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4 Members Of Boy Scout Troop 148 Honored As Eagles

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The Tampa Tribune

Published: December 31, 2008

HUNTER'S GREEN - Four members of Boy Scout Troop 148 at St. Mark the Evangelist Catholic Church were recognized recently at an Eagle Scout Court of Honor for achieving the highest rank in the organization.

The Dec. 16 ceremony at the church honored Erik Chistensen, Brian Guidry, Alex Presse and Austin Shin.

Scoutmaster Joel Novatne introduced the Eagles, and former Scoutmaster Ray Blackridge administered the Eagle Oath. The Rev. Edward Lamp of the James A. Haley Veterans' Hospital presented the invocation, and Gulf Ridge Council, Boy Scouts of America vice president Bill Guglieimi participated.

Chistensen, 18, of Pebble Creek, is the son of Ken and Loraine Christensen. He is a senior in the International Baccalaureate program at King High School. For his project, he rebuilt a bicycle bridge in Morris Bridge Park to accommodate the park rangers' all-terrain vehicles. He hopes to attend the University of Florida to study engineering.

Guidry, 14, of West Meadows, is the son of Rita and Tim Guidry. He is a freshman in the IB program at King. For his project, he refurbished a horse shed by removing the walls and replacing them with freshly painted ones for Traverse, a therapeutic, equestrian program. The program assists children who have suffered trauma or loss and live in confusion or isolation. He hopes to attend the University of Notre Dame and study law.

Presse, 17, is the son of Jim and Heide Presse of Tampa Palms. He is a junior at Jesuit High School. He built a post and rope fence on the property of Mary Help of Christians Center. The fence is to protect a newly planted orange grove. The crop will be used to assist with funding of the center. He hopes to attend a Florida university to study engineering or architecture.

Shin, 14, is the son of Ken and Jenny Shin of West Meadow. He is a freshman in the IB program at King. He created a food and hygiene item pantry, called the Cabinet of Hope, for the Mental Health Community Centers Inc. in Sarasota. Two churches have assisted in stocking the cabinet. He hopes to attend the Juilliard School of Music in New York City and become a concert pianist.

Knights Of Columbus Set Garage Sale

TEMPLE TERRACE - The Knights of Columbus Corpus Christi Council 7644 will have its 13th annual garage sale from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. Jan. 10 at Corpus Christi Parish Center, 9715 N. 56th St.

Proceeds from the sale will benefit youth activities. Donations of any usable small/handy household appliances, clothes, toys, sports memorabilia, books, gift certificates or anything of value (except furniture) will be received 4 to 8 .m. Jan. 8 at the parish center. Small items maybe accepted during Tuesday night bingo games.

For information, call Jorge T. Aguinaldo, (813) 632-3119, or Joe Raimundi, (813) 393-0348.

Group Celebrating Birthday Of Lee

NORTH TAMPA - The birthdays of Gens. Robert E. Lee and Stonewall Jackson will be celebrated when the United Daughters of the Confederacy, Tampa Chapter 113, meets Jan. 10.

The meeting will be at 10:45 a.m. at Perkins Restaurant, 12650 N. Dale Mabry Highway.

At the December meeting, the group collected $152 and seven lap robes were donated to the Elves for the Elderly program.

The reservation deadline is Monday. Call June Bolen, chapter president, at (813) 685-4026.

Pancreatic Cancer Topic At Meeting

SOUTH TAMPA - Malaska Mokenge will speak about pancreatic cancer at the Jan. 9 meeting of the Sword of Hope of the American Cancer Society.

The 10:30 a.m. event will be at the home of Sandra and Bill Diaz. Lunch will be $15, and the hostesses are Glenda Sinardi, Margaret Cox, Sybil Catala and Dianne Jones. For directions and reservations, call (813) 254-3630.

Send news of community interest to Lenora Lake at 15310 Amberly Drive, Suite 102, Tampa FL 33647; fax to (813) 975-9488; e-mail to llake@ tampatrib.com; or call her at (813) 865-4851.

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