Pataskala 21 BSA

04/07/2026

04/07/2026

What a radical thought!

12/30/2025

The London New Year's Day Parade will be broadcast on WOSU TV Channel 34, Thursday, at 2:00 PM. The Southwest Licking marching band will be in the parade. WOSU noted the best marching bands in the world are in the parade.

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11/25/2025

This is very disappointing, but not really unexpected. Please make your reaction to this known to the appropriate elected officials.

11/09/2025

This is who we are.

11/07/2025

Here are the details for the memorial service for Matt Dexter.

Obituary coming soon.

11/03/2025

I am saddened to announce Troop 21 has lost another dear friend. Matt Dexter was a Scout father, Troop committee chairman, Troop treasurer, flower sale organizer, Street Fair stalwart, and camping backstop (not his favorite activity). Matt was a major asset in organizing the new role for Krehbiel Lodge as Chartered Organization for nine units. He also proved essential in guiding how Krehbiel Lodge would use the funds from the Krehbiel endowment. Matt updated the treasurer's role to include spreadsheets and tracking Scout fund accounts so each Scout knew what the Troop was holding for him. When he and I decided it was time to add a girls Troop, it was Matt that took a lead role in getting the new leaders organized and determined how to finance the necessary funding.

Matt was also a merit badge counselor and enjoyed working directly with Scouts. He gave then good advice in the Boards of Review he led. Although Matt was not a fan of "roughing it," he did like going on special trips with the Troop such as visiting the Norman Rockwell collection at the Medici Museum or Art, the cruiser Little Rock at the Buffalo Naval Yard, or the Museum of the United States Air Force at Wright Patterson.

Recently Matt had turned over the roles of Committee Chair and then Treasurer. He made sure his job of flower buyer and Street Fair impresario fell on other shoulders and recruited more merit badge counselors as he was reducing his Troop 21 presence. His loss will still be deeply felt as he had become an integral part of Troop 21 for many years. Matt was fifty-five years old and leaves his wife, Kathy, sons Caleb and Cody behind.

04/09/2025

You are invited to join Pataskala Scouting America Troop 21 on April 19 at 9:30 to learn how to safely clean headstones and reveal the names of veterans and settlers buried there. Park in the swimming pool lot and join us in the northwest corner of the Pataskala Cemetery. Many of the headstones are illegible due to encrusting algae and moss. We use the method endorsed by the National Cemeteries Administration (the caretakers of our National Military Cemeteries) to restore the headstones and offer this training so anyone can join our long term effort to clean all the headstones in the Pataskala Cemetery.

We recommend wearing old clothes, bring a low stool or something to kneel on, a water bottle, and a willing attitude. We will be cleaning from 10:00 to 2:00 but you are welcome to stay as long or little as you can. We will provide all the tools necessary for newbies to learn the process. Families are welcome and we can provide a certificate of service hours for students.

Anyone that has previously taken this training is welcome to join us at 10:00 in the northwest corner of the cemetery. Remember to park in the swimming pool lot. If you can bring your own brush, we have everything else needed. We recommend the soft-bristle brushes, sometimes called fender brushes, sold at auto parts stores for washing cars.

Can't be there on the 19th? We will be returning on May 24 at the same time and location. Join us then as we concentrate on veteran's headstones to prepare for Memorial Day.

04/09/2025

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Critics like the adviser, a former Fox News producer, say the group formerly known as the Boy Scouts is too woke. No decision has been made.

02/07/2025

https://blog.scoutingmagazine.org/2025/02/05/famous-former-scouts/?utm_source=scoutingwire&utm_campaign=DM99036&utm_medium=email&utm_content=

This list of 115 Scouts who became famous includes presidents and Pulitzer Prize recipients, astronauts and athletes, celebrities and CEOs.

01/11/2025

Here is a way to help the Southwest Licking School District, Watkins Memorial High School marching band get sent to London (the one in England). If enough money is raised, they will buy round trip tickets. Thank you

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