Anamosa - A Reminiscence 1838 - 1988

sponsored by the First Methodist church. Mark Kemper
served as scoutmaster and George Campbell served as
assistant. The troop committee consisted of Don
Goodman. Jack Fisk. Clarence Edwards. John Parham.
Don Eichelberger. Dale W. Hackett and Richard Bristol.
Six boys were registered. By 1964. the list of registered
scouts was 32 and serving on the troop committee were
Don Goodman. Dale Stephens. James Poulter. LaVern
Fulwider. M.E. Brickley. W.J. Behnke and Ray Heurter.
In 1969 with 26 boys registered. the committeemen
were Gene Delancey. Menar (Bud) Hahn. Don Penner.
Don Goodman. Homer Clark. Dr. Marvin Frederick.
Francis Smith. Robert M. George. Dale Hackett. Charles
Yoak and Jim Imlay. Dennis Brothers was scoutmaster
and Jack Switzer and Bill Martin were assistants.
During the summer of 1969 nine boys and three adult
leaders traveled to the Philmont Scout Ranch in New
Mexico. in the summer of 1971 several boys and their
adult leaders traveled to the Charles L. Sommers high
adventure canoe base at Ely. Minn.. and the author that
same summer served as assistant scoutmaster on a
Regional troop and attended the 13th World Jamboree
of scouting in Japan. In 1972 Alan Tapper and Bob
Warner. as adult leaders. led a second trek to the
Philmont Scout Rranch. In 1976. the author. as adult
leader. led another group of scouts to Philmont. Troup
67 continues to remain active as of this writing.
Scoutmasters who have served troop 67 are Mark
Kemper. 1960-64: Keith Terrell. 1964: Bob Rorlck.
1965; Dick Kessler, 1965; Bill Gorman. 1966: Ron
Overturf. 1967: Denny Brothers. 1968-69; Bill Martin.
1970: Alan Tapper. 1971-72; Mark Vanourney. 1972:
Bob George. 1973-74: David Gray. 1975-76: Don
McGrane. 1977-79: Paul Hawkins. 1980: Kelly Mayer.
1981: Stonn Draheim. 1982: Ron Woods. 1983-86:
David Odeen. 1986-87.
Boys who have made Eagle in troop 67. are: Steve
George. Kim Hacket. Jack Penner. Aaron Randolph.
Jeff Sinkey. Craig Pilcher. Kelly Mayer. Dan Russett.
Dave Hahn. Ron Tapper. Bill Walderbaeh. James
Russett. John Randolph. Brant Mayer. John Pilcher
and David George.
Pack 67 was first registered Sept. 23. 1952. and was
sponsored by a group of citizens. Clarence Gardner.
Arthur Stanaway and Harold Wolmutt were listed as
pack committee. Don Ward was cubmaster and Dale
Condry was asistant cubmaster. Edna Beavo. Betty
Remley. Wilma Remley. Gertrude Owen and Helen
Lowman were listed as den mothers. There were 38
boys registered on this first charter. In 1954 the
Methodist Church took over as sponsor where it
remains at this writing. The pack committee members
were Howard Remley. Don Ward. T.M. Clymer. G.G.
Lozier. Thomas Murphy was cubmaster.
Louise Ward. Mrs. Dean Bunce. Betty Remley and
Mrs. William Tate served as den mothers for 26 boys.
who registered at that time. By 1958 Don Goodman had
become institutional representative with Al
Brennaman. Neil Dougherty. Everett Neal. Clellan
Randolph and Leo Cook served on the pack committee.
Eugene B. Rees was cub master. Den mothers were Jo
Rees. Annabel Graver. Mrs. Leo Cook. Mrs. Anna
Brickley and Mrs. Neil Dougherty. Thirty-eight boys
were registered in 1958 and by 1965 the number had
grown to 80 boys who had registered. The committee
consisted of George Askam. Roger Koster. Lester
Ricklefs, Ronald J. Brown. Elbridge Keith and William
Zimmerman. Harley Siemer served as cubmaster and
Doris Farmer as assistant. John Parham was Webelo
leader and Darlene Koster. Jesse Brown. Donna
Stender. Anna Parham and Judy Hahn were den
mothers.
The pack continued to be very strong and by 1976
Robert George. Ray Cox. Dan Miller. Herb Spencer. Don
Zimmerman. Richard Stivers and Erven Wells had
joined some of those previously mentioned as the
committee. Bob Beckmann and John Parham were
listed as Webeos leaders and Anna Parham. Nonna
Christianson. Bonnie Ireland. Joyce Lacy. Suzanne
Marek. Marladeen Penner and Roseann Stivers were
serving as den mothers. About 56 boys were registered.
By the beginning of 1986 Pack 67 remained a very
strong and active group with many new members.
Adult leadership included Robert George. Mark Minger.
Janice Holub. Carol Rassow. Daryl Elliot. Dennis
Mulford. David Odeen. Cloanne Cunningham. Nancy
Haefner. Patty Hunter. Joan Marlin. Sandra Avis.
Donna Farris. Ken Marlin. Neta Odeen. Sue Wooder and
Cindy Reck.
This troop began in Amber in January 1955 and was
sponsored by a group of citizens. J.H. Osterkamp.
Willis Zimmerman and William Himebaugh were the
troop committee and long time scouter Jay Joslin was
the scoutmaster. There were 6 boys registered. After
over 20 years of strong scouting activity. the troop was
officially dropped February 1. 1976.
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