Scouting success evident at dinner

Among those enjoying the spaghetti dinner were (left side from front) Ellen McAvoy, Jean Vondemkamp, Valerie Vondemkamp and (right side) Ron McAvoy, John Vondemkamp and Rosemary Vavro

St. Paul Boy Scout Troop 81, reactivated in March, 2009, could more than double when the next group of Cub Scouts reach the age for joining the Boy Scouts.

The spaghetti dinner in Boeke Hall was evidence of the strides made by Troop 81

Servers Mike Broske, Sean  Grubb and Vince Cook

under the leadership of Scoutmaster Paul Hirsch and Assistant Scoutmaster Bill Canan. There are 10 active Scouts now and a dozen or more will be coming up from the Cub Scouts next February..

Around 225 attended the dinner Saturday evening. Scouts displayed a tent purchased with proceeds from the dinner.

Winner of the 46-inch flat screen TV was Jane Pringle. John Vodemkamp was the 50/50 winner of $106.

Click on the headline to see highlights of the dinner in an online album of photos provided by Kim Kuhn and Tom Liggett.