Ohio River Valley Council BSA holds recognition event
Patty and Roger Criss -- Contributed
Troop 38 Scoutmaster Rick Greenwood, left, with Council Chair Peter Ehni -- Contributed
Larry Mosti, left, and Trooper Rocky Hise -- Contributed
Glen Dale Troop 82 Eagle Scout Kaden Minch, left, and Peter Ehni, council chairman -- Contributed
From left, Robert C. James and James R. Herman Sr. with council Commission Dan Dingess -- Contributed
From left, past President Bob James, Silver Antelope Ann Rose and Council Chair Peter Ehni -- Contributed
EAGLE SCOUTS HONORED — The Ohio River Valley Council Boy Scouts of America honored the 2022 class of Eagle Scouts from around the Ohio River Valley. Front row left is Fred Brunner, department of West Virginia Marine Corp League with, Eagle Scouts, from left, John Wansack, Troop 334 Weirton; Isaiah Varner, Troop 38 New Cumberland; Tyler Morgan, Troop 62 Martins Ferry; Makenzie Hakes, Troop 1740 Middlebourne; Donovan Franczek, Troop 38 New Cumberland, and council Chairman Peter Ehni; and back row, Ryan Kasik, Troop 59 St. Clairsville; Nicholas Kasik, Troop 59 St. Clairsville; Benjamin Connor, Troop 6 Wheeling; Gage Cable, Troop 20 Richmond; Kaden Miller, Troop 59 St. Clairsville; Max McConnell, Troop 20 Richmond; and Luke Linscott, Troop 20 Richmond. The Class of 2022 Eagle Scouts has 31 Eagle Scouts spanning the 10 counties the council services. Making history in the council is Hakes, the second female Eagle Scout, and this year’s class had two sets of twins. -- Contributed
Patty and Roger Criss -- Contributed
Troop 38 Scoutmaster Rick Greenwood, left, with Council Chair Peter Ehni -- Contributed
Larry Mosti, left, and Trooper Rocky Hise -- Contributed
Glen Dale Troop 82 Eagle Scout Kaden Minch, left, and Peter Ehni, council chairman -- Contributed
From left, Robert C. James and James R. Herman Sr. with council Commission Dan Dingess -- Contributed
From left, past President Bob James, Silver Antelope Ann Rose and Council Chair Peter Ehni -- Contributed
EAGLE SCOUTS HONORED — The Ohio River Valley Council Boy Scouts of America honored the 2022 class of Eagle Scouts from around the Ohio River Valley. Front row left is Fred Brunner, department of West Virginia Marine Corp League with, Eagle Scouts, from left, John Wansack, Troop 334 Weirton; Isaiah Varner, Troop 38 New Cumberland; Tyler Morgan, Troop 62 Martins Ferry; Makenzie Hakes, Troop 1740 Middlebourne; Donovan Franczek, Troop 38 New Cumberland, and council Chairman Peter Ehni; and back row, Ryan Kasik, Troop 59 St. Clairsville; Nicholas Kasik, Troop 59 St. Clairsville; Benjamin Connor, Troop 6 Wheeling; Gage Cable, Troop 20 Richmond; Kaden Miller, Troop 59 St. Clairsville; Max McConnell, Troop 20 Richmond; and Luke Linscott, Troop 20 Richmond. The Class of 2022 Eagle Scouts has 31 Eagle Scouts spanning the 10 counties the council services. Making history in the council is Hakes, the second female Eagle Scout, and this year’s class had two sets of twins. -- Contributed
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WHEELING -- Numerous awards were presented when the Ohio River Valley Council Boy Scouts of America held its annual council dinner on March 24 at Generations in Wheeling.
Patty and Roger Criss were honored for their 35 years of service each to Scouts in Weirton and Rick Greenwood was applauded for 55 years of service to the Scouts in New Cumberland and the council.
The veteran award is an adult recognition; however, tenure earned as a youth may be included in the total number of years registered. After five years of registered service in the Boy Scouts of America, an adult may, upon application, receive the designation of "Veteran," provided the person agrees to live up to the Scouting obligations; to keep local Scouting authorities in the community in which residing informed as to availability for service; and to be as active in the promotion of the cause of Scouting as circumstances and conditions permit.
The ORVC National Eagle Scout Association Committee presented two Adult Eagle Scouts -- Larry Mosti and Trooper Rocky Hise -- with the Outstanding Eagle Award. It was created to recognize notable Eagle Scouts who had either performed distinguished service at the local, state or regional level or who were known nationally, but had not yet met the 25-year tenure as an Eagle for the Distinguished Eagle Scout Award. Candidates for the award have inspired others through their actions and have devoted a lifetime to their profession, avocation, community and beliefs at great sacrifice to themselves and their families.
The award is an opportunity to recognize an Eagle Scout for their contributions to their profession or to their community.
Mosti works as a Toronto firefighter/EMT, TEMS-Joint Ambulance District as an advanced EMT and as an attendant at the J.E. Foster Funeral Home.
He has been a volunteer in the Toronto Fire Department holding various offices and with the Toronto EMS and is a volunteer in the Special Response TEM EMS Provider, Urban Search and Rescue and Haz-Mat Trained, is an AED-CPR instructor and member of the Jefferson County Fire and EMS Association.
Mosti volunteers at the Jefferson County Fair, organizing the EMT volunteers, and volunteered as EMS at Jamboree in the Hills. He is a Richard "Dick" Cross Memorial Award recipient; was the Order of Arrow Lodge Adviser for the Papoukewis Lodge No. 289, and is a member of St. Francis Catholic Church, the Polish Athletic Club, Jaycees and the Fraternal Order of Eagles 1276.
An active member of the council training team, he has volunteered his time to the medical staff during summer camp and Camporees as well as Wilderness First Aid. Mosti has taught first aid and CPR to the staff and campers.
Mosti is a Two Chiefs Unit Commissioner, Troop Committee Member, Assistant Scoutmaster, District Member and Merit Badge Counselor. He has been an adult volunteer for 21 years.
Hise started his Scouting experience with Troop 160 of Woodsfield where he attained his Eagle in 2000. The same year, he was tapped into the Onondaga Lodge of the Order of the Arrow. As an adult, he has served as a deputy sheriff for Monroe and Belmont counties. In 2003, he joined the Ohio State Highway Patrol and served as a trooper for the state of Ohio. During his career, he was nominated as St. Clairsville Post and District 7 State Trooper of the Year. He serves as a sergeant and assistant post commander for the St. Clairsville Post as well as a firearm and driving instructor for the Ohio State Highway Patrol. Hise works closely with local schools in the Ohio Valley promoting traffic safety and driver education.
He returned to Scouting with his children as Den leader and eventually Cubmaster for St. Clairsville Pack 59. While serving in the Pack, Rocky received the Cub Scout Den Leader Training Award and the Unit Leader Award of Merit in 2018. He was recognized as a God and Family Counselor for his unit. He transitioned into Scout Troop 59 and serves as Scoutmaster.
Past council President Ann Rose was named the 2023 recipient of the Silver Antelope Award. It is used to recognize registered adult Scouters of exceptional character who have provided distinguished service within one of the geographical regions of the Boy Scouts of America.
The recognition will be presented to Rose by the National Court of Honor in May at the Boy Scouts of America Annual Meeting in Atlanta, Ga. Recipients receive a certificate, an embroidered square knot emblem and the Silver Antelope medal.
The 2023 Silver Beaver Award was introduced in 1931 and is a council‐level distinguished service award of the Boy Scouts of America. Recipients of this award are registered Scouters who have made an impact on the lives of youth through service given to the council and the community.
This year's recipients are Robert C. James and James R. Herman Sr.
Herman is registered as Two Trails District Committee/Unit Commissioner, Scouts BSA Troop 14 Assistant Scoutmaster and Cub Scout Pack 146 committee member.
He has served as Scoutmaster of Troop 460, Associate Crew Adviser of Crew 132/300, district camping chair and district vice chair and returned as a Webelos Leader for his grandson.
Herman was elected to the Order of the Arrow in 2004, Brotherhood in 2005 and is a Vigil Candidate. He has served as a health officer during summer camp and worked with the Camp Ranger giving hundreds of hours of service to help maintain the property. He spearheads the monthly workday and improvement program at Fort Steuben Scout Reservation. He has chaired many Klondike Derbies there in addition to a shooting sports day.
He has been a Tiltonsville Volunteer Fire Department paramedic since 1992 and was an EMT/Advanced EMT from 1985-1992.
James is registered as vice chair of administration, council member at large and merit badge counselor. He is an attorney at Flaherty and serves the community by volunteering at Ohio County's Legal Aid and supporting the North Wheeling Community Youth Center. For a decade he was active in the Wheeling Rotary Club and worked his way through the offices, included serving as a president. Under his leadership, the annual fundraiser set a record and resulted in a generous donation to help finish the Miracle League Field in Wheeling.
Growing up in scouting, James earned the God and Country and the rank of Eagle Scout. He has been active in serving the scouting movement in the Ohio Valley since moving here in 2005. He is a merit badge councilor and has served on the council's board, where he helped on countless council activities and projects. Under his leadership, the council had a record year in membership recruitment that resulted in all its districts finishing within the top 50 districts in growth in the United States. In addition to serving as the vice president of administration for the ORVC, he is chair of membership for BSA's National Service Territory 12.