A.V. BOY SCOUT OFFICIALS LOOKING TO EXPAND OUTREACH.Byline: Karen Thacker Community Columnist columnist, the writer of an essay appearing regularly in a newspaper or periodical, usually under a constant heading. Although originally humorous, the column in many cases has supplanted the editorial for authoritative opinions on world problems. BOY Scout leaders A Scout Leader generally refers to the trained adult leader of a Scout unit. The terms used vary from country to country, over time, and with the type of unit. Roles There are many different roles a leader can fulfill depending on the type of unit. say their goals for 1998 will include reaching out to involve more kids in the African-American, Latino and Asian-American communities. Newly installed district chairwoman Barbara Merit says she'd also like to get more of the business community involved on the advisory boards and make people realize that Antelope Valley This article is about the Los Angeles County region. For the census-designated place in Wyoming, see Antelope Valley-Crestview, Wyoming. The Antelope Valley is a local district - it's own district. ``When you get in with these kids, you realize how many good kids there are,'' she said, noting the strengths of the program focus on morality, love of country, community and family. ``This is a positive peer pressure.'' Merit, vice chairwoman while Palmdale Councilman David Myers was chairman last year, is director of marketing for High Desert Medical Group and public relations public relations, activities and policies used to create public interest in a person, idea, product, institution, or business establishment. By its nature, public relations is devoted to serving particular interests by presenting them to the public in the most director for the Children's Center of the Antelope Valley. She said she's excited for the coming year and the strength of the Scouting scouting: see Boy Scouts; Girl Scouts. scouting Activities of various national and worldwide organizations for youth aimed at developing character, citizenship, and individual skills. Scouting began when Robert S. program. There are some 4,000 children involved from age 6 through high school in the local Scouting program. Merit and other district officers were installed last week at the Antelope Valley District Recognition Night dinner and program. Vice chairman is Peter Drinkwater, membership chairman is Fred Thompson Thompson, city, Canada Thompson, city (1991 pop. 14,977), central Man., Canada, on the Burntwood River. A mining town, it developed after large nickel deposits were discovered in the area in 1956. , commissioner is Jerry Burn, and the Scouting program chairman is Bill Norris. Under Norris are four other officers, Cub Scout Chairwoman JoAnn Fitzgerald, Boy Scout Chairman Steven Millar, Varsity Chairman Ray Goodale, and Explorer Chairman Bill Leahy. As part of the district dinner's program, six local Boy Scout leaders received the District Award of Merit for long and outstanding work with youths. Robert Fitzgerald For other persons named Robert Fitzgerald, see Robert Fitzgerald (disambiguation). Robert Stuart Fitzgerald (12 October 1910–16 January 1985) was a poet, critic and translator whose renderings of the Greek classics "became standard works for a generation of scholars , Cory Duersch, Karen Main, Denise Johnson, David Myers and Joseph Boyle received the award, the highest award presented to adult volunteers on a district level. ``It's based on dominantly their participation and leadership in serving youth through Scouting,'' said Bart Gentry, the Antelope Valley district director. ``Significant consideration is also given for community- and church-related youth activities.'' Eighty to 90 percent of the award is based on Scouting, with the other 10 to 20 percent on church, school and community activities, he said. Names are turned in every year by other adult volunteers in the Antelope Valley and reviewed by committee. ``These people have really reached out,'' Gentry said of the award winners. Anyone wanting to get involved or seeking information about Scouting can call Gentry at the Boy Scouts Boy Scouts, organization of boys 11 to 17 years old, founded (1907) in Great Britain by Sir Robert (later Lord) Baden-Powell. It was incorporated in 1910 in the United States, where its appearance was connected with earlier organizations—the Sons of Daniel office at (805) 942-0582. |
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