Tillikum Chapter 99 makes worthy donations in Ashland
ASHLAND NEWS
by Susan Feeney-Hopkins
The Ashland Tillikum Chapter 99 Order of the Eastern Star recently made several worthy and generous donations in town.
Photo courtesy of Andrea White
THE ASHLAND TILLIKUM CHAPTER 99 Order of the Eastern Star recently made several cash donations to local organizations. The Ashland Food Pantry and the Ashland District School PTO were the fortunate recipients of these very generous donations.
Here, from left: Worthy Matron Heather Clark presents a donation to Ashland Food Pantry representative Donna Martin and Andrea White, a representative for the Ashland PTO, receives a donation from Tillikum Grand representative, Sheila Buckingham.
The Chapter presented the Ashland Food Pantry with a check for $50. This generous donation will surely come in handy at this time of year. The Chapter also presented the Ashland District School PTO with a $50 donation to their organization.
Cub Scout news
The new Scouting year kicked off in October with the addition of eight new Scouts to Pack 179 (Ashland).
For first-grade Tigers: Austin Clark and Brady Cowett; second-grade Wolves: Owen Burby, Zachary Clark and Eli Walker; and third-grade Bears: Emmit Rushinal, Creed Chasse and Gabe Page. The new Scouts are currently working on their Bobcat requirements, the first badge that must be achieved in Cub Scouting. An official Bobcat ceremony will be held Nov. 18 for the Scouts and their families.
One of the first Pack activities for this year was to decorate the Orion window for Halloween. This is the fourth consecutive year that Scouts have done so and was it ever done up! Werewolves, skeletons, ghosts and gravestones — very scary and festive. Great job boys!
On Oct. 15, Webelo I Scout Graham Berry attended a Webeloree at Baptist Park in Mapleton.
While there he worked on several of his activity badges including Readyman, Geologist, Naturalist and Forester. He also got to try his hand at Morse code and was able to communicate with an individual from the Czech Republic via ham radio.
It was an interesting and fun day for all Scouts in attendance, despite the poor weather.
Photos courtesy of Julie Graham-Berry
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| GRAHAM BERRY, a Webelo I Scout with Pack 179 in Ashland, tries his hand at Morse code during a recent Webeloree that was held at Baptist Park in Mapleton.Berry was able to communicate with an individual from the Czech Republic via ham radio. |
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| SKYLAR BURBY, a future Cub Scout with Pack 179 in Ashland, poses next to the skeleton he helped paint on the Orion window in Ashland for Halloween. | CUB SCOUT PACK 179 in Ashland recently decorated the Orion window for Halloween. This is the fourth consecutive year that the Scouts have put their artistic talents to use. Pictured are, from left, front row: Dakota Sutherland, Graham Berry, Owen Burby and Dylan Haley. Middle row: Blayne Boutot, Brady Cowett, Alex White, Dane Driscoll and Zachary Clark. Back row: Creed Chasse, Gabe Page, Austin Clark, Emmit Rushinal and Clark Condon. |
Susan Feeney-Hopkins is the correspondent for Ashland, Portage Lake, Oxbow, Masardis, Garfield, Nashville Plantation and the surrounding areas. She can be reached at 435-8232 or Feenhop@aol.com.
