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Scouting in Cherokee
County is alive and well and enjoyed by hundreds of girls and boys. The
Boy Scouts, founded in 1910, will celebrate its 94th anniversary this
year. The Girl Scouts is the world's preeminent organization dedicated
solely to girls and strives to build character and skills for success
in the real world. Both organizations believe in service to their Country
and God, honor and of course, having fun. Joining the scouts is easy.
Both organizations hold membership drives at the local elementary schools
where interested boys can join a Pack or Troop and girls can join a Troop.
The TowneLaker posed some frequently asked questions below to two
local leaders, Scott Nolan, Scoutmaster of Troop 641 and Linda Crow, leader
of Cadette Girl Scout Troop 5809.
What if a child misses the school sign
up or decides later that he/she wants to join?
Linda: Girls are welcome to join anytime.
If a girl misses the school member drive, Linda advises her parents to
contact the Girl Scouts of Northwest Georgia at (404) 527-7500 or visit
www.girlscouts.org, and the Council will put them in touch with a local
unit.
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Scott: The
Boy Scouts run year-round, and Scott is always recruiting new members
throughout the year. If a boy wants to join mid-year, his parents can
sign him up at any of the local Packs or Troops. District Units can be
found by visiting www.cpds.org.
If a boy or girl joins Scouting but
later quits for whatever reason, can he/she rejoin at the same level he/she
left at?
Linda: Girl Scouting welcomes all
girls at all times. However, due to the lack of adult volunteers, a girl
may need to be put on a Troop's waiting list until an opening occurs or
an adult volunteers to be a Troop Leader and forms a new Troop. The girls
will join their age-appropriate group and are not required to play "catch-up"
on missed badges and awards.
Scott: Of course! Boy Scouting is
self-paced so a boy who rejoins can pick up where he left off.
Scouting can be a great addition to any child's
repertoire of activities, and to show how much fun all our local Boy and
Girl Scout Troops have, we're featuring some fun photos from the past
year.
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Pack 94
Meets at: Good Shepherd Lutheran Church
Cubmaster: Troy Olson
Email: tjolson@bellsouth.net
Troop 94
Meets at: Good Shepherd Lutheran Church
Scoutmaster: Mike Laney
Email: ag4my@arrl.net
Pack 639
Meets at: Woodstock Christian Church
Cubmaster: Ed McAlpine
Email: emcalpine@aol.com
Troop 639
Meets at: Woodstock Christian Church
Scoutmaster: Jeffrey Layne
Email: jdlayne@bellsouth.net
Pack 641
Meets at: Bascomb United Methodist Church
Cubmaster: Rick Moser
Telephone: (770) 924-6565
Troop 641
Meets at: Bascomb United Methodist Church
Scoutmaster: Scott Nolan
Email: sandlnolan@cheerful.com
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Pack 994
Meets at: Hillside United Methodist Church
Asst. Cubmaster: Ed Archer
Email: ed.archer@mirant.com
Troop 994
Meets at: Hillside United Methodist Church
Scoutmaster: Mark Hess
Email: markhess@bellsouth.net
Pack 999
Meets at: Bascomb Elementary School
Asst. Cubmaster: Lou Dini
Email: Ldinijr@aol.com
Pack 7777
Meets at: First Baptist Church of Woodstock
Cubmaster: Philip Ludwig
Email: ludwig226@msn.comTroop 7777
Meets at: First Baptist Church of Woodstock
Scoutmaster: William Adams
Email: PAdams4005@aol.com
For additional Pack and Troop contact information,
please visit www.cpds.org.
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Pack 94 Tiger Cubs
visiting The TowneLaker office (front row, left to right): Mark Vaughan,
Reece Montooth, Austin Brown and leader Kim Brown. Back row: Andrew Brown,
Matthew Johnson, Crosby McDaniel and Austin Melnick.
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Pack 7777 at the
Pinewood Derby. Left to right: Den Leader Bruce Gibson, Ty Hunter and
Jonathan Reedy.
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Troop 641 preparing
to leave on a ski trip. Front row (left to right): John Ostrander, Brent
Senft, Matt Sheffield, Phillip Roberts, Adam Thomas and John Pavlicek.
Back row: Tony Newbury, J.D. Hendrix, Michael Elliot, Alec Blair, Bryan
Byers, Aaron Ostrander and Tom Loizzo.
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