Ada Boy Scout Troop 124 was organized a century ago in early November of 1917. Carl Wilkerson took a photo of the current troop last week, marking the anniversary. Tom Lehman, who led the Troop for 17 years, has done some research on the Troop history and learned that Harry Erickson was the first Scoutmaster and the group first met at the Ada Presbyterian Church. The Scouts now meet at St. Mark's Lutheran Church. Jeff Kurtz is the current Scoutmaster. Don Spar has been the Cubmaster for the past 10 years. The Troop plans a dinner to celebrate its centennial in early April at Camp Berry near Findlay.
Pictured are (front row, from left) Jeff Kurtz - Scoutmaster, Connor Daugherty, Daniel MacDonald, Donald Waters, Thatcher Downing, Joseph Crawford, Don Spar - Assistant Scoutmaster. Middle row, from left: Aaron Spar, Kamrom Wilkerson, Robby Waters, Theo Hardesty, Nate Hall, Garrett Rettig, Kandi Kurtz - Treasurer. Back row, from left: Tom Lehman - Assistant Scoutmaster, Wyatt Rettig, Isaac Spar, Jacob Butterfield, James Lee, Korwin Kurtz, Deavan Scott, and Dexter Woods. (Photo by Carl Wilkerson)
