Oxford Cub Scouts tree planting celebrates BSA’s Centennial
OXFORD – Participating in “Celebrating 100 Years of Scouting,” Oxford Cub Scout Pack 65 planted a ceremonial anniversary tree at the United Methodist Church on June 17. Local dignitaries, Pack 65 members and their Cub Master celebrated the once-in-a-lifetime BSA milestone while making local history.
The honorable Village of Oxford Mayor Terry Stark, Oxford Village Tree Board members Dale Johnson, John Godfrey, and Jeanie Petersen, as well as Pastor John Martin of the United Methodist Church were on hand to help dedicate a young red oak tree to the community of Oxford. Cub Scouts Kurt Knoll, Bryan Huggins, Mark Drewniak, Jr, Nicholas Hubbert, Jacob Camiel, and James Micelli and their families attended the celebration.
Pack 65 Cub Master Ed Audas led off the celebration with a speech describing the start of Boy Scouts. Audas said, “Just over 100 years ago, a Chicago businessman named William D. Boyce got lost in London, England, in a heavy fog. During Boyce’s misfortune, he bumped into a young Boy Scout who successfully led him to his appointment, and thus started in motion a series of events that brought the Boy Scouting program to the United States in 1910.”
As inspiration to the boys, the Cub Master gave credit to two Oxford Eagle Scouts who recently completed community improvement projects. One was Bryant LaTourette, who constructed cupboards at the Town Pool for the swimmers to store their clothes in and the other was Ryan Moore, who dismantled and then rebuilt the bleachers at the Oxford Blackhawks Stadium.
Mayor Stark commemorated the occasion with an announcement that made reference to a book created by the Oxford Heritage Committee published in 1976. Stark showed the boys the pictorial book, “Oxford Then and Now” which was made for the Town’s bicentennial. He explained that there were once many elm trees planted in 1910, the same year that Boy Scouting began, and how they were recorded in history. The tree they were planting would forever be known as the “Boy Scout Tree”. He added that a new version of “Oxford Then and Now” is in the planning stages by the Oxford Historical Society and that their photograph and names would be included in this new publication.
The Cub Scouts of Pack 65 planted and watered the red oak sapling with guidance by Dale Johnson and John Godfrey. The tree was mulched and given a commemorative marker.
Over 8,000 youth members are involved in the Boy Scouting program as part of the Baden-Powell Council in the six-county area around Binghamton and Ithaca.
Having served more than 100 million members since its founding, the BSA has made a lasting and positive imprint on the fabric of the nation. Its mission – “to prepare young people to make ethical and moral choices over their lifetimes by instilling in them the values of the Scout Oath and Law” – enables Scouting to address many issues that are important to young people and families, including health, civility, education, leadership, diversity, and service to others.
For more information about scouting contact: Edward Audas, Pack 65 Cub Master, 843-9653, ewaudas@stny.rr.com.
The honorable Village of Oxford Mayor Terry Stark, Oxford Village Tree Board members Dale Johnson, John Godfrey, and Jeanie Petersen, as well as Pastor John Martin of the United Methodist Church were on hand to help dedicate a young red oak tree to the community of Oxford. Cub Scouts Kurt Knoll, Bryan Huggins, Mark Drewniak, Jr, Nicholas Hubbert, Jacob Camiel, and James Micelli and their families attended the celebration.
Pack 65 Cub Master Ed Audas led off the celebration with a speech describing the start of Boy Scouts. Audas said, “Just over 100 years ago, a Chicago businessman named William D. Boyce got lost in London, England, in a heavy fog. During Boyce’s misfortune, he bumped into a young Boy Scout who successfully led him to his appointment, and thus started in motion a series of events that brought the Boy Scouting program to the United States in 1910.”
As inspiration to the boys, the Cub Master gave credit to two Oxford Eagle Scouts who recently completed community improvement projects. One was Bryant LaTourette, who constructed cupboards at the Town Pool for the swimmers to store their clothes in and the other was Ryan Moore, who dismantled and then rebuilt the bleachers at the Oxford Blackhawks Stadium.
Mayor Stark commemorated the occasion with an announcement that made reference to a book created by the Oxford Heritage Committee published in 1976. Stark showed the boys the pictorial book, “Oxford Then and Now” which was made for the Town’s bicentennial. He explained that there were once many elm trees planted in 1910, the same year that Boy Scouting began, and how they were recorded in history. The tree they were planting would forever be known as the “Boy Scout Tree”. He added that a new version of “Oxford Then and Now” is in the planning stages by the Oxford Historical Society and that their photograph and names would be included in this new publication.
The Cub Scouts of Pack 65 planted and watered the red oak sapling with guidance by Dale Johnson and John Godfrey. The tree was mulched and given a commemorative marker.
Over 8,000 youth members are involved in the Boy Scouting program as part of the Baden-Powell Council in the six-county area around Binghamton and Ithaca.
Having served more than 100 million members since its founding, the BSA has made a lasting and positive imprint on the fabric of the nation. Its mission – “to prepare young people to make ethical and moral choices over their lifetimes by instilling in them the values of the Scout Oath and Law” – enables Scouting to address many issues that are important to young people and families, including health, civility, education, leadership, diversity, and service to others.
For more information about scouting contact: Edward Audas, Pack 65 Cub Master, 843-9653, ewaudas@stny.rr.com.
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