March 2, 2006

  • Well, it was a good ceremony....



    the boys with the Four Winds Team....



    Mitch and Stephen in their roles....



    they recieved their Eagle certificates....



    and their Flags from Glen at the Elks Lodge....



    Allen gave his Mentor's pin to Jim, and Kyle had one for Scott, who wasn't there....



    and at the end they asked Maureen to stand with them, to honor her for her leadership, and her Silver Award in Venture, the highest level you can attain. She was pleasently surprised and honored to stand with them. So it was a good weekend, despite Donna being a pain in the planning. There were a lot of people in attendance, it was good to see Martha from Omaha amongst them. Several of Allen's teachers were there, including his wrestling coach, who himself is an Eagle Scout. The "Killer Northern Pike" award went over well, everyone had a good laugh about it...Tim did a nice job with his role in that. Connie got a little long winded in her part, but that's OK, just part of the fun with one of these ceremonies, you never know quite how they are going to turn out. It was nice to see so many red coats there from the Elks Lodge, they do support the boys, and are appreciative of the time and volunteer efforts they have put in. Boys have had a lot of fun cooking popcorn, helping with burger night, pouring pops for Citizenship classes, etc.


    Well, best quit for now, do something productive, like work on taxes....bleh....