Clarksville Now
Boy Scout Troop 289 in Clarksville has gone well above and beyond supporting the youth Americanism programs and Scouting by recently starting chartering three Scout troops.
Boy Scout Troop 289 is all boys and just recently won the Spirit Stick at the 100th anniversary of Middle Tennessee’s Council Boxwell Scout Reservation. This year Post 289’s Scout program was advanced more by post Scouting chairman Douglas Kirby by starting two more troops. One is primarily a STEM program troop, and the other is a Scouting BSA troop for all-girls, which gives the post charter over four Scouting units.
What was also a great surprise was when their sister American Legion Auxiliary CSM Gary W. Crisp Unit 289 adopted an all-girls BSA troop also, Troop 21 which is known to be the first girl troop in Cogioba District; the Middle Tennessee Council and the City of Clarksville has already made history with their first girl Eagle Scout.
JANESVILLE
After almost three decades of trail building and maintenance, Dean and Jayne Paynter are experts at cutting and removing buckthorn and other invasive shrubs.
The job is difficult, but you wonât ever hear them whine.
âThey never complain,â said Janesville Parks Director Cullen Slapak. âThey always have a can-do attitude.â
That is one of the reasons he nominated the Paynters for the annual Fellowship Award from the Wisconsin Park and Recreation Association.
They received the honor this week for their outstanding contribution to the trail system in Janesville and Rock County.
Since 1992, the Paynters have removed brush and led many trail-building efforts. They attended meetings in support of trails to counter those who said âNot in my backyard.â They mowed and plowed trails, talked to politicians and service clubs, and planted prairies.