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they needed, but also to send their scouts
to Philmont Scout Ranch and other summer
camps. At the end of Martino’s leadership,
Troop 76 had 56 boys and 12 Eagle scouts.
Martino said this was one of “the hardest times
I had, because I didn’t quite know what to do
with the Eagle Scouts. I thought how am I going
to challenge them?”
Troop 76 is honored to have six troopassociated adults earn the coveted Silver Beaver
award, Martino and the late Dr. Jack Eidson
among them. According to the Boy Scouts
of America, “The Silver Beaver Award is the council-level distinguished service award of the Boy Scouts of America. Recipients of
this award are registered adult leaders who have made an impact
on the lives of youth through service given to the council. The Silver
Beaver is an award given to those who implement the scouting
program and perform community service through hard work, selfsacrifice, dedication and many years of service.”
Approximately 90 Eagle Scouts have come through Troop
76 over the years, many of these also members of Grace First
Presbyterian. The Eidson family, long-time members of the church,
has the distinction of saying that seven of their family members
have earned the rank of Eagle Scout: Jack, Mark, Jon, Scott, Weston,
Beau and Barrett. The troop’s two newest Eagle Scouts are Connor
Mackenzie and Ethan Williams, who both earned their eagle ranks
this summer, Connor in June and Ethan in July.
Ethan Williams with his Boy Scout project, now a permanent fixture at
Holland Lake Park, a duck house.
Photo by Steve Schillio
AUGUST 2015
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