Historical February 1980 report or notice. Original dates, prices and contacts describe the source period; current availability has not been established.
Seventy years ago the Boy Scouts of America began. Sixty years ago St. Roch’s parish sponsored Troop 98. In the next sixty years Troop 98 has had seventythree Eagle Scouts. Scouts continue to meet at St. Roch’s every Wednesday from 7;30 til 9, where they work on scouting skills, plan activities, and have fun.
As has been the custom for years, each month the Troop has an outdoor experience such as a hike, a weekend campout including a winter campout, a canoe trip, summer camp, and for older Scouts an adventure camp experience. Honor campers also attend two Order of the Arrow campouts each year, while older Scouts attend both regional and national gatherings of Scouts. A number of our Scouts have also worked on summer camp staffs and have been the leaders for Scout run District Camporees.
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Scouting is more than camping and learning skills such as First Aid. A Boy Scout Troop is run by the Scouts. Each Scout is responsible for himself and for his fellow Scouts. They select their leaders from their own ranks- and the adults are there only as advisors.
Scouting is learning through experience; learning about nature by hiking and camping out, winter and summer; learning to accept a civic responsibility through Patrol and Troop activity; and, learning that reward comes from successful work and that work can be fun. Scouts try to develop themselves so they can better serve others.
Originally published in The Paper, February 1980.
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