Scouts Announce Annual BBQ Fundraiser

Boy Scouts of America Troop #456 of Skidmore are working on plans for their 7th annual BBQ fund raiser. The BBQ is set for Sunday, March 5, from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. at the Skidmore Fire Stations at 4th & Refugio Street. Brisket plates with trimmings, iced tea, and dessert are just $5.50 per plate.

This fund raiser helps send the boys to summer camp and buys needed equipment and awards. Come join us for some great BBQ and support a worthy organization. Presale tickets will be available in mid February.

The Boys Scouts welcome boys from age 11 to 18 who might be interested in joining the troop. For more information please contact Vickie Stubenthal 287-3252.

Scouts Announce Annual Barbecue Feast

Vickie Stubenthal informs the Signal that local Skidmore-Papalote Boy Scout Troop #456 is gearing up for its annual Barbecue fundraiser. The event is scheduled from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., Sunday, March 6th, 2005 at the Skidmore Fire Station. Brisket plates with all the trimmings are a bargain at just $5.50. Scouts honor!

Community Turns Out in Force to Support Boy Scout Fundraiser

Scouts load up barbecue plates at the Skidmore Fire Station.

One of the nicest things about life in a small town is how everyone pitches in to support local youth programs. Sunday's Boys Scouts barbecue brisket fundraiser was no exception with folks coming from far and wide to help our local Troop 456 raise money for its "5th Annual Boy Scout Summer Camp." And in true scouting fashion, a courteous young man was on hand outside to help folks carry to-go plates to their cars.

Boy Scouts To Hold Bar-BQ Fundraiser

Boy Scout Troop 456 will be selling Brisket Plates to raise money for their "5th Annual Boy Scouts Summer Camp." The plates are going for $5.50 and will be handed out at the Skidmore Fire Station Sunday, March 7 from 11:00 am to 2:00 pm. "Pre-Sale tickets guaranteed until 1:30 pm. Dine-In or Carry-Out."

S-T Elementary Kids Come Through for “Operation Shoebox”

Several weeks ago, Lion Russ Duggins, Unit Commissioner for the Boy Scouts and Secretary of the Skidmore-Tynan Lions Club, received an email from the Scout Office in Corpus Christi with a request from Joy Kluss who is the manager of the Black Eyed Pea to have the scouts participate in “Operation Shoebox” by providing “handmade” Valentines for our Troops overseas. Mrs. Kluss is a Navy Wife and is personally involved with the project. Lion Russ looked at the time frame and realized that there was not enough time to present this idea to the Pack or Troop, so he sent the request to Barbra Seger, the Skidmore-Tynan ISD Nurse and with the blessing of Patty Holubec, the Elementary Principal, the ball got “kicked off.“

Mrs. Seger passed the idea to the teachers at a staff meeting on January 14th. The teachers caught the pass and carried it for the winning touchdown. Each class worked on their own individual Valentines or put their efforts into one from the entire class. Mrs. Seger informed Lion Russ that the Valentines would be ready to be picked up on the 21st of January. Within a week, some 317 elementary students put their thoughts into pictures and words. Then with the expert assistance from their teachers, that won the school a “National Blue Ribbon“, these amazing students put those pictures and thoughts on paper.

Lion Russ picked up around 75 “special” hand made Valentines on the 21st. from Mrs. Seger’s office. He was totally amazed at the thoughtfulness, care and talent that the kids demonstrated as he looked at a few of those “SPECIAL” Valentines. Some were put together with pop ups and the sentiments, if you were able to read some, would bring tears to your eyes and warmth to your heart. You could really tell that the Skidmore-Tynan Elementary Students really put their hearts into their work.

When Lion Russ approached Mrs. Holubec on January 22nd. with his thanks for her support with this project and indicated that the Skidmore-Tynan Lions Club would like to show their appreciation for the job that “her” kids did, she suggested he wait another day to see if more cards had been completed after the original deadline. Lion Russ agreed, not wanting to leave any of the students out, and went back to the school on Friday, January 23rd to pick up the stragglers.

Lion Russ was not prepared for what he saw upon entering Mrs. Holubec’s Office. There were four or five stacks of Valentines, each with twenty to thirty cards. "I'm going to have to rent a truck to take them all to Corpus Christi!" he joked.

“Too seldom do our children get recognized for the good that they do“ said Lion Russ, “and I am going to do my best to let the communities of Skidmore, Tynan, Papalote and Olmos know that their children deserve a pat on the back. My hat’s off to Mrs. Holubec and her staff for the job they are doing within the Skidmore-Tynan Elementary School.”

Help Send a Scout to Winter Camp

Raffle tickets for a Char-Broil Gas Grill are being sold to help send our local Boy Scout Troop #456 to winter camp in December. The community is asked to please help by purchasing at least one ticket. The raffle drawing will be held December 6, 2003 and tickets are availabe for just $1.00 each. Contact Frances Almendarez for more information.

Scouts Call on Community to Support Good Deed

When they're not helping little old ladies across the street, the local Cub and Boy Scout troops are busy distributing plastic bags as part of their annual "Scouting for Food" drive. Every year, the Scouts team up with the United Way, HEB, and the Corpus Christi Food Bank to fight hunger right here in the U.S.A. Donate canned vegetables, fruit, soup, chili, tuna, meat, or packaged rice, beans, and non-refrigerated dinners. Place your bag of canned goods outside your front door early Saturday morning (Friday the 7th if you are a late riser). Please do not include perishable or frozen items.