October 2001

Unit Anniversaries

Anniversaries of 50 years or more (in multiples of five years) will be posted within 30 days following the publication of each issue of Scouting magazine, if received by the first day of the month of the issue's publication (i.e., Jan. 1 for the January-February issue). Send announcements (including name and address or phone number of a person to contact) to Unit Anniversaries, Scouting Magazine, S204, P.O. Box 152079, Irving, TX 75015-2079.

Troop 11 - Oil City, Pa.

85th anniversary in 2001. For more information contact Daniel J. Karg, R.D. 1, Box 157, Kennerdell, PA 16374, dmkarg@csonline.net, (814) 498-2669.

Troop 21 - Munich, Germany

This BSA Transatlantic troop celebrates its 50th anniversary, Sept. 21-23, 2001, during Oktoberfest in Munich. All former Scouts and leaders are invited to attend the celebration. For more information, contact Elizabeth diElsa, elizabethdelsa@hotmail.com.

Troop 2 - East Lansing, Mich.

80th anniversary, October 30, 2001. Guests of honor at a spaghetti dinner celebrating the anniversary were the Rev. Harry Johnson and Rep. Gretchen Whitmer. Rev. Johnson is minister at Peoples Church, the troop's chartered organization. Rep. Whitmer is the state legislator for the 70th District of Michigan, the home district of the troop. More than 170 boys have earned their Eagle Scout rank in the troop. Unit leaders include Rod Ritchison, Scoutmaster; William Lockhart, chartered organization representative; and Sherry Seelhoff, committee chairperson.

Troop 83 - Lionville, Pa.

50th anniversary celebration at noon, Nov. 24, 2001, at the Lionville Fire Dept., 15 Village Ave., Lionville, Pa. All former Scouts and leaders are invited to attend the event. For more information contact Ruth Godlin, 130 Oak St., Downingtown, Pa. 19335, (610) 873-7576.

Troop 759 - Richmond, VA.

50th anniversary September 15, 2001. Chartered to Lakeside United Methodist Church, Troop 759 will host a special reunion event , September 15, 2001. For more information, contact Stuart H. Dunn, P.O. Box 28252, Richmond, VA 23228, business phone: (804) 261-3917; fax: (804) 261-9215; or the troop Web site http://www.relc-troop759.org.

Troop 222 - Huron, S.D.

25th anniversary in September 2001. A silver anniversary party is planned for Saturday, Aug. 25, 2001, at the New Plains Dining Center, Huron, S.D. For more information contact Lois Polfus, 854 Idaho SE, Huron, S.D. 57350, (605) 352-2871.

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