scouts
Centennial celebration
Troop 298, Pack 298 and Venture Crew 300 along with Father Aris Rivera recently celebrated the 100th anniversary of the Boy Scouts at a Scout Sunday service at St. Albans Church in Brentwood. Here...
Feb 25, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
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<i>Photo courtesy of Kirsten Jensen</i> Daisy day
Daisy Girl Scouts from Troop 32780 visited the Quail Lodge retirement community in Antioch over Christmas break to sing a few carols for the residents. According to leader Kirsten Jensen, “After ...
Jan 06, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
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Holiday farm fest
Oakley Cub Scout Pack 152 had a fabulous time at Dell’Osso Family Farms’ recent Holiday on the Farm event. Many of the Scouts and parents ran the gauntlet of the zip line, above, and enjoyed tubin...
Dec 29, 2009 | 0 0 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
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Curb those trees
Boy Scout Troop 152 of Oakley will begin its curbside Christmas tree pick-up fundraiser on Saturday, Dec. 26, hauling away trees for free. Trees must be placed on the curb by 9 a.m. Tax-deductibl...
Dec 24, 2009 | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
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Helping Toys for Tots
Antioch’s Cub Scout Pack 153 got into the spirit of the holidays by collecting for the Toys for Tots program. Helping collect the goodies, front row from left, were Christopher Beatty, Marco Flete...
Dec 17, 2009 | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
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Cub Scouts of Pack 152 Cubs will Scout for food
If you’re one of the hundreds of families that live in Oakley’s Vintage Park neighborhood, the Cub Scouts of Pack 152 have probably already been to your house once, and they’re hoping you’ll be re...
Nov 19, 2009 | 0 0 comments | 7 7 recommendations | email to a friend
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<i>Photo courtesy of David Wortman</i> Rain gutter races
Cub Scouts from Oakley Pack 298 gave it their all at the recent Rain Gutter Regatta. The annual event, in which Scouts use straws to blow their boats down rain gutters in a race to the finish, wa...
Nov 05, 2009 | 0 0 comments | 7 7 recommendations | email to a friend
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<i>Photo courtesy of Kathy Burke</i> Girl Scouts treat Lodge
Girl Scout troops 30701 and 30197 recently visited the Quail Lodge retirement community in Antioch for the sixth year in a row. The girls sang Halloween and traditional Girl Scout songs and broug...
Nov 05, 2009 | 0 0 comments | 9 9 recommendations | email to a friend
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In it for the long haul
Boys Scouts of America is celebrating its 100th anniversary in 2009-10, and the history of Scout Troop 151 of Antioch goes back nearly as far – to 1916, when it was chartered by American Legion Po...
Oct 29, 2009 | 0 0 comments | 5 5 recommendations | email to a friend
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Scouting out the possibilities
Junior Girl Scout Troop 31451 recently enjoyed a pleasant and informative meeting with Brentwood City Manager Donna Landeros, who described to the girls her responsibilities and her workday. Lande...
Oct 27, 2009 | 0 0 comments | 5 5 recommendations | email to a friend
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