Anamosa - A Reminiscence 1838 - 1988

Troop 99. according to the Hawkeye Area Council
records. began in February of 1971 with Paul Pinney.
Bob Hora. Donald Harmon. Alfred Kaiser and Albert
Walton on the troop committee. Lester Ricklefs served
as scoutmaster. There were 17 boys registered. By
1976. there were 24 boys involved in this troop.
Richard Conley was scoutmaster. Other adult leaders
included Lester Ricklefs. Warren Wortman. Will
Hauser. John Ortgies. Larry Shaw. Ray Cox. Gerald
Fisher and Don Zimmerman. By 1982 there were 17
boys registered. Don Zimmerman was scoutmaster and
Ray Cox. Dennis Heth. Bernard Kennebeck and Arthur
Williams were the adult leaders. The latest registration
for troop 99 shows 14 boys’ registration. Larry Burkey.
scoutmaster. with Collin and Janine Kropf. Arthur
Williams and Don Zimmerman serving as the
committee. In addition to those mentioned. Joe Van
Horn was scoutmaster in 1983. Those in this troop.
who have achieved the rank of Eagle scout are Doug
Ricklefs. Dan Ricklefs. Ron Ricklefs. Rick Conley.
Kevin Conley. Phil Fisher. David Cox. Phil Ortgies.
Brian Zimmerman. Steve Zimmerman. Greg
Kennebeck. Tim Heth. Charlie Williams and Ben
Fortune.
What was to eventually become Pack 99 was first
organized in early 1972 under the sponsorship of St.
Paul's Lutheran Church. Six adults and two boys were
registered. There was not enough interest to maintain
the pack and it did not re-register the following year.
However. it was re-registered in April 1975 and by 1977
there were 41 boys registered with the same sponsor.
Adult leaders at this time were Lester Ricklefs. Don
Zimmerman. Allen Conrad. Don Harmon. Larry and
Bonnie Maloney. Marion Payton. Ron and Linda
Payton. Dallas and Marlene Paustian. Darrel Geitz.
Connie Nolan. Ron and Mary Goldsmith. Dorothy and
Ray Boehmke. Dewayne Johanos and Rhonda Nolan.
By 1982 a new group of adults were serving in
leadership positions including Claudia Kennebeck. Jan
and Dick Wing. Margory and Dirk Godsey. Collin Kropf.
Nick Lewin. Marge Bohlken. Mary Kay Burkey. Lucille
Montgomery. Debra Horak. Micki Volkenant and Sandy
Kouba. There were 29 boys registered. By the close of
1986 there were 13 boys registered in this pack and 12
adults on the charter. These adults were James Cross.
Dawn and John Eitel. Connie and Terry Gogel. Terry
Hartwig. Janine Kropf. Nick Lewin. Ruth Martin. Larry
Petty. David Thomas and Danny Young. John Eitel
serves as cubmaster at this writing.
This troop was first registered in November 1984.
was sponsored by the United Pentecostal Church of
Anamosa with Dwight Young of Monticello as
scoutmaster. Robert Addington. Yvonne Gilkes. John
McBride. David McCoy and Russell Gilkes were on the
committee and 8 boys were registered. The troop
registration was dropped in January 1986.
The highest honor the local Council can bestow on an
adult scouter for their work in scouting is the Silver
Beaver Award. The following have been presented with
this honor: Lee M. Sanner. 1940: Verne McClurg. 1958:
Donald Goodman. 1970; Robert M. George. 1975:
Donald J. Penner. 1975; and Anna B. Parham. 1976.
Anamosa Camera Club
The Anamosa Camera Club held its organizational
meeting on March 18. 1957. at the REC building in
Anamosa. Sixteen persons. who attended the meeting.
elected Arthur Stanaway as president; O.A. Rife. vicepresident;
and Mrs. Roger Waterfield. secretary.
Waterfield. secretary.
Members are people from Anamosa and the
surrounding area who enjoy taking pictures and slides.
and sharing them with other members and groups.
They are members of the North Central Camera Club
Council. which covers ten North Central states. They
participate in monthly competitions in several different
categories. such as nature. pictorial. photojournalism.
and contemporary. They also learn. through lecture
programs and constructive criticism. how to take better
pictures.
The group presently meets the first Sunday of each
month at a member's home. Present officers are Sharon
Heth. president and Ann Wahl. secretary-treasurer.
Other members are Brian Darrow. Ralph Barger. Don
Brady. Chuck Calhoun. Earl Wahl. Lorraine Barger. Jill
Darrow. Norma Brady. Laura Calhoun. Esther Ireland.
Orland Amundson. Karen Amundson and Dennis Heth.
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1987 members of the Anamosa Camera Club. Front
row: Brian Darrow. Ralph Barger. Don Brady. Chuck
Calhoun. and Earl Wahl. Middle row: Lorraine
Barger. Jill Darrow. Norma Brady. Sharon Heth.
Laura Calhoun. Esther Ireland. Back row: Orland
Amundson. Karen Amundson. Ann Wahl. (Dennis
Heth was not presentfor the picture) (Photo submitted
by Ann Wahl)
Anamosa Historical Society
The Anamosa Historical Society was organized in
1972 and has been active since that time preserving
historical items pertaining to the Anamosa community.
This had been accomplished by using private homes to
house the memorabilia. However. in 1983 the society
was fortunate to receive. through the bequest of the late
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Roy Lawrence. the Lawrence family home on South
Booth St. in Anamosa.
Upon his death, Nov. 27, 1983. it was learned that he
bequeathed his home and the historical contents to the
Anamosa Historical Society. The home was deeded to
the society Nov. 13. 1984. Since that time. the expenses