SOCIETY Holders of Hope Gala
WEST SIDE STORIES Kathy Valentine
INSIDE New Field at St. Stephen’s
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VOLUME 35 ISSUE 22 - SINCE 1986
W E S TA U S T I N N E W S . C O M
NOVEMBER 17, 2022
Long-standing tradition of Troop 3 continues THREE NEW EAGLE SCOUTS HONORED By Anne DeVries
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n recent months three young men from Troop 3 in Northwest Austin have reached the rank of Eagle Scout. Will Burgess, Joe Gilliam, and Zander Rafferty are Troop 3’s newly minted Eagle Scouts. Since the inception of the Eagle Scout award in 1912, 2.01 percent of eligible Scouts have earned Scouting’s highest honor, placing these young men in an elite group worthy of recognition. The origin of Troop 3 in Austin extends to over 100 years ago when a young law student named J. Harris Gardner became the founding scoutmaster in 1915. Boy Scouts of America had been established only five years earlier, and the cost of registering a troop was $3.00. At the time, Gardner did not comprehend the value his troop would add to the Austin community, which has produced 298 Eagle scouts and provided numerous other young men with life skills and adventures they will remember for years to come. Current youth leadership for Troop 3 consists of scouts Andrew Saeger acting as Senior Patrol Leader and Assistant Senior Patrol Leaders Paul Hickey and Schaefer Russell. Adult leadership for the troop includes Charter Organization Representative Greg Gitcho, Committee Chair Ellen Fenwick, and Scoutmaster Jeff Russell. Troop 3 meets every Monday night from 7:008:30 p.m. in the Youth Center of Northwest Hills United Methodist Church. For information on joining Troop 3, please visit the “New Scout Info” link at www.troop3austin.org.
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