Eagles soar in Sparta
| 29 Sep 2011 | 08:57
Sparta - David Bloemer and Andrew Breidenbach of Boy Scout Troop 82 in Sparta received their Eagle Scout awards on June 11. David is the third Bloemer to receive the award of Eagle Scout. Matthew Bloemer was awarded the Eagle Scout award in 2001, and Greg Bloemer received his Eagle Scout award in 2004. Since troop 82 awarded its first Eagle Scout award in 1958, 62 Sparta Scouts have received the award under the leadership of Scoutmaster Thomas Olsen and former Scoutmaster Joe Quigley. Troop 82 meets Monday evenings at the First Presbyterian Church of Sparta for those boys interested in scouting.