Troop 782 Holds Awards CeremonyBURKET – Boy Scout Troop 782 held their spring awards ceremony at the Burket United Methodist Church recently.
Scoutmaster Rob Bolinger, assisted by Scout Ashton Irwin, presented the other Troop members the Merit Badges earned. Those were Dale Fore, skating; Evan Bolinger, skating and chess; Ashton Irwin, skating, space exploration and whitewater rafting; Julian Moore, skating; Porter Rich, skating, chess and astronomy; Noah Spanler, skating; Blake Taylor, skating, woodworking, home repairs and personal fitness; Ayden Yaprak, skating and chess; and Braedon Wallace, chess and astronomy.
Troop 715 Scoutmaster Dick McCleary showed the group a DVD of Troop 715’s trip to Utah and the North Rim of the Grand Canyon from last summer. He also invited Troop 782 to join Troop 715 in this summer’s trip – with three days of backpacking across the hills of southern Indiana. There are also plans for visiting caves, the historical village at Spring Mill State Park and bringing home their backpacks full of Geodes.
