Camp Berry News Today

(From Troop 308) Hancock County’s first female Eagle Scout, Lydia Eckleberry, was recognized at Troop 308’s Court of Honor. Lydia is a founding member of St. Mark’s Troop 308. Earning the rank at 12 years old when passing her Board of Review on May 18th, making her one of the youngest Eagle Scouts ever. We

(From Troop 308) Hancock County’s first female Eagle Scout, Lydia Eckleberry, was recognized at Troop 308's Court of Honor on Sunday, October 29th. Lydia is a founding member of St. Mark’s Troop 308. Earning the rank at 12 years old when passing her Board of Review on May 18th, making her one of the youngest

Some 150 volunteers from local businesses and corporations participated in United Way of Hancock County’s Fall Days of Caring events this week. Days of Caring works by having nonprofits and other agencies submit projects, and then volunteer teams register to help, and the United Way matches up the two groups. On Wednesday afternoon we stopped

The Black Swamp Area Council held a grand opening and ribbon cutting for Yammine Lodge at Camp Berry on Tuesday afternoon. (video below) The new lodge has been designed with multipurpose functionality in mind. Meeting spaces in the lodge are large enough to host volunteer and youth training education, merit badge courses, Scouting-related meetings/receptions, and

United Way of Hancock County's spring Days of Caring was held May 8-12 in Findlay and Hancock County, with around 900 volunteers completing more than 100 projects for 39 local agencies. We stopped by the City Mission of Findlay as Keith Kline and some of his Marathon co-workers were doing some landscaping and putting up

By Nancy Kline Sentinel Correspondent news@putnamsentinel.com OTTAWA – The new Cub Master of Ottawa Boy Scout Troop 224 h

County Boy Scouts successfully complete service project Tuesday, April 27, 2021 4:04 PM PAULDING COUNTY – The Black Swamp Area Council’s annual Scouting for Food community service project in our 13-county service area was successful in March. Each March, many area Scouts participate during the annual food and non-perishable drive to collect items for communities in the local council service area which includes Allen, Auglaize, Defiance, Fulton, Hancock, Hardin, Henry, Mercer, Pu...

Benefits of Scouting hold true today Marc Kogan - Guest Spot February 8th marked the 111th anniversary of the Boy Scouts of America. While some of the tools and techniques used to deliver the Scouting experience have evolved over the past century, the foundation and community impact remains the same. • The 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 aw...