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WATERVILLE - Richard Earl Brown Sr. went home to be with his Lord and Savior on Sept. 14, 2021, while residing ...

The local Boy Scouts organization has sold more than a third of the wooded J. Edward Mack Scout Reservation at the northern edge of Lancaster County to a nonprofit that

Memorial Day is May 31 this year. For so many people, it has become the holiday that marks the start of the summer. But it is important to remember that

Eagle Scout Davidsmeyer soars even higher with award FacebookTwitterEmail C.D. Davidsmeyer of Jacksonville wears the Outstanding Eagle Scout Award he received. With him is Dick Matthews, who was Scoutmaster when Davidsmeyer attained his Eagle Scout rank just before turning 13.Provided A legislator from Jacksonville who reached the pinnacle of Boy Scouting as a teen has soared even higher. C.D. Davidsmeyer, a Republican state representative and assistant Republican leader in the House, has been ...

Becoming role models - Four San Antonio girls part of first class of female Eagle Scouts FacebookTwitterEmail 1of11 Medwyn Guarjardo, who reached the rank of Eagle Scout, paints the stairs of a pirate ship at McGimsey Scout Park as a community service.Jessica Phelps /San Antonio Express-NewsShow MoreShow Less 2of11 Monica Cruz, Medwyn Guajardo and Marcus Dyke, all active in troops of Scouts BSA, formerly known as Boy Scouts of America, paint the inside of a pirate ship at McGimsey Scout Park as...

As we celebrate the 109th anniversary of Girl Scouting, we remember how it all started....

Putting on a Girl Scout uniform is more than just getting dressed Loretta Graham FacebookTwitterEmail Putting on a Uniform - It’s More Than Just Getting Dressed! As we celebrate the 109th anniversary of Girl Scouting, we remember how it all started. Returning from a trip abroad, Juliette Gordon Low was excited. “I’ve got something for America!” she told a friend. That something was a unique new experience for girls. Inspired by the work of Lord Robert Baden-Powell, who’d recently star...

Wednesday, March 3, 2021 Billie Ferguson Franke of Buda, Texas, passed away peacefully in Austin, Texas on Friday, February 26, 2021 at the age of 83 years and two days. She was one of the very few  remaining  “old timers” born in Buda.  Her parents were Bruce and Mary Abney Ferguson. Bruce served as Mayor of Buda for some 23 years. His mother Mary Jane Ferguson, nee Lawson, came to Texas with her parents as a young girl in a covered wagon in the late 1800’s, settling in the Buda area....

Jan. 1, 1927-May 6, 2019 John had passed over a year ago, but due to the pandemic, the family could not return home to Towanda, to find the obituary he himself had written and directed the family to use at the time of his death. A couple of things John does not mention that the family wishes all to know is first, John’s job had him traveling the world, but though he was many times offered jobs in many countries and states, he always chose to keep his family in his beloved Towanda, Pennsylv...

Boys and young men at Mary Mother of God Church in Harrison are learning outdoor skills, leadership and above all, values of the Catholic faith, thanks to the establishment of Trail Life USA Troop 14:1. Trail Life USA is a national Christian-based scouting organization that focuses on a mission to “guide generations of courageous young men to honor God, lead with integrity, serve others, and experience outdoor adventure,” according to traillifeusa.com. While there are 800 churches across th...