Scout Troops of St. Andrew the Apostle Parish
ere The culmination of the journey for any young scout in BSA is reaching the rank of Eagle Scout prior to reaching their 18th birthday. Unfortunately, only four percent (4%) of scouts ever attain this rank. Originally conceived as the Wolf Scout in June of 1911 when the rank was
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BSA Troop 464 will be at the 4th of July activities, here at Veterans Park in Sierra Vista, AZ, to help fold the American flag during a demonstration around 9:00 AM in the morning. The troop is looking forward to this event as we are asked to help out each
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The Arizona “Adopt a Highway” program provides an opportunity for community members, businesses, and organizations to help keep our highways litter free. So, toward that effort BSA Troop 464 and AHG Troop AZ 1464 assisted the Knights of Columbus, a fraternal organization that supports the Roman Catholic Church, to pick
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The Boy Scouts of America has a new National Chairman of the Board. Brad Tilden has volunteered to become one of three members of the BSA’s, National 3. He is joined by the National Commissioner W. Scott Sorrels, also a volunteer the Chief Scout Executive/President & CEO Roger C. Mosby
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Coming up in August, Scouts are going to get the opportunity to earn either their Swimming or Life Saving Merit Badges. The Catalina Council here in Southern Arizona is hosting a water sports day on August 5th at the Double V Scout ranch in Tucson, AZ. The event is from
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Troop 464 is off to summer camp in Wehinahpay Mountain Camp near Sacramento, New Mexico. The name, Wehinahpay, has been used many times by the Conquistador Council for their camps. The camp came to the Sacramento Mountains is 1927. The camp is situated in the southern part of New Mexico
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I would like to start a series of articles that shed light on how the Boy Scouts of America came to be. I am going to start with arguably the most famous of the individuals given credit to be on the list. It is probably known by very few that
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When I started in the American Heritage Girls (AHG), it helped me to grow in my godly character. It also helps to teach life lessons. Among the activities that taught me to grow were the camping experiences, hiking and fellowship. What was it like for me, you ask? When I
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This past weekend I went mountain climbing and then rappelling back down. First, we set up camp on Friday evening. Then we ate dinner, which we brought ourselves. Then we made a campfire and searched the area for small twigs and branches to start the fire with. We sat around
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American Heritage Girls (AHG) was founded by a group of parents wanting a faith-based, scout-type character development program for their daughters in 1995. The AHG Program is dedicated to the mission of building women of integrity through service to God, family, community and country. AHG girls across the nation and
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