Scout Court-of-Honor

A well-organized and well attended Court of Honor was held in the evening of Sunday, September 16 to recognize the exceptional efforts of Boy Scouts in the Bloomington 7^th Ward thanks to ward scouting leaders Matthew Chappell, Gary Anderson, Steve Gwilliam, Rob Wilkes, Aaron Larson, Roy Stephen and other members of the Troop Committee and of course, Bishop John Goldhardt and Jackie Dodart, Stake Advancement Chair.  

Eddie Edwards, a former fighter pilot in the U. S. Air Force shared some of his military experiences reminding the boys to “leave your fear behind and rely on your training” in life!  

Following is the impressive list of scouts and the merit badges (awards earned based on activities within an area of study by completing a list of periodically updated requirements) each completed over the summer, as well as their rank advancements:

 

Matthew Clark                         7 + Snokeling                          Star Rank

Cache Bertschi                       6 + Snorkeling                         Tenderfoot

Dallin Forsyth                          8                                              2^nd and 1^st Class

McKay Goldhardt                   11                                            Scout through 1^st Class

Adam Gwilliam                       7                                              Tenderfoot through 1^st Class

Luke Gwilliam                         5 (to go with the 37 he already has on his sash) + Snorkling

Bryce Nelson                          6 + Snorkeling                         Tenderfoot through 1^st Class

Mitchell Smith                         1

Christian Spangler                  1

Jacob Stokes                          6 + Snorkeling

Luke Wilkes                            5

Jarett Thomas                        1                                              Scout Rank

Noah Forsyth                                                                         Scout Rank

Steven Larson                                                                        Scout Rank

Steve Gwilliam         Bronze Palm (5 additional Merit Badges beyond 21 required for Eagle)

Congratulations to all the boys for their hard work and thanks to their leaders and their parents who have supported their efforts.

In other scouting news, Olene Walker, president of the Bloomington 7^th Ward Primary organization and Utah’s former governor (#15) is the most recent recipient of the Silver Beaver Award, presented last week by the National Parks Council in Provo.  The Silver Beaver Award is the Boy Scouts of America’s council-level distinguished service award given only to those who do not actively seek it.  Recipients are registered adult leaders who have made an impact on the lives of youth through service to the council and the community by hard work, self-sacrifice, dedication, and many years of service.  Congratulations to President Walker for this recognition.