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Posted by DavidW Fri Sep 28, 2007 09:14:48 MDT
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David Widdison will be serving as a District Director of the Grand Teton Council, Boy Scouts of America.  The greater Pocatello and Chubbuck area will be his main area of responsibility.  He will also be working with Joseph Tucker and Erick Simmons in their areas of responsibiliy.

Some of his other responsibilities will be to coordinate the five Wood Badge, adult leadership training courses in 2008.  He will also be the Council Advisor to the Order of the Arrow.  The Order of the Arrow is a national honor society of scouts who promotes camping and service within Scouting.

David began his career in Scouting in 1991 in Washington, and has worked in southeastern Idaho for the last seven years.  He has seen how Scouting can be a positive influence in the lives of youth and adults.  And believes that Scouting helps families and organizations prepare today's youth for tomorrow's challenges.

 

Joseph Tucker has been named the new Cub Scout Traveling Day Camp Director for the Grand Teton Council, Boy Scouts of America.  With his new assignment he will be working with local volenteers in providing a high quality program for the Cub Scouts in southeastern Idaho.  He will be providing a program to: Bannock, Binham, Power, Caribou, Oneida, and Butte counties.

Joseph has been with the Council for three years.  He is also serving as a District Executive for the Shelly, Firth area, as well as the American Falls, Aberdeen area.

Tucker will work to expand the Scouting program in his areas of responsibilies so more youth will be able to experience a great program based on character development, citizenship training, and mental and physical fitness for boys ages 6-20 and girls 14-20 years old.

 

Erick Simmons will become the new Camp Director for Treasure Mountain Scout Camp of the Grand Teton Council, Boy Scouts of America.  Simmons will continue to serve as a District Executive for the Scouting programs in Oneida, Caribou, and south Bannock counties.

Simmons is an Eagle Scout and has enjoyed his last year working in the area.  He believes that Scouting is a dynamic program that is relevant to our times and to our youth.

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