved his students' lives while snowshoeing, or which bugs taste best?
Mr. Kerns constantly stressed the seven wilderness survival priorities: 1) Positive mental attitude 2) First aid 3) Shelter 4) Fire 5) Signaling & rescue 6) Water and 7) Food. [Of course, by the end of the course the Scouts added their own musical priority: #8) "Celebrate! Celebrate! Dance to the rescue!!"]
Saturday was filled with principles of fire building and constant stories to reinforce the best tool anyone can have along in a survival situation - or life: Positive Mental Attitude. After some basic fire-building and survival kit listen-and-do time, the Scouts moved to shelter construction. Using parachute cord, plastic, tarps, natural materials and common sense, the Scouts paired up [Luke, Rich and Harold soloed] and built shelters for the night. Byron went shelter-by-shelter and improved everyone's chances for a dry night.
Dinner over individually built fires consisted of soup, sausage, stew, rolls and all the juice and water you could drink. The parachute canopy held in the smoke and heat as Scouts learned first-hand the skills that could save their lives. Byron used lectures, stories and "each one/teach one" demonstrations to help everyone see how self-discipline, simplicity, creative thinking and thinking ahead will help ensure group cohesion and safety. Several Scouts showed off the contents of their personal survival kits, and all had occasion to whittle up mountains of shavings. Little helpful memory aids were stressed throughout, things like: "3 minutes without air, three days without water, and three weeks without food" lent a certain reality to the priorities needing to be stressed.
The all-night rain began again right as the Scouts bedded down in their shelters. With one minor exception, everyone slept dry. A cold breakfast and hot fire preceded the run into Lovingston for Mass. St. Mary's church and parishioners could not have been nicer. The Priest read off all our names and we were invited to coffee and doughnuts in the basement after the musical service. It was here that we learned Maryland had lost to Duke in the NCAA semi-finals. After the trip back to the training area, some of the Scouts went with Sutzi down the hill to bring water back from the river. The others broke camp and policed the area. The remainder of the day involved lectures on a host of survival topics: signaling and rescue, hazards in the wild, first aid, food and water in the wild, and continuing stories of how positive mental attitude is your best friend in the wilderness. Equally compelling was the reinforcement of group cohesion: maintaining everyone's strength and increasing everyone's chances of coming out alive - hopefully within 72 hours.
Nearly all the Scouts completed requirements for the Wilderness Survival Merit Badge. [Dan M. already had his and was a constant source of "training" for the other Scouts, while Luke finished up his overnight shelter requirement.] Everyone agreed that the skills learned will serve them well and that they can work with other scouts to enrich Troop 111's basic wilderness survival knowledge. The Scooters and Snake Eyes arrived back at St. Agnes late Sunday evening where they cleaned and draped the soaked gear out in the hall for the next-night's packing away. Many of the participant agreed, one of the best campouts, ever.
On the last weekend in April, 69 members of the Troop headed down to Camp Wilson (Pohick Bay Regional Park, near Lorton) to take on the world at Projectoree 2001. After "less than ideal" weather conditions the last 2 years, Mother Nature smiled, giving us a spectacular weekend of nearly perfect Spring conditions. This was the 8th Projectoree (7th year), and the best-ever attended, with over 300 Scouts and Leaders attending, plus about half a dozen visiting Webelos: 13 Troops and 2 Packs organized into 25 Patrols and 1 combined Webelos Den. Brad J. and Chris W. were the Senior Scouts in charge of the entire Projectoree, and ran the Friday night PLC, plus the opening flag ceremony and campfire. Dan H. and Marshall K. ran the closing flag ceremony. Charles "Chuckles" B. and Steven S. acted as co-SPL's. In all, 13 of our Senior Scouts acted as Staff (a great showing, far more than any other Troop).
The Scouts competed in 12 scored events: the Bangalore Torpedo, Caber Toss, Cave Rescue, Egg Toss, Firebuilding Race, Hot Lava Rescue Relay, Log Raising Relay, Nuclear Reactor, Obstacle Course, Radioactive Basketballs, Spider Web Escape, and Walk the Plank, plus one unscored event: The Scoutmaster Chariot Race. The events were all nearly entirely run by about 40 Senior Scouts acting as staff. The top 8 placing Patrols (receiving ribbons) included 4 Troop 111 Patrols: The Scooters (Patrol Leader Luke B.) took First Place for the second straight year. Spectre (Patrol Leader Ross D.) took Third, the Burning Pants (Patrol Leader Neil S.) took Fourth, and the Conquistadors (Patrol Leader Sam F.) took Sixth. Snake Eyes (Patrol Leader Todd G.) took Fifteenth, and Stonecutters (Patrol Leader Matt G.) took Eighteenth. Overall, our best year ever; more importantly, I think every attendee had a great time. As usual, the Obstacle Course, Egg Toss, and Firebuilding Race were the most popular games. Amazingly, neither your fat Scoutmaster nor any of our struggling Scouts died during the Scoutmaster Chariot Race.
Late afternoon activities included large games of soccer and ultimate frisbee (both run by 111), plus the Projectoree's annual service project. This year, about a dozen very large, fallen pine trees were cleared and 75 new trees (green ash, red oak, and lob-lolly pine, donated by Fairfax Re-Leaf) were planted and tubed in their place. In addition, a dozen new fire-rings were purchased and installed around the camp. Sixteen American Flags were also "retired" at the closing campfire Saturday night, which also featured 12 skits and 4 songs from the attending Troops.
Participants included: Zachary A., Burton B., Richard B., Luke and Will B., Zachary B., Charles "Chuckles" B., Tom C., Matthew C., Peter C., Michael C., Patrick D., Drew D., Ross D., Kenny E., Peter and Sam F., David G., Todd G., Matt G., Brad G., Dan H., Brad J., Ryan K., Marshall K., William L., Mickey M., Anthony M., James N., Thomas N., Jack O., Patrick O'M., Jay P., Nathan P., Dale R., Alan R., Lowell R., Brian and Michael R., Thomas S., Charlie S., Casey S., Carl "Mountain" S., Jimmy S., Neil S., Steven S., Dan and Nick T., JJ T., Mark T., Patrick W., Chris and Eric W., plus Adults Matt B., Rob B., Ted G., Glenn M., Mark N., Tony N., Frank R., Hugh S., Larry S., Rich S., Mark S., Atom S., John T., Tim T., Rick W., and yours truly.
Heading into May, we held our first Wyoming Trek Shakedown on the C&O Canal, from Point of Rocks south to Indian Flats (and return). Like with Philmont, this first shakedown emphasized training in equipment setup and use. Things are a bit easier this year because most of the trekkers have had previous backpacking experience (even though their average age is considerably younger than our recent Philmont Crews).
Saturday started out a bit nippy, but otherwise sunny and pleasant - but with a threat of a rain front coming through later that afternoon. Backpacking "south" on the C&O Canal went fairly easily, and we soon passed the site of the early May multi-car freight train derailment on the MARC/Amtrack/CSX lines that run alongside the Potomac River - with a large crew working hard on finishing the repair of the lines. We continued according to plan, doing our camp entry protocol, tent, tarp, and bear-bag review at Noland's Ferry - a no-camping/picnic and boat launch area. Then it was back on the towpath for another few miles to Indian Flats - which (once again) turned out to be "heavily" occupied by an extended family who appeared to be having a combined reunion and "poor-man's vacation." Not the best possible neighbors, but it's first come/first serve regardless of the fact that the sites are supposed to be for hikers and bikers only (and these guys had staged a D-Day like landing via several boats, with at least a quarter-ton's worth of gear). After some recon work, we decided to camp another 50 yards or so downstream, in a wooded but flat area alongside the actual campout. After (correctly) deciding that the threatened rain had petered out or passed by elsewhere, we set up camp and continued on with instruction in stove use, meal prep, and wilderness cleanup protocols.
After dinner and cleanup, we started in on bear safety (a very important topic in Wyoming and Idaho!), plus got a "friendly" visit from a Park Ranger - who informed Ted (while I was still lecturing) that our campsite was illegal. Well, we traded no fire and a camp cleanup Sunday morning for permission to stick around, and he left satisfied. Plus our neighbors (on both sides) were considerably more "illegal" than we were, so he had more important things to counsel on. With that, we put up our bear-bags, and headed off for an early bedtime.
On Sunday, we got a "oh-dark-thirty" wakeup, packed up quickly, and headed off down the trail before sunrise. We enjoyed quite a large number of squirrels, birds, and even a few deer along the way to Noland's Ferry, where we stopped for breakfast. Then back to Point of Rocks, for a quick drive home. A valuable weekend - but this is clearly the last time we will use this section of the C&O Canal, as it was the third straight time we've been "shut out" at Indian Flats. Participants included: Mike and Sam F., Ted and Todd G., Matt G., Mark and Neil S., Hugh and Thomas S., Carl "Mountain" S., Rick W., and yours truly.
The next weekend, 11 New Scouts, 2 Senior Scouts, and 9 Adults headed down to Pohick Bay for our now annual one-night New Scout campout. We had intentionally planned a late start to the day, in deference to numerous sporting events - most of which were cancelled by that morning's heavy downpours. Sometimes it pays to be lucky! As it turned out, the weather cleared nicely for the rest of the day and evening.
Our campsites were located in the small loop at the far end of the family campground, away from all the RVs and monster trucks that populate most drive-in campgrounds these days. The Scouts first set up two Troop tarps under the direction of Senior Scouts Ian H. and Carl "Mountain" S., moved some picnic tables underneath both, then set up a mega campfire (for later). Then everyone set up tents, and set out their gear. After camp was set up, Ted and Atom took all the Scouts over for a round of Frisbee golf. The wet course meant that we mostly had the entire course to ourselves, and we took full advantage!
After the golf, we returned (a bit late) to the campsite for cleanup and dinner - rotini with meatballs and sauce, plus salad and garlic bread. Very few leftovers, indeed! Cleanup took us to darkness, and we were all soon gathered around a blazing campfire for "crispy" marshmallows, S'Mores, Jiffy-Pop popcorn ("variably" successful) and lots of fellowship. Once everyone settled in, we enjoyed about a dozen guitar songs, then yours truly terrified one and all with "Black Mountain," my very own ghost story based on some past experiences at Philmont. Geez, even I was scared! Then off to bed.
Surprisingly, another band of gentle rain settled in late, and continued on through dawn. After breakfast of cereal, juice, milk and donuts, we packed up our wet tents and tarps and headed back to St. Agnes. With the Court of Honor that afternoon, we decided to pass on trying to dry the gear out, and left it for the following night's meeting. After cleaning everything else, we all departed for home - for a few hours! A very successful New Scout trip!
Participants included: Will Beckman, Jack B., Zachary B., Peter C., Ian H., Mickey M., Kevin M., James N., Patrick O'M., Alan R., Brian R., Carl "Mountain" S., and Patrick W., plus adults Ann B., Bob B., Dawn C., Ted G., Mark N., Bill O'M., Atom S., Jim W., and yours truly.
On Sunday, May 20th, we held our 2001 Spring Court of Honor - a huge affair, with over 250 people in attendance (perhaps as many as 300.) Highlights included the induction of our newest class of Scouts, the awarding of 73 Merit Badges and 50 Rank Advancements, plus five 50/20 Alonzo Stagg medals (Charles "Chuckles" B., Baxter C., Hugh S., Neil S., and Chris W.), seven other 50/20 Certificates (Sam F., Todd G., Dan H., William L., Anthony M., Thomas S., and JJ T.), five 50 Miler Awards (Luke B., Charles "Chuckles" B., Thomas S., ASM Rich S., and Neil S.), twelve "Most Active Scouts" Scoutmaster Awards (Luke B., Michael C., Todd G., Matt G., Dan H., Will K., Jack O., Dale R., Thomas S., Charlie S., Carl "Mountain" S., and Neil S.), thirteen Community Service Awards (250 Hours - Adam Smith; 150 Hours - Dan and Nick Tiernan, and Chris Wolff; 50 Hours - Richard Bangs, Matt G., William L., Jay Pennington, Michael R., Carl "Mountain" S., Steven S., and Chris Tuck).
Following the regular Court of Honor, we inducted Eagle Scouts Adam Smith (#71), Nick Tiernan (#72), Dan Tiernan (#73), Chris Tuck (#74), Jay Pennington (#75), and Richard Bangs (#76). A record 23 Eagles witnessed the induction, including John Kettelle, Eagle Scout 1939 (the next door neighbor of Adam Smith). The Court was followed by a wonderful dinner. A great evening!
- Dr. Bob, Scoutmaster
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