Scout Sunday celebrated at Wesley United Methodist Church
Blackhawk Troop 11 Boy Scouts and guides stand to be recognized on Scout Sunday, February 8 at Wesley United Methodist Church in Aurora.
Boy Scouts serve pancakes at New England Congregational Church in Aurora
Fran Berg of Aurora, left, is served pancakes and sides by Boy Scout Asher Cecala February 1 at New England Congregational Church in Aurora.
Arndt awarded Eagle Scout: 900 shoes for charity
Collecting 900 shoes for a charity added up to an Eagle Scout award for an Oswego teen. Seth X. Arndt, 18, received Scouting America Three Fires Council’s highest award in a court of honor Saturday at Wesley United Methodist Church in Aurora. A Scout for 12 years, Arndt is a
Boy Scouts of America changes to Scouting America
Three Fires Council and councils across the nation will officially adopt the name Scouting America. In May of 2024, the Boy Scouts of America organization announced an expected name change to take place February 8, Scouting’s anniversary. This marks the beginning of a new era of Scouting with Scouting America.
Aurora Boy Scout collecting 500 shoes
Seth Arndt, an Aurora Boy Scout, is collecting 500 shoes for his Eagle award. Arndt is a member of BSA Blackhawk Troop 11 at Wesley United Methodist Church in Aurora. “Give shoes, give love” is his drive’s theme. Arndt invites the public to donate new and gently used shoes by
Aurora Boy Scouts participate in Scout Sunday
Aurora Boy Scouts Charlie Rendall, left, and Andrew Banach pass collection plates during annual Scout Sunday, Feb. 2 at Aurora’s Wesley United Methodist Church.
Aspiring Eagle: Burns flags
By Al Benson Approximately 25 discarded U.S. flags went up in smoke Sunday night in North Aurora. The incineration took place in the North Aurora Police station parking lot as part of Brady Norris’ requirements for a BSA Eagle award. Norris, an Aurora resident and member of Troop 104 in
Nathan Cristanujaya discusses Eagle Scout project at Wesley United Methodist Church in Aurora
Oswego Boy Scout Nathan Cristanujaya, right, gives details about his Eagle Scout project during Sunday worship at Wesley United Methodist Church in Aurora.
Aurora Boy Scouts make house calls with U.S. flags
Aurora Boy Scouts joined workers laboring on Labor Day Monday. Scouts in Blackhawk Troop 11, meeting at Aurora’s Wesley United Methodist Church, sponsored the sixth annual “Post the Colors” fundraiser. At morning drop offs and evening retrievals, Scouts accompanied by parents and caregivers posted 350 flags in subscribers’ yards in
Aurora Boy Scouts celebrate U.S. Flag Day
Aurora Boy Scouts Nathan Deems, left, and Eddie Deems salute a U.S. flag posted to celebrate U.S. Flag Day Friday, June 14.
New Eagle Scout: Eddie Deems
Mike Zafran, left, president, Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War, presents Boy Scout Eddie Deems with an honors certificate and patch during Deems’ Eagle Award Court of Honor ceremony
West Aurora High School seniors earn Eagle Awards
Three West Aurora High School seniors earned Boy Scouting’s Eagle award on Saturday, April 20 afternoon from Troop 104 at Living Hope Church in North Aurora. The award is Scouting’s highest and most coveted award and the last major step in the advancement program. Since 1912, more than 2,000,000 Boy
Erik Longo of Aurora, Eagle Scout
Erik Longo of Aurora, right, receives his Eagle Scout neckerchief from his father, Fred Longo, of BSA Blackhawk Troop 11 Sunday, April 7, at Wesley United Methodist Church in Aurora.
Handmade replica Viking shields on display, made by Boys Scouts
Boys Scouts of Blackhawk Troop 11 in Aurora pose Dec. 21, 2023 with handmade replica Viking shields they helped build for Geneva History Museum’s “Viking’s Voyage” gallery exhibit.
Boy Scout Eagles honored
Scouts were honored for completing their Eagle projects at the Park District.
Aurora Boy Scouts burn American Flags
Aurora Boy Scouts Matthew Miller, left, Aurora; Connor McMenamin, Montgomery; and Grayson Arndt, Oswego, burn a discarded American flag Saturday at Ascension Living Fox Knoll Village retirement community in Aurora.
Boy Scouts cleanup at Hesed House homeless shelter
Boy Scouts pitched in at Hesed House homeless shelter in Aurora Saturday, Aug. 26. From 8 a.m. to 2 p.m., 13 Scouts and eight adults wielded hand saws and power tools to clear overgrown brush and plants near Hesed’s women’s shelter. The project was designed to improve safety at the
Logan Hubble, new Eagle Scout
Sugar Grove resident Logan Hubble, center, pins his mother Monika, right, during Logan’s promotion to Eagle Scout rank Sunday, Aug. 6 Left is Logan’s father, Michael.
Boy Scouts of America leaders awarded
Boy Scouts of America 2023 District Awards of Merit were awarded to leaders, from left, Steven Hochstetler, Steven Wesseln, Mark Brakeall.
Boy Scout Troop 3: Pancake breakfast March 6
Boy Scout Troop 3 at New England Congregational Church in Aurora will hold a pancake breakfast fundraiser from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Sunday, March 6. The public is invited to the event in Friendship Hall at the Church, 406 W. Galena Boulevard in Aurora. Scouts will serve pancakes with