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Epiphany Extra Front Page
February 2012 Edition Issue 5 Volume 5
by Gabe Andrzejek and Kyle Palzer
Troop 524 had articles about an Eagle Project one of our scouts did (he wrote the article) and a smaller section talking about our involvement with Scout Sunday at Epiphany Church and our annual Pancake Breakfast that was held that day. Read the "Epiphany Extra" front page articles by clicking the pdf document on the right.
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Blaine Teen Earns Eagle Scout
Date: 10/26/2010
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Seven Blaine Eagle Scouts are Honored
Wednesday, 6/3/2009
by Sue Austreng ABC newspapers
Bestowed the prestigious and hard-fought Eagle Scout award during a May 31 court of honor were Troop 524’s Kyle Brandes, Aaron DeRusha, Jonathan Klemm, Patrick McDonald, Ryan McDonald, Bruce Thibodeau and Jeremy Wolf.
“These boys have been Scouting together since they were Cubs in first- or second-grade at Johnsville Elementary School,” said Tim DeRusha.
Along the way, two of the Cubs lost their dads. Bruce Thibodeau Sr. and Kevin McDonald died when their boys – Bruce Thibodeau and Ryan and Patrick McDonald – were just getting their Scouting feet wet.
Pressing on, honoring their fathers and keeping them alive in their tender Scouting hearts, Bruce, Ryan and Patrick continued earning merit badges and climbing the ladder toward Eagle status.
Through the years, as the seven young Johnsville Cubs climbed the scouting ranks to Boy Scout status, they formed a patrol with Troop 524 and began meeting at Epiphany Catholic Church, Coon Rapids.
Only 2 percent of the young men who join the Boy Scouts of America achieve Scouting’s highest award, that of Eagle Scout.
May 31, Brandes, DeRusha, Klemm, the McDonalds, Thibodeau and Wolf extended Troop 524’s historic Eagle Scout count to 81, following in the footsteps of the troop’s first Eagle Scout, Jeffrey Iverson, who was awarded the honor back in 1965.
Before pledging the Eagle Charge and receiving their Eagle awards, the candidates endured comical Scouting memories resurrected by Scoutmasters, den mothers and fellow Boy Scouts.
Tales were told of the boys’ legacies of long-windedness, of forgetfulness, of inventiveness, of sharp shooting, of joking, of singing, of golfing, of misplacing camping equipment, of surviving and protecting, of hiking and fishing and more.
““"Eagle Scout is who you are. It’s not just an award. It’s who you are. After this day, it’s not something you say, ‘I was an Eagle Scout.’ From this day forward, you are an Eagle Scout. It’s something that can never be taken away,"” said former Troop 524 Scoutmaster Karen Theisen after the Scouts pledged their lives and vowed their allegiance to the Eagle Charge.
"“Looking at these boys on this stage... they represent our future, and I’'d say the future looks bright,"” said John Conelly, the uniformed court of honor emcee.
And the assembled crowd responded with a standing ovation.
*Article was partially edited due to long length*
Eagle Scout is the highest rank attainable in the Boy Scouts. Since its introduction in 1911, the Eagle Scout rank has been earned by more than 2 million young men. And this week, Matthew Krepsky, a senior from Blaine High School completed some of the final steps in the process to become the newest member of that group.
For his Eagle Scout project, he built a memorial garden at fire station three in Blaine, memorializing three children who lost their lives in a van fire in Blaine in 2002.
In addition to an Eagle Scout Project, in order to become an Eagle Scout, the scout must earn 21 merit badges, and have been a Life Scout for at least six months.
The memorial garden dedication ceremony was attended by scouts, police officers, firefighters, and family members of the children who are being memorialized.
Blaine Eagle Scout Honored
Date: 6/26/2009
Photos by Tim Hennagir ABC newspapers
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Concert at Coon Rapids Dam
Date: 4/30/2011
by Peter Bodley Managing Editor ABC newspapers
Coon Rapids Arts Commission’s annual free, outdoor summer concert series for 2011 has been set.
The nine-concert series which takes place in the performance pavilion at the Coon Rapids Dam Regional Park begins Thursday, June 9 and concludes Thursday, Aug. 4.
All concerts begins at 7 p.m. and take place on a Thursday.
The 2011 schedule is:
• June 9, Sherwin and Pam Linton and the Cotton Kings, country.
• June 16, TC Cats, 50s and 60s.
• June 23, Banjo Boys Jazz Band, ragtime.
• June 30, North Suburban Concert Band, concert band music.
• July 7, Surf Dawgs, rock/surf.
• July 14, Minnesota Sinfonia, family pops concert.
• July 21, The Elk River German Band, German music.
• July 28, The Hillbilly Mafia, top 40 country.
• August 4, Kevin Anthony and the Twin City Playboys, cajun.
Boy Scout Troop 524 from Epiphany Church will be handling popcorn/beverage/candy concessions, while the North Star Lions Club will have food concessions.
The arts organization, which is an advisory commission of the Coon Rapids City Council, also sponsors a four-concert dessert and coffee series at the Coon Rapids Civic Center over the winter months.
Mayor Tom Ryan reads a proclamation in front of the Blaine City Council June 18 honoring Blaine resident and Eagle Scout Andrew Jacobs for work associated with his Eagle Scout award.
Jacobs planted and placed mulch around six new trees, installed and painted a new park bench, painted seven existing park benches, built a retaining wall planter around the Carrara East Park sign at the east entrance, filled it with blackdirt, placed mulch and planted perennials and low growing shrubs.
The project in Carrara Park, 13129 Eldorado St. N.E., required a combined total of over 206 hours of work involving 43 volunteers consisting of fellow scouts, family, friends and neighbors. The work was completed on May 16.
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