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Odessa American

Location

Odessa, Texas, United States of America

Date

Oct 13, 2011

Page

4

Big Spring Scout Troop 1 marks 100 years chartered

Troop 1 of Big Spring, United Methodist Church sponsored, celebrated its 100 year milestone on September 30 with a Belaski Pavilion outing. The unit began September 30, 1911, and claims to be the oldest continuously chartered scouting group west of the Mississippi, with a long record of notable Eagle Scouts and community leaders among its alumni.

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Andrews Scout earns 130 merit badges in Boy Scouts milestone

Patrick Hooper of Troop 46 completed 126 current merit badges plus four retired ones, reaching 130 total. At 15 he is among Texas’s youngest Eagles, with 400 miles hiked and 250 nights camping, plus SCUBA, lifeguard, wilderness first aid, CPR, Leave No Trace instructor credentials. He has volunteered on three camp staffs and aims for the National Order of the Arrow Conference and Jamboree staff.

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