Troop 128 Assistant Scoutmaster Tom Houlihan stood before his family and fellow “Scouters” as Jennifer Sanker, a vice president for the state-wide council, presented him with the medal
“Youth don’t even need to have participated in Cub Scouts to join a troop. You won’t find another organization that allows youth opportunities like this: not just to participate in fun activities, but to lead, to own their adventure.”
Cub Scouts teaches young people grades K-5 perseverance and develops their problem-solving abilities
Pinewood Derby Teaches Ferndale Scouts about Physics, Trust and More (Crystal A. Proxmire, Feb. 14, 2019) Ferndale, MI- What makes a pinewood derby car the best? It’s a question contemplated each year by the boys (and girls) of the Tigers, Bears, Wolves, and Webelos of Cub Scout Pack 1221 in Ferndale as they prepare for…
Cannon Fire & Speeches Part of Pleasant Ridge Memorial Day Service (Thomas Treuter, Barbara Winter, May 30, 2016) Pleasant Ridge, MI – Following a gigantic “boom,” smoke from cannon fire billowed onto Woodward Avenue and 10 Mile Road on the morning of Memorial Day 2016. The service, held in the park near Pleasant Ridge City…
Three Friends Become Eagle Scouts (video) (Crystal A. Proxmire, May 30, 2016) Ferndale, MI – Becoming an Eagle Scout is a rare achievement, one that less than 1% of all Boy Scouts make. This year Ferndale Troop 1542 had three young men earn the honor. In a ceremony at Drayton Avenue Presbyterian Church in Ferndale…
The Boy Scouts went up against Motor City Free Geek to see which project would take home the money raised by the $5 door donations. Those who attended paid $5 and enjoyed two different types of soup, bread and salad. They listened to the presentations and used voting beans to select the project they collectively wanted to fund. Both groups had great ideas, but…