From the 12 scouts in Britain in 1909 to the 4.1 million scouts and 1.5 million volunteers leading the way in 2010, 100 years of scouting in America has seen leaders, not only locally but nationally as well, continue to set the example in the nation's top youth-service organization.
Locally, scouting is on the upswing, according to Greg Brown, district executive for the Susquehanna Council of the Boy Scouts of America, Williamsport.
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The Boy Scout movement was founded in England by British Lord Robert Baden-Powell, who wrote and illustrated the scout's first manual in 1908. During a visit to London in 1909, milliionaire Chicago publisher William Dickson Boyce became lost and was approached by a 12-year-old boy carrying a lantern who offered to guide him to the address he was seeking. When Boyce produced a shilling, the boy replied, "No, sir, I am a Scout. Scouts do not accept tips for good turns."
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HARRISBURG - The governor's budget speech typically starts the annual debate over state tax-and-spend policies, but for the past year there's been no letup in the fiscal challenges facing Pennsylvania.
Democratic Gov. Ed Rendell presents the final budget proposal of his tenure Tuesday to a joint session of the House and Senate, just one month after the last piece of the 2009-10 budget was completed with legalization of table games at the slots casinos.
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Army National Guard Sgt. Eric J. Gardner is returning to the U.S. after a deployment to Iraqi or Afghanistan in support of Operations Iraqi Freedom or Enduring Freedom, respectively.
The soldiers return to Fort Dix, N.J. for debriefing, evaluations and out-processing procedures before returning to their regularly assigned Reserve or National Guard units.
Gardner, a fire support specialist, is a member of the 1st Battalion, 111th Infantry Regiment, West Chester. He has served in the military for seven years.
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Kristen M. Klock, of Elysburg, a member of the class of 2013, has been named to the dean's list at Shippensburg University for the fall semester.
Kristen is a 2009 graduate of Southern Columbia High School. She is a daughter of Tom and Karen Klock, Elysburg. She is a granddaughter of- Leon and Betty Klock, Herndon and Vince and Cynthia Wasilewski, Kulpmont. Kristen achieved a 3.87 grade point ave
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PAXINOS - The following students received honor roll for the second quarter at Meadowview Christian Academy, 216 Tulip Road, Paxinos.
Honor roll
Ferdinand Madara, third grade; Maddie Broda, fourth grade; Madison Pancher, fourth grade; Alyssa Bissaillon, fifth grade, Hannah Fetterolf, seven grade
A-B Honor roll
Max Anoia, first grade; Sarah Bertone, first grade; Vivian Felty, first grade; Caleb Will
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Seminar focuses on China v. India
LEWISBURG - Swaran Singh will give the talk, "China and India: Friends or Foes?" at 7 p.m. Thursday in the Gallery Theatre of the Elaine Langone Center at Bucknell University.
The talk, which is free and open to the public, is sponsored by Zhiqun Zhu, the MacArthur Chair in East Asian Politics at Bucknell, with support from the departments of political science and international relations.
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