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Cowley Troop 3038- back row, l-r: Lorrie Brost, Jeanne Thielmann, Dalton
Banks, Scott Brinkerhoff, Michael Bernhisel, Davin Brumwell, Michael Sim-
mons, Guy Jones, Kyle Peterson, Curtis Hennrich, Darren Brumwell, Jake
Jones, Ethan Strom, Sam Woodis; middle: Trenton Tryon, Cannon Simmons,
Jade Grant, Bill Despain, Travis Banks, Seth Fuller, Cole Simmons, Shane
Wocicki, Josh McCracken, Austin Brost; front: Cub Scouts Scott Banks, Jacob
Bagby, Jared Fuller, Trenton Gilmore.
Lovell Troop 3071 - back row, l-r: Lynn Hitz, Travis Nichols, Brandon Dickson,
Cody Savage, Isaac Schroeder, Steve Bassett, Paul Roth; front: Dodge Clark,
Kaleb Hitz, Kade Englert, Johnathan Mickelson, Michael Roth.
100 years of scouting
Scouting has changed to adapt to
the changing times over the past 100
years, rolling out merit badges for
robotics and GPS/GIS and recently
releasing a new iPOD version of the
Boy Scout Handbook. However, the
organization's motto, slogan, oath
and other core values remain un-
changed.
According to Mark Francis, Scout
Executive of the Central Wyoming
Council-BSA, those core values are
more important than ever.
"The Boy Scouts of America has
never been more needed than it is
now," he said. "The core values, in-
cluding the scout oath and scout law,
are still very relevant in the pro-
and counting
rLro_."
He said the BSA will continue to
transition to include new approaches
to help scouting reach youths in the
next 100 years. The BSA recently an-
nounced a new partnership with Ma-
jor League Baseball to promote the
organization. In recent years, they
have established a strong presence
on the Web and on social media sites
like Facebook and Twitter.
'%Ve are connected to try to en-
courage youth to join," he said, not-
ing the importance of changing with
the times. "That's what kids do; if we
don't have a presence, we're going to
miss out contacting them."
A statewide celebration to mark
the 1004 anniversary of Boy
Scouts will be held
March 19-20
at the Dis-
trict Spring
Rendezvous in
Sheridan.
A Centennial
Rendezvous
event will be
held at Inde-
pendence
Rock on
Aug. 5-7,
the sev-
enth event
at the site since 1930.
Eagle Scout
A Boy Scout's highest honor
The highest honor a
Boy Scout can achieve is
the rank of Eagle Scout.
Eagle Scouts must earn the
required 21 merit badges
(some required, some elec-
tives) and move upthe
rank to becomian Eagle
Scout. An EagleScout proj-
ect is the final requirement,
which must be completed
before the scout's 18 th birth-
day.
"It helps boys to gain
some experience while earn-
ing merit badges, and may-
be help them decide what
they want to do with their
lives," Reed Williams said.
Surprisingly, none of
the four leaders interviewed
achieved the Eagle Scout
rank, but they realized the
value of the commitment
and pushed their sons to
achieve the rank.
Williams noted that
many Eagle Scouts go on
to do great things, such as
becoming astronauts, poli-
ticians, Army generals and
On being an Eagle.Scout
"Being an Eagle Scout
has affected every aspect
of my life because it takes a
lifetime to live up to what it is.
The reason is what being an
Eagle Scout stands for and
nobody can take that away
from you."
--Bruce Morrison, 58,
Mayor of Lovell and
self-employed
"The Scout Motto has
given me the guide for all the
decisions rve had to make in
life. Scouting is about setting
goals and working to achieve
them. I didn't like to swim, but
swimming was a requirement
for Eagle Scout. At first it's not
the most pleasant or easiest
thing, but you figure out a
way to make it work."
--Carvel Despain,
66, retired Lovell
schoolteacher
other high-level positions.
He noted Sen. Mike Enzi
(R-Wyoming) is an Eagle
Scout.
Eagle Scout rank looks
good on a resume because it
.... shows potential employers.
that a young man made a
commitment and put in a lot
of time and effort. A scout
must advance through the
ranks of Tenderfoot, Sec-
ond Class, First Class, Star
and Life before reaching
Eagle Scout. With a manda-
tory six-month waiting pe:
riod for scouts to move from
Star to Life, and another
six months from Life to Ea-
gle, the entire process takes
about two or three years.
Dean Tippetts said his
son, Justin, was hired sev-
eral years ago as an engi-
neer at Intel along with sev-
eral other engineers at the
same time. The 20-plus new
hires were all Eagle Scouts,
Tippetts said.
"It gives them a head
start in life," he said.
The fruits of Eagle
Scouts' hard work can be
seen around the communi-
ties of north Big Horn Coun-
ty. Recent projects include
the re-painted "L" on Little
Sheep Mountain, volleyball
courts at Constitution Park,
playground equipment, ad-
dresses painted on curbs
in front of homes, painted
fire hydrants, fence work on
National Park Service land,
and a re-vamped "Welcome
to LoveU" sign.
Boy Scout Oath
On my honor, I will do my best
To do my duty to God and my
country and to obey the Scout
Law;
To help other people at all times;
To keep myself physically strong, mentally
awake and morally straight.
Boy Scout Law
A Scout is:
Trustworthy,
Loyal,
Helpful,
Friendly,
Courteous,
Kind,
Obedient,
Cheerful,
Thrifty,
Brave,
Clean,
and Reverent.
.................... -BoyScout Motto ........
Be Prepared!
Boy Scout Slogan
Do a Good Turn Daily!
Lovell Troop 3015 - back row, l-r: Mike Grant, Jacob Asay, Mark Grant, Bill
Yowell, Skyler Yowell, Calin McArthur, Kyle McClure; front: AJ Dickson, Mysen
McArthur, Dylan See, Morgan May, Chase Tippetts, Hunter Tippetts.
Lovell Troop 3007 - back row, l-r: Tim Winland, Chase Rasmussen, Eston Croft,
Daniel Wambeke, Kirby Winland, Dylan Ohman, Bishop Craig Walker, Steve
Harper; front row: Chance Wilson, Colton Wardell, Jacob Winterholler, Richard
Walker, Alvin Emmett and Erik Ferbrache (front).
