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Cub Scout Pack 8 in Peterborough opens its doors to girls this month as a pilot unit for the Boy Scouts of America’s Family Program. The program rolls out nationwide in fall of 2018, but select Cub Scout packs around the Daniel Webster Council can be...
Jaisyn Daher, Annastasia Wischki, and sisters Annie and Cassie Scheidt are following in the footsteps of their brothers and fathers, while paving the way for girls across the country. They are the first young women in southeastern Wisconsin to earn the Eagle Scout rank in Scouts BSA, formerly known as Boy Scouts of America. "People give mixed reactions when they hear we're in Eagle Scouts," said Annie Scheidt. "A lot of people think it's so cool and we're trailblazers. You always have someone who pushes against you or doesn’t support change. You take them in stride." After changing it...
Scouts have food drive for STEAC Shares Local Cub Scouts, Scouts BSA and Venturing Crew, and Girl Scout Troop 385 are hosting a food drive to benefit the Short Term Emergency Aid Committee’s food programs this Saturday, March 13. Flyers will be distributed this week by troops and their families to many homes in Davis. Anyone who receives a flyer can help STEAC by leaving a food donation out by the curb by 9 a.m. Saturday, March 13. Scouts will come by between 9:30 a.m. and noon that day. If a resident does not receive a flyer, they may live in an area the Scouts cannot cover, but resident...
From Staff Reports Bossier City teen Haley Henderson made history on Tuesday when she became the first female Eagle Scout in northwest Louisiana, a prestigious achievement attained by some of the country’s most noteworthy figures. Henderson is among hundreds of young women who will make up the Inaugural Class of female Eagle Scouts. “Earning the rank of Eagle Scout takes hard work and perseverance, and we are honored to recognize Haley Henderson for this significant accomplishment,” Scout Executive and CEO of the Norwela Council Jeff Brasher said. "Along the journey to Eagle Scout, you...
ajohnson@minotdailynews.com Submitted Photo Margaret Huettl is the first female Eagle Scout in the area. For her Eagle Scout Project, she built a gaga ball pit at Zion Lutheran Church in Minot. Margaret Huettl, a 2020 Minot High graduate and a freshman majoring in biology education at Minot State University, just became the first or among the the first young women in the area to completed the work to earn the rank of Eagle Scout through Scouts BSA. The former Boys Scouts of America begin allowing girls to participate a few years ago and Huettl joined a local troop on the first day in 2019 th...