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Max Geislinger
Regal Eagle
Deer Valley High School junior Max Geislinger, 17, recently attained the rank of Eagle Scout, the highest rank in the Boy Scouts of America program. For his Eagle Scout project, Max designed and bu...
May 16, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
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Bridge over ceremonial water
Oakley Girl Scout Troop 31980 joined more than 5,100 Girl Scouts from seven states and crossed the Golden Gate Bridge on Saturday, May 11 as part of the 32nd annual Golden Gate Bridging event in Sa...
May 14, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
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Christopher William Marine
Soaring Scout
Antioch resident Christopher William Marine, 18, was recognized for attaining the rank of Eagle Scout, the highest rank in the Boy Scouts of America, during a Court of Honor ceremony at Holy Rosary...
Apr 18, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 1 1 recommendations | email to a friend
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Britton Swisher
Eagle earned
Heritage High sophomore Britton Swisher recently gained the status of Eagle Scout. The 15-year-old conducted a sign-up drive to register people for Be the Match, a bone marrow match organization. S...
Feb 20, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
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Justin Kirk
Adventurer earns Eagle Scout rank
Antioch High senior Justin Kirk, a member of Antioch Troop 151 and active in scouting since the second grade, received his Eagle Scout rank on Jan. 24. He’ll celebrate his achievement at an Eagle C...
Feb 09, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
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Girl Scout cookie season on horizon
In 2013, Girl Scouts will bring back all the flavors folks love, wrapped in new cookie boxes that highlight how their purchase helps girls learn while they earn. Girl Scout Cookies go on sale Feb. ...
Feb 07, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
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Nicholas Shankaran and Miko Centeno
Eagle Scout cousins spread their wings
Antioch residents Nicholas Shankaran and Miko Centeno have more in common than being cousins. They’re both 17, attend De La Salle High School and have hiked 258 miles around California. Members of ...
Jan 31, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 5 5 recommendations | email to a friend
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Longtime Discovery Bay resident Marston Meyers plans to return the Eagle Scout badge he received more than 40 years ago. The group’s reaffirmation of its anti-gay policy spurred the ordained minister to renounce his membership in the organization.<br><i>Photo courtesy of Marston Meyers</i>
Eagle Scout returns badge in protest
When Marston Myers became an Eagle Scout in 1970, he joined the elite 5 percent who achieve the organization’s highest honor. The longtime Discovery Bay resident said scouting instilled in him a se...
Jan 24, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 8 8 recommendations | email to a friend
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<I>Photo by Judy Gibson</i>
Scouts meet the mayor
Scouts Justin and Jeremy Simpson and Nic and Rarron Gibson recently visited Brentwood Mayor Bob Taylor as part of their citizenship badge project. During their chat with the mayor, who was also a ...
Dec 05, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 10 10 recommendations | email to a friend
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Antioch Eagle Scout candidate Brandon Soares recently completed his Eagle project by interviewing nine wartime veterans for the national achieves.<br><i>Photo by Kyle Szymanski</i>
Boy Scout captures veterans’ stories
Most Boy Scouts use a hammer and nails to build something for their Eagle Scout project. But Antioch Eagle Scout candidate Brandon Soares used a camera and crew of Boy Scouts to build a historical ...
Nov 08, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 7 7 recommendations | email to a friend
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