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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC Res 4033 1991-04-22 RESOLUTION NUMBER ~;J A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF SEAL BEACH, CALIFORNIA, HONORING AND COMMENDING RYAN MATTHEW NORDSTROM FOR ACHIEVING THE BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA EAGLE AWARD. WHEREAS, the Eagle is the highest rank a.Boy Scout can achieve; and WHEREAS, the Eagle Award is achieved by earning twenty-one merit badges, each denoting a special skill and a series of profici~ncy levels in citizenship, personal development, and physical fitness; and WHEREAS, Seal Beach resident, Ryan Matthew Nordstrom, Troop Number 658, under the leadership of Jon Land and sponsorship of the Los Alamitos Optimists, has completed all of his Eagle Scout requirements, plus eleven additional merit badges, including Astronomy and Wilderness Survival; and WHEREAS, Ryan was a Cub Scout for three years in Pack 657, where he earned Bobcat, Wolf, Bear and Webelos badges, served as Den Leader, and earned the Arrow of Light, Cub Scouting I s highest award. He began his Boy Scout activities in June, 1983, earning Scout, Tenderfoot, 2nd Class, 1st Class, star, Life and Eagle awards. During his seven years as a BOY scout, Ryan was a Patrol Leader, Chaplain, Librarian, Senior Patrol Leader, and Honor Scout. He logged over 100 nights camping, took park in summer camp for six consecutive years, and was awarded the Order of the Arrow, a select organization within scouting that is dedicated to the promotion of camping and cheerful service; and WHEREAS, Ryan'S service project consisted of 104 1/2 hours of cleanup at the International Seafarer's Center at Long Beach Harbor, working on both interior and exterior cleanup. projects following highway construction. He appeared before the Court of Honor on January 4, 1991, to receive his Eagle Scout badge. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the city council of the city of Seal Beach, California, does hereby commend and honor RYAN MATTHEW NORDSTROM for achieving the rank of Eagle Scout in Troop Number 658 Orange Frontier District, Boy Scouts of America. Passed, approved and adopted by the City Council of the City of Seal Beach, California, at a meeting thereof held on the Twenty- Second day of April, Nineteen Hundred and Ninety-one. labl'lentl Mayor Edna wilson Laszlo Ir- Councilmember Joe Hunt councilmember Marilyn Bruce Hasti~ nllJ~~ .:tf' Of SEAL II " 1{'Z~o;';~::;;1{c-'1I~ 1\o0~'~ 200 ~Oo OCD ~ 0 0 _~ ~"'~o o:;e~ "h'll" 00('" .il4:i! '1,1, . o. OJ,,, o' Oill '10 Q '0. f. 27. ~ ..~.::: "IlL ~ C .0..0000"(,..".: "'"",, Ou Nt'< . __~ "'\~m. councilmember Gwen Forsythe I I I