Lawrence Hidden Valley Camp for Girl Scouts is celebrating 50 years. The locally owned and managed urban wilderness camp was purchased in June 1956, in part by funds made available through the will of Alfred Bromelsick. The camp continues to receive funds annually from the Alfred Bromelsick Trust. Several projects are being planned to celebrate the milestone: a historical booklet highlighting the camp’s founders and development, an oral/video history project from interviews and old photographs, and a hikers guide to historical and memorial markers at the camp.

The first event to kick off the yearlong celebration is “Get Spiffy for the Fifty” from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. April 30. In addition to camp maintenance projects, scouts will attempt to unearth several time capsules, including one dating back to the first day camp held in 1957.

Other events include an appreciation dinner for former Hidden Valley Board members and volunteers on Sept. 7 and the 50th birthday bash on Sept. 23, featuring a progressive dinner, displays and activities for all ages as guests roam through the camp.

The organization is seeking individuals with memories and memorabilia to share. For more information or to share memories, contact Cindy Riling, the 50th committee chairwoman, at 843-3285 or 393-7931 or by e-mail at criling@douglas-county.com.

Cub Scout Pack 3462, chartered to Langston Hughes PTO, had its fifth annual Blue & Gold Banquet on Feb. 17 at Corpus Christi Catholic Church.

Cubmasters Steve Siler and Steve Toalson presided over the ceremonies. The opening and closing flag ceremonies were led by the Bear den. Rod Zinn gave a presentation on behalf of the Friends of Scouting.

Michael Darnall and Joey Waisner received their Arrow of Light Award, the highest achievement in Cub Scouting. Michael is the son of Marily “Lee” Mulingbayan and Mitch Darnall, and Joey is the son of Jeanne and Scott Waisner. They also participated in a bridging ceremony from Pack 3462 to Troop 53 in Lawrence. Larry Thornton, Scoutmaster, and Wayne Ideus, both from Troop 53, welcomed the members.

The following Cub Scouts received the Tiger badge: Skylar Eklund, Brendan Goscha, Parker Guyot, Sam Hambleton, Bryan Pechal, John Peterson, Matthew Peterson, Jordan Portela, Cooper Rasmussen, Justin Siler and Josh Waisner.

The following Cub Scouts received the Wolf badge: Joseph Cary, Christian Iles, Steele Jacobs, Sean Jesse, Matthew McDougall, Trey Pechal, Matthew Robinson, Carter Ruckman, Andrew Solcher, Grant Stoppel, Christopher Toalson and Carson Ziegler.

The following Cub Scouts received the Bear badge: Jordan Coleman, Tyler Darnall, Parker Hopkins, Trevor Hughes, John Kihm, Matthew Pribbenow, Jon Saathoff, Matthew Siler, Nathan Weeks, Tripp Wright and Jack Ziegler.

The following Cub Scouts received their Webelos badge: Matt Carmody, Garrett Frank, Vail Moshiri, Thomas Peterson, Hunter Ross, Garrett Weeks, AJ Ware and Dakota Zinn.

Departing Cubmaster Steve Siler was recognized for his leadership and provided an appreciation gift from the dens and pack.

Boy Scout Troop 53, chartered to Christ Community Church of Lawrence, camped out March 11-12 at Graham’s Urban Wilderness west of Lawrence. The campout was led by Jordan Yulich, senior patrol leader.

The program was “Youth Leadership: Into the 21st Century,” which was part of the troop’s annual leadership training. Eric Muetz and Carey Berger, adult leaders, led the program. Scouts who participated in the training included: Greg Muetz, Zach Schmidt, Ryan Pennington, John Chumbley, Zach Chumbley, Joey Cunningham, Justin Saathoff, Evan Mielke, Zak Stremel, Devon Griffin and Joey Berger. Other Scouts attending were: Josh Ideus, Alex McKinsey, Ryan Schulteis, Patrick Shields, Robert Larrabee and Mitch Grant.

They were accompanied by adult leaders Eric Muetz, Mitch Yulich, Kip Grosshans, Doug Stremel, Joe Cunningham, Bryan Chumbley, Jim Mielke, Roger Rieder, Bill Schulties and Wayne Ideus.

Scouts who have joined Troop 53 include: John Abney, Conner Chestnut, Alex Clabaugh, Jordan Cuttell, Johnathan Darnall, Andrei Elliot, Gavin Fischer, Alex Groene, James Hall, Elliot Klopp, John Lange, Lukas Lesslie, John McCain, Sean Morris, Brian Morris, Kolbe Murray, Joshua Saathoff, Nate Shobe and Joseph Waisner.

Webelos Den 4 of Cub Scout Pack 3462 worked on March’s theme of “Our Feathered Friends” during a recent meeting at Den Leader Rod Zinn’s house. The Scouts practiced folding the American flag, and then learned about common birds in their backyards by reviewing pictures and common facts. Then they started to build bird houses out of pine and an old license plate for the roof. Before building the houses, the Scouts learned about nail selection and types of wood. Scouts in attendance were: Dakota Zinn, Garrett Frank, Vail Moshiri, Garrett Weeks, Thomas Peterson and AJ Ware. Diamond Brockway, Webelo Scout and visitor, also attended. Parents in attendance were Rod Zinn, Tammy Frank, Teri Moshiri, Kent Peterson, Stephen Ware, and DJ Brockway.

Scout Thomas Bach helped with the collection during Mass at the Scout Sunday celebration at St. John the Evangelist Church on Feb. 19.