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West Stanly student attends Scouting events

Sunday, October 25, 2009 Eagle Scout Josh Swain of BSA Troop 202 in Locust was a member of the 2009 Central NC Council Phil-mont Contingent and got to experience an 87-mile wilderness trek at Philmont Scout Ranch in Cimarron, N. Mex. in July.

Swain’s crew, made up of 10 youth and two adult leaders, spent 10 days hiking in the strenuous backcountry, performing a trail service project and climbing both Baldy Mountain (elevation of 12,441 feet) and Tooth of Time (elevation of 9,003 feet). While traveling to and from New Mexico, the group was able to visit the Garden of the Gods and the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs as well as the Koshare Indian Reser-vation in La Junta, Colo.

Since Philmont first opened in 1939, more than 860,000 youth and leaders have committed themselves to adventure and service at BSA’s oldest national high-adventure base which covers more than 200 square miles. Groups follow stringent Leave No Trace guidelines in order to assure that the natural beauty of the area is responsibly preserved.

A Vigil candidate in the Order of the Arrow (Scout-ing’s Honor Society), Swain is chief of the Itiba-pishe Iti Hollo Lodge, which serves Anson, Cabar-rus, Montgomery, Rich-mond, Rowan, Stanly and Union counties, and he is active in the Stanly chapter.

In August, he attended the National Order of the Arrow Conference (NOAC) held at Indiana University, where he and approximately 7,000 other Arrowmen from across the United States received additional training in leadership, service goals, and high-adventure promotion.

While there, Swain participated in ceremonies competition with other Itiba-pishe team members and the group received an Honor Ceremony Team award.

A sophomore at West Stanly High, Swain is an honor student and member of the JETS Club. He attends Oak Grove United Methodist Church, where he is an active Youth Group participant.

Swain is the son of Doug and Mary Margaret Swain and older brother of Matt Swain, all of Locust. His grandparents are Edgar and Rosa Swain of Ahoskie and Mary Jane Heath (and the late Cuyler F. Heath, Jr.) of Sneads Ferry.

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Eagle Scout Josh Swain of Locust on the summit of Baldy Mountain, elevation 12,441 feet, near Cimarron, New Mexico. None/ (Click for larger image)



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