Again a busy, busy day! Part of Thursday's activities included a hobby fair and this is a glimpseof Bob's table of wood carvings which included Scouting items in front of him. You will notice that he is a great man of uniforms--Scout, STARS choir, & now his wood carving vest and shirt with all his awards!
Part of each reunion includes a memorial service for the Scout professionals who have died since the previous reunion. Candles are lite for each person and it is a beautiful service. This year the candle lighters included persons attending their first reunion and this group who held the longest attendance at reunions.
Lisa Young, Director of Compensations and Benefits, was our morning speaker and gave us an up-date concerning retirement benefits. Our medical supplement to Medicare which includes benefits for prescriptions, vision exams & glasses and dental care is in jeopardy with the new health care and there may be severe changes in the future as the new law is enacted. Not what we wanted to hear but what we suspected. This is a real reason to go to the reunions and gives us information from the National Scouting office.
One of the afternoon tours was to Palo Duro Canyon and the second tour was to the Panhandle Plains museum in Canyon, TX. We went on the tour to the Canyon itself and Bob did some naration as we drove along in the bus.
Fifty members of the group were on the bus and the lady to the left is the park ranger who traveled with us as pointed out the features as we passed. This is on one of our stops, the other was at the gift shop and museum. It was a great afternoon!
Part of each reunion includes a memorial service for the Scout professionals who have died since the previous reunion. Candles are lite for each person and it is a beautiful service. This year the candle lighters included persons attending their first reunion and this group who held the longest attendance at reunions.
Lisa Young, Director of Compensations and Benefits, was our morning speaker and gave us an up-date concerning retirement benefits. Our medical supplement to Medicare which includes benefits for prescriptions, vision exams & glasses and dental care is in jeopardy with the new health care and there may be severe changes in the future as the new law is enacted. Not what we wanted to hear but what we suspected. This is a real reason to go to the reunions and gives us information from the National Scouting office.
One of the afternoon tours was to Palo Duro Canyon and the second tour was to the Panhandle Plains museum in Canyon, TX. We went on the tour to the Canyon itself and Bob did some naration as we drove along in the bus.
Fifty members of the group were on the bus and the lady to the left is the park ranger who traveled with us as pointed out the features as we passed. This is on one of our stops, the other was at the gift shop and museum. It was a great afternoon!
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