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Yahoo
7 days ago
- General
- Yahoo
ABQ Boy, Girl Scouts place American flags on veteran headstones for Memorial Day
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – It's an annual tradition during Memorial Day weekend for some scout troops in Albuquerque, as a way to honor those who lost their lives fighting for our country. 'I like to pay tribute to the people we've lost in battle,' said one of the Girl Scouts. 'We owe them a great debt of gratitude,' said Peter Stine, an Assistant Boy Scout Master. Sunday, Boy and Girl Scouts took to Sunset Memorial Park to continue that tradition by placing flags on veteran gravesites. 'I think this is a really nice thing that we do every year,' said Catherine Wertz, a Girl Scout. 'It lets us give back to the veterans and honor them.' Boy Scouts of America rebrands to 'Scouting America' For Stine, and Girl Scout leader, Danielle Roesch, the holiday hits close to home. Stine served in the Navy and has been participating in the event for nearly 40 years. 'Memorial Day has always been special to me, because it memorializes the people that were killed in action,' Stine explained. Roesch, on the other hand, is a 20-year veteran. She retired in 2022. 'I have friends I've lost, and so this is a way…I can't get to where they are, so I give back by being here,' Roesch added. Hundreds of flags were placed, as scouts moved from row to row identifying veterans by their headstones. Participants of the event say it illustrates the connection between generations and the ongoing commitment to honoring service and sacrifice. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
26-05-2025
- Yahoo
Former Forsyth Co. scout leader charged with child molestation, possession of child porn
The Georgia Bureau of Investigation has arrested and charged a former Scout Leader with Boy Scouts of America for molesting a child and possessing child pornography in Lumpkin County. On April 18, 2025, the GBI was asked to investigate a child molestation case involving Andrew Howard Whaley, 61. The GBI said Whaley sexually abused a boy he met during his time as a Scout Leader. The GBI and the Lumpkin County Sheriff's Office served search warrants at Whaley's cabin and a business in Lumpkin County on May 16. Agents discovered child pornography during those searches. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks] Investigators also found a hidden camera in a bathroom at his home in Forsyth County, where they say he recorded minors. Whaley was arrested on May 16 and booked into the Lumpkin County Sheriff's Office. He was charged with one count of aggravated child molestation, one count of child molestation, and one count of possession of child pornography. Anyone with more details about this case can contact the GBI Regional Investigative Office in Cleveland at 706-348-4866 or by contacting the GBI Tipline at 1-800-597-TIPS (8477) or online at TRENDING STORIES: Officials identify north GA man who killed wife, girlfriend before turning gun on himself Missing man found dead near GA river Woman shot at MARTA Midtown Station [SIGN UP: WSB-TV Daily Headlines Newsletter]
Yahoo
24-05-2025
- General
- Yahoo
106th West Side Veterans Memorial Day Parade steps off at 10:30 a.m. Monday
May 24—KINGSTON — The 106th annual West Side Veterans Memorial Day Parade will step off at 10:30 a.m. sharp on Memorial Day, May 26, honoring America's fallen heroes. The parade is sponsored by the Kingston VFW Post 283 and Commander Chuck Pavlick and Kingston American Legion Post 395 and Commander Mark Price. This year's Grand Marshal is Al Kircher, retired Marine and member of the VFW Post 283. Guest speaker will be Commander Chuck Pavlick and Master of Ceremonies will be Kevin Clocker. The parade will step off at Kingston Corners at 10:30 a.m. sharp on Monday, May, 26. Parade participants will line up at 10 a.m. The parade will process from Kingston Corners to the Forty Fort Cemetery, where a ceremony will be held. PARADE LINEUP —SECTION A — Market and Maple Streets Kingston/Forty Fort Police Marine Corps Color Guard Grand Marshall WVW Cheerleaders WVW Marching Band VFW POST 283 COMMANDER VFW POST 283 AUXILIARY Black Diamond American Legion Post 395 Commander Black Diamond American Legion Post 395 Veteran's Float Black Diamond American Legion Post 395 Auxiliary Black Diamond Squadron 395 Sons of The American Legion Black Diamond American Legion Post 395 American Legion Riders Detachment Commander SAL Unit 644 Ladies Auxiliary Unit 644 DAV Chapter 102 Air Force Wing Korean War Vets Daughters of The American Revolution Lug Nutz Car Club National Night Out K-9 Unit NEPR Car Club All Riders Groups Taxpayer Advocacy Panel —SECTION B — Public Officials North Sprague Avenue Luzerne County Sheriff's Department Kingston Fireman's Marching Unit State Representative Brenda Pugh Eddie Day Pashinski Kingston Mayor Kingston Council Forty Fort Mayor Forty Fort Council Swoyersville Mayor Edwardsville Mayor Plymouth Mayor Swoyersville Kiwanis Luzerne County Council Kingston Shade Tree Commission Kingston Historical Society Wyoming Valley Veterans Day Parade committee Elks Lodge 109 —SECTION C — United Penn Plaza Masons Ladies Oriental Shrine 12th Masonic District Irem Shriners Cumulus Radio Group Art N Vino Choice One Community Credit Union Wyoming County Weapons (Military Style Jeep) Blue Chip Farms Hillside Farms 4H Club Wyoming Ave Christian Church Salvation Army Canteen Truck Boy Scouts of America Troop 154 Boy Scouts of America Cub Scout Pack 154 Boy Scouts of America Troop 143 Wyoming Valley Elks Lodge #109 —SECTION D — Civic Organizations Market Street and Sprague Avenue Girl Scouts of America Troops: 32208 and 30228 Girl Scouts "The Frontier Girls" Kingston/Forty Fort Baseball Kingston Huskies Ed-Lark Hurricanes —SECTION E — Emergency Personnel And Vehicles Main and Market Wyoming Valley Red Cross Responders Tom Betz and Son Antique Fire Truck Kingston/Forty Fort Fire Departments Edwardsville Fire Department Courtdale Fire Department Additional Fire Departments All other vehicles/equipment/participants in order in which they arrive. Officials said anyone not listed in the parade lineup can still participate by showing up at Kingston Corners by 10 a.m. and see any parade coordinator. Reach Bill O'Boyle at 570-991-6118 or on Twitter @TLBillOBoyle.
Chicago Tribune
23-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Chicago Tribune
Today in History: Bonnie and Clyde fatally shot
Today is Friday, May 23, the 143rd day of 2025. There are 222 days left in the year. Today in history: On May 23, 1934, bank robbers Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow were shot to death during a police ambush in Bienville Parish, Louisiana. Also on this date: In 1915, Italy declared war on Austria-Hungary, aligning with the Triple Entente of Russia, France and the United Kingdom. In 1945, Nazi official Heinrich Himmler killed himself while in British custody in Lüneburg, Germany. In 1984, Surgeon General C. Everett Koop issued a report saying there was 'very solid' evidence linking cigarette smoke to lung disease in non-smokers. In 2013, the Boy Scouts of America announced it would remove membership restrictions based on sexual orientation, while maintaining a ban on openly gay Scout leaders. (The ban on gay Scout leaders and organization employees was lifted two years later.) In 2015, supporters of marriage equality in Ireland celebrated as referendum results showed a constitutional amendment in favor of recognizing same-sex marriage passing by a nearly 2-to-1 margin. In 2018, NFL owners approved a new policy allowing players to protest during the national anthem by staying in the locker room but forbidding players from sitting or taking a knee if they're on the field. In 2021, a cable car taking visitors to a mountaintop view of northern Italy's Lake Maggiore plummeted to the ground when a cable snapped, killing 14 people. Today's Birthdays: Actor Joan Collins is 92. Tennis Hall of Famer John Newcombe is 81. Chess grand master Anatoly Karpov is 74. Comedian-TV host Drew Carey is 67. Comedian-actor Lea DeLaria is 67. Author Mitch Albom is 67. Actor Melissa McBride is 60. Singer-songwriter Maxwell is 52. 'Jeopardy!' host Ken Jennings is 51. Singer-songwriter Jewel is 51. Filmmaker Ryan Coogler is 39. Singer-songwriter Sarah Jarosz is 34.
Indianapolis Star
23-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Indianapolis Star
'It turned heads at first:' She's a 500 Festival princess. She's also an Eagle Scout
INDIANAPOLIS -- Nat Restivo says she was "very much a tomboy growing up" with an older brother and an older sister and plenty of hand-me-down clothes to choose from. "But of all the clothes that I got passed down to me, I always opted for basketball shorts and a T-shirt," said Restivo, "instead of her Aeropostale jeans." By the time she was 10, Restivo was tagging along with her brother's Boy Scout troop. She went hiking and camping, roughing it up with the boys. Then one day as an unofficial Boy Scout, Restivo was at a troop service day setting up seating for the 500 Festival Parade downtown. That's when a princess waved at her. "I didn't really know what it was. I saw 33 women wearing tiaras and I thought, 'Oh, that's so cool,'" said Restivo. "One of them waved at me. (I thought) they must be famous." But that 10-year-old Restivo didn't turn into a princess right then. Instead, she went on to become a founding member of one of the first female troops in Scouting America, formally the Boy Scouts of America. And she went on to become a female Eagle Scout. Restivo knows how to tie seven distinct knots, the square knot, two half-hitches, taut-line hitch, sheet bend, bowline, clove hitch and timber hitch. She has 21 merit badges earned in categories such as emergency preparedness and medicine. She worked hundreds of community service hours. And she renovated an entire playground for her final act of service. Then last year, that 500 Festival Princess idea reappeared when Restivo was a sophomore at the University of Southern Indiana in Evansville. Restivo applied and landed a spot in the ring with 32 other princesses. "It turned heads at first," said Restivo, 20, who is a nursing major with minors in medical humanities and social work. "I don't look like a traditional Scout. People are surprised that I am an Eagle Scout and then I'm also a 500 Festival princess." Restivo grew up in Plainfield in a family that focused on service. Restivo's mom, Melanie, was always heavily involved in the community. And her grandparents were involved with the local church and Meals on Wheels. "So my mom, whenever there was a service opportunity, she packed all three kids up," said Restivo. "And we were at it." Scouting was a big part of the family's life. Restivo's brother, Dominic, gave his little sister the scouting bug and let her tag along. "I was just young enough to be able to go to all the trips but not old enough to be able to stay back on my own," Restivo said. "So I'd go to all the campouts with them. I remember I was so young that I was like learning almost everything on these camp outs. I learned how to tie my shoes on a camp out." She soon earned the troop nickname of their Boy Scout buddy. And it was Restivo's brother who first alerted the family that the rules had changed. Girls were officially allowed to join all Boy Scouts of America programs in 2019. "And my mom said, 'Are you interested in this?'" Restivo said. "I was kind of hesitant at first. I was in middle school, and I was kind of shy. I didn't know if I wanted to join. I didn't know if my friends would follow me in joining. But I've been so grateful that my mom kind of pushed me and she was like, 'This is going to benefit you. Let's try it out.'" On Feb. 1, 2019, the first day a female troop could be chartered, Melanie was at the office at 8 a.m. And the Plainfield Troop 308G was born, made up of five girls, including Restivo. It was one of the first female troops created in Indiana. Restivo went on to earn the rank of Eagle Scout in 2022, joined the Order of the Arrow, served as a camp counselor at Ransburg Scout Reservation and earned Firecrafter. "Being a scout, I'm not sure honestly, where I would be without it, because it did teach me so much leadership," said Restivo. "It taught me resilience and also taught me all these morals and values that I still carry with me." It also gave Restivo the confidence to apply to be a 500 Festival princess. After seeing a college friend serving as a princess, Restivo started researching the program. "That's when I learned it's more about community service and education than it is a pageant," she said. "And that was eye opening to me." Her friend encouraged her to apply. "And it was majorly outside my comfort zone. I'm one that I like to do things in the background. I'm kind of in the background of leadership," she said. "But I'm so glad I was able to step outside my comfort zone because I never would have met these 32 other amazing women and then everybody I've met through my outreach." Some of those people, including the princesses, were surprised to find out Restivo is an Eagle Scout. "It turned heads at first. And I think it's nice to turn heads sometimes," she said. "It's bringing awareness to this program and to scouting." And it's nostalgic for Restivo, thinking back on how her journey began as an "unofficial boy scout" with that princess waving at her all those years ago. "She made me feel seen in a sea of thousands," Restivo said. "That moment stuck with me. Now, I get to be that person for someone else."
