Scouts Tap for Order of Arrow at Mt Brown Camp
Scout troop 32 led by Glenn McLain returned from a week at Mt Brown Boy Scout Camp near Mobeetie. The group highlighted the tap out ceremony for the Order of the Arrow with Mickey Vassey Bill Havens Tony Cox and Larry Adams named by Wellington. Sam Adams earned the honor for long service and will join at the lodge summer meeting July 14 15. Neal Cochran of Troop 32 qualified for the mile swim with Troop 39 of Samnorwood.
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Glenn McLain
Mt. Brown
Mobeetie
Order of the Arrow
National Brotherhood of Honor
Mickey Vassey
Bill Havens
Tony Cox
Larry Adams
Wellington
Sam Adams
Order of the Arrow Lodge
Neal Cochran
Samnorwood
Europe’s Largest Parks Find Space Scarcity in Europe
Europe remains densely populated with limited land for parks. Sweden hosts its vast Padjelanta Stora Sjofallet and Sarek National Parks, among the continent's largest protected areas.
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Europe
Sweden
Padjelanta
Stora Sjofallet
Sarek
Scout Leader Guides Campers Across Towns this Week
Under Scout from Canadian Perryton and book master John Birkey lead a camper group with Carrouzett Buf and Troops inlo Wallow District this week.
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Scout
Perryton
John Birkey
Camper and Carrouzett
Buf
Girls State Elects Two County Officials in Seguin
Joy Jesse of Wellington High School, worker for The Wellington Leader, was elected City C Tax Assessor-Collector. Lynn Diane Coleman of Sumnerwood High School was elected City F Fire Chief. Both named by American Legion Auxiliary Unit No. 249 Wellington.
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American Legion Auxiliary
Bluebonnet Girls State
Seguin
Texas Lutheran College
Joy Jesse
Wellington High School
Wellington Leader
Thomas Jesse
Lynn Diane Coleman
Sumnerwood High School
City F
Donald Coleman
American Legion Auxiliary Unit No
Wellington
Girls State
Bluebonnet
Bird Watching Grows in Texas
Texas bird watchers led North America in the 72nd Audubon Christmas Count with 66 groups participating. The event spans a 15 mile diameter area in a day to tally birds, with a record 226 species noted near Freeport on December 19.
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Austin
Texas
Canada
Freeport
North America
Girls State program leaders and sessions noted in Wellington paper
The 1972 Bluebonnet Girls State gathers staff from Texas and two Mexican guests totaling over 9 725 participants in the state program. Frances Goff leads the project with Meade Griffin to administer the oath at the Texas Capitol. A highlight is selecting two Girls Nation delegates to Washington D C. Ice hockey origins trace to Kingston Ontario on Christmas Day 1885 with Royal Canadian Rifles players.
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Mexico
Texas
Texas American Legion Auxiliary
Frances Goff
Houston
University of Texas M.C. Anderson Hospital and Tumor Institute
T.J. Manning
Clear Creek High School
League City
Gretchen Killinger
Clear Lake High School
J.B. Martin
Trinity
Meade Griffin
Texas Supreme Court
Bluebonnet Girls State
State Capitol
Girls Nation
Washington, D.C
American Legion Auxiliary
Republic
Kingston
Ontario
Royal Candian Rifles
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Paul Green
Palo Duro Canyon
Ing
Travis Dean
Calvin
Georgia Clinton
Elsa
Scouts
Order of Arrow
Amarillo
Sopp
Grandpa
Grandma
Shugart
Harrell
Ben Franklin
North Side Square
S&h
Titan
City Grocery
Maryland Club
Baylor University
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