Posts Tagged ‘boy scouts’
Retiring flags with dignity
Waterloo residents looking to ensure their old American flags are retired properly now have a convenient option right outside the VFW. Metzger-Crook VFW Post 6504 recently received a donation from…
Read MoreGibault Hawk gets his wings
An incoming Gibault Catholic High School senior recently received the highest honor in scouting on a trip to Iceland, capping off a Boy Scout career that has helped him mature…
Read MoreDigging for history in Valmeyer
It’s not every day a team of Boy Scouts can help a Ph.D candidate with her dissertation while she helps them earn an elusive merit badge, but that was the…
Read MoreVogt is deserving of award
A beloved local figure was recently announced as the recipient of the 2022 Waterloo Chamber of Commerce Community Service Award. Jeff Vogt is known by many for a myriad of…
Read MoreRemembering a ‘ray of light’
Paden Schultz, a familiar and friendly face for many in and around Monroe County, passed away recently, leaving countless groups and individuals to consider the impact he’d had on them.…
Read More‘Mr. Rotary’ remembered
George Ziebold, known around Waterloo as “Mr. Rotary,” died last Tuesday at the age of 94. Friends of Ziebold said he leaves behind a legacy of generosity and caring. “He…
Read MoreFamily soars with 6 Eagle Scouts
It was 1969 and the Vietnam War raged on with some 2.7 million Americans called overseas to fight a bloody battle against the Vietcong. Bryan DuClos of Red Bud had…
Read MoreBoy Scout project aims to honor Civil War vets
To commemorate the 150th anniversary of the end of the Civil War, local Boy Scout Shane Douglas is working on a fitting way to honor local veterans of the battle…
Read MoreColumbia boy aims to become Eagle Scout at age 12
A young Columbia boy is seeking to educate the community about youth safety through his September Eagle Scout project. At only 12 years old, Preston Jerashen, a member of Troop…
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