Weaverville
Boy Scouts recognize 100 years
By Matt Tate
Mon-Fri 9-7 ~ Sat 9-3 ~ Closed Sundays
557 New Leicester Hwy. Asheville, NC
One hundred years after its in-
ception, the Boy Scouts of America
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of the 20th century.
The cross-generational appeal of
scouting is why the organization
remains one of America’s most trea-
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A host of khaki-clad corps, both
young and old, attended the cer-
emony and visited the displays of
historical scouting artifacts, includ-
ing decades-old manuals and sur-
vival tools, such as flashlights.
Several troop members wore
scout outfits from 1960s and 1970s,
which other than a few tweaks, still
carried many of the aspects of to-
day’s uniform.
Part of scouting’s lasting appeal
is its timeless teachings and the ef-
forts made by scouts to enrich their
communities.
“Scouting is still growing strong
because the lessons and values it
teaches our young men can’t help
but be passed from generation to
generation,” said Margaret Lance,
From left to right, Dorian Owenby, Vincent Bennett and Alex
the troop’s committee chair. Ethan
Mayo pose in Boy Scouts garb from yesteryear.
Harwood is the fourth generation
of his family to be a part of Troop organization in 1910 after he got its first Eagle Scout in 1940.
15. lost in a London fog and was led The church has been the meeting
British military hero Robert back to safety by a scout trained place for Weaverville scouts since
Baden-Powell founded scouting in under Baden-Powell’s teachings 1961 when the troop was re-char-
1907. Chicago publisher William It is believed the troop began in tered after some time away, accord-
Boyce incorporated the American Weaverville in 1925 and awarded ing to Lance.
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