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Tuesday, March 6, 2012

Wayne Endodontist Takes on Aconcagua

Bruce Terry recently conquered the highest peak outside of the Himalayas.

Boys in Gladwyne Cub Scout Pack 110 are no strangers to the outdoors, and they have pack Hikemaster Bruce Terry to thank. Terry is an endodontist in Wayne. “He’s responsible for organizing and leading monthly hikes of 30 to 40 people 12 months a year,” said Pack 110 Cubmaster Patrick Brala. “If it’s raining or snowing, they still do it because they are prepared. It’s unheard of—there’s no one who does anything like it.” About 90 boys participate in Gladwyne-based Pack 110—the largest in the Cradle of Liberty Council (which includes Philadelphia, Montgomery and Delaware counties)—because of adults like Terry who provide support, Brala said. And Terry doesn’t just hike with the scouts. Terry’s wife, Susan Scanlon, says he has hiked all over…

Tuesday, April 26, 2011

Troop 19 Brings Trees To Radnor Trail

Cub Scouts work with local departments to plant five trees for Arbor Day

Two white oaks, one red oak, one gray dogwood and one redbud tree found new homes yesterday afternoon as part of Radnor Township’s Arbor Day Celebration with the help of Cub Scout Troop 19. Over 40 neighbors, parents and conservation advocates, about 20 of them cub scouts, converged at the Gallagher Road entrance of the Radnor Trail Park at 6:00 p.m. yesterday to help plant these five trees with The Radnor Township Parks & Recreation Department, The Radnor Conservancy, The Radnor Township Shade Tree Commission and The Friends of Radnor Trail Park. Scoutmaster Ray Adams was excited about the event. “We always do some type Earth Day project,” he said. The troop usually works in the Skunk Hollow community gardens or with other cleanup …

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