CRESTVIEW — Eleven area Cub Scouts have "crossed over" to Boy Scouts as local packs celebrate the 105th anniversary of scouting in the U.S.A.
Boys received honors and awards, performed skits, and said farewell to the most senior among their fellow Cub Scouts, the Webelos, during the Feb. 21 Blue and Gold Banquet.
“The senior Webelos Cub Scouts received their Arrow of Light Award for completing all their requirements to move on to Boy Scouts,” Pack 530 volunteer Don Snyder said. “This award is the only Cub Scout award that can be worn on the Boy Scout uniform and follows them onward through their Scouting career.”
Some scout troops perform crossing over ceremonies in which the former Webelos walk across a small bridge, symbolically moving ahead to scouting's next phase.
Pack 530 Arrow of Light recipients are Bruce Shambo, Ryan Rummelt, Dylan Nearbin, Scott Inness, Lucas Hunker, Rodney Butler, Zachery Bullard, Isaac Boyd and Nathan Stuckey.
Pack 799 Arrow of Light recipients are Johnny Humphrey and Theron Lasher. Theron has crossed over to Troop 30 while Johnny has joined Troop 773, Humphrey said.
The Blue and Gold Banquets drew hundreds of family members and friends, Boy Scouts, and guest speakers. The Cub Scouts painted faces, danced, wrote and performed skits, and helped decorate for the gala evening, Humphrey said.
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