CHURUBUSCO, Ind. — James Fehring and Harrison Sade are the two latest Scouts of local Troop 81 to be recognized in the Boys Scouts Court of Honor after attaining the highest – and most prestigious – rank of Scouting – the Eagle Scout award.

Fehring and Sade were honored at a ceremony held in their honor at the Boy Scout Building in the Churubusco Community Park Sunday, Nov. 15, 2009.

Former scoutmaster and Eagle Scout Jimmy Allman led the ceremonies, asking all of the Eagle Scouts in the room to stand and be recognized. One of the oldest Eagle Scouts in the room was the grandfather of James Fehring.

Current Scoutmaster and Eagle Scout, Rob Pope presented the Eagle badge to both boys.

Pope told humorous and poignant stories of watching Fehring and Sade grow from boys to young men through the ranks and activities of scouting.

The Eagle Scout is the highest award a Boy Scout may receive. There are many requirements, one of which is to have a project that benefits others. Another of the requirements is to raise all of the money necessary to pay for the project.

For his project, Sade chose to paint all of the playground equipment at Churubusco United Methodist Church.

Fehring’s project was to renovate the landscaping at Cornerstone Christian Church in Merriam.

Each boy was asked to select a mentor – a person they credited with being a positive and inspiring influence in their lives.

Harrison chose his father, Paul Sade, and James chose a teacher, James Folland. The Scouts pinned their respective mentors and thanks them for making a difference intheir lives.

Harrison is the son of Paul and Michele Sade of Churubusco. James is the son of John and Rhonda Fehring of Churubusco.

COLUMBIA CITY, Ind. (Nov. 22, 2009) – Local Boy Scout, Daniel Cash, is working toward earning his Eagle Scout award by making  improvements and additions to the playground of Faith Christian Academy, Columbia City.

The Columbia City Pizza Hut is assisting Cash in his effort. On Tuesday, Nov. 24, from 11 a.m. until closing, Pizza Hut will give 15% of the total bill, from all who present them with a special coupon, towards Cash’s project. If more than his proposed budget is raised, more will be added to the scope of the project.

Participants will need a special coupon – you may get them at Faith Christian Academy, 1550 E. SR 205, Columbia City, Ind. (just north of the corner of US 30 and 205.) Or call 260-248-4872 to reserve coupons.

Members of the Churubusco Boy Scout Troop 81 were seen working hard Saturday, June 14, as they cleaned up around the bases of the four “Welcome to Churubusco” signs at the edge of town. Later, they were spotted cleaning up around the downtown trees and putting fresh mulch around the bases of the trees on Main Street. From left are members of Troop 81, Harrison Sade, Robby Pope, Dustin Arvola and Stu Hilsmier.