EAGLE SCOUTS GUESTS OF HONOR : DINNER ORGANIZED FOR COUNTY YOUTHS.Byline: Jesse Hiestand Daily News Staff Writer In becoming an Eagle Scout Ea·gle Scout n. One who has achieved the highest rank in the Boy Scouts. Noun 1. Eagle Scout - a Boy Scout who has earned many merit badges Boy Scout - a boy who is a member of the Boy Scouts , Nicholas Hensey not only racked up a prestigious achievement, he gained valuable experience toward his future career in wildlife conservation. The 18-year-old Simi Valley Simi Valley (sē`mē, sĭm`ē), city (1990 pop. 100,217), Ventura co., SW Calif. in an oil, fruit, and farm region; laid out 1887, inc. 1969. resident organized a group effort in December to replace dead plants at the entrance of Santa Susana Santa Susana can refer to several places:
``It will help me in my future,'' he said. ``Someday, I'll look back and be glad I got it done.'' Hensey is one of 114 young men in Ventura County who have achieved the rank of Eagle Scout in the past year, said Dave Graska, executive director of the Ventura County Council of the Boy Scouts of America Noun 1. Boy Scouts of America - a corporation that operates through a national council that charters local councils all over the United States; the purpose is character building and citizenship training . The new Eagle Scouts will be honored Tuesday at a dinner at the Spanish Hills Country Club in Camarillo. Graska said achieving Eagle Scout proves someone has mastered the ``fundamentals,'' which include persistence, teamwork and leadership. ``I know that when an employer sees Eagle Scout on a job application, they get real interested,'' he said. This fact is not lost on Steven Bird, an 18-year-old from Thousand Oaks Thousand Oaks, residential city (1990 pop. 104,352), Ventura co., S Calif., in a farm area; inc. 1964. Avocados, citrus, vegetables, strawberries, and nursery products are grown. who repainted a church's youth building to fulfill the community service requirement for the Eagle Scout qualification. ``It's a proven fact that Eagle Scout helps in many fields,'' said Bird, who says Scouting has given him ``all the experience and knowledge of basic things that some people still do not understand to this day.'' Bird said he organized 20 people, including several fellow Scouts from Troop 765, to paint the youth building at the Christian Church of Thousand Oaks. Bird said he used his personal savings to buy paintbrushes paintbrushes see castilleja. and other supplies while the church bought the paint. The other volunteers donated nearly 160 hours to the weekend project. ``The old paint was all sun-rotted and peeling off,'' he said. When the job was done, church officials ``were really happy with it,'' he said. Jay Dobrowalski, 18, of Troop 601 did a similar project at the Catholic Charities center in his hometown of Moorpark. Dobrowalski and others, including his tennis coach, painted the exterior of the building, built a section of fence, trimmed the bushes and sorted the food for future charity drives. ``A lot of hard work went into it,'' he said. Looking back, Dobrowalski said the effort was worth it. ``It makes me feel good knowing that only 2 percent of all Scouts make this rank, and I'm one of them,'' he said. There are almost 8,000 youths and teens participating in various Boy Scout activities in Ventura County, including Cub Scouts, Boy Scouts, Varsity Scouts and Explorers. Each year's Eagle Scout Dinner is dedicated to an outstanding Scout leader 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. . This year, Lance Kistler, scoutmaster of Troop 257 in Camarillo for the past 14 years, will be given that honor. The keynote speaker will be Jim Hickerson of Camarillo, a former Scout and Navy pilot who was a prisoner of war PRISONER OF WAR. One who has been captured while fighting under the banner of some state. He is a prisoner, although never confined in a prison. 2. In modern times, prisoners are treated with more humanity than formerly; the individual captor has now no in Hanoi for more than five years. Hensey of Troop 6661 said he gained valuable experience planting the shrubs and ground cover at Santa Susana Park, although it was difficult to find the plants, and he eventually relied on a nursery in Fillmore. He said the plants appear to have taken in their new home and he is hopeful of his future success working with native plants and animals Plants and Animals are a Canadian indie-rock band from Montreal, comprised of guitarist-vocalists Warren Spicer and Nic Basque, and drummer-vocalist Matthew Woodley.[1] They are signed to Secret City Records. as a conservationist. ``I just went by (the park) a couple of days ago and they were still alive, so that's good,'' he said. Anyone interested in attending can buy a sponsorship for $60, which includes dinner with one or more of the new Eagle Scouts. Additional tickets are $25. For more information about the dinner, call Graska at (805) 482-8938. HONOREES The following Boy Scouts will be honored Tuesday at a dinner recognizing those who have achieved the rank of Eagle Scout during the last year: AGOURA HILLS: Stephen Perryman. CAMARILLO: Keith Baird, Geoffrey DeCesari, Cameron Gibbs, Jeffrey Kunkle, Gregory MacDonald, Kevin McDonald
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MOORPARK: Robert Barker, Eric Christensen, Jay Dobrowalski, Andrew Krone, Travis Schimmer. NEWBURY PARK: Ryan Bean, David Bowen David Bowen may refer to:
OAK PARK: Brett Hansen. SIMI VALLEY: Robert Brown, David Campbell, Jason Campbell, Kevin Chen, Kevin Fleming, Daniel Geersen, Bryan Hemming, Nicholas Hensey, Spencer Jacobsen, Jeffrey Johnson, Kenneth Johnson, Larrs Johnson, Ryan Johnson, Bradley Jones, Joseph Kerney, James Lee, Blair Lonergan, Dayveian Lopez, Dallas Moran, Benjamin Neilson, Travis Parry, Charles Peck, Jason Perry, Nicholas Piscitallo, Garett Pollard, Peter Reniger, Adam Rose, Dathan Salgado, Christopher Soltis, Michael Trousdale, Christian Voges, Nathaniel Williams. THOUSAND OAKS: Steven Bird, Alan Bollinger, Christopher Brooks, Christopher Coffin, Christopher Conant, Michael Field, David Garrett, Ryan Gunn, Christopher Jensen, Jacob Johnson, Peter Marshall, Kurt Masculine, Kevin Menzie, William Mullin, Mark Noel, Christian Paasch, Wesley Skinner, Steven Talbot, Richard Teague. WESTLAKE VILLAGE: Eric Cheng, Rick Merrill. CAPTION(S): Photo, Box Photo: (Color) Jay Dobrowalski, who organized exterior painting and other improvements at the Catholic Charities center in Moorpark, and 114 other Eagle Scouts will be honored for their service. Joe Binoya/Special to the Daily News Box: HONOREES (See text) |
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