Bill Coffelt Beaded at Troop 110 Court of Honor

L to R: Pettus Kincannon, Bill Coffelt, Lawson Hembree

Bill Coffelt, the marathon running Antelope, received his Wood Badge regalia at the Spring Court of Honor held by Troop 110 on Monday night.  Bill's achievementsand contributions of his talent and time will be enjoyed by Scouts and Scouters for many years to come. 

Bill, we all congratulate you on a job well done!

The Wood Badge ceremony begins with the placement of the axe in the log.

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Johnny Custer Is Beaded at Troop 7 Banquet

Wood Badge trained Scouters with Johnny....Recognize another Wood Badge Scoutmaster?

 

Johnny Custer of the Bear Patrol received his beads at Troop 7's Red and Tan banquet Monday night.  Troop 7 kept their long tradition of many Wood Badge trained adult volunteers with this award.  Assisting Scoutmaster Spain with the beading were Johnny's sons, Cole and Grant.  Congratulations Johnny!!

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Jeff Neil Beaded at District Banquet!

Jeff Neil of the Owl Patrol was recognized at the Butterfield Trail District Banquet for his achievement in Wood Badge.  Jeff was awarded his beads by Scoutmaster Spain assisted by James Eichling and Mark Fimpel.  Jeff was also recognized at the banquet for his leadership and dedication to the Scout program by being awarded "Scouter of the Year"!!  We all congratulate you Jeff for your hard work and devotion to making Scouting better in Westark Area Council. 

 

 

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Woo Hoo for Talented Team Tyburski!!

At the Blue and Gold banquet for Pack 525 of Bentonville the family duo of Nick and Amanda Tyburski were both awarded their beads, neckerchief and woggle.  The room was packed with enthusiastic Cub Scouts, parents and many honored guests from S8-16-11-1 who attended to honor these two fine leaders for their accomplishment and to say thanks for their leadership of this Pack.  An appearance of Baden-Powell himself (looked a lot like Pettus Kincannon!) began the story of Scouting followed by the beading ceremony.  Scoutmaster of Troop 525, Dennis Lowe, assisted Wood Badge Scoutmaster Spain in the presentation of the recognition items.

You all will be glad to know that you can still say "42" and get the same response we heard at the course.  By the end of the night the whole audience would yell "42" and get the proper "Woo Hoo"!

42....WOO HOOOOOO!!!!

Dennis Lowe, Scoutmaster of Troop 525, assisted with the beading ceremony.

Dennis Lowe places the neckerchief on Nick.

Baden Powell made a special appearance and told his story.

 Congratulations to Nick and Amanda!!!

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Rod Powell and Don Kinser Awarded Beads

L to R: Rod Powell, Glenda Doss, Misty Rathbun, Don Kinser

Saturday, February 16, was the day Pack 53 celebrated Cub Scouting with a Blue and Gold banquet and we all celebrated the earning of Wood Badge beads by two leaders, Don Kinser (Fox Patrol) of Pack 53 and Rod Powell (Bear Patrol) of Troop 54.  In a ceremony led by both Troop Guide Harold Pyle and Scoutmaster John Spain, these two participants in Wood Badge S8-16-11-1 were awarded their beads, woggle and neckerchief. 

Congratulations Rod and Don!!!!

A Quadruple Beading Ceremony

The Cornerstone District Camporee will be remembered for a long time for a lot of reasons: the Battle of Prairie Grove reenactment, the unusually warm weather and the huge gathering of many Scouts and Scouters from across the entire Council and even neighboring states.  Wood Badge folks will remember it for not just all of that but also for the beading of four individuals who had completed their tickets.  Susan Hennessee, Bill Hennessee, Malinda Pitts, and Tom Pitts were all honored at the closing campfire for their accomplishments.  Bill, who serves our country in the National Guard, received special permission to attend and drove all the way to the Camporee for this special recognition after which he returned to duty. That is the kind of dedication that Troop 1 has shown to Scouting!  

Congratulations to these four leaders!....and that reminds me, how is YOUR ticket coming?  There are only five months left to complete it!!  If you need help please contact your ticket counselor.
John Spain
Scoutmaster, S8-16-11-1

Photograph provided by Gary Yandell shown below:

From L to R: Bill Hennessee, Susan Hennessee, Malinda Pitts, and Tom Pitts

Tim Smith Receives Beads at Camporee

Tim Smith, who actually finished his ticket a few months ago received his beads at the Magazine District Camporee on October 13th at beautiful Lake Nimrod.  The weather was kind as the fierce storms that evening held off long enough for the campfire and beading to be completed before becoming a real weather event.  Here are a few pictures from the ceremony.  You might recognize the guy on the right...you remember him...the Boudreau's Candy Store sign!!
Congratulations Tim!!!

Tim receiving his woggle from Harold Pyle,