WHAT’S NEWS IN WEST ALLEGHENY
BSA TROOP 248 EARNED
SEVERAL AWARDS AT
HERITAGE RESERVATION
AND SOME SCOUTS
WERE ELECTED ORDER
OF THE ARROW
Troop 248 participated
in the annual weeklong
summer camp from
July 10-17 at Heritage
Reservation near
Farmington, Pa. The
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troop won second
place in the Iron Chef
Dutch oven cook-off. The troop also earned
the Baden Powell Honor Unit Award, six
Green Bar Bill Honor Patrol awards, and 23
honor camper awards as well as 23 camp
service awards. There were three National
BSA Outdoor Challenge Awards received.
Michael Starkman, Jaxon Pottle, and Eric
Diffendal earned the 3-mile Swim award,
while the overall troop earned a total of 133
completed and partial Merit Badges.
Alex Kot and Ethan Cooper were elected
into the Order of the Arrow. They will be
doing their Ordeal later this year. Also, Eric
Diffendal, Nathan Mavrich, Hayden Shipley,
and Patrick Gannon completed their
Brotherhood for the Order of the Arrow,
along with eight members earning the new
Order of the Arrow lodge camp service
award.
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Nicole Bozeman
OAKDALE WOMAN
CROWNED MS. ELITE
GLOBAL EARTH USA
Nicole Bozeman of Oakdale was
crowned Ms. Elite Global Earth USA in
Fort Worth, Texas, on September 4.
Bozeman won several prizes and
entry into the Elite Global Earth
International Pageant that will take
place aboard the Carnival Cruise Line
ship Elation. She swept the following
categories: Interview, Fitness, Fun
Fashion, and Evening Gown. Bozeman
will represent the U.S., competing
against women from all over the world.
As Ms. Elite Global Earth USA,
Bozeman will be promoting the
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sisterhood of pageantry, awareness for
special causes and the preservation
of our Mother Earth. This includes
representing the organization’s national
and international sponsored charities as
an Ambassador for the Live Out Loud
Organization and Prevention Awareness
In Neighborhoods.
Bozeman will also be assisting in
raising funds and promoting the Elite
Global Earth Princess Program that
is built for Big Sister/Little Sister
mentorship for self-esteem building and
suicide awareness. Young ladies across
the world ages 9-15 will have a chance
of being an Ambassador Princess with
crown and sash, with proceeds being
donated to sponsored charities.
89TH EAGLE SCOUT FOR
TROOP 248
Troop 248 is proud to announce their
89th Eagle Scout. On July 26, Lochlann
(Lake) Gilbert completed his Eagle
Scout Board of Review. Lake logged over
400 hours of community service of trail
maintenance along the Panhandle Trail in
the Oakdale area for his service project.
Lake is a member of the West Allegheny
Marching Band, West Allegheny Stage Band,
West Allegheny Chorus and a member of
the West Allegheny Marine ROTC Program.
The rank of Eagle Scout is the highest
honor a youth scout can earn. Less than 2
percent of all male youth are ever able to
earn the rank of Eagle Scout.