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Troop 98 of St. Roch’s Catholic Church has been ever active and changing since last reported about in this newspaper. Annually the boys in scouts elect new officers.
This year James Perry Jr. was elected Senior Patrol Leader.
He organized his forty-seven boys into four patrols and a strong leadership corps. Last summer the scouts won the water carnival at summer camp against thirty other troops from the city and county.
In the Fall the scouts won the Camporee competitions and all patrols placed in the top ten against all troops in the central third of the city.
The boys are eagerly looking forward to the Spring Camporee. James and his Patrol Leaders Council plan and run events for the troop several times each month. Advancement in rank was capped by a large class of Eagle awards earned.
The new Eagle scouts of Troop 98 are: JohnMichael Vinson, Matthew Wafer, Joshua Wafer, Ben Thompson, John Gotway, Brian Perrin, Talmadge ( Newt ) Newton IV, and Matt Kaskowitz. Nationally only two per-cent of all scouts reach the rank of Eagle. Troop 98 is way ahead of the curve and there is no lack of talented boys working their way up the advancement requirements now. Several of these young men have applied for the National Eagle Scholarships that are good at any college they choose to attend. At the adult level there have been some changes that should be noted: Mr. Scott Santen has taken up the job of Scoutmaster, Mr. Steve Santen is the new District Order of the Arrow Advisor, and Mr. Mattli was elected troop Committee Chairman.
This year Mr. Ralph Wafer is training the largest contingent of troop 98 boys and men ever to go to the Rocky Mountains for two weeks of backpacking. Eighteen boy scouts and men will comprise two full crews at Philmont this June. Troop 98 meets every Wednesday in St. Roch’s gym at 7:30 and is open to all boys ages eleven through eighteen. Parents wishing to enroll their sons should accompany them to any Wednesday scout meeting.
Originally published in The Times of Skinker-DeBaliviere, April 1996.
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