Scout pack carries on tradition

On May 18, members of Paradise Area Scouts BSA Pack and Troop 28 gathered at Leacock Presbyterian Church, 3181 Lincoln Highway East, Paradise. Members of the group have now been meeting there several days prior to Memorial Day for 25 years.

Eight Cub Scouts and six Boy Scouts were at the church cemetery to make the effort to replace flags on the graves of veterans interred there. As he does each year, Scoutmaster Duane Gregg spoke to participants about the significance of the task ahead.

Andrea Keys, chair commissioner said that in addition to replacing flags, provided by the Lancaster County Veterans Department, the Scouts replaced service markers as needed and straightened up the cemetery by picking up trash. The Scouts completed the same tasks at six additional Pequea Valley cemeteries, working from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. to place 400 flags.

Boy Scouts who were involved in the annual opportunity to serve were Kyle Flaim, Logan Fieldsa, Brett Sassaman, Gabriel Brombach, DJ Mewhort, and Stryker Hume. Cub Scouts who took part were Oliver Thompson, Nicholas Thompson, Preston Harrington, Jason Petrow, Henry Gates, Chase Farra, Liam Hume, and Isaiah Wenrich.

The Scouts also take part in the local Wreathes Across America effort. Keys said that she loves the sense of community and chance to work together that the activity offers.

More information about the Pequea Valley area Scouts may be found by searching for "Paradise Area Scouts BSA #28" on Facebook.