| Show 1 i 4 I d I f 1 i ij i 4 j S t II W 1 v ti r w oft 1 r YI rf v N t ly l If f fr fM M Pr II r i l r i ix iV x V 1 Ii t I j It t I F 1 4 I WINNING TROOP at the Boy Scout Rally in the stake center February 29 wu was Vernal 1st Ward Troop Back row left to right are Scoutmaster Charles Earl Free Free- Freeman man Dan Atwood Keith Nickell Front row ara Scott Barlow Keith Richardson Danny Sessions Gayten Gaylen Luke Donny and Terry Murray Not present were Der rell Stagg and Guy Hoopes Staff photo Rally Events Conclude Boy Scout Week Boy Scouts of Uintah Dis- Dis District District Utah National Parks Paries Council completed Boy Scout I Week with a Scout Rally held Saturday night February 29 at the stake center Scouts from Vernal First Ward Troop under the direction of Scoutmaster Charles won first place honors in the annual e- e event e vent reports Roland Merkley District Commissioner TROOP finished the event with a high score of points Troop of First Ward was second with a score of points third was Troop of Glines Ward and fourth was Troop of Ashley Ward with a score of 79 points The knot tying event was taken by Troop with scouts Don Darrell Stagg Gaylin Luke Danny Atwood and lInd Danny Sessions demonstrating speed in tying the following knots timber timber- hitch sh sheepshank bowline taut line hitch love hitch and lInd square knot THE FIRE building event was worn WOnt by Troop I with Carwin Roberts and that the use of flint and steel Is as quick liS as matches The Dads Dad's fire building event was taken by Troop with Reed oe and Jack Stagg proving that they can build fires as fast as the boys The first aid contest was competition in actual situa situa- situa situations that scouts would en en- en encounter counter Each troop was given givena a situation and had to deter deter- determine determine mine what was wrong and what first aid would be given Every troop participating proved outstanding Winner the event was Troop with scouts Craig Richardson Rickie Bell and Gary Hatch tying with Troop with Scouts Doug Barlow Earl Freeman and Guy Hoopes participating Concluding the Ule rally was the fun event dressing con con- contest test In this event Troop was first with all other troops tying Mr Merkley announced that Scouts should start pre pre- preparing paring now for the spring to be held M May y 1 and 2 and also for summer r camp He suggested that pat pat- patrols patrols rols make the a big practice event in planning for fora fora a top summer camp adventure adventure ture by working as a patrol |