100 Years of Troop One celebration

JUNE 11, 2016

1 Welcome to “100 of One” A Century of Skills, Service, and Leadership

Welcome to Troop One’s centennial celebration, “100 of ONE.” For a century, Sacramento boys and their families have learned new skills, delivered community service, and accepted the challenges of leadership in Troop One. Helping boys become young men is rarely easy, but Scouting teaches those skills, encourages that service, and produces new leaders.

Troop One’s 93 current Scouts and their families welcome you to this centennial celebration so that we can remember where we have traveled and then commit ourselves to the next 100 years.

Thank you for joining us this evening as we acknowledge those who went before us and get ready for the challenges ahead!

Walter Neal Christopher Tileston Committee Chairman Scoutmaster

2 “100 Years of One” Troop One Centennial Celebration Saturday, June 11, 2016

5:30 DOORS OPEN 6:00 Presentation of the Colors & Flag Salute 6:05 Camp Cody Grace: For food, for shelter, For life, for opportunity, For friendship and fellowship, We thank Thee, O Lord. Amen.

DINNER BUFFET OPENS 6:35 Welcome & Program 6:40 Stand and Be Recognized Troop One Eagle Scouts Assistant Scoutmasters Scoutmasters Committee Chairmen Mothers’ Club Presidents Cody Committee Chairmen GRATITUDE Junior Camp Directors Lots of work went into organizing this Troop One alumni “100 of ONE” celebration. Troop One Troop One alumni parents is particularly grateful to:

6:50 “100 Years of Troop One” (video) Crocker & Crocker (Scot Crocker)

7:00 Outstanding Eagle Scout Award GMP Digital (Gerry McIntyre) 7:10 Campfire Revisited Marketing By Design (Della Gilleran and 7:20 Shared Memories Carolyn Hubbard)

7:45 Closing Remarks XEROX (Don Gulcher) 7:50 Scoutmaster’s Minute The event organizing committee included: 7:55 Retire the Colors Scot Crocker, Peter Detwiler, Della Gilleran, 8:00 “Taps” — program concludes Gerry McIntyre, Walter Neal, Henry Sepulveda, Barbara Sherry, Alex Strack, and 9:00 DOORS CLOSE Linda Wenker

Video by Jason Kuykendall, NKMEDIA

3 A British Spy Influences Sacramento’s Boys

In 1916, while many Americans warily watched the European war, boys in the small city of Sacramento fell under the influence of a former British military spy.

That spy was Robert Baden-Powell (1857-1941) Scouting’s founder. In the 19th Century, while on military duty in Africa, “B-P” travelled through enemy territory, posing as an eccentric butterfly collector. He concealed details of military forts in his field drawings of butterfly wings. This reconnaissance work, or “scouting,” led to his desire to introduce British boys to outdoor skills. B-P founded the Brownsea Island Scout Camp in 1907, starting the Scouting movement. Later decorated for his military service and Scouting contributions, we know him as Lord Baden-Powell.

In 1909, a chance encounter between American businessman W.D. Boyce and the “Unknown Scout” on a foggy London street prompted Boyce to learn more about Scouting from Baden-Powell. In 1910, Boyce formed the which eventually consolidated with other youth movements.

According to a history of Troop One written for its 90th anniversary, Scouting first arrived in Sacramento in 1910 when two groups called “companies” were formed with the commitment “to the development of all that is best in the boy.” These early Scouts promised “not to lie, steal, curse, drink, smoke or do anything which my father or mother would in any way object.” Sacramento’s Boy Scout companies continued for another six years. In 1916, a few adults, along with 24 boys from the First Methodist Episcopal Church Sunday school classes, decided to form Troop One which claims that it is the oldest continuing Boy Scout troop west of the Mississippi River. The first Scoutmaster was W. George Spilman.

4 Equipment

Figure it out for yourself, my lad, You’ve all that the greatest of men have had, Two arms, two hands, two legs, two eyes, And a brain to use if you would be wise. With this equipment they all began, So start for the top and say “I can.”

Look them over, the wise and great, They take their food from a common plate And similar knives and forks they use, With similar laces they tie their shoes, The world considers them brave and smart. But you’ve all they had when they made their start.

You can triumph and come to skill, You can be great if only you will, You’re well equipped for what fight you choose, You have legs and arms and a brain to use, And the man who has risen, great deeds to do Began his life with no more than you.

You are the handicap you must face, You are the one who must choose your place, You must say where you want to go. How much you will study the truth to know, God has equipped you for life, But He Lets you decide what you want to be.

Courage must come from the soul within, The man must furnish the will to win, So figure it out for yourself, my lad, You were born with all that the great have had, With your equipment they all began. Get hold of yourself, and say: “I can.”

Edgar A. Guest

5 Troop one Adult Leadership SCOUTMASTERS: W. George Spilman Robert O. McCurry Edwin A. Lassner Jim Coan Thomas John Bennetts Paul M. Hoefling Gilbert C. Pitts Kenneth Greene Donald T. Bennetts Gordon Reynolds Dr. J.J. Frey Jim Kearns J.C. Marshall Ray Perryman Warren P. Dayton Bob Hearst Wesley Hetherington John O’Bryan Henry Archinal, Jr. Dave Nagao W.A. Rosenthal Ron Simpson F.J. Beeman Rich Ongerth Nason E. Hall Dan Cole John T. Shepard, Sr. Chuck Neely Kent Link Don Rojo Charles Watters Nick Alexandrou Les Hadley John Brozek Robert J. Miller Gerry McIntyre Gene Rose Michael Cordrey George A. Morrow Christopher Tileston George W. Goldsmith

MOTHER’S CLUB PRESIDENTS (SINCE 1936):

Mrs. G.F. Engle Mrs. Ethel Jorgensen Mrs. Dorothy Wicklander Mrs. Kathaline Crone Mrs. Harriett Whitaker Mrs. Elsie Clementson Mrs. Dorothy Luce Mrs. Anita O’Bryan Mrs. Amy Foley Mrs. Clare Miksell Mrs. Janis Reynolds Mrs. Pat Moorehead Mrs. Ruby Rosenthal Mrs. Madden Parker Mrs. Val Dene White Mrs. Nancy Ellers Mrs. Maude Link Mrs. Lorene McMahon Mrs. Maxine VanZee Mrs. Jo-Ann Bulf Mrs. Floyce Boyd Mrs. Mae Gwinn Mrs. Nancy Foster Mrs. Carol Pritchard Mrs. Alida Corfee Mrs. Peg Yeates Mrs. Audrey Garfield Mrs. Joan Meek Mrs. Lee Wilson Mrs. June Weitzenberg Mrs. Lois Perryman Mrs. Nora Cupp Mrs. Loretta Saunders Mrs. Ruth Stafford Mrs. Mary Lovell Mrs. Paulette Erfert Mrs. Marty Hall Mrs. Leonie Evans Mrs. Carol Doersch Mrs. Judy Eastburn Mrs. Margaret Harman Mrs. Marge Ritenour Mrs. Dyann Morrow Mrs. Patty Ward Mrs. Jean Doan Mrs. Ellen Schultz Mrs. Vivian Bishoff Mrs. Cindy Lynch Mrs. Rena Fahey Mrs. Marge Hutichinson Mrs. Diana Montero Mrs. Judy Jackson 6 TROOP COMMITTEE CHAIRMEN: W. George Spilman Joe Schwartz O.E. Cheek Kemp Doersch Irwin K. Sibole Dick Bernheimer Carl Schmidt Ed Hills R.E. Pierce Bob Hubbell Newton E. Wise Keith Felte H.T. Silvius, Jr. Peter Dixon A. Sheldon Raney, D.D.S. Dan Cole J.A. Morrow Peter Bastunas Ed Lowe Wayne Eastburn Dewey Helsel Bob Sertich W.F. Alexander Wayne Finley F.R. Morgan Jeff Owensby Charles J. Fahey, Jr. Henry Sepulveda Jerry Smethurst Lon Burford Ed Coffin Mark Skreden Jim Mills Walter Neal Duke Towne Harold McCurry, Jr. Jim Standley EXPLORER POST ADVISORS George A. Morrow (POST ONE): Woody Hadley Bob Lovell Mr. Otto Link Ray Perryman Mr. Les Hadley Jack Voss Mr. Tom Niesen Ty McClintock Mr. Harold McCurry, Jr. John O’Bryan Mr. Otis Hutchinson Bob Sharpe Mr. Dick Weitzenberg Mr. E.B. Wicklander Mr. Vern Luce Mr. Ray Perryman Mr. Barrett Powell Mr. Joe Bell Mr. John O’Bryan Mr. Lee Webb

77 If-

If you can keep your head when all about you Are losing theirs and blaming it on you, If you can trust yourself when all men doubt you, But make allowance for their doubting too; If you can wait and not be tired by waiting, Or being lied about, don’t deal in lies, Or being hated, don’t give way to hating, And yet don’t look too good, nor talk too wise:

If you can dream—and not make dreams your master; If you can think—and not make thoughts your aim; If you can meet with Triumph and Disaster And treat those two impostors just the same; If you can bear to hear the truth you’ve spoken Twisted by knaves to make a trap for fools, Or watch the things you gave your life to, broken, And stoop and build ’em up with worn-out tools:

If you can make one heap of all your winnings And risk it on one turn of pitch-and-toss, And lose, and start again at your beginnings And never breathe a word about your loss; If you can force your heart and nerve and sinew To serve your turn long after they are gone, And so hold on when there is nothing in you Except the Will which says to them: ‘Hold on!’

If you can talk with crowds and keep your virtue, Or walk with Kings—nor lose the common touch, If neither foes nor loving friends can hurt you, If all men count with you, but none too much; If you can fill the unforgiving minute With sixty seconds’ worth of distance run, Yours is the Earth and everything that’s in it, And—which is more—you’ll be a Man, my son!

Rudyard Kipling

8 Camp Cody Junior Camp Directors (JCD) 1937 Robert McCurry 1978 Phil Ebling 1938 Robert McCurry 1979 David Davis 1939 Newton Wise 1980 Scott Shipman 1940 Ken Greene 1981 John Hills 1941 Meritt Nickerson 1982 Dave Swansboroug 1942 No Camp 1983 Bart Pressley 1943 Cal Andrews 1984 Doug O’Bryan 1944 Curtis Cureton 1985 Todd Ellis 1945 Gene Bigley 1986 Nick Munoz 1946 Jim Hill 1987 Paul Bulf 1947 Pete Moesinger 1988 Ron Simpson 1948 George Morrow 1989 Eric Ongerth 1949 Frank Taggart 1990 Sean Dixon 1950 Walter Alexander 1991 Pat Kreizenbeck 1951 John Hall 1992 Jason Meek 1952 Dick Fahey 1993 Ben Gibson 1953 Ron Morgan 1994 Tyson Bastunas 1954 Dan Reith 1995 Ben Wilson 1955 Gary Ketchum 1996 Jason Rojo 1956 Steve Boyer 1997 Eric Detwiler 1957 Bill Gwinn 1998 Aaron Rosenbloom 1958 Larry Haines 1999 Kyle Owensby 1959 Bob Hearst 2000 Stephen Baker 1960 Paul Rohrer 2001 Pat Domek 1961 Steve Towne 2002 Andrew Flynn 1962 Bill McCurry 2003 Joseph Alexandrou 1963 Britt Evans 2004 Alex Strack 1964 Mike Ogden 2005 Peter Cargile 1965 Chris McCurry 2006 David Anderson 1966 Bob Lowry 2007 Kyhan Turner 1967 Neil Wicklander 2008 Nick Rojas 1968 Clark Pillsbury 2009 Alex Nauman 1969 Bill Voss 2010 Colin Crocker 1970 Tom Partington 2011 Conor Leonard 1971 Dave Finley 2012 Michael Neal 1972 Jeff Foster 2013 Drew Standriff 1973 Rich Rogers 2014 Gabe Neal 1974 Todd Doersch 2015 Will Roberts 1975 Don Perryman 2016 Patrick Wiseman 1976 Chris Martinez 1977 Matthew Morrow

9 TROOP 1 EAGLE SCOUTS BY YEAR

1932 Lloyd Mitchell 1942 Pete Moezinger John Thomas Jack Webber Calvin Andrews George A. Morrow Charles Chase Clem Whitaker Stanley R. Andrews James H. Morrow Warren Dayton James Wilson Richard Boyd Franklin Roblin Jack McKinney Merritt Nickerson Pedro Delos Santos Martin Mockford 1937 David C. Applegate John Shepard III Barrett Powell Bob Haag John Turner Howard Topping Lewis Nesler 1943 Charles Watters Bill Roberts None 1948 Jack Voss Bob Andrews 1933 Newton Wise Jr. 1944 Woodrow Hadley Eugene Bigley 1949 Trever Howell 1938 Fred Corfee Jr. Walter Alexander Jr. Kenneth Greene Curtis Carly Cutter 1934 Eugene Peterson James Hill 1950 Leslie Hadley David Lipp Charles S. McCrone Lewis Hadley 1939 Allen Marcus Glynn Edward Moore Donald Higgins Robert Swanson 1935 Reed Wilson 1951 Bruce Dayton 1945 Bruce Morgan Paul Binford 1940 William Baxter Bill Rose Bob Ferguson Robert Brown Frank Taggart Harold King Curtis Cureton 1946 Leonard McClure Robert Foley Bill James Harold J. McCurry Jr. Sam Hart Robert Klump Robert O. McCurry John Hines James Raney Bill Saunders Paul Hoefling Louis Schenk Robert Skidmore Robert Loranger Donald Silvius Wilfred Staring Richard Margosan John Silvius Donald Neudeck 1936 Bud Watts 1947 Tom Beatty Allen Corfee Dana Fuller 1941 Jack Helsel Richard James Roy Bazlen Edward S. Irvine Kent Link Gorden Repp Richard P. Irvine Irwin McClintock Joe Schwartz Darrel Johnston Bill McFall

10 1952 1961 1967 1972 Barrett Alexander Richard Fox Peter Cowan Dave Williams Charles Clementson Jerry Ingalls Richard Gwin Richard W. Rogers Jim Doan Bill McCurry Tom Partington Donald E. Davis John Eastman Roger Sabbadini Bill Voss Gary Luce Richard Fahey Neil Wicklander Geoff M. Foster John Hall 1962 Ray Reynolds Brian Sutherland Ronald Cole Jerry Schultze Mike Martello Mickey B. Voss Gary Ketchum Toby Green Dave Brown Michael E. Baker James Lidster Dave Jorgenson 1963 1968 1973 Richard Warn Britt Evans Dave Morgan Steven A. Barnes Ronald Morgan Robert Gwinn John Van Zee Daniel S. Morrow Robert Wilson Robert Hollingsworth Gary Bazlen David B. Schwartz Craig Pape Allan McMakin Don Perryman 1953 None Robert Stillwell Eric Perryman Chris McCurry 1969 John Paul Watters 1954 None Steve Towne William G. Brown Ian Sharpe Hugh E. Rogers Edwin P. Bly 1955 1964 Joe Greene Howard Clark Donald Parker Larry G. Ribbeck Steven Link James E. Hau Richard Earl Tremaine Brian A. Hart Scott Hill Danny Reith Jack R. Voss 1970 Randy Lovell Bruce Gilmore Randy Betts Christopher C. 1956 Randy Luce Martin Korstad Martinez Steve Boyers Craig Spilman Glenn Sorensen William Gwinn Bob Lowry 1971 Mark McMahon John Demorest Todd D. Doersch 1974 Peter Golze Ken Garfield Steven L. Locke 1957 Brian Lovell Larry Haines 1965 George Rogers 1975 Bob Hearst Clark Pillsbury Calvin Van Zee David A. Bischoff Kerry McClintock Charles Watters Jr. 1958 Mike Archibald Rick O’Bryan 1976 Dick Weitzenberg Dave Boyers Dennis White Randy Stewart Craig Mather Bob Spangler Matthew Morrow 1959 Hyland Morrow Mark Hill Kevin John Locke None Tom Sechrist William Ainsworth 1966 Kevin McClintock Christopher Kerri 1960 Steve Corum Bruce Dyer Barry F. Schwartz Jim Boyers Jerry Lazier Mike Mahony 11 TROOP 1 EAGLE SCOUTS BY YEAR 1977 1984 Anthony Sertich Nick Lazzarini Scott M. Foster Barton Pressly Tyson Bastunas Robert Chiles John Applegate Richard Stoffel 1985 1992 1996 John Rowe Perryman George Johnson Donny Johns Philip Williams James D. Rodgers Brain Morr Thomas Larimer Steven Falcone 1986 Ray Pettengell Sam Ward 1978 Nick Munoz Matt Thomas Jaime O’Bryan Ryan Boruff 1993 Bruce Johnson Tom Ellis Jason Julian 1997 Richard Bernheimer Pat McGilvray Eric Swanger William Portanova William Schwartz Grant Erfert 1987 Adam Federico 1998 1979 Jeremy Sazaki Victor Hall Andrew Domek Toby O’Bryan Paul Bulf Scott Shelly Kyle Owensby John Montero Wes Troy Chris Patterson 1988 Stephen Detwiler Chris Warren 1980 Brandon Bastunas Kevin Eastburn Nick Kho Phil Ebling Niels Riegels Ben Gibson Aaron Rosenbloom Jonathan Nagao Jason Manning Mark Neeley Blair Wilson Scott Shipman Phillip Neeley Chris Nakamura 1989 Jeff Cole 1981 Kevin Felte Hans Riegels David Davis William Harlow Adam Neeley Brett Lovell Tony Hocking Jason Rojo John Hills Steve Korvink Kevin Davis Keith Brinkman Jason Meek John Katz Eric Ongerth 1994 Brian Shields Michel Dupage 1982 Chad Morris Robbie Bernheimer 1990 David Swanger Doug O’Bryan Sean Dixon Lawrence Gibson 1995 1983 Andy McCleod Brian Plummer Mike Morris Ben Wilson Todd Ellis 1991 Eric Detwiler Ron Simpson Robert Cole Thomas Baumann David Crone Patrick Kreizenbeck

12 Michael Mamola Michael Duffy Tyler Mauritz Noble Boutin Joel Sepulveda Jake Edmonds Eli Toney Daniel Duffy Barrett Edmonds David Rojo Kyle McNally Ian Hause Chris Suter Joe Endicott Drew Standriff Nelson Cohn 2004 William Oliver Donny Ricci Alex Geiger 2013 Matt Anderson 2008 Lucas Talbott 1999 Alex Strack Nick Rojas Gabe Neal Stephen Baker Allen Crane Matt Harrington Kennith Boone Preston Chilcote Ryan King Alex Hastings Paul Ciraulo Zane Griffin 2014 Ted Flynn 2009 Bailey Moore Patrick Lazansky 2005 Dylan Cann Joseph Klusnick Chris Lazzarini Tyler Bazlen Kyhan Turner William Tracy Jahan Marcu Mike Murphy Alex Nauman Samuel Brocchini Sanjay Naresh Sam Hyde Cameron Skreden Samuel Prosser Colin Owensby Bryan Holst Mike Portanova Tommy Duffy 2010 2015 Andy Brozek Matthew Summers Adrian Avila 2000 Rob Collier Kyle Corbet Julius Pekari John Cargile Justin Smith Colin Crocker Daniel Thweatt Loren McIntyre Max Crimmins 2001 2006 Collin Quesenberry Jerett Kirrene Michael Quillici Blake Formanek Michael Gonzales Ryan Cordrey Matt Van Kekerix Ben Greenlee Conor Leonard William Roberts Pat Domek David Tracy Jacob Machschefes Luke Tileston Michael Skaug Peter Cargile Kevin Zeller Jim Dey 2011 Carl Shearer 2002 Evan Burford Nic Domek Liam Brothers Andrew Flynn Dave Anderson Alex Hagar Oscar Kee Keith Ferreira Morgan Dahl-Grimes Nathan Sepulveda Ryan Ashby 2012 2016 Neal Davis Josh Summers Frederick Brinkman 2007 Michael Neal Denman Brinkman 2003 Thomas Gilbert Scott Jones Jonathan Hawes Joseph Alexandrou Colin Ballou Dimitri Joslyn Matthew McFetridge Eric Suter Michael Follete Casey Reilly Zackary Tileston Zach Spangler

13 FACTS ABOUT TROOP ONE OF SACRAMENTO

BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA TROOP ONE OF SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA Capital City District Golden Empire Council On the occasion of Troop One’s 100th Anniversary, 1916-2016

Widely recognized as the “Oldest Continuously Operating Troop West of the Mississippi.” Over the past 100 years, an estimated 1,700 boys have been members of Troop One. Over its 100-year history, 41 Scoutmasters have led Troop One. Many Troop One Scouts are the sons and grandsons of former Troop One Scouts. Historic Note: The son of Chief Justice Earl Warren was a member of the Troop. Retired Judge Earl Warren, Jr. (Sacramento County Superior Court) is an alumnus of Troop One. In Troop One’s first 100 years, Scouts have earned over 18,000 merit badges and 416 have earned the rank of Eagle Scout, Scouting’s highest rank

Over the past 10 years, 177 Scouts have completed: • 757 rank advancements, including 44 Eagle Scouts (about 25%) • 2,258 merit badges

Historically, only 5% of all boys nationwide that join Boy Scouts achieve the rank of Eagle Scout. In Troop One, over 20% of its scouts become Eagle Scouts. Over the past 10 years, 177 Scouts have completed: • camping nights 8,014 • hiking miles 11,314 • rafting / canoeing miles 2,260 • biking miles 2,161 • service hours 4,880 During the past 10 years, these individual Scouts have been very active: • Daniel Thweatt completed over 185 nights camping • Will Roberts and Luke Tileston hiked over 423 and 514 miles, respectively • Daniel Thweatt completed 122 miles rafting / canoeing • Sebastian Honigs, Alex Joslyn, and Will Roberts completed over 71 miles of biking • Gabriel Neal donated 142 service hours Currently, 93 scouts and 57 adults are registered with Troop One. Over the 100 year history, multiple Troop One adults have served as: Golden Empire Council President, District Chairperson, District Commissioner, and many other Council and District volunteer positions. Troop One adults are 100% trained (the Capital City District is average is 43% trained). 14 Troop One adults’ recognitions include: • National Eagle Scout Association Distinguished Eagle: Robert McCurry & Harold McCurry • National Eagle Scout Association Outstanding Eagle: Scot Crocker & George Morrow • Multiple Golden Empire Council Silver Beavers and multiple District Silver Bears To earn their Eagle rank, it is estimated that Troop One Scouts have donated over 50,000 hours of community service for projects in Sacramento and throughout including: • Repairs and restorations at the Old City Cemetery in Sacramento • Repairs and restoration of picnic tables and benches at dozens of Sacramento city and county parks • Planted over 100 trees at local parks • Construction of wildlife nesting boxes in Sutter County • Video history production for Sacred Heart Church (East Sacramento) • Development of nature trail signage at CSU Sacramento • Repairs to Sacramento Society for Prevention Cruelty to Animals (SPCA) yard and building • Painting “Do Not Dump” signage to protect storm drains that flow to rivers • Landscaping and site improvements at numerous neighborhood elementary, middle and high schools • Signage and improvements to Bishop Francis Quinn housing center • Signage and improvements at Christo Rey High School • Signage and improvements at Loaves and Fishes and its Mustard Seed School • Construction of a flight rehabilitation cage at the California Raptor Center (UC Davis) Camp Cody, located in the along the shore of Cody Lake (7,260 feet altitude), has been the home of Troop One’s week-long summer camp since 1937. It is one of the few troop-owned camps in the Golden Empire Council and the Western Region. • Camp Cody has earned full BSA National Resident Camp Certification continuously since 2007 • Camp Cody is widely recognized as “The Best Backwoods Camp in the Sierras” • The camp has no roads, no electricity, and no beds. Scouts hike in all the camp’s food, fuel, and equipment down into camp on foot. Troop One Scouts, families, and alumni help set up and take down camp each year • Camp Cody offers 27 merit badges, along with the opportunity to earn BSA Lifeguard and the Mile Swim award • The camp staff is all volunteer, comprising current older Scouts, troop parents, and alumni. Many of the adults who volunteer attended Cody as Troop One Scouts or parents, and some have volunteered there for decades 15 While preparing for this 100th anniversary event, a few of us had the chance to interview 17 Troop One alumni from across the decades. During one of these interviews, Josh Walters, a Daniel Boone Patrol alumnus and Sacramento-based account executive, made an important observation: “While earning the Eagle Scout rank is a goal of Scouting, it is by no means the The Camp Cody Song only goal of Scouting.” I couldn’t agree more. Sierra hills, Camp Cody! Every boy who’s passed through Troop One in the last For the Scouts who hit the trail century benefited from a belief shared by the troop’s At Camp Cody, we all love so well. founders. In 1916, the troop’s adults understood that Swimming pools, they’re so cool, young men would be more well-rounded, resourceful, Tents as straight as any rule and compassionate citizens as a result of being in At Camp Cody, we all love so well. Scouting. As the years passed, dozens more adult volunteers and alumni saw the enormous value of For it’s high-high-hee, empowering young men to learn outdoor skills and lead Camp Cody is for me! others, and did what they could to help make this boy- Shout out its name loud and strong! led troop a reality. It was that shared belief that helped CAMP CODY! enable so many Scouts to achieve so much over the last For wherever we go, century. Scouts will always know Although we can quantify much about the troop’s That Camp Cody’s the best camp of all! history, it becomes tougher to calculate Troop One’s most RAH! RAH! enduring impressions. What value can be assigned to a That Camp Cody’s the best camp of all! Scout’s respect for nature? An inclination to serve others? A working knowledge of first aid and wilderness survival? Memories of countless weekend camping trips, hiking The Cat Came Back along coastal bluffs or trekking through dense forests? But the cat came back the very next day, Recollections of afternoons gliding across Cody Lake on Oh, the cat came back, a sailboat or canoe, or marveling at thousands of stars we thought he was a goner, at night in the mountains? How does one measure the But the cat came back. value of friendships that are forged on a trail or around It just couldn’t stay away, propane stoves, especially when those friendships endure Away, away, yea, yea, yea! long after camp and the outings are over?

Truly, the value of such experiences is beyond measure… Taps and leave those who participated better prepared for all the trails ahead. Day is done, Gone the sun, From the lakes, from the hills, from the sky, Thank you for being a part of Troop One’s legacy! All is well, safely rest, God is nigh. Alex Strack 16