Thomas Turner DDS

Here is our newest Eagle Scout, from the Wolverines of Troop 680, to pass his Eagle Board:  Onias Snuka. December 15, 2011:  Onias Snuka In reverse order, here are the rest of the Eagles from the Wolverines of Troop 680: November 10, 2011:  Austin Turner and Jake Richards July 14, 2011:  Eric Durrant April 28, 2011:  Curtis Lunt March 24, 2011:  Preston Bollwinkel March 11, 2010:  Ryan Turner and Jemesa Snuka We have another getting ready for his Board of Review next month.  Others are getting started on their Eagle Projects.  And we have a whole lot of others at varying positions along the Eagle Trail.  It is a continuing cycle as we create opportunities for these boys to test their mettle. With that in mind, goodnight.

It has been about four and a half years since I was called to be what I call the "Head Deacon Wrangler."  You see, the title of "Scoutmaster" only covers part of my job description and the title of "Deacons' Quorum Adviser" covers the rest.  Neither fully describes what I do.  In many wards, the callings are separate.  But to a certain extent I see them as one and the same. The higher-ups don't really appreciate my self-appointed title of "Head Deacon Wrangler," but what are they going to do?  Pay me less?  Add more hours?  Fire me?!?  The way I see it, as long as I exceed their expectations, I can call myself whatever I want! While the Scouting side of the calling has been interesting and exciting, it is the spiritual side of the calling that I thrive on.  Everything I do in Scouting is geared to support spiritual goals for the boys, specifically mission, marriage, and fatherhood.  The church has a program called the Duty to God prog...

Amazing trip!  We stayed at the Ellsworth family cabin and did some service before we went down to the creek. Here are a couple of my favorite shots before we get to the video presentation: And now, the video presentation: With that in mind, good night.

This post is mostly to allow me to keep our American Flag clients up to date with what is going on with our fundraising efforts. Recently the decision was made to update all our flags and poles.  Previously we were hammering rebar into the yards and sliding a pole over the top of the rebar.  There are pros and cons to doing it that way.  The risks involved with using rebar outweighed the benefits.  So now we are sinking foot-long PVC pipes into the yards and marking the sidewalks next to the sleeves.  It eliminates the need for rebar and we are able to get the flags up and down quicker and easier. However, to do this we had to convert all the poles over to a smaller diameter.  We decided to update all the flags at the same time so they are all brand new and gorgeous!  The boys did quite a bit of work in the heat of the Arizona summer evenings.  Setting up poles to drill holes for flag attachment.  Placing yellow tape to alert us to our...

My father and I were both certified for Open Water in 2004, but life sometimes gets in the way.  Long story made short ... Dad has never had the opportunity to actually SCUBA in the ocean.  So, sometimes you have to make opportunities yourself.  Lucky for me, I have the world's greatest travel agent, Vikki Turner, who put together a great trip for us.  (For the right price, she can put together an incredible trip for you as well.) Here are a few of my favorite pictures from our trip: Catalina Express only takes an hour to get you from Long Beach, CA to Catalina.  View from the harbor. Dave with the Casino Point in the background. Our hotel was the Hotel St. Lauren.  Pink, but nice.  Dave in the Casino Point Dive Park.  Dad with a Sea Cucumber. Ryan  Three generations of divers at 40 feet below.  Ryan Turner, Tom Turner and Thomas Turner And, of course, one of my signature videos: With that in mind, good night.

Here are a few of my favorite pictures form camp this year, in no particular order: Boy Scout I.V. bag  And here is Camp Geronimo 2011 in 60 seconds: Lots of merit badges were earned.  Lots of memories were made. And with that in mind, good night.