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Troop 62 Marks A Century Of Scouting

Gene Jiggitts, an Eagle Scout in his 90s, with Troop 62 Assistant Scoutmaster Scott Slack.

Hundreds of scouts turned out on Oct. 3 to maneuver an obstacle course, test their prowess in the Rain Gutter Regatta and other games, and share general camaraderie and memories of being a proud member of Troop 62.

This year,  Boy Scout Troop 62 turns 100 — making it the second oldest troop in Colorado (only one Colorado Springs-based troop has been organized longer). Troop 62 is now chartered with girls’ Troop 262, and Crew 62, which is a high-adventure unit for both boys and girls ages 14-20. The troop meets at the Park Hill Masonic Lodge on Montview Boulevard and Dexter Street, where the Oct. 3 public celebration took place.

For the festivities, the scouts built a 20 foot-long pioneering structure. A wall of plaques highlighted the 155 boys who have achieved the highest status a scout can achieve — Eagle Scout — since the troop formed a century ago. There was also a dunk tank, magnetic fishing, an air cannon, pillow fights and plenty of snacks — including a s’mores station.

Photos by Cara DeGette

Alberto Rodriguez, right, district director of the Denver Area Council for Boy Scouts of America, pulls ahead of Troop 62 Committee Chair Achim Klug in a Rain Gutter Regatta race.
Generations of Scouts: From left, Lev Felsen, 8, Oren Felsen, 11 David Bailey, 79, and Micah Felsen, 6. The Felsens are Cub Scouts (Oren is about to become a Tenderfoot). Bailey earned his Eagle Scout badge several years ago.
A wall of plaques highlighted many of the 155 Eagle Scouts from Troop 62 over the past 100 years.
Former and current scouts shared their favorite memories from their time as Scouts.
Troop 62 members spent several hours erecting this ropes and obstacle course structure before the start of the festivities.

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