The Boy Scouts of Troop 73, Holy Trinity Church, Westfield, gathered on a beautiful summer evening this past Sunday to celebrate an end to this year’s activities with their annual dinner and Court of Honor.
The annual dinner was a potluck held at Holy Trinity School in Westfield with a variety of dishes reflecting the diverse backgrounds of the scouts and their families.
In the Court of Honor, the scouts celebrated their achievements over the past year and most especially the achievement of Eagle Scout by two members of the troop, Tim Stein and Justin Lang. Ben and Justin join well over 100 scouts who have achieved the rank of Eagle over Troop 73’s 82-year history.
The event also honored Seamus Cunningham who has completed three years serving as Scoutmaster. Rob Lang will take over as Scout Master for the troop.
In addition to recognition of various rank advancement and merit badge completions, the ceremony honored adult service to the troop through the Angel and Pryor Awards.
This year’s Angel Award was shared by Suzanne Wiegand and Karen Outten for at least 1 year of distinguished service to the troop. This year’s Pryor Award was given to Seamus Cunningham for at least 3 years of distinguished service to the troop.