The Western Los Angeles County Council’s Eagle Scout roster cur-rently has more than 12,000 names! This includes all Eagle Scout Alumni going back to the start of Scouting in Los Angeles decades ago.

To best serve the growing ranks of our Eagle Scout Alumni, we have created the Eagle Examiner, a new supplemental newsletter that will be emailed and otherwise made available on a monthly basis in conjunction with the Scout Sentinel, the official newslet-ter of the WLACC.

The newsletter is available by email as a pdf and also posted at the Council’s website, bsa-la.org. The pdf is always posted on our Eagle Scout Facebook page as well. This is the inaugural edition of the Eagle addendum to the Scout Sentinel. As we move for-ward, we hope you will take a moment to complete a survey to help us improve the Scout Sentinel and this new Eagle Scout supplement. It is found online here.

Council Launches New Eagle Scout Alumni

Supplemental Newsletter

Happy New Year from the WLACC Eagle Scout Alumni Association

The staff and volunteers of the Western Los Angeles

County Council want to wish you the best for 2015!

We are gearing up for a phenomenal year with a

broad range of unique activities, camp opportunities,

expanded choices for families to enjoy and experi-

ence the great outdoors. Cub-Parent weekends will

be offered at Camp Josepho, Camp Whitsett and

Camp Emerald Bay. Hundreds of Scouts will experi-

ence outdoor adventures at Camp Emerald Bay dur-

ing this their 90th year! Across the Pacific, our

Scouters will participate in the 2015 World Jamboree

in Japan! Closer to home, many Cub Scouts will ex-

perience the Pinewood Derby even as they are ex-

posed to the new Cub Scout Adventure guidelines

(see Page 13 of the January 2015 Scout Sentinel).

Our professional staff and our dedicated volunteer

leaders stand ready to make 2015 a great year for

you and your family whether you have a brand-new

Tiger or your son is a merit badge away from earning

his Eagle Scout Award!

We are always looking for volunteers and new adult

leaders to improve the lives of young men and wom-

en in Scouting in our Council. Who is in a better po-

sition to help than an Eagle Scout Alumni? Individu-

al leaders and corporate sponsors are needed at the

Troop and Council level. There are 135 merit badges

currently. Odds are your career or hobbies are

found among these topics….being a merit badge

counselor is a great way to lend a hand. There are

other ways you can contribute to Scouting in 2015

from sponsoring our Eagle Scout Alumni meet-and-

greets to registering as an adult leader with your cor-

porations matching gift or volunteer time programs.

Contact the Council at (818) 785-8700 for more in-

formation!

Inside this

Edition

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In Memoriam:

Pierce Weir

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Law Merit

Badge Day

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Eagle Pins

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Eagle Alumni

Wine Country

Trip

The Eagle Examiner

January 2015 Inaugural Issue

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In Memoriam: Pierce weir (1934-2014)

It is with great sadness that the Western Los Angeles County Council reports the passing of lifelong Scouter and long-time WLACC Board Member Pierce Weir. Mr. Weir passed away on December 31, 2014 at the age of 80 (his birth-day was January 1) following a valiant battle with throat cancer.

Pierce faithfully and cheerfully served on the Executive Board for many years receiving the District Award of Merit, Silver Beaver Award and was a Vigil Hon-oree. He received his 60 year Veteran’s Award in 2007 and most recently served on the Council Camp Inspection Committee.

He was a Los Angeles Police officer for 25 years, having joined the department in 1955 at the age of 21. During his tenure with the LAPD, he was promoted to Sergeant and Detective III ranks. He worked as a Patrol Supervisor, Vice Squad Supervisor and Advanced Planning Team Leader. He retired as the detective in charge of the Hollywood Narcotics Squad in March 1980.

Following his retirement from the LAPD, Mr. Weir was a security investigator and consultant. In this capacity, in 1984, the Los Angeles Olympic Organizing Committee hired Pierce to be the Security Manager at the USC Olympic Vil-lage. This position was responsible for overseeing the activities of the 1,500 civilian security guards assigned around the clock at the Olympic Village.

Beyond his commitment to Scouting, Pierce loved to fly. He flew throughout the region, often joining other LAPD pilots at fly-ins in his Cessna 182 Skylane.

Pierce was instrumental to the founding of Troop 764 in Venice. The Troop celebrated their 50th an-niversary in 2014! This is just one of the way Pierce helped local Scouts.

He is survived by his two sons Bob and Randy—both Eagle Scouts, a grandon Clint—also an Eagle Scout and his great-granddaughter Brynna.

At Mr. Weir’s request, no service is planned. The Council encourages you to take a moment to give thanks for the meaningful way Pierce Weir impacted our Council and our youth throughout his decades of service to Scouting and the City of Los Angeles. He was a great friend to our Council and Scouting in general and will be greatly missed.

Pierce Weir photographed in May 2014 with his unique Eagle Scout ring fashioned from his Eagle “Mother’s Pin”.

Pierce and his companion Gail Weage flying to Porter-v i l l e , Ca l i f o r n i a i n h i s C es s n a 182 . Photo from Facebook used with permission from Mr. Weir’s family.

Pierce with (former) Scoutmasters Art Haraga (’68-69) and Mas Kosaga (’67-68) at Troop 764’s 50th Anniversary!

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Custom Eagle Scout Alumni

Lapel Pins Available

The Council’s Eagle Scout Alumni Association has created a new, custom-designed lapel pin for Eagles in our region. The cast metal pins (shown at right) are a great way to show your Eagle pride while helping Scoutreach, our Council’s effort to help at-risk youth in the region.

The pins are $20.00 each...the proceeds from the sale of each pin are contributed to Scoutreach.

Wearing this pin will all but guarantee you will meet other Ea-gles—at your office and at the local Starbucks for example.

Purchase your pin today at the Council’s Van Nuys office. The Council’s Eagle Scout Alumni Coordinator, David Lasher will also mail you a pin for $20.00 (including shipping). Contact David at david.lasher@scouting.org or by phone at (818) 933-0104.

Are you an Eagle Scout in the Western Los Angeles County

Council? Join your fellow Eagle Scout Alumni at a variety

of fun, important and worthwhile activities from network-

ing mixers to charity projects, outdoor adventures and

more. You are encouraged to visit our Facebook, LinkedIn

and Twitter pages, established just for Eagle Alumni within

our Council. For more information contact David Lasher

at david.lasher@scouting.org or call him at (818) 933-

0104.

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Eagle Scout Author: Duty: Memoirs of a Secretary at War

Dr. Gates, BSA National President and an Eagle Scout Alumni, is often considered one of the most effective Secretaries of Defense in recent years. In 2014, he pub-lished Duty, a strikingly candid, vividly written account of his experience serving Presidents George W. Bush and Barack Obama during the wars in Iraq and Afghani-stan.

Having resigned from the Department of Defense, Dr. Gates assumed his current role as the National President of the Boy Scouts of America in May 2014. In addi-tion to this book (and others), Dr. Gates was also featured in a very popular and inspired article in the October 2014 edition of Esquire Magazine. If you have not read the Esquire article it can be found here. Duty is available in the Van Nuys Scout Store and wherever fine books are sold.

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The Scout Sentinel and Eagle Examiner are official monthly publications of the Western Los Angeles County Council,

Boy Scouts of America. To provide story tips, submit photographs or request additional information, please contact the

newsletter’s editor, David Lasher at david.lasher@scouting.org or call (818) 933-0104.

Boy Scouts of America Western Los Angeles County Council 16525 Sherman Way, Unit C-8 Van Nuys, CA 91406 (818) 785-8700 www.bsa-la.org

Have you attended a District Roundtable recently? A tremendous amount of current programming information, Scouting opportunities and other information is conveyed at each and every roundtable. See the schedule below for each district’s unique roundtable information.

Antelope Valley: January 6 & February 3, 7:30-9:00 p.m. 750 East Avenue J, Lancaster, 93535

Balboa Oaks: January 8 & February 5, 7:00-9:00 p.m. 17101 Plummer Street., Northridge, 91325

Bill Hart: January 8 & February 5, 7:30 p.m. 27405 Bouquet Canyon Road, Saugus, 91350

Cahuenga: January 8 & February 12 , 6:45 p.m. 4832 Tujunga Avenue, North Hollywood, 91601

District

Roundtable

Information

Crescent Bay: January 8 & February 12 6:45 p.m. (6:00 p.m. Dinner) 3400 Sawtelle Boulevard, Los Angeles, 90066

Las Colinas: January 14 & February 11 7:00 p.m. 4501 Deseret Avenue, Woodland Hills, 91364

Blood donations are especially needed over

the holidays. Call 1-800-GIVE-LIFE to schedule

a donation with the Red Cross today!