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Kagan joins the ranks of Eagle Scouts

By Janet Dovidio news@thewoodstockindependent.com Jacob Kagan is the most recent Boy Scout from Troop 159 to complete the requirements and earn the rank of Eagle Scout, the highest rank in […]

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Troop 159 traces history to the beginning of Scouting

By Janet Dovidio news@thewoodstockindependent.com Just one year after the founding of the Boy Scouts of America, Woodstock’s First Presbyterian Church established Troop 159. With a history that goes back to […]

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Restrictions don’t slow Troop 159

Activities in the months during the pandemic have been “business as usual” for the Boy Scouts of Woodstock Troop 159. Scoutmaster Jason Hodges indicated that the troop made an immediate […]

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Marian benefits from Eagle Scout’s project

Shane Gibson, Marian Central Class of 2020, has completed his community service project on the road to earning the Eagle Scout rank in Boy Scouts. He has only three remaining […]

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Support grows for local Explorers post

It got a little hairy toward the end, but Woodstock Police Department Explorer Post 765 was the beneficiary of a recent fundraiser. In support of this group, Police Deputy Chief […]

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