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Niagara Falls lit up for Scouting’s Birthday
By Jill VanDewoestine, February 2025 Rob Dusher, North Star District Membership Chair and Unit Leader for Cub Scout Pack 816 and Troop 816 (Niagara Falls, NY) was inspired after seeing Niagara Falls illuminated in blue and gold for Cub Scout recruiting last fall. He applied to have the Falls illuminated in red, white, and blue for Scouting America's birthday on...
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Scouts Takeover the LECOM Arena for Scouting’s Birthday
By Paula Umber, February 2025 On Saturday, February 8th, Scouts from the Winding Rivers District celebrated the birth of Scouting with Scouts Take Over the Arena at the Elmira LECOM Event Center. Almost 100 scouts, families and friends started with an open skate sponsored by Waverly VFW Post 8104. Even with an incoming snowstorm, many stayed to watch the home...
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February 2025 Newsletter
Enjoy our February 2025 Newsletter, featuring a profile of Eagle Scout Matthew Killian, an Order of the Arrow update, Scouting for Food information, and more!
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Eagle Scout Matthew Killian’s Hull House Tree Service Project
By Megan Coppersmith Szerwo, February 2025 In June 2023, Lancaster High School student and Eagle Scout Matthew Killian led 40 volunteers in planting 28 white pines and building 100 feet of snow fencing behind the Hull Family Burial Plot on the grounds of the Hull Family Home in Lancaster, NY. Matthew made Eagle Scout as a member of Troop 601...
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January 2025 Newsletter
Enjoy our January 2025 Newsletter, featuring a profile of Brandon Blatz, Cub Winter Fun Day, an impressive Eagle Scout, fundraising information, and more!
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Troop 4018 Scout receives service academy nominations
December 2024 Eagle Scout and Athens Area High School senior Pierce Oldroyd of Troop 4018 (Sayre, PA) has been nominated by PA's 9th District Congress Member Dan Meuser to attend not one, but all three major U.S. service academies: the United States Military Academy at West Point, the United States Naval Academy, and the United States Air Force Academy. Pierce...
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Staff Spotlight: Brandon Blatz, North Star District Director and 2025 Scouthaven Camp Director
By Megan Coppersmith Szerwo, January 2025 Brandon Blatz is well-known in Western New York’s Scouting community. Born and raised in Amherst, NY, Scouting was important to Brandon and his family. His father Bob, is the Operations Director for Great Falls Council. Brandon earned his Eagle Scout in December 2012 and was awarded Venturing’s highest rank, the Summit Award, in November...
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