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71st Year, Issue No. 24 USPS 248-700
JUNE 21-27, 2012 A General Circulation Newspaper Serving The Community Since 1942
SERVING BATH, CHAPMAN, NORTHAMPTON, NAZARETH BOROS; ALLEN, E. ALLEN, MOORE, LEHIGH, BUSHKILL, LOWER NAZARETH & UPPER NAZARETH TWPS.
MRS. LOIS BRINK (far right) was joined by her family to celebrate the life and service of her husband. Also pictures are Mr. David Brink, Sandra Lois and grandson Hunter Brink.
NINA AND CHARLES JR. next to a flowering pear tree planted in memory of Charles Benyon Sr.
MICHAEL, PATRICIA AND JIM KOHLER (l-r) honored with a Dogwood tree in memory of father and husband, James Kohler.
Home News Photos
Trees Honor Three Former Scout Leaders By ALICE WANAMAKER The Home News
Three trees were planted and dedicated to former leaders of Cub Pack 43 and Boy Scout Troop 43 in Bath last Tuesday evening. The trees were planted in memory of Charles Beynon Sr., James Kohler and Harold Brink, who together served the pack and troop for more than 50 years. Family, friends, neighbors and scouts who have learned from or heard about the three men gathered at Sacred Heart Parish park in Bath on June 12 to hear about the service the men gave to the boys they lead.
“With a combined total of more than 50 years of Scouting leadership to the 43’s, these men demonstrated dedication in their efforts to continue with the fine tradition of Boy Scouting. They put countless hours into planning activities, honing their Scouting knowledge and driving car loads of young Scouts to Summer camp, den meetings, weekend outings, First Aid meets, year-end trips and so on,” David Brink, Cub Scout Pack 43 and son of honoree Harold Brink read to the crowd. He broke their service down into numbers, as follows;
“By the #’s, in those combined 50 years, these three men; “Provided direct Leadership to at least 1,400 Scouts from Pack and Troop 43 in the Bath area. “Provided leadership, direction and support on a District and Council level to 10x’s that #. “Spent over 3000 hours in planning meetings, training classes and pow-wows. “Drove an estimated 68,327 miles to and from Scout camp’s. “Spent at least 1,000 nights in tents, on the ground, AND on half of those nights there was either rain or snow to contend with, and on the other half 100% humidity and no breeze.
“Ate over 3000 hot dogs cooked on a campfire, ate over 600 foil packs cooked on a campfire and shared nearly 250 Entenmanns Danish cakes over coffee brewed on a campfire. “Dragged upwards of 1,000lbs of dirt back to their homes, where their wives would unconditionally and quietly remove the dirt from their clothes and gear. “And most likely spent their last years thinking about doing it all over again.” Also speaking at the ceremony was Michele Morrow, who worked with Charlie Benyon when her son was a Webelo and Benyon was his den leader. Ms. Morrow is now
the den leader for the Webeloos and she teaches much of what she learned from Charlie, including “personal pride, and to cherish that beloved hot dog.” The trees were dedicated to the men with their families there to enjoy the legacy that they left behind. The trees will be tended on the church picnic grounds for years to come. The dedicated trees include: In memory of Scout Leader James D. Kohler, a Kousa Dogwood; In memory of Scout Leader Charles H. Beynon, a Flowering Pear tree, and in memory of Scout Leader Harold R. Brink, a Bloodgood Maple.
Former Bathite gets long overdue WWII medals (EDITOR’S NOTE: Forty-eight years ago Norman Werkheiser and his wife Evelyn moved from Bath to Tunkhannock in Wyoming County because of his job at the time. They had resided on Poplar Street in Bath. Now this World War II veteran has received the medals
he earned while in combat in Europe. Mrs. Werkheiser said her husband at the age of 86 has a shop and works all the time. The following story tells all about the medals presentation.)
INSIDE THIS WEEK:
When the European campaign ended in World War II, Cpl. Norm Werkheiser was granted a 30-day leave before he expected to be shipped off to Japan to fight. The dropping of the Atom Bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki ended that possibility and Mr. Werkheiser said he eagerly looked forward to
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By ROBERT L. BAKER Scranton Times-Leader
going home. He was so eager that he forgot to collect his service medals. “The badges then weren’t as important as just getting home,” Mr. Werkheiser, now 86, and living in Tunkhannock, told U.S. Rep. Tom Marino (R-10, Lycoming Twsp.), who held a pinning ceremony in his office May 23 to present the veteran with 10 medals he should have received years ago. After the eighth medal, Mr. Werkheiser’s sport coat started to droop. Luckily, the last two medals were in transit. Mr. Werkheiser was just 16 when the United States Continued on page 13
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