Springfield Elks Lodge 1560 held their annual Flag Day ceremony on June 14th with (16) Boy & Cub Scouts in attendents with parents and Elk members. PER Vicki Siliski and the Scouts presented the flags as she spoke about each flags history.
Each year all Elks Lodges in the USA are required to hold a Flag Day ceremony at which time some Scouts are honored. This year, the Elks presented two new Eagle Scouts with their Elks certificates. They were Thomas Czwakiel son of Scoutmaster Bruce & Lisa Czwakiel and Liam Mallan the son of Neil & Sherri Mallan. Both are members of Scout Troop 252 in Springfield. Thomas earned his rank on Nov. 20, 2019 and Liam earned his on Feb. 19, 2020. Thomas has been actively involved in Troop 252 for four years and has held positions of Senior Patrol leader, Scribe and Webmaster. Thomas’ Eagle Scout project was restoring/replacing the four Eureka Road historic signs on Eureka road. Thomas plans to complete high school in a couple years and continue on to college to study computer science. Liam has been involved in Troop 252 for six years and has held leadership positions of Senior Patrol Leader, Order of the Arrow representative. Liam’s Eagle Scout project was building soccer benches and replacing the old signs at the Saxton’s River Recreation Area. Liam plans to complete high school and then continue on to college to study Geology with a minor in Volcanology.
Eagle Scout Thomas Czwakiel with his Scoutmaster/Dad Bruce and Exalted Ruler Ed Knoras.
Eagle Scout Liam Mallan with Dad/Mom Neil & Sherri Mallan, Scoutmaster Bruce Czwakiel and Exalted Ruler Ed Knoras.
News items submitted by Michael Gunn