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Cub Scouts to host 9/11 event Saturday
MISSION VIEJO – The Purple Flying Monkeys Webelos Patrol, a group of fifth grade Cub Scouts, will host the city’s 9/11 remembrance ceremony at 7:30 a.m. Saturday at City Hall, 200 Civic Center. The ceremony will occur near the flag pole; a moment…

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Scouts Hold Fiesta Fun Day Sept. 18
The Lewis & Clark Trails District of the Boy Scouts of America will be holding Fiesta Fun Day at the Lewis & Clark Scout Camp this Saturday, Sept. 18, running from 12:30-3:30 p.m. at the Lewis & Clark Scout Camp located 10 miles west of Yankton, just south of Highway 50. The event is open to anyone interested in scouting.

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Local Scouts head to Campaganza
More than 100 Scouts and leaders from the Potomac Council Boy Scouts of America plan to attend the Northeast Region’s Campaganza 2010, a once-in-a-lifetime outdoor and learning experience for Boy Scouts, Cub Scouts and Venturers to be held Sept. 24 to 26 at Moraine State Park in Butler County, Pa.

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Tax Ratification Election Day Voting
Voting on Election Day, Sept. 4 will take place at the Celina ISD Administration office.

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Little Heath and Potters Bar Scout Group’s £2,400 boost
A SCOUT group has been given a cash boost of more than £2,000 thanks to two Potters Bar councillors.

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Local 9/11 events
Various remembrances and memorials to the 911 terror attacks are scheduled in the area today:

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Blueprint Briefly: Items now collected for care packages
Boy Scouts of America Troop 305 is completing an Eagle Scout Leadership Service Project with Operation Sandbox by collecting items for care packages to be sent to military men and women serving in Iraq and Afghanistan .

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Scout troop searching for new quarters
A local Boy Scout troop is looking for a new home. Up until July, the youths in Scout Troop No. 1168 met weekly at The Landing Church of God, at 1640 Hwy. 42 N. in McDonough. But when the church’s financial situation changed last month, the group was asked to find a new place to meet, said Mike Katona, leader of the two-year-old troop.

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Local Scout attends jamboree
Close your eyes with me. Now imagine an open field with the sun beating down to warm the ground and the birds bathing in the nearby lake. Seems peaceful and too good to be true, doesnât it? Not for me, it wasnât. Having the honor and privilege to go to Washington D.C. for the 2010 Boy Scout Jamboree gave me the opportunity to be with nature and away from my parents and sister for a full 10 days …

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Scout troop searching for new quarters
A local Boy Scout troop is looking for a new home. Up until July, the youths in Scout Troop No. 1168 met weekly at The Landing Church of God, at 1640 Hwy. 42 N. in McDonough. But when the church’s financial situation changed last month, the group was asked to find a new place to meet, said Mike Katona, leader of the two-year-old troop.

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Tax Ratification Election Early Voting
Early voting for the Tax Ratification election will be held Aug. 25 through 27 from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Celina ISD Administration office at 205 S. Colorado in Celina.

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Barbara Igo keeps local scouts on track
Not everyone gets to live their dream, but Barbara Igo has.

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Boy Scouts host induction for Greensburg Scout House
Boy Scout Troop 211 and Cub Scout Pack 210 will induct their new Scout House on Sunday, Aug. 15. The dedication will occur from 2 to 4 p.m. at 219 West Florida Ave. in Greensburg. Refreshments will be served.

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New Cabin For Scouting Another Step For Greensburg
A new building for Scouts has opened in Greensburg, three years after a tornado demolished the old one and much of the town.

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Local News
The Washington State Patrol Bomb Squad responded to an Aberdeen business Tuesday after an employee discovered a piece of drug paraphernalia that resembled a pipe bomb. Aberdeen Sgt. Art Laur said officers responded at about 2:30 p.m. to the 1900 block of Sumner Avenue where the device had been…

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