Cub Pack 82 graduates four Webelos into Boy Scouts
Cub Pack 82, Lehighton, presented the ranking of Arrow of Light to five Webelo Scouts on Tuesday night at Trinity Lutheran Church, Lehighton, as they crossed over to Boy Scouts.
Honored were Nathan Carr, Jordan Deemer, Zachary Fisher, Scott Lambert and Garrett Weaver. Four of the boys also crossed over to Boy Scouts. Carr, Fisher and Weaver will move on to Troop 82, Lehighton, while Deemer will continue on to Troop 209, Towamensing, which puts the new Boy Scouts on a new beginning to the trail of Eagle.Presenting the awards were Den Leader Tammy Hoffman and Cub Master Will Hoffman.Trinity Lutheran Church is the chartering organization for Cub Pack 82 and Boy Scout Troop 82. Several members of Boy Scout 82 participated in the crossing-over ceremony.The Arrow of Light ranking is the highest ranking a Cub Scout can receive. The Arrow of Light recognizes Scouts for the wisdom, courage, self-control, justice, faith, hope and love, they have achieved.They received a streak of paint in blue, white, yellow and green on their faces to signify the promises they made to remain faithful to Scouting, obey the Boy Scout Law, for attaining the Arrow of Light and being representatives of Boy Scouts.The program included a crossing-over ceremony when the boys walked over a bridge from Cub Scouting to Boy Scouting, where the boys were met by Boy Scout Troop 82 members. As part of the program, their neckerchiefs were switched and they were also presented Boy Scout handbooks by Troop 82 Boy Scouts.This portion of the program concluded with the new Boy Scouts going into a teepee to signify their new obligations as a Boy Scout.Also honored were outgoing adult members of the Cub Pack Tammy Hoffman, Will Hoffman, Heidi Carr and Diane Lambert.Webelos Den Leader Valerie Rimbey recognized Webelos members Logan Kester, Trey Gower, Brogan Yurick, Quinton Heiland, Austin Williams, Grant Rimbey, Nicholas Hrusovsky, Dylan Galgoci and Brandon Hall.Bear Den leaders Teresa and Ken Ogden presented Bear badges to Adam Ogden, Jared Oswald, Damien Nansteel and Ryan Bradley.Wolf badges were presented by Den leaders Joe Sebelin and Rudy McGowan to Evan McGowan, Adam Sebelin and Anthony Outlaw.Tiger badges were presented by Joe and Amy Matla to Asa Andrew, Dante Ault, Taylor Gomolka, Joseph Matla, Derek Behler, Andrew Hrusovsky, Lucas Nichols, Gabriel Reed and Timothy Arace.