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Show Local cub represents nation I i if.'- . . ' I ' . . ' ,- ' V if V . : ' I ! I : f N ' v '41 I I '' ... , ! ' . -V. - & V, V.r ;.; j. . I . i "1 f J I s ' r. . fr I . r; "17 . By KAI.YN SKCRKTAIN "Pride of the Past - Footsteps to the Future," was the theme of the Cedar Hills annual Scout Banquet, but this occasion was different because a member of the pack, Cub Scout Nathan Hadfield, was selected to represent the nation in Washington D.C. for the 75th Anniversary An-niversary of the Boy Scouts of America. The cultural hall certainly looked festive with balloons and flags standing around a special tiered cake with a chocolate Scout emblem on the top. The emblem had previously been on a cake at a Scouting luncheon in Washington D.C. where Nathan and his parents were guests at a dinner with President Ronald Reagan. Nathan's mother, DebbL had carefully wrapped the chocolate emblem, placed it in her purse and brought it home where it was ploced on top of the cake made by Jean Peaslee. Nathan is a member of Pack 3873 sponsored by the Cedar Hills Ward in the Pleasant Grove Manila Stake. He was chosen to represent 1.6 million Cub Scouts selected on den, pack, district and national levels. He was judged on cub activity, family participation, school grades, service, talents, hobbies and church involvement. The highlight of Nathan's trip was the association with other Scouts during the Feb. 2-8 visit to the nation's capital. He will never forget the young man assigned as his big brother, Thad Bibb, 15, the Boy Scout representative from Broken Arrow, Oklahoma. Thad came from a Scout troop of 200 sponsored by the Lutheran Church. Nathan celebrated his 10th birthday bir-thday on Feb. 7 during the trip and Thad had brought him a Scouting t-shirt t-shirt and neck scarf from Oklahoma. Thad talked to his Scoutmaster by phone during the trip and told him how special Nathan was, and they were going to celebrate his birthday. The Scoutmaster, Bill Shaffer of Tulsa, got busy and made a display of Oklahoma patches, some he designed himself. He mailed this banner Federal Express to be delivered and presented to Nathan on his birthday. He enclosed a birthday card and note which ended, en-ded, "If you are ever in Oklahoma we'll take you camping Oklahoma style." Nathan's father, Eugene, said the trip was exciting for Nathan and a great opportunity for the parents. Nathan, being a cub was the only Scout able to have his parents enjoy the trip with him. Eugene was impressed with the calibre of other Scouts involved, finer young men could not be found. Other representatives besides Thad Bibb included National Explorer Ex-plorer President Brian Sims of Loogootee, Indiana; Explorer representative, Kim Stephanie, a young woman from St. Cloud, Minnesota, sponsored by a law enforcement post; Freddie Hill of Albany, Georgia, sponsored by a Marine Corp, he had received the national award for heroism in life saving; Steven Minnaugh, 19, Simsbury, Connecticut, who was the National Chief of the Order of the Arrow; and Alexander Holsinger, Normal, Illinois, selected because of his Boy Scout Youth Leadership. The group enjoyed the cam-pionship cam-pionship of Sanford McDonnell, elected president of Boy Scouts of, America. He is chief of McDonnell Douglas who makes the D.C.-10's and passenger jets. They stayed at the Marriott Hotel just two blocks from the White House and had the opportunity of meeting Mr. Marriott. Highlights of the week included church services at the Episcopal Church where President Reagan attends, a Canadian Brass Concert in the Kennedy Center, tours of Ford Theatre, National Archives, Capital, Library of Congress, Jefferson and Lincoln Memorials and a trip to Mt. Vernon. They met with Senator Robert Dole, Congressman Jim Jones of Oklahoma and Congressman Howard Nielson from Utah. Nathan is a special young man, an outstanding fourth grade student, he plays the violin and piano, does his chores around home, participates in family devotional and has a good memory. He appeared ap-peared on TV and named all 50 states. He'll never forget this experience. It was his first chance to fly on an airplane, he saw the President of the United States and received a tie pin from President Reagan. He grew to love Thad and they all shed tears as Thad left the plane in Oklahoma. In Nathan's words, "It was a neat experience." Nathan Hadfield folds flag he received which had flown over the U.S. Capital on his tenth birthday, February 7. |