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Scouting HistoryMemories of the "Scout Cabin" of many of the few older people left in Culver is that a large totem pole and trees stood in the lot now occupied by the telphone building and this being In front of the log cabin. Just when they Scout's abanoned use of the building and moved their meeting to the Wesley United Methodist Church is unknown but it would be a good estimate that it occured soon after the new church was built on School Street. It was re-chartered by the Wesley United Methodist Church and has since then been the "home" of the scouting program of Culver.  The above crop of the Sanborn Fire Map of 1937 shows th location of the Sout Cabin. 15 Oct 1930 - 22 Boy Scouts of Culver Attend State Gathering - - 22 members of the Culver Boys Scout troop, Scoutmaster H. S. Rice and five local citizens attended the state meeting of the scouts at Bloomington last Friday and Saturday. They also witnessed the Indiana-Oklahoma Aggie football games as guests of I. U. The scouts left Culver Friday noon and returned late Saturday night. Louis Kepler, Homer Kemple, Dick Louden, John R. Folger and Clarence Calhoun took the scouts in their cars. A total of about 6,500 scouts were present. Oct. 22, 1930 - Culver Citizen SCOUT CABIN READY Committee to Officially Turn Over Boys Scout Cabin, Where Legion Will Meet. The William Alexander Fleet Post of the American Legion will have a busy time Tuesday evening, October 28, and will have the added pleasure of using the new Boy Scout cabin for the first time. At the last meeting of the post officers were nominated and the election will be held at the meeting Tuesday. The following have been nominated: post commander- A. R. Simpson; adjutant - Harper, Folger, Thessin; 1st vice-commander: Rice, Tallman, Thomet, Hiday; 2nd vice-commander: Johnson; finance officer: Alumbaugh; chaplain: Henderson; sergeant-at-arms Walker, Anderson; historian: Hiday, Obenauf; Americanization officer: Dunbar; service officer: M. R. Robinson, Mackey; athletic officer: Thessin. This list is not necessarily complete as nominations are still open and will be accepted at the meeting prior to the election. Following the election of new officers will be installed immediately. The scout cabin committee announces that the new Boy Scout cabin is ready for use and will officially turn the building over at this meeting. The completion of the structure has been delayed much longer than was anticipated and the Scouts, Campfire Girls and Legionnaires will welcome the announcement that it is finally ready Sometime during the mid-late 1950's the scout cabin was turned into a home and the log exterior was covered over. Some time during the late 1950's or early 1960's the property was purchased by the Indiana Bell Telephone Company. Up to this time it appears to have been one large lot - divided into 2 - OP LOT 17 N 52' - no 480 School St.I remember it during the late 1950's and into the 1960's as a white sided house - looking out the school windows and seeing it from there. Leaders were Wayne Maddox, Scout master; Marcia Adams, den mother. 1975 - Sharon K. (Decker) Coffey stated she purchased the house property from Indiana Bell Telephone Company. 1982 - Some of the scouting officals were - Terry Leahy, Cubmaster (Culver town marshall); Dale Hummel, Larry Boestma; some of the cub scout leaders were: Jolene Westafer, Sharon Overly and Judi Burns. Events were the Snow Derby at Knox, Pinewood Debrby, and roller skating. Re-charterd in Feb. 1987 2008 - Chuck Dilts, cubmaster. The history exactly is unknown at this date tho I have some sketchy details. It was active as early as the late 1950's. People involved as leaders of the scouting program were Frances "Fran" Welsh, E. Jane Long. Judi Mc Kee [now Burns], Mrs. Thomas Walker Jr. meetings were held at the Wesley United Methodist Church. 1980's People involved as leaders were: Jolene Westafer, Jodi Balmer, Judi Burns and others.Meeting were held at the Grace United Church of Christ. |
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