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Road trip
Oct 13, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 11 11 recommendations | email to a friend
Oakley’s Scout Troop 152 went on the adventure of a lifetime this past summer, taking a Big Trip that took the Scouts and their leaders to national parks and historic monuments throughout the Weste...
Free Scout clinics at REI
Sep 09, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 7 7 recommendations | email to a friend
Boy Scouts working on their merit badges can get a little help and some freebies at the same time this weekend. REI Brentwood is hosting a Scout Merit Badge Night on Sept. 11 from 4 to 9 p.m. The e...
Help Scouts to the top
Sep 09, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 6 6 recommendations | email to a friend
East County residents can help a pair of local Scouts achieve their organizations’ highest awards. Allison Koontz of Antioch Girl Scout Troop 30847 is working on her Silver Award. “I’m an avid read...
New Eagle takes wing
Jul 22, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 8 8 recommendations | email to a friend
Congratulations to 15-year-old Discovery Bay resident and Liberty High School freshman David Kenneth Knittel for attaining the rank of Eagle Scout. David’s proud parents are Kenn and Julie and his ...
Girl Scouts dig deep
Jul 21, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 12 12 recommendations | email to a friend
Girl Scout Troop 31542 of Discovery Bay recently completed its Junior Bronze Award and Junior Leadership Award this year. For their Bronze Award, the girls built and donated two bookshelves and an...
Heritage student to honor veterans
by Samie Hartley
Jun 16, 2010 | 1 1 comments | 8 8 recommendations | email to a friend
While most high school students are out enjoying the sunshine, reveling in the few precious summer weeks where they leave responsibility by the wayside, David Juarez is spending his summer learning...
Bronco bootcamp
May 27, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 9 9 recommendations | email to a friend
In mid-June, Scout Troop 152 will depart for a 13-day road trip to Colorado, South Dakota, Wyoming and Utah. In addition to taking in sights such as Mt. Rushmore, the Badlands and Yellowstone Natio...
Brand-new Eagle
May 27, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 9 9 recommendations | email to a friend
In recognition of earning the rank of Eagle Scout, Oakley Troop 298 Scout Josh Londona recently received a City Proclamation from Oakley Mayor Pat Anderson.
Scout collects bears, blankets for kids
by Samie Hartley
May 20, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 13 13 recommendations | email to a friend
Greg Hoggan hopes to join an elite group that includes such members as Neil Armstrong, John Garamendi and John Tesh. The unlikely trio holds Eagle Scout rank, the highest rank in the Boy Scouts of ...
Eagle earns his wings
May 13, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 11 11 recommendations | email to a friend
Oakley Mayor Pat Anderson recently awarded Heritage High School junior and Troop 298 Scout Joshua Londono with a proclamation from the city honoring his attainment of Eagle Scout status. “He’s done...
The Eagle has landed
May 13, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 11 11 recommendations | email to a friend
Eagle Scout David Knittel was honored by the Discovery Bay CSD last week on the completion of his Eagle project. David’s parents Juli and Ken, along with brother Jonathan, were on hand to lend supp...
Jammin’ Jamboree
Apr 22, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 9 9 recommendations | email to a friend
Oakley Cub Scout Pack 152 was a part of the recent Boys Scouts of America 100th Anniversary NorCal Jamboree. About 20,000 Scouts joined in the fun, activities, shows and camping at the Alameda Fair...
Ahoy, Cub Scouts
Apr 15, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 14 14 recommendations | email to a friend
Local Cub Scouts recently got an up-close look at life at sea in the 1800s when they toured the topsail ketch Hawaiian Chieftain, a replica of a typical European merchant trader of the turn of the ...
Scout honored for tribute project
by Samie Hartley
Mar 18, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 13 13 recommendations | email to a friend
Oakley City Council meetings don’t typically feature brief intermissions for photo shoots, but last week’s meeting was different. After Mayor Pat Anderson delivered a proclamation to soon-to-be Eag...
Centennial celebration
Feb 25, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 11 11 recommendations | email to a friend
Troop 298, Pack 298 and Venture Crew 300 along with Father Aris Rivera recently celebrated the 100th anniversary of the Boy Scouts at a Scout Sunday service at St. Albans Church in Brentwood. Here ...
Daisy day
Jan 06, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 11 11 recommendations | email to a friend
Daisy Girl Scouts from Troop 32780 visited the Quail Lodge retirement community in Antioch over Christmas break to sing a few carols for the residents. According to leader Kirsten Jensen, “After w...
Holiday farm fest
Dec 29, 2009 | 0 0 comments | 10 10 recommendations | email to a friend
Oakley Cub Scout Pack 152 had a fabulous time at Dell’Osso Family Farms’ recent Holiday on the Farm event. Many of the Scouts and parents ran the gauntlet of the zip line, above, and enjoyed tubing...
Curb those trees
Dec 24, 2009 | 0 0 comments | 8 8 recommendations | email to a friend
Boy Scout Troop 152 of Oakley will begin its curbside Christmas tree pick-up fundraiser on Saturday, Dec. 26, hauling away trees for free. Trees must be placed on the curb by 9 a.m. Tax-deductible...
Helping Toys for Tots
Dec 17, 2009 | 0 0 comments | 9 9 recommendations | email to a friend
Antioch’s Cub Scout Pack 153 got into the spirit of the holidays by collecting for the Toys for Tots program. Helping collect the goodies, front row from left, were Christopher Beatty, Marco Fletes...
Cubs will Scout for food
Nov 19, 2009 | 0 0 comments | 14 14 recommendations | email to a friend
If you’re one of the hundreds of families that live in Oakley’s Vintage Park neighborhood, the Cub Scouts of Pack 152 have probably already been to your house once, and they’re hoping you’ll be rea...