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Scouts earn

Eagle rank

BY DONNA RITCHIE is their home and it is a great
EDITOR, THE FRIDAY place to be a Scout,” said Chase’s
FLYER mother Wendy Cordon.
Troop 444 of In March 2012, Chase and
Menifee and the Ethan crossed over to Menifee
families of Canyon Lak- Pack 444, having completed all
ers Chase Cordon and levels of Cub Scouts and earning
Ethan Clark hosted an the highest award in Cub Scouts,
Eagle Court of Honor the Arrow of Light, at a ceremo-
for the boys on Mar. ny at Happy Camp.
3 at the Wooden Nickel The boys had many adven-
Ranch in Menifee. Ea- tures with Troop 444. They
gle Scout is the highest learned much about leadership,
achievement or rank at- teamwork and being true to the
tainable in Boy Scouts principals of Scouting. Some
of America. It’s a pres- highlights from Troop 444 in-
tigious award is widely clude camping in the snow in
recognized throughout Idyllwild Camporee, attending
the country. Survival Camp in Ocotillo where
Chase and Ethan be- they had to build their own shel-
gan Cub Scouts together ter, a summer bus trip to Yosem-
as Tigers in first grade ite, hiking to Fire Lookout in San
in Canyon Lake’s Pack Jacinto Wilderness, target shoot-
346 in the fall of 2007. ing at Mataguay Scout Ranch in
It’s particularly special San Diego and visits to Battle-
to the boys that they ship Iowa Museum and General
started together in Canyon Patton Memorial Museum.
Lake and reached the high- During much of Scouting,
est rank together. Chase and Ethan also were busy
Their first campout was students and athletes at Temescal
at the Wooden Nickel Ranch Canyon High School.
in 2008. The Canyon Hills Chase joined the water polo
Ranch is owned by Tom Furh- team and swim team as a fresh-
man, an Eagle Scout himself. man. He was the MVP team
He generously allowed the swimmer that year and a mem-
scouts to have many events ber of the water polo team that
at his ranch over the years. brought home the CIF Champi-
Chase and Ethan were ac- onship win for TCHS in 2017.
tive in the Pack, meeting all He went to CIF for swim as a
over Canyon Lake, includ- sophomore and junior.
ing Happy Camp, the lodge, Chase also plays club water
Sierra Park and Holiday Har- polo for CHAWP and went with
bor Park. They participated his team last year to the Junior
in the Parade of Lights and Olympics in San Jose and to Eu-
the Fiesta Day Parade, served rope with his team this year to
at the Lions Club annual Pan- play water polo in Hungary and
cake Breakfast and volun- Romania.
Ethan Clark, left, and Chase Cordon were recently teered at many com- Even with his busy schedule,
honored at an Eagle Court of Honor for achieving the munity events. Chase maintains good grades
highest attainable rank in Boy Scouts of America. “Canyon Lake uuCONTINUED PAGE A17