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Show 2 Scouting Vemal ExpreSS Wednesday, May 1, 1985 Two days of activities planned for Boy Scouts Uintah Basin scouters are invited in-vited to join in the festivities Friday Fri-day and Saturday, May 3 and 4, during the Diamond Jubilee and special honors to Eagle Scouts. The Jubilee will begin at 11 a.m. at the south side of the Uintah County Building. Rulon Skinner, department head of Youth Recreation Recrea-tion at BYU and former Uintah District scouting supervisor, will be the speaker. Byron Merrell will be the master of ceremony, and Basin scouts will present a flag ceremony. A special presentation will be made to Andy Merrell, by the Sons of the American Revolution. Rep. Gayle McKeachnie will dedicate a plaque with the names of all Eagle Scouts since 1930 in the district. The plaque will be permanently per-manently displayed in the Uintah County Building and will be updated up-dated periodically. Scouts will be situated on top of the county building and relay via mirrors other Scouts on Blue Mountain messages concerning the Jubilee. District Scout Supervisor Bob Oswald said that the entire com munity is invited to participate in the activities. Scouters should be in uniform and a $25 prize will be given to the person in the oldest uniform. After the ceremonies, scout and cub scout troops will set up displays of what they have been doing do-ing during the year. There will also be a District Diamond Jubilee Pinewood Derby. The Vernal Elks Lodge will recognize this year's Eagle Scouts with a with a banquet. The dinner will also be hosted by Rulon Skinner. Left holding the bottle mmmm g g mamm m mi mmm mm mmm mm mmmm m mm HI y L X ' ' i ; .' ff ' ; I . J. W II mi latr.,. , M,., ' t 2 1 STEWART ASHTON was a young Eagle Scout. His enjoyment enjoy-ment with Scouting made him go beyond the Eagle rank to earn his bronze palm. By Steven Wollli Expr Nwt Editor - The question caused the once comfortable chair in the new District Scouting Office to become a little uncomfortable. I shifted my weight in accord with the now very lumpy chair. The question was left hanging for a moment as those good old scouting days unraveled.. The camps, the struggle, to swim a mile, the time I had to drink a baby bottle in front of my fellow scouting-the penalty for losing a bet with my scout master that he couldn't throw a rock underhanded further than I could overhand. As soon as I saw those baby bottles, bot-tles, both I and a fellow scout lost, in my scout master's lap I knew I was in trouble. As soon as the Pledge of Allegiance was over I had a strong urge to go to the bathroom. Cunningly I slipped out of our troop meeting and headed for the bathroom which was conveniently conve-niently located near the back exit. ' A dash for the door was intercepted in-tercepted by my scout master who had left the ninety and nine for the ' lost one. "Where do you think you are going?" "I feel sick," was the feeble reply. rep-ly. With one of those stern looks on his face, that scout master gave INDUSTRIAL SUPPLY "EVERYTHING IN THE INDUSTRIAL AND AUTOMOTIVE FIELD ' 322 CAST MAIN STHECT VERNAL, UTAH 84078 (801) 789-3373 me one of the most earth shaking lectures; the gist of which was. "a scout is honest." By the time the lecture was finished I was ready for the baby bottle. Sheepishly I returned to the troop meeting. My friend who had planned his escape through the front door was also returning escorted by the assistant scout master. Among the cheers and taunting of the troop, we raced to see who could get the milk down first. An attempt to screw the top off the bottom and drink the warm liquid in a dignified manner was short circuited by glaring stares from the scout master. District Scout Lead Bob Oswald was still waiting for an answer to his Eagle Scout Inquiry and sank a little in the chair as I answered, "No." "I got my Life Scout badge, but missed gelling an Eagle by five merit badges." "I didn't get my Eagle either ," Oswald uid. "1 am a Life and lacked lack-ed only three merit badges for an Eagle." Bob then began to explain his plans for a Diamoa. Jubilee, a scouting extravaganza that would honor all Eagle Scouts. Activities would begin Friday, May 3 at 7 p.m. with a dinner honoring recent Eagle Scouts sponsored by the Vernal Ver-nal Elks Lodge. Saturday there would be displays, fanfare and speeches-all leading up to the dedication of the Eagles Hall of Fame which would display a plague of the names of all Eagle Scouts. "And we want the Vernal Express Ex-press to do a special section," were Bob's closing remarks. There Is nothing worse than the worries of a special section: would there be enough sponsors, what about stories, pictures and the final question, who will do all the work? Well, most of the worries have been taken care of, and thanks to big support by the community, thcr wcr enough sponsors and we were not left with the baby bottle. bot-tle. But speaking as a Life Scout and reflecting the sentiments of many others In the community, we would like to congratulate the Eagle Scouts In the district because they are Um? that reached a goal In Me that will always be rrmrmbered. Supporters of Community Growth through Scouting Milt's Merchandise Mart 528 Wot Main - 789-2150 Vernal man remembers Scout days One of the fond memories of Stewart Ashton, owner of Ashton's in Vernal, is his activity in Scouting. He remembers cutting his knee, mostly because of inexperience, while earning a merit badge. He also recalls riding his bicycle to Ft. Duchesne over a gravel road to earn his cycling merit badge. He was one of the youngest scouts to receive his Eagle, at age 13, in February of 1933. He remembers the date because it was right before his birthday. But more than anything else, Ashton says he remembers the companionship, the camaraderie. "Scouting Is a terrific program, and every young man from cub scout on up should participate." Scout leaders are the unsung heroes of the community. We don't realize the wonderful outdoor facilities In this area, and scouting takes advantage of these. Ashton said he would be hard pressed to say that scouting helped him In his business, but he did say It developed leadership and responsibility. He said he always looked forward for-ward to the knot tying, and other Scouting skill competitions. "It was an honor to compete with fellow scouts." Ashton went twt to earn his bronze palm, He was a member of Troop 2M. Hp rememlwrs Earl Caldrf ei being his scout master. |